Central Railway has decided to run 118 more special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during Ganapati Festival. The details are as under -
A) Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Madgaon specials (6 days a week Except Thursday) (36)
Train No. 01005 Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 00.55 hrs daily (except Thursday) from 8.9.2015 to 28.9.2015 and arrive Madgaon at 14.40 hrs same day.
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more... No. 01006 Special will leave Madgaon at 15.25 hrs daily (except Thursday) from 8.9.2015 to 28.9.2015 and arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 03.55 hrs next day.
HALTS: Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarde, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Zarap, Sawantwadi Road, Madure, Thivim and Karmali.
COMPOSITION: One AC-2 Tier, Two AC-3 Tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 4 Second Class
B) Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Karmali Daily specials (42)
Train No. 01025 Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 05.30 hrs daily from 8.9.2015 to 28.9.2015 and arrive Karmali at 17.00 hrs same day.
Train No. 01026 Special will leave Karmali at 5.50 hrs daily from 9.9.2015 to 29.9.2015 and arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 17.45 hrs same day.
HALTS: Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Savarde, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Zarap, Sawantwadi Road, Madure, Pernem and Thivim.
COMPOSITION: 10 Second class seating and 4 Second Class
C) Panvel – Chiplun DEMU Specials (40)
Train No. 01107 Special will leave Panvel at 11.10 hrs on 4th ,5th ,6th ,8th , 9th ,11th ,12th ,13th ,15th ,16th ,17th ,19th ,20th, 21st ,23rd ,24th ,26th ,27th ,29th & 30th Sept. 2015 and arrive Chiplun at 16.00 hrs same day.
Train No. 01108 Special will leave Chiplun at 17.30 hrs on 4th ,5th ,6th ,8th , 9th ,11th ,12th ,13th ,15th ,16th ,17th ,19th ,20th, 21st ,23rd ,24th ,26th ,27th ,29th & 30th Sept. 2015 and arrive Panvel at 22.30 hrs same day.
HALTS: Roha, Kolad, Indapur, Mangaon, Goregaon Road, Veer, Sape Wamne, Karanjadi, Vinhere, Diwankhavati, Khed and Anjani.
COMPOSITION: 12 coach DEMU.
RESERVATION: Bookings for Train No.01005 and 01025 on special charges will open from 14.8.2015. Panvel-Chiplun DEMU specials will run as unreserved specials.
Source: Central Railway FB Page.
A news article already exists about the Ganpati Specials which is outdated. Hence I am unable to post this in the news forum.
