Western Railway is introducing a Summer Special Train between Bandra Terminus and Indore to accommodate increased passenger demand. This special train, numbered 09047/09048, will run four times, with departures from Bandra Terminus on Mondays and Wednesdays (June 3rd and 5th) at 11:50 am, arriving in Indore at 4:40 am the next...
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day. The return train, 09048, departs Indore on Sundays and Tuesdays (June 2nd and 4th) at 7:15 pm, reaching Bandra Terminus at 8:50 am the following day. This train will make stops at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Godhra, Dahod, Ratlam, Nagda, Ujjain, and Dewas in both directions. The train consists of Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches. Tickets are available at all PRS Counters and on the IRCTC website.

To accommodate the expected surge in passenger traffic during summer vacation, Indian Railways is operating two special train services between Indore and Bandra Terminus, running twice a week in each direction. Train No. 09048 Indore Bandra Terminus Special will depart Indore at 7:15 PM on Sundays and Tuesdays, reaching Bandra Terminus...
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at 8:50 AM the following Monday and Friday. The return service, Train No. 09047 Bandra Terminus Indore Special, will leave Bandra Terminus at 11:50 AM on Mondays and Wednesdays, arriving in Indore at 4:40 AM the following Tuesday and Thursday. Both trains will make stops at Dewas, Ujjain, Nagda, Ratlam, Dahod, Godhra, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Vapi, and Borivali. The trains will consist of 18 sleeper class coaches, and ticket booking commenced at 4:00 PM on the day of the announcement.

Due to the upcoming Holi festival, long waiting lists have begun for long-distance trains departing from Indore. Despite the railway introducing special trains to Howrah, Mumbai, and Patna, the waiting lists have not reduced. The Malwa Express to Mata Vaishno Devi from Indore had over 94 waiting passengers on Sunday. Similarly,...
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the Sarai Rohilla Intercity to Delhi from Indore had over 146 waiting passengers. The Prayagraj Express has over 70 waiting passengers for the sleeper class. Other trains also face similar situations. The Intercity Express between Indore and Delhi has 146 waiting passengers in the sleeper class and 106 in the third AC class on March 23rd. The Malwa Express to Mata Vaishno Devi from Indore has 93 waiting passengers in the sleeper class and 53 in the third AC class on March 23rd. The Mhow-Indore-Rewa Express has 127 waiting passengers on March 22nd. The Jaipur Express has 87 waiting passengers. Other trains like Awantika, Shipra, Prayagraj, and Pune also have long waiting lists. The Ratlam Division has introduced three special trains to cater to the Holi festival. The first is the Mhow-Patna Express which operates every Friday from March 22nd to April 12th. The second is the Bandra Terminal-Indore special train (09047) operating on March 18th and 25th. The third is the Indore-Howrah Superfast special train (09335) operating on March 15th, 22nd, and 29th.

Western Railway has announced special trains operating on special fares for the Holi season. These trains will run between Mumbai Central and Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Bandra Terminus and Indore, Valsad and Khatipura (Jaipur), Udhna and Barauni Jn., and Valsad and Hisar. The specific trains, their departure dates, times, routes,...
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and coach types are detailed below.

The Ratlam division of Indian Railways will operate two special trains for Holi. One train will run between Indore and Bandra Terminus on 18th & 25th March, departing Bandra Terminus at 5:10 PM and arriving Indore at 6:30 AM the next day. The return train will run on 19th & 26th...
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March, departing Indore at 9:20 PM and arriving Bandra Terminus at 12:30 PM the next day. This train will stop at Borivali, Palghar, Vapi, Valsad, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Nagda, and Ujjain stations in both directions. The second train will run between Indore and Howrah on 15th, 22nd & 29th March, departing Indore at 11:30 PM on Fridays and arriving Howrah at 6:55 AM on Sundays. The return train will run on 17th, 24th & 31st March, departing Howrah at 5:45 PM on Sundays and arriving Indore at 12:50 AM on Tuesdays. This train will stop at Dewas, Ujjain, Shujalpur, Santhiradaram Nagar, Vidisha, Bina, Sagar, Damoh, Katni Murwara, Maihar, Satna, Manikpur, Prayagraj Chheoki, Mirzapur, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar, Sasaram, Dehri-on-Sone, Gaya, Koderma, Parasnath, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Gomoh, Dhanbad, Asansol, Durgapur and Barddhaman stations in both directions. The Indore-Chandigarh Express train has been extended to Anandpur Sahib, starting from Thursday morning at 5:30 AM from Indore. The train will reach Una (Himachal Pradesh) on Friday morning at 8:35 AM, and will depart from Una on Friday afternoon at 1:50 PM. The train will stop at Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Morinda, Rupnagar, Anandpur Sahib, and Nangal Dam stations between Chandigarh and Una.