Central and Western Railway to run over 280 special trains for Ganpati festival

In a major relief for Lord Ganesh devotees Central Railway CR and Western Railway WR have announced over 280 special train services to manage the festive rush during Ganesh Festival 2025According to the railways the Central Railway will operate 250 special trains while Western Railway has announced five special services with multiple trips to popular Konkan and coastal destinations like Ratnagiri Sawantwadi and MadgaonCentral Railway will run special trains from CSMT Lokmanya Tilak Terminus LTT Pune and Diva to key Konkan destinations such as Ratnagiri Sawantwadi Road Madgaon and Chiplun The services below will run between August 22 and September 10 20251 CSMT Sawantwadi Road ndashCSMT Daily Special 40 Services01151 special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 0020 hrs daily from 22082025 to 10092025 20 Trips and will arrive Sawantwadi Road at 1420 hrs same day01152 special will leave Sawantwadi Road at 1535 hrs daily from 22082025 to 10092025 20 Trips and will arrive Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 0435 hrs next dayHalts Dadar Thane Panvel Pen Roha Mangaon Veer Khed Chiplun Sawarda Aravali Road Sangameshwar Road Ratnagiri Adavali Vilavade Rajapur Road Vaibhavwadi Road Nandgaon Road Kankavali Sindhudurg Kudal and ZarapComposition Two AC3Tier 12 Sleeper Class 6 General Second class and 2 Second Seating cum Guardrsquos brake van2 CSMT Sawantwadi Road ndashCSMT Daily Special 36 Services01103 special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 1530 hrs daily from 22082025 to 08092025 18 Trips and will arrive Sawantwadi Road at 0400 hrs next day01104 special will leave Sawantwadi Road at 0435 hrs daily from 23082025 to 09092025 18 Trips and will arrive Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 1640 hrs same dayHalts Dadar Thane Panvel Pen Roha Mangaon Veer Khed Chiplun Kamathe Sawarda Aravali Road Sangameshwar Road Ratnagiri Adavali Vilavade Rajapur Road Vaibhavwadi Road Nandgaon Road Kankavali Sindhudurg Kudal and ZarapComposition Two AC3Tier 12 Sleeper Class 6 General Second class and 2 Second Seating cum Guardrsquos brake van3 CSMT Ratnagiri ndashCSMT Daily Special 36 Services01153 special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 1130 hrs daily from 22082025 to 08092025 18 Trips and will arrive Ratnagiri at 2010 hrs same day01154 special will leave Ratnagiri at 0400 hrs daily from 23082025 to 09092025 18 Trips and will arrive Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 1330 hrs same dayHalts Dadar Thane Panvel Pen Roha Mangaon Veer Karanjadi Khed Chiplun Kamathe Sawarda Aravali Road and Sangameshwar RoadComposition Two AC3Tier 12 Sleeper Class 6 General Second class and 2 Second Seating cum Guardrsquos brake van4 LTT Sawantwadi Road ndashLTT Daily Special 36 Services01167 special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 2100 hrs daily from 22082025 to 08092025 18 Trips and will arrive Sawantwadi Road at 920 hrs next day01168 special will leave Sawantwadi Road at 1135 hrs daily from 23082025 to 09092025 18 Trips and arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 0040 hrs next dayHalts Thane Panvel Pen Roha Mangaon Veer Khed Chiplun Sawarda Aravali Road Sangameshwar Road Ratnagiri Adavali Vilavade Rajapur Road Vaibhavwadi Road Nandgaon Road Kankavali Sindhudurg Kudal and ZarapComposition Two AC3Tier 12 Sleeper Class 6 General Second class and 2 Second Seating cum Guardrsquos brake van5 LTT Sawantwadi Road ndashLTT Daily Special 36 Services01171 special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 0820 hrs daily from 22082025 to 08092025 18 Trips and will arrive Sawantwadi Road at 2100 hrs same day01172 special will leave Sawantwadi Road at 2235 hrs daily from 22082025 to 08092025 18 Trips and will arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 1040 hrs next dayHalts Thane Panvel Pen Roha Mangaon Veer Khed Chiplun Sawarda Aravali Road Sangameshwar Road Ratnagiri Adavali Vilavade Rajapur Road Vaibhavwadi Road Nandgaon Road Kankavali Sindhudurg Kudal and Zarap stationThe Central Railway said that CSMTndashSawantwadi Road will run daily and will have 76 trips CSMTndashRatnagiri Daily 36 trips LTTndashSawantwadi Road Daily amp Weekly 75 trips LTTndashMadgaon AC amp Mixed Weekly 10 trips PunendashRatnagiri AC amp Regular Weekly 12 trips DivandashChiplun MEMU Unreserved 38 tripsBookings for these trains open on July 24 2025 via IRCTC and at all computerised railway counters Unreserved tickets will be available on the UTS mobile app and at booking windows an official statement saidWestern Railway Ganpati SpecialsWestern Railway will operate five special trains with a total of 44 trips to handle extra passenger load during the festival season Mumbai Central ndash Thokur Weekly Special 4 trips Mumbai Central ndash Sawantwadi Road Special 20 trips 4 days a week Bandra Terminus ndash Ratnagiri Weekly Special 6 trips Vadodara ndash Ratnagiri Weekly Special 4 trips Vishvamitri ndash Ratnagiri BiWeekly Special 10 tripsBookings for Western Railway trains will open on July 23 2025These trains will halt at key Konkan stations including Panvel Roha Khed Chiplun Ratnagiri and Kankavli among othersPassengers are advised to check detailed schedules and halts at enquiryindianrailgovin or via the NTES App Due to the high demand during Ganesh Chaturthi passengers are encouraged to book early the official statement said