CR to run 12 special trains on Mahaparinirvan Divas 2025, check details here

Central Railway will operate 12 additional suburban special trains on the occasion of Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Ambedkarrsquos Mahaparinirvan Divas 2025 officials said on MondayThe special trains will run between ParelKalyan and KurlaPanvel on the midnight of December 5ndash6 FridayndashSaturday stopping at all stations to facilitate passenger travelMain Line ndash UP Specials ParelndashKalyan sectionKurlandashParel Special Departs Kurla 0045 hrs arrives Parel 0105 hrsKalyanndashParel Special Departs Kalyan 0100 hrs arrives Parel 0220 hrsThanendashParel Special Departs Thane 0210 hrs arrives Parel 0255 hrsMain Line ndash DOWN Specials KalyanndashParel sectionParelndashThane Special Departs Parel 0115 hrs arrives Thane 0155 hrsParelndashKalyan Special Departs Parel 0230 hrs arrives Kalyan 0350 hrsParelndashKurla Special Departs Parel 0305 hrs arrives Kurla 0320 hrsHarbour Line ndash UP Specials PanvelndashKurla sectionVashindashKurla Special Departs Vashi 0130 hrs arrives Kurla 0210 hrsPanvelndashKurla Special Departs Panvel 0140 hrs arrives Kurla 0245 hrsVashindashKurla Special Departs Vashi 0310 hrs arrives Kurla 0340 hrsHarbour Line ndash DOWN Specials KurlandashPanvel sectionKurlandashVashi Special Departs Kurla 0230 hrs arrives Vashi 0300 hrsKurlandashPanvel Special Departs Kurla 0300 hrs arrives Panvel 0400 hrsKurlandashVashi Special Departs Kurla 0400 hrs arrives Vashi 0435 hrsCentral Railway extends SolapurndashAjmer weekly special trains for 10 more tripsThe Central Railwayrsquos Solapur Division has announced that the special trains running between Solapur and Ajmer will continue for an additional 10 tripsTrain No 09627 AjmerndashSolapur Weekly Special earlier scheduled to run until November 26 2025 will now operate every Wednesday from December 3 2025 to December 31 2025 5 tripsTrain No 09628 SolapurndashAjmer Weekly Special earlier scheduled to run until November 27 2025 will now operate every Thursday from December 4 2025 to January 1 2026 5 tripsRoute update On December 3 and 4 Train No 09627 and Train No 09628 will be diverted via AjmerndashChanderiandashKota instead of AjmerndashSawai MadhopurndashKota with stoppages at Bijainagar and Bhilwara Other trips will follow the usual route with no changes in composition or stoppagesWestern Railway changes Tatkal booking system rolls out OTP verification for passengersWestern Railway last week announced it was making an important change to the Tatkal booking system for trains to make ticketing more transparent and passengerfriendlyAccording to an official statement from December 1 2025 Tatkal tickets for the Mumbai CentralAhmedabad Shatabdi Express will be issued only after passengers complete OTP One Time Password authenticationWestern Railwayrsquos Chief Public Relations Officer Vineet Abhishek said that the OTP will be sent to the mobile number given by the passenger at the time of bookingThe ticket will be issued only after the OTP is successfully verified the official saidThe new system will apply to Tatkal bookings made through Computerised PRS counters Authorised agents The IRCTC website The IRCTC mobile appWestern Railway said the move aims to curb misuse promote transparency and ensure genuine passengers have better chances of securing Tatkal tickets