The Central Railway has announced that special trains will be operated on the occasion of the Ganesh Chaturthi celebration this year in September. The bookings for the trains will be opened on June 27. This has been done to avoid the rush that usually springs up during the annual celebration. The Ganesh Chaturthi festivities, which see a huge number of people travelling to Maharashtra, is expected to begin on September 19, 2023. The 10-day celebration’s final day will then fall on September 28, 2023.
These special trains will be running on several routes including stations between Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Panvel, Sawantawadi, Ratnagiri, Pune, and Kudal to clear out the rush of passengers on the much-celebrated festival.
Ganpati Special Trains: Route, time and stoppage points
As per the Central Railway, a total of 156 special trains will be operated during the festival. Take a look at some of the trains which will be heating up the tracks.
Train number 01171 CSMT -Sawantwadi Special
This special train will leave Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus daily at 00:20 hours from September 13 to October 2 (20 trips), and will reach Sawantwadi Road at 14:20 pm on the same day
Train number 01171 Sawantwadi-CSMT Special
This train will depart from the Sawantwadi Road station daily at 15:10 hours from September 13 to October 2 (20 trips) and will hit the brakes at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 04:35 hours the next day.
Halts: These trains will be halting on stations including Dadar, Thane, Veer, Khed, Nandgaon Road and Kudal, among other stations.
Train number 01167 LTT-Kudal Special
Departing from LTT 22;15 hours, this special train will not be running daily. It will be making trips on September 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and October 1 and 2 (12 trips) and will arrive at Kudal the next day at 09:30 hours.
Train number 01168 Kudal-LTT Special
This Ganpati Special Train will be departing from Kudal on September 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and October 2 and 3 (12 trips) at 10:30 hours and will reach LTT at 21:55 hours the same day.
Halts: These trains will be making a stop at Thane, Panvel, Roha, Rajapur Road, Kankavali, among other stations.
Train number 01169 Pune-Karmali/Kudal Special
This special will leave from Pune at 18:45 hours on September 15, 22 and 29 (3 trips), and will arrive at Karmali at 10:00 hours the next day.
Train number 01170 Kudal-Pune Special
The wheels of this special will start rolling from Kudal at 16:05 hours on September 17 and 24 and October 1 (3 trips), and will arrive at Pune the next day at 05:50 hours.
Halts: These trains will be halting at Lonavala, Ratnagiri, Nandgaon Road and Kankavli, among other stations.
Train number 01187 Karmali-Panvel-Kudal Special
This special train will leave Karmali at 14:50 hours on September 16, 23 and 20 (3 trips) and will arrive at Panvel at 02:45 hours the next day.
Train number 01188 Panvel-Kudal Special
Departing from Panvel at 05:00 hours, this special will arrive at Kudal at 14:00 hours the same day. The train will be making trips on September 17 , 24 and October 1.
Halts: These trains will be halting at Adavali, Sawarda, Ked and Roha, among other stations.
Train number 01153 Diva-Ratnagiri Special
This train will depart from Diva at 07:10 hours and will be running daily from September 13 to October 2 (20 trips). It will arrive at Ratnagiri on the same day at 14:55 hours.
Train number 01154 Ratnagiri-Diva Special
This special train will also run daily between September 13 and October 2 (20 trips). It will depart from Ratnagiri at 15:40 hours and will hit the brakes at Diva at 22:40 hours on the same day.
Halts: Roha, Veer, Chiplun and Sangameshwar Road, among others.
Train number 01151 CSMT-Madgaon Special
The CSMT-Madgaon Special train will depart from Mumbai’s CSMT at 11:50 hours and will arrive at Madgaon Junction at 02:10 hours the next day. This train will also run daily, making 20 trips in all.
Train number 01152 Madgaon-CSMT Special
This special train will depart from Madgaon at 03:15 hours and will run daily between September 13 and October 2. It will arrive at CSMT the next day at 17:05.
Halts: Dadar, Thane, Roha, Aravali Road, Vaibhavwadi Road and Kudal, among other stations.