A massive rush for advance bookings begins in September every year for the upcoming festive season. This year is no different, with train reservations rising rapidly, kicked off by high demand for travel to the Konkan region due to Ganesh Chaturthi.
Seeing the rise in bookings, the Indian Railways has announced several special trains on congested routes to clear the extra rush. You can check details for the new trains below, and book tickets directly on ixigo!
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Here’s the list:
23 new trains
> Three pairs of trains to and from Punjab have been notified on the following routes: Delhi–Moga–Delhi, Delhi–Lohian Khas–Delhi and Firozpur Cantt.–Agartala–Firozpur Cantt. Check timetables here:
For the convenience of passengers Railways have decided to run the Train No. 04081/04082 New Delhi-Moga-New Delhi, 04027/04028 New Delhi-Lohian Khas-New Delhi and 04494/04493 Firozpur Cantt.- Agartala-Firozpur as per schedule attached. pic.twitter.com/3Q63v8X5SZ
— Northern Railway (@RailwayNorthern) August 19, 2021
> The Konkan Railway will be running 13 additional trains to clear the rush for Ganesh Chaturthi. Check the train numbers and timings:
Running of Additional Ganpati Special Trains@RailMinIndia @Central_Railway @WesternRly @SWRRLY @GMSRailway pic.twitter.com/JQoLNb88Dw
— Konkan Railway (@KonkanRailway) August 26, 2021
> Train no.s 07305/07306 between Mysuru and Dr MGR Chennai Central will begin operations from September 21. These are daily reserved special trains, and you can see timings here:
Mysore – Dr MGR Chennai Central – Mysore Daily Specials – Bookings open pic.twitter.com/2D9hsuhdff
— Southern Railway (@GMSRailway) August 27, 2021
> Train no.s 09138/09137 between Vadodara and Dahanu Road will begin operations from September 3. These are daily reserved superfast special trains. See details below:
पश्चिम रेलवे द्वारा यात्रियों की सुविधा को ध्यान में रखते हुए दिनांक 3 सितम्बर 2021 से 09138/09137 वडोदरा -दहानू रोड वडोदरा सुपरफास्ट स्पेशल ट्रेन चलायी जा रही है ।यह ट्रेन पूर्णतया आरक्षित रहेंगी तथा अगली सूचना तक प्रतिदिन चलेगी ,जिसका विवरण निम्नानुसार है @WesternRly pic.twitter.com/oIevmDSYtm
— DRM Vadodara (@DRMBRCWR) August 29, 2021
38 restored services
> Two Duronto trains between Mumbai and Delhi have been restored. Train no. 09009 Mumbai Central–New Delhi Special will now run every Monday and Friday, starting September 3. Similarly, train no. 09010 New Delhi–Mumbai Central Special will run every Tuesday and Saturday from September 4, said the Western Railway on Twitter.
> The railway zone also made a larger announcement about many additional, restored and extended pairs of special trains it will be running, due to increased passenger demand. Details here:
यात्रियों की सुविधा के लिए WR द्वारा अगली सूचना तक 10 अतिरिक्त जोड़ी स्पेशल ट्रेनें चलाने का निर्णय लिया गया है।
इसके अलावा,कुछ स्पेशल ट्रेनों को बहाल और कुछ को विस्तारित किया गया है।
बुकिंग 30 एवं 31 अगस्त,2021 से नामित यात्री आरक्षण केन्द्रों और IRCTC की वेबसाइट पर शुरू pic.twitter.com/3pra3pM4gL
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) August 30, 2021
> Train no.s 05712/05711 between Katihar and Howrah have been restored until further advice. These are weekly special trains. The Katihar–Howrah leg will run every Monday starting today (August 30) while the Howrah–Katihar leg will run every Tuesday starting from tomorrow, August 31. See the timings and station list here:
Restoration of weekly special train between Katihar and Howrah @RailMinIndia for the benefit of passenger pic.twitter.com/oJsq0FeRVm
— Northeast Frontier Railway (@RailNf) August 27, 2021
> A much-needed pair of special trains was reintroduced yesterday between Jiribam (one of two railway stations in Manipur) and Silchar in Assam, to strengthen the rail network in northeast India. Train no.s 05659/05660 will offer affordable long-distance transport between the two states. Bookings are yet to open on this route.
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