Indian Railways Rolls Out Special Trains for the Festive Rush!

To accommodate the high passenger demand during the festive season, Indian Railways has launched new special train services on the Mumbai-Bihar route.

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Railways has announced 12,500 special trains for the 2024-25 period to help manage the surge in travel demand during the festive season. Additionally, 108 regular trains will be equipped with extra general coaches to accommodate more passengers.

Indian Railways has introduced 36 special services of the LTT Mumbai-Raxaul Superfast Special (train numbers 05585/05586) to manage the festive season rush on the Mumbai-Bihar route. The train will operate 18 trips until January 2025, running from Mumbai’s Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) every Sunday at 4 p.m., reaching Raxaul, Bihar, at 7:45 a.m. on Tuesday.

Major halts for the service include Kalyan, Nasik, Bhusaval, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Prayagraj Cheoki, Danapur, Patliputra, Muzaffarpur, and Sitamarhi.

Additionally, the services of several special trains between Dadar and Bhusaval have also been extended. Central Railways will run the Dadar-Bhusaval-Dadar Tri-Weekly Special Train for 78 trips.

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