Indian Railways to Run More Summer Specials

In more good news for train passengers, the Indian Railways will be starting additional trains for the upcoming summer season. Extension of some special trains has also been announced. Scroll down for more details. 

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> The Western Railway will be running summer special trains on special fares between Mumbai and Gandhidham, and Mumbai and Banaras. The bookings for these trains will open on 22nd April. 

-Train no. 09415 Bandra Terminus – Gandhidham Superfast Special will depart from Bandra Terminus every Thursday at 04:45 PM and reach Gandhidham at 6 AM the next day. 

-Train no. 09416 Gandhidham – Bandra Terminus Superfast Special will depart from Gandhidham every Thursday at 12:30 AM and reach Bandra Terminus at 02:20 PM the same day. 

Both these trains will run from 28th April till 16th June.

-Train no. 09183 Mumbai Central – Banaras Special will depart from Mumbai Central every Wednesday at 10:50 PM and reach Banaras at 10:30 AM on Friday. This train will run from 27th April till 15th June. 

-Train no. 09184 Banaras – Mumbai Central Special will depart from Banaras every Friday at 02:30 PM and reach Mumbai Central at 04.35 AM on Sunday. This train will run from 29th April till 17th June.

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> The Western Railway will also be running a weekly special train between Udhna and Banaras. 

Train nos. 09013/09014 Udhna-Banaras-Udhna will depart from Udhna on Tuesdays (26th April and 3rd May). 

Here’s the official tweet

> The South Central Railway will run two special trains between Latur and Bidar on 22nd April to manage the extra rush of passengers.

Train no. 01049 will depart from Latur at 07:45 AM and reach Bidar at 10:30 AM on the same day. 

Train no. 01050 will depart from Bidar at 05:30 PM and reach Latur at 8 PM on the same day. 

Here’s the official tweet for more information: 

> The Central Railway has announced extension of train nos. 01045/01046 between Thivim and Mumbai (Lokmanya Tilak Terminus). 

As per this change, these trains will now be running every alternate day between 21st April and 30th April. There is no change in halts and timings of the two trains and passengers can start booking their seats in them from 21st April. 

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