Scheduled between the August 8-17, the services aim to ease travel for passengers during the festival and the extended Independence Day weekend.
Special trains between Madar and Rohtak
The North Western Railway will operate a Madar-Rohtak-Madar special train to address festive travel demands.
Train No. 09639 will depart daily from Rajasthan's Madar at 4.30 am and arrive in Haryana's Rohtak at 12.50 pm between August 8-10, making three round trips in total, as per News18 Hindi.
The return service,
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The train will halt at several key stations, including Kishangarh, Phulera, Reengus, Neem Ka Thana, Narnaul, Rewari, Jhajjar, and Asthal Bohar, among others. The train will consist of 16 general coaches and two guard vans, prioritising passengers travelling in general class during the festival rush.
Bhopal-Rewa Special Trains in MP
The West
Train No. 01704 will depart from Rewa at 6.45 pm on August 10 and arrive at Rani Kamalapati station in Bhopal at 4.40 am the next day, as per News18 Hindi.
The return service, Train 01703 will run from Bhopal to Rewa on August 11, departing at 6.20 am and reaching Rewa by 8.30 pm.
These trains will stop at major stations like Satna, Maihar, Katni, Damoh, Sagar, Bina, and Vidisha, offering relief to travellers from both MP
18 special trains on Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur routes
The Central Railway announced 18 special train services in Maharashtra.
This includes six Pune-Nagpur specials, with Train No 01469 departing Pune on August 8 and 01470 returning from Nagpur on August 10, as per Punekar News. Four additional trips will run between August 14 and 17 on the same route. The trains will halt at key stations such as Daund, Ahmednagar, Manmad, Bhusaval and Akola.
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Six special trains will operate between Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal (CSMT) and Nagpur, and two services between CSMT and Kolhapur on August 8 and 10.
There will be four LTT-Madgaon special trains running between August 14-17, halting at major Konkan stations like Ratnagiri and Karmali, as per Punekar News.
Booking for these services will reportedly open from August 7 and 9, as per the train numbers through IRCTC and reservation
Table showing the Special Train Routes across India:
| Train No. | Route | Dates of Operation | Departure | Arrival | Key Halts |
| 9639 | Madar → Rohtak | 8 – 10 August 2025 | 4:30 AM (Daily) | 12:50 | Kishangarh, Phulera, Reengus, Neem Ka Thana, Narnaul, Rewari, Jhajjar, Asthal Bohar |
| 9640 | Rohtak → Madar | 8 – 10 August 2025 | 1:20 PM (Daily) | 22:35 | Same as above |
| 1704 | Rewa → Rani Kamalapati (Bhopal) | 10 August 2025 | 18:45 | 4:40 AM (next day) | Satna, Maihar, Katni, Damoh, Sagar, Bina, Vidisha |
| 1703 | Rani Kamalapati → Rewa | 11 August 2025 | 06:20 | 20:30 | Vidisha, Bina, Sagar, Damoh, Katni, Maihar, Satna |
| 1469 | Pune → Nagpur | 8 August 2025 | 19:55 | 2:45 PM (next day) | Daund, Ahmednagar, Manmad, Bhusaval, Akola, Wardha |
| 1470 | Nagpur → Pune | 10 August 2025 | 13:00 | 5:20 AM (next day) | Same as above |
| 1439 | Pune → Nagpur | 14 & 16 August 2025 | 19:55 | 2:45 PM (next day) | Same as above |
| 1440 | Nagpur → Pune | 15 & 17 August 2025 | 16:15 | 6:20 AM (next day) | Same as above |
| 1123 | CSMT (Mumbai) → Nagpur | 9 & 10 August 2025 | Not specified (NS) | NS | Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Nashik Road, Manmad, Bhusaval |
| 1124 | Nagpur → CSMT (Mumbai) | 9 & 10 August 2025 | NS | NS | Same as above |
| 2139 | CSMT (Mumbai) → Nagpur | 15 August 2025 | NS | NS | Same as above |
| 2140 | Nagpur → CSMT (Mumbai) | 17 August 2025 | NS | NS | Same as above |
| 1417 | CSMT (Mumbai) → Kolhapur | 8 August 2025 | 22:30 | NS | Dadar, Thane, Lonavala, Pune, Satara, Sangli |
| 1418 | Kolhapur → CSMT (Mumbai) | 10 August 2025 | 16:40 | NS | Same as above |
| 1125 | LTT (Mumbai) → Madgaon | 14 & 16 August 2025 | NS | NS | Ratnagiri, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim, Karmali |
| 1126 | Madgaon → LTT (Mumbai) | 15 & 17 August 2025 | NS | NS | Same as above |
| 1127 | LTT (Mumbai) → Madgaon | 16 August 2025 | NS | NS | Same as above |
| 1128 | Madgaon → LTT (Mumbai) | 17 August 2025 | NS | NS | Same as above |
Note: Table formed on the basis of information compiled from News18 Hindi and Punekar News.
