To manage the heavy passenger rush during Holi festival, the Central Railway (CR) has announced 186 special train services. The ticket bookings will begin from February 18 at all computerized reservation
centres and on the IRCTC website.
“Bookings for journeys beyond the ARP shall open on the corresponding subsequent ARP dates as applicable. Bookings for unreserved coaches with normal charges can be done through UTS system. Passengers can also download RailOne app for booking of tickets,” Dr Swapnil Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railway said in a statement.
Routes Of Special Trains
Indian Express quoted the zonal railways stating that the Special Train Services will run between: Mumbai – Nagpur / Sawantwadi Road / Banaras / Gorakhpur / Samastipur / Danapur & between Pune – Nagpur / Hazrat Nizamuddin / Danapur to clear the extra rush of passengers. This includes 94 Holi Special Trains and 92 Special Trains.
Check some of the routes:
Pune – Hazrat Nizamuddin – Pune Weekly Special (4 services)
Halts: Lonavala, Kalyan, Bhiwandi Road, Vasai Road, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Godhra, Ratlam, Shamgarh, Bhawani Mandi, Ramganj Mandi, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur City, Bharatpur and Mathura Junction.
Pune-Gorakhpur-Pune Daily specials (32 services)
Halts: Daund Chord Cabin, Ahilyanagar, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Rani Kamlapati, Bina, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Orai, Kanpur Central, Lucknow, Gonda and Basti.
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Pune – Danapur- Pune Daily Special (32 services)
Halts: Daund Chord Cabin, Ahilyanagar, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Manikpur, Prayagraj Chheoki, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Buxar and Ara.
Pune – Nagpur- Pune Weekly AC special (4 services)
Halts:- Uruli, Daund Chord Line, Ahilyanagar, Belapur, Kopergaon, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Badnera, Dhamangaon and Wardha
Pune – Nagpur- Pune Weekly special (4 services)
Halts:- Uruli, Daund Chord Line, Ahilyanagar, Belapur, Kopergaon, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Badnera, Dhamangaon and Wardha
LTT-Banaras-LTT Bi-weekly special (8 services)
Halts: Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Rani Kamlapati Jn, Bina, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Orai, Govindpuri, Fatehpur, Subedarganj and Varanasi Jn(only for 01073).
CSMT-Nagpur-CSMT Bi-weekly specials (10 services)
Halts: Dadar,Thane, Kalyan, Nashik Road, Manmad,Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Murtizapur, Badnera, Dhamangaon and Wardha.
CSMT-Sawantwadi Road-CSMT Weekly specials (4 services)
Halts: Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Pen, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Arawali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg & Kudal.
CSMT Mumbai-Gorakhpur-CSMT Daily specials (32 services)
Halts: Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Nashik Road, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Orai, Kanpur Central, Lucknow, Gonda, Basti and Khalilabad.
LTT-Samastipur-LTT Weekly AC special (4 services)
Halts: Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Satna, Manikpur, Prayagraj Cheokki, Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Baxur. Ara, Danapur. Patliputra, Sonpur, Hajipur and Muzzafarpur.
