WR to run 6 more festival trains

Western Railway has planned 106 services of 6 more pairs of festival special trains.

According to a press release issued by WR CPRO Sumit, the 6 pairs of festival special trains will be running to various destinations for the benefit of passengers. Out of these 6 pairs of special trains, four pairs of trains will run from Western Railway from Bandra Terminus- Jabalpur, Rajkot -Secunderabad, Ahmedabad- Yasvantpur, and Gandhidham- KSR Bengaluru. Two pairs of trains Jodhpur- KSR Bengaluru and Ajmer-Mysore will pass over Western Railway.

Details of these special trains are:-

1) Train No 07017/07018 Rajkot – Secunderabad Festival Special (Tri-Weekly) {34 trips}

Train No 07017 Rajkot – Secunderabad special will depart Rajkot every Monday, Wednesday & Thursday at 05.25 hrs & will reach Secunderabad at 10.30 hrs the next day. This train will run from 22nd Oct to 30th Nov 2020. Similarly, Train No 07018 Secunderabad – Rajkot special will leave Secunderabad every Monday, Tuesday & Saturday at 15.15 hrs & will reach Rajkot at 19.00 hrs the next day. This train will run from 20th Oct to 28th Nov 2020.

Enroute this train will halt at Wankaner Jn, Surendranagar, Viramgam Jn, Ahmedabad, Nadiad Jn, Anand Jn, Vadodara Jn Ankleshwar Jn, Surat, Valsad, Vapi, Vasai Road, Bhiwandi Rd, Kalyan Jn, Lonavala, Pune Jn, Daund Jn, Sholapur Jn, Kalaburagi, Wadi, Chittapur, Seram, Tandur and Begumpet stations in both directions. This train comprises of AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, and Second class seating coaches.

2) Train No 02133/02134 Bandra Terminus – Jabalpur (Weekly) {12 trips}

Train No. 02133 Bandra (T) – Jabalpur Special train will depart from Bandra (T) at 00.15 hrs every Saturday and will reach Jabalpur at 21.40 hrs. the same day. This train will run from 24th Oct to 28th Nov 2020. Similarly, Train No. 02134 Jabalpur – Bandra (T) Special train will depart from Jabalpur at 14.30 hrs every Thursday and will arrive Bandra (T) at 12.45 hrs the next day. This train will run from 22nd Oct to 26th Nov 2020.

Enroute, this train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Ujjain, Bairagarh, Bhopal Jn, Hosangabad, Itarsi Jn, Pipariya, and Narsinghpur stations in both directions. The train comprises of AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, and Sleeper Class coaches.

3) Train No 06501/06502 Ahmedabad – Yasvantpur Festival Special (Weekly) {12 trips}

Train No 06501 Ahmedabad – Yasvantpur special will depart Ahmedabad every Tuesday at 18.40 hrs & will reach Yasvantpur at 04.45 hrs on Thursday. This train will run from 27th Oct to 1st Dec 2020. Similarly, Train No 06502 Yasvantpur – Ahmedabad special will leave Yasvantpur every Sunday at 13.30 hrs & will reach Ahmedabad at 02.20 hrs on Tuesday. This train will run from 25th Oct to 29th Nov 2020.

Enroute this train will halt at Anand Jn, Vadodara Jn, Ankleshwar Jn, Surat, Nandurbar, Jalgaon Jn, Manmad Jn, Kopargaon, Belapur, Ahmadnagar, Daund Jn, Solapur Jn, Kalaburagi, Wadi, Raichur, Manthralayam Rd, Adoni, Guntakal Jn, Gooty Jn, Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn and Hindupur stations in both directions. This train comprises of AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, Second class seating coaches.

4) Train No 06505/06506 Gandhidham – Ksr Bengaluru Festival Special (Weekly) {12 trips}

Train No 06505 Gandhidham – Ksr Bengaluru special will depart Gandhidham every Tuesday at 09.15 hrs & will reach Ksr Bengaluru at 03.00 hrs on Thursday. This train will run from 27th Oct to 1st Dec 2020. Similarly, Train No 06506 Ksr Bengaluru – Gandhidham special will leave Ksr Bengaluru every Saturday at 21.50 hrs & will reach Gandhidham at 12.30 hrs on Monday. This train will run from 24th Oct to 28th Nov 2020.

Enroute this train will halt at Samakhiali Jn, Dhrangandhra, Viramgam Jn, Ahmedabad, Nadiad Jn, Vadodara Jn, Ankleshwar Jn, Surat, Vasai Road, Bhivandi Rd, Kalyan Jn, Karjat, Lonavala, Pune Jn, Satara, Karad, Kirloskarvadi, Sangli, Miraj Jn, Belagavi, Londa Jn, Dharwad, Hubballi Jn, Haveri, Ranibennur, Harihar, Davangere, Birur Jn, Arsikere Jn, Tiptur, Tumkur and Yasvantpur stations in both directions. This train comprises of AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, and Second class seating coaches.

5) Train No 06507/06508 Jodhpur – Ksr Bengaluru Festival Special (Bi-Weekly) {12 trips}

Train No 06507 Jodhpur – Ksr Bengaluru special will depart Jodhpur every Thursday & Saturday at 05.15 hrs & will reach Ksr Bengaluru at 03.00 hrs on Saturday & Monday resp. This train will run from 24th Oct to 3rd Dec 2020. Similarly, Train No 06508 Ksr Bengaluru – Jodhpur special will leave Ksr Bengaluru every Monday & Wednesday at 21.50 hrs & will reach Jodhpur at 16.50 hrs on Wednesday & Friday resp. This train will run from 21st Oct to 30th Nov 2020.

Enroute this train will halt at Bhagat Ki Kothi, Luni Jn, Pali Marwar, Marwar Jn, Falna, Jawai Bandh, Abu Road, Palanpur Jn, Siddhapur, Mahesana Jn, Ahmedabad, Nadiad Jn, Anand Jn, Vadodara Jn, Bharuch Jn, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Vapi, Vasai Road, Bhivandi Rd, Kalyan Jn, Karjat, Lonavala, Pune Jn, Satara, Karad, Sangli, Miraj Jn, Ghatprabha, Belagavi, Londa Jn, Dharwad, Hubballi Jn, Haveri, Ranibennur, Harihar, Davangere, Birur Jn, Arsikere Jn, Tiptur, Tumkur and Yasvantpur stations in both directions. This train comprises of Ist AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, and Second class seating coaches.

6) Train No 06209/06210 Ajmer – Mysore Festival Special (Bi-Weekly) {24 trips}

Train No 06209 Ajmer – Mysore special will depart Ajmer every Friday & Sunday at 05.30 hrs & will reach Mysore at 06.00 hrs on Sunday & Tuesday resp. This train will run from 23rd Oct to 29th Nov 2020. Similarly, Train No 06210 Mysore – Ajmer special will leave Mysore every Tuesday & Thursday at 18.35 hrs & will reach Ajmer at 17.30 hrs on Thursday & Saturday resp. This train will run from 20th Oct to 26th Nov 2020.

Enroute this train will halt at Beawar, Sojat Road, Marwar Jn, Falna, Pindwara, Abu Road, Palanpur Jn, Mahesana Jn, Ahmedabad, Nadiad Jn, Anand Jn, Vadodara Jn, Bharuch Jn, Surat, Valsad, Vapi, Palghar, Vasai Road, Bhivandi Rd, Kalyan Jn, Karjat, Lonavala, Pune Jn, Satara, Karad, Kirloskarvadi, Sangli, Miraj Jn, Belagavi, Londa Jn, Dharwad, Hubballi Jn, Haveri, Ranibennur, Harihar, Davangere, Birur Jn, Arsikere Jn, Tiptur, Tumkur, Yasvantpur Jn, Ksr Bengaluru, Ramanagaram and Mandya stations in both directions. This train comprises of 1st AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, and Second class seating coaches.

The booking of Train No 07017 will open from 20th October 2020. Booking for Train No 02133 will open from 22nd October 2020. Booking for Train No 06501 & 06505 will open from 24th October 2020 at nominated PRS counters and on the IRCTC website. All the above trains will run as fully reserved trains.

The railway also change the timings of the following trains:-

● Train No 09447 Ahmedabad- Patna Superfast Weekly special departing Ahmedabad at 19.45 hrs will depart at 19.30 hrs. This train will reach Chhayapuri at 21.17 hrs instead of 21.06 hrs w.e.f 28.10.2020.

● Train No 09451 Gandhidham-Bhagalpur Festival special will arrive Ahmedabad at 23.05 hrs instead of 23.15 hrs and Train No 09452 Bhagalpur- Ghandidham will reach Ahmedabad at 02.20 hrs instead of 02.30 hrs as notified earlier. This change will be w.e.f 23.10.2020.

● Train No 09465 Ahmedabad-Dharbanga Clone special will reach Chhayapuri at 22.14 hrs instead of 22.01 hrs w.e.f 23.10.2020.