GOOD NEWS! Indian Railways to run 72 special trains for Ganesh Chaturthi, advance bookings start TODAY - check how to book through IRCTC website

Ganesh Chaturthi 2021 Special Trains: On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, the Indian Railways have decided to run 72 Ganpati Festival special trains. These trains will run between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus / Panvel and Sawantwadi Road / Ratnagiri to clear the extra rush of passengers during Ganpati Festival 2021. The passengers must note that the advance booking for these special trains open from today, July 8, 2021. The passengers can book for these special trains on the official website of IRCTC at irctc.co.in. 

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The Ministry of Railways has tweeted about the running of special trains from its official Twitter handle. The Ministry of Railways tweeted, "In view of the increasing number of passengers in the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi, 72 Ganpati Festival special trains will be run by Indian Railways. These additional trains will make travel more convenient and smooth." 

आगामी गणेश चतुर्थी में यात्रियों की बढ़ती हुई संख्या को देखते हुए भारतीय रेल द्वारा 72 गणपति फेस्टिवल विशेष ट्रेनें चलाई जाएंगी।

इन अतिरिक्त ट्रेनों से यात्रा और भी सुविधाजनक व सुगम बनेगी। pic.twitter.com/Kkxy7eRydT

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) July 7, 2021

A press release from Central Railway has provided the details of the trains. As per the release, 

1) CSMT-Sawantwadi Road Daily Special will make 36 such trips. 

01227 special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 00. 20 hours daily from September 5, 2021 to September 22, 2021 and arrive at Sawantwadi Road at 14. 00 hours the same day. 

01228 special will leave Sawantwadi Road at 14.40 hours daily from September 5, 2021 to September 22, 2021 and arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 04.35 hours the next day. 

Halts will be at Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chilpun, Sawarda, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Nandgaon Road, Sindhudurg, and Kudal. 

2) CSMT-Ratnagiri Bi-weekly Special will make 10 such trips. 

01229 bi-weekly special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus every Monday and Friday at 13. 10 hours from September 6, 2021 to September 20, 2021 and arrive at Ratnagiri at 22. 35 hours the same day. 

01230 bi-weekly special will leave Ratnagiri every Sunday and Thursday at 23.30 hours from September 9, 2021 to September 23, 2021 and arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 08.20 hours the next day. 

Special halts will be at Dadar, Thane (only for 01229), Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chilpun, Sawarda, Aravali Road, and Sangameshwar Road.

3) Panvel-Sawantwadi Road Tri-weekly Special will make 16 such trips. 

01231 tri-weekly special will leave Panvel every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday at 08.00 hours from September 7, 2021 to September 22, 2021 and arrive at Sawantwadi Road at 20.00 hours the same day. 

01232 tri-weekly special will leave Sawantwadi Road every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday at 20.45hours from September 7, 2021 to September 22, 2021 and arrive at Panvel at 07.10 hours the next day. 

Halts will be at Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chilpun, Sawarda, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Nandgaon Road, Sindhudurg and Kudal. 

4) Panvel-Ratnagiri Bi-weekly Special will run 10 trips. 

01233 bi-weekly special will leave Panvel every Thursday and Sunday at 08.00 hours from September 9, 2021 to September 23, 2021 and arrive at Ratnagiri at 15.40 hours same day. 

01234 bi-weekly special will leave Ratnagiri every Monday and Friday at 23.30 hours from September 6, 2021 to September 20, 2021 and arrive at Panvel at 06.00 hours the next day. 

Halts will be at Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chilpun, Sawarda, Aravali Road and Sangameshwar Road.

The passengers must note that the composition of these special trains will be of o­ne AC-2 Tier cum AC-3 Tier, Four AC-3 Tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 6 second class seating. The passengers having confirmed tickets will be permitted to board these special trains adhering all norms, SOPs related to COVID19 during the boarding, travel and at destination.