40 trips of 05 pairs of Festival Special Trains to run to various destinations. Around 60000 Passengers to benefit by these Festival Specials.

For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand during the festive season, Western Railway has decided to run Weekly Festival Special Trains on Special Fare between Mumbai Central Kathgodam, Bandra Terminus- Jammu Tawi, Surat - Subedarganj, Okha - Delhi Sarai Rohilla and Udhna - Patna.

According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway,with running of these Festival Special trains, 3720 additional coaches have been augmented which will be beneficial to around 60000 passengers, especially during this festive season. Details of the festival special trains are as under:

• Train No. 09075/09076 Mumbai Central - Kathgodam (Weekly) Superfast Special [08 TRIPS]

Train No. 09075 Mumbai Central - Kathgodam Superfast Special will depart from Mumbai Central every Wednesday at 11.00 hrs. & will reach Kathgodam at 14.30 hrs, the next day. This train will run from 08th November, 2023 to 29th November, 2023.

Similarly, Train No. 09076 Kathgodam - Mumbai Central Superfast Special will depart from Kathgodam every Thursday at 17.30 hrs. & will arrive Mumbai Central at 20.55 hrs., the next day. This train will run from 09th November, 2023 to 30th November, 2023.

Enroute this train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Valsad, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota, Gangapur City, Hindaun City, Bharatpur, Achhnera, Mathura, Hathras City, Kasganj, Badaun, Bareilly Jn., Bareilly City, Izzatnagar, Baheri, Kichha, Lalkua and Haldwani Station in both directions.

This train comprises of First AC, AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class, and General Second-Class coaches.

• Train No. 09097/09098 Bandra Terminus - Jammu TawiAC Superfast Special (Weekly)[06 Trips]

Train No. 09097 Bandra Terminus - Jammu Tawi AC Superfast Special will leave Bandra Terminus every Sunday at 21.50 hrs & will reach Jammu Tawi at 08.35 hrs, on Tuesday. This train will run from 12th November, 2023 to 26th November, 2023.

Similarly, Train No. 09098 Jammu Tawi - Bandra Terminus AC Superfast Special will depart from Jammu Tawi every Tuesday at 23.20 hrs & will arrive Bandra Terminus at 10.10 hrs, on Thursday. This train will run from 14th November, 2023 to 28th November, 2023.

Enroute this train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Valsad, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur City, Bharatpur, Mathura, Delhi Safdarjung, Ambala Cant, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cant and Pathankot Cantt station in both directions.

This train comprises of AC 3-Tier and AC Chair Car Coaches.

• Train No. 09117/09118 Surat - Subedarganj Special (Weekly) [08 Trips]

Train No. 09117 Surat - Subedarganj Special will depart from Surat every Friday at 06.00 hrs & will reach Subedarganj at 08.40 hrs the next day. This train will run from 03rd November, 2023 to 24th November, 2023.

Similarly, Train No. 09118 Subedarganj - SuratSpecial will depart from Subedarganj every Saturday at 19.25 hrs & will arrive Surat at 20.00 hrs the next day. This train will run from 04th November, 2023 to 25th November, 2023.

Enroute this train will halt at Bharuch, Vadodara, Dahod, Ratlam, Ujjain, Maksi, Shajapur, Pachor Road, Biyavra Rajgarh, Ruthiyai, Guna, Badarwas, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Malanpur, Soni, Bhind, Etawah, Govindpuri and Fatehpur station in both directions.

This train comprises of AC 3-Tier and Sleeper Class coaches.

• Train No. 09523/09524 Okha -Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Special(Weekly) [10 Trips]

​Train No. 09523 Okha Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Special will depart from Okha every Tuesday at 10.00 hrs & will reach Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 10.10 hrs, the next day. This train will run from 31st October, 2023 to 28th November, 2023.

Similarly, Train No. 09524 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Okha Superfast Special will depart from Delhi Saral Rohilla every Wednesday at 13.20 hrs & will reach Okha at 13.50 hrs, the next day. This train will run from 01st November, 2023 to 29th November, 2023.

Enroute this train will halt at Dwarka, Khambhaliya, Jamnagar, Hapa, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Viramgam, Mahesana, Unjha, Siddhpur, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar, Beawar, Ajmer, Kishangarh, Jaipur, Gandhinagar Jaipur, Dausa, Bandikui, Alwar and Rewari station in both directions.

This train comprises of AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class Coaches.

• Train No. 09045/09046 Udhna - Patna Superfast Special (Weekly) [08 Trips]

Train No. 09045 Udhna - Patna Superfast Special will depart from Udhna every Friday at 08.35 hrs & will reach Patna at 10.05 hrs, the next day. This train will run from 03rd November, 2023 to 24th November, 2023.

Similarly, Train No. 09046 Patna - Udhna Superfast Special will depart from Patna every Saturday at 13.05 hrs & will reach Udhna at 14.50 hrs, the next day. This train will run from 04th November, 2023 to 25th November, 2023.

Enroute this train will halt at Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Pipariya, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Prayagraj Chheoki, Pt.Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Buxar and Ara station in both directions.

This train comprises of First AC, AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class, and General Second-Class coaches.

The Booking for Train No. 09523 will open from 28th October, 2023 and for Train No. 09075, 09097, 09117 and 09045 will open from 29th October, 2023 at all PRS Counters and on IRCTC website. The above train will run as Special Train on Special Fare. For detailed information regarding timings of halts and composition, passengers may please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in

Source- WR