Central Railway to run six festival special trains between LTT-Chhapra and Khadki-Khatipura

Central Railway will run six special train trips to handle the extra festival-season rush. The trips will run between Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) and Chhapra, and between Pune's Khadki and Khatipura.

Of the six trips, four will be between LTT and Chhapra and two between Khadki and Khatipura. The railway has announced the timings, halts and coach composition of the trains.

On the LTT-Chhapra special, train number 05084 will leave LTT at 3 pm on November 18 and November 23 and reach Chhapra at 5.45 am on the third day. On the return, train number 05083 will leave Chhapra at 8 pm on November 16 and November 21 and reach LTT at 12 noon on the third day.

The train will have one AC 2-tier, one AC 3-tier, two AC 3-tier economy and 16 sleeper class coaches, besides two luggage-cum-generator-cum-guard vans.

It will halt at Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Bhusawal, Khandwa, Itarsi, Rani Kamlapati, Bina, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Kanpur Central, Aishbagh, Gomti Nagar, Barabanki, Gonda, Basti, Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur Cantt, Pipraich, Captainganj, Ramkola, Padrauna, Tamkuhi Road, Thawe, Gopalganj, Dighwa Dubauli and Masrakh.

On the Khadki-Khatipura special, train number 09730 will leave Khadki at 8.45 am on November 16 and reach Khatipura at 8.30 am the next day. On the return, train number 09729 will leave Khatipura at 6 am on November 15 and reach Khadki at 7 am the next day.

This train will have two AC 2-tier, six AC 3-tier, six sleeper class and five general second class coaches, along with one guard-cum-luggage van and one generator car.

Its halts are Lonavala, Panvel, Vasai Road, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Bijaynagar, Nasirabad, Ajmer, Kishangarh, Jaipur and Gandhinagar.

The railway said bookings for trains 05084 and 09730 will open on Saturday, November 14. Tickets will be available at computerised reservation centres and on the IRCTC website.

Tickets for unreserved coaches will be available through the UTS system. The fare will be the normal fare for unreserved coaches of superfast mail/express trains.

Passengers can check full timings and halts on the railway's enquiry website or on the National Train Enquiry System (NTES) app. Central Railway has appealed to passengers to use these additional services.