Central Railway to run another special train from Khadki to Khatipura near Jaipur for festival rush

Pune: To handle the increased festival-season rush, Central Railway has announced an additional Train on Demand (TOD) special between Khadki and Khatipura, near Jaipur.

Train No. 09729 Khatipura-Khadki Special will leave Khatipura at 6 am on Sunday, November 15, and reach Khadki at 7 am on Monday, November 16.

On the return, Train No. 09730 Khadki-Khatipura Special will leave Khadki at 8.45 am on Monday, November 16, and reach Khatipura at 8.30 am on Tuesday, November 17.

The train will have 21 LHB coaches: two AC 2-tier, six AC 3-tier, six sleeper class, five general second class, one guard/luggage van and one generator car.

The special will stop at Lonavala, Panvel, Vasai Road, Surat, Vadodara, Godhra, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Chittorgarh, Chanderiya, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Nasirabad, Ajmer, Kishangarh, Jaipur and Gandhinagar Jaipur. Karjat will be a passing halt.

Advance reservation at special charges will begin on November 14. Tickets will be available at computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters and on the IRCTC website.

Tickets for the general second class and guard/luggage van coaches, which are meant for unreserved travel, can be bought on the UTS app and at authorised unreserved ticket counters. The fare will be the same as on regular Mail/Express and Superfast trains.

Passengers can check the full arrival and departure times at their stations on the Indian Railways enquiry website or the NTES app.