Central Railway adds Diwali and Chhath specials from Hadapsar to Nagpur and Latur

Central Railway is running extra Train on Demand (TOD) special trains from Hadapsar to Nagpur and Latur to handle the festival crowds at stations during Diwali and Chhath. The period of operation of some existing special trains has also been extended. Booking for the new specials and the extended trips opened on November 1, and special fares apply.

The first service is the Hadapsar-Nagpur-Hadapsar bi-weekly superfast special, with two trips in each direction and four in all. Train No. 01443 leaves Hadapsar at 4:05 pm on Saturdays, November 7 and 14, 2026, and reaches Nagpur at 6:30 am the next day. On the return, Train No. 01444 leaves Nagpur at 7:40 pm on Sundays, November 8 and 15, and reaches Hadapsar at 11:05 am the next day.

Each rake has 20 LHB coaches: two AC 2-Tier, four AC 3-Tier, eight sleeper and four general second class coaches, plus a generator car and one SLRD (luggage and guard) coach. Both trains halt at Uruli, Daund Chord Line, Ahilyanagar, Belapur, Kopargaon, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Badnera, Dhamangaon and Wardha. Ankai is only a technical halt for No. 01443, where no passengers board or alight. No. 01444 has the same kind of technical halt at Murtijapur.

The second service is the Latur-Hadapsar-Latur special, numbered 01429 and 01430. It was notified for four trips in each direction, eight in all, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays between November 2 and 6, 2026. The latest schedule lists the running dates as November 3, 4 and 6. No. 01429 leaves Latur at 9:30 am and reaches Hadapsar at 3:30 pm the same day. No. 01430 leaves Hadapsar at 4:05 pm on the same dates and reaches Latur at 9:20 pm that night.

This train has 24 ICF coaches: one First AC, three AC 2-Tier, five AC 3-Tier, nine sleeper, four general second class and two SLRD coaches. It stops at Harangul, Murud, Dharashiv, Barshi Town, Kurduwadi, Jeur and Daund.

Tickets can be booked at all computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters and on the IRCTC website, www.irctc.co.in.

The coaches designated as unreserved can be used without a reservation. These are the general second class (GS/LWS) coaches and the guard and luggage coaches (SLRD/LSLRD). Tickets for them are sold through the UTS system, on the UTS app or at a ticket counter, at the regular fares for superfast, mail and express trains.

Railway officials have asked passengers to check the exact arrival and departure times at each halt before they set out. The times are available on the Indian Railways enquiry website, www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in, and on the official NTES app.