Special Trains between Pune and Nizamuddin, Bandra and Bhagat-ki-Kothi, Urs specials Bandra – Madar and Hyderabad – Madar
6 Trips of AC Weekly Superfast Special Trains between Pune and Hazrat Nizamuddin
Railways will run 6 trips of AC Weekly Superfast Special trains on special charges between Pune and Hazrat Nizamuddin to clear the extra rush of passengers due to Holi as per details given under:
04417 AC Superfast Special will leave Pune at 05.15 hrs every Thursday from 14.3.2019 to 28.3.2019 (3 trips) and will arrive Hazrat Nizamuddin at 05.35 hrs next day.
04418 AC Superfast Special will leave Hazrat Nizamuddin at 21.35 hrs every Tuesday from 12.3.2019 to 26.3.2019 (3 trips) and will arrive Pune at 21.25 hrs next day.
Halts: Lonavala, Kalyan, Vasai Road, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota and Mathura.
Composition: One AC First Class, Six AC-2 Tier, Ten AC-3 Tier
Reservation: Bookings for AC Superfast Special Train No. 04417 on special charges will open on 11.3.2019 at all PRS centres and on website www.irctc.co.in.
Western Railway will operate a slew of special trains to clear the holiday rush. The details are given below:
Bandra – Bhagat-ki-Kothi Special (15 services)
To clear the Holi rush, Indian Railways has announced 15 services between Bandra and Bhagat-ki-Kothi starting March 7.
Train number 04818 Bandra Terminus – Bhagat Ki Kothi (bi-weekly) will leave Bandra on every Monday and Thursday at 13.05 hrs to reach Bhagat Ki Kothi at 08.20 hrs the next day. This train will run on March 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28 March and April 1, 2019.
While returning, train number 04817 Bhagat Ki Kothi – Bandra Terminus (bi-weekly) will leave Bhagat Ki Kothi on every Sunday and Wednesday at 15.00 hrs and will arrive Bandra at 11.45 hrs the next day. This train will run on March 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27 and 31.
The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second-Class coaches.
It will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Mahesana, Bhildi, Dhanera, Raniwara, Marwar Bhinmal, Modran, Jalor, Mokalsar and Samdari stations in both directions.
Bookings for the train have opened.
Bandra – Madar URS Special (One-time)
To clear the extra rush of passengers for 807th Annual URS festival at Ajmer, Western Railway will run URS special train on special fare between Bandra and Madar Jn. Train number 09001 Bandra – Madar Jn. Superfast URS Special train will leave Bandra at 06.15 hrs on Monday, March 11, and will reach Madar Jn. at 23.55 hrs on the same day.
While returning, train number 09002 Madar Jn. – Bandra URS Special train will leave Madar Jn. at 09.25 hrs on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 and will arrive Bandra at 04.45 hrs the next day.
Enroute, the train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Valsad, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Godhra, Dahod, Ratlam, Jaora, Mandsor, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Nasirabad and Ajmer stations.
The train will have AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class and Second-Class General Coaches. Bookings open on March 9.
Hyderabad–Ajmer URS Special train (One-time)
Train number 07125 Hyderabad-Ajmer URS Special train will leave Hyderabad at 20.00 hrs on Sunday, 10th March, 2019 and will reach Ajmer at 03.40 hrs on Tuesday, 12th March, 2019.
Similarly, Train number 07126 Ajmer-Hyderabad URS Special train will leave Ajmer at 23.35 hrs on Friday, 15th March, 2019 and will reach Hyderabad at 10.00 hrs on Sunday, 17th March, 2019.
It will halt at Secunderabad, Malkajgiri Medchal, Kamareddi, Nizamabad, Dharmabad, Mudkhed, Nanded, Purna, Basmat, Hingoli, Washim, Akola, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Sehore, Maksi, Ujjain, Ratlam Mandsor, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara, Bijainagar and Nasirabad.
It will have AC 3 Tier, sleeper class and general second-class coaches.
Change in timings
The timings of Train No. 09044 Palitana – Bandra Terminus AC Special train have been revised. Train No. 09044 Palitana – Bandra AC Special train will depart from Palitana at 20.05 hrs instead of 13.00 hrs on March 19, and will arrive Bandra the next day at 12.15 hrs.