In preparation for the Ganpati festival in September 2023, the Central Railways has officially stated that they will be running a total of 226 Ganpati Special trains in segments. Excitingly, travellers can secure their seats as the bookings started on June 27.

As the Ganpati festival approaches in September and October, the railway authorities have started to run special trains between Mumbai and multiple locations in Konkan to manage the significant number of passengers expected to travel during this period.

Ganpati Special Trains: Here are the complete details

Press Release of June 25, 2023

In this press release, the Central Railway announced the service of 156 special trains amid the Ganpati Festival.

Mumbai-Sawantwadi Road Daily Special

Train number 01171 It will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai at 12:20 AM daily from September 13 to October 2 (20 Trips). It will arrive at Sawantwadi Road at 02:20 PM the same day.
1. Train number 01172 will leave Sawantwadi Road at 03:10 PM daily from September 13 to October 2 (20 Trips). It will arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai at 04:35 AM the next day. 

Halts

The train will have a halt at Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg and Kudal.

LTT-KUDAL Special 

Train number 01167 will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) at 10:15 PM on September 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and on October 1 and 2 (12 trips). It will arrive Kudal at 09:30 AM the next day.
1. Train number 01168 will leave Kudal at 10:30 AM on September 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and on October 2 and 3 (12 Trips). It will arrive at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) at 09:55 PM the same day.

Halts

It will halt at Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali and Sindhudurg.

Pune-Karmali special

Train number 01169 will leave Pune at 18.45 hrs on September 15, 22 and 29 and will arrive in Kudal at 10.00 hrs the next day.
1. Train number 01170 will leave Kudal at 16.05 hrs on September 17, 24 and October 1 and will arrive Pune at 05.50 hrs the next day. 

Halts

This train will have halts at Lonavala, Panvel, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali and Sindhudurg.

Karmali-Panvel Special

Train number 01187 will leave Karmali at 14.50 hrs on September 16, 23 and 30 (3 Trips) and will arrive at Panvel at 02.45 hrs the next day.
1. Train number 01188 It will leave Panvel at 05.00 hrs on September 17, 24 and October 1 (3 Trips) and will arrive Kudal at 14.00 hrs the same day.

Halts

The train will have halts at Thivim, Sawantwadi Road, Kudal, Sindhudurg, Kakavli, Nandgaon Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Rajapur Road, Vilavade, Adavali, Ratnagiri, Sangmeshwar Road, Savarda, Chiplun, Khed, Roha and Mangaon.

Diva -Ratnagiri MEMU Special

Train number 01153 will leave Diva at 07.10 hrs from September 13 to October 2 (20 Trips) and will arrive at Ratnagiri at 14.55 hrs same day.
1. Train number 01154 will leave Ratnagiri at 15.40 hrs from September 13 to October 2 (20 Trips). They will arrive at Diva at 22.40 hrs on the same day. 

Halts

This train will have halts at Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Aravali Road and Sangameshwar Road.

Mumbai- Madgaon Special

Train number 01151 will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai at 11.50 hrs daily from September 13 to October 2 (20 Trips). It will arrive in Madgaon at 02.10 hrs the next day.
1. Train number 01152 will leave Madgaon at 3.15 hrs daily from September 13 to October 2 (20 Trips) and arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai at 17.05 hrs same day. 

Halts

It will have halts at Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim and Karmali.

Press Release of July 01, 2023

In this press release, the Central Railways has announced 52 additional special trains to cater for the surge in demands. This consists of 36 MEMU Special train services between Diva-Chiplun and 16 more Special train services between Mumbai –Mangaluru.

Diva-Chiplun MEMU Special Services – 36 trips

1. 01155 MEMU will leave Diva at 07:45 PM daily from 13.09.2023 to 19.09.2023 and from 22.09.2023 to 02.10.2023. It will arrive at Chiplun at 01:25 AM the next day. 
2. 01156 MEMU will leave Chiplun at 01:00 PM daily from 14.09.2023 to 20.09.2023 and from 23.09.2023 to 03.10.2023 and will arrive Diva at 07:00 PM same day. 

Halts

Panvel, Pen, Roha, Kolad, Indapur, Mangaon, Goregaon Road, Veer, Sape Wamne, Karanjadi,  Vinhere, Diwankhavati, Kalambani Budruk, Khed and Anjani.

Mumbai and Mangaluru Junction Special Services – 16 trips

1. 01165 special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 10:15 PM o­n 15.09.2023, 16.09.2023, 17.09.2023, 18.09.2023, 22.09.2023, 23.09.2023, 29.09.2023 and 30.09.2023 and will arrive Mangaluru Junction at 05:20 PM the next day.
2. 01166 special will leave Mangaluru Junction at 06:40 hrs o­n 16.09.2023, 17.09.2023, 18.09.2023, 19.09.2023, 23.09.2023, 24.09.2023, 30.09.2023 and 01.10.2023 and will arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 01:35 PM next day.

Halts

Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon, Karwar, Gokarna Road, Kumta, Murudeshwar, Bhatkal, Mookambika Road Byndoor, Kundapura, Udupi, Mulki, Surathkal and Thokur.

Press Release of July 25, 2023

Mumbai-Kudal Ganpati Special

1. 01185 special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 12:45 AM o­n Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 13.09.2023 to 02.10.2023 and will arrive Kudal at 11:30 AM the same day.
2. 01186 special will leave Kudal at 12:10 AM o­n Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 13.09.2023 to 02.10.2023 and will arrive at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 12:35 AM the next day.

Halts

Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangoan, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajpur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali and Sindhudurg.