To accommodate passengers and cope with the extra rush, Western Railway has announced the operation of a superfast special train at a special fare between Mumbai Central and Bhiwani, along with an extension of the journeys of the Bandra Terminus-Udhna Special.

According to a press release from Western Railwaythe details of the special trains are as follows:

Train no. 09001/09002 Mumbai Central – Bhiwani Bi-Weekly Superfast Special (10 trips) will run between Mumbai Central and Bhiwani. Train no. 09001, Mumbai Central – Bhiwani Superfast Special, will depart from Mumbai Central every Tuesday and Friday at 10.30 and arrive at Bhiwani at 13.00 the following day. This position will run from December 3rd to 17th.

Similarly, train no. 09002 Bhiwani – Mumbai Central Superfast Special depart from Bhiwani every Wednesday and Saturday at 2:45 PM and will reach Mumbai Central at 16:30 the next day. This train will operate from 4 to 18 December.

En route, Train No. 09002 will stop at various stations including Borivali, Palghar, Vapi, Valsad, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Ratlam, Mandsor, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Ajmer, Kishangarh, Jaipur, Dausa, Bandikui, Alwar , Rewari, Kosli and Charkhi Dadri in both directions. The train will consist of buses in AC 2-Tier and AC 3-Tier class.

Additionally, Bandra Terminus – Udhna Special Services have been extended. Train No. 09055 Bandra Terminus – Udhna Special, which was earlier scheduled for 28th November, will now run till 31st December. Similarly, Train No. 09056 Udhna – Bandra Terminus Special, which was originally scheduled to run till 30 November, has also been extended till 31 December.

Reservations for train no. 09001 opens on December 1, while reservations for the extended journeys for train no. 09055 and 09056 are already available at all PRS counters and on IRCTC website.

(With ANI inputs)