Indian Railways Announces 304 Summer Special Trains

In an effort to deal with the upcoming summer rush, the Indian Railways has announced 304 special trains from April.

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These are fully reserved special trains for “destinations with high demand”, and will keep receiving additional trips to match any further spike in bookings. 

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Here’s the complete list of summer special trains, along with their departure dates:

1. The Central Railway has decided to run 182 summer special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai and Ballia/Gorakhpur from April.

Here are the details:

2. Mumbai – Shalimar Fully Reserved AC Superfast Special (20 trips)

> Train no. 01019 will leave from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus o­n every Tuesday from 12th April to 14th June.

> Train no. 01020 will leave from Shalimar o­n every Thursday from 14th April to 16th June.


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3. Panvel – Karmali Special (18 trips)

> Train no. 01405 will leave from Panvel o­n every Saturday from 9th April to 4th June.

> Train no. 01406 will leave from Karmali o­n every Saturday from 9th April to 4th June.

4. Pune – Karmali Special (18 trips)

> Train no. 01403 will leave from Pune o­n every Friday from 8th April to 3rd June.

> Train no. 01404 will leave from Karmali o­n every Sunday from 10th April to 5th June.


5. Pune – Jaipur Fully Reserved AC Superfast Special (20 trips)

> Train no. 01401 will leave from Pune o­n every Tuesday from 12th April to 14th June.

> Train no. 01402 will leave from Jaipur o­n every Wednesday from 13th April to 15th June.

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6. Nagpur – Madgaon Special (20 trips)

> Train no. 01201 will leave from Nagpur o­n every Saturday from 9th April to 11th June.

> Train no. 01202 will leave from Madgaon o­n every Sunday from 10th April to 12th June.

7. The South Central Railway will also run 26 summer special trains between Hyderabad and Gorakhpur.

Check details here:

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