To handle the festive rush of Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath, Western Railway has announced three pairs of Festival Special trains on special fares. These trains will run between Bandra Terminus–Ayodhya Cantt, Bandra Terminus–Ludhiana Junction, and Udhna–Jaynagar from late September to early December 2025.
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Here are the details:
1. Train No.09095 Bandra Terminus–Ayodhya Cantt Weekly Special will depart every Wednesday at 11:00 AM (Oct 1–Nov 19), reaching Ayodhya Cantt the next day at 5:30 PM. The return service, 09096, will leave Ayodhya every Thursday at 9:00 PM (Oct 2–Nov 20), arriving in Mumbai by 6:00 AM Saturday.
Key halts include Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Jhansi, Kanpur Central, Lucknow, and Barabanki.
2. Train No. 09097 Bandra Terminus–Ludhiana Junction Weekly Special is scheduled to depart from Bandra every Sunday at 9:50 PM from October 5 to November 30, 2025, arriving in Ludhiana by 12:30 AM on Tuesday. The return service, Train No. 09098 Ludhiana–Bandra Terminus, will leave Ludhiana every Tuesday at 4:00 AM from October 7 to December 2, reaching Bandra at 10:20 AM the following day.
Key stops along this route include Surat, Vadodara, Kota, New Delhi, Panipat, and Ambala.
3. Train No. 09151 Udhna–Jaynagar Special is scheduled to depart from Udhna at 6:45 AM on September 30, 2025, reaching Jaynagar by 9:30 PM on October 1. The return service, Train No. 09152 Jaynagar–Udhna Special, will leave Jaynagar at 11:00 PM on October 1, arriving in Udhna by 5:45 PM on October 3.
Important stops on this route include Surat, Vadodara, Prayagraj, Ara, Patliputra, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, and Madhubani.
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