Central Railway will operate the highest number of 296 services, addressing the heavy festive travel demand in Maharashtra and the Konkan region. Western Railway will operate 56 Ganpati Special trips, Konkan Railway (KRCL) 6 trips, and South Western Railway 22 trips.
Fadnavis said that Maharashtra BJP has arranged six special trains and 338 buses for devotees going to the Konkan region for the upcoming Ganpati festival.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 27 (ANI): Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway on Friday informed that WR will run four more trips of Ganpati festival special trains to cater to the extra rush to passengers toward the Konkan region in Maharastra.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 16 (ANI): The Indian Railways will run additional Ganpati Special trains in co-ordination with Western Railway and Central Railway between Ahmedabad/Vadodara and Ratnagiri/Kudal/Sawantwadi Road stations to clear extra rush of passengers.
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): Railways is set to run Ganapati Special Trains following social distancing norms amid the COVID-19 crisis, however, Maharashtra government is yet to give nod as the matter is under re-consideration.