Indian Rail Info by TravelKhana

Travelling in Summers in no more a Hassle

admin

Summers are the time when you can see maximum rush on the railway stations. More and more people plan their vacations during the summer seasons in correspondence to school holidays. However, people find it a pain to book tickets for trains especially if you have not planned your vacations in advance. Though many airlines give special deals and discounts on the air fares but still trains are the most preferred mode of transport between cities in India.

Indian Railways have been the backbone of India for more than 100 years. Many people still depend on Indian railways to travel from one place to another. The reason being it is still a cheaper way of travelling with various benefits like senior citizen benefit or handicap benefit. If you are travelling with children you don’t have to pay for their full tickets. Apart from being cheap, they are also very convenient because of the various travel classes in the train. The more you pay the better you travel.

Apart from travelling to up hills in North, many people even travel towards the Central zone of India which is Maharashtra and Konkan region. Hence, the Central Railways have decided to run special trains during the summer season. This is done to clear maximum rush and more and more people could travel during these months. In fact, Central Railways were the one to announce the summer special trains in 2016 for Maharashtra. These trains will run in the month of April, May and June. Below is the list of trains that will run between different states of Maharashtra and the surrounding states and would also cover the Konkan line from Mumbai to Goa.

 

 

 

 

 

A good thing is that you can at least book your tickets online and don’t have to trouble yourself anymore with standing in queues and waiting for your turn. This was a problem about a decade ago but with Indian Railways joining hands with IRCTC, they developed a user friendly online portal that helps you booking, cancelling and rescheduling of train tickets with utmost convenience and ease. If you are travelling towards Maharashtra or Konkan region, the IRCTC website even offers you with the travel packages, hotel booking, bus ticket booking and car renting services. It has definitely become one stop shop for all your travelling needs.

So don’t wait anymore. Pack your bags and visit some of the exquisite beauties of Central India this summer.

Summer Special Trains via Konkan Railway from Mumbai to Goa

01005/01006 Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Karmali Goa – Mumbai LTT Fridays AC Summer Specials (CR)

Route and Stoppages: Thane, Panvel, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim.

Composition: 01 AC First Class, 02 AC 2 tier, 08 AC 3 tier, 01 AC Panry Car, 02 EOGs.

01033/01034 & 01095/01096 Mumbai Dadar Central – Zarap/Sawantwadi – Mumbai Dadar Triweekly Summer Specials (CR)

Route and Stoppages: Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarde, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Zarap.

Compositions: 01 AC Chair Car, 07 Second Class Seating (2S), 02 General Unreserved (UR), 02 SLRs.

Summer Special Trains Through Maharashtra

01081/01082 Mumbai Dadar Central – Bhusaval – Mumbai Dadar Weekly SF Summer Specials (CR)

Route and Stoppages: Thane, Kalyan, Kasara (01081 only), Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Chalisgaon, Jalgaon.

Composition: 01 AC 2 tier, 01 AC 3 tier, 07 Sleeper Coaches, 06 General Second Class, 02 SLRs.

01017 Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Nagpur – Mumbai LTT Sundays SF Summer Special (CR)

Route and Stoppages: Thane, Kalyan, Kasara (for 01017 only), Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Malkapur, Akola, Badnera, Dhamangaon, Pulgaon, Wardha.

Composition: 04 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Coaches, 02 General Second Class, 02 Unreserved, 02 SLRs.

01656/01655 Jabalpur – Pune – Jabalpur Weekly Superfast Summer Holiday Special (CR)

Route and Stoppages: Daund, Ahmednagar, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Harda, Itarsi, Pipariya, Narsinghpur, Madan Mahal.

Composition: 01 AC 2 tier, 03 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Coaches, 02 General Unreserved, 02 SLRs (19 coaches).

02123/02124 Pune – Nagpur – Pune AC Superfast Summer Special (CR)

Composition: 01 AC First Class, 04 AC 2 tier, 09 AC 3 tier, 02 EOGs (16 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: Daund, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Akola, Badnera (Amravati), Dhamangaon, Wardha.

Summer Special Trains from Mumbai to Kerala via Konkan

01065/01066  Mumbai CST – Ernakulam – Mumbai CST Special Fare AC Summer Special (CR)

Composition: 10 AC 3 tier, 02 Non-AC Second Sitting, 01 AC Pantry Car (13 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: Mumbai Dadar Central, Thane, Panvel, Roha, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim, Madgaon, Karwar, Kumta, Kundapura, Udupi, Mulki, Thokur, Mangalore Jn (Kankanadi), Kasargod, Kanhangad, Payyanur, Kannur, Thalassery, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur Jn, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town.

More trains will be added as and when they are announced.