Several new special train services have been announced for Villupuram, Purulia, Kharagpur, Bhagalpur, Mumbai, Samastipur, Gorakhpur, Surat, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur and Mannargudi. Details below:
Villupuram-Purulia Bi-Weely Special Train
06170/06169 Villupuram-Purulia-Villupuram Special from Villupuram will leave at 1205hrs on every Wednesday & Saturdays w.e.f. 5th May 2021 and from Purulia will leave at 1000hrs on every Friday & Mondays w.e.f. 7th May 2021 till further advice.
Villupuram-Kharagpur Weekly Special Train
06178/06177 Villupuram-Kharagpur-Villupuram Special from Villupuram will leave at 1205hrs on every Tuesdays w.e.f. 4th May, 2021 and from Kharagpur will leave at 1410hrs on every Thursdays w.e.f. 6th May, 2021 till further advice.
Both the train have One AC-2 Tier, One AC-3 Tier, Seven Sleeper Class, Five Second Class Seating and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in their composition having stoppages at Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack & Jajpur Keonjhar Road in ECoR jurisdiction between Villupuram and Purulia/Kharagpur from both the directions.
Bilaspur-Titilagarh-Bilaspur Special Passenger
08264/08263 Bilaspur-Titilagarh-Bilaspur Passenger Special from Bilaspur is leaving at 0650hrs w.e.f. 10th April 2021 and from Titilagarh is leaving at 0930hrs w.e.f. 11th April 2021 till further advice.
Information for Odisha bound passengers
Odisha bound passengers from anywhere in the country, who are boarding train to any place of Odisha must have an RTPCR Negative Test Report of maximum 72 hours before the start of the journey or a second dose vaccination certificate. Those without valid documents will have to undergo seven days of mandatory home/institutional quarantine.
Additional Special Train between Mumbai and Bhagalpur
01177 special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 09.30 hrs on 14.4.2021 (Wednesday) and arrive Bhagalpur at 11.00 hrs on third day
01178 special will leave Bhagalpur at 06.00 hrs on 17.4.2021 (Saturday) and arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 07.50 hrs on third day
Halts: Kalyan, Nashik Road, Bhusaval, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Satna, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi Jn., Pt. DeenDayal Upadhyay Jn, Sasaram, Gaya, Kiul, and Jamalpur.
Composition: Two 3AC, 5 Sleeper, 14 second seating.
Reservation: Bookings for fully reserved special train 01177 on special charges will open on 13.4.2021 at 19.00 hrs at all computerised reservation centres and on website www.irctc.co.in.
Train No. 09049 / 09050 Mumbai Central – Samastipur Weekly Special (6 trips)
Train No. 09049 Mumbai Central – Samastipur Weekly Special will leave Mumbai Central every Thursday at 11.05 hrs & will reach Samastipur at 06.00 hrs on Saturday (third day) from 15th to 29th April 2021. Similarly, Train No 09050 Samastipur – Mumbai Central Weekly Special will leave Samastipur every Saturday at 20.15 hrs & will reach Mumbai Central at 18.25 hrs on Monday (third day) from 17th April 2021 to 1st May 2021.
Enroute the train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Valsad, Surat, Vadodara Jn, Godhra Jn, Ratlam Jn, Kota, Sawaimadhopur, Bharatpur, Achhnera, Mathura, Hathras City, Kasganj, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Central, Aishbagh, Barabanki Jn, Gonda Jn, Basti, Gorakhpur Jn, Deoria Sadar, Siwan Jn., Chhapra, Hajipur & Muzaffarpur Jn. stations in both directions. The train comprises AC 2-Tier, Sleeper Class and Second Class Seating coaches.
Train No. 05182/ 05181 Bandra Terminus – Gorakhpur Weekly Special (2 trips)
Train No. 05182 Bandra Terminus – Gorakhpur Weekly Special will leave Bandra Terminus on Thursday, 15th April 2021 at 04.20 hrs & will reach Gorakhpur at 14.30 hrs on the next day. Similarly, Train No 05181 Gorakhpur – Bandra Terminus Weekly Special will leave Gorakpur on Tuesday, 13th April 2021 at 13.30 hrs & will reach Bandra Terminus at 00.50 hrs on Thursday.
Enroute the train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Godhra, Ratlam, Nagda, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur City, Bayana Jn, Agra Fort, Tundla Jn, Kanpur Central, Aishbagh, Gonda Jn, Basti & Khalilabad stations in both directions. The train comprises AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and Second Class Seating coaches.
Train No. 05184/ 05183 Surat – Gorakhpur Weekly Special (2 trips)
Train No 05184 Surat – Gorakhpur Weekly Special will leave Surat on Thursday, 15th April 2021 at 23.30 hrs & will reach Gorakhpur at 05.35 hrs on the third day. Similarly, Train No 05183 Gorakhpur– Surat Weekly Special will leave Gorakhpur on Wednesday, 14th April 2021 at 13.30 hrs & will reach Surat at 20.30 hrs on Thursday.
Enroute the train will halt at Vadodara, Godhra, Ratlam, Nagda, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur City, Bayana Jn, Agra Fort, Tundla Jn, Kanpur Central, Aishbagh, Gonda Jn, Basti & Khalilabad stations in both directions.. The train comprises of Sleeper Class and Second Class Seating coaches.
Train No. 09453 / 09454 Ahmedabad – Samastipur Weekly Special
Train No 09453 Ahmedabad – Samastipur Weekly Special will leave Ahmedabad every Sunday at 15.25 hrs & will reach Samastipur at 06.00 hrs on Tuesday (third day) from 18th April 2021 to 2nd May 2021. Similarly, Train No 09454 Samastipur – Ahmedabad Weekly Special will leave Samastipur every Wednesday at 06.20 hrs & will reach Ahmedabad at 22.40 hrs on the next day from 21st April 2021 to 5th May 2021.
Enroute the train will halt at Chhayapuri, Godhra Jn, Ratlam Jn, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Bharatpur, Achhnera, Mathura, Hathras City, Kasganj, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Central, Aishbagh, Barabanki Jn, Gonda Jn, Basti, Gorakhpur Jn, Deoria Sadar, Siwan Jn., Chhapra, Hajipur & Muzaffarpur Jn stations in both directions. The train comprises AC 2-Tier, Sleeper Class and Second Class Seating coaches.
In addition to these special trains, one special train scheduled between Bharat Ki Kothi and Mannargudi will pass over various stations of Western Railway as under :-
Train No. 06863 / 06864 Bhagat Ki Kothi – Mannargudi Weekly Special
Train No 06863 Bhagat Ki Kothi – Mannargudi Weekly Special will leave Bhagat Ki Kothi every Thursday from 6th May, 2021 till further advice at 16.10 hrs & will reach Mannargudi at 16.40 hrs on Saturday (third day) . Similarly, Train No 06864 Mannargudi – Bhagat Ki Kothi Weekly Special will leave Mannargudi every Monday at 13.10 hrs & will reach Bhagat Ki Kothi at 15.15 hrs on Wednesday (third day). This train will halt at Nagda, Ujjain and Shujalpur stations over Western Rly.
The booking of Train No. 09049, 05182 & 05184 will open on 14th April 2021 while booking of train no 09453 will open on 15th April 2021 at nominated PRS counters and on the IRCTC website. Above all fully reserved trains will run as Special trains on special fare. For detailed timings regarding the halts along with composition, frequency & days of operation, passengers may please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.