Steep airfares between India’s busiest sector Mumbai -New Delhi due to Jet Airways suspending operations have prompted Indian Railways (IR) to start another set of AC specials between the two cities.
Western Railway has augmented train number 09005/09006 with an additional AC 3 tier coach effective April 19 and has increased the frequency of this train from bi-weekly to tri-weekly. In addition, IR will run another set of bi-weekly trains (04419/ 04420) between the two cities with the same rake composition (see table below). The details are as follows:
| Train Number | 04419 | 04420 |
| Train Name | NDLS MMCT AC Special | MMCT NDLS AC Special |
| From | NDLS | MMCT |
| Departure | 14:50 | 16:00 |
| To | MMCT | NDLS |
| Arrival | 06:55 | 07:55 |
| Dates | April 25- May 30 2019 | April 27-June 1,2019 |
| Days of Operation /frequency | Thursday and Sunday | Saturday and Monday |
| Composition | 2A 3A Pantry | 2A 3A Pantry |
| Stops At | Surat Vadodara and Kota | Surat Vadodara and Kota |
| Train Number | 0-9005 | 0-9006 |
| Train Name | MMCT NDLS AC Special | NDLS MMCT AC Special |
| From | MMCT | NDLS |
| Departure | 16:00 | 14:50 |
| To | NDLS | MMCT |
| Arrival | 07:55 | 06:55 |
| Dates | April 23-June 25 | April 24-June 26 |
| Days of Operation /frequency | Tuesday, Friday and Sunday | Tuesday,Friday and Sunday |
| Composition | 2A 3A Pantry | 2A 3A Pantry |
| Stops At | Surat Vadodara and Kota | Surat Vadodara and Kota |
A regularly updated list of Special Trains is also available here:
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