Ahmedabad: For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand during the festive season of Diwali and Chhath Puja, Western Railway will run eight pairs of Unreserved Festival Special Trains on Special fare between Bandra Terminus – Barauni, Valsad – Barauni, Udhna – Bhagalpur, Udhna – Samastipur, Pratap Nagar – Katihar, Pratapnagar – Jaynagar, Sabarmati – Gorakhpur and  Sabarmati – Begusarai stations According to a press release issued by Chief Public...Read More

Ahmedabad: For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand during the festive season of Diwali & Chhath Puja, Western Railway will run Festival Special Trains on Special fare between Mumbai Central – Shakur Basti, Bandra Terminus – Gandhidham and Sabarmati – Haridwar. According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, Shri Vineet Abhishek, the details of these trains are as under: Train No. 09471/09472 Bandra ...Read More

Surat: In anticipation of the upcoming festive rush and the expected surge in passenger movement, Western Railway’s Mumbai Central Division has rolled out comprehensive crowd management and passenger facilitation measures to ensure safe, smooth, and efficient train operations. Dedicated arrangements have been put in place across major stations including Mumbai Central, Bandra Terminus, Borivali, Vapi, Valsad, Udhna, and Surat. According to a press release issued by Vineet Abhishek, Chief Pu...Read More

Surat: With Udhna station already starting to see the rush of migrant workers heading to their hometowns in North India ahead of festivals like Diwali and Chhath Puja, as well as the Bihar elections, railway and Surat City Police officials have unveiled a comprehensive crowd management plan at Udhna and Surat Railway stations to tackle overcrowding and prevent stampede-like situations. As part of this plan, drone cameras will monitor passenger movements at both locations. A large number of migr...Read More

Surat: With Diwali vacation approaching, the railway administration has begun full-scale preparations to manage the expected surge of passengers at Surat and Udhna railway stations. Every year, migrants return to their hometowns during the festival, leading to heavy crowds at major stations. To ensure smooth operations and prevent mishaps, the Indian Railways has planned several measures. At Udhna station, five additional current ticket windows will be opened, supplementing the existing six, wh...Read More

Surat: For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meeting the travel demand during the festive season of Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath Puja, Western Railway will run Festival Special Trains on special fare between Bandra Terminus – Ayodhya Cantt, Bandra Terminus – Ludhiana Jn., and Udhna – Jaynagar. According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, Vineet Abhishek, the details of these trains are as under: 1. Train No. 09095/09096 Band...Read More

Vadodara: Vadodara MP Hemang Joshi on Thursday inaugurated new passenger amenities at Chhayapuri railway station, including escalators, a foot overbridge, and water coolers on Platforms 1 and 2. He was joined by Vadodara divisional railway manager Raju Bhadke. Joshi said the upgraded facilities would be particularly beneficial for senior citizens, differently-abled, and ailing passengers. The escalator and foot overbridge, built at a cost of around ₹8 crore, will ease movement between the two...Read More

Ahmedabad: For the convenience of passengers and to meet the travel demand during the festive season of Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath Puja, Western Railway will run Festival Special Trains on special fare between Bandra Terminus – Sanganer, Indore – Khadki, Indore – Hazrat Nizamuddin, Sabarmati – Patna, and Rajkot – Barauni stations. Among these, 3 pairs of trains will pass through or originate from Gujarat. According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer of W...Read More

Bhavnagar: Keeping passenger convenience and demand in mind, the Ministry of Railways has announced additional halts for a total of 7 pairs of trains at various stations of the Bhavnagar Division. The formal inauguration of this facility will take place on 19 September 2025 (Friday) at 11:30 AM at Navagadh Railway Station, the Divisional Railway Manager (Bhavnagar) said in a press release. According to Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Bhavnagar Division, Atul Kumar Tripathi, these addition...Read More

Vadodara: For the convenience of passengers and to meet travel demand during the festive season of Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja, Western Railway will run Festival Special Trains on special fare between Mumbai Central–Banaras, Vadodara–Gorakhpur, and Okha–Shakur Basti. According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, Shri Vineet Abhishek, the details of these trains are as under: Train No. 09083/09084 Mumbai Central–Banaras AC Special (Weekl...Read More