Indian Railways to operate 380 Ganpati Special train trips

In a significant move to facilitate festive travel the Indian Railways has announced a record 380 Ganpati Special train trips ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi 2025This is the highest number of such services ever operated the railways said in a press release on Friday The special trains will be operated to ensure smooth and comfortable travel for devotees and passengers during the upcoming Ganpati festival which will be celebrated from August 27 to September 6Last year 358 train trips were operated while in 2023 the railways had run 305 tripsThe Central Railway is operating the lionrsquos share with 302 trips addressing the intense festive demand particularly in Maharashtra and the Konkan regionThe Ganpati Special trains over the Konkan Railway route will halt at Kolad Indapur Mangaon Goregaon Road Veer Sape Wamne Karanjadi Vinhere Diwankhavati Kalambani Budruk Khed Anjani Chiplun Kamathe Sawarda Aravali Road Sangameshwar Road Ratnagiri Adavali Vilavade Rajapur Road Vaibhavwadi Road Nandgaon Road Kankavali Sindhudurg Kudal Zarap Sawantwadi Road Madure Thivim Karmali Madgaon Jn Karwar Gokarna Road Kumta Murdeshwar Mookambika Road Kundapura Udupi Mulki and SurathkalOf the 380 trips six trains will be Unreserved Special Services between Panvel and Chiplun The services of the Unreserved Ganpati Special train services between Panvel and Chiplun are as followsTrain No 01159 will depart Panvel at 440 pm on September 5 and 6 and reach Chiplun at 955 pm the same dayTrain No 01160 will depart Chiplun at 1105 am on the same dates and arrive Panvel at 410 pmHalts Somatane Apta Jiye Pen Kasu Nagothane Roha Kolad Indapur Mangaon Goregaon Road Veer Sape Wamne Karanjadi Vinhere Diwankhavati Kalambani Budruk Khed and AnjaniCoach Composition These trains will consist of 8 MEMU coachesBooking Information Tickets for unreserved coaches can be booked via the UTS system with regular unreserved fare charges applicableFor detailed timings and stationwise schedules passengers can visit wwwenquiryindianrailgovin download the NTES App or check the IRCTC website RailOne App or visit any PRS counterGanesh festival 2025 BEST announces latenight bus services for Ganpati devotees during 10day festivalAhead of the Ganesh festival 2025 the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport BEST on Friday announced special latenight bus services for Ganpati devotees during 10day festivalThe Ganesh festival will be celebrated from August 27 to September 6 2025 and large crowds are expected across Mumbai especially in South and Central Mumbai during latenight hours officials saidTo assist devotees and ease nighttime travel BEST will be running special latenight bus services These additional services will run between August 27 and September 5 to cater to the increased demand during Ganesh Chaturthi the BEST saidIt said that a total of 10 special bus routes have been planned to cover important areas like Fort Girgaon Khetwadi Lalbaug and Parel where thousands visit for Ganpati darshanEach route will have 2ndash3 buses operating between 1030 pm and 6 am depending on the route These buses will run between key railway stations popular chowks squares and major Ganesh pandals to help citizens commute safely and conveniently the BEST saidBEST officials further said that the night services will help reduce traffic congestion and make public transport more accessible during the festival season