The revolutionary idea of ensuring holiday special trains operate in a circuitous route, which may help Central Railway’s (CR) Mumbai system in a big way, has received initial approvals.

On the city's railway network, where every second is important and every train is important, this idea could click very well. This year, the CR authorities ran 570 Diwali and Chhath Puja special train trips from Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. The idea will cut short the turnaround period of trains and prevent them from coming in the path of suburban trains.