Golden Temple Mail to originate, terminate at Bandra Terminus till August 2026

Western Railway has extended the temporary change in the terminal of the Golden Temple Mail for a further six months officials said on MondayAccording to a press release issued by Western Railwayrsquos Chief Public Relations Officer Vineet Abhishek Train No 12903 Mumbai CentralAmritsar Golden Temple Mail will continue to originate from Bandra Terminus instead of Mumbai Central until August 17 2026Similarly Train No 12904 AmritsarndashMumbai Central Golden Temple Mail will continue to terminate at Bandra Terminus in place of Mumbai Central until August 15 2026Western Railway shifts Karnavati Express to Bandra Vande Bharat to run with 20 coachesEarlier in January Western Railway announced temporary operational changes to two important train services in Mumbai officials saidAn official statement said that the train number 1293312934 Karnavati Express which usually runs between Mumbai Central and VatvaAhmedabad will temporarily originate and terminate at Bandra Terminus instead of Mumbai CentralEffective Period 26 January 2026 to 7 March 2026Departure from Bandra Terminus Train 12933 1355 hrsArrival at Bandra Terminus Train 12934 1230 hrsNo change in timings between Borivali and VatvaAhmedabadVande Bharat Express to run with 20 coachesTrain No 2296122962 AhmedabadMumbai CentralAhmedabad Vande Bharat Express will be temporarily augmented from 16 coaches to 20 coaches offering more capacity to passengersEffective Period 26 January 2026 to 7 March 2026Additional coaches 4 extra coaches addedPassengers advised to plan accordinglyPassengers are urged to note of the temporary changes and plan their travel in advance For detailed information on timings halts and coach composition passengers may visit the Indian Railways website the Western Railway saidWestern Railway resumes services at KandivaliDays after the cancellation of as many as 204 Mumbai local trains the Western Railway in January said that the engineering teams had completed the scheduled work in KandivaliAn official statement said that the Western Railway teams worked through the night and into the early hours of Wednesday January 21 to make the Kandivali carshed line operational successfully reversing several train cancellations by the morningThe intensive maintenance effort was undertaken to ensure smooth suburban services on the Mumbai suburban network which had been disrupted due to infrastructurerelated workAccording to railway officials the Kandivali crossover was inspected and declared fit for operations early on Wednesday morning clearing the way for the resumption of scheduled servicesldquoThe Kandivali crossover was given fit in the morning and the first MaladChurchgate fast train service was operated todayrdquo an official said