Title - Ahmedabad-Madgaon Ganpati special trains from September 2

MANGALORE: In order to cater to the extra rush of passengers during the ensuing Ganpati Festival, Konkan Railway, in co-ordination with Western Railway has introduced special trains between Ahmedabad-Madgaon.

Train 09416 Ahmedabad Madgoan will operate every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from September 2 to 21. It will start from Ahmedabad 4.55 pm and reach Madgoan 4.30pm the next day.

Train 09415 Madgoan Ahmedabad will operate on every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from September 3 to 22. It will start from Madgaon at 8 pm and reach Ahmeddabad at 7.20 pm the next day. The trains will halt at Nadiad, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Vapi, Dhanu Road, Boisar,Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Savarda, Sangmeshwar, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road,Kankavali, Sindhudurg,kudal, Zarap, Sawantwadi Road, Madure, Pernem, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon. The train will have 17 coaches.

Apart from this Konkan Railway, in coordiantion with Central Railway will also be running the following Special trains for Ganpati Festival. They are: Mumbai CST-Madgaon- Mumbai CST(Train No. 01033/01034), Six days a week; Lokmanya Tilak (T) -Madgaon- Lokmanya Tilak (T) (Train No. 01045/01046), Weekly; Lokmanya Tilak -Pernem- Lokmanya Tilak (Train no. 01039/01040), Bi-weekly; Lokmanya Tilak -Pernem- Lokmanya Tilak (Train no.01043/01044), Weekly; Mumbai CST -Pernem - Mumbai CST( Train no. 01041/01042), Bi-weekly; Dadar-Sawantwadi-Dadar (Train no. 01003/01004), Tri-weekly and Lokmanya Tilak -Ratnagiri- Lokmanya Tilak (Train no. 01037/01038), Daily.