Title - Mangalore-Ahmedabad weekly trains from Oct 16 to Nov 27

MANGALORE: Konkan Railway will operate AC Super Fast special trains between Ahmedabad and Mangalore on a weekly basis to clear extra rush during Diwali.

The Ahmedabad - Mangalore special train No. 09420 will run on every Wednesday from October 16 to November 27 with a total of seven trips. The train will leave from Ahmedabad at 4.35pm and will reach Mangalore at 7.40pm next day. This time table is applicable up to October 31 of monsoon time table. From November 1 onwards during the non-monsoon time table, the train will leave from Ahmedabad at 4.35pm and will reach at Mangalore at 7.05 pm on next day.

Train No. 09419 Mangalore - Ahmedabad special train will run every Thursday from October 17 to November 28, again with a total of seven trips. The train will leave from Mangalore at 10.30pm and reach Ahmedabad at 12.50am on third day up to October 31. From November 1 onwards, the train will leave from Mangalore at 10.30pm and reach Ahmedabad at 23.15 pm on second day.

The special trains will halt at Nadiyad, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Vapi, Vasai, Panvel, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Kudal, Pernem, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon, Karwar, Kumta, Murdeshwar, Bhatkal, Kundapur, Udupi, Suratkal, Thokur. The train will have 15 coaches.