Central Railways will run 22 tri-weekly special trains between Mumbai and Ballia to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Holi festival. The details are as under:
Train no.01001 tri-weekly special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 14.15 hrs from March 7 to March 30. It will arrive in Ballia at 01.45 hrs on the third day.
Train no.01002 tri-weekly special will leave Ballia every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 15.15 hrs from March 9 to April 1 and will arrive at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 03.35 hrs on the third day.
Halts: Kalyan, Nashik Road, Bhusaval, Harda, Itarsi, Rani Kamlapati, Bina, Lalitpur, Tikamgarh, Khargapur, Chhatarpur, Khajuraho, Mahoba, Banda, Chitrakutdham Karwi, Manikpur, Prayagraj, Gyanpur Road, Varanasi, Aunrihar, Mau and Rasra
Composition: One AC 2 Tier, Six AC-3 Tier, 11 Sleeper Class and 5 Second Class Seating
Reservation: Bookings for fully reserved special train No. 01001 on special charges will open on March 3 at all computerised reservation centres and on the website. For detailed timings and halts please visit or download NTES App.
Apart from this, Central Railways introduced 36 additional suburban services with a revised mainline suburban timetable with effect from February 19. The changes in timings of suburban services are in accordance with the revised timings of Mail/Express trains and the commissioning of the 5th and 6th lines between Thane and Diva.