Holi Festival Special Trains: Finally, good news for the passengers, Four weekly special trains each will be operated on Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Patna, LTT- Varanasi, LTT-Mau and Pune-Danapur route

These trains will run on different days between March 5 to 15 and their coach composition will also differ.

Indian Railways’ Central Railway zone will operate 26 extra trains on its north-bound routes from Mumbai to clear the rush during the Holi festival.  Four weekly special trains each will be operated on Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Patna, LTT- Varanasi, LTT-Mau and Pune-Danapur route, whereas 10 trains will be operated between Pune and Balharshah stations. These trains will run on different days between March 5 to 15 and their coach composition will also differ. Booking for these trains will begin from February 29 onwards

Here is the full list of Holi special trains:

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Patna-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus specials (weekly)

Train No. 02041 Weekly Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 05.10 hrs on Thursday 5.3.2020 and 12.3.2020 and will arrive Patna at 11.20 hrs on next day i.e. Friday.

Train No. 01104 Weekly Special will leave Patna at 21.00 hrs on Friday 6.3.2020 and 13.3.2020 and will arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 04.10 hrs third day i.e. Sunday.

Halts: Thane, Kalyan , Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Harda, Itarsi, Pipapriya, Gadarwara, Narsinghpur, Madan Mahal, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Satna, Manikpur, Allahabad Chheoki, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaye, Buxar and Ara.

Composition: One AC 2 Tier, Three AC-3 Tier, 14 Sleeper Class and 5 General Second Class.

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus- Varanasi- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus specials (weekly)

Train No. 01117 Weekly Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 23.05 hrs on Sunday 8.3.2020 and 15.3.2020 and will arrive Varanasi at 6.15 hrs on Third day i.e. Tuesday.

02048 Weekly Special will leave Varanasi at 8.00 hrs on Tuesday 10.3.2020 and 17.3.2020 and will arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 14.00 hrs next day.

Halts: Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Harda, Itarsi, Pipapriya, Gadarwara, Narsinghpur, Madan Mahal, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Satna, Manikpur and Allahabad Chheoki.

Composition: One AC 2 Tier, Three AC-3 Tier, 14 Sleeper class and 5 General Second Class.

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus- MAU- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus specials (weekly) 4Trips

Train No. 02043 Weekly Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 5.10 hrs on Saturday 7.3.2020 and 14.3.2020 and will arrive Mau at 9.50 hrs on next day i.e. Sunday.

01120 Weekly Special will leave Mau at 19.25 hrs on Sunday 08.3.2020 and 15.3.2020 and will arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 05.00 hrs Third day.

Halts: Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Harda, Itarsi, Hoshangabad, Bhopal, Vidisha, Bina, Saugor, Damoh, Katni Murwara, Maihar, Satna, Manikpur and Allahabad Chheoki, Varanasi and Aunrihar Jn.

Composition: One AC 2 Tier, Three AC-3 Tier, 14 Sleeper class and 5 General Second Class.

Pune-Danapur-Pune specials (weekly) 4Trips

Train No. 01123 Weekly Special will leave Pune at 17.40 hrs on Sunday 8.3.2020 and 15.3.2020 and will arrive Danapur at 01.30 hrs on third day i.e. Tuesday.

Train No. 01124 Weekly Special will leave Danapur at 6.30 hrs on 11.3.2020 and 17.3.2020 and will arrive Pune at 17.10 hrs next day.

Halts: Ahmednagar, Belapur, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Pipapriya, Gadarwara, Narsinghpur, Madan Mahal, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Satna, Manikpur, Allahabad Chheoki, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaye, Buxar and Ara.

Composition: One AC 2 Tier, Three AC-3 Tier, 14 Sleeper Class and 5 General Second Class.

Pune-Ballarshah-Pune specials (weekly)10Trips

Train No. 02049 Weekly Special will leave Pune at 17.30 hrs on every Tuesday from 3.3.2020 to 31.3.2020 (5 Trips) and will arrive Ballarshah at 14.25 hrs next day.

Train No. 01480 Weekly Special will leave Ballarshah at 18.15 hrs on every Wednesday from 04.03.2020 to 01.04.2020 (5 Trips) and will arrive Pune at 17.00 hrs next day.

Halts: Lonavala, Kalyan, Vasai Road, Virar, Palghar, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Bhestan, Chalthan, Nandurbar, Amalner, Dharagaon, Paldhi, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Badnera, Dhamangaon, Wardha, Hinganghat and Chandrapur.

Composition: One AC 2 Tier, Five AC-3 Tier, 8 Sleeper Class, and 6 General Second Class.

Reservation: Bookings for Special Train No. 02041/01117/02043/01123 and 02049/01480 special trains on special charges will open from 29.2.2020 at all PRS locations and o¬n website www.irctc.co.in. General second class coaches will run as unreserved coaches and tickets can be booked through UTS as applicable to superfast mail/express trains.