Ganesh Utsav is a festival of great importance to the people of Konkan region. It is celebrated with enthusiasm and zeal by all. The natives and devotees visit the Konkan belt to witness this divine celebration of this Festival.

Hon'ble Minister of Railways, Shri. Piyush Goyal is always keen for safe and pleasant journey of railway passengers, considering this vision Konkan Railway has taken up various initiatives to ensure a safe and pleasant journey of the devotees of Lord Ganesha for the year 2019.

Due to land slide between PADIL - KULASEKHARA section in Palghat division over Southern Railway the following trains have been Cancelled / Short terminated / Partially Cancelled.

Cancellation :

Sr.No

Train No.

Dated

1

12201 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Kochuveli “Garib Rath” Express

23/08/2019

2

16338 Ernakulam - Okha Express

23/08/2019

Good news for devotees of Lord Ganesha!!! It has been decided to run an unreserved special train between Mumbai CSMT and Thivim stations in co-ordination with Central Railway to clear extra rush of passengers during Ganapati Festival - 2019. Details are as follows :

Train no. 01193 / 01194 Mumbai CSMT - Thivim - Mumbai CSMT Unreserved Special:

Train no. 01193 Mumbai CSMT - Thivim Unreserved Special will leave from Mumbai CSMT at 20:50 hrs on 23rd August 2019, Friday. The train will reach Thivim at 12:00 hrs on the next day.

Good news for the devotees of Lord Ganesha !!! It has been decided to augment extra coaches in Ganapati Special Trains in co-ordination with Western Railway to clear extra rush of passengers during Ganapati Festival - 2019. Details are as follows :

Sl. No.

Train No.

Present

Composition

Composition after

Augmentation

Date of

Augmentation

1

09011 / 09012

Good news for passengers !!! It has been decided by Southern Railway to run One way special trains from Trivandrum Central to H. Nizamuddin and from Coimbatore to Lokmanya Tilak (T) to clear extra rush of passengers. Details are as follows :

1) Train No. 06095 Trivandrum Central – H. Nizamuddin One Way Special :

Train No. 06095 Trivandrum Central – H. Nizamuddin One Way Special will leave from Trivandrum Central at 19:15 hrs on 17th August 2019 Saturday. Train will reach H. Nizamuddin at 16:55 hrs on 19th August 2019 Monday.

Good news for the devotees of Lord Ganesha !!! It has been decided to run additional special trains between Pune / Lokmanya Tilak (T) / Panvel and Sawantwadi Road station to clear extra rush of passengers during Ganapati festival – 2019 in co-ordination with Central Railway. Details are as follows :

1) Train No. 01221 / 01222 Pune Jn. - Sawantwadi Road – Lokmanya Tilak (T) Special :

Good news for the devotees of Lord Ganesha !!! It has been decided to augment extra coaches in Ganapati Special Trains in co-ordination of Central Railway to clear extra rush of passengers during Ganapati Festival - 2019. Details are as follows :

Passengers are requested to kindly avail the services.

Good news for passengers !!! Taking into account the various hardships being encountered by the people staying in and around Sawantwadi of Sindhudurg District to travel between Mumbai & Sawantwadi, It has been decided by Ministry of Railways  to provide stoppage to Train No. 12051 / 12052 Dadar (T)  - Madgaon Jn. - Dadar (T)  Janshatabdi Express (Daily) at Sawantwadi Road station on experimental basis for a period of six months from 30th August 2019 Friday.             

Good news for passengers!!! It has been decided by Southern Railway to convert the second ICF rake (out of four rakes) of Train no. 16346 / 16345 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Lokmanya Tilak (T)- Thiruvananthapuram Central Netravati Express with LHB rake . Details are as follows :

Passengers are requested to kindly note the same.