Special Trains for Ganpati Festival 2022 Season

This chapter details the list of festival and holiday seasonal special trains for the auspicious occasion of the Ganpati (Vinayak Chathurthi) festival season during August and September 2022. These trains are announced to be run by Central Railway and Western Railway zones of Indian Railways. They will majorly connect the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat and Goa and along the Konkan coast.

Note: All these trains charge Special Fares which is around 20% more than regular train fares.

Currently announced special trains for Ganpati festival season 2022:

• One daily and two weekly express specials between Mumbai and Mangalore
• Six days a week express between Mumbai and Goa and one day to Kudal
• Thrice-weekly specials one day each from Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat
• Daily return services between Mumbai and Sawantwadi
• Biweekly overnight express services between Nagpur and Goa
• Weekly specials between Pune and Kudal
• Pune – Thivim – Panvel – Kudal – Pune weekend circuit services

Please scroll down to know more about these trains. Click on the train number to view detailed timetable and all other information of the Ganpati special trains for the 2022 festival season. Reservations for all these special trains are currently open though IRCTC and other channels. The list will be updated as and when further trains are announced.

Ganpati Festival Special Trains between Mumbai and Goa and Mangalore

09003/09004 Mumbai Central – Madgaon – Mumbai Central 6 days Ganpati Special (WR)

• 09003 Ganpati festival special will depart from Mumbai Central MMCT at 1230 on all days (except Tuesdays) from August 24 to September 12 2022 to arrive Madgaon at 0430 the next day.
• 09004 Ganpati festival special will depart from Madgaon MAO at 0915 on all days (except Wednesdays) from August 25 to September 13 2022 to arrive Mumbai Central MMCT at 0100 the next day.

Accommodation: 01 AC 2 tier, 05 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 04 General Unreserved, 02 SLRs (24 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: Borivali, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavli, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim, Karmali.

01165/01166 Mumbai LTT – Mangalore Jn – Mumbai LTT Tuesdays AC Express Special (CR)

Runs from both ends on Tuesdays August 16, 23, 30, September 06 2022

• 01165 Ganpati festival AC express special will run from Mumbai Kurla LTT at 0045 on Tuesdays to arrive Mangalore at 1930 the same day.
• 01166 Ganpati festival AC express special will run from Mangalore Jn MAJN at 2220 on Tuesdays to arrive at Mumbai Kurla LTT at 1830 the next day.

Composition: 01 AC First Class, 03 AC 2 tier, 15 AC 3 tier, 02 EOGs (22 coaches LHB rake)

Route and Stoppages: Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon Jn., Karwar, Akola, Gokarna Road, Kumta, Honnavar, Murdeshwar, Bhatkal, Mookambika Road Byndoor, Kundapura, Udupi, Mulki, Surathkal.

01153/01154 Mumbai LTT – Mangalore Thokur – Mumbai LTT Daily Ganesha Special (CR)

Thokur is a small station on the outskirts of Mangalore City. It is around 15 km from Mangalore city centre. It is the last station on the Konkan Railway just before the jurisdiction of SR begins.

Runs every day from August 14 to September 11 2022.

• 01153 Mangalore Thokur Ganpati festival special train will depart from Mumbai Kurla LTT at 2215 daily to arrive Madgaon Goa at 1000 and Mangalore Thokur at 1630 the next day.
• 01154 Mumbai LTT Ganesha festival special train will depart from Mangalore Thokur TOK at 1930 daily to arrive Madgaon Goa at 0050 and Mumbai Kurla LTT at 1325 the next day.

Accommodation: 01 AC 2-tier, 04 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper coaches, 05 Second sitting (2S), 02 SLR (24 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon Jn., Karwar, Gokarna Road, Kumta, Murdeshwar, Bhatkal, Mookambika Road Byndoor, Kundapura, Udupi, Mulki, Surathkal.

09001/09002 Mumbai Central – Mangalore Thokur – Mumbai Central Weekly Ganpati Special (WR)

• 09001 Ganpati special train will depart from Mumbai Central MMCT at 1200 on Tuesdays August 23, 30, September 06 2022 to arrive at Mangalore Thokur at 0930 the next day.

• 09002 Ganpati special train will depart from Mangalore Thokur TOK at 1045 on Wednesdays August 24, 31, September 07 to arrive at Mumbai Central at 0705 the next day.

Composition: 01 AC 2 tier, 05 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 04 General Unreserved, 02 SLRs (24 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: Borivali, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavli, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon, Karwar, Gokarna Road, Kumta, Murdeshwar, Bhatkal, Mookambika Road Byndoor, Kundapura, Udupi, Mulki, Surathkal.

01137/01138 Mumbai CSMT – Sawantwadi Road – Mumbai CSMT Daily Ganapati Special (CR)

Runs every day from August 21 until September 11 2022.

• 01137 Ganpati festival special train will depart Mumbai CSTM daily at 0020 every day to arrive Sawantwadi Road at 1400 the same day.
• 01138 Ganpati festival special train will depart Sawantwadi Road daily at 1440 every day to arrive Mumbai CSTM at 0345 the next day.

Composition: 01 AC 2 tier, 04 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 05 General Unreserved, 02 SLRs (24 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: Mumbai Dadar Central, Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal.

01172/01173 Mumbai Kurla LTT – Sawantwadi Road – Mumbai LTT one-trip Ganpati special (CR)

• 01172 Ganapati special train will leave from Mumbai LTT at 1655 on Thursday, August 25 to arrive Sawantwadi Road at 0400 the next day.

• 01173 Ganapati special train will leave from Sawantwadi Road SWV at 0440 on Friday, August 26 to arrive Mumbai Kurla LTT at 1700 the same day.

Composition: 09 Sleeper coaches, 07 General Second class, 02 SLR (18 coaches)

Route and Stoppages: Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal.

09011/09012 Mumbai Bandra Terminus – Kudal – Mumbai Bandra Terminus Ganpati special (WR)

Kudal is a small town station in Maharashtra on the Konkan near Sawantwadi and the Goa border.

• 09011 special will depart Mumbai Bandra Terminus BDTS at 1440 on Thursdays August 25, September 01, 07 2022 to arrive Kudal KUDL at 0540 the next day.
• 09012 special will depart Kudal KUDL at 0645 on Fridays August 26, September 02, 08 2022 to arrive Mumbai Bandra Terminus at 2130 the same day.

Composition: 20 Antyodaya Second Seating coaches, 02 EOGs (22 coaches LHB)

Route and Stoppages: Borivali, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavli, Sindhudurg.

01167/01170/01169/01168 Mumbai LTT – Kudal – Panvel – Kudal – Mumbai LTT one-trip circuit Ganpati special (CR)

• 01167 Kudal Ganpati special train will run from Mumbai Kurla LTT at 0045 on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 and will reach Kudal KUDL at 1100 the same day.
• 01170 Panvel Ganpati special will run from Kudal KUDL at 1200 on Wednesday, August 24 to reach Panvel PNVL at 2255 the same day.
• 01169 Kudal Ganpati special will run from Panvel PNVL at 0010 on Thursday, August 25 to reach Kudal KUDL at 0900 the same day.
• 01168 Mumbai Ganpati special train will run from Kudal KUDL at 1100 on Thursday, August 25, 2022 and will reach Mumbai LTT at 2355 the same day.

Accommodation: 18 Sleeper coaches 02 SLRs (20 coaches)

Route and Stoppages: (Thane – 01167/8 only), Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg.

Ganpati Festival Special Trains between Rest of Maharashtra and Konkan

01139/01140 Nagpur – Madgaon – Nagpur via Kalyan Ganpati Bi-weekly Special (CR)

• 01139 Madgaon Ganapati/Summer special will train depart from Nagpur at 1505 on Wednesdays and Saturdays August 24, 27, 30, September 03, 07, 10 2022 to arrive at Madgaon Goa at 1730 on Thursdays and Sundays.

• 01140 Nagpur Ganpati/Summer special train will leave from Madgaon Goa at 1900 on Sundays and Thursdays August 25, 28, 31, September 04, 08, 11 2022 to arrive Nagpur at 2130 on Fridays and Mondays.

Composition: 01 AC 2 tier, 04 AC 3 tier, 11 Sleeper coaches, 04 General unreserved, 02 SLRs (22 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: Wadha, Pulgaon, Dhamangaon, Badnera, Akola, Malkapur, Bhusaval, Nashik Road, Igatpuri, Kalyan, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim, Karmali.

01141/01142 Pune – Kudal – Pune Weekly Ganpati Special Train (CR)

• 01141 Pune to Kudal via Lonavla Ganesha festival special train will depart from Pune at 0030 on Tuesdays August 23, 30 and September 7 to arrive Kudal at 1400 the same day.

• 01142 Kudal to Pune via Lonavla Ganesha festival special train from will depart from Kudal at 1530 on Tuesdays August 23, 30 and September 7 to arrive Pune at 0650 the next day.

Composition: 15 AC 3 tier, 3 Sleeper, 02 EOGs (19 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: Lonavala, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg.

01157/01158 Roha – Chiplun – Roha SF MEMU Express Special (KR)

Runs on August 19, 20, 21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, September 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 10, 11, 12 2022

• 01157 SF MEMU special will depart Roha at 1105 every day to arrive at Chiplun at 1320.
• 01158 SF MEMU special will depart Chiplun at 1345 every day to arrive at Roha at 1610.

Composition: 8 car MEMU

Stoppages: Mangaon, Veer, Karanjadi, Vinhere, Khed.

Pune – Thivim – Panvel – Kudal – Pune weekend special circuit

01146 Pune – Thivim Ganpati Special Train (CR)

• 01146 Thivim via Lonavla Ganesha special train will leave from Pune at 1730 on Fridays August 26, September 02, 09 2022 to arrive at Thivim at 1140 on Saturdays.

01144 Thivim – Panvel Ganpati Special Train (CR)

• 01144 Panvel Ganesha festival special will leave from Thivim at 1440 on Saturdays August 27, September 03, 10 2022 to arrive Panvel at 0245 on Sundays.

01143 Panvel – Kudal Ganpati Special Train (CR)

• 01143 Kudal Ganesha festival special will depart from Panvel at 0500 on Sundays August 28, September 04, 11 2022 to arrive Kudal at 1400 the same day.

01145 Kudal – Pune Ganpati Special Train (CR)

• 01145 Kudal to Pune via Lonavla Ganpati special train will leave from Kudal at 1445 on Sundays August 28, September 04, 11 2022 to arrive Pune at 0550 on Mondays.

Composition: 01 AC 2 tier, 04 AC 3 tier, 11 Sleeper coaches, 04 General unreserved, 02 SLRs (22 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: (Chinchwad, Talegaon, Lonavala – 01146/01145 only), Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal (for 01144 o­nly), Sawantwadi Road (for 01145 o­nly), Thivim (for 01144/01145 o­nly).

Ganpati Festival Special Trains between Gujarat and Goa/Konkan

09412/09411 Ahmedabad – Kudal – Ahmedabad Weekly Ganpati Special (WR)

• 09412 Ganpati festival special will run from Ahmedabad ADI at 0930 on Tuesdays August 30 and September 06 2022 to arrive Kudal KUDL via Vasai Road and Panvel at 0540 the next day.
• 09411 Ganpati festival special will run from Kudal KUDL at 0645 on Wednesdays August 31 and September 07 2022 to arrive Ahmedabad via Panvel and Vasai Road at 0330 the next day.

Composition: 02 AC 2 tier, 06 AC 3 tier, 08 Sleeper class coaches, 04 Second Seating, 02 EOGs (22 coaches LHB).

Route and Stoppages: Vadodara, Surat, Vapi, Palghar, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavli, Sindhudurg.

09150/09149 Vadodara Vishwamitri – Kudal – Vadodara Vishwamitri Weekly Special (WR)

• 09150 Ganpati festival special will depart from Vadodara Vishwamitri VS at 1000 on Mondays August 29 and September 05 2022 to arrive Kudal KUDL at 0540 the next day.
• 09149 Ganpati festival special will depart from Kudal KUDL at 0645 on Tuesdays August 30 and September 06 2022 to arrive Vadodara Vishwamitri at 0100 the next day.

Composition: 01 AC 2 tier, 05 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class coaches, 04 Second sitting, 02 SLRs (24 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: Bharuch, Surat, Vapi, Palghar, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavli, Sindhudurg.

09018/09017 Surat Udhna – Madgaon – Surat Udhna Weekend festival special (WR)

• 09018 Ganpati festival special will depart from Surat Udhna UDN at 1525 on Fridays August 26, September 02, 09 2022 to arrive Madgaon Goa MAO at 0900 the next day.
• 09017 Ganpati festival special will depart from Madgaon Goa MAO at 1005 on Saturdays August 17, September 03, 10 2022 to arrive Surat Udhna UDN at 0500 the next day.

Composition: 01 AC 2 tier, 05 AC 3 tier, 12 Sleeper Class coaches, 04 Second sitting, 02 SLRs (24 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: Navsari, Valsad, Vapi, Palghar, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sawarda, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavli, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim, Karmali.

More Ganpati special trains for the 2022 festival season may be announced in due course.

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