The Indian Railways will run four special trains during the Winter/Diwali/Chhath Festival season in 2024 to manage the anticipated surge in passengers. These trains will operate between Lokmanya Tilak (T) and Sawantwadi Road, Pune Jn. and Sawantwadi Road, Sawantwadi Road and Panvel, and Lokmanya Tilak (T) and Kochuveli. The specific days...
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and timings of departure and arrival, along with the halting stations and the composition of coaches, are provided for each train.

The Palakkad division of the Indian Railways has announced various regulations for train services on specific dates due to track maintenance works. Several trains will be fully cancelled, partially cancelled, rescheduled, or regulated, impacting specific journeys commencing from various stations on different dates. The regulations include: * **Cancellation:** Train No. 06455...
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(Shoranur Junction - Kozhikode Express Special) will be fully cancelled on May 11th, 18th, 21st, and 25th. * **Partial Cancellation:** Train No. 06459 (Coimbatore Junction - Shoranur Junction Passenger Special) will be short-terminated at Palakkad Junction on May 5th and 11th, cancelling the service between Palakkad Junction and Shoranur Junction. * **Rescheduling:** Train No. 22638 (Mangaluru Central - Dr. MGR Chennai Central West Coast Superfast Express) scheduled to depart from Mangaluru Central on May 9th at 23.45 hrs will be rescheduled to depart at 01.45 hrs on May 10th (delayed by 2 hours). * **Regulation:** Numerous train services, including those with train numbers 06458, 12511, 12685, 16604, 16336, 22638, 12618, 22637, 12685, 16604, 12618, 12218, 06024, 16344, 16348, 16528, 12484, 16338, and 16346, will be regulated by varying durations (ranging from 40 minutes to 3 hours 20 minutes) en route. Specific dates and times for these regulations are detailed in the original announcement.

The Indian Railway department has announced special express trains between Lokmanyatilak and Kochuveli to manage the summer vacation rush. The first train (01463) will depart from Lokmanyatilak at 4 pm on April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 and June 6, reaching Kochuveli at 8:45 p.m. the next...
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day. The return train (01464) departs from Kochuveli at 4:20 pm on April 13, 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25, June 1 and 8, arriving at Lokmanyatilak at 9:50 pm the next day. These special trains will have stops at Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur, Thrissur, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Kayamkulam, Kollam, and Kochuveli in Kerala.

Central Railway has announced 28 additional summer special trains to manage increased passenger traffic during the summer season. Two services are being offered between CSMT Mumbai and Mau, departing on Wednesdays and Fridays, with a travel duration of three days. The trains will stop at various stations along the route, including...
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Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, Veerangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Urai, Govindpuri, Fatehpur, Prayagraj, Janghai, Jaunpur, Shahganj, and Azamgarh. The trains will consist of 2 AC III tier coaches, 18 sleeper class coaches, and 2 luggage cum guard brake vans. Another service is a weekly special train between LTT Mumbai and Kochuveli, departing every Thursday and Saturday. This train will halt at stations including Thane, Panvel, Roha, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Sawantwadi Road, Madgaon Junction, Karwar, Kumta, Kundapur, Udupi, Mangaluru Junction, Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur, Thrissur, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Kayankulam, and Kollam Junction. This train will comprise 1 First AC, 1 First AC cum AC II tier, 2 AC II tier, 6 AC III tier, 8 general second class coaches, and 2 guard brake vans. Bookings for the special trains 01079 and 01463 will open on 08.04.2024 at all computerized reservation centers and on www.irctc.co.in.

Central Railway is running additional summer special trains to handle the increased passenger traffic during the summer season. Two trains are being operated: CSMT-Mau Special and LTT-Kochuveli Weekly Special. The CSMT-Mau Special will run twice, departing CSMT Mumbai on April 10th and May 1st and arriving Mau on the third day....
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The return journey will also be in two trips, departing Mau on April 12th and May 3rd and arriving CSMT Mumbai on the third day. The train stops at various stations including Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, and others. The LTT-Kochuveli Weekly Special will run every Thursday from April 11th to June 27th, departing LTT Mumbai and arriving Kochuveli the next day. The return journey will run every Saturday from April 13th to June 29th, departing Kochuveli and arriving LTT Mumbai the next day. This train halts at stations including Thane, Panvel, Roha, and others. Reservations for both trains opened on April 8th on the IRCTC website and at computerized reservation centers. For detailed timings, passengers can visit the Indian Railways website or use the NTES App.