The Indian Railways has introduced new train services for travellers on the Mumbai-Bihar route. The decision has been taken to manage the extreme passenger rush during the festive season. Ahead of Diwali and Chhat Puja celebrations, the Indian Railways has started operating the LTT Mumbai-Raxaul Superfast Special every week.
Special trains have been introduced to manage the excessive passenger rush on the route. The first LTT Mumbai-Raxaul Superfast Special started on October 6 and will run till February 2, 2025.
The Raxaul-Mumbai LTT special train service was started on October 4. It will be available till January 31, 2025, as per the Central Railway.
The Indian Railways has introduced 36 special trains of LTT Mumbai-Raxaul Superfast Special (05585/05586) to reduce passenger rush on the route.
The LTT Mumbai-Raxaul special train will run 18 trips by January next year. The service will start every Sunday at 4 pm and will end at Raxaul railway station in Bihar at 7.45 am on the third day, Tuesday.
The major stops of the trains are Kalyan, Nasik, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Prayagraj Cheoki, Deen Dayal Upadhya, Danapur, Patliputra, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi and Bairgania.
The LTT Mumbai-Raxaul Superfast Special Train comprises 22 LHB coaches, including thirteen sleeper class coaches and eight second-seat class/general class coaches.
The LTT Mumbai-Raxaul Superfast Special Train is an attempt by the Indian Railways to manage the passenger rush. In another development, the Indian Railways announced that it will continue operating several special trains between Dadar and Bhusaval.
The Indian Central Railway will operate 104 special trains to manage the additional passenger rush. This includes the Dadar-Bhusaval-Dadar tri-weekly special with 78 trips from October 1, 2024 to December 30, 2024.
The press release states, “09051 Tri-Weekly Special will operate every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 01.10.2024 to 30.12.2024 (39 trips). 09052 Tri-Weekly Special will operate every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 01.10.2024 to 30.12.2024 (39 trips).”
