The Central Railway will run 28 Holi Special Trains to accommodate the increased passenger demand during the Holi festival. These trains will run from Mumbai to Nagpur, Madgaon, and Nanded, as well as from Pune to Nagpur, between March 6 and March 18, 2025.
Bookings for these special trains, available at special charges, will open on February 24, 2025, at all computerized reservation centers and online.
According to Central Railway, these special trains will run on the Mumbai-Nagpur, Mumbai-Madgaon, and Mumbai-Nanded routes. Additionally, Pune-Nagpur services will be available to manage the festive rush.
The detailed schedule is as follows:
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)- NAGPUR-CSMT Bi-weekly special (8 trips)
Train no.02139 Bi-weekly special will leave CSMT on March 9, 11, 16, and 18, 2025 (Sunday & Tuesday) at 00.20 hrs and will arrive in Nagpur at 15.10 hrs same day.
In the Return journey, Train no.02140 Bi-weekly special will leave Nagpur on March 9, 11, 16, and 18 (Sunday & Tuesday) at 20.00 hrs and arrive in CSMT at 13.30 hrs the next day.
Composition: One First AC, One First AC cum AC-2 Tier, Two AC-2 Tier, 10 AC-3 Tier, 4 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class, and 2 General Second Class cum Guard brake van.
Halts: Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Murtizapur, Badnera, Dhamangaon and Wardha.
2. CSMT-Madgaon-CSMT Weekly Special (4 trips)
Train no.01151 Weekly Special will leave CSMT on March 6 and 13, 2025 (Thursday) at 00.20 hrs and will arrive in Madgaon at 13.30 hrs the same day.
In the return journey, Train No. 01152 Weekly Special will leave Madgaon on March 6 and March 13, 2025 (Thursday) at 14.15 hrs and will arrive at CSMT at 03.45 hrs the next day.
Composition: One First AC, One First AC cum AC-2 Tier, Two AC-2 Tier, 10 AC-3 Tier, 4 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class cum Guard’s brake van.
Halts: Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Pen, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road and Thivim.
3. LTT- Madgaon-LTT Weekly Special (4 trips)
Train no.01129 Weekly special will leave LTT on March 13 and 20 (Thursday) at 22.15 hrs and will arrive in Madgaon at 10.30 hrs the next day.
In the return journey, Train no. 01130 Weekly Special will leave Madgaon on March 14, and 21.03.2025 (Friday) at 14.30 hrs and will arrive at LTT at 04.05 hrs the next day.
Composition: One First AC, Two AC 2-Tier, Six AC 3-Tier, 8 Sleeper class. 1 Pantry car and 2 Generator Cars.
Halts: Thane, Panvel, Pen, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilavade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal and Sawantwadi Road.
4. LTT – Hazur Sahib Nanded – LTT Weekly Special (4 trips)
Train no.01105 Weekly special will leave LTT on March 12 and 19, 2025 (Wednesday) at 00.55 hrs and will arrive at Nanded at 21.00 hrs the same day.
In the return journey, Train no. 01106 Weekly special will leave Nanded on 12.03.2025 & 19.03.2025 (Wednesday) at 22.30 hrs and will arrive at LTT at 16.05 hrs next day.
Composition: One First AC, One AC 2-Tier, 5 AC-3-Tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 Second Seating, 1 Pantry, 1 Generator Van and 1 Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Van
Halts: Thane, Kalyan, Lonavala, Pune, Daund, Kurduwadi, Barsi Town, Osmanabad, Latur,, Latur Road, Parli, , Gangakher , Parbhani and Purna
5. Pune - Nagpur- Pune Weekly Special (4 trips)
Train no.01469 Weekly special will leave Pune on March 11 and 18, 2025 (Tuesday) at 15.50 hrs and will arrive at Nagpur at 06.30 pm the next day.
In the return journey, Train no.01470 Weekly special will leave Nagpur on 12.03.2025 & 19.03.2025 (Wednesday) at 08.00 hrs and will arrive in Pune at 23.30 hrs same day
Composition: Three AC 2-tier, 15 AC 3-Tier, 1 General Second Class cum Guard’s brake van & and 1 Generator Van.
6. Pune - Nagpur- Pune Weekly Special (4 trips)
Train no.01467 special will leave Pune on March 12 and 19, 2025 (Wednesday) at 15.50 hrs and will arrive in Nagpur at 06.30 pm the next day.
In the return journey, Train no.01468 special will leave Nagpur on 13.03.2025 & 20.03.2025 (Thursday) at 08.00 hrs and will arrive in Pune at 23.30 hrs on the same day.