Central Railway to run AC Holi special trains between Mumbai and Sawantwadi, check details here

Central Railway will operate two AC Special trains for passengers travelling between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT in Mumbai and Sawantwadi Road during the upcoming Holi 2026festivalThe special trains aim to provide convenient and comfortable travel options for passengers heading to the Konkan region during the festive period an official statement saidThe Central Railway also shared details of the Holi special trainsCSMTSawantwadi Road AC Special Train No 01071 will depart CSMT at 1220 am on March 1 and arrive at Sawantwadi Road at 1230 pm the same day Train No 01072 will leave Sawantwadi Road at 520 pm on March 1 and reach CSMT at 345 am on March 2 Major Halts Include Dadar Thane Panvel Pen Roha Mangaon Veer Khed Chiplun Sawarda Aravali Road Sangameshwar Road Ratnagiri Adavali Vilavade Rajapur Road Vaibhawwadi Road Nandgaon Kankavali Sindhudurg and KudalTrain composition and booking Each AC Holi Special trainwill have 18 AC 3Tier Economy coaches and 2 Generator Vans to ensure comfortable travelReservation Details Bookings for Train No 01071 are open at all computerised reservation centres and online via the official website IRCTCPassengers can check detailed timings at halts on the official enquiry website RailOne App or NTES App officials saidCentral Railway has requested passengers to take advantage of these special AC services during Holi and to plan their journeys in advance due to expected festive rushCR to run six unreserved Holi special trains between MumbaiRatnagiriIn an another statement the Central Railway announced that it will run six additional unreserved special trains between Mumbai and Ratnagiri to manage the extra rush of passengers during the upcoming festivalThe special services will run between Panvel and Ratnagiri providing relief to travellers heading to the Konkan region for the celebrations an official statement saidUnder the arrangement six services of PanvelRatnagiriPanvel Unreserved MEMU Specials will be operated the official statement saidIt said that Train No 01157 MEMU Special will depart from Panvel at 440 pm on February 27 February 28 and March 1 2026 reaching Ratnagiri at 1155 pm on the same day Three servicesTrain No 01158 MEMU Special will leave Ratnagiri at 900 am on February 27 February 28 and March 1 2026 arriving at Panvel at 410 pm on the same day Three servicesThe trains will halt at Somatane Apta Jite Pen Kasu Nagothane Roha Kolad Indapur Mangaon Goregaon Road Veer Sape Wamne Karanjadi Vinehere Diwankhavati Kalambani Budruk Khed Anjani Chiplun Kamathe Sawarda Aravali Road Kadavai Sangameshwar Road Ukshi and Boke the statement saidEach train will have eight MEMU coaches it saidChange in schedule for DivaChiplun specialThe Central Railway have also revised the date of operation for the DivaChiplunDiva Unreserved Special trainsTrain No 01159 will now depart from Diva on March 2 2026 instead of March 1 as announced earlierSimilarly Train No 01160 will depart from Chiplun on March 2 2026 instead of March 1There will be no change in the timings halts or coach composition of these trains the statement saidUnreserved travel with normal chargesPassengers should note that these special trains will run as unreserved services Normal charges applicable to superfast Mail and Express trains will apply the officials said on FridayThey said that the travellers can book tickets and access information through the RailOne appDetailed timings at halts are available on the official railway enquiry website and the NTES mobile application officials saidThe Central Railway have urged passengers to make use of these additional services during the festive period