Maharashtra: Central Railway to run 24 special trains for Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Diwas 2026

Central Railway will operate 24 special train services to Maharashtras Nagpur for Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Diwas 2026 to accommodate the expected rush of passengers travelling to mark the occasionIn a press release issued on Tuesday October 13 Central Railway said the services would connect Nagpur with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT in Mumbai Pune Solapur Nashik Road Akola and Bhusaval between October 18 and 22Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Diwas commemorates Dr Babasaheb Ambedkars conversion to Buddhism along with his followers in 1956 Thousands of his followers visit Nagpur to pay tribute on the occasionCentral Railway announces routewise special train servicesThe 24 services comprise reserved and unreserved trains operating on seven routesNagpur Akola Nagpur Four reserved services will operate on October 20 21 and 22 Train 01131 will depart Nagpur at 640 pm on October 20 and 21 arriving in Akola at 1130 pm Train 01132 will leave Akola at 1220 am on October 21 and 22 reaching Nagpur at 450 amCSMT Nagpur CSMT Six unreserved services will operate across two sets of services Trains 01019 and 01020 will run on October 19 20 21 and 22 while trains 01219 and 01220 will operate on October 18 and 19Pune Nagpur Pune Four unreserved services will operate Train 01215 will depart Pune at 250 pm on October 19 and 21 reaching Nagpur at 730 am the following day Train 01216 will leave Nagpur at 11 pm on October 20 and 22 arriving in Pune at 420 pm the next daySolapur Nagpur Solapur Two unreserved services will operate Train 01029 will leave Solapur at 950 am on October 19 and arrive in Nagpur at 510 am the next day Train 01030 will depart Nagpur at 1130 pm on October 20 and reach Solapur at 1145 pm on October 21Nagpur Bhusaval Nagpur Four unreserved services will run Train 01214 will depart Nagpur at 930 pm on October 20 and 21 arriving in Bhusaval at 4 am the following day Train 01213 will leave Bhusaval at 5 am on October 21 and 22 reaching Nagpur at 1220 pmNashik Road Nagpur Nashik Road Four unreserved MEMU special services will operate Train 01217 will leave Nashik Road at 6 pm on October 18 and 20 arriving in Nagpur at 5 am the next day Train 01218 will depart Nagpur at 10 pm on October 19 and 21 reaching Nashik Road at 1020 am the following daySpecial trains to halt at key stationsThe trains will halt at several stations along their respective routes including Dadar Thane Kalyan Igatpuri Nashik Road Manmad Jalgaon Bhusaval Akola Badnera Wardha and Ajni depending on the serviceThe reserved Nagpur Akola Nagpur special trains will have AC 2tier AC 3tier sleeperclass and general secondclass coachesThe unreserved services will have sleeperclass andor general secondclass coaches depending on the train The Nashik Road Nagpur MEMU specials will comprise 12 coachesHow to book tickets for Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Diwas specialsBookings for the reserved Nagpur Akola Nagpur special trains 01131 and 01132 are available at computerised reservation centres and through the IRCTC websitePassengers can book tickets for unreserved coaches at normal fares through the UTS system or the RailOne app