Weekly Pandharpur-Tirupati train services to run as regular trains: Central Railway

The Central Railway on Thursday announced that the existing special weekly train services between Pandharpur and Tirupati will now operate as regular trains following growing passenger demandThe move is expected to improve travel convenience for passengers and strengthen rail connectivity between two major pilgrimage destinations mdash Pandharpur associated with Lord Vitthal and Tirupati home to Lord Venkateswara a statement issued by the Central Railways Solapur division saidNew train numbersUnder the revised arrangement Train No 07012 TirupatiPandharpur Weekly Special will operate as regular Train No 17437 TirupatiPandharpur Weekly from 16 May 2026 Train No 07032 PandharpurTirupati Weekly Special will operate as regular Train No 17438 PandharpurTirupati Weekly from 17 May 2026Timings of the weekly services Train No 17437 TirupatiPandharpur WeeklyDeparture from Tirupati 4 pm every SaturdayArrival at Pandharpur 7 pm on the following day Train No 17438 PandharpurTirupati WeeklyDeparture from Pandharpur 800 pm every SundayArrival at Tirupati 1130 pm on the following dayStations on the routeAccording to an official statement the trains will stop at several key stations across Maharashtra Karnataka Telangana and Andhra Pradesh including Kurduvadi Barshi Town Dharashiv Latur Udgir Bidar Zahirabad Vikarabad Lingampalli Begampet Secunderabad Kacheguda Mahbubnagar Gadwal Kurnool City Dhone Gooty Tadipatri Cuddapah Razampeta and ReniguntaCoach compositionThe weekly trains will consist of 24 coaches including 1 AC TwoTier coach3 AC ThreeTier coaches14 Sleeper Class coaches4 General Second Class coaches and2 GuardcumBrake VansReservation and bookingsReservations for the regularised train services will be available at computerised reservation centres and through IRCTC the statement saidPassengers can also book unreserved tickets through station booking counters and the RailOne app official saidCR to run 36 unreserved special trains between Diva and ChiplunMeanwhile in an another statement issued earlier this week the Central Railway said that it will run 36 unreserved summer special train services between Diva and Chiplun in Maharashtrarsquos Konkan regionThe services have been introduced to handle higher passenger demand during the summer season officials said adding thatthese trains will run on weekends Friday Saturday and Sunday from May 1 2026 to June 7 2026Train schedule and routeDivaChiplunDiva MEMU Triweekly unreserved special trains 36 servicesThe special MEMU train service 0115901160 will operate in both directions From Diva to Chiplun The train will leave Diva at 1125 pm and reach Chiplun at 630 am the next day From Chiplun to Diva The return train will depart Chiplun at 330 pm and arrive at Diva at 1110 pm the same day Each direction will run 18 services making a total of 36 tripsThe trains will stop at several stations along the Konkan route including Nilaje Panvel Pen Roha Kolad Mangaon Khed and others covering key stations along the coastal line The service will use 8coach MEMU rakes