India News | Central Railway to Run 162 Special Trains Towards Konkan Region Ahead of Ganpati Festival

New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): The Central Railway is all set to run 162 special trains towards Konkan region for Ganpati festival, the bookings for which will open from August 15.

According to an official release, the Central Railway will run these special trains between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus / Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Sawantwadi Road / Kudal/ Ratnagiri to clear the extra rush of passengers during Ganpati Festival 2020. These specials will be fully reserved trains.

Also Read | Over 650 Villages in 15 Districts of Uttar Pradesh Affected by Floods: Live Breaking News Headlines & Coronavirus Updates on August 14, 2020.

Passengers are advised to adhere to all norms, standard operating procedure (SoPs) related to COVID19 during the boarding, travel and at the destination.

Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most sacred festivals celebrated in the Konkan region. Considering the importance of the festival and keeping in mind the current scenario of corona pandemic, the Konkan Railway in co-ordination with the Central Railway has decided to run Ganpati Special Trains between Mumbai CSMT / Lokmanya Tilak (T) and Ratnagiri / Sawantwadi Road / Kudal stations to clear extra rush of passengers.

Also Read | President Ram Nath Kovind's Address to The Nation on Independence Day 2020 Eve Live Streaming: Watch Speech From Rashtrapati Bhavan on Doordarshan, Youtube and All India Radio.

Meanwhile, for the convenience of passengers during Ganapati festival and to clear the extra rush during the festive season, the Western Railway will run 20 trips of five special trains, i.e. two from Mumbai Central to Sawantwadi Road, two from Bandra Terminus to Sawantwadi Road and one from Bandra Terminus to Kudal on special fare. (ANI)

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)