Special Local Trains for Ganpati Visarjan: Lord Ganpati’s immersion (Ganpati Visarjan) will be done across the country on Friday, 9 September. Keeping in mind the facilities of the devotees of Lord Ganesha on Ganpati immersion, Western Railway has announced to run special slow local trains during midnight between 9th and 10th September.
Special Local Trains for Ganpati Visarjan: Lord Ganpati’s immersion (Ganpati Visarjan) will be done across the country on Friday, 9 September. Although the Ganpati festival is celebrated with great pomp across the country, but in Mumbai, its beauty is different. People from different parts of the country reach Mumbai to participate in Ganpati Visarjan and bid farewell to Lord Ganesha. Keeping in mind the facilities of the devotees of Lord Ganesha on Ganpati immersion, Western Railway has also made a lot of preparations. For the convenience of Mumbaikars during Ganpati Visarjan, Western Railway will run four pairs of special slow local trains between Churchgate and Virar stations during midnight between September 9 and 10.
4 trains will depart from Churchgate to Virar from 1.15 hrs to 3.20 hrs
In a press release issued by Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Railway, it has been informed that the first special local train in the down direction will leave Churchgate at 01.15 hrs and reach Virar at 02.50 hrs. Another special local train will leave Churchgate at 01.55 hrs and reach Virar at 03.32 hrs. Third special local train will depart from Churchgate at 02.25 hrs and reach Virar at 04.02 hrs. 4th Special Local train will depart from Churchgate at 03.20 hrs and arrive Virar at 04.58 hrs.
Trains will halt at all upcoming suburban railway stations between Churchgate and Virar
Similarly, the first special local train in Up direction will leave Virar at 00.15 hrs and reach Churchgate at 01.52 hrs. Another special local train will leave Virar at 00.45 hrs and reach Churchgate at 02.22 hrs. Third special local train will depart from Virar at 01.40 hrs and reach Churchgate at 03.15 hrs. 4th Special Local train will depart from Virar at 03.00 hrs and reach Churchgate at 04.40 hrs. These special trains will stop at all the suburban railway stations falling on the route during their journey.
This is how the time table of trains will be
