To cater to the festive rush during Diwali and Chhath Puja, Central Railway on Monday announced that it will be running 12 additional festival special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) in Mumbai and Gomti Nagar.
As informed by Central Railway, train number 05326 LTT–Gomti Nagar Weekly Special will depart LTT at 07:55 hrs every Sunday from 28 September to 2 November 2025, reaching Gomti Nagar at 10:45 hrs the next day.
In the return direction, train number 05325 Gomti Nagar–LTT Weekly Special will depart Gomti Nagar at 00:15 hrs every Saturday from 27 September to 1 November 2025, and will arrive at LTT at 05:50 hrs the following day.
As per the information shared by Central Railway, both trains will halt at Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nashik Road, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Rani Kamlapati, Bina, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Orai, Kanpur Central, Aishbagh, Lucknow City, and Badshahnagar.
The composition of these special trains will include one AC 2-Tier, three AC 3-Tier, eight Sleeper Class, six General Second Class, and two Second Seating-cum-Guard’s Brake Vans.
Bookings for the trains are already open at all computerised reservation centres and on the IRCTC website. Central Railway also asserted that passengers can check detailed timings and halts on enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or through the NTES app.
