Mumbai: Western Railway to ply 8 late night trains for New Year eve, BEST to run special buses

MUMBAI: The Western Railway will run four special late night trains from Churchgate to Virar and four in the reverse direction to cater to rush those who are out on New Year’s Eve and want public transport to return home.
The trains will ply from midnight till 3.25am.
The trains that will leave Churchgate will depart at 1.15am, 2 am, 2.30am and 3.25am. The last train will reach Virar at 5.05am.For Virar trains bound for Churchgate, the first special train will leave at 12.15am, 12.45am, 1.40am and 3.05am.
The BEST will operate 20 late night buses in six routes across island city and suburbs to cater to rush of those celebrating New Year at Gateway of India, Juhu Chowpatty, Gorai creek and other seashore points, officials said.
The buses will ply on route numbers 7 Ltd, 111, 112, 203, 231, 241. "In addition to this, extra buses will be operated based on demand and crowd in various parts of city late Tuesday night," said BEST spokesperson Manoj Varade.