Three special trains to tackle wedding rush

Surat: To cater to the surge in passenger traffic during the ongoing wedding season, Western Railway has decided to run three pairs of superfast weekly special trains on a special fare.A Bandra–Bhuj Special (09009) will depart from Bandra Terminus every Sunday at 7.25pm from Jan 25 to Feb 22. In return, train 09010 will leave Bhuj every Monday at 2pm.
Another Bandra–Bhuj Special (09011) will depart from Bandra Terminus every Tuesday at 11.55pm from Jan 27 to Feb 24. Its return service, train 09012, will depart from Bhuj every Wednesday at 5.40pm.Both these trains will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Dhrangadhra, Samakhiali, Bhachau and Gandhidham stations in both directions.A third service, Bandra–Veraval Special (09017), will depart from Bandra every Sunday at 2.40pm from Jan 25 to Feb 22. The return train, 09018, will leave Veraval every Monday at 11.05am.This train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Gondal, Jetalsar, Junagadh and Keshod stations in both directions.Bookings for all three special trains will open from January 22.