Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has announced to operate special trains on the occasion of Christmas and New Year in order to manage the festive crowd. The IRCTC has planned to run these trains in coordination with Central Railways.
Passengers will be able to book the tickets at all Passenger Reservation System (PRS) Counters and through IRCTC Website. In an official release, the Indian Railways has announced the operation of these new trains. According to the release, passengers will be able to make the booking for these special trains from November 20.
The official release said, "For detailed timings of above trains please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or download NTES App."
Train Details
Train No. 01596: Goa Junction-Panvel Special will depart from Goa Junction at 4 pm. The train will reach Panvel at 03:15 am the next day. The train will run on every Sunday from 21 November 2021 to 2 January 2022.
Train No. 01595: Panvel – Madgaon Junction Special will leave Panvel at 6:05 am on every Monday from 22 November 2021 to 3 January 2022. The train will reach Madgaon Junction at 6.45 pm on the same day.
"All norms of the state and central government regarding Covid-19 including social distancing, sanitization and others should be followed by the passengers in trains and at the railway stations", said the release.