Western Railway Announces 3 One-Way Special Trains to Bihar and UP from Bandra, Pratapnagar, and Ahmedabad

To manage the surge in passenger traffic heading towards Bihar and Uttar Pradesh during the festive and upcoming wedding seasons, Western Railway will operate three one-way special trains on 15 and 16 November.

According to Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Vineet Abhishek, these services will connect Bandra Terminus to Gorakhpur, Pratapnagar to Raxaul, and Ahmedabad to Madhubani. Each train will make a single trip at special fares, offering relief to travellers who missed heading home during the recent festive rush.

Bandra Terminus–Gorakhpur Special (Train No. 09113)

Train number 09113 will depart from Bandra Terminus at 4:30 am on 15 November and reach Gorakhpur at 7:30 pm the next day.

En route, the train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Nagda, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Bayana, Idgah Agra, Kanpur Central, Aishbagh Junction, Barabanki, Gonda, and Basti stations.

Pratapnagar–Raxaul Special (Train No. 09133)

Train number 09133 is scheduled to leave Pratapnagar at 11:50 pm on 16 November, arriving at Raxaul at 6:30 am on 18 November.

The service will stop at Vadodara, Godhra, Dahod, Ratlam, Nagda, Ujjain, Maksi, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Bina, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Junction, Kanpur Central, Lucknow, Barabanki, Gonda, Basti, Khalilabad, Gorakhpur, Kaptanganj, Siswa Bazar, Bagaha, and Narkatiaganj stations.

Ahmedabad–Madhubani Special (Train No. 09431)

Train number 09431 will depart from Ahmedabad at 10:10 am on 15 November and reach Madhubani at 1:40 am on 17 November.

This train will halt at Anand, Chhayapuri, Godhra, Dahod, Ratlam, Ujjain, Sehore, Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Vidisha, Bina, Damoh, Katni Murwara, Satna, Manikpur, Prayagraj Chheoki, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Buxar, Ara, Danapur, Patliputra, Sonpur, Hajipur, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Darbhanga, and Sakri stations.

Coach Composition and Ticket Booking

All three special trains will feature Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches to accommodate budget travellers.

Ticket bookings for these services have opened across all Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters as well as on the IRCTC website. Passengers can reserve seats at special fare rates.