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1.13 Lakh Book Mumbai-Konkan Special Trains, Railways Earn Rs 7.77 Crore
1.13 Lakh Book Mumbai-Konkan Special Trains, Railways Earn Rs 7.77 Crore
Over 1.13 lakh passengers have booked tickets on special trains from Mumbai to Konkan for the Ganesh festival, generating Rs 7.77 crore in revenue for the Railways. Central Railway will run 200…
Over 1.13 lakh passengers have booked tickets on special trains from Mumbai to Konkan for the Ganesh festival, generating Rs 7.77 crore in revenue for the Railways. Central Railway will run 200 reserved and 62 unreserved trips between August 27 and September 26, carrying 1,10,523 bookings so far. Western Railway will operate 54 reserved trips from September 7 to 26, with 2,905 bookings earning Rs 1.54 crore.
Officials said extra coaches will be added to meet demand, improving chances for waiting-list confirmations. Unreserved special trains are planned for passengers who cannot get confirmed seats. The Railways has opened temporary reservation counters at select locations and will deploy additional security, cleanliness, and ticket-checking staff at busy stations during the peak period.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Ganesh festival triggers one of Maharashtra's largest annual migrations, with lakhs of Konkan residents in Mumbai heading home. Regular trains fill up within hours, making special services critical to prevent overcrowding. The Railways typically runs such festival specials based on historical demand data, and this year's booking figures already exceed pre-festival projections. Temporary counters and extra coaches are standard measures, but the speed of sell-outs suggests demand may still outstrip supply. The next check will be whether wait-listed tickets clear as extra coaches are added, and whether the unreserved services absorb the overflow without disruption.
The Railways typically adds coaches in batches as bookings surge, and officials will monitor real-time occupancy to decide further augmentations. The unreserved specials, which do not require advance booking, will be a key indicator of actual crowd pressure at stations like Dadar, Thane, and Panvel.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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