# Railways to run 102 festival specials via Solapur 2026-09-25T22:57:23+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Central Railway's Solapur Division will run 102 festival special train trips between October 10 and November 24 to handle passenger rush during Dasara and Deepavali. The services cover routes including Mumbai-Chennai, Mumbai-Latur, and Kolhapur-Kalaburagi. On the Kolhapur-Kalaburagi route, 64 daily trips will operate except Fridays, with AC and sleeper coaches. The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has also announced special inter-State bus services from October 14 to November 14 for Mahanavami, Vijayadashami and Diwali. Additional buses will run between Bengaluru, Mysuru, Chennai and various Kerala towns. Online booking is already open, and multi-axle AC buses will be used on some routes like Ernakulam-Chennai. Reservations for the railway specials open on September 27 via IRCTC and counters. KSRTC says it will deploy more buses if needed depending on demand. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both reports are straight neutral wire copy from The Hindu. The railway piece leads with a number of trips and exact schedules, typical of service announcements. The KSRTC piece does the same, listing routes and bus types. Neither carries any political framing or critical edge. The absence of any rider on cost or capacity suggests these are routine operational announcements with no controversy. The combined coverage shows both rail and road operators are preparing for the same festive peak, which implies a coordinated state effort. The concrete item to watch is whether actual occupancy matches the planned 102 rail trips and the unspecified KSRTC fleet, and whether any service is withdrawn or extended after the rush. ## Coverage - thehindu.com - thehindu.com Tags: Central Railway, Indian Railways, Kalaburagi, Kolhapur, Solapur Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/railways-to-run-102-festival-special-trips-via-solapur-division/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/railways-to-run-102-festival-special-trips-via-solapur-division/#story-in-brief