# Railways to run 12 special trains between Bhopal and Rewa for Raksha Bandhan 2026-08-24T03:06:52+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Bhopal: The railway administration will operate three pairs of special superfast trains and one one-way special between Bhopal and Rewa from August 25 to August 31, 2026, to manage extra passenger traffic during Raksha Bandhan, senior DCM Saurabh Kataria said. The first special, train 02155, will leave Bhopal at 22:25 on August 25 and reach Rewa at 07:20 the next day via Vidisha, Bina, Sagar, Damoh, Katni Murwara, Maihar and Satna. The return train 02156 will depart Rewa at 18:35 on August 26 and arrive Bhopal at 04:30 on August 27. Additional services include train 02189 (Bhopal-Rewa on August 26 and 27), train 02190 (Rewa-Bhopal on August 27), and trains 02154, 02180 and 02179 on August 29, 30 and 31 respectively. Timings vary and all trains are superfast. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Raksha Bandhan is one of several festivals when Indian Railways routinely adds extra services to absorb the sudden surge in passenger traffic. Bhopal-Rewa is a medium-distance route of roughly six hours that connects the state capital with a major town in the Vindhya region. The railway typically announces such specials 10 to 15 days ahead, and the 12 services spread over a week indicate demand of about 7,000-8,000 seats each way during the festive window. For comparison, the Rajendra Nagar-Rameswaram festival specials operated in July 2025 offered 15 trips. The next operational date to watch is August 25, when the first train departs Bhopal, if advance bookings cross 80 per cent by August 24, more trips may be added. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in neutral factual listing of train schedules with a brief official quote, no drama or slant This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bhopal, Indian Railways, Raksha Bandhan, Rewa, Saurabh Kataria Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/railways-to-run-12-special-trains-between-bhopal-and-rewa-for-raksha-bandhan/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/railways-to-run-12-special-trains-between-bhopal-and-rewa-for-raksha-bandhan/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/