Overview
- Central Railway set out an April 21 to July 16, 2026 run for the LTT–Samastipur weekly AC special, totaling 26 trips with Train 01043 on Tuesdays and 01044 on Thursdays.
- Published timings show 01043 leaving Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 12:15 pm on Tuesdays and reaching Samastipur at 11:45 pm on Wednesdays, while 01044 departs Samastipur at 3:00 am on Thursdays and arrives in Mumbai at 4:25 pm on Fridays.
- The train will carry 22 coaches that include 1 First AC, 3 Second AC, 15 Third AC, a buffet pantry car, and two generator cars.
- The route will run via West Central Railway through Itarsi and Jabalpur with halts at key stations such as Thane, Kalyan, Nashik Road, Satna, Prayagraj Chheoki, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Danapur, Patliputra, Sonpur, Hajipur, and Muzaffarpur.
- The summer program also adds Mumbai links to Goa, Varanasi, and Solapur, which gives long-distance travelers more options to plan peak-season trips.