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Indian Railways Adds Special Trains to Ahmedabad for T20 World Cup Final

Rail officials cite full trains, with steep airfares compounding demand.

Overview

  • Northern Railway scheduled special train 04062 from New Delhi at 11:45 pm on March 7 to reach Sabarmati at 2:30 pm on March 8 via Delhi Cantt, Gurugram and Jaipur, with bookings on IRCTC.
  • Central Railway announced four specials from Pune and Mumbai, including PuneAhmedabad 01417 departing 5:30 pm on March 7 and returning as 01418 at 2:00 am on March 9.
  • Mumbai’s CSMTAhmedabad AC Superfast 01153 departs 10:05 pm on March 7 and arrives 6:40 am on March 8, with the return 01154 leaving at 4:00 am on March 9 and reaching CSMT at 12:55 pm.
  • Western Railway arranged additional superfast services between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad, drawing praise from passengers who struggled to find tickets earlier.
  • Reservations opened March 7 at computerized counters and on IRCTC, with unreserved options via UTS and additional booking available through the RailOne app.