Central and Western Railway will operate additional midnight special local train services on September 25 and 26 to facilitate the return of devotees after Ganpati immersion processions on Anant Chaturdashi. Large crowds are expected at coastal immersion sites including Girgaon Chowpatty, Dadar, Juhu, Marine Drive and Nariman Point.
Western Railway will run a total of 12 special slow local trains during the late-night hours of both days six from Churchgate to Virar and six from Virar to Churchgate.
Up services from Churchgate to Virar are scheduled at 1:15 am, 1:45 am, 2:15 am, 2:55 am, 3:15 am and 3:45 am.
Down services from Virar to Churchgate will depart at 12:15 am, 12:30 am, 1:10 am, 1:30 am, 2:00 am and 3:00 am.
To manage heavy crowds near Girgaon Chowpatty, 84 up slow local trains heading towards Churchgate will not stop at platform number 2 of Charni Road station between 6:00 pm and 11:30 pm on September 25.
Central Railway has also arranged special midnight services that will halt at all stations:
- CSMT to Kalyan departing at 1:40 am (arriving 3:10 am)
- CSMT to Thane departing at 2:30 am (arriving 3:30 am)
- CSMT to Kalyan departing at 3:24 am (arriving around 5:00 am)
Return services include:
- Kalyan to CSMT departing at 12:05 am (arriving 1:30 am)
- Thane to CSMT departing at 1:00 am (arriving 2:00 am)
- Thane to CSMT departing at 2:00 am (arriving 3:00 am)
On the Harbour Line, additional services will operate between CSMT and Panvel, including down trains from CSMT at 1:30 am and 2:35 am, and up trains from Panvel at 1:00 am and 1:45 am.
Passengers travelling from Girgaon Chowpatty can reach Central or Harbour Line services via taxi or bus to CSMT, change at Dadar from Western Railway, or use Wadala or Kurla as convenient junction stations for further travel towards Navi Mumbai, Thane or Kalyan.