India, Sept. 28 -- To cater to the rush anticipated during the Navratra, Diwali and Chhath festivals, the Central Railway's (CR's) Pune division will operate 216 trips of seven special trains on various routes between October and November. The train-on-demand (TOD) services will connect Pune and Hadapsar with major destinations including Gorakhpur, Ghazipur City, Nagpur and New Amravati; while special services will also operate between Mumbai and Kolhapur, and Kolhapur and Kalaburagi.

As per the information shared by the railways, the Hadapsar-Gorakhpur-Hadapsar daily special will make 64 trips. Between October 16 and November 16, train 01415 will leave Hadapsar at 7.05 am daily and reach Gorakhpur at 4 pm the following day. Between Octo...