Mumbai–Howrah summer special trains announced by Railways with details on timings and stoppages to manage peak season passenger demand. (Image: Ministry of Railways)
Summer special train 2026: Central Railway (CR) has announced the operation of two additional summer special trains to clear extra rush of passengers during the season. The ticket booking will open on Sunday (April 12, 2026) at all computerised reservation centres across the country.
The train reservations can also be made through the official website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). Meanwhile, bookings for unreserved coaches can be done through the UTS system.
In a statement, Dr Swapnil Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), CR said: “Central Railway will run 2 Additional Special Trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai & Howrah to clear the extra rush of passengers travelling during the summer season.”
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These summer special trains will run as train number 01145 and 01146. The train will run between Mumbai’s Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) and Howrah.
Train number 01145 LTT-Howrah Special
Train number 01145 Special will leave LTT at 20:15 hrs on April 14 and will arrive Howrah at 06:00 hrs on third day. During its journey, the train will halt at 17 stations.
These are: Thane, Kalyan, Nashik Road, Bhusaval, Akola, Badnera, Nagpur, Gondia, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakaradharpur, Tatanagar, Kharagpur and Santragachi.
Train number 01146 Howrah-LTT Special
Train number 01146 Special will leave Howrah at 14:45 hrs on April 166 and will arrive LTT at 23:45 hrs next day. During its journey, the train will halt at 17 stations.
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These are: Santragachi, Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Chakradharpur, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Bilaspur, Raipur, Durg, Gondia, Nagpur, Badnera, Akola, Bhusaval, Nashik Road, Kalyan and Thane.
