Central Railway has 156 Ganpati Special trains
Mumbai:
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday launched the Ganpati special train, named ‘Namo Express’, to Konkan from Mumbai’s Dadar station in view of the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
Fadnavis said Maharashtra BJP has arranged six special trains and 338 buses for devotees going to Konkan region for the upcoming Ganpati festival.
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🔸 Flagging off of ‘Namo Express’ from Dadar to Sawantwadi (Konkan Ganpati special train)
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“Maharashtra BJP has arranged six special trains and 338 buses for devotees going to Konkan region for the upcoming Ganpati festival so that passengers do not face any problem in reaching their designated place.
“Our Mumbai BJP chief Ashish Shelar and minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha and our entire team are working to make an arrangement, like every year. This year we are trying to do it on a bigger scale,” Fadnavis added.
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— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) September 15, 2023
While Central Railway is running 156 Ganpati Special trains in view of the Ganpati festival and the bookings for which are open.
This year, the Ganesh Chaturthi festival starts on September 19 and lasts for ten days until September 29.
The 10-day festival ends when the idol is carried in a public procession with music and group chants, and then immersed in a nearby body of water such as a river or sea, called visarjan on the day of Anant Chaturdashi.
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