The Railways has proposed to operate one more Ganapati special service between Mumbai and Mangalore Junction, a fully air-conditioned train, to clear extra rush of passengers.

Konkan Railway and Southern Railway informed that Train No 01165 Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT)-Mangalore Junction Weekly AC Special will leave LTT at 12.45 a.m. (past midnight) on Tuesdays, August 16, 23, 30 and September 6, to reach Mangalore Junction the same day at 7.30 p.m. The pairing service, Train No 01166 Mangalore Junction-Mumbai LTT Weekly AC Special, will leave Mangalore Junction at 10.20 p.m. on Tuesdays, August 16, 23, 30 and September 6, to reach LTT at 6.30 p.m. the next day.

The trains will have commercial halts at Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Rajapur Road, Vaibhawadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon, Canacona, Karwar, Ankola, Gokarna Road, Kumta, Honnavar, Murdeshwar, Bhatkal, Mookambika Road Byndoor, Kundapur, Barkur, Udupi, Mulki and Surathkal.

One First Class AC, three 2-tier AC, 15 3-tier AC and one Pantry Car will be the composition of the train.