The extended services will connect Mumbai and Pune with destinations including Samastipur, Banaras, Madgaon, Mau, Danapur, Sanganer, Ghazipur City and Thiruvananthapuram North. The extension covers eight pairs of special trains operating from LTT, Hadapsar and Khadki. Central Railway has extended the services of 16 special trains, accounting for 36 additional trips, to clear the extra passenger rush during the Diwali 2026 and Chhath Puja festive season,.