Airfares Too High For Coldplay Ahmedabad Concert? Railways Announces Special Trains: Check Details

In response to high airfares, Western Railways will operate special trains between Mumbai and Ahmedabad for Coldplay concert attendees, check details inside.

Coldplay will perform its concert in Ahmedabad on January 26.

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The Western Railways has announced the operation of two special trains between Mumbai and Ahmedabad on January 25 and 26 providing relief for those wanting to attend a Coldplay concert amid skyrocketing airfares between the two cities. 

The two trains are "winter specials" as per the directive of the Railway Board, said an official on Thursday and are being operated to clear the extra rush of passengers in view of the Coldplay concerts on January 25 and 26 at Narendra Modi stadium in Gujarat, reported PTI. 

Both the trains will depart at 6:15 am from Bandra Terminus and reach Ahmedabad at 2 pm on January 25 and at 1 pm on January 26, the official said. For the return journey, the trains will leave from Ahmedabad the next day at 1:40 am and arrive at Bandra Terminus at 8:40 am. The second train will depart on January 27 at 00:50 am and arrive here at 8:30 am. 

The trains will have a halt at the following stations in both directions: Borivali, Vapi, Udhna, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara and Gertapur. 

The move comes as airfare between Mumbai and Ahmedabad increased manyfold due to the concert while trains on the route are also full. 

Additionally, the officials pointed out that these 'winter specials' might also not be sufficient if the popularity of Coldplay and the past experience of the railways with the cricket World Cup were anything to go by. 

The organisers in Mumbau have booked Full Tariff Rate (FTR) suburban locals for the attendees of the concert to be held at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on January 18, 19 and 21. 

"The suburban locals booked as FTR will be operated between Goregaon and Nerul station in Navi Mumbai on all three days of the Coldplay concert. The suburban trains will depart from Goregaon at 2 pm on January 18 and 19, and reach Nerul at 3.23 pm via Wadala road station. They will depart from Nerul at 11.04 pm and reach Goregaon a little after midnight at 12.30 am," he said.

"On January 21, a suburban local will depart at 2.50 pm and reach Nerul at 6.18 pm. In the return direction, it will depart from Nerul at 10.50 pm and reach Goregaon a little after midnight at 12.15 am. The booked suburban locals will halt only at Bandra, Andheri, Wadala Road, Chembur, and Jainagar stations in both directions," the official said.

While the tickets for the special trains are being booked through Book My Show, the railway official said it was not known if only ticket holders will be able to travel on the trains or general public can board those.