~ MUMBAI TO SHIRDI DIRECT

SUPER-FAST EXPRESS TRAIN ~

Now, Devotees of Sai Baba will be

able to take a Direct Super-fast Train
 from Dadar`Mumbai to
Sainagar`Shirdi from Friday 27th
August`2010.
As, this Train is super-fast, it will only
stop at 6 Station in-between so the
Time taken to reach Shirdi will be 6
hrs only
as compared to the earlier Shirdi Fast
Passenger/1333 from CST`Mumbai to
Sainagar`Shirdi,
which took had 22 halts and took
around 12hrs to reach Shirdi.

SCHEDULE:

- 2131 Dadar`Mumbai to
Sainagar`Shirdi Express -
Every Mondays, Wednesdays and
 Saturdays.
Departure from Dadar`Mumbai: At
21:45 hrs (09:45 pm)
Arrival at Shirdi: The Next Day at
03:55 hrs (03:55 am)
_

--- After Travelling 455 km to

Shirdi non-stop ---
_

- 2132 Sainagar`Shirdi to
Dadar`Mumbai Express -
Every Tuesdays, Thursdays, and
Sundays.
Departure from Shirdi: At 10:00 hrs
(10:00 am)
Arrival at Dadar`Mumbai: Same
Day at 16:05 hrs (04:05 pm)
 The Fare:
Rs 576/- for Second Class Air-
conditioned Class
Rs 430/- for Third Class Air-
conditioned Class
Rs 174/- for Sleeper Class
Rs 94/- for the General Class.

This Train will have 18 Coaches:

One Air-conditioned Two-tier
One Air-conditioned Three-tier
Eight Sleeper Class
SIx General Second Class
Two Luggage-cum-Brake Vans.
 Halts:
Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nasik
Road, Manmad & Kopargaon
 ~~ INAUGURATION CEREMONY
~~
Friday 27th Aug`2010

Shirdi: Chief Minister Ashok Chavan

Flagged off the special Sainagar
Shirdi-Dadar Train at Sainagar Shirdi.
The Inaugural Train was bedecked
with Flowers and Festoons with a
huge poster of the Sai Baba on the
Engine.

Chavan also announced the extension

of the Manmad- Secunderabad
Express, Manmad-Kakinada Town
Express
and Manmad- Vijayawada Express up
to Shirdi to facilitate devotees.

Speaking on the occasion, he said

that the new Train service connecting
Mumbai with Shirdi would prove to
be a boon for millions of Sai Baba
devotees from India and abroad who
throng there round the year.
 ~~ THE ROUTE ~~

Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uywx
o6sxGtE&feature=player_embedded