{"id":1796,"date":"2025-07-30T05:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T05:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=1796"},"modified":"2025-07-30T05:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T05:13:13","slug":"special-train-between-pune-indore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-train-between-pune-indore\/","title":{"rendered":"Special train between Pune-Indore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special train between Pune-Indore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special train between Pune-Indore (Train No. 02943 \/ 02944) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the convenience of passengers, Western Railway has decided to run special train between Pune-Indore-Pune (Train No. 02943 \/ 02944)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 02943 Pune-Indore special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No. 02943 Pune-Indore Special train will leave from (Every Mon, Fri, Sat) Pune at 15.30 hrs &amp; will reach Indore at 08.30 hrs and train running time between the station 17 hour and 0 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 02944 Indore-Pune special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Train No. 02944 Indore-Pune Special train will leave from (Every Sun, Thur, Fri) Indore at 14.35 hrs &amp; will reach Pune at 08.05 hrs and train running time between the station 17 hour and 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Pune-Indore Distance between the station is 962 Kilometer<\/p>\n<p>Date of Commencement of Service:<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 04089 from Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar Terminal special train 06-11-2025<\/p>\n<p>Train No: 04090 from Anand Vihar Terminal-Bhagalpur special train 05-11-2025<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the updated information on the <strong>Special Train between Pune and Indore<\/strong>, based on confirmed IRCTC announcements and reliable sources:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude82 Special Service: Pune \u2194 Indore Weekly Special (09323 \/ 09324)<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Train No. 09323 \u2013 Pune \u2192 Indore Weekly Special<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Runs <strong>every Thursday<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Departs <strong>Pune Junction at 05:10\u202fAM<\/strong>, arriving at <strong>Indore Junction BG at 23:55 PM<\/strong> the same day \u2014 total journey time ~<strong>18\u202fh\u202f45\u202fm<\/strong>, covering about <strong>966\u202fkm<\/strong> with around 15 halts including Ratlam, Vadodara, Surat, and Dewas<\/li>\n<li>Operates as a <strong>Special Fare Summer Special<\/strong>, with AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, Sleeper, and General classes. No pantry; e\u2011catering may be available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Train No. 09324 \u2013 Indore \u2192 Pune Weekly Special<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Runs <strong>every Wednesday<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Departs <strong>Indore at 11:15\u202fAM<\/strong>, arriving at <strong>Pune around 03:10\u202fAM<\/strong> next day. The service was originally scheduled until March 19,\u202f2025, but extended to <strong>June 25, 2025<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Booking opened March 26,\u202f2025 on IRCTC and PRS under special fare terms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2139\ufe0f Current Status as of July 2025<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The special trains <strong>09323<\/strong> and <strong>09324<\/strong> were scheduled until <strong>June\u202f25, 2025<\/strong>, per official press release<\/li>\n<li>No announcements have yet confirmed extension beyond June 2025.<\/li>\n<li>Platforms report that <strong>09323\u2019s final trip occurred June\u202f26, 2025<\/strong>, and currently the service appears <strong>inactive or expired<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Regular Train Options Between Pune and Indore<\/h2>\n<p>If the special service is no longer running, consider these dependable alternatives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Avantika Express (12961\/12962)<\/strong>: Daily Superfast train running between <strong>Mumbai and Indore<\/strong> via Pune and Ratlam (~16\u202fh).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mumbai Central \u2013 Indore Duronto Express (12227\/12228)<\/strong>: Fully AC, runs <strong>bi\u2011weekly<\/strong>, around <strong>11\u202fh\u202f15\u202fm<\/strong> journey time<\/li>\n<li>For Pune specifically, regular trains include:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Indore\u2013Pune Express via Panvel (old service 19311\/19312)<\/strong> was discontinued.<\/li>\n<li>Weekly <strong>Humsafar Express trains<\/strong> from Pune to Nagpur or to Rani Kamalapati (Bhopal) connect through Indore region or neighboring states<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udcca Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Route<\/th>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Days<\/th>\n<th>Departure<\/th>\n<th>Arrival<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Status<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Pune \u2192 Indore<\/td>\n<td><strong>09323<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Thursday<\/td>\n<td>05:10\u202fAM<\/td>\n<td>23:55\u202fPM<\/td>\n<td>~18\u202fh\u202f45\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>Summer special (inactive now)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indore \u2192 Pune<\/td>\n<td><strong>09324<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Wednesday<\/td>\n<td>11:15\u202fAM<\/td>\n<td>~03:10\u202fAM (next day)<\/td>\n<td>~16\u201317\u202fh<\/td>\n<td>Ended June\u202f25,\u202f2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pune \u2192 Indore<\/td>\n<td>12227\/12228*<\/td>\n<td>Bi-weekly<\/td>\n<td>11:10\u202fPM<\/td>\n<td>~10:20\u202fAM<\/td>\n<td>~11\u202fh\u202f15\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>Fully AC Duronto Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mumbai \u2192 Indore<\/td>\n<td>12961\/12962<\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<td>via Pune<\/td>\n<td>~16\u202fh<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>Reliable daily service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>* Operates from Mumbai Central but boards at Pune in some runs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83e\udded Travel Advice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>09323\/09324 special trains are likely inactive<\/strong> after June 25, 2025.<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>premium faster travel<\/strong>, <strong>Duronto Express 12227\/28<\/strong> is your best bet, boarding from Mumbai with possibility of Pune requests.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avantika Express (12961\/62)<\/strong> also covers the corridor with intermediate stops including Pune.<\/li>\n<li>Check <strong>IRCTC, NTES, or enquiry platforms<\/strong> for current status; special trains may return seasonally but have high delay risks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Would you like help checking <strong>real-time seat availability or fares<\/strong> for Duronto or Avantika on specific travel dates?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special train between Pune-Indore Special train between Pune-Indore (Train No. 02943 \/ 02944) time table, route, frequency and fare For the convenience of passengers, Western Railway has decided to run special train between Pune-Indore-Pune (Train No. 02943 \/ 02944) Train No. 02943 Pune-Indore special train Train No. 02943 Pune-Indore Special train will leave from (Every [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[192,194,19,28],"tags":[193,195,197,20,27],"class_list":["post-1796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diwali-special-trains","category-festivals-special-trains","category-special-trains","category-western-railway","tag-diwali-special-trains","tag-festivals-special-trains","tag-puja-special-trains","tag-special-trains","tag-western-railway"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1796\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}