{"id":678,"date":"2025-07-29T16:04:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=678"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:04:31","slug":"special-trains-between-dadar-central-pandharpur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-trains-between-dadar-central-pandharpur\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Trains between Dadar Central-Pandharpur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special Trains between Dadar Central-Pandharpur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Holi Special Train between Mumbai-Pandharpur (Train No. 01027 \/ 01028) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the convenience of passengers, Central Railway has decided to run special train between Mumbai-Pandharpur-Mumbai (Train No. 01027 \/ 01028)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 01027 Mumbai-Pandharpur special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No. 01027 Mumbai-Pandharpur Special train will leave from (Every Sun, Mon and Fri) Mumbai (DR) at 23.45 hrs &amp; will reach Pandharpur (PVR) at 08.45 hrs and train running time between the stations 9 hour and 0 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 01028 Pandharpur-Mumbai special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Train No. 01028 Pandharpur-Mumbai Special train will leave from (Every Mon, Tue and Sat) Pandharpur (PVR) at 21.40 hrs &amp; will reach Mumbai (DR) at 06.35 hrs and train running time between the stations 8 hour and 55 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Mumbai-Pandharpur Distance between the station is 417 Kilometre.<\/p>\n<p>Date of Commencement of Regular Service:<\/p>\n<p>Train No. 01027 from Mumbai-Pandharpur special train from 10-03-2025<\/p>\n<p>Train No: 01028 from Pandharpur-Mumbai special train from 11-03-2025<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the most accurate overview of <strong>special trains between Dadar Central (DR) and Pandharpur (PVR)<\/strong> \u2014 focusing on 2025 services:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude89 1. Special Dadar\u2013Pandharpur Trains (Train Nos 01027XX &amp; 01028X)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically, during festivals like <strong>Holi<\/strong>, Central Railway operated temporary <strong>special trains<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No.\u202f01027<\/strong> (Dadar \u2192 Pandharpur): departed around <strong>23:55<\/strong>, reached next morning ~08:45 (approx 9 hours, ~417\u202fkm)<\/li>\n<li><strong>No.\u202f01028<\/strong> (Pandharpur \u2192 Dadar): left around <strong>21:40<\/strong>, arrived ~06:35<\/li>\n<li>Operated on select days (<strong>Sun\/Mon\/Fri<\/strong> for 01027; <strong>Mon\/Tue\/Sat<\/strong> for 01028) during the festival period in 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>However, these <strong>01027\/01028 services were Covid-era or festival-specific and have not been listed in 2025 IRCTC\/schedules<\/strong>. Sites like IndiaRailInfo still show entries but with historical timestamps and disclaimers about phasing out<\/li>\n<li>As of now, <strong>no active or confirmed special train is announced in 2025<\/strong> between Dadar Central and Pandharpur under these numbers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude84 2. Regular Scheduled Service: Dadar\u2013Satara \/ Pandharpur Express (11027 \/ 11028)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>11027 Dadar\u2013Pandharpur Express<\/strong> (aka Satara Express) is the <strong>regular mail\/express service<\/strong> running multiple days a week.<\/li>\n<li>Departs <strong>Dadar Central around 23:55<\/strong>, arrives in <strong>Pandharpur ~08:10<\/strong> next morning \u2014\u200e ~419\u202fkm in ~8\u202fh\u202f15\u202fm <strong>with about 13 halts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In return, train <strong>11028<\/strong> covers the reverse route with similar schedule and timings.<\/li>\n<li>Coaches include Sleeper, 3A, 2A, and general class; on-board catering is available at selected halts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83e\uddcd\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Community Insight<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Reddit users and rail enthusiasts frequently caution:<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSpecial trains are limited\u2011run\u2026 almost always delayed\u2026 lowest priority\u201d<br \/>\nmeaning unscheduled festival specials (like 01027\/01028) typically run with uncertainties and are not reliable for planning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccb Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Service Type<\/th>\n<th>Train No<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Dep (DR)<\/th>\n<th>Arr (PVR)<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Festival Special<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>01027 \/ 01028<\/td>\n<td>Seasonal\/Festival<\/td>\n<td>~23:55 \/ 21:40<\/td>\n<td>~08:45 \/ 06:35<\/td>\n<td>~9 hrs<\/td>\n<td>Historic only; not active in 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Regular Express<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>11027 \/ 11028<\/td>\n<td>Multiple days\/week<\/td>\n<td>~23:55<\/td>\n<td>~08:10<\/td>\n<td>~8\u202fh\u202f15\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>Scheduled, reliable, confirmed service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Recommendations<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>If your travel is in <strong>2025 or later<\/strong>, rely on the <strong>11027\/11028 Dadar\u2013Pandharpur Express<\/strong>, which is a <strong>regular, scheduled train<\/strong>, not subject to the unpredictability of specials.<\/li>\n<li>Unless you see IRCTC booking confirmation for a <strong>01027\/01028 special<\/strong>, treat them as non-operational.<\/li>\n<li>Looking for availability, fare, or coach composition on the regular express? I can compute for your travel date\u2014just share the date or required class!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Would you like fare estimates or seat availability info for the regular service on a specific date?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Trains between Dadar Central-Pandharpur Holi Special Train between Mumbai-Pandharpur (Train No. 01027 \/ 01028) time table, route, frequency and fare For the convenience of passengers, Central Railway has decided to run special train between Mumbai-Pandharpur-Mumbai (Train No. 01027 \/ 01028) Train No. 01027 Mumbai-Pandharpur special train Train No. 01027 Mumbai-Pandharpur Special train will leave [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,60,19],"tags":[21,59,20],"class_list":["post-678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-central-railway","category-holi-special-trains","category-special-trains","tag-central-railway","tag-holi-special-trains","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678","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=678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}