IND vs AUS: Mumbai to Ahmedabad Special Train to Run for World Cup Final | Check Dates, Timings, Stations

Central Railways on Friday announced that it will run special World Cup trains for cricket fans travelling from Mumbai to Ahmedabad to watch the ICC World Cup Final between India and Australia.

Providing details of the World Cup special trains, the Central Railway said a pair of special trains will run from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Ahmedabad and then back from Ahmedabad to CSMT after the match.

The World Cup final will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (November 19) between host team India and Australia.

Here are the details of the special trains:

Train 01153: CSMT- Ahmedabad Special Express

Departure: CSMT at 22.30 hrs on November 18

Arrival: Ahmedabad at 06.40 hrs on November 19.

Train 01154: Ahmedabad – CSMT Special Express

Departure: Ahmedabad at 01.45 hrs on November 20

Arrival: CSMT at 10.35 hrs on November 20.

Halts: CSMT, Dadar, Thane, Vasai, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad.

Apart from this, to cater to the demand for air travellers planning to watch the ICC World Cup match on Sunday, Vistara Airlines will operate 8 additional flights to Ahmedabad from November 18 to 20.

While five of these flights will operate from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, three Vistara flight will take off from Delhi. On Monday, it will operate a Dreamliner to Ahmedabad.

Special Trains Were Organised For Ind vs Pak Clash

The Indian Railways arranged special trains from Mumbai to Ahmedabad at the time of the India-Pakistan World Cup match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 14.

A pair of superfast special trains ran between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to ease the extra rush of cricket fans heading for a crucial match.

These special trains comprised AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, sleeper class and general second class coaches with halts at Dadar, Borivali, Palghar, Vapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat and Vadodara stations in both directions.

World Cup Finals: Grand IAF Show, PM Modi Likely To Attend

A grand air show will be organised before the final match of the World Cup to be held on November 19 in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. It will be performed by the Indian Air Force’s aerobatic team Surya Kiran.

Surya Kiran on Friday rehearsed for Sunday’s air show and will also rehearse on Saturday before the final show, Gujarat Defence PRO said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to be the chief guest and former India captains MS Dhoni and Kapil Dev are also likely to grace the game.

Singers Dua Lipa, Pritam Chakraborty and Aditya Gadhavi will be performing during the opening of the India vs Australia World Cup Final.

In addition to leading politicians, former cricketers and families of current cricketers, the entire BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) and ICC (International Cricket Council) top brass will be in attendance and various representatives of state associations will be in Ahmedabad too.