T20 World Cup Final: Railway gifts cricket fans, special train to run for World Cup final to be played in Ahmedabad

T20 World Cup Final: The craze for cricket in India speaks loudly on everyone's head. Cricket is like a religion in this country of 1.5 billion people. The T20 World Cup is being played in India these days. The semi-final match between India and England was played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 5. In this fierce match, the Indian team has made its place in the final by winning by 7 runs. The final will be played on March 8 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

stadium is the largest cricket stadium in the world where more than 1 lakh people can watch the match live. If the Indian team plays the final match in the World Cup being held in India, how can anyone want to miss it? Keeping this in mind, Indian Railways has given a big gift to cricket lovers. The railways has announced to run special trains for the finals

Special trains will run from Mumbai to Ahmedabad

Western Railway has made special preparations to handle the increasing rush of passengers in view of the T20 World Cup final to be held in Ahmedabad. Under this, it has been decided to run superfast special trains between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad. These trains will be run on special fares, which will provide additional travel option to the fans and passengers>< Rajiv Singhal, a member of the

Western Railway's Divisional Railway User Consultative Committee, said that he had met DRM Pankaj Singh in this regard and made a request. After this, it has been decided to run two special trains from Mumbai to Ahmedabad on Saturday night and two trains on Sunday morning><

A large number of fans will reach Ahmedabad

A large number of cricket fans are expected to arrive there in view of the big match to be held in Ahmedabad. In view of this, the Western Railway has decided to run two additional superfast special trains between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad. According to Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Railway, these additional trains will help handle the increased congestion and provide relief to passengers on busy routes

Full details of special trains

Train No. 09027/09028 Mumbai Central– Ahmedabad AC Superfast Tejas Special: This Tejas Special train will depart from Mumbai Central at 11:45 pm on Saturday 7th March 2026 and will reach Ahmedabad at 8:30 am the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 09028 will depart from Ahmedabad at 3:00 am on Monday 9th March 2026 and will reach Mumbai Central at 11:15 am. During the journey, the train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch and Vadodara stations. For the convenience of the passengers, premium coaches like First AC, AC 2-Tier and AC 3-Tier are being provisioned

Train No. 09021/09022 Mumbai Central– Ahmedabad AC Superfast Special: The second special train will depart from Mumbai Central at 6:20 am on 8th March 2026 and will reach Ahmedabad at 12:40 pm. On the return journey on the same day, Train No. 09022 will depart from Ahmedabad at 3:10 pm and reach Mumbai Central at 9:45 pm. The train will also have stoppages at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch and Vadodara stations. It has modern coaches like Vistadome, Executive Affliction, Executive Chair Car and AC Chair Car to provide a better passenger experience><

When does booking start?

Train Nos. 09027 and 09028 has started from 6th March 2026. Bookings for train numbers 09021 and 09022 will start from March 7, 2026. Passengers can book their own tickets across all PRS counters or through IRCTC website. For more information about the trains, passengers can also visit the official enquiry website of Indian Railways www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.