Ganpati Train Konkan 2023 Tickets Online Booking (Reservation) Date and Time

Online Booking (Reservation) of Train Tickets for Ganpati Festival 2023 starts from 16th May 2023.

Ganpati 2023 Train Ticket Booking (Reservation) opens from 16th May 2023 at 8:00 am on IRCTC website and PRS Counters as Train Ticket booking starts 120 prior to date of travel.

Holi and Ganpati are main festivals in Konkan. These festivals give them energy and happiness. Every Konkani visits his or her village to celebrate these festivals every year. In Ganpati Festival, Idol of Ganpati is brought in every home and worshipped Lord Ganesha.

Ganeshotsav, which is celebrated in Konkan for generations, is a festival that gives energy to every Konkani person. There is an excitement in every house as Ganpati comes. On Bhadrapada Shuddh Chaturthi, the beloved Ganesha arrives with the beating of drums. The moment when all the people of the village bring home the beautiful idol of Lord Ganesha from the Ganesh Murti Karkhana is worth cherishing.

The Ganpati festival in Konkan is mainly of 5 or 6 days. Ganesha arrives on Bhadrapada Shuddh Chaturthi. Lord Ganesha is duly worshiped from this day till Ganesh Visarjan. Gauri Mata arrives in the next 2-3 days from Chaturthi. Gauri Pujan is performed on the second day of Gaurimata's arrival. Gauri Ovasa held on this day has special significance. On the next day, Gauri Ganapati is immersed. On this day, everyone has tears in their eyes.

This year Ganpati Arrives on Tuesday, 19th September 2023. Gauri aagman (arrival) is on 21st September 2023. Gauri Pujan date is 22nd September 2023. On 23rd September 2023, Gauri Ganpati Visarjan will be held.

During Ganeshotsav, thousands of chakarmanis go to their villages. Instead of traveling on high fares and potholed roads, they prefer trains for safe and economical travel. Ganesha devotees go to the village by booking Konkan Kanya Express, Tutari Express, Mandovi Express, Diva Sawantwadi Express, Tejas Express and Matsyagandha Express 4 months i.e. 120 days prior to the date of travel. This year Ganesh Chaturthi is on 19th September 2023 and the booking (reservation) of these trains will start from 16th May 2023.

Rail travel fare is cheaper as compared to state transport bus fares. Also private bus fare is very high. Although Konkan Railways runs special trains for Ganpati festival, these special trains are run on special fare. So chakarmani book train tickets 4 months (120 days) in advance of regular trains.

Devotees reach their village a day in advance for the arrival of Ganapati Bappa. But this year, since Ganesh Chaturthi is on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 and Sunday is a holiday for the chakarmanis, it is more likely that they will leave for their village on Saturday evening. Devotees who have a weekly off on Saturday and Sunday will book a Friday train ticket and arrive at their village on Saturday.

Ticket booking (reservation) for Friday, 15th September 2023 will be available on Thursday, 18th May 2023 and ticket booking (reservation) for Saturday, 16th September 2023 will be available on Friday, 19th May 2023.

The following table gives the information about for which day ticket booking (reservation) will be available on which day.

Travel Day and Date		Reservation Day and Date
Day	Date	Day	Date
Wednesday	13th September 2023	Tuesday	16th May 2023
Thursday	14th September 2023	Wednesday	17th May 2023
Friday	15th September 2023	Thursday	18th May 2023
Saturday	16th September 2023	Friday	19th May 2023
Sunday	17th September 2023	Saturday	20th May 2023
Monday	18th September 2023 (Hartalika)	Sunday	21st May 2023
Tuesday	19th September 2023 (Ganesh Chaturthi)	Monday	22nd May 2023
Wednesday	20th September 2023 (Rishi Panchami)	Tuesday	23rd May 2023
Thursday	21st September 2023 (Gauri Avahan)	Wednesday	24th May 2023
Friday	22nd September 2023 (Gauri Pujan)	Thursday	25th May 2023
Saturday	23rd September 2023 (Gauri Ganesh Visarjan)	Friday	26th May 2023
Sunday	24th September 2023	Saturday	27th May 2023
Monday	25th September 2023	Sunday	28th May 2023
Tuesday	26th September 2023	Monday	29th May 2023
Wednesday	27th September 2023	Tuesday	30th May 2023
Thursday	28th September 2023 (Anant Chaturdashi)	Wednesday	31st May 2023
Friday	29th September 2023	Thursday	1st June 2023
Saturday	30th September 2023	Friday	2nd June 2023
Sunday	1st October 2023	Saturday	3rd June 2023

Konkan Railway will also run Ganpati Special Trains for Konkan in 2023 from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Mumbai, Panvel and Pune.