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Western Railway has extended the temporary change in the terminal of the Golden Temple Mail for a further six months, officials said on Monday.

According to a press release issued by Western Railway’s Chief Public Relations Officer, Vineet Abhishek, Train No. 12903 Mumbai Central-Amritsar Golden Temple Mail will continue to originate from Bandra Terminus instead of Mumbai Central until August 17, 2026.

Similarly, Train No. 12904 Amritsar–Mumbai Central Golden Temple Mail will continue to terminate at Bandra Terminus in place of Mumbai Central until August 15, 2026.

Western Railway shifts Karnavati Express to Bandra; Vande Bharat to run with 20 coaches

Earlier in January, Western Railway announced temporary operational changes to two important train services in Mumbai, officials said.

An official statement said that the train number 12933/12934 Karnavati Express, which usually runs between Mumbai Central and Vatva/Ahmedabad, will temporarily originate and terminate at Bandra Terminus instead of Mumbai Central.

Effective Period: 26 January 2026 to 7 March 2026

Departure from Bandra Terminus (Train 12933): 13:55 hrs

Arrival at Bandra Terminus (Train 12934): 12:30 hrs

No change in timings between Borivali and Vatva/Ahmedabad.

Vande Bharat Express to run with 20 coaches

Train No. 22961/22962 Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express will be temporarily augmented from 16 coaches to 20 coaches, offering more capacity to passengers.

Effective Period: 26 January 2026 to 7 March 2026

Additional coaches: 4 extra coaches added

Passengers advised to plan accordingly

Passengers are urged to note of the temporary changes and plan their travel in advance. For detailed information on timings, halts and coach composition, passengers may visit the Indian Railways website, the Western Railway said.

Western Railway resumes services at Kandivali

Days after the cancellation of as many as 204 Mumbai local trains, the Western Railway in January said that the engineering teams had completed the scheduled work in Kandivali.

An official statement said that the Western Railway teams worked through the night and into the early hours of Wednesday, January 21, to make the Kandivali carshed line operational, successfully reversing several train cancellations by the morning.

The intensive maintenance effort was undertaken to ensure smooth suburban services on the Mumbai suburban network, which had been disrupted due to infrastructure-related work.

According to railway officials, the Kandivali crossover was inspected and declared fit for operations early on Wednesday morning, clearing the way for the resumption of scheduled services.

“The Kandivali crossover was given fit in the morning, and the first Malad-Churchgate fast train service was operated today,” an official said.