Getting home late

🌙Anant Chaturdashi night specials

🚇Metro, monorail & bus

• Metro Line 12026 information

  14–25 September 2026

  Last train from Versova towards Ghatkopar departs at 12:15 am; last train from Ghatkopar towards Versova departs at 12:40 am and reaches Versova at 1:03 am.[3]

• Metro Line 32026 information

  14–25 September 2026

  Last trains from both terminal stations, Cuffe Parade and Aarey JVLR, which normally depart at 10:30 pm, will run till 12 midnight. Devotees may carry Ganesh idols up to 18 inches (45 cm) subject to prescribed safety guidelines.[4]

• Metro Lines 2A, 7, 9, 2B2026 information

  14–25 September 2026

  Services extended until 12:30 am instead of the usual 11 pm, with 10 to 15 additional trips every day across these metro lines.[3]

• BEST2026 information

  14–25 September 2026

  26 additional buses on 10 routes from 10:30 pm to 6:00 am, serving areas including Lalbaug, Parel, Girgaon and Khetwadi; operated from Oshiwara, Shivajinagar, Deonar, Backbay, Mumbai Central, Worli, Santacruz, Wadala and Kala Killa depots. Route numbers were not published in the article.[5]

• Central Railway2026 information

  From the beginning of Ganeshotsav until Anant Chaturdashi 2026

  No regular mega blocks or night blocks on the Main, Harbour and Trans-Harbour lines; additional suburban special trains to be run during peak and late-night hours (timings not yet published).[6]

• Western Railway2025 information

  Night of 6/7 September 2025 (Anant Chaturdashi)

  Six pairs (12 services) of additional special local trains ran between Churchgate and Virar at midnight on 6/7 September 2025, stopping at all stations. Exact departure times were not available in the fetched sources.[1]

  This is from 2025. The 2026 details may differ, so check the official source before relying on it.

🕛Last regular trains

We haven't found an official source for last-train times, so we don't list them. Check the station display or the railways' official apps.

📢Crowd advisories

• Charni Road2025 information

  On Anant Chaturdashi (6 Sept 2025), slow UP locals skipped Charni Road station from 5:00 pm to 11:30 pm to prevent overcrowding on Platforms 2 and 3 near the Girgaon Chowpatty immersion point.[7]

• Mumbai CentralGrant RoadCharni RoadMarine LinesChurchgate2025 information

  On Anant Chaturdashi (6 Sept 2025), fast UP locals made additional halts at all stations between Mumbai Central and Churchgate between 5:00 pm and 8:30 pm to spread passenger flow.[7]

• Charni Road2025 information

  Around 159 RPF and 200 GRP personnel were deployed at Charni Road station with loudspeakers, walkie-talkies and CCTV monitoring for Anant Chaturdashi 2025.[8]