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Chennai to Shirdi train : Below are four options to reach shirdi from chennai ( timings might change any

time,do not take our information as perfect.Its only a approximate deatils. ). You can reach shirdi by taking first train to Bangalore or Solapur and from there take the second train to Kopergoan . OR travel by train to pune or get down in a station before pune called Daund , from there travel by Bus to Shirdi. Kopergoan is the nearest station to shirdi situated 17 kms from shirdi. If you reach kopergoan station, you can take a share auto to shirdi from there. Four ways to reach shirdi from chennai : 1. Train Number : 1042 - Mumbai express - 11.45 Morning departure in chennai - Reaches Solapur nextday at early morning at 5.30 AM wait in Solapur railway station for few hours...then take next train as below Train Number 2627 ( Karnataka Express ) starts at At 7.25 A.M in Solapur and reaches Kopergoan at 1.40 A.M.( afternoon 13.40 ) Take a auto from Kopergoan and reach shirdi within 20 minutes. _________________________Option 2 to travel to shirdi by train__________________

2. Train Number : 2164 - Chennai express - 7.00 Morning departure in chennai - Reaches Pune early morning ( Night ) at 2.30 AM wait in Pune railway station for few hours...then take next train as below Train Number 2779 ( Goa Express ) starts at At 4.15 A.M in pune and reaches Kopergoan at 9.15 A.M. Take a auto from Kopergoan and reach shirdi within 20 minutes. You can also travel from Pune to shirdi by Bus around 160 Kms 5-6 hours journey or get down in a station before pune called Daund, go to a 3 road junction by auto from daud station, from there take bus to reach Hanumanthnagar and from there travel to shirdi by bus _________________________Option 3 to travel to shirdi by train__________________

3.Train number 2639 - Brindavan express - Departure from chennai early morning and reaches Bangalore at 1.30 Afternoon. ( 13.30 ) wait in Bangalore railway station for few hours...then take next train as below

Train number - 2627 - Karnataka express - 19.20 evening departure from Bangalore reaches Kopargoan the next day afternoon at 13.40 Take a auto from Kopergoan and reach shirdi within 20 minutes. _________________________Option 4 to travel to shirdi by train__________________ 4.ONLY ON SUNDAY : Train number - 2007 - Shatabdi Express departure from chennai at 6.00 A.M , reaches Bangalore at 11.A.M wait in Bangalore railway station for few hours...then take next train as below ( Only sunday train ) Train Number 6502 - SBC - ADI express - Starts at 13.30 ( Afternoon ) reaches Kopergoan on Monday morning at 10.50 Take a auto from Kopergoan and reach shirdi within 20 minutes. ********************************************** Return Journey - Three ways to return from Shirdi to chennai

Shirdi to Chennai : Trains returning back from shirdi Bus from Shirdi to Pune : You always have option to return from Shirdi by bus to Pune ( 6 hour journey ) and catch your train from pune to chennai , bangalore ,hudrabad or any destination as per your needs. There are also frequent Bus to Mumbai ( 8 hour journey ) incase you wish to return by Air or have booked a return train from Mumbai. Its always good to take return journey from Pune as its nearest destination. Similarly you can also reach pune by train from any place and take bus to shirdi. There are also bus to Bangalore and Hydrabad but this is long distance and not at all advicable for few people. Be clear about this info : There are very good Bus frequency from Shirdi to Pune and also Shirdi to Mumbai. The charges will be around 200 to 400 rupees . Do not think you must only go by train to pune to catch the return train. If you plan to stay in shirdi for more than a day, as soon as you reach shirdi, get bus tickets from any travels in shirdi back to pune for your day of return. Its a 6 hour journey from shirdi to pune. So to catch night train you can start from shirdi around 2 or 3 in the afternoon and reach pune by night 10 - 11 o clock. Have your dinner in any hotels opposite to railway station and wait for your train.

In any case we have provided the option to travel by train itself to pune also.

1. Train Number : 1334 - Shirdi fast passenger - Departure at evening 17: 20 from Kopergoan , reaches Pune at 23 :00 night. wait in Pune railway station for few minutes.....to take next train Train Number 2163 ( Chennai Express ) starts at At 00.10 ( 12.10 mid night ) from Pune and reaches Chennai at 19.30 ( Next day evening ) Important : be very careful when you book tickets in above trains : If you book for shirdi to pune for example on date 1st of the month, then you must book ticket for train number 2163 dated 2nd of that month because it starts after 12 o clock at night , so it becomes next day ) _________________________Option 2 for return journey to chennai__________________

2.Train number 2780 - Goa express - departure at 11.20 from Kopergoan - reaches Pune at 16.30 . Wait for few hours in pune railways station....... Train number 1041 - CSTM Chennai express - departue at 18.10 from Pune - Reaches chennai at 16.45 Next day evening. _________________________Option 3 for return journey to chennai__________________

3. Only on Wednesday train : Train number 6501 ADI - SBC Express - Departure at 8.25 from Kopergoan and reaches Bangalore at 4.45 A.M early morning of next day. Wait in Bangalore railway station for few minutes to take next train Train number - 2608 - Lal Bagh express - Departure at 6.30 in the morning and reaches chennai at 12.10 in the afternoon.

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