Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways, in a passenger friendly move, has decided to extend 22 pairs of train services. The move is aimed at better utilising the lie-over period of the Indian Railways rolling stock. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that the national transporter is
experimenting with extension of trains. He cited the example of extending Gatimaan Express to first Gwalior and then Jhansi. Goyal added that this helps the Indian Railways in “sweating its assets” better. The list of 22 pairs of train services that have been extended includes trains on important routes. Several MEMUs and Humsafar Express trains across the network have been extended.
The full list of 22 pairs of trains which have been extended, along with their additional stoppages are given below:
1.) Train number 18107/18108 Rourkela-Koraput Express will be extended up to Jagdalpur. On extended portion, the train will halt at Jeypore, Kotapar Road stations.
2.) Train number 14369/24369 Bareilly-Singrauli and 14370/24370 Shaktinagar Express will be extended up to Tanakpur. On extended portion, the train will halt at Bareilly city, Izzatnagar, Pilibhit, Majhola Pakariya stations.
3.) Train number 14630/14629 Firozpur-Ludhiana Cantt Sutluj Express will be extended up to Chandigarh. On extended portion, the train will halt at Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), New Morinda stations.
4.) Train number 24887/24888 Barmer-Haridwar Link Express will be extended up to Rishikesh. On extended portion, the train will halt at Raiwala station.
5.) Train number 18213/18214 Durg-Jaipur Express will be extended up to Ajmer. On extended portion, the train will halt at Durgapura station.
6.) Train number 19710/19709 Kamakhya-Jaipur Kaviguru Express will be extended up to Udaipur. On extended portion, the train will halt at Ajmer, Bhilwara, Chanderiya, Mavli, Ranapratapnagar stations.
7.) Train number 20889/20890 Howrah-Vijayawada Humsafar Express will be extended up to Tirupati. On extended portion, the train will halt at Ongole, Nellore, Renigunta stations.
8.) Train number 22604/22603 Villupuram-Kharagpur Express will be extended up to Purulia (for 01 day). On extended portion, the train will halt at Hijli, Midnapore, Bishnupur, Bankura, Adra stations.
9.) Train number 18416/18415 Puri-Barbil Express will be extended up to Rourkela. On extended portion, the train will halt at Kendposi, Chaibasa, Chakradharpur, Manoharpur stations.
10.) Train number 22632/22631 Bikaner-Chennai Anuvrat Express will be extended up to Madurai. On extended portion, the train will halt at Chennai Egmore, Tambram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Ariyalur, Srirangam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Kodaikanal Road stations.
11.) Train number 22913/22914 Bandra (T)-Patna Humsafar Express will be extended up to Saharsa. On extended portion, the train will halt at Begusarai, Khagaria stations.
12.) Train number 12473/12474 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Ahmedabad Sarvodaya Express will be extended up to Gandhidham. On extended portion, the train will halt at Viramgam, Dharangdhara, Samakhayali stations……..Read More>>
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