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Western Railway restores services of nine, extends trips of six pairs of special trains

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Western Railway restores services of nine, extends trips of six pairs of special trains


Western Railway restores services of nine, extends trips of six pairs of special trains&nbsp

Key Highlights

  • Railways has given the approval to operate 660 more trains in a graded manner

  • Zonal Railways are advised to restore trains in a graded manner keeping in view local conditions, tickets demand and Covid cases

  • Railways has suspended the operation of several trains amid the second wave of Covid which struck India hard

New Delhi: Railway’s Western Railway(WR) zone has decided to extend the trip of six more special trains and also restoring the trips of nine pairs of special trains from tri-weekly to daily. The national transporter is increasing the number of special trains across the country as the number of new covid-19 cases is on the decline. 

Note that keeping in view the demand and unlock in several states with the Covid cases dropping below one lakh in last 12 days, the Indian Railways on Friday said that it has given the approval to operate 660 more trains in a graded manner

Restoration of trips of nine pairs of special trains from tri-weekly to daily

For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand, trips of 9 Special Trains are being restored to run from tri-weekly basis to daily till further advice.

1. Train No. 02971/02972 Bandra Terminus – Bhavnagar Superfast Special Train

The trips of Train No. 02971/02972 Bandra Terminus – Bhavnagar Special Train will be restored from 29th June 2021 to run daily.

2. Train No. 09217/09218 Bandra Terminus – Veraval Special Train

The trips of Train No. 09217 Bandra Terminus – Veraval Special Train will be restored from 30th June 2021 and of Train No. 09218 Veraval – Bandra Terminus Special Train will be restored from 28th June 2021 to run daily.

3. Train No. 02961/02962 Mumbai Central – Indore Superfast Special Train

The trips of Train No. 02961 Mumbai Central – Indore Special Train will be restored from 26th June 2021 and of Train No. 02962 Indore – Mumbai Central Special Train will be restored from 27th June 2021 to run daily.

4. Train No. 09201/09202 Dadar – Ahmedabad Superfast Special Train

The trips of Train No. 09201 Dadar – Ahmedabad Special Train will be restored from 28th June 2021 and of Train No. 09202 Ahmedabad – Dadar Special Train will be restored from 27th June 2021 to run daily.

5. Train No. 02927/02928 Dadar – Kevadiya Superfast Special Train

The trips of Train No. 02927 Dadar – Kevadiya Special Train will be restored from 27th June, 2021 and of Train No. 02928 Kevadiya – Dadar Special Train will be restored from 28th June, 2021 to run daily.

6. Train No. 02919/02920 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Superfast Special Train

The trips of Train No. 02919 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special Train will be restored from 1st July, 2021 and of Train No. 02920 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Special Train will be restored from 3rd July 2021 to run daily.

7. Train No. 02955/02956 Mumbai Central – Jaipur Superfast Special Train

The trips of Train No. 02955 Mumbai Central – Jaipur Special Train will be restored from 26th June, 2021 and of Train No. 02956 Jaipur – Mumbai Central Special Train will be restored from 27th June, 2021 to run daily.

8. Train No. 02957/02958 Ahmedabad – New Delhi Superfast Rajdhani Special Train

The trips of Train No. 02957 Ahmedabad – New Delhi Special Train will be restored from 28th June 2021 and of Train No. 02958 New Delhi – Ahmedabad Special Train will be restored from 29th June 2021 to run daily.

9. Train No. 09329/09330 Indore – Udaipur City Special Train

The trips of Train No. 09329 Indore – Udaipur City Special Train will be restored from 28th June 2021 and of Train No. 09330 Udaipur City – Indore Special Train will be restored from 29th June, 2021 to run daily.

Here is the list of trains whose trips are being extended by the Western Railway:

1. Train No. 09005/09006 Bandra Terminus – Barauni Special Train

The trips of Train No. 09005/06 Bandra Terminus – Barauni Special Train are extended to run on 25th June 2021 from Bandra Terminus and 28th June 2021 from Barauni.

2. Train No. 09099/09100 Bandra Terminus – Mau Special Train

The trips of Train No. 09099/100 Bandra Terminus – Mau Special Train are extended to run on 22nd & 29th June 2021 from Bandra Terminus and 24th June & 1st July 2021 from Mau.

3. Train No. 09117/09118 Mumbai Central – Bhagalpur Special Train

The trips of Train No. 09117/18 Mumbai Central – Bhagalpur Special Train are extended to run on 25th June 2021 from Mumbai Central and 28th June 2021 from Bhagalpur.

4. Train No. 09177/09178 Mumbai Central – Bhagalpur Special Train

The trips of Train No. 09177/78 Mumbai Central – Bhagalpur Special Train are extended to run on 23rd & 30th June 2021 from Mumbai Central and 26th June and 3rd July 2021 from Bhagalpur.

5. Train No. 09087/09088 Udhna – Chhapra Superfast Special Train

The trips of Train No. 09087/86 Udhna – Chhapra Special Train are extended to run on 25th June 2021 from Udhna and 27th June 2021 from Chhapra.

6. Train No. 09521/09522 Rajkot – Samastipur Special Train

The trips of Train No. 09521/22 Rajkot – Samastipur Special Train are extended to run on 23rd & 30th June 2021 from Rajkot and 26th June & 3rd July 2021 from Samastipur.

Meanwhile, Railway Ministry in a statement recently said that with the flattening of the coronavirus curve, Railways is enhancing the number of special trains to facilitate the travelling public, to provide trains for the movement of migrant labour and to clear the waiting list in various origin destination clusters.

It said that during pre-Covid, an average of about 1,768 Mail and Express trains were operating daily, and as of June 18, 983 Mail and Express trains are being operated daily which is about 56 per cent of the pre-Covid level. The number of trains is being enhanced gradually as per demand and commercial justification, it said, adding that as on June 1, about 800 Mail and Express trains were in operation.

During the period June 1 to June 18, Railways has approved to operating 660 additional Mail and Express trains to the Zonal Railways. Zonal Railways are advised to restore trains in a graded manner keeping in view local conditions, tickets demand situation, and Covid cases in the region.



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