Indian Railways Announces 4 Extra Trains, Route Expansions and 12 New Stoppages Across Several States; Check Details

Indian Railways News: Four extra trains have been sanctioned by the Ministry of Railways across Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. Moreover, services of three trains have been extended, benefiting passengers in Maharashtra and Uttarakhand. New stoppages have also been added for eight trains across various states, including Haryana and West Bengal.

This initiative has been taken to improve railway connectivity between various cities and provide passengers with additional travel choices across the Indian Railways network. Although no specific notification has been rolled out for the same currently, the concerned railway zones will soon issue separate notices regarding additional train services, route extensions, and execution of approved stoppages.

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Check Complete Lists Of New Trains Here

The Railway Board has approved the following list of trains that will be included on the IR network soon.

Raipur-Rowghat MEMU: The Railway Board has approved the 68768/68769 Raipur-Rowghat MEMU service. It will run six days a week, except Saturdays. Train number 68769 will depart from Rowghat at 6:30 AM and reach Raipur at 1:05 PM. Train number 68768 will depart Raipur at 1:20 PM and arrive at Rowghat at 7:00 PM.

Haridwar-Veraval AC Express: 14326/14325 Haridwar-Veraval AC Express will run twice a week. Train number 14326 will depart from Haridwar at 4:00 AM and reach Veraval at 8:15 AM the next day, while train number 14325 will leave Veraval at 11:05 AM and arrive at Haridwar at 6:00 PM the next day. The train will run from Haridwar on Wednesdays and Sundays and from Veraval on Thursdays and Mondays.

Stoppages include Roorkee, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut City, Ghaziabad, Delhi, Rewari, Khairthal, Alwar, Jaipur, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Falna, Pindwara, Abu Road, Palanpur, Mahesana, Viramgam, Surendranagar, Wankaner, Rajkot, Gondal, Jetalsar, Junagadh and Keshod.

Haridwar-Okha AC Express: The 14328/14327 Haridwar-Okha AC Express will run once a week. Train number 14328 will depart from Haridwar at 4:00 AM and reach Okha at 8:15 AM the next day, while train number 14327 will leave Okha at 10:20 AM and arrive at Haridwar at 6:00 PM the next day. The train will depart from Haridwar on Fridays and from Okha on Saturdays.

Stoppages are Roorkee, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut City, Ghaziabad, Delhi, Rewari, Khairthal, Alwar, Jaipur, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Falna, Pindwara, Abu Road, Palanpur, Mahesana, Viramgam, Surendranagar, Wankaner, Rajkot, Hapa, Jamnagar, Khambhaliya and Dwarka.

Bir-Itarsi Passenger train: Train number 51689/51690 Bir-Itarsi Passenger will run once a week. Train number 51689 will depart from Bir at 8:20 PM and reach Itarsi at 12:20 AM the next day, while train number 51690 will leave Itarsi at 9:00 PM and arrive at Bir at 1:00 AM the next day. The train will run from Bir on Saturdays and from Itarsi on Sundays. Stoppages are Khaigaon, Talvadya, Chhanera, Khirkiya, Harda, Timarni and Banapura.

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New Service Extensions

Bandra (T)–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Garib Rath Express (12216/12215): Extended to Haridwar. Train 12216 will depart Bandra at 12:00 PM and arrive in Haridwar at 6:00 PM the next day. Return train 12215 leaves Haridwar at 4:00 AM and reaches Bandra at 7:35 AM the next day. It will stop at Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut City, Muzaffarnagar, and Roorkee.

Gondia-Wadsa MEMU (68806): Extended up to Armori. Will depart Gondia at 7:10 PM, reach Wadsa at 9:30 PM, and arrive at Armori at 10:00 PM.

Wadsa-Chanda Fort MEMU (68808): Extended up to Armori. It will depart Armori at 6:30 AM and reach Wadsa at 7:15 AM, and arrive at Chanda Fort at 9:55 AM.

These Trains to Get New Stoppages

- Train number 20959/20960 Valsad-Vadnagar Express will stop at Ankleshwar.

- Train number 18616 Hatia-Howrah Kriya Yoga Express will stop at Chakulia.

- Train number 12203/12204 Saharsa-Amritsar Garib Rath Express will stop at Panipat.

- Train number 17005/17006 Hyderabad-Raxaul Express will stop at Riga.

- Train number 15561/15562 Darbhanga-Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat Express will stop at Riga.

- Train number 17433/17434 Tirupati-Raxaul Express will stop at Bairagnia.

- Train number 04013/04014 Laukaha Bazar-Anand Vihar Terminal Special will stop at Ghorasahan.

- Train number 22933/22934 Bandra (T)-Jatpur Express will stop at Navsari.

- Train number 16307 Alappuzha-Kannur Express will stop at Vallikunnu.

- Train number 16377/16378 KSR Bengaluru-Ernakulam Junction Express will stop at Ottappalam.

- Train number 12141/12142 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Patliputra Express will stop at Gahmar.

- Train number 13187/13188 Sealdah-Rampurhat Express will stop at Barrackpore.