Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw traveled on a slow-speed local train from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) to Bhandup station in Mumbai on Friday. He boarded the second-class coach of the train bound for Ambernath, which is being used for a award ceremony in Mumbai. Vaishnaw interacted with passengers during his journey...
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and is also scheduled to visit a Ganesh Mandal during Ganesh Utsav. He was accompanied by General Manager of Central Railway, Dharamvir Meena, and other senior officials. Vaishnaw had previously taken a local train journey in February 2022 during an inspection of two additional railway lines between Thane and Diva stations. He had even enjoyed ‘Vada Pav’ at a roadside restaurant during that journey. Social media users reacted to Vaishnaw's journey, with some praising the minister for taking the local train and others criticizing the condition of the trains and the treatment of passengers.

Indian Railways is adding general class coaches to 26 long-distance trains originating from Indore or nearby stations. The changes begin on November 11th and continue through November 27th. Some trains will receive two general coaches, while others will receive two sleeper coaches, one general coach, and one SLR coach. The specific...
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dates and number of coaches added for each train are listed below.

The Indian Railway's Ratlam division is adding two extra general class coaches to 32 long-distance trains originating from or passing through Ratlam. These include trains like the Bandra-Barauni Express, Indore-Howrah Express, Indore-Patna Express, and Indore-Amritsar Express. Additionally, trains like the Jabalpur-Indore Express and the Varanasi-Indore Express will receive three extra sleeper...
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coaches. The changes are being made to increase passenger capacity and improve travel comfort.

The Indian Railways has announced an extension of the 19307/19308 Indore-Chandigarh Express to Una Himachal, effective from March 14, 2024. The 19307 Indore-Chandigarh Express will now operate to Una Himachal, departing from Chandigarh at 5:10 AM and arriving in Una Himachal at 8:35 AM. The return train, 19308 Chandigarh-Indore Express, will...
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start its journey from Una Himachal at 1:50 PM and reach Chandigarh at 4:20 PM. This extended route will have stops at Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), Morinda, Rupnagar, Anandpur Sahib, and Nangal Dam in both directions. The timings and routes for other stops remain unchanged. Additionally, there are several changes to the timetables of various trains, affecting their departure and arrival times at specific stations. These changes include adjustments for trains like 04577 Ambala Cantt - Nangal Dam Special, 12325 Kolkata-Nangal Dam Express, 22709 Hazur Sahib Nanded - Amb Andaura Express, 06997 Ambala Cantt - Daulatpur Chowk Special, and 04502 Una Himachal - Haridwar Special. The revised timings for these trains are listed in the provided text.

Starting March 14th, passengers from Meerut district will be able to travel directly to Una, Himachal Pradesh by train. The Indian Railways has extended the route of train number 19307/19308 Indore-Chandigarh Express to Una, Himachal Pradesh, for passenger convenience. Train number 19307 Indore-Chandigarh Express will depart from Chandigarh at 5:10 am...
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on March 14th and reach Una, Himachal Pradesh at 8:35 am on the same day.