The last week of February is looking bright, as train services are rapidly growing to meet passenger demands while electrification and station development projects continue hand in hand.
Today’s biggest update, of course, is that train services are restarting on a major railway line in the Kashmir Valley. Before the resumption, popular passenger trains in Jammu and Kashmir had restricted services, operating mostly to and from the Jammu Tawi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway stations.
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Search TrainsApart from this, several additional special trains have begun operations in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
Here’s a quick look at all the updates:
Kashmir Valley: Train services resume after 11 months
Passenger trains have returned to the Kashmir Valley from today, February 22. The services, which were suspended since March last year due to the COVID-19 lockdown, will be available on the Banihal-Baramulla section which covers over 130 kilometres.
The first trips today were the 9.10 am from Baramulla and the 11.25 am from Banihal. According to Piyush Goyal, the Union Railway Minister, the resumption of services will “enhance ease of movement and provide a big boost to the tourism sector.”
More express special trains for Uttar Pradesh
The Northern Railway will run 6 select trains for Varanasi, Pratapgarh, Faizabad, Lucknow and Kanpur as unreserved mail or express special trains from today.
You can check the train list and timetable here:
सर्वसाधारण को सूचित किया जाता है कि निम्नलिखित एक्सप्रेस अनारक्षित गाडियों का परिचालन मेल/एक्सप्रेस के न्यूनतम किराये के प्रतिबन्ध के साथ दिo 22.02.21 से अगले आदेश तक के लिए प्रारम्भ किया जाता है,इन गाडियों में किसी भी प्रकार के मासिक टिकट अगले आदेश तक मान्य नहीं होगें I @GM_NRly pic.twitter.com/EAvdAuSNlV
— DRM/LKO/NR (@drmlko25) February 21, 2021
Western Railway opens up 28 special trains for bookings
All these pairs are additional services launched to meet growing passenger demand.
One announcement is regarding trains departing from Bandra Terminus, Porbandar, Hapa and Okha, while another announcement is centred only on services originating from Indore.
You can see both train charts below:
WR to run 8 more additional trains from Bandra Terminus to Hisar, Bhagat Ki Koti, Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Veraval, from Porbandar to Secunderabad & Kochuvelli, betwn Hapa & Madgaon, betwn Ohka – Tuticorin.
WR also extends trip of Okha – Ernakulam Clone Special upto April,2021. pic.twitter.com/Jfs43HyMhG
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) February 20, 2021
WR to run 6 more additional special trains between Indore – Gandhinagar Capital, Indore – Amritsar, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar – Yashvantpur Jn, Indore – Udhampur, Indore – Chandigarh & Indore – Delhi Sarai Rohilla for the convenience of passengers. pic.twitter.com/0pxQf7JOkk
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) February 20, 2021
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