Railways Launches and Extends Special Trains on Major Routes

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The Indian Railways has decided to launch new special trains and extend a few others. It has also announced the addition of extra coaches in 28 trains to accommodate the expected rush. 

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> The East Central Railway has decided to run a special train between Patliputra and Ayodhya. Train no. 03219 Patliputra–Ayodhya Summer Special will depart from Patliputra every Friday till 19th August. 

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> The Western Railway has announced the extension of several summer special trains in July. Here are the train details –

> The Konkan Railway will be running five pairs of Ganpati special trains in August and September. Here are the train details –

Train nos. 01137/01138 Mumbai CSMT–Sawantwadi Road–Mumbai CSMT Special will operate daily from 21st August to 11th September.

Train no. 01139 Nagpur–Madgaon Jn. Special will operate every Wednesday and Saturday from 24th August to 10th September. 

Train no. 01140 Madgaon Jn.–Nagpur Special will operate every Thursday and Sunday from 25th August to 11th September. 

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> For the convenience of the passengers with waitlisted tickets, the South Central Railway has decided to add extra coaches to the following trains –

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