As the demand for train travel is increasing among passengers, the Indian Railways has
announced six new special trains to various destinations across India. It is also planning to resume several important trains soon.
Important: The Railways has asked all passengers to follow the COVID–19 guidelines and protocols issued by various state governments while travelling.
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Following is the list of special trains that have been introduced by the Railways:
Special train between Shalimar and Bhanjpur
The South Eastern Railway has decided to run special trains between Shalimar–Bhanjpur–Shalimar as per the following schedule:
- Train no. 08007 Shalimar–Bhanjpur Special (w.e.f 3rd August) will leave every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 04:25 PM.
- Train no. 08008 Bhanjpur–Shalimar Special (w.e.f 4th August) will leave every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 06:15 AM.
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Superfast train between Faizabad and Rameswaram
For the convenience of passengers, the Railways will run weekly superfast trains between Faizabad and Rameswaram.
Here are the details:
- Train no. 06793 Rameswaram–Faizabad will leave every Sunday from 19th September till further notice.
- Train no. 06794 Faizabad–Rameswaram will leave every Wednesday from 22nd September till further notice.
Daily special trains between Bhavnagar and Palitana
The Western Railway has decided to run daily special trains between Bhavnagar and Palitana from 9th August till further notice.
Here’s the schedule:
- Train no. 09510 Bhavnagar–Palitana will leave daily at 06:30 AM.
- Train no. 09509 Palitana–Bhavnagar will leave daily at 08:20 AM.
Railways restores several special trains on popular routes
16 special trains to resume
16 special passenger trains running through different stations of the Western Railways’ Ratlam Division are being restarted.
Here’s the official tweet:
यात्रियों की मांग एवम उनकी सुविधा को ध्यानें रखते हुए रतलाम मंडल के विभिन्न स्टेशनों से होकर चलने वाली 08 जोड़ी स्पेशल पैसेंजर ट्रेनों का पुनः परिचालन आरंभ किया जा रहा है। @WesternRly pic.twitter.com/gNvtpgkWmD
— DRM Ratlam (@RatlamDRM) July 31, 2021
Restoration of 4 passenger trains
The South Eastern Railway has decided to restore the services of the following passenger trains:
- Train no. 58151/58152 Birmitrapur–Barsuan–Birmitrapur has been resumed from today.
- Train no. 58103/58104 Tatanagar–Barbil–Tatanagar has also been resumed from today.
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