Speech of Shri Madhavrao Scindia
Introducing the Railway Budget, #1988-89
on 24th february, 1988
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I am happy to inform the Honourable Members that from the time table coming in to force with effect...
more... from 1st May 1988, several new trains will be introduced. These are :
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1. A Superfast Express between Nagpur and Bombay (3 days a week).
2. A Superfast Express between Bombay and Varanasi (4 days a week).
3. A daily Express train between
Hyderabad and Sirpur Kagaznagar.
4. An Express train between Sambhalpur and Bhubaneswar via Titlagarh (6 days a week).
5. A daily Express train between Lucknow and Kanpur.
6. A daily Express train between Samastipur and Jaynagar.
7. A daily Passenger train between Katni and Chopan.
8. A daily Passenger train between Nizamabad and Parbhani.
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The frequency of a number of trains will be increased. These are :
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1. 133/134 Ahmadabad-Howrah Express from 4 days a week to daily.
2. 159/160 Durg-Varanasi Sarnath Express from 3 days a week to daily.
3. 59/60 Madras-Hyderabad Charminar Express from 5 days a week to
daily.
4. 933/934 Bombay-Lucknow Express from thrice to 4 days a week.
5. 935/936 Bombay-Mangalore, now named Netravati Express, from
twice to 3 days a week.
6. 953/954 Mahanadi Express via Jabalpur from thrice to 4 days a week.
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The runs of three existing trains will be extended. These are :
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1. 147/148 Delhi-Sitapur Express up to Balamau.
2. 141/142 Guna-Ujjain Passenger up to Nagda.
3. 913/914 Bombay-Muzaffarpur Express up to Chhapra.