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Pune Surat AC Double Decker train From Mid 2014
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The Central Railway (CR) plans to start an air-conditioned double decker train from Pune to Surat by mid-2014. This is going to be modelled after the Bhopal-Indore air-conditioned double decker trains, which have received a good response. The CR had got repeated requests from commuter groups and passengers...
more... to start a service along the same lines from Maharashtra to Gujarat.
A senior railway official said, “It had been a long-time demand from passengers and commuter groups, but it took time due to the lack of availability of trains. There is a sizeable demand for this route so we know that there will be a good amount of revenue from the service, that is, the train will not run empty,” added the official.
Subhash Gupta, a member of Zonal Railway Users Consultative committee said, “We are happy that the railway will be adding this service, we and other members of the ZRUCC have been suggesting that the passenger see a need for the connectivity.”
The route of the train will be Pune-Panvel-Vasai-Karjat and then further to Gujarat. Although the train will be starting mid-year, officials said that they would open the booking earlier in order to give passengers ample time.