Minister Bansal launches train services on Dahanu-Churchgate route.
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Local train services on the 124-km Dahanu-Churchgate route were today inaugurated here by Union Minister Pawankumar Bansal on the 160th anniversary of the Indian Railways.
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He also inaugurated the Virar car shed on the occasion.
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SOME FACTS
Raking history
All about the trains that will blaze the trail on the new route from Dahanu to Churchgate on April 16:
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Read more... >> They will be 12-car rakes
>> They will run on pure alternating current,
>> They will be more spacious, with 6% additional capacity
>> Seating capacity will increase to 1,242 from the current 1,174. The seating capacity of the 24-hour second-class ladies compartments will go up from 159 to 170.
>> Initially, eight services will be operated from Dahanu
80,000 Number of daily commuters between Virar and Dahanu
34 Lakh Number of daily commuters between Virar and Churchgate