Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that the national transporter is experimenting with extension of trains. He cited the example of extending Gatimaan Express to first Gwalior and then Jhansi.
Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways, in a passenger friendly move, has decided to extend 22 pairs of train services. The move is aimed at better utilising the lie-over period of the Indian Railways rolling stock. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that the national transporter is experimenting with extension of trains. He cited the example of extending Gatimaan Express to first Gwalior and then Jhansi. Goyal added that this helps the Indian Railways in “sweating its assets” better. The list of 22 pairs of train services that have been extended includes trains on important...
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routes. Several MEMUs and Humsafar Express trains across the network have been extended. The full list of 22 pairs of trains which have been extended, along with their additional stoppages are given below:
1.) Train number 18107/18108 Rourkela-Koraput Express will be extended up to Jagdalpur. On extended portion, the train will halt at Jeypore, Kotapar Road stations.
2.) Train number 14369/24369 Bareilly-Singrauli and 14370/24370 Shaktinagar Express will be extended up to Tanakpur. On extended portion, the train will halt at Bareilly city, Izzatnagar, Pilibhit, Majhola Pakariya stations.
3.) Train number 14630/14629 Firozpur-Ludhiana Cantt Sutluj Express will be extended up to Chandigarh. On extended portion, the train will halt at Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), New Morinda stations.
4.) Train number 24887/24888 Barmer-Haridwar Link Express will be extended up to Rishikesh. On extended portion, the train will halt at Raiwala station.
5.) Train number 18213/18214 Durg-Jaipur Express will be extended up to Ajmer. On extended portion, the train will halt at Durgapura station.
6.) Train number 19710/19709 Kamakhya-Jaipur Kaviguru Express will be extended up to Udaipur. On extended portion, the train will halt at Ajmer, Bhilwara, Chanderiya, Mavli, Ranapratapnagar stations.
7.) Train number 20889/20890 Howrah-Vijayawada Humsafar Express will be extended up to Tirupati. On extended portion, the train will halt at Ongole, Nellore, Renigunta stations.
8.) Train number 22604/22603 Villupuram-Kharagpur Express will be extended up to Purulia (for 01 day). On extended portion, the train will halt at Hijli, Midnapore, Bishnupur, Bankura, Adra stations.
9.) Train number 18416/18415 Puri-Barbil Express will be extended up to Rourkela. On extended portion, the train will halt at Kendposi, Chaibasa, Chakradharpur, Manoharpur stations.
10.) Train number 22632/22631 Bikaner-Chennai Anuvrat Express will be extended up to Madurai. On extended portion, the train will halt at Chennai Egmore, Tambram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Ariyalur, Srirangam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Kodaikanal Road stations.
11.) Train number 22913/22914 Bandra (T)-Patna Humsafar Express will be extended up to Saharsa. On extended portion, the train will halt at Begusarai, Khagaria stations.
12.) Train number 12473/12474 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Ahmedabad Sarvodaya Express will be extended up to Gandhidham. On extended portion, the train will halt at Viramgam, Dharangdhara, Samakhayali stations.
13.) Train number 19301/19302 Yesvantpur-Indore Express will be extended up to Dr Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow). On extended portion, the train will not halt at any station.
14.) Train number 66019/66020 Salem-Katpadi MEMU will be extended up to Arakkonam. On extended portion, the train will halt at Mukundarayapuramm, Walajah Road, Sholinghur stations.
15.) Train number 68433/68434 Cuttack-Brahampur MEMU will be extended up to Ichchapuram. On extended portion, the train will halt at all stations en-route.
16.) Train number 64511/64512 Saharanpur-Nangal Dam MEMU will be extended up to Una himachal. On extended portion, the train will halt at all stations en-route.
17.) Train number 67249/67250 Secunderabad-Tandur MEMU will be extended up to Chittapur. On extended portion, the train will halt at Mantatti, Nawandgi, Kurgunta, Seram, Malkhaid Road stations.
18.) Train number 79457/79458/79459/79460 Surendranagar-Dhrangdhara DEMU will be extended up to Botad. On extended portion, the train will halt at Kundli, Ranpur, Chuda, Limbdi, Wadhwan City, Jorawarnagar, Surendranagar Gate, Surendranagar stations
19.) Train number 74906/74907 Udhampur-Jammu Tawi DEMU will be extended up to Pathankot. On extended portion, the train will halt at all stations en-route.
20.) Train number 77673/77674 Mirylaguda-Kacheguda DEMU will be extended up to Nadikude. On extended portion, the train will halt at Kondrapole Halt, Vishnupuram, Pondugula stations.
21.) Train number 59121/59120 Pratap Nagar-Chhota Udaipur Passenger will be extended up to Moti Sadli. On extended portion, the train will halt at Padaliya Road station.
22.) Train number 58526/58525 Visakhapatnam-Palasa Passenger will be extended up to Brahampur. On extended portion, the train will halt at all stations en-route.
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Well, a summary of today's extensive railfanning session....
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Pic 1: Loco link for 13175 Kanchanjungha Express ready to depart from PF 9A
Pic 2: "The irony", NOT FIT FOR PASSENGER Loco hauling Passenger Train
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3: SGUJ WDP-4D #40443 arriving with 20 min. late 12344 Darjeeling Mail on PF 9B
Pic 4: Coach B1, which belongs to the Haldibari Slip Portion
Pic 5: The TB
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Sorry for the hazy pics, there was dense fog....
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Pic 6: OFFLINK Mughalsarai WAP-4 #22593 arriving at Barddhaman PF 2 with 22321 Hool Express
Pic 7: 37817 Howrah to Barddhaman Local (via Main) arriving at Barddhaman PF 2 with a MEDHA Rake
Pic 8: Kanpur WAG-7 #27448 arrives with 53131 Sealdah to Muzaffarpur Fast Passenger at Barddhaman PF 2, ready for overtakes by 12317 Akal Takht Express and 12381 Poorva Express
Pic 9: The TB of Muzaffarpur Fast Passenger
Pic 10: Howrah WAP-7 #30640 arrives with 12381 Poorva Express
Pic 11: Tughlakabad WAG-9Hi #31627 enters Barddhaman PF 6 with a CONCOR Rake
Pic 12: OFFLINK Howrah WDP-4D #40504 skips Barddhaman through PF 5 with 12504 Agartala to Bengaluru Cantt. HumSafar Express
Pic 13: 63514 Asansol to Barddhaman M.E.M.U. arrives at its destination, still with the TB of 63595 Bokaro to Asansol M.E.M.U. in front cabin
Pic 14: Brand new Howrah WAP-7 #37034 arrives at Barddhaman PF 5 with 13028 Azimganj to Howrah Kaviguru Express
Pic 15: The TB of 53068 Rampurhat to Barddhaman Passenger showing the RSA
Pic 16: The loco link, Malda Town WDM-3A #16544R Ice-Cream Livery
Pic 17: The small TB
Pic 18: Another angle for the view of the coaches
Pic 19: OFFLINK Mughalsarai WAP-4 #22706 arrives at Barddhman PF 6 with 53140 Jasidih to Kolkata Fast Passenger
Pic 20: A side view of BWN WDM-3A #16090R entering with 13182 Kaziranga Express at Barddhaman PF 5
Pic 21: New Katni WAG-7 #28032 waiting for clearance at Barddhaman Yard
Pic 22: Waiting at Dum Dum Outer onboard 13182 Kaziranga Express
Pic 23: Some cheeky info.
Pic 24: The base of the Sleeper Coaches (the AC ones were of Sealdah)
Pic 25: The small TB
Pic 26: The large TB
Pic 27: The loco link, BWN WDM-3A #16090R (transferred from HWH as per IRFCA)