Indian Railways approves 4 new trains, extends 3 services; 12 get new stops – Check routes

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Indian Railways new trains: The Ministry of Railways has approved four new trains across Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It has also extended the services of three trains, benefiting passengers in Maharashtra and Uttarakhand. The national transporter also approved new stoppages for eight trains across several states including Haryana and West Bengal.The move is aimed at improving rail connectivity between several cities and providing passengers with more travel options across the Indian Railways (IR) network.However, the concerned railway zones will issue separate notifications announcing the commencement of the new train services, route extensions, and implementation of the approved stoppages.Here is the complete list of new trains approved by the Railway Board that are set to be introduced on the IR network soon:Raipur-Rowghat MEMUThe Railway Board (RB) has approved the introduction of the 68768/68769 Raipur-Rowghat MEMU service, which will run six days a week, except Saturdays. Train number 68769 will depart from Rowghat at 6:30 AM and reach Raipur at 1:05 PM, while train number 68768 will leave Raipur at 1:20 PM and arrive at Rowghat at 7:00 PM.Haridwar-Veraval AC ExpressThe Railway Board has also approved the introduction of the 14326/14325 Haridwar-Veraval AC Express, which will run twice a week. Train number 14326 will depart from Haridwar at 4:00 AM and reach Veraval at 8:15 AM the next day, while train number 14325 will leave Veraval at 11:05 AM and arrive at Haridwar at 6:00 PM the next day. The train will run from Haridwar on Wednesdays and Sundays and from Veraval on Thursdays and Mondays.The train will stop at Roorkee, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut City, Ghaziabad, Delhi, Rewari, Khairthal, Alwar, Jaipur, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Falna, Pindwara, Abu Road, Palanpur, Mahesana, Viramgam, Surendranagar, Wankaner, Rajkot, Gondal, Jetalsar, Junagadh and Keshod.Story continues below this adHaridwar-Okha AC ExpressThe RB also approved the introduction of the 14328/14327 Haridwar-Okha AC Express, which will run once a week. Train number 14328 will depart from Haridwar at 4:00 AM and reach Okha at 8:15 AM the next day, while train number 14327 will leave Okha at 10:20 AM and arrive at Haridwar at 6:00 PM the next day. The train will depart from Haridwar on Fridays and from Okha on Saturdays.The train will stop at Roorkee, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut City, Ghaziabad, Delhi, Rewari, Khairthal, Alwar, Jaipur, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Falna, Pindwara, Abu Road, Palanpur, Mahesana, Viramgam, Surendranagar, Wankaner, Rajkot, Hapa, Jamnagar, Khambhaliya and Dwarka.Bir-Itarsi Passenger trainThe Railway Board has approved the introduction of train number 51689/51690 Bir-Itarsi Passenger, which will run once a week. Train number 51689 will depart from Bir at 8:20 PM and reach Itarsi at 12:20 AM the next day, while train number 51690 will leave Itarsi at 9:00 PM and arrive at Bir at 1:00 AM the next day. The train will run from Bir on Saturdays and from Itarsi on Sundays.The train will stop at Khaigaon, Talvadya, Chhanera, Khirkiya, Harda, Timarni and Banapura.Story continues below this adExtension of Bandra (T)-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Garib Rath Express up to HaridwarThe Railway Board has approved the extension of train number 12216/12215 Bandra (T)-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Garib Rath Express up to Haridwar.After the extension, train number 12216 will depart from Bandra Terminus at 12:00 PM and reach Haridwar at 6:00 PM the next day. On the return journey, train number 12215 will depart from Haridwar at 4:00 AM and arrive at Bandra Terminus at 7:35 AM the next day.On the extended route, the train will stop at Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut City, Muzaffarnagar and Roorkee. Delhi will serve as a stoppage in place of Delhi Sarai Rohilla.Gondia-Wadsa and Wadsa-Chanda Fort MEMU services extended to ArmoriThe Railway Board has approved the extension of train number 68806 Gondia-Wadsa MEMU up to Armori. After the extension, train number 68806 will depart from Gondia at 7:10 PM, reach Wadsa at 9:30 PM and arrive at Armori at 10:00 PM.Story continues below this adWadsa-Chanda Fort MEMU service extended to ArmoriThe Railway Board also approved the extension of train number 68808 Wadsa-Chanda Fort MEMU up to Armori. After the extension, the train will depart from Armori at 6:30 AM, reach Wadsa at 7:15 AM and arrive at Chanda Fort at 9:55 AM.The Railways has approved additional stoppages for several trains at various stations across the country. The trains and their new stoppages are as follows:Train number 20959/20960 Valsad-Vadnagar Express will stop at Ankleshwar.Train number 18616 Hatia-Howrah Kriya Yoga Express will stop at Chakulia.Train number 12203/12204 Saharsa-Amritsar Garib Rath Express will stop at Panipat.Train number 17005/17006 Hyderabad-Raxaul Express will stop at Riga.Train number 15561/15562 Darbhanga-Gomti Nagar Amrit Bharat Express will stop at Riga.Train number 17433/17434 Tirupati-Raxaul Express will stop at Bairagnia.Train number 04013/04014 Laukaha Bazar-Anand Vihar Terminal Special will stop at Ghorasahan.Train number 22933/22934 Bandra (T)-Jatpur Express will stop at Navsari.Train number 16307 Alappuzha-Kannur Express will stop at Vallikunnu.Train number 16377/16378 KSR Bengaluru-Ernakulam Junction Express will stop at Ottappalam.Train number 12141/12142 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Patliputra Express will stop at Gahmar.Train number 13187/13188 Sealdah-Rampurhat Express will stop at Barrackpore.