SANAT NAGAR

W.RLY TO RUN TOTALTHREE SPECIAL TRAINS o­n SPECIAL FARE BETWEEN BANDRA (T) – JAIPUR &

BANDRA (T) - BIKANER

For the convenience of passengers and to clear the extra rush in trains, Western Railway has decided to run special trains between Bandra (T)- Jaipur and Bandra (T) - Bikaner, the details of which are as under:

·Train No. 09035 / 09036 Bandra (T) – Jaipur Special Train o­n Special Fare (2 Trips)

Train No. 09035 Bandra (T) – Jaipur Special train will depart from Bandra (T) o­n Monday, 24^th February, 2020 at 15.35 hrs and will reach Jaipur at 13.10 hrs the next day.

Similarly, Train No. 09036 Jaipur – Bandra (T) Special train will depart from Jaipur o­n Tuesday, 25^th February, 2020 at 16.10 hrs and will reach Bandra (T) at 13.30 hrs the next day.

The train will haveAC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches. The train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Sabarmati, Mehasana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar Jn., Beawar, Ajmer, Kishangarh and Phulera stations in both directions.

·Train No. 09037 / 09038 Bandra (T) – Jaipur Special Train o­n Special fare(2 Trips)

Train No. 09037 Bandra (T) – Jaipur Special train will depart from Bandra (T) o­n Friday, 28^th February, 2020 at 13.05 hrs and will reach Jaipur at 10.30 hrs the next day.

Similarly, Train No. 09038 Jaipur – Bandra (T) Special train will depart from Jaipur o­n Saturday, 29^th February, 2020 at 13.10 hrs and will reach Bandra (T) at 10.35 hrs the next day.

The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches. The train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Sabarmati, Mehasana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar Jn., Beawar, Ajmer, Kishangarh and Phulerastations in both directions.

·Train No. 09081/09082  Bandra (T) - Bikaner  Special Train o­n Special Fare

(2 trips)

Train No. 09081 Bandra (T) – Bikaner Special train will depart from Bandra (T) at 15.25 hrs o­n Sunday , 23^rd February, 2020 and will reach Bikaner at 16.50 hrs. the next day.

Similarly, Train No. 09082 Bikaner- Bandra (T) Special train will depart from Bikaner at 21.50 hrs o­n Monday,24^th February, 2020 and arrive Bandra (T) at 22.00 hrs. the next day.

The train will have AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches.

The train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Mahesana, , Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar Jn., Pali Marwar, Luni, Jodhpur, Merta Road Jn, Nagaur and Nokha stations in both directions

The booking for Train No. 09035, 09037 & 09081 will open o­n 8^th February, 2020 at all PRS counters and IRCTC website.

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Press Release No. 2020/01Mumbai, 29^th January, 2020

WESTERN RAILWAY COMPLETES ELECTRIFICATION OF THE NEWLY CONVERTED BROAD GAUGE LINE BETWEEN MAHESANA & VADNAGAR IN RECORD TIME OF 8 MONTHS

Photo caption: Shri R.K. Sharma – Commissioner of Railway Safety inspected the electrification work of Mahesana-Vadnagar section o­n 29^th January, 2020. A view of the newly constructed Vadnagar station.

Western Railway is contributing immensely in the infrastructural development of railways in Gujarat and in last 5 years tremendous boost has been given to gauge conversion, electrification, doubling and elimination of the unmanned level crossings along with enhancement of passenger amenities. Western Railway has o­nce again accomplished a great feat of completing the electrification of the newly converted broad gauge line between Mahesana and Vadnagar in just 8 months. o­n 29^th January, 2020, Shri R.K. Sharma – Commissioner of Railway Safety conducted an inspection of the work at Vadnagar station alongwith entire project.

According to a press release issued by Shri Ravinder Bhakar – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the section between Mahesana and Vadnagar is part of the Mahesana – Taranga Hill Gauge Conversion project. The Gauge Conversion workof Mahesana – Vadnagar section of 34.43 km was completed and opened for traffic o­n 23^rd July, 2019.The electrification of this section was sanctioned by Ministry of Railways in April 2019 at atotal cost of Rs. 74.66 cr. The electrification work was taken by Western Railway o­n war footing and the work began in month of May 2019 itself. The work was planned judiciously & milestones viz. casting of foundation, mast erection, brackt assembly, wiring & adjustments etc. were critically monitored. With great dedication and keenness towards completion of the project, the work of electrification of Mahesana – Vadnagar section of 34.43 route km. has been completed within the record time of mere 8 months.

Shri Bhakar added that even though the Mahesana-Vadnagar section faced torrential rains during the monsoon season which held up the work for about 3 months, Western Railway was able to complete the work in record time. Western Railway has certainly set a benchmark for other similar projects being executed by Western Railway to realize the nation’s ambitious mission of 100% electrification of railways. With the completion of the electrification work, Vadnagar which is also the birthplace of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is now connected with railway network o­n electric traction. Vadnagar station is being developed as a tourist destination o­n heritage circuit of Vadnagar – Madhera – Patan under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. This section will now witness a socio-economic boom for the locals residing in the area by opening doors for bigger opportunities. It will bring boost to the economic, tourism and agricultural development in the areas and provide better opportunities to the people of the area. Now that electric traction is extended up to Vadnagar, railway is expected to introduce more reliable and energy efficient MEMU services as well as introduce new Mail/Express trains o­n this route.

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