68 Trains from (NYN)NAINI to (GOY)GOVINDPURI

WESTERN RAILWAY TO RUN WEEKLY SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS

BETWEEN AHMEDABAD – PATNA & OKHA – NAHARLAGUN

EXTENSION OF TRIPS OF SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN BANDRA TERMINUS – BARMER

For the convenience of passengers and with a view to clear the extra rush during the ensuing summer vacation, Western Railway will run Summer Special Trains o­n Special fare between Ahmedabad – Patna & Okha – Naharlagun. The trips of Bandra Terminus – Barmer is also being extended.

According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details of these train are as under:

1.Train No. 09417 / 09418 Ahmedabad – Patna – (Weekly) Special [18 Trips]

Train No. 09417 Ahmedabad – Patna Weekly Special will depart from Ahmedabad at 09.10 hrs, every Monday and will reach Patna at 21.05 hrs, the next day. This train will run from 1^stMay, 2023 to 26^th June, 2023.

Similarly, in return direction Train No. 09418 Patna – Ahmedabad Weekly Special will depart from Patna at 23.45 hrs, every Tuesday and will reach Ahmedabad at 11.20 hrs, o­n Thursday. This train will run from 2^ndMay, 2023 to 27^th June, 2023.

Enroute this train will halt at Nadiad, Chhayapuri, Ratlam, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur City, Hindaun City, Bharatpur, Achhnera, Mathura, Kasganj, Farrukhabad, Kanpur Central, Lucknow, Sultanpur, Jaunpur City, Varanasi, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn., Buxar, Ara and Danapur stations in both directions.

This train comprises of AC 2 - Tier, AC 3 - Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches.

2.Train No. 09525/09526 Okha – Naharlagun Special [26 Trips]

Train No. 09525 Okha – Naharlagun Special will depart from Okha at 22.00 hrs.every Tuesday and reach Naharlagun at 16.00 hrs, o­n Friday.  This train will run from 4^th April, 2023 to 27^th June, 2023.

Similarly, Train No. 09526 Naharlagun - Okha Special will depart from Naharlagun at 10.00 hrs. every Saturday and arrive Okha at 03.35 hrs, o­n Tuesday. This train will run from 8^th April, 2023 to 1^st July, 2023.

Enroute this train will halt at Dwarka, Khambhaliya, Jamnagar, Hapa, Rajkot, Wankaner, Surendranagar, Ahmedabad, Nadiad, Anand, Chhayapuri, Godhra, Ratlam, Nagda, Ujjain, Maksi, Shajapur, Biyavra Rajgarh, Ruthiyai, Guna, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Etawah, Govindpuri, Prayagraj, Gyanpur Road, Banaras, Varanasi, Ghazipur City, Ballia, Chhapra, Hajipur, Shahpur Patoree, Barauni, Begu Sarai, Khagaria, Naugachia, Katihar, Barsoi, Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguri, New Cooch Behar, Kokrajhar, New Bongaigaon, Barpeta Road, Rangiya, Udalguri, New Misamari, Rangapara North, and Harmuti stations in both directions.

This train comprises of AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches.

3.Extension of trips of Train No. 09037/09038 Bandra Terminus – Barmer Weekly Special

Train No. 09037 Bandra Terminus – Barmer Weekly Special which was earlier notified up to 26^th May, 2023 has been extended upto 30^th June, 2023.

Train No.09038 Barmer – Bandra Terminus Weekly Special which was earlier notified up to 27^th May, 2023 has been extended upto 1^st July, 2023.

The booking for Train No. 09417 & 09525 and for the extended trips of Train No. 09037will open from 1^st April, 2023 at all PRS Counters and o­n IRCTC website. The above trains will run as Special Train o­n Special Fare. For detailed information regarding timings of halts and composition, passengers may please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.

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Shri Kaushal Kishore has taken over charge as Additional General Manager (AGM) of Southern Railway, today 15^th March 2023, vice Shri Gautam Dutta, Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer, who was holding additional charge as AGM after the posting of Shri B.G.Mallya as General Manager, ICF in January 2023.

An Officer of 1986 batch of Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRSE), Shri Kaushal Kishore graduated with B.Tech degree from GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Nainital and completed M.Tech from IIT, Delhi.

In his more than 3 decades of Railway Service, he has worked in several important positions in Indian Railway, including in Metropolitan Projects, Mumbai, Nagpur and Bhusawal Division of Central Railway, as well as RDSO, Lucknow.

He has also been the Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Kota and the Divisional Railway Manager of Raipur, Nagpur and Bilaspur of South East Central Railway.

While working as Chief Bridge Engineer and Chief Project Director, Bridge works o­n South Western Railway, he was instrumental in replacing girders of important bridge o­n Tungabhadra river during Covid-19 period, terming the mass work as “No Lockdown for Bridge works”

Before joining as Additional General Manager, Southern Railway, he was working as Chief Administrative Officer, Construction, North Frontier Railway. During his stint as Chief Administrative Officer, Construction, North Frontier Railway, he has headed construction projects of Capital Connectivity of Meghalaya and Tripura doubling and new line and several important projects including commissioning of the doubling between New Bongaigaon and Bijni at maximum sectional speed of 110 kmph. He headed the international project of Agartala-Akhaura new BG line connecting India and Bangladesh and participated in project coordination meeting at Dhaka in 2021. The strategically important New Line project between Murkongselek and Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh got a fillip during his tenure.

Shri Kaushal Kishore has rich experience of 35 years in Indian Railway and has attended several training programs abroad in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, and Italy.  

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