{"id":31795,"date":"2026-07-07T00:32:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T19:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/railway-minister-vaishnaw-launches-new-train-services-check-routes-extensions-and-details\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T00:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T19:02:48","slug":"railway-minister-vaishnaw-launches-new-train-services-check-routes-extensions-and-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/railway-minister-vaishnaw-launches-new-train-services-check-routes-extensions-and-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Railway minister Vaishnaw launches new train services: Check routes, extensions and details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132222440,imgsize-736487,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/new-train-services-launched.jpg\" alt=\"Railway minister Vaishnaw launches new train services: Check routes, extensions and details\" title=\"Vaishanaw flagged off four new trains and services\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Vaishanaw flagged off four new trains and services\">Vaishanaw flagged off four new trains and services<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday flagged off new train services and announced route extensions aimed at improving rail connectivity across Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, while also inaugurating the extension of an existing service through video conferencing from Bhubaneswar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The minister launched the services from Rail Sadan during his visit to Odisha, where he is reviewing railway preparations for the upcoming Rath Yatra in Puri.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">New routes and services<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo modify_cdata_list_style id-r-component \" data-pos=\"8\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><keyword id=\"37398986\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"NandedMumbai-Express\" source=\"keywords\">Nanded\u2013Mumbai Express<\/keyword>:<\/strong> A new train connecting Nanded and Mumbai via Washim and Hingoli, improving connectivity for several districts in the Vidarbha and Marathwada regions.<\/li>\n<li><strong><keyword id=\"37398987\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"TanakpurNanded-Express\" source=\"keywords\">Tanakpur\u2013Nanded Express<\/keyword>:<\/strong> A new service aimed at enhancing connectivity for passengers, particularly the Sikh community living in the Terai region of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tanakpur\u2013Pilibhit extension:<\/strong> The existing train service has been extended to Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh.<\/li>\n<li>Tanakpur\u2013Agra service: The train, which was earlier operated as a special service, has now been made a regular service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Addressing the event, Vaishnaw said the new services were launched in response to long-standing public demand and would improve regional connectivity.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>He also said the Railways would examine demands for additional stoppages at Khatima and Banbasa. &#8220;If it becomes possible, we will definitely provide a stoppage for this train at Khatima and Banbasa,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Highlighting the Railways&#8217; progress over the past 12 years, the minister said nearly 37,000 km of new railway tracks had been laid and 99.6 per cent of the network had been electrified.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Vaishnaw also announced that the Railways would operate 100 special trains during the Onam festival in Kerala and more than 300 special trains for devotees travelling to Puri for the Rath Yatra.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>He added that railway infrastructure in Odisha is set for a major expansion, with projects worth more than Rs 90,000 crore currently under implementation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/business\/india-business\/railway-minister-vaishnaw-launches-new-train-services-check-routes-extensions-and-details\/articleshow\/132222246.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaishanaw flagged off four new trains and services Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday flagged off new train services and announced route extensions aimed at improving rail connectivity across Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, while also inaugurating the extension of an existing service through video conferencing from Bhubaneswar.The minister launched the services from Rail Sadan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}