Bi-weekly train will run from CSMT on Wednesday, Saturday The city’s newest Rajdhani Express will have its inaugural run on Saturday and will be flagged off by Union Minister for Railway Piyush Goyal. The Rajdhani will be the third from the city and the first to run from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). The other two originate from Mumbai Central. The bi-weekly train will run from CSMT on Wednesday and Saturday and from Hazrat Nizamuddin on Thursday and Sunday, Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railway, said. Bookings for the Rajdhani Express will open on January 18. The new Rajdhani will have only 15 coaches as opposed to 18 in the other two, on account of the ghat section that the train will have to negotiate at Kasara. On Saturday, the train will depart from CSMT at 2.20 p.m. and arrive at Hazrat Nizamuddin at 10.20 a.m. on Sunday. The train will halt at Kalyan, Nasik, Jalgaon, Bhopal, Jhansi and Agra. Mr. Goyal will also be inaugurating a slew of recently-concluded projects, including the electrification of Pen-Roha section, solar plants at various stations and foot overbridges at various stations. The new Rajdhani will provide relief to hundreds of commuters on the central suburbs whose only option was to go to Mumbai Central earlier to travel by a Rajdhani. “We are overjoyed that this long standing demand has been met. Commuters who live in suburbs such as Karjat can now easily board a Rajdhani from Kalyan. We hope in the coming days the service becomes a daily one,” Nitin Parmar, railway activist said.<doc-sep>NEW DELHI: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal will flag off the railways' latest Rajdhani on the Mumbai-Delhi route Saturday. With the introduction of the Mumbai-Hazrat Nizamuddin bi-weekly Rajdhani Express , there will now be three Rajdhanis serving the route between the two cities, the railways said on Friday.However, this will be the first such train passing through the Central zone, covering Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Kalyan, Nasik, Jalgaon, Khandwa, Bhopal, Jhansi, Agra, and Hazrat Nizamuddin and passing through two significant Hindi heartland states -Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, it said.The train will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai on every Wednesday and Saturday at 14.50 hrs with effect from January 19 and arrive Hazarat Nizamuddin at 10.20 hrs next day.On its return journey, the train will leave Hazarat Nizamuddin on every Thursday and Sunday at 16.15 hrs with effect from January 20 and arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai at 11.55 hrs next day, the railways said.It will have one first AC, three AC 2-tier, 8 AC 3-tier and a pantry car.The current fleet size of Rajdhani trains on the railway network is 23, with two catering to Mumbai.Currently, two Rajdhani trains - one from Mumbai Central and the other from Bandra Terminus - run on the Western Railway.This will be the first Rajdhani in the state which will take a detour via Madhya Pradesh, instead of Gujarat. Watch New Hazrat Nizamuddin-Mumbai Rajdhani train to kick off operations on Jan 19<doc-sep>MUMBAI: The third Rajdhani , which will have its inaugural run between CSMT and Nizamuddin on Saturday, is already a hit with passengers with bookings stretching into the wait list category even before its maiden journey. It will be the fastest train for passengers of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to Delhi and back to Mumbai via the Itarsi route. Railway minister Piyush Goyal will flag off the train— 22221 CSMT-Hazrat Nizamuddin—at CSMT. The bi-weekly train will depart from Mumbai at 2.50pm on Saturdays and Wednesdays and reach Hazrat Nizamuddin on the succeeding days at 10.20am. On its return journey, the train will depart from Hazrat Nizamuddin at 4.15am on Thursdays and Sundays and reach Mumbai the following days at 11.55am.En route, the train will have halts Kalyan, Nasik Road, Jalgaon, Bhopal, Jhansi and Agra Cantonment.CR chief public relations officer Sunil Udasi said, “The train has 756 berths and is already booked to full capacity, including Tatkal tickets.”The railways has decided to adopt a flexi-fare system for the train with one first class of 24 berths, three second AC with 156 berths and eight three-tier AC with 576 berths.It has also decided to extend the 51318 Pune-Karjat-Pune passenger train up to Panvel, whose inaugural run will be flagged off by Goyal again.The Pen-Roha line will be electrified, thus enabling conversion of the existing Diva-Roha DEMU services into more comfortable MEMU services. Udasi said, “With this project, Mumbai Division becomes the first in Central Railway to be fully electrified.”Goyal will dedicate a monumental high mast flag at LTT and CSMT at 100 feet in height and of 30-foot-by-20-foot size. The railways has decided to have such flags at prominent stations to express the sentiment of patriotism.<doc-sep>
On January 15, Union Minister Piyush Goyal approved the introduction of the first Rajdhani service for the Central Railway. (Express/Representational photo) On January 15, Union Minister Piyush Goyal approved the introduction of the first Rajdhani service for the Central Railway. (Express/Representational photo) The new Rajdhani Express that will run on Central Railway has aroused interest among commuters with all seats being booked within five hours of the process starting on Friday. The train will start plying between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) station and Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi from Saturday. On January 15, Union Minister Piyush Goyal approved the introduction of the first Rajdhani service for the Central Railway. Between Mumbai and Hazrat Nizamuddin, the bi-weekly train will stop at Kalyan, Nasik Road, Jalgaon, Bhopal, Jhansi and Agra Cantt stations. Railway officials said the train will depart from CSMT every Wednesday and Saturday at 2.50 pm and reach Hazrat Nizamuddin on Thursdays and Sundays at 10.20 am. From Hazrat Nizamuddin station, the train will depart every Thursday and Sunday at 4.15 pm and reach Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 11.55 am on Fridays and Mondays. Central Railway Chief Public Relation Officer Sunil Udasi said booking of the Mumbai quota for the train started Friday and within five hours, all seats were reserved. He said the demand for trains for the route is very high. Western Railway runs two Rajdhani trains on the Mumbai-Delhi route and they are in high demand. “So, having one more Rajdhani on the central line will bring relief to the commuters travelling on that route.” He added that it was a record of sorts for the Rajdhani Express that it took just five hours to book all seats. He said the train has a total of 756 seats that includes 24 seats for first AC, 156 for two-tier AC and 576 seats for three-tier AC.