Nagpur: Central Railway has decided to extend the periodicity of Nagpur-Goa train in view of its continued popularity among travellers.
Nagpur-Madgaon Bi-Weekly Specials: Train No. 01139 Nagpur-Madgaon Special notified to run up to March 30 is now extended to run from April 3 to June 29 (27 Trips).
Train No. 01140 Madgaon-Nagpur Special notified to run up to March 31 is now extended to run from 04.04.2024 to 30.06.2024 (27 Trips).
Halts and composition of all the above special trains will remain the same. Bookings for special trains are already open at all Computerised Reservation Centres (CRC) and on the website: www.irctc.co.in. For detailed timings at the halts of the above special trains, please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in or download NTES App, said a railway release issued here.
The Madgaon bound train is gateway to Goa and though it is running packed since it was started about one and half years back, railways is still dilly-dallying on making it a regular service. At present the special train runs twice a week, though the demand for Goa has been growing steadily since the last few years.
For travellers the ride to Goa goes via Mumbai from where there are a number of services. Hence the weekly special to Madgaon is specially patronised by travellers from Vidarbha. Also, the train is comfortable for travellers ex-Thane from where it moves onto the Konkan Railway route.
AC-3 tier now permanent feature in Duronto Exp
With increasing rush of travellers, Railways has decided to make the AC-3 tier coach in 12289/12290 Mumbai-Nagpur-Mumbai Duronto Express a permanent feature. Earlier, one additional AC-3 tier coach was added to rake of Duronto Express and the same was to continue till March 31 only. However, looking at the booking pattern and harsh summer ahead, the Railways decided to make the AC-3 tier coach a permanent feature in Duronto Express. The train is most popular as it links Nagpur with Mumbai and hence preferred by the travellers.
