The Ministry of Railways has taken an important decision to improve passenger convenience. According to an order issued by the Railway Board, two major Vande Bharat Express trains have been granted experimental stoppages at new stations.
The decision, signed by Vivek Kumar Sinha, Joint Director of the Railway Board, was issued on September 30, with instructions for immediate implementation.
According to the Central Railway, the following trains will now stop at additional stations on a trial basis:
Hubballi–Pune Vande Bharat Express (Train No. 20669/20670) – to halt at Kirloskarwadi station
CSMT–Solapur Vande Bharat Express (Train No. 22225/22226) – to halt at Daund station
Officials have said that the trains will begin halting at these new stations shortly. If the experiment proves successful, the stops may be made permanent.
The Mumbai–Solapur Vande Bharat Express departs from CSMT at 4:05 p.m. It halts at Dadar, Thane, and Kalyan, reaching Pune at 7:10 p.m. After a 5-minute halt, the train continues and arrives at Solapur at 10:40 p.m.
Schedule from CSMT to Solapur:
Dadar – 4:15 p.m.
Thane – 4:33 p.m.
Kalyan Jn – 4:51 p.m.
Pune Jn – 7:10 p.m.
Kurduwadi – 9:28 p.m.
Solapur – 10:40 p.m.
The return Solapur–CSMT Vande Bharat departs from Solapur at 6:05 a.m., halting at Kurduwadi, Pune, Kalyan, Thane, and Dadar, before reaching Mumbai CSMT at 12:35 p.m.
Schedule from Solapur to CSMT:
Kurduwadi – 6:53 a.m.
Pune – 9:15 a.m.
Kalyan – 11:33 a.m.
Thane – 11:50 a.m.
Dadar – 12:12 p.m.
CSMT – 12:35 p.m.
The addition of the new stops at Daund and Kirloskarwadi aims to make travel more convenient for passengers along these busy routes.
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