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Railways approves daily Varanasi-Sabarmati Express; new train to connect UP, Rajasthan and Gujarat

New Delhi, Oct 22 (UNI) The Railway Board has approved the introduction of a daily express train between Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Sabarmati in Gujarat via Rajasthan, providing an additional rail connection between the three states.
According to a Railway Board communication issued on October 21, the Ministry of Railways has approved the introduction of Train No. 12206/12205 Varanasi-Sabarmati Express and has instructed the concerned railway zones to make the necessary operational arrangements.
Train No. 12206 will depart from Varanasi at 5.30 pm and reach Sabarmati at 8.15 pm the following day. In the return direction, Train No. 12205 will leave Sabarmati at 5.20 am and arrive in Varanasi at 6.30 am the following day.
The train will have commercial stoppages at Mirzapur, Subedarganj, Govindpuri, Tundla Junction, Idgah Agra Junction, Bharatpur, Nadbai, Kherli, Mandawar Mahwa Road, Bandikui, Gandhinagar Jaipur, Jaipur, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Beawar, Marwar, Falna, Abu Road, Palanpur and Mehsana.
According to the approved schedule, the Varanasi-Sabarmati service will reach Bandikui at 8.23 am and depart at 8.25 am, while at Palanpur it will arrive at 5.50 pm and depart at 5.52 pm.
In the return direction, the train will reach Palanpur at 7.18 am and depart at 7.20 am, while its scheduled arrival and departure at Bandikui will be at 4.38 pm and 4.40 pm, respectively.
The Railway Board has approved three LHB rakes for the service, with primary maintenance at Varanasi.
Watering facilities have been planned at Govindpuri, Tundla, Jaipur and Ajmer, while cleaning arrangements will be provided at Jaipur.
The Board has directed the concerned railway zones to introduce the service from an early convenient date and communicate the commencement date to its office.
It has also permitted the inaugural run to be operated as a special service, if required, before the train begins its regular scheduled operations.
The communication, issued by Railway Board Director (Coaching) Sanjay R. Neelam, has been sent to Northern Railway, North Central Railway, North Western Railway, West Central Railway and Western Railway for necessary action.
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