Indore-Chandigarh Train Extended Up To Anandpur SahibThe Railway Board has approved the extension of the twice-weekly Indore-Chandigarh train to Nangal Dam, fulfilling a long-standing request by the Sikh community for direct connectivity to Anandpur Sahib. Former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan had written to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in November 2023, advocating for the extension. The Board...
more... has now instructed the Western Railway General Manager to announce the new schedule, expected this week. The train's current schedule remains unchanged on Thursdays and Fridays from Indore to Chandigarh, and Saturdays and Sundays for the return journey. The extended service will add a Nangal Dam leg, departing from Chandigarh at 5:10 AM and arriving at 8:00 AM. The return trip departs Nangal Dam at 2:15 PM on Fridays and Saturdays, arriving in Indore at 3:05 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. Future plans include extending the route to Una-Daulatapur, where platform extension work is underway.
Railway Board ne Indore se Chandigarh chalne wali train ko Nangal Dam tak badhaane ka approval de diya hai. Yeh train hafte mein do baar chalti hai. Isse Sikh community ki bahut saal se chal rahi maang puri ho gayi hai ki unko Anandpur Sahib jaane ke liye direct train mile....
more... Former Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan ne November 2023 mein Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ko letter likha tha aur is maang ke support mein boli thi. Railway Board ne is demand ko check kiya aur approval de diya. Board ne ab Western Railway ke General Manager se kaha hai ki woh Nangal Dam tak jaane wali train ka schedule announce kar den. Umeed hai ki yeh announcement is hafte ho jaayega. Mahajan ne Vaishnaw ka train extension ke liye thank you bola hai. Train no. 19307 Indore-Chandigarh abhi Thursday aur Friday ko Indore se chalti hai aur Saturday aur Sunday ko Chandigarh se Indore vapas aati hai. Naye schedule ke mutabik, train Thursday aur Friday ko Indore se same time 5:30 baje chalegi aur Chandigarh Friday aur Saturday ko usual time 5:00 baje pahunchegi. Chandigarh se woh Nangal Dam ke liye 5:10 baje chalegi aur 8:00 baje Nangal Dam pahunchegi. Train no. 19308 Nangal Dam-Indore Friday aur Saturday ko 2:15 baje Nangal Dam se chalegi aur Chandigarh 4:15 baje pahunchegi. Waha se woh 4:30 baje chalegi aur Saturday aur Sunday ko 3:05 baje Indore pahunchegi. Future mein train ko aage Una-Daulatapur (Himachal Pradesh) tak badhaaya jaayega, jahan platform extension ka kaam chal raha hai.