150 New Train: Railway Minister’s big announcement..! 150 new trains will be run soon – Details here

Railway News: Indian Railways is going to introduce 150 new trains soon to make the journey of rail passengers more convenient. These will include 50 Namo Bharat AC Trains. The Railway Minister has announced this.

150 New Train: Indian Railways is continuously expanding the facilities of its passengers and now Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has made a big announcement that soon 150 new passenger trains will be run in the country. These will provide convenience especially to the rail passengers traveling short distances. Along with this, work is in full swing to upgrade and modernize the already running passenger trains and 1200 extra coaches have been added to them.

Expansion of passenger train network

With the aim of making short distance rail travel in India even more comfortable, a big announcement has been made by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav. The Union Minister revealed the government’s plan to make significant expansion and modernization of the passenger train network across the country. He said that 100 new Main Line Electric Multiple Units (MEMU) and 50 additional Namo Bharat Trains will be started soon.

Ashwini Vaishnav made this announcement while launching India’s largest Gati Shakti multimodal cargo terminal at Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar siding in Haryana. It has been developed under the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan. The aim of this terminal is to increase the efficiency of freight transportation by seamlessly integrating rail and road logistics.

MEMU trains will have 20 coaches, not 12

Focusing on the growing demand for short-distance rail travel, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that the 100 new MEMU trains being prepared in this expansion will have 16 and 20 coaches. The current MEMU trains are usually being operated with 8 or 12 coaches. He said that the objective of this step is to make regional connectivity easier along with allowing more passengers to travel. Along with this, a new ticketing system is also being implemented by removing the difficulties related to getting train tickets. The Railway Minister expressed hope that these modern MEMUs will significantly improve short-distance travel and travel in different parts of the country.

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50 Namo Bharat AC trains will also run

After the positive response received by the first two trains Namo Bharat AC Trains started between Ahmedabad-Bhuj and Patna-Jaynagar, now the government is planning to start 50 more Namo Bharat AC trains. According to the Railway Minister, these trains are getting very good response from the passengers and with the addition of 50 new AC trains, passengers will get the option of fast, comfortable AC rail travel for more areas.

Expansion of general coaches continues

Along with the announcement of new trains, Ashwini Vaishnaw also told about the ongoing campaign of the Railways to increase unreserved travel facilities. He said that last year itself, the Railways has added more than 1,200 general coaches to the currently operating trains, which meet the needs of rail passengers dependent on economical travel. Apart from this, he told that this has helped in managing the crowd at railway stations during peak-time and improving the travel conditions for the common man.

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