Inclusion of north-bound trains in timetable irks Konkan passengers | Mumbai news
Mumbai: The inclusion of two north India-bound special trains from Dadar in the latest issue of ‘Trains At a Glance’, the official timetable of the Indian Railways, has irked travellers to Maharashtra’s Konkan region, who have been seeking extension of the Diva-Ratnagiri passenger train till Dadar for several years. Inclusion of north-bound trains in timetable irks Konkan passengers On Wednesday, a delegation of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) met Central Railway (CR) officials to press on the demand and were assured of swift action. With polls to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and other civic bodies scheduled later this year, the issue is likely to be further politicised. The two north India-bound special trains – between Dadar and Ballia, and Dadar and Gorakhpur – were started during the pandemic, but were not included in the official timetable as authorities were not sure of their demand and occupancy rates, CR officials told Hindustan Times. “This is standard practice in the railways – special trains are added to the timetable only after running regularly for a …
