{"id":8091,"date":"2025-08-06T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=8091"},"modified":"2025-08-06T12:45:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:45:00","slug":"22-pairs-of-train-extension-in-various-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/22-pairs-of-train-extension-in-various-places\/","title":{"rendered":"22-pairs-of-train-extension-in-various-places"},"content":{"rendered":"

22 Pairs of Train Extension in various places<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shri Piyush Goyal announces Extension of 22 Pairs of Train Services Running on Indian Railways System<\/strong><\/p>\n

Extension of trains will help in development of the regions & will help to utilize resources to the full extent<\/strong><\/p>\n

Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal announced extension of 22 pairs of train services running on Indian Railways\u2019 system in Rail Bhavan today. These will provide additional connectivity between various places in the country. Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav, Member Traffic, Railway Board, Shri Girish Pillai and other senior officers were present on the occasion.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the occasion, Shri Piyush Goyal said, to reduce additional lie-over time of the trains and emphasising on \u201csweating the assets\u201d, we have decided extension of numerous trains across various Zones of Indian Railways. He added that the first successful experiment of extension was introduced on Gatiman Express, which was extended from Agra to Gwalior and then to Jhansi. Accordingly, the following extension of 22 pairs of train services will help in development of these areas and will also help to utilize our resources to the full extent.<\/p>\n

The extension and scheduled stoppages on the extended portions are as under:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
S. No.<\/td>\nTrain no. And name<\/td>\nExtension upto<\/td>\nStoppages on extended portion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n18107\/18108 Rourkela-Koraput Express<\/td>\nJagdalpur<\/td>\nJeypore, Kotapar Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n14369\/24369-14370\/24370 Bareilly-Singrauli\/ Shaktinagar Express<\/td>\nTanakpur<\/td>\nBareilly city, Izzatnagar, Pilibhit, Majhola Pakariya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n14630\/14629 Firozpur-Ludhiana Cantt Sutluj Express<\/td>\nChandigarh<\/td>\nSahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), New Morinda<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n24887\/24888 Barmer-Haridwar Link Express )<\/td>\nRishikesh<\/td>\nRaiwala<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n18213\/18214 Durg-Jaipur Express<\/td>\nAjmer<\/td>\nDurgapura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n19710\/19709 Kamakhya-Jaipur Kaviguru Express<\/td>\nUdaipur<\/td>\nAjmer, Bhilwara, Chanderiya, Mavli, Ranapratapnagar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n20889\/20890 Howrah-Vijayawada Humsafar Express<\/td>\nTirupati<\/td>\nOngole, Nellore, Renigunta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n22604\/22603 Villupuram-Kharagpur Express<\/td>\nPurulia (for 01 day)<\/td>\nHijli, Midnapore, Bishnupur, Bankura, Adra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n18416\/18415 Puri-Barbil Express<\/td>\nRourkela<\/td>\nKendposi, Chaibasa, Chakradharpur, Manoharpur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n22632\/22631 Bikaner-Chennai Anuvrat Express<\/td>\nMadurai<\/td>\nChennai Egmore, Tambram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Ariyalur, Srirangam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Kodaikanal Road.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n22913\/22914 Bandra (T)-Patna Humsafar Express<\/td>\nSaharsa<\/td>\nBegusarai, Khagaria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n12473\/12474 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Ahmedabad Sarvodaya Express<\/td>\nGandhidham<\/td>\nViramgam, Dharangdhara, Samakhayali<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n19301\/19302 Yesvantpur-Indore Express\u00a0(Click Here for More Information)<\/td>\nDr Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow)<\/td>\nNil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n66019\/66020 Salem-Katpadi MEMU<\/td>\nArakkonam<\/td>\nMukundarayapuramm, Walajah Road, Sholinghur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n68433\/68434 Cuttack-Brahampur MEMU<\/td>\nIchchapuram<\/td>\nAll stations en-route<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n64511\/64512 Saharanpur-Nangal Dam MEMU<\/td>\nUna himachal<\/td>\nAll stations en-route<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n67249\/67250 Secunderabad-Tandur MEMU<\/td>\nChittapur<\/td>\nMantatti, Nawandgi, Kurgunta, Seram, Malkhaid Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n79457\/79458\/79459\/79460 Surendranagar-Dhrangdhara DEMU<\/td>\nBotad<\/td>\nKundli, Ranpur, Chuda, Limbdi, Wadhwan City, Jorawarnagar, Surendranagar Gate, Surendranagar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n74906\/74907 Udhampur-Jammu Tawi DEMU<\/td>\nPathankot<\/td>\nAll Stations En-Route<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n77673\/77674 Mirylaguda-Kacheguda DEMU<\/td>\nNadikude<\/td>\nKondrapole Halt, Vishnupuram, Pondugula<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\n59121\/59120 Pratap Nagar-Chhota Udaipur Passenger<\/td>\nMoti Sadli<\/td>\nPadaliya Road<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\n58526\/58525 Visakhapatnam-Palasa Passenger<\/td>\nBrahampur<\/td>\nAll stations en-route<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

All these extensions have been planned by utilizing the lie-over periods of the existing trains at their respective terminating stations. These extensions will help in more gainful utilization of Coaching Stock and will augment revenue of Indian Railways. The above trains are extended using present assets with maximum utilization.<\/p>\n

Source: PIB<\/p>\n

You\u2019re referring to an important operational move by Indian Railways\u2014extending the services of 22 pairs of special trains<\/strong> across various routes. Here\u2019s what that entailed:<\/p>\n

\n

Railways Extends Services of 22 Train Pairs<\/h2>\n

According to a statement by then Railway Minister Piyush Goyal<\/strong>, the services of 22 pairs of trains<\/strong> were extended after strategically using their layover periods at terminal stations:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • Examples of extended routes<\/strong> include:\n
      \n
    • Rourkela\u2013Koraput Express<\/strong> extended to Jagdalpur<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Bareilly\u2013Singrauli \/ Shaktinagar Express<\/strong> extended to Tanakpur<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Sutlej Express (Firozpur\u2013Ludhiana Cantt.)<\/strong> extended to Chandigarh<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Barmer\u2013Haridwar Link Express<\/strong> extended to Rishikesh<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Durg\u2013Jaipur Express<\/strong> extended to Ajmer<\/strong><\/li>\n
    • Kamakhya\u2013Jaipur Kaviguru Express<\/strong> extended to Udaipur<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • These extensions aimed to improve the utilization of coaching stock<\/strong> and generate additional revenue<\/strong> by adding routes without procuring new trains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \n

      Summary Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Feature<\/strong><\/th>\nDetails<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
      Number of pairs<\/strong><\/td>\n22 pairs of trains extended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Routes affected<\/strong><\/td>\nRourkela, Bareilly, Firozpur, Barmer, Durg, Kamakhya, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Purpose<\/strong><\/td>\nBetter rake utilization, added revenue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      How achieved<\/strong><\/td>\nLeveraged layover times at terminals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
      \n

      Would you like a full list of all 22 extended routes, or details on any particular train or zone? Let me know\u2014happy to dig deeper!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      22 Pairs of Train Extension in various places Shri Piyush Goyal announces Extension of 22 Pairs of Train Services Running on Indian Railways System Extension of trains will help in development of the regions & will help to utilize resources to the full extent Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal announced extension of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[256],"class_list":["post-8091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-railway","tag-extension-of-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8091\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}