Gandhidham-Howrah weekly train from 20th March
Gandhidham-Howrah train which was declared in 2009-10 Railway budget would be on track from 20th March.
The train has already departed from Howrah and will reach Gandhidham on Monday. However the train will be operated regularly from 20th March according to sources in Western Railway.
Sources told GujaratMoney that the train would be a weekly service. It will depart from Howrah on Monday and reach Gandhidham on Wednesday from where it would depart on Saturday and reach Howrah on Monday. The train will have six general coaches, seven sleeper coaches, one AC three tied coach, one second AC coaches. The train will pass through Samkhiali, Dhangadhra, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota, Agra, Tundava, Kanpur, Allahabad, Mugalsaray, Gaya, Dhanbad and Asansor on route to Howrah from Gandhidham. The Gandhidham-Howrah train no.2937 super fast will depart from Gandhidham on 17.00(5pm) and reach Howrah at 13.05(1.05pm). On return journey, the train no.2938 will leave Howrah at 23.00(11pm) and reach Gandhidham at 17.25(5.25pm).
It should be mentioned here that central Railway minister Mamata Banerjee had declared this train in her budget speech of 2009-10. However the train could not be put on track even after the next budget of 2010-11. The railway minister clarified in her budget speech of 2010-11 that the train would be on track before 31st of March. The railway department worked hard to keep the minister’s promise, because of which the train is now all set for launch on 20th of this month.