Goyal announces extension of 22 pairs of train services

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New Delhi : Minister for Railways & Coal Piyush Goyal announced extension of 22 pairs of train services at Rail Bhavan on January 23, 2019. It  will provide additional connectivity between various places in the country.

Chairman, Railway Board,  Vinod Kumar Yadav, Member Traffic, Railway Board, Girish Pillai, and other senior officers were present on the occasion.
Speaking of the occasion, Goyal said that to reduce additional lie-over time of the trains and emphasising on “sweating the assets”, 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. The extension of 22 pairs of train services will help in development of these areas and will also help utilise our resources to the full extent, he added, according to a PIB release.

The trains include 22913/22914 Bandra (T) – Patna Humsafar Express. It will now stop at Begusarai and Khagaria.