72 new trains announced in Interim Rail Budget

New Delhi: The Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge today announced introduction of 72 new trains, including 17 Premium trains, 38 Express trains, 10 Passenger trains, 4 MEMU and 3 DEMU in this year's Interim Railway Budget. Three trains will be extended and frequency of same number of trains will be increased. Premium Trains:i. Howrah – Pune AC Express (Bi-weekly) via Nagpur, Manmadii. Kamakhya – New Delhi AC Express (Weekly) via Chhapra, Varanasiiii. Kamakhya – Chennai AC Express (Weekly) via Malda, Howrahiv. Mumbai – Howrah AC Express (Bi-weekly) via Nagpur, Raipurv. Mumbai – Patna AC Express (Bi-weekly) via Khandwa, Itarsi, Manikpurvi. Nizamuddin – Madgaon AC Express (Bi-weekly) via Kota, Vasai Roadvii. Sealdah –Jodhpur AC Express (Bi-weekly) via Mughalsaraiviii. Yesvantpur - Jaipur AC Express (Weekly) via Gulbarga, Pune, Vasai Roadix. Ahmedabad – Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express (Tri-weekly) via Palanpur, Ajmer, Rewarix. Bandra – Amritsar Express (Weekly) Via Kota, New Delhi, Ambalaxi. Bandra (T) – Katra Express (Weekly) via Kota, New Delhi, Ambalaxii. Gorakhpur – New Delhi Express (Bi-weekly) via Lucknow, Moradabadxiii. Katra – Howrah Express (Weekly) Express via Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Saharanpurxiv. Mumbai – Gorakhpur Express ( Bi-weekly) via Khandwa, Jhansi, Kanpurxv. Patna– Bangalore Express (Weekly) via Mughalsarai, Chheoki, Manikpur, Nagpurxvi. Yesvantpur – Katra Express (Weekly) via Gulbarga, Kacheguda, Nagpur, New Delhixvii. Thiruvananthpuram – Bangalore (Yesvantpur) Express (Bi- weekly) via Erode, TirupatturExpress Trains : i. Ahmedabad – Katra Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, Jaipur, Rewari, Hisar, Bathinda, Amritsarii. Ahmedabad – Lucknow Jn Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, Jaipur, Bandikui, Mathura, Kasganjiii. Ahmedabad – Allahabad Express (Weekly) via Jalgaon, Khandwa, Itarsi, Satna, Manikpuriv. Amritsar – Gorakhpur Express (Weekly) via Saharanpur, Moradabad, Sitapur Cantt.v. Aurangabad – Renigunta Express (Weekly) via Parbhani, Bidar, Vikarabadvi. Bangalore – Chennai Express (Daily) via Bangarpet, Jolarpettaivii. Bandra (T) – Lucknow Jn Express (Weekly) via Kota, Mathura, Kasganjviii. Bareilly – Bhopal Express (Weekly) via Chandausi, Aligarh, Tundla, Agraix. Bhavnagar – Bandra Express (Weekly) via Ahmedabadx. Bhavnagar- Delhi Sarai Rohilla Link Express (Weekly)xi. Gandhidham – Puri Express (Weekly)xii. Gorakhpur – Pune Express (Weekly) via Lucknow, Kanpur, Bina, Manmadxiii. Guntur-Kacheguda Double Decker Express (Bi-weekly);xiv. Howrah – Yeswantpur AC Express (Weekly)via Bhubaneswar, Gudur, Katpadixv. Hubli – Mumbai Express (weekly) via Bijapur, Sholapurxvi. Hyderabad – Gulbarga Intercity (Daily)xvii. Jaipur – Chandigarh Intercity (Daily) via Jhajjar;xviii. Kacheguda – Tirupati Double Decker Express (Bi Weekly);xix. Kota – Jammu Tawi Express (Weekly) via New Delhi, Ambalaxx. Kanpur – Bandra (T) Express (Weekly) via Kasganj, Mathura, Kotaxxi. Lucknow – Kathgodam Express (Tri-weekly)xxii. Manduadih – Jabalpur Express (Weekly) via Allahabad, Manikpur, Satnaxxiii. Malda Town – Anand Vihar Express (Weekly) via Amethi & Rae Bareli;xxiv. Mannargudi – Jodhpur Express (Weekly) via, Jaipurxxv. Mumbai – Chennai Express (Weekly) via Pune, Gulbarga, Wadixxvi. Mumbai – Gorakhpur Express (Weekly) via Gonda, Balrampur, Barhani (after gauge conversion);xxvii. Mumbai – Karmali AC Express (Weekly) via Rohaxxviii. Nanded – Aurangabad Express (Weekly) via Purna, Parbhanixxix. Nagpur – Rewa Express (Weekly) via Satnaxxx. Nagercoil – Kacheguda Express (Weekly) via Karur, Namakkal, Salemxxxi. Pune – Lucknow Express (Weekly) via Khandwa, Bhopal, Bina, Jhansi, Kanpurxxxii. Ramnagar – Chandigarh Express (Weekly) via Moradabad, Saharanpurxxxiii. Ranchi – New Jalpaiguri Express (Weekly) via Jhajha, Katiharxxxiv. Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam AC Express (Weekly) via Kazipeth, Vijaywadaxxxv. Santragachi – Anandvihar Express (Weekly) xxxvi. Srigangnagar – Jammu Tawi Express (Weekly) via Abohar, Bathinda, Dhurixxxvii. Thiruvananathapuram-Nizamuddin Express (Bi-weekly) one day via Kottayam and one day via Allepeyxxxviii. Varanasi – Mysore Express (Bi-weekly) via Wadi, DaundPassenger trains : i. Bina – Katni Passenger (Daily)ii. Dekargaon – Naharlagun Passenger (Daily) after completion of new lineiii. Gunupur - Visakhapatnam Passenger (Daily)iv. Hubli - Belgaum Fast Passenger (Daily)v. Jaipur – Phulera Passenger (Daily)vi. Mannargudi – Mayiladuthurai Passenger (Daily)vii. Punalur – Kanniyakumari Passenger (Daily) via Kollam, Thiruvananthapuramviii. Sambalpur – Bhawanipatna Passenger (Daily)ix. Tatanagar – Chakulia Passenger (Daily)x. Tiruchendur – Tirunelveli Passenger (Daily) MEMU Trains :i. Anand – Dakor (Daily 2 services)ii. Anuppur-Ambikapur (6 days a week)iii. Delhi – Rohtak Passenger (Daily 2 services)iv. Santragachi – Jhargram (5 days a week)DEMU Trains :i. Morbi – Maliya Miyanaii. Ratlam – Fatehabad Chandrawati Ganj (Daily) after gauge conversioniii. Rewari – Rohtak (Daily)Extension of Trainsi. 14705/14706 Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Sujangarh Express to Jodhpurii. 15281/15282 Patna – Saharsa Express to Murliganjiii. 15013 / 15014 Kathgodam – Bhagat Ki Kothi Ranikhet Express to Jaisalmer Increase in Frequency:i. 16571/16572 Bidar – Yesvantpur Express 3 days to daily ii. 17225/17226 Hubli – Vijayawada Express from 3 days to dailyiii. 17319/17320 Hubli – Secunderabad Express from 3 days to daily