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Business News/ News / India/  Railways to launch new Sewa Express trains from Delhi, Coimbatore, Bengaluru
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Railways to launch new Sewa Express trains from Delhi, Coimbatore, Bengaluru

The Indian Railways will launch 10 ‘Sewa Service' trains today
  • Piyush Goyal will start the 'Sewa Service' trains by inaugurating Delhi-Shamli daily passenger train
  • The Ministry of Railways had recently approved 10 trains under its ‘Sewa service’ initiative. (Mint)Premium
    The Ministry of Railways had recently approved 10 trains under its ‘Sewa service’ initiative. (Mint)

    In a big stride towards achieving last-mile connectivity for people travelling between small towns and major cities, the Indian Railways will launch 10 ‘Sewa Service' trains on 15th October. Out of these 5 trains will run on a daily basis, whereas the rest of them will have 6 days a week service. The Ministry of Railways had recently approved 10 trains under its ‘Sewa service’ initiative for better connectivity between smaller towns and important cities.

    The Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce daily Sewa Express trains between Delhi and Shamli, Bhubaneswar and Nayagarh town, Murkongselex and Dibrugarh, Kota and Jhalawar City and Coimbatore and Palani. It will run as a daily train with effect from October 15. Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal will start the 'Sewa Service' trains by inaugurating Delhi-Shamli daily passenger train from New Delhi on Tuesday. He will also flag off other trains through video-conferencing.

    Apart from this, Vadnagar to Mahesana, Asarya to Himmatnagar, Karur to SalemYesvantpur to Tumkur, Coimbatore to Pollachi Sewa Express trains will run 6 days a week.

    Sewa Express trains: Daily services

    Murkongselex to Dibrugarh

    Delhi to Shamli

    Bhubaneswar to Nayagarh Town

    Kota to Jhalawar City

    Coimbatore to Palani

    Sewa Express trains: 6 days a week service

    Vadnagar to Mahesana

    Asarya to Himmatnagar

    Karur to Salem

    Yesvantpur to Tumkur

    Coimbatore to Pollachi

    In another news, Indian Railways has launched a website and mobile app that allows passengers to register their complaints online. This will facilitate the railway police in addressing complaints of passengers from across India and crime detection by integrating the criminal database online. The Sahyatri app will help railway passengers find out the jurisdiction of a police station and the details of GRP officials by geo-tagging with Google Maps. It will also have the facility to scan and read QR codes and make an emergency call.




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    Published: 14 Oct 2019, 12:52 PM IST
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