Ramkumar Nayak / Mahasamund (Raigarh). There is good news for the travelers of Chhattisgarh. Railway Board has decided to give stoppage of six long distance trains at Raigad station from 18th August. This includes Hyderabad-Raxaul, Surat-Malda and Howrah-Sainagar Shirdi Express. Passengers of Raigarh will get better facilities due to the stoppage of trains. With this, passengers going from Bilaspur and Raipur to Raigarh will also get a better option. Let us tell you that after the Corona call, the railways had stopped the trains. At the same time, people were protesting against the stoppage of many express trains at small stations of Chhattisgarh by the railways. Meanwhile, demands were raised to give stoppages to other trains at stations like Raigad, Janjgir-Champa, so that the passengers do not face any difficulty in traveling and it is easier to travel long distances.
According to the information, the number of passengers going to Bilaspur and Raipur daily via Raigarh is more. At the same time, people of Bilaspur and Raipur also have to travel in limited trains to reach Raigarh station. When local and passenger trains are cancelled, there is no option left for the people and they are in trouble. After getting the stoppage of these six express trains, passengers will get a better option for Raigarh station.
Facility of these six trains will be available at Raigad station
>> Train number 17005 Hyderabad-Raxaul Express will get stoppage facility at Raigarh station from August 18 and train number 17006 Raxaul-Hyderabad Express from August 21. Hyderabad-Raxaul Express will reach Raigarh station at 16.21 hrs and depart at 16.23 hrs. Whereas, Raxaul-Hyderabad Express will reach Raigarh station at 2.49 pm and leave at 2.51 pm.
>> Train number 13426 Surat- Malda Express will stop at Seraigarh station on August 22 and 13425 Malda-Surat Express on August 20. Surat-Malda Express will reach Raigarh station at 10.51 am and depart at 10.53 am. Similarly, Malda-Surat Express will reach Raigarh station at 5.48 am and leave at 5.50 am.
>> Train number 22894 Howrah-Sainagar Shirdi Express will reach Raigarh station at 23.09 hrs from 24 August and depart at 23.11 hrs. Similarly, 22893 Sainagar Shirdi-Howrah Express will reach Raigarh station at 09.46 hrs from 27 August and depart at 09.48 hrs.
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Tags: Chhattisgarh New, Indian Railways, Raigarh News
FIRST PUBLISHED : August 17, 2023, 3:09 PM IST
