Mumbai-Konkan travel gets boost as new daily CSMT-Sawantwadi Express begins

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Piyush Goyal Flag off New Train Service from CSMT, Mumbai to Sawantwadi Road

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The new train service will provide an important direct rail link between Mumbai and several major towns across the Konkan region, covering a distance of approximately 510 km. India News | Ashwini Vaishnaw, Piyush Goyal Flag off New Train Service from CSMT, Mumbai to Sawantwadi Road.

Mumbai-Konkan travel gets boost as new daily CSMT-Sawantwadi Express begins

A new daily express train connecting Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus with Sawantwadi Road was flagged off. This service addresses a long-standing demand for a direct rail link to the Konkan region. Railways are operating 350 special trains for the festival rush and can increase this number. Projects worth Rs 18,000 crore are underway to augment Mumbai's suburban network capacity.

Ashwini Vaishnaw and Piyush Goyal inaugurate Mumbai-Sawantwadi train

Ashwini Vaishnaw and Piyush Goyal inaugurated a daily train from Mumbai's CSMT to Sawantwadi Road, improving rail links across the Konkan region.

Union Railway Minister Vaishnaw flags off new train service from CSTM to Sawantwadi Road

Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday flagged off the inaugural service of the new train between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Sawantwadi Road,...