Railway Board Chairman, Vinod Kumar Yadav on Saturday said that Indian Railways will start 40 pairs of new special trains (Total 80 trains) from September 12.
These 80 new trains will be in addition to 230 special trains already in operation and Reservation for these new trains will start on September 10.
Scheduled train service has been suspended in the country since March 25, 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Railway Board Chairman said the Railways will be monitoring all the trains that are currently in operation to determine which trains have a long waiting list.
“Wherever there is a demand for a particular train, wherever the waiting list is long, we will run a clone train ahead of the actual train, so that passengers can travel,” the railway board chairman said.
the new trains include those on the Delhi-Indore, Yesvantpur-Gorakhpur, Puri-Ahmedabad, New Delhi-Bengaluru routes.
Here’s the complete list of trains that will be in operation from 12th September 2020.
| S. No | Train No. | From | To | Train Name | Frequency |
| 1 | 02401 | Kota(1755) | Dehradun(0540) | Nanda Devi Express | Daily |
| 2 | 02402 | Dehradun(2250) | Kota(1Q35) | Nanda Devi Express | Daily |
| 3 | 02281 | Jabalpur(2100) | Ajmer(142Q) | Dayodaya Express | Daily |
| 4 | 02282 | Ajmer(1525) | Jabalpur(0835) | Dayodaya Express | Daily |
| S | 02403 | Prayagraj(2300) | Jaipur(1240) | Express | Daily |
| 6 | 02404 | Jaipur(1520) | Prayagraj(0525) | Express | Daily |
| 7 | 01107 | Gwalior(2045) | Manduadih(1105) | Bundelkhand Express | Daily |
| 8 | 01108 | Manduadih(1630) | Gwalior(0905) | Bundelkhand Express | Daily |
| 9 | 01841 | Khajuraho(1835) | Kurukshetra(1240) | Express | Daily |
| 10 | 01842 | Kurukshetra(1455) | Khajuraho(0800) | Express | Daily |
| 11 | 06539 | Bengaluru(1720) | Mysuru(2020) | Express | Except Sunday |
| 12 | 06540 | Mysuru(6610) | Bengaluru(0915) | Express | Except Sunday |
| 13 | 07007 | Secunderabad(2215) | Darbhanga (1340) | Express | Tue, Sat |
| 14 | 07008 | Darbhanga (0700) | Secunderabad(2210) | Express | Thu,Fri |
| 15 | 02509 | Bengaluru Cantt(2340) | Guwahati(0600) | Express | Wed,Thu,Fri |
| 16 | 02510 | Guwahati(0620) | Bengaluru Cantt(1140) | Express | Mon,Tue,Sun |
| 17 | 05933 | Dibrugarh(0700) | Amritsar(2105) | Express | Tue |
| 18 | 05934 | Amritsar(1545) | Dibrugarh(0455) | Express | Friday |
| 19 | 02481 | Jodhpur (1845) | Delhi (0520) | Express | Daily |
| 20 | 02482 | Delhi (2315) | Jodhpur (1015) | Express | Daily |
| 21 | 02571 | Gorakhpur (1845) | Delhi (0850) | Humsafar Express | Wed,Fri, Sat, Sun |
| 22 | 02572 | Delhi (2000) | Gorakhpur (0935) | Humsafar Express | Mon, Thu, Sat, Sun |
| 23 | 02367 | Bhagalpur(1115) | Delhi (0810) | Vikramshila Express | Daily |
| 24 | 02368 | Delhi(1440) | Bhagalpur(1225) | Vikramshila Express | Daily |
| 25 | 06587 | Yesvantpur(0500) | Bikaner(0650) | Express | Fri, Sun |
| 26 | 06588 | Bikaner(2215) | Yesvantpur(0315) | Express | Tue, Sat |
| 27 | 02976 | Jaipur(1935) | Mysuru(1545) | Express | Mon, Wed |
| 28 | 02975 | Mysuru(1040) | Jaipur(0615) | Express | Thu, Sat |
| 29 | 02415 | Indore(1635) | New Delhi (06.10) | Express | Daily |
| 30 | 02416 | New Delhi (2200) | Indore(1140) | Express | Daily |
| 31 | 05626 | Agartala (2225) | Deoghar (1300) | Express | Sunday |
| 32 | 05625 | Deoghar (1845) | Agartala (0745) | Express | Monday |
| 33 | 02465 | Madhupur (1200) | Delhi (0615) | Express | Thursday |
| 34 | 02466 | Delhi (1245) | Madhupur (0545) | Express | Wednesday |
| 35 | 06535 | Mysuru(1545) | Solapur(1240) | Golgumbaz Express | Daily |
| 36 | 06536 | Solapur(1410) | Musuru(1100) | Golgumbaz Express | Daily |
| 37 | 05003 | Kanpur Anwar Ganj (1640) | Gorakhpur (0655) | Chauri Chaura | Daily |
| 38 | 05004 | Gorakhpur(2245) | Kanpur Anwar Ganj (1320 | Chauri Chaura | Daily |
| 39 | 05007 | Benaras City(1700) | Lucknow Junction(0545) | Krishak | Daily |
| 40 | 05008 | Lucknow Junction(2310) | Benaras City(1235) | Krishak | Daily |
| 41 | 02591 | Gorakhpur (0635) | Yesvantpur (0445) | Express | Sat, Mon |
| 42 | 02592 | Yesvantpur (1720) | Gorakhpur (1505) | Express | Mon, Thur |
| 43 | 02275 | Prayagraj(2220) | New Delhi (06.15) | Humsafar Express | Daily |
| 44 | 02276 | New Delhi (2215) | Prayagraj(0620) | Humsafar Express | Daily |
| 45 | 09051 | Valsad(2015) | Muzaffarpur(0715) | Shramik Express | Saturday |
| 46 | 09052 | Muzaffarpur(1940) | Valsad(0505) | Shramik Express | Monday |
| 47 | 02669 | Chennai (1740) | Chhapra (1145) | Express | Mon, Sat |
| 48 | 02670 | Chhapra (2100) | Chennai (1425) | Express | Mon, Wed |
| 49 | 02663 | Howrah (1610) | Thiruchchirappalli (0305) | Express | Thu, Sat |
| 50 | 02664 | Thiruchchirappalli (1620) | Howrah (0310) | Express | Tue, Fri |
| 51 | 08517 | Korba (1610) | Visakhapatnam (0700) | Express | Daily |
| 52 | 08518 | Visakhapatnam (2005) | Korba (1100) | Express | Daily |
| 53 | 02911 | Indore(2330) | Howrah (0650) | Express | Tues, Thu, Sat. |
| 54 | 02912 | Howrah (1745) | Indore (0135) | Express | Mon, Thu, Sat. |
| 55 | 04723 | Kanpur (1725) | Bhiwani (0925) | Express | Daily |
| 56 | 04724 | Bhiwani(1835) | Kanpur(1135) | Express | Daily |
| 57 | 02109 | Mumbai CSTM(1815) | Manmad (2250) | Express | Daily |
| 58 | 02110 | Manmad(0600) | Mumbai CSTM(1045) | Express | Daily |
| 59 | 08405 | Puri (1820) | Ahmedabad (0725) | Express | Wed |
| 60 | 08406 | Ahmedabad (1840) | Puri (0810) | Express | Fri |
| 61 | 02435 | Varanasi (1500) | New Delhi (2300) | Vande Bharat Express | Except M, Th |
| 62 | 02436 | New Delhi(0600) | Varanasi (1400) | Vande Bharat Express | Except M, Th |
| 63 | 05909 | Dibrugarh(0955) | Lalgarh(0545) | Express | Daily |
| 64 | 05910 | Lalgarh(1950) | Dibrugarh(1555) | Express | Daily |
| 65 | 02429 | Lucknow (2330) | New Delhi (0730) | Express | Daily |
| 66 | 02430 | New Delhi (2325) | Lucknow (0730) | Express | Daily |
| 67 | 02561 | Jaynagar(1400) | New Delhi(1230) | Express | Daily |
| 68 | 02562 | New Delhi(2040) | Jaynagar(1925) | Express | Daily |
| 69 | 03307 | Dhanbad(2120) | Firozpur(1045) | Express | Daily |
| 70 | 03308 | Firozpur(1610) | Dhanbad(0505) | Express | Daily |
| 71 | 02627 | Bengaluru(1900) | New Delhi(1030) | Express | Daily |
| 72 | 02628 | New Delhi(2115) | Bengaluru(1400) | Express | Daily |
| 73 | 02615 | Chennai(1915) | New Delhi(0630) | Express | Daily |
| 74 | 02616 | New Delhi(1840) | Chennai(0620) | Express | Daily |
| 75 | 02003 | Lucknow in. (1535) | New Delhi(2215) | Shatabdi Express | Daily |
| 76 | 02004 | New Delhi (0610) | Lucknow in. (1245) | Shatabdi Express | Daily |
| 77 | 07563 | Hyderabad (2245) | Parbhani (0630) | Express | Daily |
| 78 | 07564 | Parbhani (2230) | Hyderabad (0645) | Express | Daily |
| 79 | 08426 | Durg (1610) | Puri (0915) | Express | Daily |
| 80 | 08425 | Puri (1830) | Durg (1155) | Express | Daily |
Yadav also said the Railways will run trains whenever there is demand from states for exams or other similar purposes.
Yesterday, Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said Central Railways of the Indian Railways will run 23 special trains for the convenience of candidates appearing for National Defence Academy (NDA) and Naval Academy (NA) exams. These fully-reserved special trains will run on September 4, September 5, and September 6.
“Enhancing convenience of candidates appearing for National Defence Academy & Naval Academy exams, Railways to run special trains on 4th, 5th & 6th September. Under the leadership of PM Narendra Mod, Railways is leaving no stone unturned in assisting students,” Goyal tweeted earlier today announcing the decision.
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