Indian Railways announces to operate 78 new special AC trains soon

The Indian Railways has announced that it will further add 39 pairs (78 new trains) to existing train service. These trains will be introduced as special services from an early convenient date, the Ministry of Railways informed. In the list shared by Railways Board, the new trains include General AC Express, Shatabdi, Rajdhani and Duronto trains. The new 78 trains will be functional very soon as informed by the Railways ministry. 

Last week, Railways said it was planning to introduce 200 special trains between October 15 and November 30 to cater to passengers travelling during



the festive season. The Railways has currently suspended all regular passenger trains indefinitely. Regular trains have remained suspended since March 22.

"We have conducted meetings with the general managers of zones and instructed them to speak with local administration and review the status of coronavirus. They have been asked to give us a report after which we will decide how many trains can be introduced during the holiday season.

Our estimate as of now is that we will run around 200 trains, but it is an estimate, the number could be more," said Yadav.