Jaipur-Jodhpur superfast train starts today

, Aug 21: A new superfast special

between Jaipur and

via Phulera will commence its first journey from

station here today morning. The train with 15 coaches, including AC and non-ac chair cars, will leave at 6 am and reach Jodhpur at 10:30 am, a NWR spokesman said.

In return journey from Jodhpur, the train will depart at 6:15 pm and reach Jaipur at 10:40 pm. The train will have brief stoppages at Phulera, Kuchaman City, Makrana, Degana, Merta, Gotan and Rai-ka-Babh. The train, a long pending demand of passengers for a morning service between the two important cities, has been approved for 42 trips initially, the spokesman said.

PTI