Special AC trains from Nagpur to Pune, Amritsar in Feb

Nagpur, Jan 31: Four air-conditioned special trains will be run next month from Nagpur to Pune, Nagpur to Amritsar and back, to clear the extra rush of passengers.

Train number 02124 will depart from Nagpur to Pune on February 2, 9, 16 and 23 (every Tuesday), and train 02123 will leave Pune on February 3, 10, 17 and 24 (on Wednesdays).

Train 02124 will leave Nagpur at 7.50 PM and arrive in Pune at 11.45 AM the next day. Similarly, train 02123 will depart from Pune at 3.15 PM and reach Nagpur at 5.15 AM the next day, Central Railway Public Relations Officer P D Patil said here.

The trains will consist of 16 coaches, including one 1 AC, four 2 AC and nine 3 AC. These will halt at Wardha, Dhamangaon, Badnera, Akola, Bhusaval, Manmad, Kopargaon, Dound and Pune in both the directions. Besides, four air-conditioned special trains from Nagpur to Amritsar and back will also be run next month.

The trains to Amritsar will operate on February 6, 13, 20 and 27 and return on February 8, 15, 22 and 29. Train number 02125 will depart Nagpur at 5.20 PM and reach Amritsar next day at 9.05 PM. It will return from Amritsar at 4.20 AM and arrive in Nagpur at 4.25 AM the next day.

The trains will halt at Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra, New Delhi, Ambala, Ludhiana and Jalandhar in both the directions. These will consist of one 1 AC, four 2 AC and nine 3 AC coaches.

PTI