New AC super fast train between Pune and Delhi
Times of India, Pune: The railway ministry has decided to run an air-conditioned super fast train between Pune and Nizamuddin (Delhi) in the view of Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG), to be held in Pune between October 12 and 18.
This will be the second train introduced especially for the mega sports event after Pune-New Delhi train was made operational last week. The AC train will cover distance between Pune and Nizamuddin in just 22 hours where other trains take more than 28 hours, said an official of the Pune railway division.
The Nizamuddin-Pune (2148A) AC super-fast will run every Saturday and Wednesday. The train will start on October 1 and will leave Nizamuddin on October 4, 8, 11, 15 and 18th. The departure time of the train from Nizamuddin will be 12:10 hrs while it will arrive at Pune next day at 10.30 hrs. This train will run via Nagda-Ratlam-Baroda-Vasai Road-Pune route.
The Pune-Nizamuddin (2147A ) train will run every Sunday and Thursday on October 2 , 5, 9, 12, 16 and 19th. Departure from Pune will be 15.20 hrs. Fares are; AC I-Rs 2,768, AC II-Rs 1,637 and AC III tier -Rs 1,196.
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