Inaugural run of Kacheguda-Jodhpur express to be flagged off on Saturday; Railways Minister to inspect Kazipet Manufacturing Unit work
17-21 hours journey
The regular service of Train No. 17605/17606 will start from July 20 (Sunday) from Kacheguda, and from Jodhpur from July 22 (Tuesday). The regular train will depart from Kacheguda station at 11:30 p.m. and arrive at Jodhpur or Bhagat Ki Kothi at 8:00 p.m. the following day. In the return direction, the train will depart from Jodhpur or Bhagat Ki Kothi at 10:30 p.m. and arrive at Kacheguda the day after at 3:40 p.m. The route is through Nizamabad, Nanded, Akola, Khandwa, Itarsi, Ujjain and Ajmer.
The Railways Minister would arrive today (Friday) evening to attend the 85th foundation day celebrations of the Keshav Memorial Educational Society and participate in the IIT-Hyderabad convocation on Saturday.
From there, he will inspect the ongoing work on the Kazipet Manufacturing Unit, along with South Central Railway (SCR) general manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava and other officials [on Saturday]. Meanwhile, Mr. Reddy, also the Secunderabad MP, thanked Mr. Vaishnaw for introducing the new train to Jodhpur for the benefit of the Rajasthan community living here, as per a press release.
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