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Time of India
6 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Nagpur gets new weekly train to Pune
Nagpur: With the railway board approving the Rewa-Pune weekly Express, Nagpur has gained another train to the western Maharashtra cosmopolitan city. The new train will run every Wednesday from Nagpur, while it will depart from Pune every Thursday. Train no. 20152/20151 will depart from Rewa, passing through Satna, Katni, Jabalpur, Nainpur, Balaghat, Gondia and Nagpur before heading to Pune. The train will cater to passenger traffic on the Rewa-Nagpur and Nagpur-Pune routes. The start date is yet to be announced. The train will have a 20-coach rake with multiple stops. Train 20152 Rewa-Pune Weekly Express will leave Rewa every Wednesday at 6.45am, reach Nagpur at 6.20pm, and arrive in Pune on Thursday at 9.45 am. Train 20151 Pune-Rewa Express will depart Pune every Thursday at 3.15 pm, reaching Nagpur at 5.25 am the next day and Rewa at 5.30pm. The train will also stop at Wardha, Bhusawal, Manmad, Kopargaon, Ahmednagar, and Daund. It will have four general, six sleeper, three AC III tier, three third AC economy, and two second AC coaches. There has always been a demand for a direct train between Nagpur and Pune. Currently, direct trains such as Nagpur-Pune-Nagpur Express, Garib Rath Express, Humsafar and Ajni-Pune AC Spl are operational. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo Additionally, long-distance express trains like Azad Hind Express, Hatia-Pune Express, Maharashtra Express and Pune AC Duronto are also available. However, there is a long waiting list for trains between Nagpur and Pune. Now, after the Nagpur-Pune Express (departing at 6.00pm every Wednesday), another option will be available at 6.20 pm. Although there is only a 20-minute gap between the two trains, it will be beneficial for passengers. While this train will connect Rewa to Pune, it will primarily benefit Nagpur residents. Many people from the Rewa, Katni, Satna and Jabalpur regions come to Nagpur for better medical treatment. Currently, 90% of seats in the Shahdol and Rewa Express are occupied mostly by passengers seeking medical treatment in Nagpur. Thus, this train will have many passengers from Rewa to Nagpur. Although trains from Rewa via Itarsi to Pune are also fully booked, they typically originate from Allahabad, Prayagraj, Danapur or Patna. As there is no possibility of new train on the Itarsi route, the railway has chosen the route via Nainpur, Balaghat, Gondia and Nagpur.
Mint
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Man slams ‘tatkal ticket' booking process, says ‘app crashes, starts buffering'; IRCTC responds
A man recently tried to book a Tatkal train ticket from Delhi to Darbhanga in Bihar using the IRCTC app. But when Sonu Nigam Singh opened the app to make the booking, he was met with a pop-up message that read 'booking hasn't started yet' and asked him to 'try after some time.' What happened over the next three minutes left him completely puzzled. After refreshing the app, the train already showed a waiting list of 41. Singh shared his frustrating experience online, saying that even with a fast internet connection, he was unable to secure a Tatkal ticket. 'Tatkal ticket booking reality,' wrote Singh while sharing two screenshots from the IRCTC app. He added, 'Booking starts at 10 am, Garib Rath Express has 240 seats under Tatkal quota.' He explained that at 10:01 am, a message popped up on the app saying 'booking not started'. 'Then app crashes and starts buffering,' he wrote. 'App responds. Now it shows status as waiting list 41.' It's important to note that Tatkal bookings open at 10:00 am for AC classes (2A/3A/CC/EC/3E), and at 11:00 am for non-AC classes (SL/FC/2S). Screenshots shared by Singh showed the app message: 'Booking not yet started for the selected quota and class. Please try after some time.' Although these screenshots were taken in October 2024, they have now gone viral with over a million views. 'Even with high-speed Internet, it's close to impossible to book a Tatkal ticket. No idea how agents confirm that they will get it done,' Singh added. 'How does it happen remains a mystery,' he further said. After Singh's post gained attention, many people online shared their own experiences. One user claimed that agents use special software to grab tickets instantly. 'There is an app which will give you either a confirmed ticket or a 3x refund. Try that and support this intentional manipulation. Legalising something which is illegal is at play here. And no one's asking the right question,' wrote another user. A third called it a 'big scam', saying, 'Many ticket buyers easily get confirmed tickets from some so-called agents, but when they try to book online or offline, they always face too many problems.' In response, IRCTC released a statement admitting that booking times can take longer during peak hours, especially under the Tatkal quota. The company said that they are working on improving the system for all users. 'During peak booking timings, particularly during Tatkal due to high demand, seat reservations are often filled rapidly due to the high volume of users accessing the system simultaneously. As the system processes multiple requests in real-time, processing may take additional time in case of a high number of parallel requests being processed,' the statement read.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Time of India
Metal door on track hits freight train; damages rail line
1 2 3 Lucknow: A six-feet-long and three-feet-wide metal door was found on the rail track connecting Lucknow with Sultanpur. The matter came to light after a freight train hit the metal door, which led to damage of several pandrol clips that hold rail with concrete sleeper. The incident happened between Utraitai Junction and Bakkas railway station. Based on the written complaint of Anil Kumar Pandey, senior section engineer PWay Utraitia junction , an FIR was lodged against an unknown person by Sushant Golf City police under railway act 151 and 153. "Around 2.45 am on Tuesday, a cruising freight train hit the metal gate kept on the rail track, this caused damage to rail track, following which several trains were delayed," said the FIR. On Apr 16, Delhi-bound Garib Rath Express narrowly escaped derailment after hitting a mango tree branch kept in the middle of the rail track in Malihabad area of Lucknow. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Complete protection with iPru All-in-one Term Plan ICICI Pru Life Insurance Plan Get Quote Undo Varanasi-Lucknow special train run extended till June end Lucknow division Northern Railway has extended the 04217/04218 Varanasi-Lucknow-Varanasi special train further till June 30. The train would cover 10 stations, and would depart Varanasi at 6.25 am and reach Lucknow by 11.45 am. On the return journey, the train would depart from Lucknow at 4.30 pm and reach Varanasi at 9.50 pm.
