New Delhi, August 25: With an aim to connect the business cities between Kathgodam and Dehradun, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal flagged off 12091/12092 Kathgodam-Dehradun Naini-Doon Janshatabdi Express on Saturday. According to reports, Goyal flagged off the Express train through video conferencing from Rail Bhavan in the national capital. The Kathgodam-Dehradun Naini-Doon Janshatabdi Express train will run 5 days a week.

The new express train service is aimed to provide additional service between Kathgodam and Dehradun. It must be noted that the train will run on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and will not be available for commuters on Thursday and Sunday.

While speaking on this occasion, Goyal congratulated the people of Uttarakhand for the launch of this new train service. He said the Express train will connect business cities and will bring development to the region. “The new train will connect two important destinations for tourism i.e. Dehradun (Mussorie) & Kathgodam (Nainital). The Railway Minister further informed that the new train will help daily passengers who travel on this route and want to reach home same day.

Here's the schedule of Kathgodam-Dehradun Naini-Doon Janshatabdi Express:

  1. Days Of Run: The train will run on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and  Saturday.

  2. Composition:  The Express train comprises of GS-3 (Second-class coach), GSCZ-5 (second class chair car), GSCZAC-2 (AC chair car), SLR/SLRD-2 (Second-class Luggage/parcel van + guard van)= 12 Coaches.

  3. Commercial Stoppages: Haldwani, Lalkuan, Rudrapur City, Rampur, Moradabad, Najibabad and Haridwar.

Ashwani Lohani, Chairman, Railway Board, Girish Pillai, Member Traffic, Railway Board and other senior officers were present during the occasion. This new train will also bring development to the region as it will connect important business cities like Rudrapur & Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh”, the Railway Minister said.

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