Title - Extended trains to link city to Goa, Bengaluru, Rishikesh Ex-Rly Minister Bansal to flag off Madgaon

Chandigarh: By the end of this month, Chandigarh will be connected to Goa, Rishikesh and Bengaluru by rail. The Northern Railway has given the green light to extend the Madgaon (Goa)-Nizamuddin train and the Yesvantpur (Bengaluru)-Nizamuddin train to Chandigarh. It has also granted approval to extend the Chandigarh-Haridwar train to Rishikesh.The train from Chandigarh to Madgaon (Goa) will be flagged off from the city railway station by former Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on August 5.Talking to Chandigarh Tribune on the phone, Bansal said the Chandigarh-Haridwar train had been extended to Rishikesh and was likely to start by next week. He said this extension had been okayed following a demand from residents of the city.He said the Yesvantpur (Bengaluru)-Hazrat Nizamuddin Sampark Kranti Express would be extended to Chandigarh for two days within a fortnight. Bansal said the Kalka-Shirdi Express would also be on the track in the first week of September. Earlier, there was a proposal to start this train from May 15.According to the railway schedule, the train number 12450 from Nizamuddin to Madgaon (Goa) will be extended to Chandigarh. The train will depart from Chandigarh on Saturdays and Mondays at 1.30 am. The train will also have a stoppage at Ambala Cantt.During the return journey, the Madgaon train number 12449 will start at 1.24 pm from Madgaon. The train will ply on Wednesdays and Thursdays. It will also have stoppages at New Delhi, Panipat and Ambala Cantt.Gulshan, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Railway, said the train would have 20 coaches: four general, nine sleeper, two third AC, one second AC, one first AC, one pantry and two guard coaches. He said the fare was yet to be decided by the authorities. 

Trains that have been extended

The Northern Railway has given the green light to extend the Madgaon (Goa)-Nizamuddin train and the Yesvantpur (Bengaluru)-Nizamuddin train to Chandigarh. It has also granted approval to extend the Chandigarh-Haridwar train to Rishikesh