Giving a big boost to last-mile connectivity between small towns and major cities in India, Minister of Railways and Commerce Piyush Goyal launched new sets of Sewa Service trains on October 15th, 2019. The Railway minister flagged off as many as nine Sewa Service trains ahead of the festival of Diwali from the New Delhi railway station via video conference.

These new trains will provide daily services and are aimed at facilitating railway passengers to reach major hubs and cities. In Assam, one Seva Service train has been launched between Murkongselek village of Dhemaji district and Dibrugarh.

“Trains will operate from the last station of a small town to the nearest railway station of a big city so that people from remote places can come to the nearest big city. This service will give the people from small towns the desired connectivity,” said Chief Public Relations Officer of Northeast Frontier Railway, Subhanan Chanda.

Here’s the list of the nine Sewa Service trains by Indian Railways –

1. Murkongselek – Dibruagrah Passenger Train
2. Vadnagar – Mahesanu DEMU
3. Asarva (Ahmedabad) – Himmatnagar DEMU
4. Karur – Salem DEMU
5. Yesvantpur – Tumkur DEMU
6. Delhi – Shamli Passenger Train
7. Bhubaneshwar – Nayagarh Town Express
8. Palani – Coimbatore Passenger Train
9. Coimbatore – Pollachi Passenger Train

Among these nine services, five trains will provide daily services which include –

Murkongselex to Dibrugarh

Delhi to Shamli

Bhubaneswar to Nayagarh Town

Kota to Jhalawar City

Coimbatore to Palani

Four trains will provide six days a week service which includes –

Vadnagar to Mahesana

Asarya to Himmatnagar

Karur to Salem

Yesvantpur to Tumkur

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