The Ministry of Railways said that it would run 40 clone special trains from September 21. These clone trains will run on notified timings and will be fully reserved trains.
The ministry of railways on Tuesday announced it will deploy 20 pairs of ‘clone special trains’ from September 21, in addition to the 310 special trains operating currently. This is the first time when clone trains will be deployed on the railways network. The reservation for these trains will begin from September 19.
This is the first time when clone trains will be deployed on the rail network. Earlier this month, the ministry had announced the deployment of ‘clone trains’ on routes where the occupancy is more depending on the waitlist for the trains.
The clone trains are based on the operation of special trains that are already running but with limited stoppages and faster transit time.
“Considering the huge demand for travel on specific routes, the Ministry of Railways has decided to run 20 pairs of Clone Special trains. These trains will run on notified timings and will be fully reserved trains. The stoppages shall be limited to operational halts,” the ministry said in a statement. The advance reservation period for the trains will be 10 days.
The stoppages shall be limited to operational halts, and they will run on routes where there is huge demand. These trains will be in addition to special trains which are already in operation.
“Considering the huge demand for travel on specific routes, Ministry of Railways has decided to run 20 pairs of Clone Special trains (list annexed in the link below) from 21.09.2020 (sic),” the ministry said in a statement.
Here is a list of trains:
