Vande Bharat trains now stop at Thane & Kalyan: Central Railway

04 Aug 2023 CW Team

The Central Railway announced that Vande Bharat Express trains travelling from CSMT in Mumbai to Shirdi and Solapur would now make halts at Thane and Kalyan stations starting from August 4. It was stated in a release that the CSMT-Shirdi Sainagar Vande Bharat train would arrive at Thane station at 6:49 AM and depart after two minutes. Its scheduled arrival at Kalyan station was at 7:11 AM with a departure at 7:13 AM.

Similarly, the Shirdi Sainagar-CSMT train was scheduled to reach Thane at 10:06 PM and depart at 10:08 PM. At Kalyan station, the arrival and departure timings were 9:45 PM and 9:47 PM, respectively.

As for the CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat Express, it was announced that the train would arrive at Thane station at 4:33 PM and depart at 4:35 PM. It would then reach Kalyan at 4:53 PM and depart at 4:55 PM.

Furthermore, the Solapur-CSMT Vande Bharat Express was set to arrive at Thane station at 11:50 AM and leave at 11:52 AM.

The Central Railway mentioned that these halts at Thane and Kalyan were being given on an experimental basis. This decision came after Thane MP Rajan Vichare raised the demand for stoppages, as commuters from Thane district had to travel to Dadar or CSMT to board these semi-high-speed trains.

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