Indian Railways has launched 09 ‘Sewa Service’ Trains on October 15, 2019 to connect smaller towns around major cities.
These services were launched by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal from New Delhi by inaugurating Delhi-Shamli passenger train.
Other trains were flagged off through video-conferencing connected to the terminal stations where these trains are to start.
Hub and Spoke Model
These trains will run on the “Hub and Spoke” Model, thereby facilitating passengers to use these trains to reach the “Hub” for availing onward journey to other major stations.
Indian Railways plans to run more trains on similar model to serve the passengers of smaller towns and cities. These measures are also expected to boost the earnings of the Indian Railways to help in strengthening the economy.
Sewa Service trains
Of 09 ‘Sewa Service’ trains in eight states, four trains will run on a daily basis and other five, 6 days a week.
- Vadnagar – Mahesana DEMU (6 days a week) – Gujarat
- Asarva –Himmatnagar DEMU (6 days a week)- Gujarat
- Karur – Salem DEMU (6 days a week)- Tamil Nadu
- Coimbatore – Pollachi Passenger (6 days a week)- Tamil Nadu
- Coimbatore – Palani Passenger (Daily)- Tamil Nadu
- Yesvantpur – Tumkur DEMU (6 days a week) – Karnataka
- Murkongselek – Dibrugarh Passenger (Daily) – Assam
- Bhubaneswar – Nayagarh Express (Daily) – Assam
- Delhi – Shamli Passenger (Daily)
