गोवा केलिए विशेष रेलगाडिया

Observing the success of its weekend special trains to Goa which were running on a trial basis, the Central Railway has decided to extend this service citing heavy demand. The weekend special trains were commenced keeping in mind the commuters wanting to get away at the end of a hard week. It found success as trains take less time compared to other means of transport. Moreover, one can be back on Monday morning, a railway official said. "The train to Margao which leaves on Friday night and takes around 9 hours to reach Goa, has made 20 trips adding Rs 40 lakh to the Indian Railways kitty," a Central Railway official said. Meanwhile, the South Western Railway will run weekly special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during summer. The Yeshwantpur-Vasco-Da-Gama Garib Rath Weekly Express Special (0695) will depart from Yeshwantpur at 9 pm on Saturdays from April 4 and arrive at Vasco-Da-Gama at 11.40 am, the next day. The last service from Yeshwantpur is on May 30. In the return direction, Vasco-Da-GamaYeshwantpur Garib Rath Weekly Express Special (0696) will depart from Vasco-Da-Gama on Sundays at 2.30 pm commencing from April 5 and arrive at Yeshwantpur at 5 am, the next day. The last service from Vasco-Da-Gama is on May 31.