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Indian Railways launches direct train service between Sabarmati and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra

Indian Railways inaugurated a direct train service connecting Sabarmati in Gujarat to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in Jammu and Kashmir.

Western Railway’s Ahmedabad Division is developing a Rs 307 crore maintenance depot at Sabarmati for major repairs of 24-coach Vande Bharat trains.

The new intercity service spans 499 km through Vijayawada, Guntur, Narasaraopet, and Dhone to ease southern passenger transit.

The consumer commission held the railway administration liable for deficiencies in senior citizen accommodation facilities.

The Ministry of Railways sanctioned the landmark bridge project along with doubling the Agthori-Kamakhya railway corridor.

The Research Designs and Standards Organisation completed high-speed evaluation trials on the Nagda-Kota-Sawai Madhopur section.

The Ministry of Railways clarified that the merchant fee will be absorbed institutionally without surcharge on train passengers.

Digital ticketing upgrades and festival holiday demand pushed railway reservation transactions to an all-time record.

Infrastructure upgrades target severe congestion bottlenecks across primary freight and passenger transport corridors.

The Prime Minister launched major regional infrastructure works spanning freight corridors, railway expansions, and urban transit.