Overview

• The new time-tabled services are Annapurna (Ludhiana–Varanasi, foodgrains), Gati-Vahan (Farrukhnagar–Lucknow, automobiles), Niryaat (Garhi–Mundra Port, containers) and Anantnag Cement (Roopnagar–Anantnag, cement).
• Maruti Suzuki reports cutting car transit under Gati-Vahan from roughly 70 hours to 28 hours, while exporters say Niryaat now reaches Mundra in under 40 hours, with an official run time cited as 32 hours for 1,061 km.
• Cement firms credit the Anantnag goods shed opening with smoother loading and truck operations, supporting steady rake dispatches despite weather disruptions.
• Coverage cites conflicting figures for Annapurna’s run, with some reports stating 704 km in about 17 hours and others 996 km in around 24 hours, even as FCI praises improved planning for foodgrain dispatches.
• Officials say the trains run on fixed, notified timings mapped to lower passenger traffic to improve reliability and capacity utilisation, and indicate more services are planned.