Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express: All you need to know about stoppages, timings, and more

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to virtuallyinaugurate the first journey of the Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express on Saturday, as notified by the Central Railway. In a statement released on Friday, the CR mentioned that the PM will conduct the virtual flagging off of the 8-coach service during an event at the refurbished Ayodhya Dham railway station in Uttar Pradesh, PTI reported.

PM Modi in Ayodhya LIVE The inaugural run of the 02705 Jalna-Mumbai Vande Bharat train is expected to commence at around 11 am from Jalna in the Marathwada region, with an estimated arrival in Mumbai at 6:45 pm. According to the provided details, the train will make stops at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (formerly Aurangabad) at 11:55 am, Manmad Junction at 1:44 pm, Nasik Road at 2:44 pm, Kalyan Junction at 5:06 pm, Thane at 5:28 pm, and Dadar at 5:50 pm before reaching its final destination, CSMT in Mumbai.

Also Read: First-ever Amrit Bharat Express inauguration in Ayodhya. 5 things we know about the ‘jerk-free’ trains | Watch video In its regular run from January 1, the train will leave CSMT at 1:10 pm and reach Jalna at 8:30 pm, while from January 2, it will depart from Jalna at 5:05 am and reach CSMT at 11:55am.

Central Railway, however, has not given details of the fare structure of the new service, which will run on all days except Wednesday, PTI reported. Addressing a press conference, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Neeti Sarkar of Nanded division, of which Jalna is a part, said, “the service will connect important cities like Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna, Nashik to areas like Thane and Mumbai." Also Read: Ayodhya Airport: PM to inaugurate Maharishi Valmiki airport today | 5 facts “It will boost visits to sites like the Rajur