Railways to restore passenger train numbers from July 1 as per nomenclature prior to COVID-19 in Mangaluru regionStarting July 1, 2024, 12 passenger trains running as Express Specials in the Mangaluru Railway Region will be renumbered as regular passenger trains. This change follows a decision by Southern Railway to revert to pre-COVID-19 train numbering conventions. All train numbers starting with '0' will be renumbered with '5', '6', or...
more... '7'. This includes trains like the Mangaluru Central-Kabaka Puttur Express Special (06485/06484) being renumbered to 56625/56626, and the Charvattur-Mangaluru Central Express Special (06491) becoming 56621. The Railways had previously introduced these Express Specials post-COVID-19, charging Express fares despite providing regular passenger services. With the renumbering, fares have been adjusted to reflect passenger train rates.
1 July 2024 se, Mangaluru Railway Region mein 12 passenger trains jo Express Specials ke roop mein chal rahi thi, unko regular passenger trains ke roop mein renumber kiya jaayega. Ye change Southern Railway ka pre-COVID-19 train numbering conventions pe vapas jaane ka faisla hai. '0' se start hone wala sabhi...
more... train numbers ko '5', '6' ya '7' se renumber kiya jaayega. Ismein Mangaluru Central-Kabaka Puttur Express Special (06485/06484) ko 56625/56626 aur Charvattur-Mangaluru Central Express Special (06491) ko 56621 mein renumber kiya jaana bhi shamil hai. Railways ne COVID-19 ke baad ye Express Specials shuru ki thi, aur regular passenger services dete hue bhi Express fares le rahe the. Renumbering ke baad, fares ko passenger train rates ke hisaab se adjust kiya gaya hai.