Mumbai Central-Valsad double decker train rake take its last run

The Mumbai CentralValsad double decker train on Saturday took last run before its replacementThe double decker rake of train no 5902359024 Mumbai Central ndash Valsad fast passenger trains was replaced with conventional ICF rake an official statement saidIt said that the rakes of four more pairs of trains viz Train No 5904959050 Train No 5903959040 Train No 5904559046 amp Train No 1900119002 merged with the rake linkDue to the integration of rake link there are some changes in the terminalstimings at originatingterminating stations revision of timings and skipping of halts and additional halts to some of these trains the statement saidIt further said that to make travelling experience of passengers more comfortable and to ensure increase in safety Western Railway has replaced the existing double decker rake of Train No 5902359024 Mumbai Central ndash Valsad Fast Passenger with conventional ICF rakeToday marks the last run of the nonAC Double Decker train on the Mumbai CentralValsad Fast Passenger routeVC Piyush MeraiMumbai DoubleDeckerTrain Valsad pictwittercomDMbSQTfde3mdash Mid Day mid_day January 4 2025The statement said that for better train operations the rakes of four more pairs of trains viz Train No 5904959050 Train No 5903959040 Train No 5904559046 and Train No 1900119002 will be merged with the rake of Train No 5902359024 Mumbai Central ndash Valsad Fast Passenger Due to this integration of rake link there has been some changes in the terminalstimings at originatingterminating stations revision of timings and skipping of halts and additional halts to some of these trains It is worth mentioning that all the above trains will run as fully unreservedAccording to a press release issued by Vineet Abhishek ndash Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway the existing Double Decker rake of Train No 5902359024 Mumbai Central ndash Valsad Fast Passenger the same is being replaced with a conventional ICF rake wef 5th January 2025 The train will now run with revised composition of 22 coaches instead of earlier 18 coaches and will be fully unreserved comprising of coaches earmarked for Ladies MST passholders and First Class passengers Similarly the other four pairs of trains of the rake link will also comprise of 22 fully unreserved coachesChange in TerminalTimings at originatingterminating stations and halt skippedadditional halt provided are as under The change in composition of Train no 5904959050 Valsad ndash Vadodara ndash Valsad Passenger will be wef 6th January 2025 The change in composition of Train no 19001 Virar ndash Surat Passenger will be wef 5th January 2025 The change in composition of Train 19002 Surat Virar Passenger will be wef 6th January 2025 The change in composition of Train no 59039 Virar ndash Valsad Passenger will be wef 6th January 2025 The change in composition as well as changerevision in terminaltimings of Train No 59045 Bandra Terminus ndash Vapi Fast Passenger will be wef 5th January 2025 This train will now originate from Mumbai Central at 0955 hrs instead of Bandra Terminus and arrive Vapi at 1330 hrs the same day The stoppages of this Train at Andheri Bhayandar Vasai Road Vaitarna Kelve Road Vangaon Bordi Road amp Karambeli stations has been skippedTo compensate the skipping of halts of Train No 59045 Train No 09055 Bandra Terminus ndash Udhna Special has been given additional stoppages at Andheri Bhayandar Vasai Road Vaitarna Saphale Kelve Road Palghar Vangaon Dahanu Road Gholvad Bordi Road Umargam Road Sanjan Bhilad amp Karambeli stations wef 5th January 2025 Accordingly this train will now depart from Bandra Terminus at 0900 hrs instead of 0950 hrs and reach Udhna at 1505 hrs instead of 1405 hrs the same day The change in composition as well as changerevision in terminaltimings of Train No 59046 Valsad Bandra Terminus Passenger will be wef 5th January 2025 This train will now terminate at Virar station instead of Bandra Terminus The train will depart from Valsad at 1415 hrs instead of 1655 hrs and arrive Virar at 1625 hrs the same day The stoppages of this Train at Atul Pardi Udvada Karambeli Bhilad Sanjan Umargam Road Bordi Road Gholvad Dahanu Road Vangaon Kelve Road amp Vaitarna stations has been skippedTo compensate the skipping of halts of Train No 59046 Train No 09056 Udhna Bandra Terminus Special has been given additional stoppages at Atul Pardi Udvada Karambeli Bhilad Sanjan Umargam Road Bordi Road Gholvad Dahanu Road Vangaon Palghar Kelve Road Saphale Vaitarna Vasai Road amp Andheri stations wef 5th January 2025 Accordingly this train will now depart from Udhna at 1545 hrs instead of 1615 hrs and arrive Bandra Terminus at 2135 hrs the same day The change in composition as well as changerevision in terminaltimings of Train No 59040 Vapi Virar Passenger will be wef 5th January 2025 This train has now been extended upto Mumbai Central The train will depart from Vapi at 1400 hrs and arrive Mumbai Central at 1730 hrs the same day and has been given additional stoppage at Borivali stationThe passengers are requested to kindly take note of the changes and for detailed information regarding timings of halts and composition may please visit the website the statement said