In the Central Railway (CR) zone, 4 new trains have been introduced, 6 trains extended, and 30 trains speeded up.
File Photo: IANS
Under the Timetable of Trains (TAG) 2026, Indian Railways has introduced new trains, extended existing services, increased frequency, converted trains to Superfast, and speeded up services across various railway zones.
In the Central Railway (CR) zone, 4 new trains have been introduced, 6 trains extended, and 30 trains speeded up. The East Coast Railway (ECOR) has seen the introduction of four new trains, extension of an equal number of trains while three trains were speeded up.
Advertisement
The East Central Railway (ECR) recorded a significant expansion with 20 new trains introduced, 20 trains extended, and 12 trains speeded up. In the Eastern Railway (ER), six new trains were introduced, four trains extended, and 32 trains speeded up.
Advertisement
The North Central Railway (NCR) introduced two new trains, extended four trains, increased frequency of two trains, and speeded up 1 train. The North Eastern Railway (NER) added 8 new trains, extended four, increased frequency of two, and speeded up 12 trains.
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) introduced 10 new trains and speeded up 36 trains. The Northern Railway (NR) introduced 20 new trains, extended 10, and speeded up 24 trains, while the North Western Railway (NWR) added 12 new trains, extended six, increased frequency of 2, and speeded up 89 trains.
The Southern Railway (SR), introduced 6 new trains, four extended, two converted to superfast, and 75 trains speeded up. The South Western Railway (SWR) introduced eight new trains, extended 6, converted eight to superfast, and speeded up 117 trains, the highest among all zones.
The West Central Railway (WCR) introduced eight new trains and 27 trains speeded up. The Western Railway (WR) introduced 10 new trains, extended 10, increased frequency of two and speeded up 80 trains.
Overall, under TAG 2026, 122 new trains were introduced, 86 trains extended, eight frequency increases, 10 trains converted to superfast, and 549 trains speeded up across Indian Railways.
Advertisement
