In a bid to help students appearing for the Talati & Mantri exam, Western Railway has introduced several exam special trains. The exam is scheduled to be held on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Here are the details of the exam special trains:
- Train number 09579 departs from Bhavnagar Terminus at 4:50 AM and passes through Sihore Gujarat, Dhola Janakshan, Botad, Dhandhuka, Vastrapur, and reaches Gandhigram railway station at 8:58 AM.
- Train number 09580 departs from Gandhigram at 3:30 PM and reaches Bhavnagar Terminus at 8:10 PM.
- Train number 09591 departs from Bhavnagar Terminus at 4:10 AM and passes through Sihore Gujarat, Dhandhuka, Botad, Ranpur, Limdi, Surendranagar Halt, Surendranagar Janakshan, Wankaner, Rajkot, and reaches at 8:50 AM. The returning train, number 09592, departs from Rajkot at 4:45 PM and reaches Bhavnagar Terminus at 9:40 PM.
- Train number 09529 departs from Amreli at 6:00 AM and passes through Ambiapur, Chalala, Visavdar, Junagadh, and reaches at 8:10 AM. The returning train, number 09530, departs from Junagadh at 3:30 PM and reaches Amreli at 5:50 PM.
- Train number 09537, Rajkot Bhavnagar Superfast Exam Special train, departs from Rajkot at 4:15 AM and passes through Wankaner, Surendranagar, Surendranagar Halt, Limdi, Ranpur, Botad, Dhandhuka, Sihore Gujarat, Bhavnagar Para, and reaches Bhavnagar Terminus at 9:08 AM. The returning train, number 09538, departs from Bhavnagar Terminus at 3:30 PM and reaches Rajkot at 8:20 PM.
- Train number 09471, Sabarmati Palanpur Sabarmati DEMU Exam special train, departs from Sabarmati at 4:30 AM and passes through Kalol, Mehsana, Palanpur, and reaches at 7:10 AM. The returning train, number 09472, departs from Palanpur at 7:40 AM and arrives at Sabarmati at 10:10 AM.
- Train number 09473 departs from Sabarmati station at 4:30 PM and reaches Palanpur at 6:55 PM via Kalol and Mehsana. The returning train, number 09474, departs from Palanpur at 7:35 PM and reaches at 10:30 PM.
- Train number 09519, Rajkot Dwarika Exam Special Train, departs from Rajkot at 6:30 AM and passes through Hap, Jamnagar, Khambhalia, and reaches Dwarika at 10:45 AM. The returning train departs from Dwarika at 2:50 PM and reaches Rajkot at 6:00 PM.
Western Railway has urged students to take advantage of these exam special trains and reach their exam centers on time. The railways have also assured students of all necessary safety measures and protocols being in place on the trains amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic