Indian Railways new trains: Indian Railways (IR) is considered as the backbone of the national economy. In recent years, it has undertaken several initiatives to enhance connectivity, including the introduction of new trains, track doubling and expansion, and the construction of Road Over Bridges (ROBs) and Road Under Bridges (RUBs). Apart from these, the national transporter is also actively redeveloping stations across the country under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS).
New train launch in India
Since the railway network spans across state boundaries, train services are introduced based on operational requirements across various regions. This raise an interesting question: how many new trains have been introduced in the past year?
The question surfaced after Rajya Sabha MP Medha Vishram Kulkarni asked Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for details on the number of new trains launched over the last year. She also sought information on how many trains pass through Maharashtra, particularly Pune city.
In response, Vaishnaw on Friday (July 25, 2025) informed that Indian Railways introduced a total of 182 new train services during the period 2024–25 and 2025–26 (up to June 2025). With the launch of these new trains, the regional connectivity has improved further.
“To cater to the needs of passengers, IR, during 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (upto June,2025 ) have introduced 182 train services of which the following 20 train services, on originating/Terminating basis, are catering to the needs of stations located in the State of Maharashtra…,” the minister added.
New trains originating/Terminating from Pune
- 20669/20670 Hubbali – Pune Vande Bharat Express
- 20673/20674 Kolhapur – Pune Vande Bharat Express
- 22311/22312 Godda- Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express
- 20101/20102 Nagpur – Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express
- 22543/22544 Bandra (T)-Lalkuan Express
- 22357/22358 Gaya – Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express
- 11015/11016 Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Saharsa Amrit Bharat Express
- 20495/20496 Jodhpur – Hadapsar Express
- 21903/21904 Bikaner- Bandra (T) Express
- 14621/14622 Hazur Sahib Nanded – Firozpur Express
New trains from Pune
The minister also stated that a new train will be introduced between Pune and Rewa. He also stated that CSMT-Jalna Vande Bharat train will be extended.
“…it has also been decided to introduce a new train between Pune and Rewa [with commercial stoppages inter alia at Gondia, Nagpur, Wardha, Akola, Bhusaval, Manmad, Kopargaon, Ahmednagar, Daund] and to extend 20705/20706 Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj (T) – Jalna Vande Bharat Express (six days a week) upto Hazur Sahib Nanded,” he said.
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The Railway Minister also noted that Pune, Nasik and Aurangabad are presently being served by 291, 155 and 62 train services, respectively. “Moreover, introduction of new train services is an ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to traffic justification, operational feasibility, resource availability, etc,” Vaishnaw added.
