The Indian Railways is all set to resume the operations of the Churu-Ludhiana train. The services of the train were discontinued as a precautionary measure during the first wave of Covid-19. As per the station superintendent of Churu Railway station, the train will be back on tracks from April 1. As the situation of Covid-19 is getting better in the country, Indian Railways is resuming the operations of various trains which were discontinued during the first wave of the pandemic.
After the resumption, there will be a significant change in fare. Earlier the train used to charge a fare equal to that of a passenger train, but now the passengers will not have to pay the fare of an Express train.
The Hisar-Ludhiana Train
As per the spokesperson of North Western Railway, train number 04743 Hisar-Ludhiana unreserved special train will depart from Churu at 5:15 am every day and will arrive at Ludhiana at 1.45 pm from April 1 onwards.
The train will have stoppages at Aslu, Sirsala, Dudhwakhara, Hadiyal, Dokwa, Sadulpur, Laseri, Jhumpa, Siwani, Naloi Badwa, Chirod, Hisar, Uklana, Jakhal, Lehra Gaga, Sunam Udham Singh, Sangrur, Dhuri, Maler Kotla and Ahmedganj stations.
The Ludhiana-Churu Intercity Special Train
The train 04744 Ludhiana-Churu Intercity Special will depart from Ludhiana for Churu at 3.20 pm and arrive in Churu at 11.45 pm every day. The train will have stoppages at Ahmedgarh, Maler Kotla, Himmatana, Dhuri, Sangrur, Sunam Udham Singh, Jakhal, Hisar, Chirod, Naloi Badwa, Siwani, Jhumpa, Laseri, Sadulpur, Dokwa, Hadiyal, Dudhwakhara, Sirsala, and Aslu stations.