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          We also demanded a train from Mumbai through Konkan to Kerala. It is not being considered.  The Konkan Railway is a partnership of Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.  On this line, there is still space for one more additional train to come from Mumbai to Kerala.  A new train from Mumbai through Konkan and a new train from Malabar to Hyderabad are all a bare minimum requirement which we had discussed with the Railway authorities. 

          We have an airport in Cochin called Nedumbasheri Airport. This Airport is unlike other airports which are built by the Department of Civil Aviation.  This is a private airport.  The Government formed a company and we built up our own Airport. That Airport is a role-model in the country and 200 metres away from the Airport, a railway line is passing by.  Last year, the Railway Minister came and placed foundation stone for a Railway Station near this Airport.  But nothing has been mentioned here. 

                                               

*SHRI GAJANAN D. BABAR (MAVAL): Mr Chairman Sir, during the last ten years the entire complexion of Pune has changed. The influx of population to Pune from various parts of the country for education, occupation, business is continuously increasing. That is why it is necessary to start new trains for the facility of passengers. Despite continuous correspondence new trains have not been started on neglected routes. Railways should start these trains and include the same in the current Railway Budget.

Like Mumbai, there is a need to start two new trains – Pune city-Shirdi and Pune-Chennai super fast express.

Intercity Express should be started for Nanded, Solapur and Ratnagiri. Apart from this, new train from Pune to Chandrapur and Pune to Guwahati should be started. The present Pune-Delhi Duranto Express should be converted into daily train. This demand has been made by Railway Passenger Group President Ms. Harsha Shah.

Maratha Chamber of Commerce has made a demand to start 10 new trains from Pune in the current Railway Budget. These include Pune-Kolhapur Shatabdi Express, Pune-Ratnagiri-Sawantwadi superfast train, Pune-Surat Intercity Express, Pune-Bengaluru, Pune-Rajkot Superfast Express, Pune-Amaravati Express, Pune- Jammu Express and Pune-Guwahati Express.

 
3. New superfast train to Mumbai : - Mumbai being the capital of Maharashtra, thousands of passengers travels daily from Nanded to Mumbai.  The existing trains have more than 100 waiting list in all classes.  A train like Garibrath may be introduced for the benefit of passengers.
 
4. Extension of Mumbai-Latur Express to Nanded : Mumbai Latur daily express train to be extended to Nanded.  This train stays idle for more than14 hours at Latur.  If this train is extended up to Nanded.  The demand of daily train to Pune and New Train to Mumbai will be automatically met.