To meet the demand of lower-income passengers, especially migrant workers from regions like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Bengal, and Jharkhand, the Indian Railways is planning to launch regular non-AC long-distance trains connecting major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, and parts of Punjab.
As per ToI report, the railways plans to start the train services before the next Lok Sabha election. The selection of these routes has been carefully determined by analyzing waitlisted ticket data and assessing the origin-destination patterns of high passenger volumes.
