Previously, these trains only had operational halts at Igatpuri station, but now these halts have been converted into commercial ones.
The trains that will now have commercial halts at Igatpuri station are Kamayani Express, Mahanagri Express, LTT Bhagalpur Superfast Express, Pushpak Express, Bhusawal-Pune Express, LTT-Shalimar Express, LTT-Gorakhpur Express, Panchavati Express, CSMT-H.S.NED Rajya Rani Express, Kashi Express, Janshatabdi Express, Sewagram Express, Geetanjali Express, CSMT-Howrah Mail, Nandigram Express, and Devgiri Express.
This change allows passengers to obtain tickets and officially board these trains during the halt, whereas previously, the halt was only for technical matters such as crew changes, refuelling, or maintenance, and passengers were not allowed to board.
"This means a lot to us, as now tickets will be issued and we will be able to board these trains during the halt. During the commercial halt, no tickets were issued, and the halt was only for technical matters such as crew changes, refuelling, or maintenance. The train used to halt, but passengers could not officially board it," said Nitinrao Loke, a commuter.
Igatpuri station follows Kasara ghat on Mumbai-Nashik route. Suburban trains operate till Kasara; and beyond that , only express trains run.
Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express, a special eight-car train, is scheduled to be flagged off on Tuesday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Initially planned for June 3 from Madgaon station, the event was postponed due to the train accident in Odisha. Modi will flag off 4 more Vande Bharat trains on June 27—Patna-Ranchi, Bengaluru-Hubballi, Bhopal-Indore, and Bhopal-Jabalpur.
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