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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Railway Ministry is to run how many new passengers trains from September 12?
A
10
B
25
C
50
D
80
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -New Delhi: Indian Railways will start running 40 pairs of new special trains (80 trains) from September 12. Reservation for these new trains will begin from September 10, said Vinod Kumar Yadav, Chairman, Railway Board .

Detailed explanation-2: -2019–present On 14 December 2019, after the success of the New Delhi–Varanasi route and the later New Delhi–Katra route, the Railway Board approved the production of 45 new Vande Bharat train sets by 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indian Railways runs about 3240 Mail/Express trains daily which include Vande Bharat Express, Gatimaan Express, Rajdhani Express, Shatabdi Express, Humsafar Express, Tejas Express, Duronto Express, Antyodaya Express, Garib Rath Express, Sampark Kranti Express, Yuva Express, Uday Express.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian Railways planned to introduce private trains on its network in phases, with the first dozen due to start running in the 2023-24 financial year and all 151 by 2027.

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