The special train 09323 Dr Ambedkar Nagar Bhopal (via Indore) Intercity special train departs from its base station Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Mhow (DADN) at 06:15 am and arrives at the destination station Bhopal Jn (BPL) at 10:55 am the same day. It has stoppages at Indore, Dewas, Shujalpur, and Sant Hirdaram Nagar. A railway official said that around 21 passengers were in the AC chair car coach and the remaining 619 in 2nd class coaches. The train service was resumed in February this year after the 1st wave of the pandemic, but it had to be suspended again within a month due to the 2nd wave.
With this, the number of trains operating to and from Indore has gone up to over 35 with direct connections to cities such as Delhi, Jaipur, Rewa, Dehradun, Jabalpur, and state capital Bhopal. The Railways has also announced to resume operations of 3 more trains by the end of this week.
This includes a daily special express train service between Dahod and Bhopal which is scheduled to start from August 19 and two weekly special trains, including train 09333 Indore Bikaner special and train 09213 Indore Nagpur special. These trains will resume from August 21 and 22 respectively.
Officials with the Ratlam division said that all trains are running as special service and are operating as per their previous schedule. Passengers with only confirmed tickets are allowed to board these trains and are requested to follow all Covid-19 safety protocols.
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