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Chandigarh: The timing of the new Chandigarh-Delhi Shatabdi (train number 12046/45) has been revised by the railway authorities and will come into force from February 21. According to the new schedule, the Shatabdi will leave the Chandigarh railway station at 12 noon instead of 11.40 am and will reach the New Delhi railway station at 3.20 pm instead of 3 pm. There is no change in the departure time from New Delhi. The train will start at 7.15 pm and reach Chandigarh at 10.35 pm. The new Shatabdi was flagged off on January 14 by Union Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.Residents of the city had recently made a representation to the railway authorities stating that there was less time gap between the arrival and departure timings of two Shatabdi trains due to which commuters had to face a lot of problems at the railway station. They had demanded that the timing of the new Shatabdi should be extended from 11.40 am to 12 noon to avoid chaos at the station.Following this, the Railway Minister directed the officials concerned to look into the matter. Sources said for the past fortnight, trial runs of the Shatabdi were being held to monitor the feasibility of changing the timing.Records of the Railways revealed that about 1,600 passengers commute by two Shatabdi trains. At the station, there is parking space only for 400 vehicles, of which 100 slots are reserved for VIP vehicles. The remaining 300 slots are shared by private vehicles, auto-rickshaws and taxis.

Residents’ demand met

Residents of the city had recently made a representation to the railway authorities stating that there was less time gap between the arrival and departure timings of two Shatabdi trains due to which commuters had to face a lot of problems at the railway station. They had demanded that the timing of the new Shatabdi should be extended from 11.40 am to 12 noon to avoid chaos at the station.