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VADODARA: A passenger train is being introduced by the railways on between Nadiad and Modasa on a regular basis. The section was upgraded to broad gauge from narrow gauge in 2002 and was opened for traffic on October 27.A release here stated that initially only one pair of trains was operational between Nadiad and Modasa. This saw an average traffic of 799 passengers fetching earnings of Rs. 6,376 over this section.With demand of local representatives, an additional train was introduced between the two stations in February this year on an experimental basis with four general coaches and one luggage coach. It had a passenger capacity of 400 persons.The service is now being regularized as the passenger traffic increased to 1,040 persons and it fetched an earning of Rs 9,026. The train shall leave Nadiad at 10am and reach Modasa at 1.30pm. It will leave Modasa at 2.15pm and reach Nadiad at 5.45pm.The regularised pair of trains will be formally flagged off by union minister of state for mines Dinsha Patel on Friday. Vadodara divisional railway manager N K Shukla shall also remain present on the occasion.