Title - Nashik-Mumbai train extended by a week

NASHIK: Started on a trial basis, the Nashik - Mumbai 1035/1036 train is likely to be extended by a week after Nashik MP Sameer Bhujbal forwarded a request to the railway administration regarding the same.Sameer Bhujbal had presented a letter to the Central Railway general manager, Subodh Jain, requesting him to extend the services of the train as it would reduce the passenger traffic faced by Pancahavati Express in the morning."The officials have decided to extend the train for another week and the notification is likely to come on Friday," a railway official said on condition of anonymity.Accordingly, the train will be extended for a week from June 2 To June 8, sources from the railway administration in Mumbai told TOI.The train has been running successfully with nearly 80% occupancy, railway officials from Nashik said. They are hopeful that the train will get the permanent status."There has been a history that the trains, started on trial basis are eventually given a permanent status and this train is also likely to be made permanent. This was not a holiday special per se," the official said.