Goyal, Vaishnaw flag off Mumbai-Sawantwadi Road daily train service

Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, and Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, jointly flagged off the inaugural run of the CSMT-Sawantwadi Road Daily Express from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai on September 3, 2026. Both ministers participated via video conferencing.

Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Guardian Minister of Mumbai and Thane, was present at the ceremony. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Speaker Rahul Narvekar, Fisheries Minister Nitesh Rane, and Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde also attended the event. Senior officials from Central Railway, including General Manager Rajeev Shrivastava and Divisional Railway Manager Hiresh Mina, were present.