Friday, September 30, 2011

Increase in Frequency of Mumbai-Howrah Duranto


Ministry of Railways have decided to increase the frequency of Mumbai-Howrah Duranto Express train from Bi-weekly to Four times a Week from 5.10.2011.Inaugural run of increased frequency will be flagged off from Howrah o­n 1.10.2011.The details are as under:

 12261 Mumbai-Howrah Duranto Bi-weekly (Tue, Thu) will now run o­n every Tue, Wed, Thu & Sun from 5.10.2011 - CST DEP. 17.15 HRS HOWRAH ARR. 19.40 HRS NEXT DAY.
12262 Howrah-Mumbai Duranto Bi-weekly (Mon, Wed) will now run o­n every Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri from 7.10.2011 - HOWRAH DEP. 08.20 HRS CST ARR. 10.30 HRS NEXT DAY.

 Reservation: Bookings for the increased frequency will open from 3.10.2011.

SPECIAL TRAINS FOR POOJA HOLIDAYS


In order to clear extra rush of traffic in various sectors during the Pooja Holidays, the following special trains will be run.

1)Coimbatore – Chennai Central – Coimbatore Super Fast Specials: T.No.06624 Coimbatore – Chennai Central Super Fast Special will leave Coimbatore at 22.45 hrs. on 4.10.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 06.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.06623 Chennai Central – Coimbatore Super Fast Special will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs. on 5.10.2011 and arrive Coimbatore at 06.45 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Katpadi and Arakkonam. T.No.06624 will stop at Perambur also. T.No.06623 will stop at Coimbatore North also.

2)Chennai Central – Mangalore Central – Chennai Central Super Fast Specials (via. Coimbatore): T.No.06087 Chennai Central – Mangalore Central Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.45 hrs. on 5.10.11 and arrive Mangalore Central at 13.00 hrs. the next day.T.No.06088 Mangalore Central – Chennai Central Super Fast Special will leave Mangalore Central at 20.30 hrs. on 6.10.11 and arrive Chennai Central at 12.25 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 13 AC 3-tier coaches.The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Shoranur, Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod. T.No.06088 will stop at Perambur also.

3)Chennai Central – Nagercoil Super Fast Special (via. Erode, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram): T.No.06089 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Super Fast Special will leave Chennai Central at 23.30 hrs. on 5.10.11 and arrive Nagercoil at 17.00 hrs. the next day. The composition of the train will be 3 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Kayankulam, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Neyyatinkara, Kulitturai and Eraniel.

4)Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Super Fast Special (via. Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Villupuram): T.No.06090 Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Special will leave Nagercoil at 19.40 hrs. on 6.10.11 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 08.50 hrs. the next day. The composition of the train will be 3 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The train will stop at Tirunelveli, Vanchi maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Tambaram and Mambalam.

Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 2.10.2011.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

14 Pairs of Trains to be Augmented


The details of augmented trains are as under :


Sr.
No.
Train No. & Name
Type of coach
Date of Temporary Augmentation 
W.E.F
1.
12009/12010 Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Exp
One AC Chair Car
Ex Mumbai Central From 1st October, 2011 to 31st December, 2011
Ex Ahmedabad From 1st October, 2011 to 31st December, 2011
2.
12933/12934 Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Exp
One AC Chair Car
Ex Mumbai Central From 1st October, 2011 to 31st December, 2011
Ex Ahmedabad From 1st October, 2011 to 31st December, 2011
3.
12927/12928 Mumbai Central – Vadodara Exp
One Sleeper
Ex Mumbai Central From 1st October, 2011 to 31st December, 2011
Ex Vadodara From 2nd October, 2011 to 1st January, 2012
4.
12955/12956 Mumbai Central – Jaipur Exp
One Sleeper
Ex Mumbai Central From 1st October, 2011 to 31st December, 2011 (except 3/10/11)
Ex Jaipur From 2nd October, 2011 to 1stJanuary, 2012
5.
12907/12908 Bandra (T) – H. Nizamuddin Exp
One Sleeper
Ex Bandra (T) From 2nd October, 2011 to 28th December, 2011
Ex Nizamuddin From 3rd October, 2011 to 29th December, 2011
6.
12971/12972 Bandra (T) – Bhavnagar Exp
One Sleeper
Ex Bandra (T) From 1stOctober, 2011 to 31st December, 2011
Ex Bhavnagar From 1stOctober, 2011 to 31st December, 2011
7.
12911/12912 Valsad – Haridwar Express
One Sleeper
Ex Valsad From 4th October, 2011 to 27thDecember, 2011
Ex Haridwar From 5th October, 2011 to 28th December, 2011 (on train days )
8.
12943/12944 Valsad – Kanpur Central Exp
One Sleeper
Ex Valsad From 5th October, 2011 to 28thDecember, 2011
Ex Kanpur Central From 7th October, 2011 to 30th December, 2011
9.
19051/19052 Valsad – Sonpur Exp
One Sleeper
Ex Valsad From 1st October, 2011 to 31stDecember, 2011
Ex Sonpur From 3rd October, 2011 to 2ndJanuary, 2012
10.
12917/12918 Ahmedabad – Nizamuddin Exp
One Sleeper
Ex Ahmedabad From 3rd October, 2011 to 30th December, 2011
Ex Nizamuddin From 4th October, 2011 to 31st December, 2011 (on train days )
11.
12947/12948 Ahmedabad – Patna Exp
One Sleeper
Ex Ahmedabad From 3rd October, 2011 to 28th December, 2011
Ex PatnaFrom 5th October, 2011 to 30thDecember, 2011
12.
19105/19106 Ahmedabad – Haridwar Exp
One Sleeper
Ex Ahmedabad From 1stOctober, 2011 to 31st December, 2011
Ex Haridwar From 2nd October, 2011 to 1st January, 2012
13.
12919/12920 Indore – Jammu Tavi Exp
One Sleeper
Ex Indore From 1st October, 2011 to 31stDecember, 2011
Ex Jammu Tavi From 3rd October, 2011
to 2nd January, 2012
14.
12998/12997 Hapa – Tirunelveli Exp
One Sleeper
Ex Hapa From 7thOctober, 2011 to 31stDecember, 2011
Ex Tiruneveli From 10thOctober, 2011 to 3rd January, 2012

STOPPAGE OF TRAINS AT MELMARUVATHUR


STOPPAGE OF TRAINS AT MELMARUVATHUR
In connection with the Irumudi/Thaipoosam festival at Melmaruvathur, the following trains will be provided temporary stoppage for one minute at Melmaruvathur from 05.12.2011 to 08.2.2012.


Sl. No.
Train No. & Name
Dep. At Melmaru-vathur
With effect from
1.
16177 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli/ Kumbakonam Rockfort Express
23.58
Train leaving from Chennai Egmore 05.12.2011 to 08.2.2012
2.
12635 Chennai Egmore – Madurai Vaigai Exp.
14.10
3.
12637 Chennai Egmore– Madurai Pandyan Exp
22.40
4.
12661 Chennai Egmore–Sengottai Pothigai Exp
21.27
5.
12652 Nizamuddin– Madurai Sampark Kranti (bi-weekly) Exp
19.55
Train leaving from Nizamuddin 06.12.2011 to 07.2.2012
6.
11043 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Madurai Weekly Express
01.55
Train leaving from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus 09.12.2011 to 03.2.2012
7.
12667 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Weekly Exp
20.15
Train leaving from Chennai Egmore 08.12.2011 to 02.2.2012
8.
12642 Hazrat Nizamuddin – Kanniyakumari Tirukkural Weekly Exp
19.55
Train leaving from Nizamuddin 10.12.2011 to 04.2.2012
9.
16178 Kumbakonam/Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore Rockfort Exp
03.35
Train leaving from Kumbakonam/ Tiruchchirappalli 04.12.2011 to 07.2.2012
10.
12636 Madurai – Chennai Egmore Vaigai Exp
12.40
Train leaving from Madurai 05.12.2011 to 08.2.2012
11.
12638 Madurai – Chennai Egmore Pandyan Exp
03.45
Train leaving from Madurai 04.12.2011 to 07.2.2012
12.
12662 Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Pothigai Exp
05.05
Train leaving from Sengottai 04.12.2011 to 07.2.2012
13.
12651 Madurai – Hazrat Nizamuddin Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Bi-weekly Exp
05.45
Train leaving from Madurai 05.12.2011 to 06.2.2012
14.
11044 Madurai – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Exp
01.55
Train leaving from Madurai 10.12.2011 to 04.2.2012
15.
12668 Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Weekly Exp
04.05
Train leaving from Nagercoil 09.12.2011 to 03.2.2012
16.
12641 Kanniyakumari – Hazrat Nizamuddin Tirukkural Weekly Exp
06.45
Train leaving from Kanniyakumari 07.12.2011 to 01.2.2012