Amendment in Tatkal scheme - Identity Proof

In the original Tatkal scheme introduced in 1997, there was a provision that the passengers booking ticket under this scheme would indicate their Identity Card number at the. time of booking and the passengers would be required to carry the same Identity Card during the journey failing which they were considered as travelling without ticket and excess charged accordingly. This provision was subsequently withdrawn in August 2004 which is in vogue till date and in this revised scheme, there was no condition of production of Identity Card either at the time of booking or during the journey.

 2. In view of complaints t:eceived in recent past regarding alleged irregularities in Tatkal scheme, the matter has been reviewed and it has been decided to re-introduce the need for carrying anyone of the following eight Identity proofs in original during the course of journey:

Voter Photo Identity Card issued by Election Commission of India
Passport
PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department
Driving Licence issued by RTO .
Photo Identity Card issued by Central/State Government.
Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized
School/College for their students
Nationalised Bank Passbook with photograph and
Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph

2.1 No Identity proof is required to be produced at the counter while getting the Tatkal ticket booked.

2.2 Anyone of the passenger/passengers will be required to produce one of the Identity proofs in original (as listed in para 2.0) for checking by ticket checking staff during the course of journey, failing which, all the passenger/passengers travelling on the said ticket will be treated as travelling without ticket and will be charged excess fare and penalty as per rules.

3. This provision will be given effect from 11.02.2011.

New weekly train between New Jalpaiguri & Chennai

As announced in the last Railway Budget, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce a new weekly train between New Jalpaiguri & Chennai Central through East Coast Railway jurisdiction. In the inaugural run from New Jalpaiguri, this train will leave New Jalpaiguri at 11.15a.m on 29th January 2011 towards Chennai. The regular service of this train will commence from Chennai w.e.f. 2nd February 2011 and from New Jalpaiguri w.e.f. 4th February 2011.

12753 Chennai Central-New Jalpaiguri weekly super fast express will leave Chennai Central at 11.00a.m on every Wednesday and will arrive New Jalpaiguri at 03.45a.m on Fridays which will pass through ECoR jurisdiction on Thursdays. In the return direction, 12754 New Jalpaiguri-Chennai Central weekly super fast express will leave New Jalpaiguri at 10.00p.m on every Friday and will arrive Chennai Central at 02.55p.m on Sundays which will pass through ECoR jurisdiction on Saturdays.

This train has One AC-2 tier, One AC-3 tier, Eight Sleeper Classes, Six General Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage vans in its composition having stoppages at Nellore, Ongole, Vijaywada, Elluru, Anakapalle, Duvvada, Simhachalam North, Vizianagaram, Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Hijli, Bankura, Joychandi Pahar, Asansol, Durgapur, Rampurhat, Malda Town, Barsoi and Kishanganj between Chennai Central & New Jalpaiguri.

Cancellation of trains on Ring Railways

Due to poor patronisation, Northern Railway has decided to cancel following trains on Ring Railways during all Saturdays and Sundays from 5.2.2011 for the period of 3 months on experimental basis.

·64090(HNH2) running between Nizamuddin-New Delhi-Patel Nagar - Nizamuddin.

·64095(NHS1) running between New Delhi- Nizamuddin and Shakurbasti

·64093(HS1) running between Nizamuddin and Shakurbasti.

·64096(HS4) running between Shakurbasti and Nizamuddin

·64109(DDNS1) presently running between Dankaur-Delhi-New Delhi-Nizamuddin-Shakurbasti, will be diverted to run via Delhi-Delhi Kishanganj-Shakurbasti, will remain cancelled between Delhi and Shakurbasti via New Delhi.

·64089(HNH1) cancelled between Nizamuddin-Patel Nagar-New Delhi-Nizamuddin.

·64092(HNH4) cancelled between Nizamuddin-New Delhi-Patel Nagar-Nizamuddin.

RESTORATION OF TRAINS CANCELLED/PARTIALLY CANCELLED/DIVERTED

Due to foggy weather the following trains which were earlier announced to be cancelled/partially cancelled/diverted till 30/31.1.2011, will be restored to run on their proper route and schedule as per the programme:-

SN	FULLY CANCELLED TRAIN NO. & NAME	Date of Restoration from originating station
1	12874 Anand Vihar Trml. – HatiaJharkhand S.J. Exp.	01.02.2011
2	12873 Hatia – Anand Vihar Trml. Jharkhand S.J. Exp.	31.01.2011
3	14310 Dehradun – Ujjain Ujjaini Exp.	01.02.2011
4	14309 Ujjain – Dehraun Ujjaini Exp.	02.02.2011
5	14006 Anand Vihar Trml. – Sitamarhi Lichahavi Exp.	01.02.2011
6	14005 Sitamarhi – Anand Vihar Trml. Lichahavi Exp.	31.01.2011
7	14724 Bhiwani – Kanpur Kalindi Exp.	01.02.2011
8	14723 Kanpur – Bhiwani Kalindi Exp.	01.02.2011
9	12033 Kanpur – New Delhi Shatabdi Exp.	01.02.2011
10	12034 New Delhi – Kanpur Shtatabdi Exp.	01.02.2011
11	14043 Kotdwar – Delhi Garhwal Exp.	01.02.2011
12	14044 Delhi – Kotdwar Garhwal Exp.	01.02.2011
13	14115 Allahabad – Haridwar Exp.	01.02.2011
14	14116 Haridwar – Allahabad Exp.	02.02.2011
15	14265 Varanasi – Dehradun Exp.	01.02.2011
16	14266 Dehradun – Varanasi Exp.	01.02.2011
17	14307 Prayag – Bareilly Exp.	01.02.2011
18	14308 Bareilly – Prayag Exp.	01.02.2011
19	14553 Delhi – Una Himachal Exp.	31.01.2011
20	14554 Una – Delhi Himachal Exp.	30.01.2011
21	15011 Lucknow – Saharanpur Exp.	01.02.2011
22	15012 Saharanpur – Lucknow Exp.	01.02.2011
23	14555 Bareilly – Delhi Exp.	31.01.2011
24	14556 Delhi – Bareilly Exp.	31.01.2011
25	13039 Howrah – Delhi Janta Exp.	30.01.2011
26	13040 Delhi – Howrah Janta Exp.	01.02.2011
27	19023 Mumbai Central- Firozpur Janta Express	01.02.2011
28	19024 Firozpur -Mumbai Central Janta Express	01.02.2011
29	19019 Dehradun- Bandra Terminus Express	01.02.2011
30	19020 Bandra- DehradunTerminus Express	01.02.2011
31	19019A Neemuch- Meerut City Link Express	02.02.2011
32	19020A Meerut- Neemuch City Link Express	01.02.2011

SN	PARTIALLYCANCELLED TRAIN NO. &NAME	Date of Restoration from originating station
1	13112 Delhi – Kolkata Lal Quilla Exp.	01.02.2011
2	13111 Kolkata- Delhi Lal Quila Exp.	30.01.2011
3	14217 Allahabad – Chandigarh Unchahar Exp.	01.02.2011
4	14218 Chandigarh – Allahabad Unchahar Exp.	01.02.2011
5	13008 Sriganganagar – Howrah Udhyan Abha Toofan Exp.	01.02.2011
6	13007 Howrah – Srigangangar Udhyan Abha Toofan Exp.	30.01.2011
7	19771/19781 Jaipur – Amritsar Exp.	31.01.2011
8	19772/19782 Amritsar – Jaipur Exp.	01.02.2011

SN	DIVERTEDTRAIN NO.& NAME	Date of Restoration from originating station
1	13238/13240 Mathura – Patna Exp.	01.02.2011
2	13237/13239 Patna – Mathura Exp.	01.02.2011