As announced by the Hon’ble Minister for Railways in the Railway Budget2011-12, new weekly train services will be introduced between New Delhi and Puducherry w.e.f. 3.7.2011 from New Delhi and 6.7.2011 from Puducherry.
T.No.22403 Puducherry – New Delhi Weekly Superfast Express will leave Puducherry at 09.05 hrs. on Wednesdays and arrive New Delhi at 04.00 hrs. on Fridays.T.No.22404 New Delhi – Puducherry Weekly Superfast Express will leaveNew Delhi at 23.50 hrs. on Sundays and arrive Puducherry at 18.45 hrs. on Tuesdays.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Chennai Egmore, Gudur, Vijayawada, Warangal, Surpur Khagaznagar, Ballarshah, Nagpur, Itarsi, Bhopal, Jhansi, Agra Cantt. and Mathura.
Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 26.6.2011.