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.

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