Thursday, May 31, 2012

Permanent augmentation of Karnataka Sampark Kranti trains


For the convenience of rail passengers, Northern Railway has decided to increase the passenger carrying capacity of train no. 12649/12650 & 12629/12630 Yesvantpur- Hazrat Nizamuddin Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express trains by one additional General Sleeper Class coach each on permanent basis as per the following programme:

The 12649/12650 Yesvantpur- Hazrat Nizamuddin Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express train will be augmented by one additional General Sleeper Class coach from 02.6.2012 when departing from Yesventapuram and from 05.6.2012 when departing from Hazrat Nizamuddin.

The 12629/12630 Yesvantpur- Hazrat Nizamuddin Karnataka Sampark Kranti Express train will be augmented by one additional General Sleeper Class coach from 05.6.2012 when departing from Yesventapuram and from 06.6.2012 when departing from Hazrat Nizamuddin.

AUGMENTATION OF NILGIRI EXPRESS

The augmentation with one First AC cum AC 2-tier coach, in T.No.12671/12672 Chennai Central – Mettupalayam – Chennai Central Nilgiri Expresses will be extended on temporary basis for one more month from 29.5.2012 to 27.6.2012 ex. Chennai Central and from 30.5.2012 to 28.6.2012 ex. Mettupalayam.

Exam Special Trains by NWR

12427/12428 Will start from Annand Vihar Terminal

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12987/12988 will halt at Raniganj Station


PRASHANTI EXPRESS TO STOP AT SOMPETA


With an aim to provide better Passenger Amenities for the convenient of passengers, Railways have decided to provide additional stoppage of 18463/18464 Bhubaneswar-Bangalore-Bhubaneswar Prashanti Express at Sompeta with effect from 1st June 2012 o­n an experimental basis for a period of six months.

          18463 Bhubaneswar-Bangalore Prashanti Express will arrive at Sompeta at 08.47hrs and will leave at 08.49hrs towards Bangalore. In the return direction, 18464 Bangalore-Bhubaneswar Prashanti Express will arrive at Sompeta at 17.12hrs and will leave at 17.14hrs towards Bhubaneswar.

          The timings and stoppages for this trains scheduled at different stations will remain unchanged from both the side.

BHUBANESWAR-BANGIRIPOSI EXPRESS TO STOP AT HALDIPADA


With an aim to provide better Passenger Amenities for the convenient of passengers, Railways have decided to provide additional stoppage of 12891/12892 Bhubaneswar-Bangiriposi-Bhubaneswar Express at Haldipada with effect from 1stJune 2012 o­n an experimental basis for a period of six months.

          12891 Bhubaneswar- Bangiriposi Express will arrive at Rupsa at 06.22hrs & will leave at 06.24hrs and will arrive at Haldipada at 06.33hrs & will leave at 06.34hrs. Similarly, this train will arrive at Balasore at 06.42hrs & will leave at 06.44hrs towards Bangiriposi. In the return direction, 12892 Bangiriposi -Bhubaneswar Express will arrive at Balasore at 20.17hrs & will leave at 20.19hrs and will arrive at Haldiapada at 20.30hrs & will leave at 20.31hrs. Similarly, this train will arrive at Rupsa at 20.40hrs and will leave at 20.42hrs towards Bhubaneswar.

          The timings and stoppages for this trains scheduled at different stations will remain unchanged from both the side.

Timetables and Schedule Changes from 1st July 2012.

02435/02436 DBRT-GHY which runs with 12435/12436 has been CANCELED from 17 Aug.

02423/02424 DBRT-GHY which runs with 12423/12424 has been CANCELED from 17 Aug due to 12423/12424 made daily from 17 Aug.

12241/12242 CDG -ASR Duranto has been changed from type of train Rajdhani ( Duranto are given train type as Rajdhani in PRS) to Superfast from Sept 11.

12423/24 DBRT-NDLS will run DAILY from 20 Aug.

12427/28 REWA-NDLS will originate and terminate at ANVT instead of NDLS from 1st Sept. 12428 TT also has been rescheduled from Sept 2.

12543/44 YPR-TPTY has been renumbered from 18 Aug as 22617/22618

12563/64 LTT-FD has been renumbered from 9th Oct as 22103/22104

12579/12580 Digha-Puri-Digha Express will be re-numbered as 22889/22890 from 1st Oct.

12581/12582 Pune-Bhubaneswar-Pune Express will be re-numbered as 22881/22882 from 1st Oct.

12583/12584 Valsad-Puri-Valsad Expresswill be re-numbered as 22909/22910 from 27th Sept.

12585/12586 Howrah-Sambalpur-Howrah Express as 22803/22804 from 1st Oct.

12685/86 MAS-MAQ will run DAILY from 20 Aug.

12743/12744 Puri-Surat-Puri Express as 22827/22828 from 1st Oct.

12745/12746 LTT-Puri-LTT Express as 22865/22866 from 1st Oct.

12749/12750 VSKP-LTT-VSKP Express will be re-numbered as 22819/22820 from 1st Oct.

12753/54 MAS-NJP has been renumbered from 15 Aug as 22611/22612

12755/56 MAS-HLZ has been renumbered from 16 Aug as 22613/22614

12757/58 TPTY-CBE has been renumbered from 17 Aug as 22615/22616

12787/88 BSP-TEN has been renumbered from 21 Aug as 22619/22620

12789/90 RMM-CAPE has been renumbered from 18 Aug as 22621/22622

12793/94 MS-MDU has been renumbered from 19 Aug as 22623/22624

12965/12966 KURJ-UDZ Train type has been changed from Super Fast to Express and renumbered as 19665/66 from 13th July.

13417/13418 DGHA-MLDT has been made as unreserved Express train from 19th Aug.

14083/84 APDJ to DLI has been renumbered as 15483/84 from 25th Sept

14311/12 BHUJ-BE Run days has been changed from 21Sept

14321/22 BHUJ-BE Run days has been changed from 22Sept

14701/02 JSM -BKN has been made as unreserved Express train from July1st

14703/04 JSM-LGH has been made as unreserved Express train from July1st

15019/20 GKP-NTV has been made as unreserved Express train from July1st

15103/04 GKP-MUV has been made as unreserved Express train from July1st

15105/06 CPR-GKP has been made as unreserved Express train from July1st

16043/44 MAQ-PDY has been renumbered as 16855/56 from 17th Aug

19603/04 ADI-SLN has been renumbered as 19403/04 from 24th Aug

19658 UDZ-INDB has been renumbered as 19330 from 25th July.

22423/22424 DBRT-NDLS has been Canceled from 11th Aug. ( First train to be in Cancel mode after 22XXX series launched)

22603/22604 KGP-VM Run days has been changed from 22 Aug.

22849/50 SHM-SC Run days has been changed from 20 Sept.



















TRAINS RENUMBERED


Consequent to the new railway timetable coming into effect from 1st July 2012 and in view of smooth operational system, the numbers of the some of trains originating from East Coast Railway jurisdiction will be changed.


12579/12580 Digha-Puri-Digha Express will be re-numbered as 22889/22890 Digha-Puri-Digha Express.

12581/12582 Pune-Bhubaneswar-Pune Express will be re-numbered as 22881/22882 Pune-Bhubaneswar-Pune Express.

12585/12586 Howrah-Sambalpur-Howrah Express as 22803/22804 Howrah-Sambalpur-Howrah Express.

12743/12744 Puri-Surat-Puri Express as 22827/22828 Puri-Surat-Puri Express.

12745/12746 LTT-Puri-LTT Express as 22865/22866 LTT-Puri-LTT Express.

12749/12750 Visakhapatnam-LTT-Visakhapatnam Express will be re-numbered as 22819/22820 Visakhapatnam-LTT-Visakhapatnam Express

All the above trains will be renumbered  effect from 1st October 2012.

12583/12584 Valsad-Puri-Valsad Expresswill be re-numbered as 22909/22910 Valsad-Puri-Valsad Express with effect from 27th Sept 2012.

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Renumbering of trains by NFR

Click below link to see the detail

Renumbering of trains by NFR

Few more trains via.Coimbatore introduced


Due to persistent demands from rail-users and the travelling public, Southern Railway will run the following trains via.Coimbatore.
1) Train No.16332 Trivandrum Central – Mumbai CST express will be diverted via. Coimbatore with effect from 22.09.2012 (Saturday).

2)
Train No.16331 Mumbai CST – Trivandrum Central express will be diverted via. Coimbatore with effect from 24.09.2012 (Monday).

3)
Train Nos.16041/16042 Chennai Central – Alappuzha – Chennai Central expresses will be diverted via. Coimbatore with effect from 23.09.2012.

SUMMER SPECIAL EXTENDED

Chennai Central – Madgaon (Goa) – Chennai Central Weekly Specials: T.No.06011 Chennai Central – Madgaon Special will leave Chennai Central at 10.10 hrs. on Sundays on 3rd, 10th, 17th and 24th June 2012 and arrive Madgaon at 11.00 hrs. the next day. T.No.06012 Madgaon – Chennai Central Special will leave Madgaon at 13.30 hrs. on Mondays on 4th, 11th, 18th and 25thJune 2012 and arrive Chennai Central at 12.30 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 9 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Ambur, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Shoranur, Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalasery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad, Kasaragod, Mangalore Jn., Suratkal, Udupi, Kundapur, Mookambikai Road (Byndoor), Bhatkal, Murdeshwar, Kumta and Karwar. T.No.06012 will stop at Perambur also.

AUGMENTATION OF TRAINS


In view of heavy waitlist position, the following trains will be temporarily augmented with one Sleeper Class coach for 15 days as given below.



1) T.No.16701 Chennai Egmore – Rameswaram Express w.e.f. 22.5.2012 to 5.6.2012



2) T.No.16702 Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore Express w.e.f. 23.5.2012 to 6.6.2012



3) T.No.16723 Chennai Egmore – Thiruvananthapuram Ananthapuri Express w.e.f. 22.5.2012 to 5.6.2012



4) T.No.16724 Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Egmore Ananthapuri Express w.e.f. 23.5.2012 to 6.6.2012



S E RAILWAY REGULATES TRAIN SERVICES DUE TO 58-HOUR MEGA TRAFFIC-CUM-POWER BLOCK


South Eastern Railway is planning to undertake a mega work of replacement of 116 years old early steel girders (3 Nos. of 150 feet each)of Bridge No.215 in Jaleswar-Amarda Road block section of Kharagpur-Bhadrak section in Kharagpur Division.

It is planned to start the first block of 58 hours from 05.00 AM of 25.5.2012(Friday) to 03.00 PM of 27.5.2012(Sunday).Three such blocks are planned at an interval of 7 days.

During the block period, the following Mail/Express trains shall remain cancelled:

i)12278/12277 Puri-Howrah-Puri Duronto Express from 25.5.12 to 27.5.12.

ii)12074/12073 Bhubaneswar-Howrah-Bhubaneswar Jan Shatabadi Express from 25.5.12 to 26.5.12.

iii)22874 Visakhapatnam-Digha Weekly Express on 24.5.12 and 22873 Digha-Visakhapatnam Weekly Express on 25.5.12.

iv)12896 Puri-Howrah Weekly Express on 24.5.12 and 12895 Howrah-Puri Weekly Express on 25.5.12.

v)12571 Howrah-Sri Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam –Howrah Weekly Express on 23.5.12 and 12572 Sri Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam Weekly Express on 25.5.12.

vi)22849 Shalimar-Secunderabad Weekly Express on 25.5.12 and 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Weekly Express on 27.05.12.

vii)18007/18008 Shalimar-Baripada-Shalimar Express on 27.5.12.

Most of these Mail/Express train planned to be cancelled are weekly trains as their occupancy is very low.

Two Mail/Express trains viz. Train No. 12802/12801 New Delhi-Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express and 18478/18477 Haridwar-Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express are planned to be divertred via Jaroli and Angul respectively.Other trains diverted are:-

i)16310 Patna-Ernakulam Bi-weekly express

ii)12508 Guwahati-Ernakulam Weekly Express

iii)12754 New Jalpaiguri-Chennai Central Weekly Express

iv)15630 Guwahati-Chennai-Egmore Weekly Express

v)15902 Dibrugarh-Yesvantpur Weekly Express

vi)12509 Bangalore-Guwahati Tri-weekly Express

vii)15227 Yesvantpur-Muzaffarpur Weekly Express

viii)15929 Chennai-Egmore Dibrugarh Weekly Express

ix)16323 Thiruvananthapuram-Shalimar Bi-weekly Express

The following Passenger Trains/MEMU trains will remain cancelled/short terminated:-

i)Train No.58005/58006 Kharagpur-Khurda Road-Kharagpur Passenger shall remain cancelled on 25.5.12 and 26.5.12.

ii)MEMU Train No.68021/68022 Kharagpur-Balasore-Kharagpur shall remain cancelled during the block period from 25.5.12 & 26.5.12.

iii)Train No.58010/58009 Jajpur Keonjhar Road –Kharagpur-Jajpur Keonjhar Road Passenger shall be short terminated at Balasore on 25.5.12 and 26.5.12.Thus, the train will remain cancelled between Balasore-Kharagpur-Balasore on 25.5.12 and 26.5.12.

12821/12822 Howrah-Puri-Howrah Dhauli Express and 18409/18410 Sri Jagannath Express will stop at all stations between Kharagpur and Balasore from 25.5.2012 to 27.5.2012.

The Caution Order of 20 kmph on this 116 years old Early Steel Bridge is on account of ageing of the bridge girders and its condition is not fit for increasing the speed of Mail/Express trains.An average 4 minutes is lost for every train due to speed restriction on this bridge for the last 2 ½ years.After replacement of girders, not only the speed of Mail/Express trains will be normalized from 20 kmph to 100 kmph over this bridge but this will also assure safe passage of trains in future over this bridge.

South Eastern Railway appeals to the passengers making journey on this section to bear upon the inconvenience caused to them on account of replacement of old steel girders in the interest of safety and improving speed of trains.

INTRODUCTION OF NEW DURONTO BIWEEKLY TRAIN BETWEEN AJMER- HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN




As announced in Rail Budget, the new Non-AC Duronto Biweekly sevice no. 22211/22212 Ajmer- Hazrat Nizamuddin- Ajmer will be flagged off from Ajmer on 28.5.2012. The regular services of 22211/22212 Ajmer- Hazrat Nizamuddin- Ajmer Non-AC Duronto (biweekly) train will start from 01.06.2012 as per the programme:-

The train no. 22211 Ajmer- Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto (biweekly) train will depart from Ajmer at 05.50 a.m. on every Friday and Sunday to arrive at Hazrat Nizamuddin at 12.35 p.m. (noon) the same day. In the return direction the 22212 Hazrat Nizamuddin- Ajmer Non-AC Duronto (biweekly) train will depart from Hazrat Nizamuddin at 03.10 p.m. on every Friday and Sunday to arrive at Ajmer at 09.50 p.m. the same day.

The 22211/22212 Ajmer- Hazrat Nizamuddin- Ajmer Non-AC Duronto (biweekly) train will be consisting of One First Class Chair Car and Twelve Second Class Chair Car coaches in both the directions.

EXTENSION OF SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS




Railways have decided to extend the run of Summer Special trains no. 09722/09721 Jaipur- Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Jaipur special train and 09742/09741 Rewari- Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Rewari special train from 01.06.2012 upto 05.06.2012 (five trips each).

TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF RAJENDRANAGAR- NEW DELHI RAJDHANI

In order to clear extra rush of passengers during Summer Rush-2012, Northern Railway has decided to augment the train no. 12309/12310 Rajendranagar- New Delhi Rajdhani Express train by One additional A.C. 2 Tier coach and One additional A.C. 3 Tier coach upto 09.6.2012 & 19.6.2012 respectively while departing from Rajendranagar and upto 10.06.2012 & 20.6.2012 respectively while departing from New Delhi with immediate effect on temporary basis.

Press release from North Western Railways

Stoppage to 12929/12930 Valsad-Dahod Intercity Express at Limkheda


For the convenience of passengers , Western Railway has decided to provide stoppage to 12929/12930 Valsad-Dahod Intercity Express at Limkheda station With effect from 1st June,2012 to 30th November,2012 on experimental basis for six months . The timing are as under :

12929 Valsad-Dahod Exp
Station
12930 Dahod-Valsad Exp
12.37A
12.38D
Limkheda
15.19D
15.18A

WR Website now more passenger friendly


During the peak season rush of summer vacations, WR in its another initiative, has started providing information of its tentative plan to attach extra coaches in regular Mail/Express trains for the next three days in advance on its website www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in . It is a new service started by WR on its website.

The information of tentative plan to attach extra coaches in WR trains will give the waitlisted passengers an idea of the possibility of getting their ticket confirm as the waitlist is reduced considerably after attaching the extra coach in a train. WR has taken this initiative to keep its passengers updated on the position of probability of confirmation of their waitlisted tickets which would also help in minimizing the role of touts/unauthorized agents who try to take advantage of the lack of information amongst the passengers. Besides it will also bring transparency.

WR has already provided passenger friendly information of its summer specials, augmentation of coaches on day to day basis in regular trains. The tentative plan of extra coaches may vary subject to the availability of coaches and other constraints.

WR's website also gives the current information on availability of vacant berths in its major trains in each direction. Similarly, it also provides current position of clearance of waiting list in each class of major trains in each direction to enable the passengers to have an idea of pattern of confirmation of waitlisted tickets.

This passenger friendly information is uploaded on WR's website under the menu "Passenger & Freight Services" on the home page. The waitlist clearance position of the previous days is uploaded under the head "Waiting List Clearance Position" in the same menu. Availability position of vacant berths in major trains for next few days is made available under the head "Availability Position"

Maximising the use of Information Technology and providing information on availability of berths as well as augmentation of coaches in next 1-3 dayswill help in minimizing the dependence of passengers on touts/unauthorized agents and arresting their menace of touting.



WR AUGMENTS KUTCH EXPRESS & SAYAJI NAGARI EXPRESS


Western Railway has decided to attach one First AC coach on temporary basis to Train No.19131 Bandra (T) – Bhuj Kutch Express and 19115 Bandra (T) – Sayaji Nagari Express from 2nd June to 1st July, 2012 and to Train No.19132 Bhuj – Bandra (T) Kutch Express and 19116 Bhuj – Bandra (T) Kutch Express from 1st June to 30th June, 2012.



The date of booking of 19132/19116 Bhuj - Bandra Terminus and 19131/19115 Bandra Terminus – Bhuj will be opened w.e.f. 25/05/2012 .

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Special Trains between Hyderabad – Visakhapatnam & Tirupati - Visakhapatnam


In order to clear the extra rush of traffic during the summer season, Special Trains will be operated between Hyderabad–Visakhapatnam & Tirupati– Visakhapatnam from 27th May till 2nd July 2012 as per the following schedule.

Train No. 08564/08563 Hyderabad–Visakhapatnam–Hyderabad Weekly Special Train
(10 Services)
Train No. 08564 Hyderabad–Visakhapatnam Special will depart Hyderabad o­n Tuesdays i.e.
29th May, 5th, 12th, 19th & 26thJune 2012 at 23.05 hrs, Arrive/Depart Secunderabad at 23.20/23.30 hrs and arrive Visakhapatnam at 12.15 hrs the next day.
In the opposite direction, Train No. 08563 Visakhapatnam–Hyderabad Special will depart Visakhapatnam o­n Mondays i.e. 28th May, 4th, 11th, 18th& 25th June 2012 at 19.05 hrs, Arrive/Depart Secunderabad at 08.15/08.25 hrs and arrive Hyderabad 08.45 hrs the next day.
Enroute, the Train will also stop at Kazipet, Warangal, Khammam, Madhira, Vijayawada, Rajahamundry, Samalkot and Duvvada in both the directions.
The Train will comprise of o­ne AC-2Tier, o­ne AC-3Tier, Six Sleeper Class, Six General Second Class and Two Second Class Luggage-cum-Brake Van Coaches totaling to 16.

Train No. 08562/08561 Tirupati–Visakhapatnam– Tirupati Weekly Special Train
(12 Services)
Train No. 08562 Tirupati–Visakhapatnam Special will depart Tirupati o­n Mondays i.e. 28th May, 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th June and 2nd July 2012 at 14.00 hrs and arrive Visakhapatnam at 05.00 hrs the next day.
In the opposite direction, Train No.08561 Visakhapatnam–Tirupati Special will depart Visakhapatnam o­n Sundays i.e. 27th May, 3rd, 10th, 17th& 24th June and 1st July 2012 at 18.45 hrs and arrive Tirupati 09.45 hrs the next day.
Enroute, the Train will stop at Renigunta, Gudur, Nellore, o­ngole, Tenali, Guntur, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahamundry, Samalkot and Duvvada in both the directions.
The Train will comprise of o­ne AC-2Tier, o­ne AC-3Tier, Nine Sleeper Class, Four General Second Class and Two Second Class Luggage-cum-Brake Van Coaches totaling to 17.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

South Western Railways News


The South Western Railway will merge Birur-Shimoga Town-Birur Passenger (56239/ 56240) with Bangalore-Shimoga Town-Bangalore Passenger (56227/56228) which will run as a single train from Shimoga Town to Bangalore and back from July 1.

The timings of trains after their merger will be revised. Accordingly, Shimoga Town-Bangalore City Passenger (56228) will depart Shimoga Town at 8 am and arrive in Bangalore City at 3.20 pm.

In the return direction, Bangalore City-Shimoga Town Passenger (56227) will depart Bangalore City at 12.15 pm and arrive in Shimoga Town at 7.55 pm.
Stoppage provided

The SWR has decided to provide one-minute stoppage at Malur station situated between Krishnarajapuram and Bangarpet stations in Bangalore Division for Chennai Central-Shirdi-Chennai Central Weekly Express (22601/22602) on an experimental basis for a period of six months.

Chennai Central-Shirdi Weekly Express (22601) will arrive/depart at 3.10 pm/3.11 pm. In the return direction,  Shirdi-Chennai Central Weekly Express (22602) will arrive/depart at 4:25 am /04:26 am

Garib Rath continued

SWR will continue the service of Weekly Garib Rath Express Specials between Yashawanthpur-Jaipur-Yashwanthpur (06511/06512) for four more special trips in each direction to clear extra rush.

Accordingly, (6511) Yashavanthpur-Jaipur Weekly Garib Rath Express Special will depart Yashwanthpur at 5.20 am on Sundays till June 10 and arrive in Jaipur at 4.05 am on Tuesdays.

In the return direction, Jaipur-Yashwanthpur Weekly Garib Rath Express (06512)N will depart Jaipur at 3.30 pm on Tuesdays till June 12 and arrive in Yashvanthpur at 3.10 pm on Thursdays.

Garib Rath special train between Yeshwantpur and Jaipur


Ministry of Railways has decided to run a Weekly Express Garib Rath special train between Yeshwantpur and Jaipur to clear extra rush.

Train no 06511 Yeshvantpur-Jaipur Weekly Garib Rath Express will depart from Yeshvantpur at 05.20 hrs on every Sunday from 20/05/2012 to 10/06/2012 and will arrive at Jaipur at 04.05 hrs on Tuesday.

In its return journey, Train No. 06512 Jaipur-Yeshvantpur Weekly Garib Rath Express will leave Jaipur at 15.30 hrs on every Tuesday from 22/05/2012 to 12/06/2012 and will reach Yeshvantpur at 15.10 hrs on Thursday.

It consists ofAC 3-tier coaches.

It will halt at Tumkur, Arasikere, Biru, Davangere, Haveri, Hubli, Gadag, Bagalkot,Bijapur, Solapur, Pune, Lonavala, Kalyan, Vasai Road, Vapi, Valsad, Surat, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad,Ahmedabad, Sabarmati, Mehshana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Ajmer and Kishangarh station in both the directions.

Ajmer Urs Special Trains


Howrah - NJP- Howrah Special Train


Wednesday, May 16, 2012

NFR to run special train to Ajmer


The North East Frontier  Railway will run a special train to clear extra rush of passengers during Urs Fair at Ajmer in Rajasthan.

The special train (No 05711/05712) will run from New Jalpaiguri to Ajmer on two trips.

Train No 05711 will leave New Jalpaiguri on May 19 and May 26 next while train No 05712 will leave Ajmer on May 22 and May 29.


The train will have one AC 3-Tier, six sleeper class coaches, eight General Second Class coaches and two Special Limited Reserve(SLR)coaches.

The train will stop at Khagaria, Chhapra Kachari, Balia, Mau, Mohmmadabad, Azamgarh, Khorasan Road, Rewari, Bandikui, Donsa, Phulera and Mader.

Santragachi-Ajmer URS Special


Yesvantpur-Jaipur special trains extended by a month



South Western Railway (SWR) has taken a decision to continue to run weekly Garib Rath Express Specials between Yesvantpur-Jaipur-Yesvantpur (Train Nos 06511/06512) in each direction due to holiday season.

Accordingly, Train No.06511 Yesvantpur-Jaipur special train will depart from Yesvantpur at 5.20 am on Sundays and arrive at Jaipur at 4.05 am on Tuesdays. This is with effect from May 20 to June 10.

In the return direction, Train No.06512 Jaipur-Yesvantpur special train will depart from Jaipur at 3.30 pm on Tuesdays and arrive at Yesvantpur at 3.10 pm on Thursdays. This is with effect from May 22 to June 12.

The weekly Garib Rath Express Special will have total 18 coaches comprising 16 AC 3-tier coaches and 2 motor cars.

Special Trains between Mumbai and Nasik Road


Railways has decided to run 30 daily special trains between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Nasik Road from 18.05.2012 to 01.06.2012.



Train No.01035 Special will leave from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai at 10.15 a.m. and reach Nasik Road at 2.20 p.m. same day.

Train No.01036 Special will leave from Nasik Road at 3.35 p.m. and will reach Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai at 8.10 p.m. same day.



Halts: Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri.



Composition:-   18 coaches including 2 luggage cum guard's brake van, 2 General Second Class, 11 Sleeper Class, o­ne 3 Tier AC, o­ne 2 Tier AC and o­ne First class AC cum 2 Tier AC.



Reservation: Bookings open from 17.05.2012.

Special Trains between Mumbai and Kamakhya


SCR to run Eight Special Trains to Ajmer


In order to clear extra rush during Annual Urs festivalat Ajmer,South Central Railway will run Eight Special trains to Ajmer as detailed below:-

1)Hyderabad-Ajmer-Hyderabad Special Train:-
Train No. 07125 Hyderabad-Ajmer Special Train will depart Hyderabad o­n 23rd May, 2012 at 20.10 hrsand arrive Ajmer at 10.00 hrs o­n 25thMay, 2012. In the return direction Train No. 07126 Ajmer-Hyderabad Special Train will depart Ajmer at 22.45 hrs o­n 28th May, 2012 and arrive Hyderabad at 14.00 hrs o­n 30thMay, 2012.Enroute this train will stop at Secunderabad, Malkajgiri, Medchel, Kamareddi, Nizamabad, Basar, Dharmabad, Mudkhed, Nanded, Purna, Parbhani, Jalana, Aurangabad, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandawa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Sehore, Shujalpur, Berchha, Ujjain, Nagda, Kota, Chanderia, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Bijaynagar and Nasirabad stations. These trains will have 16 Coaches Viz., o­ne AC II tier, o­ne AC III tier, eight Sleeper class, four General Second class, and two Second class luggage cum break van coaches.

2)Kacheguda-Ajmer-Kacheguda Special Train:-
Train No. 07129 Kacheguda-Ajmer Special Train will depart Kacheguda o­n 24th May, 2012 at 20.30 hrs and arrive Ajmer at 03.30 hrs o­n 26thMay, 2012. In the return direction Train No. 07130 Ajmer-Kacheguda Special Train will depart Ajmer at 19.30 hrs o­n 29thMay, 2012 and arrive Kacheguda at 07.00 hrs o­n 31st May, 2012.Enroute these trains will stop at Malkajgiri, Medchel, Kamareddi, Nizamabad,Mudkhed, Nanded, Purna, Hingoli, Washim, Akola, Malkapur, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandsore, Chittorgarh, Chanderia, Bhilwara, Bijayanagar and Nasirabad stations. These trains will have o­ne AC II tier, o­ne AC III tier, eight Sleeper class, four General Second class, and two Second class luggage cum break van coaches.

3)Ongole-Ajmer-Ongole Special train:-.Train No. 07227 o­ngole-Ajmer Special train will depart o­ngole at 08.20 hrs o­n 25thMay, 2012 and arrive Ajmer at 23.00 hrson 26th May, 2012. In the return direction Train No.07228 Ajmer- o­ngole Special train will depart Ajmer at 18.15 hrson 30thMay, 2012 and arrive o­ngole at 07.00 hrs o­n 1st June, 2012. Enroute these trains will stop at Chirala, Bapatla, Nidubrolu, Tenali, New Guntur Vijayawada, Madhira, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Manchiryal, Bellampalli, Sirpurkagaznagar, Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi, Bhopal, Ujjain, Ratlam, Jaora, Mandasor, Chittorgarh, Chanderia, Bhilwara, Bijayanagar and Nasirabad stations. These trains will have 10 coaches Viz. o­ne AC II tier, o­ne AC III tier, four Sleeper class, three General Second class, and o­ne Second class luggage cum break van coaches.

4)Train No. 07131Machilipatnam-Vijayawada Special Train will depart Machilipatnam at 09.00 hrs o­n 25th May, 2012 and arrive Vijayawada at 11.00 hrs.This Special train will be attached to Train No. 07227 o­ngole-Ajmer Special Train at Vijayawada for its o­nward journey to Ajmer. In the return direction, after detachment from Train No. 07228 Ajmer – o­ngole Special Train at Vijayawada,Train No. 07132 Vijayawada- Machilipatnam Special Train will depart Vijayawada at 02.30 hrs o­n 1st June, 2012 and arrive Machilipatnam at 05.00 hrs. Enroute this train will stop at Chilakalapudi, Pedana and Gudivada stations. This train will have three Sleeper classes,one General Second class, and o­ne Second class luggage cum break van coaches.

Bookings for these trains will commence o­n 17th May, 2012

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Weekly Special Trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Kamakhya


Railways have decided to run 8 Weekly special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Kamakhya to clear the extra rush of passengers during summer rush. The details of the services are as under -

02519 Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 07.50 hours o­n every Sunday from 20.5.2012 to 10.6.2012 (4 trips) and will reach Kamakhya at 04.15 hours o­n third day i.e. Tuesday.

02520 Special will leave Kamakhya at 20.50 hours o­n every Thursday from 17.5.2012 to 7.6.2012 (4 trips) and will arrive at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 17.50 hours o­n third day i.e. Saturaday.

Composition: o­ne First AC cum AC 2-tier, o­ne AC-2 tier, o­ne AC-3 tier, 10 Sleeper class, 5 general second class and 2 general second class cum Guard's brake vans.

Halts: Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Khandwa Jn., Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Chheoki, Mirzapur, Mugalsarai, Patna, Begusarai, Khagaria Jn., Naugachia, Katihar, Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguri, New Coochbehar and New Bongaigaon

Reservation: Bookings for 02519 open from 17.5.2012.

Revised Days of run of 18007/8 and 22861/62


Saturday, May 12, 2012

WR TO RUN URS SPECIAL TRAINS TO AJMER


For the convenience of passengers during 800th Khwaja Urs fair at Ajmer, Western Railway will run two trips each of Urs Specials from Mumbai to Ajmer and back.

Train No.09027 Bandra (T)-Ajmer Urs Special will leave Bandra (T)at 07.55hrs o­n 23rd & 26th May 2012and reach Ajmer at 02.40 hrsthe next day. Similarly in return direction, Train No.09028 will depart from Ajmer at 08.10 hrs o­n 24th & 27th May 2012 and arrive Bandra Terminus at 05.10 hrs, the next day.

Enroute, the train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Valsad, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Mahesana, Sidhpur, Chhapi, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar Jn, and Dorai stations in both directions.

The train will have AC 3 Tier-2, 7 Sleeper class and 7 second class general coaches and 2 SLR coach.

Booking for Train No. 09027 will be open from 16TH May, 2012.

Stoppages at Madhukunda and Muradih


Thursday, May 10, 2012

URS SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN CHHAPRA- AJMER- CHHAPRA


For the facility of pilgrims attending Saalana Urs of Khwaja Garib Nawaz at Ajmer Shareef, Railways have decided to run o­ne pair of special train no. 05103/05104 Chhapra- Ajmer- Chhapra Urs special  train as per the following programme:-

The 05103 Chhapra- Ajmer Urs special train will depart from Chhapra o­n 25.05.2012 (Friday) at 08.30 p.m. to arrive at Ajmer at 11.55 p.m. the next day. While in the return direction the 05104 Ajmer- Chhapra Urs special  train will depart from Ajmer o­n 30.05.2012 (Wednesday) at 06.30 p.m. to reach Chhapra at 09.30 p.m. the next day.

Consisting of o­ne A.C. 3 Tier, Twelve Sleeper Class, Eight General Class and o­ne Second Class cum Luggage Van coaches, the 05103/05104 Chhapra- Ajmer- Chhapra Urs special  train will stop at Siwan, Deoria Sadar, Gorakhpur, Khalilabad, Basti, Gonda, Barabanki, Badshah Nagar, Lucknow, Kanpur Central, Tundla, Agra For, Bayana, Sawaimadhopur, Jaipur, Phulera and Madar stations enroute in both the directions.

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN AJMER- BEAS & BHAGAT KI KOTHI- BEAS


In order to clear extra rush of passengers, Railways have decided to run special train nos. 09602/09601 & 09606/09605 Ajmer- Beas- Ajmer special and 04802/04801 Bhagat Ki Kothi- Beas- Bhagat Ki Kothi special trains as per the programme:-

09602/09601 & 09606/09605 AJMER- BEAS- AJMER SPECIAL TRAINS

The 09602 & 09606 Ajmer- Beas special train will depart from Ajmer on 10.05.12 & 23.05.2012 respectively ( one trip each) at 08.30 a.m. to arrive at Beas at 3.00 a.m. the next day. While in the return direction the 09601 & 09605 Beas- Ajmer summer special trains will depart from Beas on 14.05.2012 & 28.05.2012 respectively ( one trip each)at 04.00 p.m. to reach Ajmer at 09.30 a.m.the next day.

Consisting of Twenty Sleeper Class, One Second Class cum luggage van and One Disabled Friendly Second Cum Luggage Van coaches, the 09602/09601 & 09606/09605 Ajmer- Beas- Ajmer summer special trains will stop at Kasganj, Phulera, Jaipur, Gandhinagar JPR, Bandikui, Alwar, Rewari and Ludhiana stations enroute in both the directions.

04802/04801 BHAGAT KI KOTHI- BEAS SPECIAL TRAIN

The 04802 Bhagat Ki Kothi- Beas special train will depart from Bhagat Ki Kothi on 17.05.2012 (one trip) at 08.15 a.m. to arrive at Beas at 03.00 a.m. the next day. While in the return direction the 04801 Beas- Bhagat Ki Kothi special train will depart from Beas on 21.05.2012 (one trip) at 01.40 p.m. to reach Bhagat Ki Kothi at 09.30 a.m. the next day.

Consisting of Twenty Sleeper Class, One Second Class cum luggage van and One Disabled Friendly Second Cum Luggage Van coaches, the 04802/04801 Bhagat Ki Kothi- Beas special train will stop at Jodhpur, Pipar Road, Gotan, Merta Road, Nagaur, Nokha, Bikaner, Suratgarh, Hanumangarh, Bhatinda, Ferozepur and Jallandhar City stations enroute in both the directions.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Summer special train between Ahmedabad and Mangalore


For the convenience of passengers, WR will run a weekly summer special train between Ahmedabad and Mangalore during the summer vacations via Vasai Road and Panvel.


Train No.09419 Ahmedabad-Mangalore Weekly Superfast Special train will leave Ahmedabad o­n every Saturday at 16.15 hrs to reach Mangalore at 19.05 hrs the next day from 5th May to 2nd June, 2012. Similarly, Train No. 09420 Mangalore-Ahmedabad Weekly Superfast Special will depart from Mangalore o­n every Sunday at 23.05 hrs to reach Ahmedabad at 04.15 hrs the next day from 6th May to 3rd June, 2012.



The train will have AC III, Second class sleeper, General Second class coaches.


It will halt at Nadiad, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Valsad, Vapi, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Sangmeshwar, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Sawantwadi, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon, Karwar, Kumta, Murdeshwar, Bhatkal, Kundapura, Udupi and Suratkal stations in both directions.



Booking for Train No 09419 opens o­n 4th May, 2012.


WR to run superfast AC spl train


For the convenience of the passengers during summer vacations, Western Railway will run a summer special train between Mumbai Central and New Delhi.



Train No.09005 Mumbai Central – New Delhi superfast AC summer special will depart from Mumbai Central o­n every Sunday at 19.45 hrs to reach New Delhi at 17.10 hrs next day from 6th May to 24th June, 2012. In return direction, train No. 09006 New Delhi– Mumbai Central superfast AC Summer Special will depart from New Delhi o­n every Mondayat 23.55 hrs and will arriveMumbai Central at 20.55 hrsthe next day from 7th May to 25th June, 2012 .



Enroute the train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Bhavani Mandi ,Kota, Sawai Madhopur , Bharatpur and Mathura Jn. in both directions.



The train will have First AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier coaches and Pantry Car.



The booking of train No.09005 will open from 5th May, 2012.


Special Trains Between Aurangabad and Tirupati


In order to clear extra rush of passengers during summer season, South Central Railway will run 18 special trains between Aurangabad and Tirupati as per the following schedule:-

Train No. 07405 Aurangabad-Tirupati Summer Special Train will depart Aurangabad at 18 40 hrs on Fridays ie on 4th 11th 18th 25th May and 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th June, 2012 and arrive Tirupati at 19 00 hrs on the next day.

In the return direction, Train No.07406 Tirupati-Aurangabad Summer Special Train will depart Tirupati at 21 15 hrs on Saturdays ie on 5th 12th, 19th, 26th May and 2nd,9th, 16th,23rd 30th June, 2012 and arrive Aurangabad at 20 30 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, these trains will stop at Jalna, Parbhani, Purna, Nanded, Mudkhed, Basar, Nizamabad, Kamareddi, Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada, Tenali, Chirala, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Venkatagiri, Srikalahasti and Renigunata. These trains will have 18 coaches consisting of AC III Tier, AC II Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class accommodation.