The Minister of Railways, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, declared the commencement of twenty Budget announced train services at a press conference here today. These train services include introduction of some new trains, extension of some existing trains and increase in frequency of some existing trains.
The new trains will be flagged off from respective railway stations within next seven to ten days whereas extension and increase in frequency will be introduced with immediate effect as operationally feasible after today i.e. 21.11.2012. Following is the list of the train services:-
NEW TRAINS :
Railway Budget 2012-13
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S.No.
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Train No. and Name
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Station for inauguration
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1.
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13137/13138 Barrackpore-Azamgarh Express (Weekly)
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Barrackpore
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2.
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15111/15112 Chhapra-Manduadih Intercity Express (Daily)
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Manduadih
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3.
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51437/51438 Miraj-Kurudwadi Passenger (Daily)
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Miraj
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4.
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68061/68062 Adra-Asansol MEMU (Daily)
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Adra
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5.
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68083/68084 Adra-Bishnupur MEMU (Daily)
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Adra
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6.
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22870/22869 Visakhapatnam-Chennai Express (Weekly)
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7.
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22801/22802 Visakhapatnam-Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Weekly)
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8.
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12761/12762 Karimnagar-Tirupati Express (Weekly)
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Tirupati
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9.
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12775/12776 Kakinada-Secunderabad AC Express (Tri-weekly)
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10
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11651/11652 Jabalpur-Singrauli Intercity Express (Daily)
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11.
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Anandnagar-Barahani Passenger (Daily)
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Anandnagar
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12.
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Gorakhpur-Siwan passenger (Daily) via Kaptanganj,Thawe
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Railway Budget 2011-12
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13.
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22205/22206 Chennai-Madurai AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)
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Chennai
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14.
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22207/22208 Chennai-Trivandrum AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)
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Chennai
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15
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12035/12036 Jaipur-Agra Shatabdi Express (6 days a week)
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Jaipur
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16.
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66304/66305 Kollam-Nagercoil MEMU (6 days a week)
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Kollam
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EXTENSION:
Railway Budget 2012-13
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1.
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15013/15014 Kathgodam-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Expressupto
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2.
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12037/12038 New Delhi-Ludhiana Shatabdi Expressupto Moga (2 days).
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Ludhina
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INCREASE IN FREQUENCY:
Railway Budget 2012-13
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1.
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12457/12458 Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Bikaner Express from 3 days to daily.
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2.
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Increase in frequency of 12731/12732 Secunderabad-Tirupati Express with new no. and route (via Kacheguda,Dhone, Gooty, Dharmavaram)
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Secundrabad
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