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NEW STOPPAGE TO DELHI SARAI ROHILLA – FIROZPUR INTER CITY EXPRESS

For the convenience of rail passengers, Northern Railway has decided to provide a temporary stoppage to the train no.. 14625/14626 DelhiSarai Rohilla – Firozpur Inter City express at Nangloi station with immediate effect due to cancellation of 13007/13008 Udyan Abha Express as per the following programme:-

The 14625 Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Firozpur Inter City express will reach Nangloi at 07.19 a.m. while in the return direction, the 14626  Firozpur - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Inter City express will reach Nangloi at 11.08 a.m. with one minute stoppage in both directions. 

NEW STOPPAGE TO THREE PAIRS OF EXPRESS TRAINS AT MAIKALGANJ

 For the convenience of rail passengers, the Railway has decided to provide a new stoppage to the train no. 15211/15212 Darbhanga-Amritsar Jannayak Express, 15209/15210 Saharsa-Amritsar Jansewa Express & 12491/12492 Muzaffarpur-Jammu Tawi Mour Dhwaj express at Maikalganj station on an experimental basis for six months  in both directions from  01.01.2014 as per the following programme:-

The 15209 Saharsa-Amritsar Jan Sewa Express will reach Maikalganj at 03.11 a.m. while in the return direction the 15210 Amritsar-Saharsa Jan Sewa Express will reach Maikalganj at 03.11 a.m. with one minute stoppage in both directions.

The 15211 Darbhanga-Amritsar Jannayak Express will reach Maikalganj at 11.16 a.m. while in the return direction the 15211 Amritsar-Darbhanga Jan Nayak Express will reach Maikalganj at 08.51 a.m. with one minute stoppage in both directions.

The 12491 Muzaffarpur-Jammu Tawi Mour Dhwaj Express will reach Maikalganj at 09.18 p.m. while in the return direction the 12492 Jammu Tawi-Muzaffarpur Mour Dhwaj Express will reach Maikalganj at 10.28 a.m. with one minute stoppage in both directions.


RAILWAY EXTENDS RUN OF NEW DELHI-BHUBNESHWAR FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAIN

In order to cater extra rush of passengers in Winter season ,  the Railway has decided to extend the run of the 02815/02816 New Delhi-Bhubneshwar-New Delhi Festival Special train in both directions as per the following programme:-

The 02815 Bhubneshwar-New Delhi Special train will depart from Bhubneshwar at 08.10 a.m. on every Sunday from 05.01.14 to 26.01.14 (04 trips) to reach New Delhi at 08.45 a.m. the next day. While in the return direction, the 02816 New Delhi-Bhubneshwar Special train will depart from New Delhi at 01.00 p.m. on every Monday from 06.01.14 to 27.01.14 (04 trips) to reach Bhubneshwar at 11.05 a.m. the next day.

Consisting of  four AC III Tier, one AC II Tier, 11 Second Sleeper, three general class besides luggage van coaches, the 02815/02816 New Delhi-Bhubneshwar-New Delhi Special train will stop at Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Hijili, Bankura, Adra, Gomoh, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Allahabad and Kanpur stations enroute in both directions. 

Extension of 22913/14 Mumbai Central-New Delhi Premium Air-Conditioned Special train

Ministry of Railways has decided to extend the run of premium AC Superfast Between Mumbai and New Delhi i.e. 22913/14 Mumbai Central-New Delhi Express Ex Mumbai Central 03rd & 05th January,2014 , Ex New Delhi 04th & 06th January,2014.

The train departs from Mumbai Central at 16.00 hrs and reach New Delhi at 07.55 hrs. Similarly, in return direction the train departs from New Delhi at 14.50 hrs and reach Mumbai Central at 06.55 hrs.

Salient Features:

There will be no commercial stoppages enroute for this train. The trains shall originate and terminate at Mumbai Central and New Delhi stations.

There will be o­nly two classes of travel accommodation, viz AC-3 Tier and AC-2 Tier. Catering shall be provided o­n-board and catering charges shall be part of tariff.

No waitlisted tickets shall be issued. There will be no refund except when the train is fully cancelled on railway account due to unforeseen circumstances or due to severe disturbances affecting operations. Adult fare shall be charged for all passengers irrespective of their age. No concession shall be applicable to this train.

The booking shall be available only through internet, that is IRCTC’s portal and not through the counters at reservation centers. The passengers are required to carry the prescribed original photo identity card which is used at the time of booking. The fares applicable for each day/transaction shall be indicated at the time of booking on the IRCTC’s e-ticketing website.

The advance reservation period will be shorter, that is a maximum of 15 days, and the fare shall be equal to or higher than the Rajdhani Tatkal fare. The fare is also likely to increase depending o­n the demand intensity.

Only e-tickets will be permitted for booking. The trains will be monitored closely by Zonal Railways for ensuring adherence to schedule.

The booking of  first trip i.e. 03rd January,2014 of 22913 Mumbai Central-New Delhi Express will starts from 28th December,2013 and that of Second trip i.e. 05th January,2014 will be opened 07 days before the date of journey ( excluding the date of journey).


Railways to Commission Khanapur-Humnabad New Rail Line & Flag Off Humnabad-Bidar DEMU Passenger Train

Shri Mallikajun Kharge, Honorable Minister for Railways will commission Khanapur-Humnabad New Rail Line (Part of Bidar-Gulbarga New Rail Line Project) & flag off the inaugural Humnabad-Bidar DEMU Passenger Train at a function to be held at Humnabad Railway Station  at 11:30 am on Sunday, the 29th  December, 2013.

The function will be held in the august presence of Shri Dr. N. Dharam Singh, Honorable Ex. Chief Minister of Karnataka & Member of Parliament (Bidar), Smt. Umashree, Honorable Minister for Women & Child Development, Kannada and Cultural Department and District In-charge Minister (Bidar), Govt. of Karnataka. Other Honorable public representatives concerned,  dignitaries and senior railway officials will also participate in the function.

The inaugural run of the DEMU Passenger on its flagging off will depart from Humnabad Railway Station at 11:30 hrs on 29th December, 2013, depart Nanagaon at 11:44 hrs, Hallikhed at 12:06 hrs, Kanaji at 12:23 hrs, Khanapur at 12:42 hrs and arrive Bidar at 13:15 hrs on the same day.

Regular Train services on this section will commence form 30th December, 2013.  South Central Railway will run three DEMU Passenger trains between Bidar and  Humnabad  and three DEMU Passenger trains  in the return direction between Humnabad and Bidar as per the following schedule:- These train services will  run on all days of the week except on Thursdays and Sundays.

1)Train No.77651 Bidar-Humnabad DEMU Passenger train will depart Bidar at 05:00 hrs Khanapur at 05:20 hrs, Kanaji at 05:38 hrs, Hallikhed at 05:55 hrs, Nandagaon at 06:16 hrs. and arrive Humnabad at 06:45 hrs on the same day.

2) Train No. 77653 Bidar-Humnabad DEMU Passenger train will depart Bidar at 13: 30 hrs Khanapur at 13:50 hrs, Kanaji at 14:08 hrs, Hallikhed at 14:25 hrs, Nandagaon at 14:46 hrs.and arrive Humnabad at 15:15 hrs.  

3) Train No. 77655 Bidar-Humnabad DEMU Passenger train will depart Bidar at 18:00 hrs Khanapur at 18:20 hrs, Kanaji at 18:38 hrs, Hallikhed at 18:55 hrs, Nandagaon at 19:16 hrs.and arrive Humnabad at 19:45 hrs.

4) Train No. 77652 Humnabad-Bidar DEMU Passenger train will depart Humnabad at 07:30 hrs,   Nandagaon at 07:44 hrs, Hallikhed at 08:06 hrs, kanaji at 08:23 hrs, Khanpur at 08:42 hrs and arrive  Bidar at 09:15 hrs on the same day.

5) Train No. 77654 Humnabad-Bidar DEMU Passenger train will depart Humnabad at 15:30 hrs,  Nandagaon at 15:43 hrs, Hallikhed at 16:05 hrs, kanaji at  16:22 hrs, Khanpur at 16:40 hrs. and arrive  Bidar at 17:15 hrs on the same day.

6) Train No. 77656 Humnabad-Bidar DEMU Passenger train will depart Humnabad at 20:00 hrs,  Nandagaon at 20:13 hrs, Hallikhed at 20:35  hrs, kanaji at 20:52 hrs, Khanpur at 21:10 hrs and arrive  Bidar at 21:45 hrs on the same day.

Special Trains between Secunderabad to Vijayawada/Visakhapatnam

In order to clear extra rush of passengers during festival season, South Central Railway will run twenty Sankranthi Special Trains between Secunderabad and Vijayawada & Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam as per the following schedule:-

1. Secunderabad-Vijayawada Sankranthi Special Train (via Guntur): (10 Services)
Train No. 07208 Secunderabad-Vijayawada Special Train will depart Secunderabad at 23 15 hrs on 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st January 2014 (Fridays) and arrive Vijayawada at 05 45 hrs on the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 07207 Vijayawada-Secunderabad Special Train will depart Vijayawada at 23 00 hrs o­n 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th January (Thursdays) and arrive Secunderabad at 05 40 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, these special trains will stop at Pagidipalli, Nalgonda, Miryalguda, Nadikude, Piduguralla, Sattenapalle, Guntur and Mangalagiri stations in both directions.

These special trains will have 15 coaches viz, one AC II Tier, one AC III Tier, six Sleeper Class, five General Second Class and two Luggage cum Brake Van Coaches.

2 Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam AC Superfast Sankranthi Special Train (via Warangal, Vijayawada): (10 Services)
Train No. 02728 Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Special Train will depart Secunderabad at 2210 hrs on 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st January 2014 (Fridays) and arrive Visakhapatnam at 10 35 hrs on the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 02727 Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Special Train will depart Visakhapatnam at 19 05 hrs on 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th January and 1st February  (Thursdays) and arrive Secunderabad at 07 50 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, these special trains will stop at Kazipet, Warangal, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajamundry, Sakalkot, Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalli and Duvvada stations in both directions.

These special trains will have 17 coaches viz, one I st AC, three AC II Tier, eleven AC III Tier  and two Power Car Coaches.

Thursday, December 26, 2013

NEW TRAINS TOWARDS TATA & KOLLAM FROM VISAKHAPATNAM

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of weekly Express trains towards Tata & Kollam from Visakhapatnam, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce Visakhapatnam-Tata weekly express via Brahmapur-Bhubaneswar & Kendujhargarh w.e.f. 5th January 2014 and Visakhapatnam-Kollam weekly Express w.e.f. 30th January 2014 from Visakhapatnam.

18516 Visakhapatnam-Tata weekly Express via Brahmapur-Bhubaneswar-Kendujhargarh will leave Visakhapatnam at 1745 hrs on every Sunday and will arrive at Tata at 1045 hrs on every Monday. In the return direction, 18515 Tata-Visakhapatnam weekly Express will leave Tata at 1300 hrs on every Monday and will arrive at Visakhapatnam at 0440 hrs on every Tuesday.

This train has One AC-2 tier, Two AC-3 tiers, Nine Sleeper Class Coaches, Six General Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Simhachalam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Palasa, Sompeta, Ichhapuram, Brahmapur, Chhatrapur, Balugaon, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Mancheswar, Cuttackm Jakhapura, Sukinda Road, Harichandanpur, Kendujhargarh, Nayagarh, Bangiriposi, Dongaposi, Chaibasa and Rajkharasuan between Visakhapatnam & Tata.


18567 Visakhapatnam-Kollam weekly Express will leave Visakhapatnam at 0900 hrs on every Thursday and will arrive at Kollam at 1410 hrs on every Friday. In the return direction, 18568 Kollam-Visakhapatnam weekly Express will leave Kollam at 2100 hrs on every Friday and will arrive at Visakhapatnam at 0135 hrs on every Sunday (after midnight of Saturday).

This train has One AC-2 tier, Three AC-3 tiers, Nine Sleeper Class Coaches, Six General Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Duvvada, Yellmancheli, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijaywada, Tenali, Baptala, o­ngole, Nelore, Gudur, Reniguntha, Katpadi, Jollarpetai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbator, Palakkad, Thrisur, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Chengannur and Kayanakulam between Visakhapatnam & Kollam.

Pantry Car in 19406/19405 Ahmedabad – Yesvantpur Express

In a step to provide enhanced facilities  during train journeying  to its esteemed passengers , Western Railway has decided to augment one Pantry car in 19406/19405 Ahmedabad – Yesvantpur Express on permanent basis . Now the train will run with 16 coaches.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

SPECIAL AC SUPERFAST BETWEEN NIZAMUDDIN AND MADGAON

For the convenience of the passengers and to clear the extra rush, Railways has decided to run AC Superfast special train between Nizamuddin and Madgaon via Ratlam, Dahod,Vadodara, Surat, Vapi and Vasai Road.

Train No.04096 Nizamuddin-Madgaon AC Superfast special will depart from Nizamuddin at 21.35 hrs on 27th December, 2013 (Friday) and will arrive Madgaon at 04.00 hrs on 29th December, 2013 (Sunday). Similarly train no 04095 Madgaon – Nizamuddin AC Superfast special will depart from Madgaon at 18.35 hrs o­n Sunday 29thDecember, 2013 o­nly and will arrive Nizamuddin at 06.05 hrs o­n 31stDecember, 2013( Tuesday).

Accordingly, Train no 04096 Nizamuddin - Madgaon AC Superfast special will reach Ratlam at 07.05 hrs, Dahod at 08.40 hrs, Vadodara at 11.23 hrs, Surat at 13.17 hrs, Vapi at 14.35 hrs and Vasai Road at 16.25 hrs, on 28th December, 2013 over Western Railway.

Train no 04095 Madgaon – Nizamuddin AC Superfast special will reach at Vasai Road at 09.00 hrs, Vapi at 10.42 hrs, Surat at 12.10 hrs, Vadodara at 14.10 hrs, Dahod at 16.40 hrs and Ratlam at 18.25 hrs, on 30th December, 2013 over Western Railway.

The train will have First AC, AC 2-tier & AC 3-tier coaches.

Saturday, December 21, 2013

TEMPORARY STOPPAGE

Train No.22207 / 22208 Chennai Central – Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Central air-conditioned bi-weekly express trains have been provided a temporary stoppage at Alappuzha, on experimental basis, for a period of six months from 25.12.2013.

Sl.
No.
Train
Timings at
Alappuzha
01.
Train No.22207 Chennai Central – ThiruvananthapuramACbi-weekly express
02.33 / 02.35 hrs.

02.
Train No.22208 Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Central AC bi-weekly express
23.38 / 23.40 hrs.

PERMANENT AUGMENTATION

North East Frontier Railway(NFR) has decided to augment permanently Train No. 12510/12509 GUWAHATI-BANGALORE CITY-GUWAHATI SUPER FAST EXPRESS with one additional AC 3-tier coach from 26th January, 2014(Sunday) and 28th January,2014(Tuesday) from GUWAHATI end and from 29th January, 2014 (Wednesday) and 31st January, 2014(Friday) from BANGALORE CITY end.
Besides, permanent augmentation of Train Nos.15902/15901 DIBRUGARH-YESVANTPUR-DIBRUGARH WEEKLY EXPRESS with one additional GENERAL SECOND CLASS COACH, with effect from DIBRUGARH end from 06th December, 2013 and from YESVANTPUR end from 09th December, 2013, as per the following details:--

The revised composition of(1) Train No. 25010/12509 Guwahati-Bangalaore City-Guwahati Tri-Weekly Express will have total 24 coaches (instead of 23 coachers earlier), comprising of Two AC 2-tier coaches, Seven AC 3-tier coaches, Ten Second Class Sleeper coaches, Two General Second Class coaches, Two Second Class luggage-cum-brake vans-cum-Second Class disabled coaches and a Pantry Car.

(2) The revised composition of Train Nos. 15902/15901 Dibrugarh-Yesvantpur-Dibrugarh Weekly Express Weekly will have total : 23 coaches (instead of 22 coachesearlier), consisting of one AC 2-tier coach, Two AC 3-tier coaches, Fourteen Second Class Sleeper coaches, Three General Second Class coaches, Two Second Class-cum-luggage-cum–brake Vans-cum-Disabled coaches and a Pantry Car.

NORTHERN RAILWAY ENHANCES PASSENGER CARRYING CAPACITY OF TRAINS TO CATER TO THE WINTER RUSH

Due to late running of the trains during foggy weather, Northern Railway has decided to cater extra rush of rail passengers and to enhance the passenger carrying capacity of following regular trains by attaching additional coaches as per the following programme:-

Train No. Train Name Augmented  by From To
12004/03 New Delhi-Lucknow Swarna Shatabdi Exp. AC Chair Car-2 20/12/2013 20/01/2014
12029/30 New Delhi-Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Exp. ACExecutive Chair Car-1 20/12/2013 20/01/2014
12212/11 Anand Vihar T-Muzaffarpur Garib Rath Exp. AC 3 tier-1 25/12/2013 15/01/2014
22410/09 Anand Vihar T-Sasaram Garib Rath Exp. AC 3 tier -1 21/12/2013 18/01/2014
12218/17 Chandigarh-Kochuveli Kerala S. Kranti Exp. AC 3 tier -1 25/12/2013 15/01/2014
12231/32 Lucknow- Chandigarh Exp. Sleeper Class -1 20/12/2013 20/01/2014
14218/17 Chandigarh-Allahabad Unchahar Exp. Sleeper Class -1 21/12/2013 21/01/2014
12233/34 Lucknow-NewDelhi AC Exp. AC 2 tier -1 20/12/2013 19/01/2014
12233/34 Lucknow-NewDelhi AC Exp. AC 3 tier -1 20/12/2013 19/01/2014
12264/63 H.Nizamuddin-Pune Duronto Exp. AC 3 tier -1 23/12/2013 20/01/2014
12265/66 Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Jammu Tawi Duronto Exp. AC 3 tier -2 20/12/2013 19/01/2014
12271/72 New Delhi-Lucknow Duronto Exp. AC 2 tier -1 21/12/2013 18/01/2014
12271/72 New Delhi-Lucknow Duronto Exp. AC 3 tier -1 21/12/2013 18/01/2014
12284/83 H.Nizamuddin-Ernakulam Duronto Exp. AC 3 tier -1 21/12/2013 18/01/2014
12428/27 Anand Vihar T-Rewa Exp Sleeper Class -1 20/12/2013 20/01/2014
12432/31 H.Nizamuddin-Trivandrum Rajdhani Exp. AC 2 tier -1 22/12/2013 19/01/2014
12434/33 H.Nizamuddin-Chennai Rajdhani Exp. AC 2 tier -1 20/12/2013 17/01/2014
12440/39 New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Exp. AC 2 tier -1 20/12/2013 17/01/2014
12440/39 New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Exp. AC 3 tier -1 20/12/2013 17/01/2014
12450/49 Chandigarh-Madgaon GoaSampark Kranti Exp. WGSCN-1 21/12/2013 18/01/2014
12454/53 New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Exp. AC 2 tier -1 23/12/2013 16/01/2014
12454/53 New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Exp. AC 3 tier -1 23/12/2013 16/01/2014
12484/83 Amritsar-Kochuveli Exp. Sleeper Class -1 22/12/2013 19/01/2014
14033/34 Delhi Jn-Udhampur JammuMail Ist AC CUM AC 2 tier -1 20/12/2013 20/01/2014
22452/51 Chandigarh-Bandra Terminus Superfast Exp. Sleeper Class-1 22/12/2013 19/01/2014

Cancellation of Passenger trains during foggy weather.

Due to dense fog all over Northern Railway, the following passengers trains will remain cancelled / partially cancelled for 10 days from  21/12/13 to 30.12.13 as under.
1. Trains fully cancelled.

 No. Train Name From Dep. hrs. To Arrl hrs.
74920 Jalandhar City to Hoshiarpur DMU JALLANDHAR 21.20 HOSHIARPUR 22.50
74641 Jalandhar City toAmritsar Jn DMU JALLANDHAR 9.20 AMRITSAR 11.10
74911 Hoshiarpur to Jalandhar City DMU HOSHIARPUR 3.55 JALLANDHAR 4.55
74984 Fazilka Jn to Kot Kapura Jn DMU FAZILKA 20.05 Kot Kapura 22.00
74981 Kot Kapura Jn to Fazilka Jn Kot Kapura 4.00 FAZILKA 6.00
54484 Rishikesh to Haridwar Jn PASS. HARIDWAR 17.25 RISHIKESH 18.15
54485 Haridwar Jn toRishikesh PASS. RISHIKESH 15.32 HARIDWAR 16.35
54301 Hapur Jn to Ghaziabad Jn PASS. HAPUR 9.20 GHAZIABAD 10.30
54302 Ghaziabad Jn to Hapur Jn PASS. GHAZIABAD 16.15 HAPUR 17.35
54077 Bareilly Jn to Delhi Jn MORADABAD 5.10 BAREILLY 8.55
54078 Delhi Jn to Bareilly Jn pass. BAREILLY 17.45 MORADABAD 22.40
54059 Delhi Jn to Shamli pass. DELHI JN 22.50 SHAMLI 10.00
54060 Shamli to Delhi Jn pass. SHAMLI 6.30 DELHI JN 9.42
54045 Jind Jn to Firozpur Cantt Jn pass. JIND 03.25 FIROZPUR 12.35
54046 Firozpur Cantt Jn to Jind Jn pass. FIROZPUR 14.00 JIND 22.45
64496 H Nizamuddin to Kosi Kalan pass. H.NIZAMUDDIN 20.40 PALWAL 22.45
64074 New Delhi to Kosi Kalan pass. NEW DELHI 4.35 Kosi Kalan 6.45
64901 Kosi Kalan to GhaziabadJn EMU Kosi Kalan 08.00 GHAZIABAD 12.00
54539 H Nizamuddin to Ambala Cantt Jn H.NIZAMUDDIN 3.30 AMBALA 14.15
54540 Ambala Cantt Jn to H Nizamuddin AMBALA 14.35 H.NIZAMUDDIN 1.25
64517 Ambala Cantt Jn to Nangal Dam MEMU AMBALA 11.40 NANGAL DAM 15.30
64516 Nangal Dam to Ambala Cantt Jn MEMU NANGAL DAM 10.45 AMBALA 15.50
04511 Saharanpur Jn to Ambala Cantt Jn  SPL. SAHARANPUR 05.45 AMBALA 06.30
04512 Ambala Cantt Jn toSaharanpur Jn  SPL SAHARANPUR 20.35 AMBALA 22.35
74994 Ambala Cantt Jn to Kurukshetra Jn  AMBALA 10.30 KURUKSHETRA 11.25
74993 Kurukshetra Jn to Ambala Cantt Jn  KURUKSHETRA 12.45 AMBALA 13.45
64483 Kurukshetra Jn to Ambala Cantt Jn  KURUKSHETRA 23.35 AMBALA 00.35
54765 Dhuri Jn to Bhatinda Jn PASS. DHURI 04.00 BHATINDA 06.25
54766 Bhatinda Jn to Dhuri Jn PASS BHATINDA 19.35 DHURI 22.15
54261 Mughal Sarai Jn to Jaunpur Jn PASS MUGHALSARAI 17.30 JAUNPUR 22.25
54262 Jaunpur Jn to VaranasiJn PASS JAUNPUR 3.15 VARANASI 5.15
64207 Lucknow Jn to KanpurCentral Jn MEMU LUCKNOW 11.20 KANPUR 13.00
64212 Kanpur Central Jn toLucknow Jn MEMU KANPUR 14.05 LUCKNOW 15.40
64232 Lucknow Jn to Bara Banki Jn MEMU LUCKNOW 11.05 BARABANKI 11.55
64271 Bara Banki Jn toLucknow Ne MEMU BARABANKI 13.10 LUCKNOW JN 14.45
54282 Lucknow Jn to Sultanpur Jn PASS LUCKNOW 6.05 SULTANPUR 9.55
54283 Sultanpur Jn to LucknowJn PASS SULTANPUR 18.35 LUCKNOW 23.00
54263 Varanasi Jn to Sultanpur Jn PASS VARANASI 5.50 SULTANPUR 9.50
54266 Sultanpur Jn to VaranasiJn PASS SULTANPUR 18.15 VARANASI 22.35
54254 Lucknow Jn to PrayagGhat PASS LUCKNOW 04.50 PRAYAG GHAT 12.40
54253 Prayag Ghat to LucknowJn PASS PRAYAG GHAT 14.40 LUCKNOW 23.50
54375 Prayag Jn to Jaunpur Jn PASS PRAYAG 06.35 JAUNPUR 10.05
54376 Jaunpur Jn to Prayag Jn PASS JAUNPUR 17.00 PRAYAG 20.55
54267 Mughal Sarai Jn toVaranasi Jn PASS MUGHALSARAI 08.55 VARANASI 09.45
54268 Varanasi Jn to Mughal Sarai Jn PASS VARANASI 07.40 MUGHALSARAI 08.30
54371 Prayag Jn to Faizabad Jn PASS PRAYAG 05.35 FAIZABAD 11.05
54372 Faizabad Jn to Prayag Jn PASS FAIZABAD 13.20 PRAYAG 19.35
54293 Partapgarh Jn toLucknow Jn PASS PRATAPGARH 05.45 LUCKNOW 11.55
54294 Lucknow Jn to Partapgarh Jn PASS LUCKNOW 13.45 PRATAPGARH 20.05
54109 Mughal Sarai Jn to Faizabad Jn PASS MUGHALSARAI 16.25 FAIZABAD 22.30
54110 Faizabad Jn to Mughal Sarai Jn PASS FAIZABAD 03.25 MUGHALSARAI 10.00
54101 Prayag Jn to KanpurCentral Jn PASS PRAYAG 16.57 KANPUR 23.05
54102 Kanpur Central Jn to Prayag Jn PASS KANPUR 03.00 PRAYAG 09.55

 2.         Trains partially  cancelled.

 No. Cancelled Between From Dep. To Arrl.
74924 AMRITSAR-JALLANDHAR AMRITSAR 11.30 HOSHIARPUR 14.45
74646 AMRITSAR-JALLANDHAR AMRITSAR 3.40 AMBALA 10.15
74645 JALLANDHAR-AMRITSAR AMBALA 14.15 AMRITSAR 20.35
54075 SITAPUR CITY-SPN SITAPURCITY 14.45 DELHI JN 3.40
54076 SHAHJAHANPUR-SITAPUR CITY DELHI JN 23.25 SITAPUR CITY 13.50
64953 PALWAL-H.NIZAMUDDIN MATHURA 16.15 H.NIZAMUDDIN 20.05
In case there is no fog, restoration of the trains which are cancelled, may be done with a 3-day notice with qualification that the trains may be cancelled again as per the above mentioned notice, in case there is a fog.

PURI-AJMER EXPRESS TO BE FLAGGED OFF ON SUNDAY

Minister of State for Railways Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will flag off the inaugural run of the Puri-Ajmer Express at Puri Railway Station on 22nd December 2013 (Sunday) at a function to be held at 03.30 p.m.

This train is a bi-weekly express and will run via Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur, Titlagarh, Raipur, Nagpur and Ahmedabad.

Shri Maheswar Mohanty,  Honorable Minister for Tourism & Culture, Planning & Co-ordination and Law Dept.; Govt. of Odisha and Shri Pinaki Mishra, Honorable Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) from Puri would be the guests on the occasion.

NEW TRAINS TOWARDS GANDHIDHAM & BHAGAT KI KOTHI (JODHPUR) FROM VISAKHAPATNAM

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of weekly Express trains towards Gandhidham & Bhagat Ki Kothi (Jodhpur) from Visakhapatnam, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce Visakhapatnam-Gandhidham weekly Express and Visakhapatnam-Bhagat Ki Kothi weekly express w.e.f. 24th December 2013 from Visakhapatnam.

On the inaugural day, i.e. on 24th Dec’2013, Visakhapatnam-Bhagat Ki Kothi (Jodhpur) weekly express will leave Visakhapatnamat 07.45 a.m and Visakhapatnam-Gandhidham Express will leave at 08.00 a.m on 24th Dec’ 2013.
The route of Visakhapatnam-Bhagat Ki Kothi weekly Express will be via Vizianagaram, Rayagada, Raipur & Katni Murwra.

Similarly, the route for Visakhapatnam-Gandhidham weekly Express will be via Vijayawada, Wardha, Bhusaval, Surat, Ahmedabad.

temporarary augment by SCR

South Central Railway will temporarily augment the following Twelve Express Trains with additional Coaches to clear the extra rush / waitlisted passengers as per the details mentioned below:-

1. Train No. 12220 Secunderabad - LTT Mumbai AC Duronto Express (Tuesdays & Fridays) will be augmented with one AC III Tier Coach from 24th December, 2013 to 29th January, 2014.

2. Train No. 12219 LTT Mumbai - Secunderabad AC Duronto Express (Wednesdays & Saturdays) will be augmented with one AC III Tier Coach from 25th December, 2013 to 30th January, 2014.

3.  Train. No. 17210 Kakinada Town – Bangalore Seshadri Express will be augmented with one additional AC III Tier Coach from 22nd December, 2013 to 20th January, 2014.

4.  Train No. 17209 Bangalore – Kakinada Town Seshadri Express will be augmented with one additional AC III Tier Coach from 23rd December, 2013 to 21st January, 2014.

5.  Train. No. 12764 Secunderabad – Tirupati Padmavathi Express (Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun) will be augmented with one additional AC II Tier Coach from 22nd December, 2013 to 20th January, 2014.

6.  Train No. 12763 Tirupati – Secunderabad Padmavathi Express (Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat & Sun) will be augmented with one additional AC II Tier Coach from 23rd December, 2013 to 21st January, 2014.

7. Train. No. 12732 Secunderabad - Tirupati Bi-Weekly Express (Tuesdays & Wednesdays) will be augmented with one additional AC II Tier Coach from 24th December, 2013 to 15th January, 2014.

8. Train No. 12731 Tirupati – Secunderabad Bi-Weekly Express (Wednesdays & Thursdays) will be augmented with one additional AC II Tier Coach from 25th December, 2013 to 16th January, 2014.

9.  Train. No. 17016 Secunderabad – Bhubaneshwar Visakha Express will be augmented with one additional Sleeper Class Coach from 22nd December, 2013 to20th January, 2014.

10. Train No. 17015 Bhubaneshwar – Secunderabad Visakha Express will be augmented with one additional Sleeper Class Coach from 24th December, 2013 to 22nd January, 2014.

11. Train No. 07037 H S Nanded – Bikaner Weekly Special Train (Tuesday) will be augmented with one AC III Tier Coachand one Sleeper Class Coach o­n 24thDec, 2013.

12. Train No. 07038 Bikaner - H S Nanded Weekly Special Train (Tuesday) will be augmented with one AC III Tier Coach and one Sleeper Class Coach o­n 26th Dec, 2013.

Friday, December 20, 2013

SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN BHAGAT KI KOTHI AND ERNAKULAM JN.

For the convenience of the passengers and to clear the extra rush, Railways has decided to run o­ne special train between  Bhagat Ki Kothi and Ernakulam Jn. via Vasai Road, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Godhra, Ratlam and Nagda.

Train No.04823 Bhagat Ki Kothi-Ernakulam Jn. Special will depart from Bhagat Ki Kothi  at 00.05 hrs o­n 23rd  December, 2013 and will arrive at Ernakulam Jn. at  07.00  hrs o­n 25th December,2013. Similarly train no 04824 Ernakulam Jn.-Bhagat Ki Kothi Special will depart from  Ernakulam Jn. at 23.00 hrs o­n 25th December,2013 and will arrive at Bhagat Ki Kothi at  05.20  hrs on 28th December,2013.

Accordingly, Train no 04823 Bhagat Ki Kothi-Ernakulam Jn. Special will reach Nagda at 13.50 hrs, Ratlam at 14.45 hrs, Dahod at 16.52 hrs, Godhra at 18.50 hrs, Vadodara at 20.05 hrs, Surat at 23.05 hrs o­n 23rd December,2013 ,Vapi at 01.25 hrs , Vasai Road at 04.40 hrs o­n 24th December,2013. Similarly , Train no. 04824 Ernakulam Jn.-Bhagat Ki Kothi Special will reach Vasai Road at 04.15 hrs, Vapi at 06.30 hrs, Surat at 08.40 hrs, Vadodara at 10.40 hrs, Godhra at 12.00 hrs, Dahod at 13.01 hrs, Ratlam at 14.40 hrs and Nagda at 16.00 hrs.on 27th December,2013 over Western Railway.

Special Train between Bandra (T) - Madgaon

For the convenience of passengers and to clear extra rush during the festive season, special superfast train will be run for the benefit of passengers betweenBandra (T) and Madgaon

Train No. 09009 Bandra (T) – Madgaon Superfast Special train will depart from Bandra (T) at 00.15 hrs o­n Tuesday, 24th & 31st December, 2013 and reach Madgaon at 12.30 hrs. on same day. In return direction, Train No.09010 Madgaon – Bandra (T) Superfast Special train will depart from Madgaon at 20.00 hrs on Tuesday, 24th & 31st December, 2013 and will arrive Bandra (T) at 10.30 hrs. the next day.

The train will halt at Borivali, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Kudal, Sawantwadi and Thivim stations.

The train will have Ac 2-tier, AC 3-tier & AC Chair Car coaches.

Booking for train no. 09009 will be open from 22nd December, 2013.

Thursday, December 19, 2013

INTRODUCTION OF NEW SIX DAYS A WEEK MEMU TRAIN BETWEEN KANPUR CENTRAL- BARABANKI

64235/64236 Barabanki- KanpurCentral- Barabanki (six-days-a-week) MEMU

The 64235 Barabanki- Kanpur Central six-days-a-week (except Sunday) MEMU train will depart from Barabanki from 23.12.2013 at 07.30 a.m. to reach Kanpur Central at.10.10 a.m. the same day. In the return direction the 64236 Kanpur Central- Barabanki six-days-a-week (except Saturday) MEMU train will depart from Kanpur Central at 05.50 p.m. from 22.12.2013 to reach Barabanki at 08.50 p.m. the same day

The 64235/64236 Barabanki- Kanpur Central- Barabanki six-days-a-week MEMU Train will stop at Safedabad, Juggaur, Malhaur, Lucknow, Manknagar, Amausi, Piparsand, Harauni, Jaitipur, Kusumbhi, Ajgain, Sonik, Unnao, Magarwara & Kanpur Bridge (left) stations enroute in both the directions.

Inaugural Run of 64235 Barabanki- Kanpur Central (six-days-a-week) MEMU

The Inaugural run of 64235 Barabanki- Kanpur Central (six-days-a-week) MEMU train will take place at 08.30 a.m. at Barabanki railway station o­n 21.12.2013 and will stop at all stations enroute.

WR AUGMENTS SIX COACHES PERMANENTLY IN YUVA EXPRESS

For the convenience of passengers and to clear the waiting list, Western Railway has decided to augment six 3-Tier AC coaches in Yuva Express on permanent basis. This train runs between Bandra (T) and H. Nizammudin. The train will run with augmented coaches from 20/12/13 Ex Bandra (T) and 21/12/13 Ex-Nizammudin.

The booking for augmented coaches will start from 19th Dec, 2013.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Siliguri toy train to resume by month-end

As a Christmas gift from the Darjeeling Himalayan Railways, toy train services from Tindharia to Siliguri will resume later this month with the narrow gauge tracks re-laid.

“We have plans to resume the service to Gayabari with much fanfare. A special train will ply from Siliguri Junction till Gayabari (34 km) on that day. The date will probably be December 26,” a senior railway official said.

A landslide at Paglajhora on NH—55 in June 2010 disrupted the services from Siliguri to Kurseong.

12 HOURS BLOCK AT BAGNAN STATION ON 22.12.2013

With a view to facilitate smooth and better movement of train services, South Eastern Railway will undertake a 12 Hour Traffic-cum-Power Block for launching of 3 girders of Road Over Bridge near Bagnan Station on Howrah-Kharagpur Section from 00:45 hours to 12:45 hours on 22/12/2013 (Sunday).

As a result of this massive work being undertaken, the movement of train services over all the 3 lines viz. Up Main Line, Middle Line and Down Main Line will remain suspended. Consequent upon this Traffic-cum-Power Block, the following trains will be cancelled/rescheduled/diverted/short terminated/short originated etc:

CANCELLATION OF MAIL/EXPRESS & PASSENGER TRAINS
58012 Chakradharpur-Adra-Howrah Passenger from Chakradharpur on 21/12/2013

58014 Bokaro Steel City-Adra-Howrah Passenger from Bokaro Steel City on 21/12/2013

12883/12884 Howrah-Purulia Rupasi Bangla Express both from Howrah & Purulia on 22/12/2013

12021/12022 Howrah-Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express both from Howrah & Barbil on 22/12/2013

12857/12858 Howrah-Digha Tamralipta Express both from Howrah & Digha on 22/12/2013

12827/12828 Howrah-Purulia Express both from Howrah & Purulia on 22/12/2013

12813/12814 Howrah-Tatanagar Steel Express both from Howrah & Tatanagar on 22/12/2013

12278/12277 Puri-Howrah Shatabdi Express both from Puri & Howrah on 22/12/2013

12847/12848 Howrah-Digha Duronto Express both from Howrah & Digha on 22/12/2013

58011/58013 Howrah-Chakradharpur/Bokaro Steel City Passenger from Howrah on 22/12/2013

RESCHEDULING OF UP MAIL/ EXPRESS TRAINS
12703 Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express leaving Howrah on 22/12/2013 will be rescheduled by 4 hours 50 minutes

12245 Howrah-Yesvantpur Duronto Express leaving Howrah on 22/12/2013 will be rescheduled by 1 hour

12860 Howrah-Mumbai Gitanjali Express leaving Howrah on 22/12/2013 will be rescheduled by 2 hours and will run without Pantry Car

12841 Howrah-Chennai Central Coromandal Express leaving Howrah on 22/12/2013 will be rescheduled by 6 hours

12663 Howrah-Tiruchchirapalli Express leaving Howrah on 22/12/2013 will be rescheduled by 6 hours 55 minutes

19659 Shalimar-Udaipur Express leaving Shalimar on 22/12/2013 will be rescheduled by 2 hours

12863 Howah-Yesvantpur Express leaving Howrah on 22/12/2013 will be rescheduled by 5 hours 10 minutes

12950 Santragachi-Porbandar Kavi Guru Express leaving Santragachi on 22/12/2013 will be rescheduled by 2 hours 50 minutes

12837 Howrah-Puri Express leaving Howrah on 22/12/2013 will be rescheduled by 4 hours 30 minutes.

Moreover, 6 Down Mail/Express Trains towards Howrah, Santragachi & Shalimar will be rescheduled by 3:30 hours to 11:00 hours from originating stations on 20/21-12-2013

SHORT TERMINATION/SHORT ORIGINATION OF MAIL EXPRESS & PASSENGER TRAINS
6 pairs of Mail/Express & Passenger Trains will be short terminated at Kharagpur and beyond Kharagpur to prevent congestion in the section and will originate from Kharagpur and beyond Kharagpur on 21/22-12-2013

DIVERSION OF MAIL/EXPRESS TRAINS
9 Mail/Express Trains originating from different cities on 20/21-12-2013 will run via diverted route bypassing Kharagpur

REGULATION/CONTROL OF TRAIN SERVICES ON 22/12/2013
7 Mail/Express Trains will be controlled in S.E.Railway jurisdiction ranging from 30 minutes to 5 hours

CANCELLATION OF EMU/MEMU LOCALS ON 22/12/2013
31 number of Up EMU/MEMU Trains originating from Howrah/Santragachi/Shalimar and 35 number of Down EMU/MEMU Trains originating from various suburban stations will remain cancelled on 22/12/2013.

RUNNING OF SHUTTLE TRAIN SERVICE
To mitigate the hardship of the commuters during the block, 14 pairs of Shuttle EMU Trains will run on 22/12/2013 between Midnapur-Deulti-Midnapur, Kharagpur-Mecheda-Kharagpur & Howrah-Uluberia-Howrah. Besides, the State Government has also been requested to run additional bus services between Uluberia and Mecheda on 22/12/2013.

Additional Stoppages

South Central Railway will provide one minute additional stoppage for:-

1) Train No. 17064 / 17063 Secunderabad - Manmad - Secunderabad Ajanta Express at Umri on an experimental basis for a period of six months with effect from 18th December, 2013.

 Accordingly, Train No. 17064 Secunderabad-Manmad Ajanta Express will arrive / depart Umri at 22 20 / 22 21 hrs. In the return direction, Train No. 17063 Manmad-Secunderabad Ajanta Express will arrive / depart Umri at 04 19 / 04 20 hrs.

2)  Train No. 12765 / 12766 Tirupati – Amaravati – Tirupati Bi-weekly Express at Dharmabad will be provided for a period of six months on an experimental basis with effect from 18th December, 2013.

Accordingly, Train No. 12765 Tirupati - Amaravati Bi-Weekly Express will arrive / depart Dharmabad at 07 25 / 07 26 hrs. In the return direction, Train No. 12766 Amaravati - Tirupati Bi-Weekly Express will arrive / depart Dharmabad at 13 45 /13 46 hrs.

Monday, December 16, 2013

SPECIAL TRAINS FROM ECoR

With a view to providing comfortable journey to the passengers during X’Mas holidays and also to clear waitlisted passengers during the peak season, Railways have planned to run more pairs of Special Trains from Visakhapatnam to Gandhidham & Bhagat Ki Kothi (Jodhpur).

East Coast Railway would like passengers to avail the services of these special trains during the forthcoming X’Mas to avoid rush in regular Mail/Express long distance trains.Passengers are also requested to avail these special trains for use of the available berths by purchasing tickets through internet or at the PRS Counters.

VISAKHAPATNAM-GANDHIDHAM SPECIAL:
08501 Visakhapatnam-Gandhidham Special train will leave Visakhapatnam at 1735 hrs on every Thursday between 19th to 26th December 2013 and will arrive at Gndhidham at 0950 hrs on every Saturday. In the return direction, 08502 Gandhidham-Visakhapatnam Special train will leave Gandhidham at 2245 hrs on every Sunday between 22nd to 29th December 2013 and will arrive at Visakhapatnam at 1435 hrs on every Tuesday.

This train has one AC-2 tier, Two AC-3 tiers, 11 Sleeper Class Coaches, Six General  Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Elluru, Vijayawada, Khammam, Warrangal, Ramagundam, Ballahrsha, Wardha, Badnera, Akola, Malkapur, Bhusaval, Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Surat, Ankleswar, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad, Viramgam, Dharangdhara, Samakhiali and Bhachau between Visakhapatnam & Gandhidham.

VISAKHAPATNAM-BHAGAT KI KOTHI (JODHPUR) SPECIAL: 
08573 Visakhapatnam-Bhagat Ki Kothi (Jodhpur) Special train will leave Visakhapatnam at 0535hrs o­n every Thursday between 19th to 26th December 2013 and will arrive at Bhagat Ki Kothi at 2245hrs o­n every Friday. In the return direction, 08574 Bhagat Ki Kothi-Visakhapatnam Special train will leave Bhagat Ki Kothi at 1415 hrs on every Saturday between 21st to 28th December 2013 and will arrive at Visakhapatnam at 0820 hrs on every Monday.

This train has one AC-2 tier, Two AC-3 tiers, 11 Sleeper Class Coaches, Six General  Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Vizianagaram, Bobbli, Parvatipuram, Rayagada, Muniguda, Kesinga, Titilagarh, Kantabanji, Khariar Road, Mahasamund, Raipur, Bhatapara, Uslapur, Pendra Road, Anuppor, Shahdol, Katni Murwara, Damoh, Sagour, Malkhedi, Guna, Chhabra Gogur, Baran, Kota, Sawai Madhapur, Banasthaliniwai, Jaipur, Phulera, Makrana, Degana, Merta Road & Jodhpur between Visakhapatnam & Bhagat Ki Kothi.

Puri-Ahmedabad Special train
08401 Puri-Ahmedabad Special train will leave Puri at 0855 hrs on every Tuesday between 24th December 2013 to 28th January 2014 and will arrive at Ahmedabad at 0330 hrs on the next Thursday. In the return direction, 08402 Ahmedabad-Puri Special train will leave Ahmedabad at 1800 hrs on every Thursday between 26th December 2013 to 30th January 2014 and will arrive at Puri at 1045 hrs on Saturday.
This train has 15 General Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Chhatrapur, Brahmapur, Sompeta, Palasa, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and Duvvada in East Coast Railway jurisdiction and will run via Samalkot, Vijayawada, Warangal, Ballarshah, Wardha, Bhusawal & Surat between Puri and Ahmedabad Station.


Introduction of new Weekly Express train between Kanpur Central-Anand Vihar

In order to provide extra facility to passengers, Railway has decided to run new weekly Express train from Kanpur Central to Anand Vihar on every Sunday from 22.12.2013  as per the following programme:

14151/14152 Kanpur Central-Anand Vihar -Kanpur Central Weekly Express Train
The 14151 Kanpur Central to Anand Vihar Express train will depart from Kanpur Central on every Sunday from 22.12.2013 at 07.10 a.m. to reach Anand Vihar at.06.25 p.m. the same day. In the return direction the 14152  Anand Vihar- Kanpur Central Express train  will depart from Anand Vihar at 07.50 p.m. on every Sunday from 22.12.2013 to reach Kanpur Central at 07.30 a.m.  the next day

Consisting of, Two A.C. 3 Tier coaches, five Sleeper Class coaches , six General Class coaches & two Disabled friendly Second Class cum Luggage Van coaches, the 14151/14152 Kanpur Central-Anand Vihar -Kanpur Central Weekly Express Train will stop at Kanpur Anwarganj, Kalianpur, Kannauj, Gursahaiganj, Fatehgarh, Farrukhabad, Bhogaon, Mainpuri, Shikohabad, Tundla, and Aligarh Jn. stations enroute in both the directions.

STOPPAGE TO 19611/19612 AJMER –AMRITSAR EXPRESS

For the convenience of Rail Passengers, Railways have decided to provide additional stoppage to 19611/19612 Ajmer-Amritsar-Ajmer Express Train at Kalanwali station  on experimental basis for six months from 22.12.2013   as per the under-mentioned programme:-

19611 Ajmer-Amritsar Express Train will arrive at Kalanwali at 04.50 a.m . In the return direction, the 19612 Amritsar-Ajmer Express Train will arrive at Kalanwali station at 11.05 p.m. with two minutes stoppage in both the directions.

Extension of Miraj-Yesvantpur (Bengaluru) Special Train

Railways have decided to extend Tri-weekly special train between Miraj and Yesvantpur to clear the extra rush of passengers till 20.12.2013. The details are as under:

06518 Miraj – Yesvantpur Tri-weekly special will leave Miraj at 16.45 hrs on every Mon, Wed, Friday from 13.12.2013 to 20.12.2013 (4 trips) and arrive Yesvantpur at 06.20 hrs next day.

06517 Yesvantpur - Miraj Tri-weekly special will leave Yesvantpur at 20.40 hrs on every Sun, Tue and Thursday from 12.12.2013 to 19.12.2013 (4 trips) and arrive Miraj at 10.15 hrs next day.

Halts – Kudachi, Ghataprabha, Belgaum, Dharwar, Hubli, Davangere, Arsikere and Tumkur.

Composition – one AC First class, one AC 2-tier, one AC 3-tier, 7 Sleeper class, 5 General second class and 2 General second class cum Guard’s Brake vans.

RESERVATION: Bookings for 06518 will open from 12.12.2013.

Saturday, December 7, 2013

EXTENSION OF TWO PAIRS OF TRAINS TO KANCHEEPURAM

One pair of new EMU local train will be introduced in the Tambaram – Chengalpattu – Kancheepuram section and One pair in the Kancheepuram – Chengalpattu – Tambaram section, with effect from 09.12.2013 (Monday) as per the following schedule.

1)Train No.40509 (New No.40801), Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU local leaving Chennai Beach at 05.40 hrs. and arriving Tambaram at 06.35 hrs. will be extended to Kancheepuram and arrive Kancheepuram at 08.20 hrs.

2)Train No. 40093 (New No.40803), Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU local leaving Chennai Beach at 15.25 hrs.and arriving Tambaram at 16.20 hrs. will be extended to Kancheepuram and arrive Kancheepuram at 18.15 hrs.

3)Train No.40064 (New No.40802), Tambaram - Chennai Beach EMU local leaving Tambaram at 10.45 hrs. will start from Kancheepuram at 09.00 hrs. leave Tambaram at 10.45 hrs. and arrive Chennai Beach at 11.40 hrs.

4)Train No. 40152 (New No.40804), Tambaram - Chennai Beach EMU local leaving Tambaram at 20.55 hrs. will start from Kancheepuram at 19.10 hrs. leave Tambaram at 20.55 hrs. and arrive Chennai Beach at 21.50 hrs.

The above trains will stop at all station between Chennai Beach – Tambaram – Chennai Beach sections and will stop only at Chengalpattu, Palur, Walajabad and Kancheepuram old in the Tambaram – Kancheepuram – Tambaram sections and will run on all week days except Sundays.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

EXTRA COACHES

For the convenience of passengers and to clear waiting list, Six AC  coaches has been added temporarily in 4  pairs of trains i.e. 12979/80 Bandra (T) – Jaipur Express, 12973/74 Indore – Jaipur Express, 09728/27  Indore – Jaipur Express , 12940/39 Jaipur – Pune  Express with immediate effect.

One II AC coach is added extra in 12979/80 Bandra ( T) – Jaipur Express upto 01st February, 2014 Ex Bandra (T). After augmentation, now Bandra (T) – Jaipur  Express will run with 24 coaches.

One III AC coach is added extra in 12973/74 Indore – Jaipur Express upto 02nd February, 2014 Ex Indore. After augmentation, now Indore – Jaipur Express  will run with 14 coaches.

One III AC coach is added extra in 09728/27  Indore – Jaipur Express w.e.f. 04th December,2013 upto 01st January, 2014 Ex Indore. After augmentation, now Indore – Jaipur Express  will run with 14 coaches.

Similarly, one II AC & Two III AC coaches are added extra in 12940/39 Jaipur – Pune Express upto 29thJanuary, 2014 Ex . After augmentation, now Jaipur – Pune  Express will run with 19 coaches.

Special Trains between Gulbarga and Bhopal

Railways have decided to run two special trains between Gulbarga and Bhopal to clear the extra rush of passengers due to religious congregation ‘Ijtema’. The details of service as under –

01221 Gulbarga – Bhopal special train will leave Gulbarga at 08.00 hrs on 13.12.2013 (Friday) and will arrive Bhopal at 04.00 hrs next day. 01222 Bhopal – Gulbarga special train will leave Bhopal at 23.00 hrs on 16.12.2013 (Monday) and will arrive Gulbarga at 23.00 hrs next day.

Halts: Solapur, Daund, Manmad, Bhusaval and Khandwa,

Composition:   6 Sleeper class, 10 General second class and 2 General second class cum guard’s brake vans.

Reservation: Bookings open from 6.12.2013.

Renaming of Railway Station Narayanpet Road as “Saidapur”

Narayanpet Road Railway Station in Guntakal Division of SCR,  situated on Wadi-Raichur Section ( in Yadgir District, Karnataka State) will be renamed  as Saidapur by Shri Mallikajun Kharge, Honorable Minister for Railways  at a function to be held at Narayanpet Road Railway Station (Saidapur), Yadgir District at 02:00 pm on Saturday, the 7th  December, 2013.

 The function will be held in the august presence of Shri Baburao Chinchanasoor, Honorable Minister for Textiles, Ports & Inland Transport and District In-charge Minister, Yadgir, Govt. of Karnataka; Shri S. Pakkirappa, Hon’Honorable Member of Parliament, Raichur and Shri Basawaraj Patil Sedam, Honorable Member of Parliament (RS).

 Other Honorable public representatives concerned, dignitaries and senior railway officials will also participate in the function.

NORTHERN RAILWAY AUGMENTS TRAINS

In order to cater to the extra rush of rail passengers and to enhance the passenger carrying capacity of trains, the Railway has decided to augment the train nos.12033/34 New Delhi- Kanpur Central - New Delhi  Shatabdi Express and the 15667/15668  Kamakhya-Gandhidham Kamakhya Weekly Express from both directions as per the following programme:-

Temporary Augmentation:

The train nos.12033/34 New Delhi- Kanpur Central - New Delhi  Shatabdi Express has been provided with one additional Chair Car coach with immediate effect upto 09.12.13 from both directions.

Permanent Augmentation:

The 15667/15668  Kamakhya-Gandhidham Weekly Express shall be provided with two additional sleeper  and one second class coaches with effect from 11/12/2013 when departing from Kamakhya ( the second class coach shall however be provided to the 15667 Kamakhya-Gandhidham Weekly Express from 12.02.2014) and from 14/12/2013 when departing from Gandhidham.

NORTHERN RAILWAY RUNS SPECIAL TRAINS

 For the convenience of rail passengers and to clear extra rush, Railway has decided to run Special train as per the following programme :-

02685/02686 Yeshwantpur –Chandigarh- Yeshwantpur Superfast Special Express (02trips)
The 02685 Yeshwantpur– Chandigarh Superfast Special train will depart from Yeshwantpur o­n 11.12.2013 (one trip) at 01.50 p.m. to reach Chandigarh at 06.20 p.m. the third day. In the return direction, the 02686 Chandigarh- Yeshwantpur Superfast Express Special train will depart from Chandigarh on 14.12.2013 (one trip) at 03.15 a.m. to reach Yeshwantpur at 06.20 a.m. the third day.

Consisting of one First A.C. cum A.C. 2 Tier, one A.C. 2 Tier, three A.C. 3 Tier,08 sleeper class, 06 general class  with two disabled friendly second class cum luggage van coaches, the Special train No. 02685/02686 Yeshwantpur– Chandigarh- Yeshwantpur Superfast Special train will stop at Tumkur, Davangere, Hubli, Belgaum, Miraj, Pune, Daund, Manmad, Bhusaval,  Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, Jhansi and Agra Cantt.  stations enroute in both directions.

05036/05035 Anand Vihar T.- Gorakhpur- Anand Vihar T. (Weekly) Special (32 trips)
The 05036 Anand Vihar T.- Gorakhpur(Weekly) Festival Special Festival Special train will depart from Anand Vihar T. on every Wednesday from 11.12.2013 to 26.03.2014 (16 trips) at 01.00 p.m. to reach Gorakhpur at 04.00 a.m. the next day.
In the return direction, the 05035 Gorakhpur- Anand Vihar T. (Weekly) Festival Special Festival Special train will depart from Gorakhpur o­n every Thursday from 12.12.2013 to 27.03.2014 (16 trips) at 01.00 p.m. to reach Anand Vihar T. at 06.30 a.m. the next day.

02815/02816 Bhubaneshwar- New Delhi- Bhubaneshwar A.C. Superfast (Weekly) Special Express (08 trips)
The 02815 Bhubaneshwar- New Delhi A.C. Superfast (Weekly) Express special train will depart from Bhubaneshwar on every Sunday from 08.12.2013 to 29.12.2013 (04 trips) at 08.10 a.m. to reach New Delhi at 08.45 a.m. the next day.
In the return direction, the 02816 New Delhi- Bhubaneshwar A.C. Superfast (Weekly) Express special train will depart from New Delhi on every Monday from 09.12.2013 to 30.12.2013 (04 trips) at 01.00 p.m. to reach Bhubaneshwar at 11.05 a.m. the next day.

SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY TO RUN WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIAL TRAINS

YESVANTPUR-JAIPUR-YESVANTPUR (Tr.Nos.06529/ 06530) 
Accordingly,Train No.06529 YESVANTPUR-JAIPUR WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIAL will depart at YESVANTPUR at 10-45 hrs., on THURSDAYS, commencing from 05th, 12th, 19th& 26th December, 2013 (Total : 04 Specials ) and arrive at JAIPUR station at 10-00 hrs., on Saturdays.

In the return direction, Train No. 06530 JAIPUR-YESVANTPUR WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIAL will depart at JAIPUR at 22-05 hrs. on SATURDAYS, commencing from 07th, 14th, 21st& 28th December,2013 (Total : 04 Specials)and arrive at YESVANTPUR at 03-30 hrs., on Tuesdays.

HATIA-YESVANTPUR-HATIA (Tr.Nos.08637/08638) 
Accordingly,Train No. 08637 HATIA-YESVANTPUR WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIAL will depart at HATIA station at 18-15 hrs. on Saturdays, i.e. on 07th, 14th, 21st&28th December, 2013, 04th, 11th, 18th & 25th January, 2014(Total : 08 Specials ) and arrive at YESVANTPUR station at 05-00 hrs., on Mondays.

In the return direction, Train No. 08638 YESVANTPUR-HATIA WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIAL will depart at YESVANTPUR at 00-30 hrs. on Tuesdays, i.e. on 10th, 17th, 24th &31st Dec. 2013, 07th , 14th, 21st & 28th January, 2014 (Total: 08 Specials)and arrive at HATIA at 13-30 hrs on Wednesdays.

YESVANTPUR-JAIPUR-YESVANTPUR (Tr.Nos.06529/ 06530)
Accordingly,Train No.06529 YESVANTPUR-JAIPUR WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIAL will depart at YESVANTPUR at 10-45 hrs., on THURSDAYS, commencing from 05th, 12th, 19th& 26th December, 2013 (Total : 04 Specials ) and arrive at JAIPUR station at 10-00 hrs., on Saturdays.

In the return direction, Train No. 06530 JAIPUR-YESVANTPUR WEEKLY EXPRESS SPECIAL will depart at JAIPUR at 22-05 hrs. on SATURDAYS, commencing from 07th, 14th, 21st& 28th December,2013 (Total : 04 Specials)and arrive at YESVANTPUR at 03-30 hrs., on Tuesdays.

Special Trains between Kamakhya-Yesvantpur-Kamakya (Tr. Nos.02552/02551)
Accordingly, Train No.02552 KAMAKHYA-YESVANTPUR SUPERFAST WEEKLY SPECIAL will depart at KAMAKHYA station at 14-00 hrs. on Wednesdays, with effect from 04th Dec. 2013 to 29th January, 2014 and arrive at YESVANTPUR Station at 18-30 hrs., on Fridays. (Total : 09 Services).

In the return direction,Train No.02551 YESVANTPUR-KAMAKHYA SUPERFAST SPECIAL will depart at YESVANTPUR station at 08-30 hrs. on Saturdays,with effect from 07th Dec. 2013 to 01st February, 2014. and arrive at KAMAKHYA station at 13-30 hrs.,on Mondays(Total: 09 Services).

Unreserved Special Trains from Mumbai to Nagpur

Railways have decided to run six Special trains from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus / Dadar to Sewagram /Ajni /Nagpur to clear the extra rush of passengers on account of Bharat Ratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Maha Parinirvan Divas being celebrated at Dadar Chaitya Bhoomi o­n 6th December 2013. The details of special trains are as under:-

A) TWO UNRESERVED SPECIAL TRAINS on 6.12.2013
1) Train No. 01005 Special train will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus at 16.05 hrs o­n 6.12.2013 and will arrive Ajni at 08.10 hrs next day.

2) Train No. 01007 Special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus at 18.40 hrs on 6.12.2013 and will arrive Sewagram at 10.30 hrs next day.

B)TWO UNRESERVED SPECIAL TRAINS on 7.12.2013
3) Train No. 01011 Special will leave Dadar at 00.40 hrs o­n 7.12.2013 (midnight of 6/7.12.2013) and will arrive Nagpur at 18.00 hrs same day.

4) Train No. 01021 Special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus at 12.35 hrs on 7.12.2013 and will arrive Nagpur 03.30 hrs next day.

C)TWO UNRESERVED SPECIAL TRAINS on 8.12.2013
5) Train No. 01035 Special will leave Dadar at 00.40 hrs o­n 8.12.2013 (midnight of 7/8.12.2013) and will arrive Nagpur at 18.00 hrs same day.

6) Train No. 01037 Special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus at 18.40 hrs on 8.12.2013 and will arrive Nagpur at 12.10 hrs next day.

HALTS: Dadar (for 01005, 01007 & 01037), Kalyan, Kasara, Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Manmad, Chalisgaon, Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Malkapur, Jalamb, Akola, Murtizapur, Badnera, Dhamangaon, Pulgaon, Wardha, Sewagram and Ajni (for 01011, 01021, 01035 & 01037).

COMPOSITION: 11 General second class, and 2 general second class cum guard’s brake vans.

Special Trains by South Central Railway

South Central Railway will run eight special trains between Vijayawada and Secunderabad via., Guntur and Nalgonda to clear the extra rush of passengers as detailed below:

Accordingly, Train No. 07207 Vijayawada – Secunderabad special train will depart Vijayawada at 23 00 hrs on 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th December, 2013 (Thursdays)and arrive Secunderabad at 0540 hrs on the next day.

In the return direction, Train No. 07208 Secunderabad – Vijayawada special train will depart Secunderabad at 23 15 hrs on 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th December, 2013 (Fridays) and arrive Vijayawada at 05 45 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, these special trains will stop at Mangalagiri, Guntur, Sattenapalle, Piduguralla, Nadikude, Miryalguda and Nalgonda in both the directions.

These special trains will have 15 Coaches viz., one AC II tier, one AC III tier, six Sleeper class, five General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage cum Brake van coaches.

South Central Railway will run eight AC Super Fast Special Trains between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam to clear the extra rush of passengers as detailed below:

Accordingly, Train No. 02728 Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam AC Super Fast Special train will depart Secunderabad at 22 10 hrs on 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th December, 2013 (Fridays) and arrive Visakhapatnam at 10 35 hrs on the next day.

In the return direction, Train No. 02727 Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad AC Super Fast Special train will depart Visakhapatnam at 19 05 hrs on 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th December, 2013 (Saturdays)and arrive Secunderabad at 07 50 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, these AC Super Fast Special trains will stop at Kazipet, Warangal, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalli and Duvvada in both the directions.

These AC Super Fast special trains will consist of 17 Coaches viz., one Ist AC, three AC II tier, eleven AC III tier and two motor van coaches.


Monday, December 2, 2013

Winter Specials by Northern Railway

To cater to the extra passenger rush during the winter season, Northern Railway has decided to run Special Trains as per the following programme:

04604/04603 Jammu Tawi- Pathankot- JammuTawi DEMU (Five-Days-a-Week) Winter Special Train (22 Trips)
The 04604 Jammu Tawi- Pathankot DEMU (Five-Days-a-Week) winter special train will depart from Jammu Tawi at 09.50 a.m. to reach Pathankot at 12.20 noon the same day, while in the return direction, the 04603 Pathankot- Jammu Tawi DEMU (Five-Days-a-Week) winter special train will depart from Pathankot at 02.20 p.m. to reach Jammu Tawi at 04.50 p.m. the same day from Monday to Friday (except Saturday & Sunday) from 02.12.2013 to 31.12.2013 (22 trips in each direction).

The 04604/04603 Jammu Tawi- Pathankot- Jammu Tawi DEMU (Five-Days-a-Week except Saturday & Sunday) winter special train will stop at Bari Brahman,  Vijaypur Jammu,  Block Hut Basantar, Sambha, Ghagwal, Hira Nagar,  Chakdayala,  Chhan Arorian, Budhi, Kathua, Madhopur Punjab, Sujanpur & Bharoli stations enroute in both directions.

04511/04512 Saharanpur- Ambala Cantt.- Saharanpur Daily MEMU Winter Special Train (62 Trips)
The 04511 Saharanpur- Ambala Cantt. Daily MEMU winter special train will depart from Saharanpurat 04.45 a.m. to reach Ambala Cantt. at 06.30 a.m. the same day, while in the return direction, the 04512 Ambala Cantt.- Saharanpur Daily MEMU winter special train will depart from Ambala Cantt. at 08.35 p.m. to reach Saharanpur at 10.35 p.m. the same day from 01.12.2013 to 31.12.2013 (31 trips in each direction).

The 04511/04512 Saharanpur- Ambala Cantt.- Saharanpur Daily MEMU winter special train will stop at  Pilkhani, Sarsawa, Kalanaur, Jagadhari, Jagadhari Workshop, Darazpur, Mustafabad, Barara, Tandwal, Kesri & Dukheri stations enroute in both directions.

Train No. 09407/09408 Ahmedabad-Lucknow JN - Ahmedabad Weekly Special:

The 09407 Ahmedabad-Lucknow Jn Weekly Special train shall depart from Ahmedabad on 02.12, 09.12, 16.12, 23.12 & 30.12.2013 (total 5 trips- all Mondays). In the return direction, the 09408 Lucknow JN - Ahmedabad Weekly Special train shall depart from Lucknow Jn on 04.12, 11.12, 18.12, 25.12.2013 & 01.01.2014 (total 5 trips- all Wednesdays)

Train No. 09003/09004 Mumbai Central-New Delhi-Mumbai Central (Bi-Weekly) AC “S.F”. special train.

The 09003 Mumbai Central-New Delhi (Bi-Weekly) AC  Superfast special train shall depart from Mumbai Central o­n 03.12, 07.12, 10.12, 14.12 ,17.12, 21.12, 24.12 & 28.12.2013 (total 08 trips- Tuesdays and Saturdays). In the return direction, the 09004 New Delhi-Mumbai Central (Bi-Weekly) AC Superfast train shall depart from New Delhi on 04.12, 08.12, 11.12, 15.12, 18.12, 22.12, 25.12 and 29.12. 2013 (total 08 trips- Wednesdays and Sundays)

Train No. 09005/09006 Mumbai Central-New Delhi- Mumbai Central (Bi-Weekly) AC “Super fast” special train.

The Train No. 09005 Mumbai Central-New Delhi (Bi-Weekly) AC Super fast special train shall depart from Mumbai Central on 01.12, 04.12, 08.12, 11.12, 15.12 ,18.12, 22.12,25.12 & 29.12.2013 (total 09 trips- Wednesdays and Sundays). In the return direction, the 09006 New Delhi-Mumbai Central (Bi-Weekly) AC Superfast train shall depart from New Delhi on 02.12, 05.12, 09.12, 12.12, 16.12, 19.12, 23.12, 26.12 and 30.12. 2013 (total 09 trips- Thursdays and Mondays)

Train No.09021/09022 Bandra (T)-Jammu Tawi-Bandra (T) (Weekly) “Super Fast” special train:
The Train No.09021 Bandra (T)-Jammu Tawi Weekly Super Fast special train shall depart from Bandra (T) on 02.12, 09.12, 16.12 ,23.12 & 30.12.2013 (total 05 trips- Mondays). In the return direction, the 09022 Jammu Tawi-Bandra (T) Weekly Super Fast special train shall depart from Jammu Tawi on 04.12,  11.12, 18.12, 25.12. 2013 and on 01.01.2014 (total 05 trips- Wednesdays)

Train No.09303/09304 Indore-Chandigarh-Indore (Weekly) special train:
The Train No.09303 Indore-Chandigarh Weekly special train shall depart from Indore on 05.12, 12.12, 19.12 & 26.12.2013 (total 04 trips- Thursdays). In the return direction, the 09304 Chandigarh-Indore (Weekly) special trainshall depart from Chandigarh o­n 06.12, 13.12, 20.12. and 27.12.2013  (total 04 trips- Fridays)

Train No.09013/09014 Bandra (T)-Lucknow Jn.-Bandra (T) Weekly “S.F.” Express special train ;
The Train No.09013 Bandra (T)-Lucknow Jn. Weekly Superfast Express special train shall depart from Bandra (T) on 07.12, 14.12, 21.12 & 28.12.2013 (total 04 trips- Saturdays). In the return direction, the 09014 Lucknow Jn.-Bandra (T) Weekly “Superfast Express special train  shall depart from Lucknow Jn.-on 08.12, 15.12, 22.12 & 29.12.2013 (total 04 trips- Sundays).

05903/05904 Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Special (9 TRIPS IN EACH DIRECTION)
The 05903 Dibrugarh-Chandigarh Special train shall depart from Dibrugarh on 06.12.2013, 13.12.2013, 20.12.2013, 27.12.2013, 03.01.2014, 10.01.2014, 17.01,2014, 24.01.2014, 31.01.2014(09 TRIPS) (all Fridays). In the return direction, the 05904 Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Special train shall depart from Chandigarh o­n 08.12.2013, 15.12.2013, 22.12.2013, 29.12.2013, 05.01.2014, 12.01.2014, 19.01.2014, 26.01.2014, 02.02.2014 ( 09 TRIPS)(all Sundays)

The 05903/05904 shall consist of one AC II tier, nine AC III Tier, two Sleeper and four general class coaches besides two disabled friendly second class cum luggage vans.

02235/02236 New Delhi-Guwahati Superfast Special(9 TRIPS IN EACH DIRECTION)
The 02235/02236 Guwahati - New Delhi Superfast Special shall  depart from Guwahati o­n 04.12.2013, 11.12.2013, 18.12.2013, 25.12.2013, 01.01.2014, 08.01.2014, 15.01.2014, 22.01.2014, 29.01.2014(09 TRIPS). In the return direction, the 05904 New Delhi-Guwahati Special train shall depart from New Delhi o­n 06.12.203, 13.12.2013, 20.12.2013, 27.12.2013, 03.01.2014, 10.01.2014, 17.01.2014, 24.01.2014, 31.01.2014 (09 TRIPS).

The 02235/02236 New Delhi-Guwahati Superfast Special shall consist of four AC II tier, three AC III Tier, three Sleeper and two general class coaches besides two disabled friendly second class cum luggage vans.

04051 Anand Vihar Terminal – Jammu Tawi Express Special train shall  depart from Anand Vihar Terminal  o­n every Monday, Tuesday ,Thursday,  Friday &  Saturday from 25.11.2013 to 14.12.2013( 15 trips)at 11.45 p.m.  to reach Jammu Tawi at  11.50 a.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 04052 Jammu Tawi - Anand Vihar Terminal  Express Special train shall depart from Jammu Tawi at 05.40 p.m.  on every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday  from 26.11.2013 to 15.12.2013( 15 trips) to reach Anand Vihar Terminal at  05.45 a.m. the next day

Consisting of nine Sleeper and four general class coaches besides luggage vans, the 04051/04052 Anand Vihar Terminal – Jammu Tawi Express Special Train will stop at Ghaziabad, Meerut City, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantt., Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt. And Chakki Bank stations enroute in both directions.