New DEMU services Via Munger new Rail cum Road Bridge

New Trains Introduction, Extensions, by Eastern Railways

New Trains to be Introduced by NFR .

Introduction of New Trains

Commencement of 20 Budget announced Train Services

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
S.No.	Train No. and Name	Station for inauguration
1.	13137/13138 Barrackpore-Azamgarh Express (Weekly)	Barrackpore
2.	15111/15112 Chhapra-Manduadih Intercity Express (Daily)	Manduadih
3.	51437/51438 Miraj-Kurudwadi Passenger (Daily)	Miraj
4.	68061/68062 Adra-Asansol MEMU (Daily)	Adra
5.	68083/68084 Adra-Bishnupur MEMU (Daily)	Adra
6.	22870/22869 Visakhapatnam-Chennai Express (Weekly)	Visakhapatnam
7.	22801/22802 Visakhapatnam-Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Weekly)	Visakhapatnam
8.	12761/12762 Karimnagar-Tirupati Express (Weekly)	Tirupati
9.	12775/12776 Kakinada-Secunderabad AC Express (Tri-weekly)	Kakinada
10	11651/11652 Jabalpur-Singrauli Intercity Express (Daily)	Jabalpur
11.	Anandnagar-Barahani Passenger (Daily)	Anandnagar
12.	Gorakhpur-Siwan passenger (Daily) via Kaptanganj,Thawe	Gorakhpur
	Railway Budget 2011-12
13.	22205/22206 Chennai-Madurai AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)	Chennai
14.	22207/22208 Chennai-Trivandrum AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)	Chennai
15	12035/12036 Jaipur-Agra Shatabdi Express (6 days a week)	Jaipur
16.	66304/66305 Kollam-Nagercoil MEMU (6 days a week)	Kollam

EXTENSION:

	Railway Budget 2012-13
1.	15013/15014 Kathgodam-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Expressupto Jodhpur	Delhi Sarai Rohilla
2.	12037/12038 New Delhi-Ludhiana Shatabdi Expressupto Moga (2 days).	Ludhina

INCREASE IN FREQUENCY:

	Railway Budget 2012-13
1.	12457/12458 Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Bikaner Express from 3 days to daily.	Bikaner
2.	Increase in frequency of 12731/12732 Secunderabad-Tirupati Express with new no. and route (via Kacheguda,Dhone, Gooty, Dharmavaram)	Secundrabad

THREE WEEKLY SUPER FAST EXPRESS TRAINS

Railways decided to introduce the following three weekly super-fast express trains –

1.Bhubaneswar – Tirupati – Bhubaneswar [Train No. 22871 / 22872]

Train No.22871 will leave Bhubaneswaron Saturdays with effect from 14.07.2012 at 12.00 noon.It will reach Visakhapatnamat 07.00 p.m. leaves at 07.20 p.m. o­n Saturday, and reaches Tirupati at 08.25 a.m. o­n Sunday.Train No.22872 will leave Tirupation Sundays with effect from 15.07.2012 at 01.00 p.m, will reach Visakhapatnamon Monday at 02.00 a.m(night), leaves at 02.20 a.m and reaches Bhubaneswar the same day at 10.10 a.m.Enroute this pair stop at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Chatrapur, Brahmapur, Sompeta, Palasa, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, o­ngole, Nellore andGudur.

2.Visakhapatnam – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) -Visakhapatnam [Train No.22847 / 22848 via Vizianagaram, Rayagada, Raipur, Nagpur].


Train No.22847 will leave Visakhapatnam o­n Sundays with effect from 15.07.2012 at 08.30 a.m.It will reach LTT–Mumbai o­n Monday at 01.35 p.m.In the return direction, Train no.22848 will leave LTT-Mumbai o­n Tuesdays with effect from 17.07.2012 at 12.15 a.m (midnight) and will reach Visakhapatnam o­n Wednesday at 05.30 a.m. Enroute this pair stop at Vizianagaram, Bobbili, Parvatipuram, Rayagada, Muniguda, Kesinga, Titlagarah, Kantabanji, Khariar Road, Mahasamund, Raipur, Durg, Gondia, Nagpur, Wardha, Badnera, Akola, Bhusawal, Manmad, Nasik Road and Kalyan.

3.Puri–Yesvantpur–PuriGaribrath Super-fast express [Train No.22883 / 22884 via Visakhapatnam, Vijyawada, Guntur, Anantapur, Dharmavaram]

Train No.22883 will leave Puri o­n Fridays with effect from 20.07.2012 at 02.45 p.m., will reach Visakhapatnam the same day at 10.35 p.m., leaves at 10.55 p.m. and will reach Yeswantpur o­n Saturday at 08.00 p.m.In the return direction Train No.22884 will leave Yeswantpur o­n Saturday at 10.40 p.m.(night), will reach Visakhapatnam on Sunday at 10.20 p.m leaves at 10.40 p.m and will reach Puri o­n Monday at 05.55 a.m.Enroute, this pair stop at Khurda Road, Chatrapur, Brahmapur, Sompeta, Palasa, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Anakapalle, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Guntur,Narasaraopet, Donakonda, Markarpur Road, Nandayal, Dhone, Anantapur, Dharmavaram, Hindupur, and Yelahanka.

WESTERN RAILWAY INTRODUCES NEW TRAINS FOR BIKANER, DELHI, JODHPUR

For the convenience of passengers, WR will introduce new trains between Bandra (T) – Bikaner, Bandra (T) – Delhi Sarai Rohilla and Valsad-Jodhpur.

·Bandra (T)–Bikaner Weekly Superfast Express (From 17/7/12 Ex Bandra (T))

Train No.22474 Bandra (T) - Bikaner Weekly Superfast Express will leave Bandra (T) at 14.35 hrs o­n every Tuesday from 17th July, 2012 and reach Bikaner at 12.35 hrs, the next day.Similarly, in return direction Train No. 22473 Bikaner – Bandra (T) Weekly Superfast Express will leave Bikaner at 14.55 hrs o­n every Monday from 23rd July, 2012 and reach Bandra (T) at 12.45 hrs, the next day.
The train will have AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, Sleeper class and second class general coaches. The train will halt at Borivali, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Mehesana Jn., Unjha, Sidhpur, Palanpur, Abu Road, Marwar Jn., Pali Marwar, Luni, Jodhpur, Merta Rd., Nagaur and Nokha  stations in both directions.


·Bandra (T)-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Weekly Express (From 18/7/12 Ex Bandra (T))


Train No. 19029   Bandra (T)-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Weekly Express will leave Bandra (T) at 12.25 hrs o­n every Wednesday from 18th July, 2012 to reach Delhi  Sarai  Rohilla   at 13.20  hrs the next day. Similarly, in return direction, Train No. 19030  Delhi Sarai Rohilla  -Bandra (T) (Weekly) Express will leave Delhi Sarai Rohilla  at 15.50  hrs o­n every Thursday  from 19th July, 2012 and arrive Bandra (T) at 17.10  hrs, the next day. The train will comprise of AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, Sleeper class and second class general coaches. The train enroute will stop at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahemdabad, Sabarmati, Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Sirohi Road, Falna, Rani, Ajmer, Kishangarh, Phulera, Ringas, Shri Madhopur, Nim ka Thana, Narnaul, Rewari, Gurgaon and Delhi Cantt stations in both directions.

·Valsad - Jodhpur Weekly Express (From 24/7/12 Ex Valsad)

Train No.19055 Valsad - Jodhpur Weekly Express will leave Valsad at 22.40 hrs o­n every Tuesday from 24th July, 2012 and reach Jodhpur at 14.45 hrs, the next day. Similarly, in return direction Train No. 19056 Jodhpur - Valsad Weekly Express will leave Jodhpur at 16.30 hrs o­n every Wednesday from 25th July, 2012 and reach Valsad at 09.25 hrs, the next day. The train will have AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, Sleeper class and II class general accommodation. The train will halt at Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Sabarmati, Mahesana Jn., Palanpur, Abu Road, Sirohi Road, Falna Marwar Jn., Pali Marwar and Luni stations in both directions.

The Booking for Train No.22474, 19029 and 19055 will start from 15th July, 2012.

Salient Features of Central Railways New Timetable 2012-12

Central Railway has planned to introduce following Mail Express / Passenger trains during the year 2012-2013. The date of introduction will be notified later. The details are as under:

New Trains:

1. SAINAGAR SHIRDI – PANDHAPUR TRI-WEEKLY EXPRESS

Train No. 11001 Sainagar Shirdi – Pandhapur Tri-weekly Express train will leave Sainagar Shirdi at 05.00 hours o­n every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday which will arrive at Pandharpur at 12.15 hours same day.    
Train No. 11002 Pandharpur – Sainagar Shirdi Tri-weekly Express train will leave Pandharpur at 13.20 hours o­n every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday which will arrive Sainagar Shirdi at 20.30 hours same day.

Composition: o­ne AC-2 Tier, o­ne AC-3 Tier, 7 sleeper class, 6 general second class and 2 general second class cum guards brake vans
Halts: Puntamba, Belapur, Ahmednagar, Daund, Bhigwan, Parewadi, Jeur, Kem, Kurduwadi and Modlimb..

2. PUNE – AMRAVATI BI-WEEKLY EXPRESS

Train No. 11405 Pune – Amravati Bi-weekly Express will leave Pune at 22.00 hours o­n every Sunday and Friday which will arrive at Amravati at 15.00 hours next day.
Train No. 11406 Amravati – Pune Bi-weekly Express will leave Amravati at 18.30 hours o­n every Monday and Saturday which will arrive at Pune at 13.15 hours next day.

Composition: o­ne AC-2 Tier, o­ne AC-3 Tier, 5 Sleeper Class, 6 General second class and 2 general second class cum guards brake vans
Halts: Uruli, Daund, Jeur, Kurduwadi, Barsi Town, Usmanabad, Latur, Latur Road, Parli Vaijnath, Parbhani, Purna, Hingoli, Washim, Akola, Murtizapur and Badnera.

3. LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS – KAMAKHYA WEEKLY SUPER FAST EXPRESS

Train No. 12519 LTT – Kamakhya Weekly Super fast Express will leave LTT at 07.50 hours o­n every Sunday which will arrive at Kamakhya at 04.15 hours o­n third day.
Train No. 12520 Kamakhya – LTT Weekly Super Fast Express will leave Kamakhya at 20.50 hours o­n every Thursday which will arrive at LTT at 17.50 hours o­n third day.

Composition: o­ne First AC, Four AC-2 Tier, 12 AC-3 Tier, 1 Pantry Car and 2 Generator cum guards brake vans
Halts: Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Khandwa, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Mirzapur, Mughalsarai, Patna, Begusarai, Khagaria, Naugachjia, Kishanganj, New Coochbehar, Katihar, New Jalpaiguri and New Bongaigaon.

4. NAGPUR – SECUNDERABAD TRI-WEEKLY SUPER FAST EXPRESS

Train No. 12771 Secunderabad – Nagpur Tri-weekly Super fast Express will leave Secunderabad at 22.00 hours o­n every Monday, Wednesday and Friday which will arrive at Nagpur at 08.15 hours next day.
Train No. 12772 Nagpur - Secunderabad Tri-weekly Super fast Express will leave Nagpur at 22.00 hours o­n every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday which will arrive at Secunderabad at 08.25 hours next day.

Composition: o­ne AC-2 tier, o­ne AC-3 tier, 8 Sleeper class, 6 General second class and 2 General second class cum guards brake vans
Halts: Butibori, Sewagram, Warora, Chandrapur, Ballarshah, Manikgarh Jn., Sirpur Kaghaznagar, Bellampalli, Manchiryal, Ramagundam, Kazipeth and Jangaon.

5. SOLAPUR – YESVANTPUR TRI-WEEKLY SUPER FAST EXPRESS

Train No. 12133 Solapur – Yesvantpur Tri-weekly Super fast Express will leave Solapur at 19.20 hours o­n every Monday, Wednesday and Friday which will arrive at Yesvantpur at 07.10 hours next day.
Train No. 12134 Yesvantpur – Solapur Tri-weekly Super Fast Express will leave Yesvantpur at 20.50 hours o­n every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday which will arrive at Solapur at 08.40 hours next day.
Composition: o­ne First AC cum AC 2-tier, o­ne AC-2 Tier, o­ne AC-3 Tier, 7 Sleeper class, 6 General second class and 2 General second class cum guards brake vans
Halts: Gulbarga, Wadi Jn., Raichur, Mantralayam Road, Adoni, Guntkal, anantpur, Dharmavaram and Yelahanka.

6. DADAR – TIRUNELVELI WEEKLY EXPRESS

Train No. 22629 Dadar – Tirunelveli Weekly Super Fast Express will leave Dadar at 20.40 hours o­n every Friday which will arrive at Tirunelveli at 04.00 hours o­n third day.
Train No. 22630 Tirunelveli-Dadar Weekly Super Fast Express will leave Tirunelveli at 07.10 hours o­n every Wednesday which will arrive at Dadar at 15.10 hours next day.

Composition: o­ne AC-2 tier, o­ne AC 3 tier, 6 Sleeper class, 6 General Second class and 2 General second class cum guards brake vans.
Halts:      Thane, Panvel, Roha, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Thivim, Madgaon, Karwar, Honnavar, Udupi, Manglore Jn., Kannur, Kozhikode, Shoranur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar and Kovilpatti.

7. SAINAGAR SHIRDI – VISAKHAPATNAM WEEKLY SUPER FAST EXPRESS

Train No. 22801 Visakhapatnam – Sainagar Shirdi Weekly Super Fast Express will leave Visakhapatnam at 09.10 hrs o­n every Thursday and will arrive Sainagar Shirdi at 12.15 hrs next day.
Train No. 22802 Sainagar Shirdi – Visakhapatnam weekly Super Fast Express will leave Sainagar Shirdi at 19.10 hrs o­n every Friday and will arrive Visakhapatnam at 22.15 hrs next day.

Composition: o­ne AC-2 tier, Two AC-3 tier, 7 Sleeper class, 6 General Second class and 2 General second class cum guards brake vans.
Halts:      Puntamba, Kopargaon, Manmad Jn., Nagarsol, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Purna Jn., H.S.Nanded, Nizamabad, Kamareddi, Secunderabad, Kazipeth, Warangal, Tuni, Khammam, Vijaywada, Eluru, Rajamundry, Samalkot, Ellamanchi, Anakapalle and Duwada.

8. LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS –VISAKHAPATNAM WEEKLY SUPER FAST EXPRESS

Train No. 22847 Visakhapatnam – LTT weekly Super Fast Express will leave Visakhapatnam at 08.30 hours o­n every Sunday which will arrive at LTT at 13.35 hours next day.
Train No. 22848 LTT-Visakhapatnam weekly Super Fast Express will leave LTT at 00.15 hours o­n every Tuesday (mid-night of Monday/Tuesday) which will arrive at Visakhapatnam at 05.30 hours next day.

Composition: o­ne AC-2 tier, o­ne AC-3 tier, 6 Sleeper class, 6 General second class and 2 General second class cum guards brake vans
Halts: Kalyan, Nasik Road, Manmad, Bhusaval, Akola, Badnera, Wardha, Nagpur, Gondia, Durg, Raipur, Mahasamund, Khariar Road, Kantabanji, Titlagarh, Kesinga, Muniguda, Rayagada, Parvtipuram, Bobbili Jn. And Vizianagaram.

9. MIRAJ – KURDUWADI DAILY PASSENGER

Train No. 51437 Kurduwadi-Miraj passenger will leave Kurduwadi daily at 06.05 hours which will arrive at Miraj at 10.35 hours same day.
Train No. 51438 Miraj – Kurduwadi passenger will leave Miraj daily at 11.50 hours which will arrive at Kurduwadi at 16.25 hours same day.

Composition: 9 General second class and 2 General second class cum guards brake vans
Halt: Will halt at all station enroute.

Increase in frequency:


Central Railway has planned to increase the frequency of following trains during the year 2012-13.

1. 17003/17004 Hyderabad – Shri chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj Terminus (Kolhapur) Express from Bi-weekly to Daily from the date to be notified later.



2.16535 Golgumbaz Express presently running as Triweekly will run daily from Yashvantpur w.e.f 11.7.2012.16536 Golgumbaz Express presently running as Triweekly will run daily from Solapur w.e.f. 12.7.2012.



CHANGE IN DAYS OF SERVICES:



1. 11035/11036 Dadar- Mysore Sharavati Express – Consequent to the extension of Dadar – Yesvantpur Chalukya Express the day of 11035/11036 Dadar – Mysore Sharavati Express will be changed from the date to be notified later. 
The details are as under –  
Train No. 11035 Dadar – Mysore Sharavati Express will leave Dadar o­n every Thursday instead of Tuesday. Train No. 11036 Mysore – Dadar Sharavati Express will leave Mysore o­n every Sunday instead of Thursday. 
There will be no change in timing, path and halts of the train.


Extension of Trains:

  1. EXTENSION OF 11026/11025 PUNE – MANMAD EXPRESS UPTO BHUSAVAL –  

The train No. 11026 leaving Pune extended upto Bhusaval w.e.f. 1.7.2012 and the train No. 11025
extended to leave Bhusaval w.e.f. 2.7.2012. The details are as under – Train No. 11026 will leave 
Pune at 11.45 hrs (instead of 12.50 hrs) which will arrive Bhusaval at 22.10 hrs same day. Train No. 11025 will leave Bhusawal at 00.25 hrs and arrive Pune at 12.05 hrs same day. There is no change in the timings from Manmad to Pune. 
Halts : With the extension the train has provided halt at Chauk, Mohope, Chikhale, Chalisgaon, Pachora (on experimental basis for the period of six months) and Jalgaon (on permanent basis).     


2. EXTENSION OF 11017 / 11018 DADAR – YESVANTPUR CHALUKYA EXPRESS      

Train No. 11017 / 11018 Dadar – Yesvantpur Chalukya Express (6 days in a week) will be extended to
Puducherri for 3 days to run as 11005/11006 Dadar – Puducherri Tri-weekly Express and for remaining three days will be extended to Tirunelveli to run as 11021/11022 Dadar – Tirunelvelli Tri-weekly Express from the date to be notified later. The details are as under-  

2.1) 11005/11006 DADAR – PUDUCHERRI TRI-WEEKLY EXPRESS

Train No. 11005 will leave Dadar o­n every Sunday, Monday and Saturday at 21.30 hrs and arrive Puducherri at 10.00 hrs o­n third day. Train No. 11006 will leave Puducherri o­n every Tuesday, Wednesday and Monday at 17.00 hrs and arrive Dadar at 05.50 hrs o­n third day.  

2.2) 11021/11022 DADAR – TIRUNELVELI TRI-WEEKLY EXPRESS

Train No. 11021 will leave Dadar o­n every Friday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 21.30 hrs and arrive
Tirunelveli at 12.40 o­n third day. Train No. 11022 will leave Tirunelveli o­n every Sunday, Thursday and Friday at 14.00 hrs and arrive Dadar at 05.50 hrs o­n third day. 


Shifting of Terminals :


1. 12167/12168 Dadar – Varanasi Super Fast Express will leave from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus w.e.f. 8.10.2012 and leaving Varanasi w.e.f. 8.10.2012 will arrive at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (instead of Dadar).  

2. 11057/11058 Dadar – Amritsar Express will leave from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus w.e.f. 22.10.2012 and leaving Amritsar w.e.f. 20.10.2012 will arrive at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (instead of Dadar)

3. 12051/12052 Mumbai CST – Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express will leave from Dadar w.e.f. 1.11.2012 and leaving Madgaon w.e.f. 31.10.2011 will arrive at Dadar (instead of Mumbai CST).  

4. 12071/12072 Mumbai CST – Aurangabad Jan Shatabdi Express will leave from Dadar w.e.f. 1.11.2012 and leaving Aurangabad w.e.f. 31.10.2012 will arrive at Dadar (instead of Mumbai CST).

Four Express Trains to be Inaugurated From Secunderabad / Hyderabad on 11th July, 2012

The following four Express trains which were announced in the Railway Budget will be inaugurated o­n 11th July, 2012 from Secunderabad / Hyderabad.

1)Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Tri-Weekly AC Duronto Express:
On its Inaugural run, Train No. 02204 Secunderabad-Vishakhapatnam Tri-weekly AC Duronto Express will depart Secunderabad at 11.30 hrs o­n 11th July, 2012 (Wednesday) and arrive Vishakhapatnam at 21.30 hrs on the same day.
This train will commence its regular services o­n 12th July, 2012 from Visakhapatnam,and from Secunderabad o­n 14th July, 2012. This is a point to point non stop Express and will not stop at intermediate stations.Accordingly, Train No. 22204 Secunderabad-Vishakhapatnam Tri-weekly AC Duronto express will depart Secunderabad at 20.30 hrs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and arrive at Vishakhapatnam at 06.05 hrs o­n the next day. In the return direction, Train no 22203 Tri-weekly AC Duronto express will depart Vishakhapatnam at 22.35 hrs o­n all Tuesdays,Thursdays and Sundays and arrive Secunderabad at 08.00 hrs o­n the next day.
This Train will have 15 coaches Viz.,one AC First class, three AC II Tier, nine AC III Tier and two break van cum power car coaches.

2)Hyderabad-Bellampalli-Hyderabad Daily Intercity Express:
On its Inaugural run, Train No.07011 Hyderabad-Bellampalli Intercity Express will depart Hyderabad at 11.30 hrs o­n 11th July, 2012 and arrive at Bellampally at 16.05 hrs the same day. In the return direction, Train No.07012 Bellampalli-Hyderabad Intercity Express will depart Bellampalli at 16.55 hrs and arrive Hyderabad at 21.50 hrs o­n the same day.
The regular service of this train will commence from 12th July, 2012 from both the directions. Accordingly, Train No. 17011 Hyderabad–Bellampalli Daily Intercity Express will depart Hyderabad at 05.15 hrs and arrive Bellampalli at 10.00 hrs o­n the same day.In the return direction Train No.17012 Bellampalli-Hyderabad Intercity Express will depart Bellampalli at 10.30 hrs and arrive Hyderabad at 15.45 hrs o­n the same day. Enroute this train will stop at Secunderabad, Bhongir, Aler, Jangoan Kazipet, Uppal, Jammikunta, Potkapalli, Odela, Kolanur, Peddampalli, Ramagundam and Manchiryal stations in both the directions.
This train will have 15 Coaches Viz., Ten Chair Car, o­ne AC chair Car,two General second class and two Second Class Luggage Cum Break Van coaches totaling to 15 coaches.

3)Secunderabad-Dharbhanga-Secunderabad Bi weekly Express Train:
On its inaugural run Train No.07007 Secunderabad-Dharbhanga Bi-weekly Express will depart Secunderabad at 11.40 hrs o­n 11th July, 2012 and arrive Dharbhanga at 01 15 hrs o­n the second day. In the return direction also, the train will run as a Special Train No.07008 Darbhanga-Secunderabad Express and will depart Darbhanga o­n 14th July 2012 at 07.00 hrs. and will arrive Secunderabad at 22.10 hrs. the next day.
This Train will commence its regular run o­n 14th July, 2012 from Secunderabad and o­n 17th July 2012 from Dharbhanga. o­n its regular run,Train No 17007 Secunderabad Dharbhanga Bi-Weekly Express will depart Secunderabad at 22 00 hrs o­n Tuesdays and Saturdays and arrive Dharbhanga at 13 00 hrs o­n Thursdays and Mondays respectively. In the return direction, 17008 Dharbhanga- Secunderabad Bi-weekly Express will depart Dharbhanga at 07 00 hrs o­n Fridays and Tuesdays and arrive Secunderabad at 22 10 hrs o­n Saturdays and Wednesdays respectively.
Enroute, these Trains will stop at Kazipet, Ramagundam, Manchiryal, Sirpurkaghaznagar, Balharshah, Gondia, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Ranchi, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Chittaranjan, Madhupur, Jaisidih, Jhaja, Kiul, Barauni and Samastipur stations.
These Trains will have 18 coaches viz., o­ne AC Two Tier, two AC Three Tier, Seven Sleeper Class, Six General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches.

4)Hyderabad-Ajmer weekly Express Train:
On its inaugural run, Train No.07020 Hyderabad-Ajmer Weekly Express will depart Hyderabad at 11.40 hrs o­n 11th July, 2012 and arrive Ajmer at 23.45 hrs o­n the second day. In the return direction also, the train will run as a Special Train No.07019 Ajmer-Secunderabad Express and will depart Ajmer o­n 14th July 2012 at 17.40 hrs. and will arrive Secunderabad at 08.10 hrs. the second day.
This Train will commence its regular service from 14th July, 2012 from Hyderabad and from 17th July 2012 from Ajmer. Accordingly, Train No 17020 will depart Hyderabad at15 00 hrs o­n Saturdays and will reach Ajmer at 03 05 o­n Mondays. In the return direction, Train No 17019 Ajmer-Hyderabad Weekly Express depart will depart Ajmer at 17 40 hrs o­n Tuesdays and reach Hyderabad o­n Thursday at 08 10 hrs.
Enroute these trains will stop at Secunderabad, Malkajgiri, Medchal, Kamareddy, Nizamabad, Basar, H S Nanded, Parbhani Junction, Jalna, Aurangabad, Manmad junction, Jalogaon, Bhusaval, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Harda, Itarsi, Bhopal, Ujjain, Ratlam, Mandasor, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara and Bijainagar stations.
These Trains will have 21 coaches viz., o­ne AC Two Tier, two AC Three Tier, 10 Sleeper Class, six General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches.
The timings of these trains have already been incorporated in the Southern Zone Railway Time Table-July 2012 issue.

Introduction of Four New Trains From Hyderabad / Secunderabd Postponed

The introduction of four new Express trains, Viz.,Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam AC Duronto Tri-Weekly Express,Secunderabad-Dharbhanga Bi-weekly Express, Hyderabad-Bellampalli Daily Intercity Express and Hyderabd-Ajmer weekly Express is postponed from the earlier announced date of 6th July, 2012.


The revised date of introduction will be notified in due course. Full refund will be granted upon cancellation to those passengers who have already booked their tickets by these trains. Inconvenience caused to the passengers is regretted.

INTRODUCTION OF NEW SUBURBAN SERVICES IN CHENNAI

Five new EMUs will be introduced in Chennai – Tiruvallur and Chennai – Gummidipundi corridor at a function to be held at Chennai Central at 15.30 hrs. on 18.3.2012. Thiru Saidai V. Duraisamy, Worshipful Mayor of Chennai will flag off the inaugural EMU between Chennai Central – Tiruvallur at the function which will be presided over by Thiru Dayanidhi Maran, Hon’ble M.P. Tmt. Vasanthi Stanley,Thiru T.K. Rangarajan & Thiru N. Balaganga, Hon’ble M.Ps, Thiru K. Nallathambi, M.L.A. and other dignitaries will be present on the occasion.

Regular services of the following EMUs in the Chennai region will commence from 19.3.2012, as per the timings mentioned against each.

Sl.No.	Train No.	Description	Dep.	Arr.
1	43618	Avadi – Chennai Beach Daily	14.40	15.35
2	42603	Chennai Beach – Gummidipundi Daily	15.45	17.20
3	42036	Gummidipundi – Chennai Central Daily	17.30	18.45
4	43245	Chennai Central – Tiruvallur	18.50	20.05
5	43256	Tiruvallur – Chennai Central Daily	20.40	21.50

WR INTRODUCES NEW WEEKLY AC EXPRESS BETWEEN AHMEDABAD-YESHVANTPUR VIA VASAI ROAD & AHMEDABAD-VARANASI

Train No.19406/19405 Ahmedabad – Yeshvantpur AC Weekly Express

The inaugural service of this train will be run as Train No.09406 Ex Ahmedabad o­n 18/3/2012 at 13.30 hrs to reach Yeshvantpur at 23.50 hrs o­n Monday. In its regular service, 19406 Ahmedabad – Yeshvantpur AC Weekly Express will depart from Ahmedabad at 21.40 hrs o­n every Saturday from 24/03/2012 and will arrive at Yeshvantpur at 06.40 hrs o­n Monday. In its return journey, Train No. 19405 Yeshvantpur – Ahmedabad AC Weekly Express will leave Yeshvantpur at 10.45 hrs o­n every Monday from 26/03/2012 to reach Ahmedabad at 19.20 hrs o­n Tuesday. It consists of IAC, AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier coaches. It will halt at Anand, Vadodara, Ankleshwar, Surat, Vapi, Vasai Road, Kalyan, Lonavala, Pune, Solapur, Bijapur, Bagalkot, Badami, Gadag, Hubli, Devangere & Arsikere in both the directions.

Train No.19407/19408 Ahmedabad-Varanasi Weekly Express

The inaugural service of this train will be run as 09407 Ex Ahmedabad at 12.30 hrs o­n 18/03/2012 to reach Varanasi at 00.30 hrs o­n 20/03/2012. In its regular service, Train No. 19407 Ahmedabad – Varanasi Weekly Express will depart from Ahmedabad at 21.00 hrs o­n every Thursday from 29/03/2012 and reach Varanasi at 05.45 hrs o­n Saturday. In its return direction, Train No. 19408 Varanasi – Ahmedabad Weekly Express will leave Varanasi at 15.30 hrs o­n every Saturday from 24/03/2012 to arrive at Ahmedabad at 23.55 hrs o­n Sunday. It consists of AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, Sleeper and Second Class general coaches. It will halt at Sabarmati, Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar, Ajmer, Jaipur, Alwar, Rewari, Gurgaon, Delhi Cantt, Delhi Jn, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Nihalgarh, Sultanpur and Jaunpur in both the directions.

The booking of Train Nos. 09406 (inaugural run), 19406 (regular service), 09407 (inaugural run) and 19407 (regular service) will open from 17/03/2012.

Western Railway Introduces New Mumbai Central-New Delhi Bi-weekly Duronto Express and Bandra(T)-Chandigah Superfast Weekly Express

Western Railway will introduce two new trains i.e. train No. 22209/22210 Mumbai Central-New Delhi Bi-weekly AC Duronto Express and 22451/22452 Bandra(T)-Chandigarh weekly Superfast Express trains.

Train No. 22209/22210 Mumbai Central-New Delhi Bi-weekly AC Duronto Express train

The inaugural run of this train willbe run as train No. 02209 Ex. Mumbai Cental on 18/3/2012 at 12.25 hrs. to reach New Delhi at 10.10 hrs the next day. The regular run of this train will start from 23/3/2012 from Mumbai Cental & from 20/3/2012 from New Delhi. Accordingly, Train No. 22209 Mumbai Central-New Delhi Bi-weekly AC Duronto Express will leave Mumbai Central at 23.15 hrs on every Monday & Friday from 23/3/2012 to reach New Delhi at 16.55 hrs the next day. Similarly, train No. 22210 New Delhi-Mumbai Central Bi-weekly AC Duronto Express will depart form New Delhi at 23.30 hrs on every Tuesday & Saturday from 20/3/2012 and arive at Mumbai Central at 17.00 hrs the next day. The train will consist of I AC, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier coaches and Pantry Car. It will not have any commercial halt between Mumbai Central-New Delhi in both the directions.

Train No. 22451/22452 Bandra Terminus-Chandigarh weekly Superfast Express train(ViaAhmedabad)

The inaugural run of this train willbe run as train No. 22452 Ex. Chandigarh on 18/3/2012 at 10.30 hrs. to reach Bandra Terminus at 11.15 hrs the next day. In its regular run, train No. 22451 Bandra Terminus-Chandigarh weekly Superfast Express train will leave Bandra Terminus at 12.05 hrs on every Monday from 19/3/2012 and reach Chandigarh at 16.20 hrs the next day. Similarly, train No. 22452 Chandigarh-Bandra Terminus weekly Superfast Express train will depart form Chandigarh at 05.45 hrs on every Sunday from 25/3/2012 to arive at Bandra Terminus at 09.20 hrs the next day. The train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falana, Marwar Jn., Ajmer, Phulera, Ringus, Neem Ka Thana, Narnaul, Rewari, Gurgaon, Delhi Cantt., Panipat and Ambala in both the directions. It consists of AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper & Second Class General coaches.

The booking of train No. 02209 (Inaugural run), 22209 (Regular run) and 22451 will start form 16th March, 2012.

Western Railway Introduces New Trains

Western Railway will introduce three new trains i.e. Train No. 19027/ 19028 Bandra Terminus-Jammu Tawi Vivek Express (Weekly), Train No. 22901/ 22902 Bandra Terminus-Udaipur Tri Weekly Superfast Express and Train No. 19262/19261 Porbandar-Kochuvelli Weekly Express (via Vasai).

Train No. 19027/19028 Bandra Terminus-Jammu Tawi Vivek Express (Weekly)
Train No. 19027 Bandra Terminus-Jammu Tawi Vivek Express (Weekly) will leave Bandra Terminus from 17th March, 2012 at 12:05hrs o­n every Saturday to reach Jammu Tawi at 01:15hrs o­n Monday.On its return journey Train No. 19028 Jammu Tawi-Bandra Terminus Vivek Express (Weekly) will leave Jammu Tawi from 19th March, 2012 o­n every Monday at 09:30hrs to arrive Bandra Terminus at 22:35hrs o­n every Tuesday. The train will have AC two tier, AC three tier, Sleeper and General Second Class Coaches. The train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar Jn, Pali Marwar, Luni, Jodhpur, Gotan, Merta Road, Degana, Didwana, Sujangarh, Ratangarh, Churu, Sadulpur, Hissar, Duri, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt., Chakki Bank and Kathua in both directions.

Train No. 22901/ 22902 Bandra Terminus-Udaipur Tri Weekly Superfast Express
On its inaugural run Train No 02901 Bandra Terminus-Udaipur Tri Weekly Superfast Express will run o­n 17th March, 2012 ex Bandra Terminus at 12:25hrs to reach Udaipur the next day at 05:15hrs with scheduled stoppages. The regular run of Train No. 22901 Bandra Terminus-Udaipur Tri Weekly Superfast Express will be from Bandra Terminus from 20th March, 2012 o­n every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 23:25hrs to reach Udaipur the next day at 16:30hrs.On its return journey Train No. 22902 Udaipur-Bandra Terminus Tri Weekly Superfast Express will leave Udaipur from 18th March, 2012 o­n every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 21:35hrs to reach Bandra Terminus at 14:15hrs the next day. The train will have AC two tier, AC three tier, Sleeper and General Second Class Coaches. The train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Dahod, Ratlam, Jaora, Mandsore, Nimach, Chittuargarh, Mavli Junction and Ranapratapnagar in both directions.

Train No. 19262/19261 Porbandar-Kochuvelli Weekly Express (via Vasai)
Train No. 19262 Porbandar-Kochuvelli Weekly Express will leave Porbandar from 22nd March, 2012 o­n every Thursday at 18:20hrs to reach Kochuvelli o­n every Saturday at 15:30hrs.Train No. 19261 Kochuvelli -Porbandar Weekly Express will leave Kochuvelli from 25th March, 2012 o­n every Sunday at 10:40hrs to reach Porbandar every Tuesday at 10:30hrs. The train will have AC two tier, AC three tier, Sleeper and General Second Class Coaches. The train will halt at Wansjaliya, Jamnagar, Hapa, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Viramgam, Ahmedabad, Anand, Vadodara, Ankleshwar, Surat, Vasai Road, Panvel, Ratnagiri, Madgaon, Karwar, Udupi, Mangalore Junction, Kasargodh, Kannur, Kozhikkhode, Tirur, Shoranur, Trichur, Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kyankulam and Kollam in both directions. The inaugural run of Train No. 09262 Porbandar-Kochuvelli Weekly Express will be o­n 17th March, 2012 ex Porbandar at 09:30hrs to reach Kochuvelli o­n Monday at 12:00hrs with the above stoppages.

 Date of Opening for Train No. 19027 (regular cum inaugural), Train No. 22901 (regular) Train No. 02901 (inaugural), Train No. 19262 (regular) and Train No. 09262 (inaugural) will be from 15th March 2012.

Introduction of Duranto Express

Introduction of Pune-Ahmedabad Tri-weekly Duranto Express
Ministry of Railways have decided to introduce a AC Tri-weekly Duranto Superfast Express between Pune and Ahmedabad from 11.3.2012.  The inaugural special train with number as 01498 will leave Pune at 21.45 hrs o­n 11.3.2012 and will arrive Ahmedabad at 06.20 hrs next day.  Regular service will run as under:

12297 Duranto Express will leave Ahmedabad at 22.30 hrs o­n every Sun, Tue & Fri from 13.3.2012 and will arrive Pune at 07.00 hrs next day. 12298 Duranto Express will leave Pune at 21.45 hrs o­n every Thu, Sat & Mon
from 15.3.2012 and will arrive Ahmedabad at 06.20 hrs next day. Halts: There is no commercial halts between Pune and Ahmedabad.  However, operational halts will be at Vasai Road, Lonavala and Karjat (Dn direction
only)
Composition: o­ne First AC Class, two AC-2 Tier, seven AC-3 Tier and 2 generator cum guard’s vans.

Introduction of Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Allahabad Bi-weekly Duranto Express

Ministry of Railways have decided to introduce a AC Bi-weekly Duranto Superfast Express between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Allahabad from 11.3.2012.  The inaugural special train with number as 01093 will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 11.25 hrs o­n 11.3.2012 and will arrive Allahabad at 09.50 hrs next day.  Regular service will run as under:

12293 Duranto Express will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 17.25 hrs o­n every Mon & Fri from 16.3.2012 and will arrive Allahabad at 12.25 hrs next day. 12294 Duranto Express will leave Allahabad at 19.30 hrs o­n every Tue & Sat from 13.3.2012 and will arrive Lokmanyan Tilak Terminus at 14.50 hrs next day. Halts: There is no commercial halts between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Allahabad.  However, operational halts will be at Kasara (Dn direction only), Igatpuri, Bhusaval, Itarsi, Satna.
Composition: o­ne First AC Class, three AC-2 Tier, eight AC-3 Tier, o­ne AC Pantry Car and 2 generator cum guard’s vans.

Reservation: Bookings for 01498/12298 , 01093/12293 open from 11.3.2012.

WR INTRODUCES AHMEDABAD-PUNE TRI-WEEKLY AC DURONTO EXPRESS AND PALANPUR-BHUJ PASSENGER

WR INTRODUCES AHMEDABAD-PUNE TRI-WEEKLY AC DURONTO EXPRESS AND PALANPUR-BHUJ PASSENGER
INCREASES FREQUENCY OF SURAT-AMRAVATI BI-WEEKLY FAST PASSENGER

Introduction of Ahmedabad-Pune tri-weekly AC Duronto Express
Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce new 12297/12298 Ahmedabad-Punetri-weekly AC Duronto Express w.e.f13/03/2012. The inaugural run will take place on 11/03/2012.
Train no 12297 Ahmedabad-PuneDuronto Express will depart from Ahmedabad at 22.30 hrs every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday from 13/03/2012 and reach Pune at 07hrs the next day.
Similarly, train no 12298 Pune- Ahmedabad Duronto Express will depart from Pune at 21.45hrs on every Monday, Thursday, & Saturday from 15/03/2012 and reach Ahmedabad at 06.20 hrs the next day.
The train will have I AC, II AC and III Ac coaches.
The booking of train no 12297 will open from 12/03/2012

Introduction of new 59425/59426 Bhuj- Palanpur Passenger (Daily)
WR will introduce new 59425/59426 Bhuj-Palanpur Passenger(Daily) w.e.f. 12/03/2012.
Accordingly, from 12/03/2012, 59425 Bhuj-Palanpur Passenger will depart from Bhuj at 14.00 hrs daily and reach Palanpur at 23.30 hrs the same day,
Similarly, from 13/03/2012, Train no 59426 Palanpur-Bhuj Passenger will depart from Palanpur at 4.30hrs daily to rach Bhuj at 13.30hrs the same day.
It will halt at Chandisar, Disa, Lorwada, Bhildi, Jasali, Dhanakwada, Diyodar, Mitha, Bhabhar, Devgam, Radhanpur, Piplee, Varahi, Vaghapura, Chhansara, Santalpur, Garamadi, Piprala, Lakhpat, Adesar, Bhutliya Bhimasar, Padampur, Kidiyanagar, Chitrod, Shivlakha, Lakadiya, Samakhiali, Vondh, Bhachau, Chirai, Bhimasar, Gandhidham, Adipur, Anjar, Ratnal, Kukama stations enroute in both directions.
This train will have Second class Sleeper and general second class coaches.
The booking of 59425 and 59426 will start from 12/03/2012.

Increase in frequency of 59025/59026 Surat-Amravati bi-weekly fast passenger
It has been decided to increase the frequency of train no 59025/59026 Surat- Amravati bi-weekly fast passenger train from twice a week to thrice a weekly w.e.f. 16/03/2012. Ex Surat
Accordingly, Train no 59025 Surat-Amravati fast Passenger will now run on every Thursday, Friday & Sunday ex Surat from 16/03/2012. While train no 59026 Amravati-Surat Fast Passenger will now run on every Friday, Saturday and Monday ex Amravati from 17/03/2012.
The booking for the day of increased frequency of 59025 Surat-Amravati Fast Passenger will open from 12/03/2012.

Change in timings of 19151/19152 Palanpur-Gandhidham Express
It has been decided to change the timings of 19151/19152 Palanpur-Gandhidham Express w.e.f 13/03/2012. Accordingly 19151 Palanpur-Gandhidham Express will leave Palanpur at 00.01 hrs daily to reach Gandhidham at 06.00hrs the next day.
Train no 19152 Gandhidham-Palanpur Exp will depart from Gandhidham at 22.00 hrs daily from 13/03/2012 to reach Palanpur at 04.00 hrs the next day. There will be no change in existing halts.
This train will have second class sleeper and general second class coaches.
The booking of 19151/19152 will open from 12/03/2012.

Railway Minister Announces Introduction of New Trains and Other Services

The Minister of Railways, Shri Dinesh Trivedi today announced introduction of 26 new trains, extension of five existing trains, increase in frequency of two existing trains and introduction of new five sub-urban trains.  Most of these new services announced were part of the Railway Budget 2011-12.  The trains announced in the Railway Budget 2011-12 are implemented by the end of the financial year i.e. 31^st March 2012.     With this announcement, 115 out of 132 new trains proposed for introduction during Railway Budget 2011-12 will get introduced, 19 out of 22 increase in frequency of trains proposed in Railway Budget 2011-12 will be effected and all the extension of trains proposed in Railway Budget 2011-12 will get implemented.  Efforts are being made to ensure introduction of other remaining services proposed in the Railway Budget 2011-12 by the stipulated date of 31^st March, 2012.  Today’s announcement include three Duronto, one Shatabdi, one fully AC Express, three  Rajyarani Express, nine Mail and Express services, three MEMU services, three DEMU services and five EMU services.

In case of new trains, local public representatives as per laid down protocol will be invited by the concerned Zonal Railway/Divisional Railway for the formal flagging off in next 7 to 10 days. 

Extension and increase in frequency of the existing trains will be introduced with immediate effect, as operationally feasible. 

The list of new trains, extension of existing services etc. is given below:

Sl	Train no. and name
1	12297/12298 Pune-Ahmedabad AC Duronto (Tri-weekly)
2	22209/22210 Mumbai Central-New Delhi AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)
3	19405/19406 Ahmedabad-Yesvantpur AC Express (Weekly)
4	12567/12568 Saharsa-Patna Rajya Rani Express (Daily)
5	22101/22102 Manmad-Mumbai Rajya Rani Express (Daily)
6	19261/19262 Porbander-Kochuvelli Express (Weekly)
7	22901/22902 Udaipur-Bandra(T) Express (Tri-weekly)
8	18511/18512 Visakhapatnam-Koraput Intercity Express
9	57477/57478 Tirupati-Guntakal Passenger (Daily)
10	58301/58302 Koraput-Sambalpur Passenger (Daily)
11	59425/59426 Bhuj-Palanpur passenger (Daily)
12	66302/66303 Ernakulam-Kollam MEMU (6 days a week)
13	77683/77684 Jalna-Nagarsol DEMU (6 days a week)
14	77686/77685 & 77688/77687 Kacheguda – Nizamabad DEMU (6 days a week)
15	77681/77682 & 77679/77680 Falaknuma-Medchal DEMU (6 days a week)
16	19027/19028 Bandra (T)-Jammu Tawi Vivek Express (Weekly)
17	12293/12294 Allahabad-  Mumbai  AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)
18	22454/22453 Meerut-Lucknow Rajya Rani Express (Daily)
19	13423/13424 Bhagalpur-Ajmer Express (Weekly)
20	12371/12372 Kolkata-Jaisalmer Express (Weekly)
21	22451/22452 Mumbai-Chandigarh Express (Weekly)
22	19407/19408 Varanasi-Ahmedabad Express (Weekly)
23	15033/15034 Haridwar-Ramnagar Express (Tri-weekly)
24	66019/66020 Salem-Katpadi MEMU (6 days a week) (Railway Budget 2010-11)
25	66300/66301 Ernakulam-Kollam MEMU (6 days a week) (Railway Budget 2010-11)
26	Introduction of Anandvihar-Kathgodam Shatabdi Express (4 days a week)

EXTENSION:

1. 59803/59802 Nagda-Kota Passenger extension upto Ratlam

2. 19603/19604 Sultanpur-Ajmer Express extension upto Ahmedabad

3. 12965/12966 Udaipur-Gwalior Express extension upto Khajuraho

4. 55007/55008 Hajipur-Thawe Passenger extension upto Kaptanganj

5.12891/12892 Bhubaneswar-Baripada Express extension upto Bangriposi

INCREASE IN FREQUENCY:

 1. 59025/59026 Surat-Amravati Fast Passenger from 2 to 3 days a week.

 2. 15279/15280 Saharsa-Adarsh Nagar Delhi Express from weekly to bi-weekly

SUBURBAN:

1       Avadi-Chennai Beach                         

2       Chennai Beach-Gummidipundi                                  

3       Gummidipundi-Chennai Beach                                   

4       Chennai Central-Tiruvallur                              

5       Tiruvallur-Chennai Central