Curb on eticket agents to facilitate Tatkal booking

In the wake of growing complaints from the public regarding server inaccessibility when booking Tatkal tickets, the IRCTC has barred agents from availing this facility for an hour, when it opens at 8 a.m.Tatkal booking opens two days ahead of departure, and a daily 15-minute server failure meant booking was hampered.

The allegation is that this was done to benefit the IRCTC agents, as one is forced to go through them to book Tatkal tickets, having to pay a heavy premium.

Within a matter of minutes, all the Tatkal tickets get booked, leaving the general public high and dry. Then the IRCTC website would start functioning normally all through the day.

The railways sell about 9.5-lakh tickets for reserved berths of all categories each day, of which Tatkal accounts for 1.5-lakh tickets.

Advanced booking

Similarly, agents have been denied access to booking general tickets for reserved berths on the opening day for advanced booking on any train which is 90 days ahead of the schedule.

The IRCTC has maintained that if this arrangement is made permanent it would provide relief to the public.

SPECIAL TRAINS FOR RATH YATRA

63 Special trains to run during festival period
 

  Special trains to Puri from Visakhapatnam, Palasa, Koraput, Keonjhar, Paradeep, Angul, Dhenkanal, Bhadrak, Baripada, Brahmapur and Kharagpur

For the convenience of pilgrims and passengers and to cater to extra rush of passengers during Rath Yatra at Puri, East Coast Railway has decided to run 63 special trains from different parts of Orissa, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh excluding the existing trains coming to Puri. Special trains will also run to and from Puri to clear extra rush on the occasion of Sandhya Darshan, Bahuda Yatra and Sunabesa respectively. Apart from this, 14 trains have been diverted and extended to Puri instead of its destination stations.

Trains from West Bengal:

One special train will leave Kharagpur at 04.40a.m on 13th July and will arrive Puri at 02.00p.m. In the return direction, this train will leave Puri at 03.30p.m on Rathyatra Day and will arrive Kharagpur at 11.45p.m on the same day.

Trains from Andhra Pradesh:

One special train will leave Visakhapatnam on 12th July towards Puri. This special train will leave Visakhapatnam at 06.00p.m on 12th July and will arrive Puri at 07.30a.m on the Rath Yatra Day. In the return direction, this Passenger Special will leave Puri at 11.45p.m on Rath Yatra day and will arrive Visakhapatnam at 11.30a.m on the following day.

Similarly, three passenger trains will leave Palasa on Rath Yatra Day towards Puri. The Palasa-Puri Special trains will leave Palasa at 04.25 a.m, 04.45 a.m, and 06.00 a.m. towards Puri and will arrive Puri at 11.20 a.m, 12.50p.m and 03.20 p.m respectively. In the return direction one special train towards Palasa will leave Puri at 04.20 p.m. and will arrive at 11.20 p.m. The another special train from Puri will leave at 06.20 pm on Rath Yatra Day and will arrive Palasa at 01.05 a.m. in the mid night. The third Special Train will leave Puri at 07.40p.m and will arrive Palasa at 01.045a.m during night.

Trains from Koraput:

One passenger special train will leave Koraput at 10.45 a.m. on 12th July 2010 and will arrive Puri at 08.35 a.m. on Rath Yatra Day. In the return direction this passenger special train will leave Puri at 00.10a.m (midnaght on Rath Yatra day) and will arrive Koraput at 10.30 p.m. on the following day.

Trains from Kendujhargarh:

One passenger special train will leave Kendujhargarh at 10.00 p.m. on 12th July and will arrive Puri at 10.00 a.m. on Rath Yatra Day. In the return direction this passenger special train will leave Puri at 10.05p.m. on Rath Yatra day and will arrive Kendujhargarh at 05.15 a.m. on the following day.

Trains from Baripada:

One passenger special train will leave Baripada at 05.00 a.m. on Rath Yatra Day and will arrive Puri at 01.45p.m. In the return direction this passenger special train will leave Puri at 04.00 p.m. on Rath Yatra day and will arrive Baripada at 11.10p.m. on the same day.

Trains from Brahmapur:

One passenger special train will leave Brahmapur at 07.30 a.m. on Rath Yatra day and will arrive Puri at 1.25p.m.

Trains from Bhadrak:

One passenger special train will leave Bhadrak at 06.15 a.m. on Rath Yatra day and will arrive Puri at 12.15 noon. In the return direction this passenger special train will leave Puri at 06.05 p.m. on Rath Yatra day and will arrive Bhadrak at 11.15 p.m. on the same day.

Trains from Dhenkanal:

One passenger special train will leave Dhenkanal at 06.50 a.m. on the Rath Yatra day and will arrive Puri at 11.40 a.m. In the return direction this passenger special train will leave Puri at 06.45 p.m. on Rath Yatra day and will arrive Dhenkanal at 10.30 p.m. on the same day.

Trains from Angul:

One passenger special train will leave Angul at 05.20 a.m. on the Rath Yatra day and will arrive Puri at 10.55 a.m. In the return direction this passenger special train will leave Puri at 05.00 p.m. on Rath Yatra day and will arrive Angul at 10.45 p.m. on the same day.

Trains from Paradeep:

One passenger special train will leave Paradeep at 04.00 a.m. on the Rath Yatra day and will arrive Puri at 10.30 a.m. In the return direction this passenger special train will leave Puri at 07.15 p.m. on Rath Yatra day and will arrive Paradeep at 11.30 p.m. on the same day.

Specials Trains from Cuttack & Khurda Road:

One passenger special train will leave Cuttack at 06.15 a.m. on the Rath Yatra day and will arrive Puri at 09.25 a.m. In the return direction this passenger special train will leave Puri at 00.30 midnight on Rath Yatra day and will arrive Bhubaneswar at 03.00 a.m. Similarly two passenger trains will leave Khurda Road at 06.15a.m and 07.00a.m respectively from Khurda Road. In return, One passenger special will leave Puri at 04.40p.m towards Santragachi, Another will leave at 08.20p.m towards Khurda Road and the third special will leave Puri at 01.00a.m (mid night of Rath Yatra Day) towards Bhubaneswar.

Similarly, 06 special trains for Sandhya Darshan, 14 Special Trains for Bahuda and 11 Special Trains for Sunavesa will run to and from Puri. Keeping in view the above arrangements, ECoR has decided to extend and divert some trains to Puri on Rath Yatra day and Bahuda Day i.e. on 13th and 21st July 2010 respectively. Bhadrak-Khalikote passenger, Khurda Road-Bhubaneswar passenger, Khurda Road-Cuttack passenger, Baripada-Bhubaneswar Express and Kharagpur-Khurda Road passenger will be extended and diverted to reach Puri on Rath Yatra Day.

In view of the above arrangements, this railway has decided to cancel 213/214 Puri-Cuttack-Puri, 207B/208B Khurda Road –Khallikote-Khurda Road DMU-II/DMU-I Khurda Road-Cuttack-Khurda Road, 220/219 Khurda Road-Bhubaneswar-Khurda Road , 1KP/2KP/3KP/4KP Khurda Road-Puri-Khurda Road, 208 Bhubaneswar-Bhadrak, 3CP/4CP Cuttack-Paradeep-Cuttack, 234A/233A Cuttack-Bhadrak –Cuttack, 234 Khurda Road –Cuttack, 209/210 Dhenkanal-Puri-Dhenkanal, 221/222 Angul-Puri-Angul, 218 Palasa-Puri passenger, 203 Khurda Road-Kharagpur and 217 Puri-Palasa will be cancelled. Similarly, 8415 Kendujhargarh-Puri leaving Keonjhargarh on 12th July, 8416 Puri-Keonjhar Express leaving Puri on 13th and 14th July and 208 Bhubaneswar-Bhadrak passenger leaving Bhubaneswar on 21st July will remain cancelled.  

TRAIN DISRUPTION DUE TO MAOIST PROBLEM.

The running of Passenger Carrying Trains on Kharagpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra sections shall continue to remain suspended during night hours between 10.00p.m to 05.00a.m up tp 13th July 2010.

8477/8478 Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express will run via Jharsuguda-Sambalpur and Cuttack instead of it’s normal route via Kharagpur-Tata-Rourkela from 9th to 13th July-2010.

2802 New Delhi –Puri  Purusottam Express will run on it’s normal route.  If running of this train will delay, it shall be controlled at Tata till 05.00 a.m. on next day.

8449 Puri-Patna Baidyanathdham Express leaving Puri on 12th July and 5639 Puri-Guwahati Express leaving Puri on 13th July will be rescheduled at 10.00 p.m instead of 02.05 p.m.
2819 Bhubaneswar –New Delhi  Orissa Sampark Karanti Express scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at03.55 p.m has been rescheduled to leave BBS at 10.00 p.m on 11th July.

8005/8006 Howrah-Koraput  Samaleswari Express will be diverted via Kharagpur-Bhadrak-Angul –Sambalpur instead of Howrah-Kharagpur-Tata-Jharsuguda and Sambalpur from 9th to 13th July-2010.

2801 Puri –New Delhi Purushotam Express scheduled to leave Puri today at .9.15 p.m has been rescheduled to leave Puri at 12.30 a.m (Midnight).

Shimoga-Anandapuram train to be flagged off today

Shimoga MP B.Y. Raghavendra said that one more passenger train would be introduced between Shimoga and Birur along with the opening of the broad gauge railway line between Shimoga and Anandapuram on Saturday.
Disclosing this at a press conference here on Friday, he said that Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa would inaugurate the new broad gauge line and Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa would flag off the train service between Shimoga and Anandapuram. He said that according to the tentative time table, the train would leave Shimoga at 11.55 a.m. and reach Anandapuram at 1.35 p.m. In the return direction, the train would leave Anandapuram at 1.50 p.m. and reach Shimoga at 3.50 p.m. covering a distance of about 60 km.

He said that the timing of the passenger train running between Shimoga and Birur has been changed in view of the introduction of the new train to provide connection to the intercity train between Hubli and Bangalore.
The train, at present, leaves Shimoga at 8.20 a.m. and reaches Birur 10 a.m. providing connection to Hubli-Bangalore Intercity train and returns to Shimoga late evening, bringing the passengers of the Bangalore-Hubli Intercity train from Birur.

According to the revised timing, the train leaves Shimoga at 8.20 a.m. for Birur, from where it leaves at 10.30 a.m. to arrive at Shimoga at 11.45 a.m. The same train would leave Shimoga for Anandapuram with five coaches. He said that the same train would leave Shimoga for Birur at 3.45 p.m. providing connection to the Hubli-Bangalore Jan Shatabdi Express at Birur.

Mr. Raghavendra said that the time schedule for these trains was only tentative and would be revised to suit the convenience of the passengers. He said Rs. 300 crore had been allocated in the Railway Budget for doubling of the track between Birur and Arsikere. The work on it was expected to be completed in eight to 10 months.He said that the running time of the trains to Bangalore and Mysore on this section would be reduced considerably with the doubling of the track. Mr. Raghavendra said that the development works, including the extension of the second platform in the main Shimoga Railway Station and renovation of the
Vidyanagar Railway Station in Shimoga, had been taken up.

NWR Special Trains Rescheduled

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ZONAL RAILWAY USERS CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

Northern Railway today held the 118th Meeting of Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee at Vigyan Bhawan , Maulana Azad Road, New Delhi. The Meeting was presided over by Sh. S.K.Budhlakoti , General Manager,Northern Railway. Sh. Keshav Chandra Addl.General Manager ,Northern Railway, Principal Head Officers & Members of the Committee were present on the occasion.
On this Occasion Sh. S.K.Budhlakoti stated that this Rail Users Meeting has always been one of the most effective sources for the Railway to obtain the feed back on the essential needs of the travelling public. He also added that the Railway would continue to provide greater amenities to the travelling public through effective system improvements & through greater drives to bring in customer-friendly facilities in all areas of the public interface. He also shared the achievements of Northern Railway in the past with gathering.
The Zonal Railway Users Consultative Committee is a forum comprising both nominated and elected members.

Members of this Committee representing various interests are nominated from the Central & State Govt.,District Levels and Rail Customers from various departments of the economy. Members from the elected bodies of several recognized Railway Users Welfare Organizations are also part of the Committee. The meeting today was attended by 37 members of the ZRUCC and suggestions were made by them regarding various issues related to passengers amenities ,stoppage of trains and improvement in services.

SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN NEW DELHI JHANSI SHATABDI (WEEKLY)

  In order to clear extra rush of rail passengers, Northern  Railway have decided to run of special train nos. 2002B/2001B between New Delhi-Jhansi-shatabdi special(Weekly) from 11.7.10 as per the following  programme:-

2002B/2001B New Delhi-Jhansi-New Delhi Shatabdi(weekly) special

 The 2002B New Delhi-Jhansi Special Train departs from New Delhi upto 26.9.2010 (12 trips)  at 06.30 a.m. to reach Jhansi at 11.35 a.m. the same day. While in the return direction the train no. 2001B Jhansi New Delhi Special train will depart from Jhansi  upto 26.9.2010 (12 trips) at  5.15 p.m. to arrive at  New Delhi  at 10.15 p.m. the same day.

The 2002B/2001B New Delhi-New Delhi special(Weekly) train consisting of Executive Chair Car and Chair Car stops at Faridabad, Palwal, Mathura, Agra Cantt, Gwalior, stations  enroute in both the directions.

EXTENSION OF TRIP OF DADAR - BIKANER SPECIAL TRAIN

 For the convenience of passengers, and to clear the rush, it has been decided to extend the trips of Train No. 0288/0287 Dadar-Bikaner Weekly Superfast Spl. train.

Train No.0288 Dadar - Bikaner Superfast Special will leave from Dadar on 20th & 27th July 2010 at 14.35 hrs to reach Bikaner at 12.40 hrs the next day. Train No.0287 Bikaner - Dadar Superfast Special will leave from Bikaner on 19th & 26th July 2010  at 14.45 hrs to arrive Dadar at 12.50 hrs the next day. Enroute the train will halt at Borivali, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Mahesana Jn, Unjha, Chhapi, Palanpur, Abu Road, Sirohi Road, Jawaibandh, Falna, Rani, Marwar Jn., Pali Marwar, Luni, Jodhpur, Gotan, Merta Rd, Nagaur, Nokha, Deshnok stations in both the directions.

The above trains will have AC II tier, AC III tier, sleeper class   and II class general coaches.

Special Trains between Hyderabad and Ajmer

In order to clear the extra rush of passenger traffic, South Central Railway will run Six special trains between Hyderabad and Ajmer  as per the following schedule:

      Train No. 0778A Hyderabad Ajmer Special train will depart Hyderabad on 16th, 23rd, 30th July, 2010 (Fridays) at 21 35 hrs, arrive/depart Secunderabad at 22.00 / 22.05 hrs, arrive / depart Malkajgiri at 22 15 / 22 17 hrs and  arrive Ajmer at 14 30 hrs on the second day (Sundays)

      In the return direction, Train No.0779A Ajmer-Hyderabad Special train will depart Ajmer on 18th, 25th July, 2010, 01st August, 2010 (Sundays) at 22 45 hrs, arrive/depart  Malkajgiri at 12 30 / 12 32 hrs on the second day (Tuesdays) arrive / depart Secunderabad at 13 00 / 13 10 hrs  and arrive Hyderabad at 14.00 hrs on Tuesday.

      Enroute these special trains will stop at Medchal, Kamareddi, Nizamabad, Basar, Dharmabad, Mudkhed, Nanded, Purna, Parbhani, Jalna, Aurangabad, Manmad, Bushawal, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Sehore, Shujalpur, Berchha, Ujjain, Nagda, Kota, Bundi, Maldalgarh, Chanderia, Bhilwara, Bijaynagar, and Nasirabad in both the directions.

      These special trains will comprise of one AC II Tier, one AC III Tier, ten Sleeper Class, two General Second Class and two Second Class cum Luggage & Brake Van, totaling to Eighteen coaches.

Special Train extended

In order to clear extra rush of traffic Southern Railway has extended the running of T.No.0669 Tiruchchirappalli – Bangalore City Daily Special from 13.7.2010 to 13.9.2010 and T.No.0670 Bangalore City – Tiruchchirappalli Daily Special from 16.7.2010 to 16.9.2010 as per the details given below.

 T.No.0669 Tiruchchirappalli - Bangalore City Daily special will leave Tiruchchirappalli at 18.45 hrs. and arrive Bangalore City at 05.00 hrs. the next day. T.No.0670 Bangalore City – Tiruchchirappalli daily special will leave Bangalore City at 22.15 hrs. and arrive Tiruchchirappalli at 08.30 hrs. the next day. The trains will stop at Srirangam, Ariyalur, Vriddhachalam, Chinna Salem, Attur, Salem Town, Salem, Tirupattur, Kuppam, Bangarapet, Whitefield, Krishnarajapuram and Bangalore Cant. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC Three-tier,  6 Sleeper Class, 4 Second Sitting, 5 General Second Class, 1 Pantry Car and 2 luggage cum break van coaches.

 Advance reservation of the above trains will commence on 10.07.2010.

REGULATION AND SHORT TERMINATION OF TRAINS DUE TO MAOIST BANDH

In view of Bandh called by Maoist on 7th and 8th July 2010, Railways have canceled and short terminated some of the trains in East Coast Railway’s jurisdiction.

SHORT TERMINATION

8447 Bhubaneswar-Koraput Hirakhand Express left Bhubaneswar on 6th July will go to Koraput, but in return this train will back to Rayagada as empty rake in convenient time. This train will not take any passenger from Koraput to Rayagada. 8448 Koraput-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express scheduled to leave Koraput on 7th July will run from Rayagada to Bhubaneswar and will be cancelled between Rayagada and Koraput.

8447/8448 Bhubaneswar-Koraput-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express leaving Bhubaneswar on 7th July will be short-terminated at Rayagada and will be cancelled between Rayagada and Koraput on 8th July 2010.

8005/8006 Howrah-Koraput-Howrah Samaleswari Express leaving Howrah on 6th and 7th July 2010 and arriving Rayagada on 7th and 8th July will be short terminated at Rayagada. This train will return back to Howrah on 8th and 9th July 2010.

The services of 8447/8448 Howrah-Koraput-Howrah Samaleswari Express will remain cancelled between Rayagada and Koraput.

8107 Rourkela-Koraput Express arriving Koraput on 7th July will return to Rayagada with empty rake in convenient time and will run as 8108 Koraput-Rourkela Express from Rayagada instead of Koraput. This train will be cancelled between Koraput and Rayagada.

8107 Rourkela-Koraput Express leaving Rourkela on 7th and 8th July will be short terminated at Rayagada and will return back as 8108 Koraput-Rourkela Express from Rayagada to Rourkela. This train will remain cancelled between Koraput and Rayagada.

RESCHEDULING AND REGULATION

2815 Puri-New Delhi Neelachal Express, in case of marginal later running, will be regulated at Kharagpur till the 5.00 am of the next day.

NORTHERN RAILWAY RUNS MORE SPECIAL TRAINS

 In order to clear extra rush of rail passengers, Northern  Railway runs Special train nos.  0403A/0404A Anand Vihar Terminal-Jammu Tawi Express, 0457/0458 Anand Vihar-Varanasi Express special, 2205A/2206A H.Nizamuddin-Dehradun AC special(Weekly), 0405A/0406A Anand Vihar Terminal- Jammu Tawi Express AC special (Weekly), 0465/0466 Delhi-Panipat Express special and 0429/0430 New Delhi-Lucknow Express special trains with immediate effect as per the following programme:-

0403A/0404A ANAND VIHAR TERMINAL-JAMMU TAWI EXPRESS SPECIAL TRAIN

The 0403A Anand Vihar Terminal Jammu Tawi Express Special Train departs from Anand Vihar Terminal  upto 30.9.2010 (40 trips)  at 10.30 p.m. to reach Jammu Tawi at 11.50 a.m. the next day. While in the return direction the train no. 0404A Jammu Tawi - Anand Vihar Terminal  Express Special train will depart from Jammu Tawi upto 1.10.2010 (40 trips) at  5.30 p.m. to arrive at Anand Vihar Terminal  at 5.35 a.m. the next day.

The 0403A/0404A Anand Vihar Terminal-Jammu Tawi Express train consisting of twelve sleeper class and six General second class coaches, stops at Ghaziabad, Meerut city, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantt., Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt. and Chakki Bank stations  enroute in both the directions.

0457/0458 ANAND VIHAR TERMINAL-VARANASI EXPRESS SPECIAL TRAIN

The 0458 Anand Vihar Terminal-Varanasi special train departs from Anand Vihar Terminal upto 1.10.2010 (92 trips) at 7.40 p.m. to reach Varanasi at 10.45 a.m. the next day. While in the return direction the 0457 Varanasi - Anand Vihar Terminal special train will depart from Varanasi upto 30.9.2010 (92 trips) at 8.00 p.m. to arrive at Anand Vihar Terminal at 9.35 a.m. the next day.

The 0457/0458 Anand Vihar-Varanasi Express special train consisting of One A.C. 3 Tier, Six Sleeper class and three general class, stops at Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Lucknow and Sultanpur enroute in both the directions.

2205A/2206A H.NIZAMUDDIN-DEHRADUN AC SPECIAL (WEEKLY)

The 2205A H.Nizamuddin- Dehradun AC special (Weekly) train departs from H.Nizamuddin on every Saturday, upto 18.9.2010 (12 trips) at 11.55 p.m. to reach Dehradun at 5.40 a.m. the next day. In the return direction  the 2206A Dehradun -H.Nizamuddin AC special(Weekly) train departs from Dehradun on every Sunday, at 11.25 p.m. to reach H.Nizamuddin at 5.05 a.m. the next day.

The 2205A/2206A H.Nizamuddin-Dehradun AC special(Weekly) train consisting of One First A.C., Two A.C. 2 Tier and Five  A.C. 3 Tier coaches, stops at Ghaziabad, Meerut city,Muzaffarnagar, Roorkee and Haridwar stations  enroute in both the directions.

0405A/0406A ANAND VIHAR TERMINAL-JAMMU TAWI  AC SPECIAL(WEEKLY)

The 0405A Anand Vihar Terminal- Jammu Tawi Express AC special (Weekly) train departs from Anand Vihar Terminal on every Sunday, upto 26.9.2010(13 trips) at 09.15 p.m. to reach Jammu Tawi at 9.35 a.m. the next day. In the return direction the 406A Jammu Tawi -Anand Vihar Terminal AC special (Weekly) train departs from Jammu Tawi on every Monday, upto 27.9.2010  at 8.15 p.m. to reach Anand Vihar Terminal at 9.10 a.m. the next day.

The 0405A/0406A Anand Vihar Terminal- Jammu Tawi Express AC special (Weekly) train consisting of Two Disable friendly coaches and Sixteen A.C. 3 tier coaches, will stop at Ghaziabad, Meerut city, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantt., Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt. and Chakki Bank stations enroute in both the directions.

0465/0466 DELHI -PANIPAT EXPRESS SPECIAL

The 0465 Delhi -Panipat Express special train departs from Delhi Jn. upto 30.9.2010 (92 trips), at 6.15 a.m. to reach Panipat at 8.25 a.m. In the return direction 0466  Panipat- Delhi Express Special train will depart from Panipat upto 30.9.2010 (92 trips) at 6.30 p.m. to reach Delhi jn. at 9.00 p.m

The 0465/0466 Delhi-Panipat Express special train stops at Subzi Mandi and Sonipat station enroute in both the directions.

0429/0430 NEW DELHI -LUCKNOW EXPRESS SPECIAL

The 0430 New Delhi-Lucknow Express special train departs from New Delhi upto 1.10.2010 (92 trips), at 00.20 a.m.(mid night), to reach Lucknow at 9.15 a.m. In the return direction 0429  Lucknow  New Delhi Express Special train will depart from Lucknow upto 30.9.2010 (92 trips), at 10.50 p.m. to reach New Delhi jn. at 8.00 a.m. the next day.

 The0429/0430 New Delhi-Lucknow Express special train stops at Ghaziabad and Moradabad station enroute in both the directions.

0485/0486 Allahabad and Anand Vihar Terminal Special

The 0485 Allahabad Anand Vihar Terminal Special train will depart from Allahabad on 2.8.10 & 4.8.10 (2 trips) at 8.30 p.m to reach Anand Vihar Terminal at 6.00a.m the next day. While in the return direction the 0486 Anand Vihar Terminal- Allahabad  special will depart from Anand Vihar Terminal on 3.8.10 (1 trip) at 9.00a.m to reach Allahabad at 6.30 p.m the same day. Consisting of One A.C 3 Tier, Eleven Sleeper class & Four General class coaches, the special  train will stop at Fatehpur, Kanpur & Ghaziabad stations enroute in both the directions

2216A/2215A Bandra (T) -Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Bandra (T) superfast Train Extended

To clear extra rush , special train 2216A/2215A between Bandra Terminus and Delhi (Delhi Sarai Rohilla) has been extended to run upto July, 2010.

 2216A Bandra (T) Delhi Sarai Rohilla superfast special leaves Bandra (T) every Wednesday at 12.55 hrs to reach Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 12.10 hrs next day. This service will be available upto 28th July, 2010. In return direction, 2215A  Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bandra (T) Superfast special leaves Delhi Sarai Rohilla every Tuesday at 09.25 hrs to arrive Bandra (T) at 08.05 hrs next day. This service will be available upto 27th July, 2010.

 Enroute the train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Palanpur Jn, Abu Road, Falna, Ajmer Jn, Jaipur, Alwar, Rewari, Gurgaon and Delhi Cantt.

 The train has  III tier AC and AC Chair Car coaches.

For the convenience and comfort of the passengers, Western Railway has decided to permanently augment the 2215/2216 Bandra (T) Delhi Sarai Rohila Garib Rath Express by two III tier AC coaches with immediate effect. Now the train will run with 20 coaches.

Special Train between Nanded - Pandharpur

In order to clear the extra rush of passenger traffic, South Central Railway will run 16 special trains before Nanded - Pandharpur - Nanded as per the following schedule:

Train No. 0737 Nandad - Pandharpur Special train (8 services) will depart Nanded on 7th 16th 18th 20th 22nd, 24th, 26th & 28th July 2010 at 21.30 hrs. and arrive Pandharpur at 08.00 hours the next day.

In the return direction, Train No.0738 Pandharpur - Nanded Special train (8 services) will depart Pandharpur on 8th, 17th, 19th 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th & 29th July 2010 at 21.15 hrs., and arrive Nanded at 09.00 hrs., the next day.

Enroute these special trains will also stop at Purna, Parbhani, Gangakher, Parlivaijnath, Latur Road, Latur, Usmanabad, Barsi Town, Kurduwadi in both the directions. These special trains will comprise of Four Sleeper Class, Six General Second Class and Two Second Class Luggage cum Brake Van Coaches totaling to twelve coaches.

Special Trains by Southern Railways

The following special trains will be run to clear extra rush of passengers.

1.     Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil - Chennai Egmore Weekly Specials:
 T.No.0605 Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 20.20 hrs. on Thursdays from 8.7.2010 to 29.7.2010 and arrive Nagercoil at 11.00 hrs. on Fridays. T.No.0606 Nagercoil - Chennai Egmore Special will leave Nagercoil at 13.30 hrs. on Fridays from 9.7.2010 to 30.7.2010 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 04.25 hrs. on Saturdays. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 4 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Kodaikanal Road, Madurai, Virudunagar, Sattur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Tirunelveli and Valliyur. T.No.0606 will stop at Mambalam also.

 2.     Chennai Egmore - Sengottai - Chennai Egmore Weekly Specials:
 T.No.0611 Chennai Egmore - Sengottai Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 18.50 hrs. on  Saturdays from 10.7.2010 to 31.7.2010 and arrive Sengottai at 06.50 hrs. on Sundays. T.No.0612 Sengottai - Chennai Egmore Special will leave Sengottai at 14.25 hrs. on Sundays from 11.7.2010 to 1.8.2010 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 04.25 hrs. on Mondays. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Tiruttangal, Sivakasi, Srivilliputtur, Rajapalayam, Sankarankoil, Pamba Kovil Shandy, Kadayanallur and Tenkasi. T.No.0612 will stop at Mambalam also.

 3.     Chennai Egmore -Nagercoil -Chennai Egmore Super fast Weekly Special :
T.No.0617 Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil Superfast Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 18.50 hrs. on Mondays from 12.7.2010 to 26.7.2010 and arrive Nagercoil at 08.05 hrs. on Tuesdays. T.No.0618 Nagercoil - Chennai Egmore Special will leave Nagercoil at       13.30 hrs. on Tuesdays from 13.7.2010 to 27.7.2010 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 04.25 hrs. on Wednesdays. The composition of the trains will be      1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Sattur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Tirunelveli and Valliyur. T.No.0618 will stop at Mambalam also.

 Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 07.07.2010.