Friday, September 6, 2013

Pooja Specials to Puri and Yesvantpur

Augment by East Coast Railways

In view of poor patronization in Durg-Jagadalpur-Durg Express via Rayagada and Titilagarh will be augmented with one composite coach of both AC-2 tier & AC-3 tier coach in place of one AC-2 tier and one AC-3 tier coaches w.e.f 12th November from Durg and w.e.f. 13th November from Jagadalpur.

DHAULI EXPRESS

With a view to provide more comfortable journey to the passengers and to avoid rush, Railways have decided to augment one AC Chair Car coach and one Second Class Chair Car Coach permanently in 12821/12822 Howrah-Puri-Howrah Dhauli Express w.e.f. 9th September from Howrah and w.e.f. 10th September 2013 from Puri. After augmentation of two additional coaches, Howrah-Puri-Howrah Dhauli Express will run with 19 coaches instead of earlier 17 coaches.

RAJDHANI TO HAVE ADDITIONAL COACHES DURING SEPTEMBER

With an aim to provide better passenger amenities and comfort to the commuters and also to clear wait listed passengers, Railways have decided to augment two additional AC-3 tier coaches in 22823/22811 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express from 1st September to 30th September 2013.

East Coast Railways runs Special trains for festival season.

Special train between Santragachhi and Puri:

02837 Santragachhi-Puri special train will leave Santragachhi at 1900 hrs on every Friday between 4th October to 29th November 2013 and will arrive at Puri at 0415 hrs on the following day. In the return direction, 02838 Puri-Santragachhi special train will leave Puri at 1820 hrs on every Saturday between 5th October to 30th November 2013 and will arrive at Santragachhi at 0310 hrs on the next day.
         This special train has one AC-2 tier, three AC-3 tiers, Eleven Sleeper Classes and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road between Santragachhi and Puri.

Special train between Hatia and Yesvantpur:

08637 Hatia-Yesvantpur special train will leave Hatia at 1815 hrs on every Saturday between 7th September to 26th October 2013 and will arrive at Yesvantpur at 0500 hrs on every Monday. In the return direction, 08638 Yesvantpur-Hatia special train will leave Yesvantpur at 0030 hrs on every Tuesday (Midnight of Monday) between 10th September to 29th October 2013 and will arrive at Hatia at 1330 hrs on every Wednesday.


 This special train has o­ne composite coach of both First Class Ac & AC-2 tier, two AC-3 tiers, Seven Sleeper Classes, Three General Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Bargarh Road, Bolangir, Titilagarh, Kesinga, Muniguda, Rayagada, Parvatipuram, Bobbili, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and Duvvada between Hatia and Yesvantpur.

Special trains to Secunderabad and Kollam:


08569 Visakhapatnam-Kollam special train will leave Visakhapatnam at 0900hrs o­n every Sunday & Thursday between 8th September to 29th September 2013 and will arrive at Kollam at 1410 hrs on the following day. In the return direction, 08570 Kollam-Visakhapatnam special train will leave Kollam at 2100 hrs on every Monday & Friday between 9th September to 30th September 2013 and will arrive at Visakhapatnam at 0135 hrs on every Wednesday & Sunday (after midnight of Tuesday & Saturday).

This special train has one AC-2 tier, one AC-3 tiers, Seven Sleeper Classes, Six General Second Class Coaches and Two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at important stations between Visakhapatnam & Kollam.

07147 Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad special AC train will leave Visakhapatnam at 1905 hrs on every Saturday between 7th September to 28th September 2013 and will arrive at Secunderabad at 0815 hrs on the following day. In the return direction, 07148 Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam special AC train will leave Secunderabad at 2130 hrs on every Friday between 6th September to 27th September 2013 and will arrive at Visakhapatnam at 1035 hrs on Saturday.
          This special train has one Ac First Class Coach, Three AC-2 tiers, Eleven AC-3 tiers and Two Guard cum Generator Vans in its composition having stoppages at important stations between Visakhapatnam and Secunderabad.

Extension of Newjalpaiguri-Ajmer-Newjalpaiguri weekly train upto Udaipur

Extension of Newjalpaiguri-Ajmer-Newjalpaiguri weekly train upto Udaipur from New Jalpaiguri on 9th Sep and from Ajmer on 14th Sep. Detail available in NWR press release in Hindi .

SPECIAL TRAIN FROM CHENNAI CENTRAL TO VELANKANNI AND VELANKANNI TO LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS

1.T.No. 06007 Chennai Central –Velankanni Special (Via. Chennai Egmore, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai and Tiruvarur) :

T.No. 06007 Chennai Central -Velankanni Special will leave Chennai Cental at 21.40 hrs. on 07.09.2013 (Saturday)  and arrive Velankanni at 06.30 hrs. on 08.09.2013 (Sunday) .

The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier , 2 First Class, 1 Sleeper Class, 4 Second Sitting,   6 General Second Class and 1 Second Class cum Luggage van coaches.

The train will stop at Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Tirupadiripulliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruvarur and  Nagapattimnam.

2.T.No.06802  Velankanni – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Special (via., Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Villupuram, Tiruvnnamalai, Tirupati, Renigunta,  Guntakal and  Wadi ):

T.No.06802 Velankanni – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Special will leave Velankanni at 23.00 hrs. on 08.09.2013 (Sunday)   and arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 11.05 hrs. on 10.09.2013 (Tuesday)  

The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier , 2 First Class, 1 Sleeper Class, 4 Second Sitting,   6 General Second Class and 1 Second Class cum Luggage van coaches.

The train will stop at Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkazhi, Chidambaram, Tiruppadiripuliyur, Villupuram, Tirukkovilur, Tiruvannamalai, Arani Road, Vellore, Katpadi, Tirupati, Renigunta, Koduru, Razampet, Cuddappah, Yerraguntala, Muddanurru, Kondapuram, Tadipatri, Gooty, Guntakal, Adoni, Mantralayam Road, Raichur, Yadgir, Wadi, Solapur, Daund, Pune, Lonavala and Kalayan.

Advance reservation for the trains will commence on 06.09.2013.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

CST Mumbai-Nagercoil Bi-weekly Express will run With out touching Tirupati

Train no. 16352  Nagercoil – CST Mumbai Bi-weekly Express will be diverted to run via Renigunta with out touching Tirupati with effect form 5th September, 2013.


Similarly, in the return direction, Train No. 16351 CST Mumbai – Nagercoil Bi-weekly Express will be diverted to run via Renigunta with out touching Tirupati with effect  from  07th September, 2013.

Special Trains by South Central Railway

South Central Railway will run the following Special Trains  in order to clear extra rush of passengers as per the following schedule:-

1.AC Special Trains between Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam (8 Services)

Train No. 07148 Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam AC Special Train will depart Secunderabad at 21 30 hrs on 6th, 13th, 20th and  27th September 2013 (Fridays) and arrive Visakhapatnam at 10 35 hrs the next day. In the return direction, Train No.07147 Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad AC Special Train will depart Visakhapatnam at 19 05` hrs on 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th September 2013 (Saturdays) and arrive Secunderabad at 08 15 hrs the next day.

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

These trains will have 17 coaches viz, one AC First Class, three AC II Tier, eleven AC III Tier and two power car coaches.


2.Special Trains between Secunderabad-Kakinada Town (2 Services)

 Train No. 07101 Secunderabad-Kakinada Town Special train will depart Secunderabad at 23 15 hrs on 8th September, 2013 and arrive Kakinada Town at 09 25 hrs on the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 07102 Kakinada Town - Secunderabad Special train will depart Kakinada Town at 18 00 hrs on 9th September, 2013 and arrive Secunderabad at 05 30 hrs on the next day.

 Enroute, these trains will stop at Kazipet, Warangal, Khammam,  Madhira, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Nidadavolu, Rajahmundry, Anaparti and Samalkot stations in both the directions.

These trains will have 18 coaches viz., one AC II Tier and one AC III Tier and ten Sleeper Class, four General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake van Coaches.


3.Special Trains between Kakinada Town-Hyderabad via Gudivada, Bhimavaram &   Guntur (2 Services)

Train No. 07201 Kakinada Town-Hyderabad Special Train will depart Kakinada Town at 22 30 hrs on 8th September 2013 arrive / depart Secunderabad at 10 05/10 10 hrs on the next day and arrive Hyderabad at 10 35 hrs. In the return direction, Train No. 07202 Hyderabad -Kakinada Town Special train will depart Hyderabad at 21 00 hrs on 9th September 2013,arrive / depart Secunderabad at 21 30/21 35 hrs and arrive Kakinada Town at 09 30 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, these trains will also stop at Samalkot, Anaparti, Rajahmundry, Nidadavolu, Bhimavaram Town, Akivedu, Kaikalur, Gudivada, Vijayawada, Mangalagiri, Guntur, Sattenapalle, Piduguralla, Nadikude, Miryalaguda and Nalgonda stations in both the directions.
These trains will have 18 coaches viz., one AC II Tier, one AC III Tier, ten Sleeper Class, four General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake van Coaches.

Augmentation of Existing Trains during Ganpati Festival

Central Railway will augment following trains to clear the wait listed passengers and extra rush of passengers during Ganapati Festival. This is in addition to running 126 specials already announced to be run during the festival. The augmentation of existing trains will generate 1089 reserved and 6480 unreserved accommodation, the details of which are as under-

12133 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus – Mangalor Jn. Express will be augmented by one AC 2-tier cum AC 3-Tier coach Ex CSTM from 5.9.2013 to 8.9.2013.

12051 Dadar Terminus – Madgaon Janshatabdi Express will be augmented by Two Second Class seating Jan-chair cars from 5.9.2013 to 11.9.2013.

01033 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus – Madgaon special will be augmented by one AC 3-tier coach on 7.9.2013.

01041 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus – Pernem special will be augmented by one AC 3-tier coach on 7.9.2013.

11003 Dadar Terminus – Sawantwadi Express will be augmented by Four General Second Class coaches from 5.9.2013 to 22.9.2013.

Introduction of Bhubaneswar-Tirupati- Bhubaneswar Weekly Superfast Express

As announced in Railway Budget 2013-14 a new weekly train will be introduced between Bhubaneswar and Tirupati as detailed below:-

With effect from 14th September 2013, Train No. 22879 Bhubaneswar - Tirupati weekly superfast Express will depart Bhubaneswar at 12 00 hrs on Saturdays and arrive Tirupati at 09 25 hrs on the next day. In the return direction, with effect from 15th September 2013, Train No. 22880 Tirupati - Bhubaneswar weekly superfast Express will depart Tirupati at 12 45 hrs on Sundays and arrive Bhubaneswar at 10 10 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, this train will stop at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Chatrapur, Brahmapur, Ichchapuram, Palasa, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Vishakhapatnam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, o­ngole, Nellore, Gudur and Renigunta in both the directions.

This train will consist of 22 Coaches viz., one AC II tier, three AC III tier, eleven Sleeper Class, four General Second Class, one Pantry Car and two Second Class Luggage cum Brake Van coaches.

Frequency of Tirupati-Karimnagar-Tirupati Express Increased from Weekly to Bi-Weekly

The frequency of Tr. No. 12761 / 12762 Tirupati-Karimnagar-Tirupati Express will be increased from Weekly to Bi-Weekly.

Accordingly, with effect from 7th September 2013, the frequency of Train no. 12761 Tirupati-Karimnagar Express, currently departing Tirupati at 22 40 hrs  on Wednesdays, will depart on Saturdays also.

With effect from 8th September, 2013, the frequency of Train no. 12762 Karimnagar - Tirupati Express, currently departing Karimnagar at 19 15 hrs on Thursdays, will depart on Sundays also.