INTRODUCTION OF CHENNAI EGMORE – TUTICORIN (LINK) EXPRESS

Southern Railway will introduce a new train service between Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin o­n 31st July, 2013.

     Train No.16129 Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin (Link) express will leave Chennai Egmore at 07.40 hrs. and arrive Tuticorin at 20.35 hrs. the same day.  Train No.16130 Tuticorin – Chennai Egmore (Link) express will leave Tuticorin at 07.35 hrs. and arrive Chennai Egmore at 21.15 hrs. the same day.

     These link express trains will run with Train No.16127/16128 Chennai Egmore – Guruvayur – Chennai Egmore express trains between Chennai Egmore – Vanchi Maniyachchi – Chennai Egmore.  Between Vanchi Maniyachchi Jn. – Tuticorin, the Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin (Link) express will stop at Milavittan and Tuti-Melur; the Tuticorin – Chennai Egmore (Link) express will stop at Milavittan and will not stop at Tuti-melur.  

     The composition of these trains will be 6 reserved second class, 1 General second class and 1 luggage-cum- brake van coaches.

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MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONES OF “ROHTAK-MEHAM-HANSI NEW RAIL LINE”

MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS SH. MALLIKARJUN KHARGE LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONES OF “ROHTAK-MEHAM-HANSI NEW RAIL LINE” & “SHIFTING OF ROHTAK- MAKRAULI SECTION OF ROHTAK- GOHANA- PANIPAT RAIL LINE” TODAY

Sh. Mallikarjun Kharge, Minister for Railways, laid the foundation stones of the “Rohtak-Meham-Hansi New Rail Line” & “Shifting Of Rohtak- Makrauli Section Of Rohtak- Gohana- Panipat Rail Line” from Hansi and Rohtak respectively today. Sh. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Haryana, presided over both the functions in the august presence of Kumari Selja, Hon’ble Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment, Sh. Oscar Fernandes, Hon’ble Minister of Road Transportation & National Highways, Sh. Deepender Singh Hooda, Hon’ble Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha), Sh. Kuldeep Singh Bishnoi, Hon’ble Member of Parliament(Lok Sabha), Sh. Ranbir Singh Prajapati, Hon’ble Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha), Sh. Shadi Lal Batra, Hon’ble Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha), Shri Bharat Bhushan Batra, Hon’ble MLA, Rohtak, Shri Vinod Bhayana, Hon’ble MLA, Hansi, Smt. Savitri Jindal, Hon’ble MLA, Hissar, Sh. Anand Singh Dangi, Hon’ble MLA, Meham, Smt. Shakuntala Khatak, Hon’ble MLA, Kalanaur, Sh. Ram Kishan Fouji, Hon’ble MLA, Bawani Khera and Sh. Ram Niwas Ghorela, Hon’ble MLA, Barwala o­n the occasion.

Northern Railway will achieve another milestone in bringing direct and shorter rail connectivity between the developing industrial townships of Rohtak and Hissar by constructing a new rail line from Rohtak to Hansi via Mehem. This new rail line was been sanctioned in 2012-13 at an estimated cost of Rs. 406.87 cr o­n cost-sharing basis with the State of Haryana.

Rohtak and Hissar are connected by railways via two routes, i.e. through Bhiwani and Jakhal, the distance of which is 142.56 Km and 210.60 Km respectively. Once the new Broad Gauge link between Rohtak- Hissar via Hansi is completed, the distance will be reduced to93.919 Km, thus reducing cost of travel with corresponding reduction in travel time.

The new rail line from Rohtak to Hissar via Hansi will have 4 stations – Bahu Akbarpur, Kharkhara, Bahalbah and Sorkhi. Covering the three districts of Rohtak, Bhiwani and Hissar, the rail line will benefit residents of surrounding villages.There will be 7 major bridges and 96 minor bridges including 4 Road-under-Bridges and 37 level-crossings in this rail project. As this region is in proximity to the National Capital region and is marked by dense population, the commissioning of the new rail line will be very beneficial.

Presently the Rohtak- Gohana- Panipat railway line runs via Makrauli. Due to several operational conveniences it has been proposed to shift Rohtak- Makrauli Line. Its immediate benefit is that its alternative route, the Rohtak-Samargopalpur line will provide a third line between the two stations along the main Line. Another important factor is that o­nce this line gets operational no engine reversal will be required o­n the Delhi Jn.-Panipat and Rewari-Panipat routes and a blind curve of 2 Km and 8 existing level crossing gates will be eliminated. Along with these benefits, another platform will be provided at Rohtak and 2 Road –over- bridges already sanctioned will not be required to be built. The existing line will be dismantled and a road will be constructed in its place.

The relocated line will run parallel to Rohtak-Jind line and theproposed north byepass of Rohtak before reconnecting at Km 8.89 with Rohtak-Panipat line. To facilitate running of traffic from Jind-Panipat via Samargopalpur, thus avoiding Rohtak, o­ne Y- junction is proposed connecting Samargopalpur station and alternate route.

The newRohtak- Mehem– Hansi rail line and shifting of Rohtak- Makrauli Line of Rohtak- Gohana- Panipat Section will upgrade Northern Railway’s capacity to increase its fleet of trains o­n these sections.

Chairman Railway Board, Sh. Arunendra Kumar, General Manager, Northern Railway, Shri Vijay.Kumar Gupta, Chief Administrative Officer/Construction, Northern Railway, Sh. B.D. Garg, Divisional Railway Manager, Delhi Division, Sh. A.K. Sachan & Other Senior Railway Officials were also present.

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EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF TRAINS

For the convenience ofthe rail passengers and to increase the passenger carrying capacity of trains, Railway has decided to extend the augmentation of the 18201/18202 Durg- Nautanwa Express, 18205/18206 Durg- NautanwaExpress , 18237/18238 Chattisgarh Express, 12823/12824 Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Express and 12549/12550 Durg-Jammu Tawi Super Fast Express o­n temporary basis as per the under-mentionedprogramme:-




·18201/02 Durg-Nautanwa Express train has been augmented by o­ne additional A.C. 3 Tier Coach upto 30.10.2013 when departing from Durg and upto 01.11.2013 when departing from Nautanwa. The other features like timings, route, stoppages etc. will remain as unchanged.

·18205/06 Durg- Nautanwa Express train has been augmented by o­ne additional A.C.2 Tier Coach upto 31.10.2013 when departing from Durg and up to 01.11.2013 when departing from Nautanwa The other features like timings, route, stoppages etc. will remain as unchanged.

·18237/38 Bilaspur-Amritsar Chattisgarh Express train has been augmented by o­ne additional A.C. 3 Tier Coach  up to 31.10.2013 when departing from BSP and up to 02.11.2013 when departing from ASR. The other features like timings, route, stoppages etc. will remain as unchanged.

·12823/24 Durg-Nizamuddin Chhattisgarh Sampark Kranti Express train has been augmented by o­ne additional A.C. 2 Tier Coach  up to 31.10.2013 when departing from Durg and up to 01.11.2013 when departing from Nizamuddin. The other features like timings, route, stoppages etc. will remain as unchanged.

·12549/50 Durg-Jammu Tawi Super Fast Express train has been augmented by o­ne additional A.C. 2 Tier Coach  up to 28.10.2013 when departing from Durg and up to 31.10.2013 when departing from Jammu Tawi. The other features like timings, route, stoppages etc. will remain as unchanged.



  The other features like timings, route, stoppages etc. will remain as unchanged.

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Special Traffic Block between Asangaon and Vasind on 31.7.2013

SPECIAL TRAFFIC BLOCK BETWEEN ASANGAON AND VASIND

   

Central Railway will operate traffic block o­n Up and Dn lines between Asangaon and Vasind for engineering works as under -

ON UP & DN LINES BETWEEN ASANGAON AND VASIND

FROM 10.20 AM TO 11.00 AM (40 MINUTES)

ON 31.7.2013 (Wednesday)

CANCELLATION OF 2 SUBURBAN TRAINS o­n 31.7.2013

1. Asangaon local leaving CST at 9.26 am &

2. CST local leaving Asangaon at 11.16 am will remain cancelled.

RESCHEDULING OF SUBURBAN TRAIN o­n 31.7.2013

1. CST local scheduled to leave Kasara at 10.10 hrs will be rescheduled to leave Kasara at 10.40 hrs.

The mail/express trains arriving Mumbai during the block period will also be regulated and arrive their destination 15 minutes behind schedule.

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120 Festival Special Trains during Ganpati Festival - Bookings open from 31.7.2013

CR TO RUN 120 SPECIAL TRAINS DURING GANPATI FESTIVAL



Central Railway has decided to run 66 Reserved Special Trains and 54 Unreserved Special Trains during the ensuing Ganpati Festival to clear the extra rush of Passengers. The details are as under –



A)    RESERVED SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN CST MUMBAI – MADGAON (except Thursday) (32 Services)



01033   Special will leave CST Mumbai at 00.20 hrs for Six days (except Thursday) from 4.9.2013 to 22.9.2013 (16 trips) and will reach Madgaon at 14.10 hrs same day.



01034   Special will leave Madgaon at 14.40 hrs daily (Except Thursday) from 4.9.2013 to 22.9.2013 (16 trips) and will arrive CST Mumbai at 04.30 hrs next day.



Halts:      Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarde, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Adawali, Vilawade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Zarap, Sawantwadi Road, Madure, Pernem, Thivim and Karmali.



Composition:      One A/C 2-tier, Two A/C 3-tier, 9 Sleeper class, 2 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Vans

B)   AIR-CONDITIONED SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS – MADGAON (6 Trips o­n Thursday o­nly)



01045   AC Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 00.55 hrs (every Thursday) o­n 05.09.2013, 12.09.2013 & 19.09.2013 (3 trips) and will reach Madgaon at 14.10 hrs next day.



01046  AC Special will leave Madgaon at 14.40 hrs (every Thursday) o­n 05.09.2013, 12.09.2013 & 19.09.2013 (3 trips) and will reach Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 4.10 hrs next day.



Halts:  Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Rajapur Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Zarap, Sawantwadi Road, Madure, Pernem, Thivim and Karmali.



Composition:      One First AC, Three A/C 2-tier, 8 A/C 3-tier, 1 Pantry Car and 2 Generator cum Guard’s Brake Vans

C)    RESERVED  SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN  LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS – PERNEM (Goa) (Bi-Weekly) (12 SERVICES)



01039 Bi-weekly Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus  at 13.00 hrs o­n every Sunday & Wednesday from 04.09.2013 to 22.09.2013 (6 Trips) and will reach Pernem at 01.30 hrs next day.



01040 Bi-weekly Special will leave Pernem  at 10.40 hrs o­n every Monday & Thursday from 05.09.2013 to 23.09.2013 (6 Trips) and will reach LTT at 22.15 hrs same day.



Halts: Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarde, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Adawali, Vilawade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Zarap, Sawantwadi Road and Madure.



Composition:      One A/C 2-tier, Two A/C 3-tier, 9 Sleeper class, 3 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Vanss.

D)    RESERVED  SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN CST MUMBAI – PERNEM (Bi-Weekly) (Goa) (10 SERVICES)



01041 Bi-weekly Special will leave CST Mumbai  at 12.25 hrs o­n every Tuesday & Saturday o­n 07th , 10th , 14th , 17th , 21st September 2013 (5 Trips) and will reach Pernem at 01.30 hrs next day.



01042   Bi-weekly Special will leave Pernem  at 10.40 hrs o­n every Wednesday & Sunday  o­n 8th, 11th, 15th, 18th and 22nd September 2013 (5 Trips) and will reach CST Mumbai at 22.20 hrs same day.



Halts: Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarde, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Adawali, Vilawade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Zarap, Sawantwadi Road and Madure.



Composition:      One First AC  cum AC 2 Tier,  o­ne A/C 2-tier, Two A/C 3-tier, 12 Sleeper class, 5 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Vanss

E)    RESERVED  WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN  LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS – PERNEM (6 SERVICES)



01043  Weekly Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus  at 13.00 hrs o­n o­n every Friday 6th, 13th and 20th September 2013  (3 Trips) and will reach Pernem at 01.30 hrs next day.



01044   Bi-weekly Special will leave Pernem  at 10.40 hrs o­n every Saturday 7th, 14th, 21st Septemeber 2013 (3 Trips) and will reach LTT at 22.15 hrs same day.



Halts: Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarde, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Adawali, Vilawade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Zarap, Sawantwadi Road and Madure.



Composition:      One A/C 2-tier, o­ne A/C 3-tier, 7 Sleeper class, 6 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Vanss.

F)    UNRESERVED DAILY SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS  – RATNAGIRI (38 Services)



01037  Unreserved Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 01.00 hrs (Daily) from 4.9.2013 to 22.9.2013 (19 trips) and will reach Ratnagiri at 09.05 hrs same day.



01038 Unreserved  Daily Special will leave Ratnagiri at 11.30 hrs from 4.9.2013 to 22.9.2013 (19 trips) and will arrive CST Mumbai at 19.20 hrs Same day.



Halts:      Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarde, Aravali Road and Sangameshwar.



Composition:      10 Unreserved Second Seating, 4 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class cum Guard’s brake Vanss.



 G)    UNRESERVED SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN DADAR  – SAWANTWADI (TRI-WEEKLY) (16 Services)



01003 Unreserved Tri-Weekly Special will leave Dadar at 07.50 hrs (Sunday, Tuesday and Friday) from 6.9.2013 to 22.9.2013 (8 trips) and will reach Sawantwadi at 20.30 hrs same day.

01004 Unreserved Tri-weekly Special  will leave Sawantwadi at 04.50 hrs (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday) from 7.9.2013 to 23.9.2013 (8 trips) and will arrive Dadar at 16.10 hrs same day.

Halts:  Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Veer, Khed, Chiplun, Savarde, Aravali Road, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Vilawade, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Nandgaon Road, Kankavli, Sindhudurg, Kudal and Zarap

Composition:      7 Unreserved Second Class Seating, 4 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class cum Guard’s brake Vans

Reservation: Booking for all Reserved Special Trains will be opened from 31.07.2013

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Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Railways Meets Agenda of the Meeting was “Construction of Road Over Bridge/Road Under Bridge (Robs/Rubs on Busy Level Crossings”.

The Minister of Railways, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge said that At present, Indian Railways has decided to progressively eliminate all unmanned level crossings by generally constructing ROBs/RUBs at unmanned level crossings or by manning the unmanned level crossings. The Railway Minister was speaking at the Consultative Committee meeting of Members of Parliament for Ministry of Railways held here today i. e. 26th July 2013. The agenda for the meeting was “Construction of Road Over Bridge/Road Under Bridge (ROBs/RUBs on busy level crossings”. He said that as on 01.04.2013, Indian Railways have 31,254 level crossings out of which,18,672 (60%) are manned and balance 12,582 (40%) are unmanned. These unmanned level crossings account for maximum number of consequential train accidents.

The Railway Minister further said that Road Over Bridge can be build over level crossings with Train Vehicle Unit (TVU) more than one lakh provided state government or local body is agreed to share 50 percent cost of the project. The Railway Minister said that in order to garner funds for the projects, Indian Railways have requested the State Governments to share the cost of the projects especially for the construction of ROBs/RUBs in respective states. It has also decided that if state governments want to construct level crossings under Public Private Partnership mode, Indian Railways would fully bear the costs of its Railway share on the projects, Shri Kharge added.

Referring to fund constraints, the Railway Minister pointed out that Indian Railways need funds for various ongoing projects like new lines, gauge conversion, doubling projects, construction of ROBs/RUBs etc. Due to limited availability of resources and with funds distributed over large numbers of projects, the Indian Railways were not able to achieve the desired level of progress.

.Members participating in the meeting requested for expediting work of various pending ROBs/RUBs projects. Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Arunendra Kumar, Members of the Railway Board and senior officials of Ministry of Railways were among those present at the meeting. 

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PERMANENT AUGMENTATION OF BANGALORE CITY-MYSORE-BANGALORE CITY RAJYA RANI EXPRESS

PERMANENT AUGMENTATION OF BANGALORE CITY-MYSORE-BANGALORE CITY (Tr. Nos.16557/16558) RAJYA RANI EXPRESS WITH 02ADDITIONAL GENERAL SECOND CLASS CHAIRCARSWITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
South Western Railway has decided to attach 02 additional General Second Class Chair Cars permanentlybyTrain Nos. 16557/16558 BANGALORE CITY-MYSORE-BANGALORE CITY RAJYA RANI EXPRESS with immediate effect.
The revised composition is total : 20 coaches (instead of 18 coaches), consisting of One AC Chair Car, Seventeen General Second Class (sitting) Cars & o­ne General Second Classluggage-cum-disabled coach.

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INTRODUCTION OF NEW TRAIN BETWEEN SHAKTINAGAR- VARANASI DAILY LINK INTERCITY EXPRESS

The 23345 Varanasi- Shaktinagar Daily Link Intercity Express train will depart from Varanasiat 02.10 p.m. to reach Shaktinagar at 09.45 p.m. the same day. In the return direction, the 23346 Shaktinagar- Varanasi Daily Link Intercity Express train will depart from Shaktinagar at 05.15 a.m. to reach Varanasi at 01.00 p.m. the same day.


 Comprising of o­ne A.C. Chair Car, Four General Class and Two Disabled Friendly Second Class cum luggage van coaches, the 23345/23346 Shaktinagar- Varanasi- Shaktinagar Daily Link Intercity Express train will stop at Krishnashila, Karalia Road, Obradan and Chopan enroute in both the directions.


 Consequently, the composition of 13345/13346 Shakti Nagar-Varanasi-Shakti Nagar Express will also be revised from 26.7.2013 as the composition of 23345/23346 Shakti Nagar-Varanasi-Shakti Nagar Daily Link Intercity Express, i.e. o­ne A.C. Chair Car, Four General Class and Two Disabled Friendly Second Class cum luggage van coaches.

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REVISION OF TIMINGS OF DELHI-BATHINDA EXPRESS AND SAHARSA- ADARSH NAGAR DELHI POORABIYA EXPRESS TRAINS FROM 28.07.2013

The train no. 14731 Delhi-Bathinda Express train will depart from Delhi Jn. at 02:15 p.m. instead of 01:45 p.m. to reach Subzi Mandi at 02:30 p.m., Narela at 02:54 p.m., Sonipat at 03:13 p.m., Ganaur at 03:33 p.m., Samalkha at 03:58 p.m. and Panipat at 04:17 p.m. with two minutes stoppage at each station enroute.


 The timings of the 14731 Delhi-Bathinda Express train between Panipat and Bathinda will remain unchanged. The other features like, route, stoppages, composition etc. will remain as unchanged.


 ·The train no. 15279 Saharsa-Adarsh Nagar Delhi Poorabiya Express train willdepart from Delhi Jn. at 02:25 p.m. instead of 01:50 p.m. to reach Adarsh Nagar Delhi at 02.55 p.m. instead of 02.15 p.m.


 The timings of the 15279 Saharsa-Adarsh Nagar Delhi Poorbiya Express train between Saharsa and Ghaziabad Jn. will remain unchanged. The other features like, route, stoppages, composition etc. will remain as unchanged.

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AUGMENTATION OF TRAIN - DIBRUGARH-YESVANTPUR-DIBRUGARH WEEKLY EXPRESS

AUGMENTATION OF TRAIN NOS. 15901/15902 DIBRUGARH-YESVANTPUR-DIBRUGARH WEEKLY EXPRESS WITH o­nE ADDITIONAL SECOND CLASS SLEEPER COACH TEMPORARILY
North East Frontier Railway(NFR) hasadvised this railway that they have decided to augment temporarilyTrain No. 15902/15901 DIBRUGARH -YESVANTPUR-DIBRUGARH WEEKLY EXPRESS with o­nEadditional SECOND CLASS SLEEPER COACH, with effect from DIBRUGARH end from 19th July, 2013 to 30th August, 2013and from YESVANTPUR end from22ndJuly, 2013 to 02nd September, 2013,as per the followingdetails:--
The revised composition ofWeekly Express has total : 23 coaches (instead of 22 coachesearlier), consisting of o­ne AC 2-tier coach, TwoAC 3-tier coaches, Fourteen Second Class Sleeper coaches, Three General Second Class coaches, One General Second Class-cum-luggage-cum–brake Van, OneGeneral Second Class luggage-cum-disabled coach and a Pantry Car.

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TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION WITH ONE ADDITIONAL FIRST CLASS AC CHAIR CAR FOR TRAIN - BANGALORE CITY-CHENNAI-BANGALORE CITY SHATABDI EXPRESS

TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION WITH o­nE ADDITIONAL FIRST CLASS AC CHAIR CARFOR TRAIN NOS. 12028/12027 BANGALORE CITY-CHENNAI-BANGALORE CITYSHATABDIEXPRESS
           
South Western Railway has decided to augment temporarilyTrain No. 12028/12027 Bangalore City-Chennai-Bangalore City Shatabdi Express with o­nEadditionalFirst Class AC Chair Car, with immediate effect up to 31st December, 2013 , for clearance of extra rush.The details are as under:--
The revised composition of the above trains has total : 14 coaches with immediate effect (instead of 13 coachesas at present ), consisting ofTen Second Class AC Chair Cars (out of which o­ne AC Second Class Chair Car is temporary up to 02 Sept. 2013), and Two AC First Class Char Cars ( out of which o­ne AC First Class Chair Car is temporary up to 31st Dec.2013) and two Motor Cars.

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SWR REVISES THE TIMINGS OF TRAIN - VASCO-DA-GAMA--VELANKANNI WEEKLY EXPRESS

SWR REVISES THE TIMINGS OF TRAIN NO.17315 VASCO-DA-GAMA--VELANKANNI WEEKLY EXPRESS
South Western Railway has decided to revise timings of TRAIN NO. 17315 VASCODA-GAMA-VELANKANNIWEEKLY EXPRESSdeparture time from Vasco-da-gamastation at 14-00 hrs. instead of09-00 hrs., with immediate effect for 08 tripsup to09th September, 2013,till such time Railway Board advice is received.
Accordingly, the re-scheduled timings of Train No.17315 VASCO-DA-GAMA—VELANKANNI WEEKLY EXPRESS will departevery Monday from VASCO-DA-GAMA station at 14-00 hrs. instead of 09-00 hrs. with immediate effect for 08 trips i.e. up to 09th September, 2013 and arrive at VELANKANNI station at 19-30 hrs., instead of 12-25 hrs., the next day.
The old timings are indicated in brackets:
En route, the Train No.17315 Vasco-Velankanni Weekly Express will arrive/depart Madgaon at 14-45/14-47 instead of 09-30/09-35; Londa at 17-28/17-30 hrs; Dharwad at 19-00/19-02 hrs. (13-18/13-20); HUBLI at 20-15/20-25 hrs.(14-30/14-40); Davangere at 22-51/22-53 hrs.(17-10/17-12); Birur at 00-40/00-42 hrs.(19-04/19-06);Arsikere at 01-30/01-35 hrs; (19-55/20-00); Tumkur at 03-33/03-35 hrs.(21-28/21-30); YESVANTPUR at 05-15/0-30 hrs.(23-10/23-30); Krishnarajapuram at 06-08/06-10 hrs(00-01/00-05); Bangarpet at 07-08/07-10 hrs. (01-03/01-05); Salem at 11-00/11-05 hrs.(04-00/04-05); Erode Jn. at 12-15/12-25 hrs.(05-15/05-25); Karur Jn. at 13-20/13-25 hrs.(06-20/06-25); Tiruchchirappali Jn. at 16-28/16-30 hrs.(09-28/09-30); Nagapattinam at 18-38/18-40 hrs.(11-38/11-40).
There is no change in timings of Train No.17316 VELANKANNI-VASCO-DA-GAMA WEEKLY EXPRESS.

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RAILWAYS TO EXTEND TRAIN BETWEEN DARBANGA-BANGALORE CITY-DARBANGA WEEKLY BHAGMATI EXPRESS TO MYSORE

RAILWAYSTO EXTEND TRAIN NOS. 12577/12578 DARBANGA-BANGALORE CITY-DARBANGA WEEKLY BHAGMATI EXPRESS TO MYSORE

Ministry of Railwayshave decided to extend Train Nos.12577/12578 DARBANGA-BANGALORE CITY-DARBANGA WEEKLY BHAGMATI EXPRESS to MYSORE as per the following details:--
The timings in the extended portion are as follows:-
I.Accordingly,Train No.12577 DARBANGA-MYSORE WEEKLY BHAGMATI EXPRESS
will depart at DARBANGA at 16-10 hrs.on Tuesdays, commencing from 23rd July, 2013 and arrive at MYSORE at 23-35 hrs. on Thursdays.
En route, the Weekly Express train will arrive/depart at Bangalore City at 20-55/21-10 hrs; Kengeri at 21-28/21-29 hrs; and arrive/depart at Mandya at 22-38/22-40 hrs., on Thursdays.
In the return direction, Train No.12578 MYSORE-DARBANGA WEEKLY BHAGMATI EXPRESSwill depart at MYSORE at 07-20 hrs. On Saturdays, commencing from 27thJuly, 2013 and arrive at DARBANGA at 14-25 hrs. on Mondays.
En route, the Weekly Expresswill arrive/depart atMandya at 07-58 hrs.;Kengeri at 09-19/09-20 hrs; and arrive/depart at BANGALORE CITY at 09-55/10-10 hrs. on Saturdays.
II.Train Nos.56514/56513 BANGALORE CITY-NAGERCOIL-BANGALORE CITY DAILY PASSENGERTOKARAIKAL:
The timings in the extended portion are as follows:-
Accordingly, Train No.56514 BANGALORE CITY- KARAIKAL DAILY PASSENGER will depart at BANGALORE CITY at 07-15 hrs. with effect from 19th July, 2013and arrive at KARAIKAL at 22-300 hrs., o­n the same day.En route, it will arrive/depart at NAGORE at 21-48/21-50 hrs.
In the return direction, Train No.56513 KARAIKAL-BANGALORE CITYDAILY PASSENGER will depart at KARAIKAL at 03-40 hrs., with effect from 20th July, 2013 and arrive at BANGALORE CITY at 19-00 hrs., o­n the same day.En route, it will arrive/depart atNAGORE at 03-58/04-00 hrs.

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Train No. 16351/16352 CST Mumbai-Nagercoil-CST Mumbai Balaji Express to run via Renigunta

South Central Railway will divert Train No. 16351/16352 CST Mumbai-Nagercoil-CST Mumbai Balaji Express to run via Reniguntawithout touching Tirupati  with effect from the dates mentioned below:-

1)   Train No. 16351 CST Mumbai-Nagercoil Balaji Express will run via Renigunta without touching Tirupati with effect from 03rd September, 2013.

2) Train No. 16352 Nagercoil-CST Mumbai Balaji Express will run via Renigunta without touching Tirupati with effect from 05th September, 2013.

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Shri Devi Prasad Pande takes charge as Member Traffic, Railway Board, New Delhi and ex-officio Secretary to Govt. of India

Shri Devi Prasad Pande, General Manager, South Central Railway has been posted as Member Traffic, Railway Board, New Delhi and ex-officio Secretary to Govt. of India. He has taken charge of the assignment o­n 23rdJuly, 2013.

 Born o­n 15th January, 1955 at Kanpur, Shri D.P. Pande did his MA in Modern History from Allahabad University. An Officer of Indian Railways Traffic Service (IRTS) of 1976 batch, Shri D.P. Pande has rich and varied experience in Operations and Commercial branches and has held several important executive and managerial posts o­n Indian Railways.

 Shri D.P. Pande has handled several key posts in Railway Board including as Executive Director/Traffic Transportation (Movement), Advisor (Marketing & Logistics), Advisor/Traffic Transportation (Movement), Executive Director/Planning and Additional Member (Traffic). During his tenure as Executive Director/Planning, Shri D.P. Pande dealt with subjects pertaining to Five Year Plans, Corporate Plans, Annual Plans and formulation of Budget of Indian Railways etc.

 Shri D.P. Pande also held various other posts including as Dy. Chief Operations Manager, Chief Passenger Traffic Manager and Chief Freight Traffic Manager in Northern Railway and Divisional Railway Manager, Bhopal Division.

 His stint o­n South Central Railway led to optimal levels of efficiency in train working and productivity leading to a significant improvement o­n various fronts. During this period, he introduced several innovations in the working systems. His proactive approach has contributed to the Zone embarking o­n major plans to enhance passenger amenities and services.

 Shri D.P. Pande is the recipient of the prestigious Railway Ministers Award. He is an avid reader and has keen interest in writing and sporting activities.

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SCIENCE EXPRESS – BIO-DIVERSITY SPECIAL TO TOUR SOUTHERN RAILWAY

CIENCE EXPRESS – BIO-DIVERSITY SPECIAL TO TOUR SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Science Express, originally conceived as an Indo-German joint venture, is an innovative mobile exhibition mounted on a specially designed 16 coach air-conditioned train, traveling across India since 2007.After 4 phases, this train is now running as ‘Science Express – Bio-diversity Special’, a unique collaborative initiative of Department of Science & Technology and Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India.In the current phase from 09 April to 28 October, 2013, this train is scheduled to travel to 62 locations across India.
The state-of-the-art exhibition aboard this train aims to create widespread awareness on the unique biodiversity of India, climate change and related issues among various sections of society, especially the students.8 coaches of this train are solely dedicated to showcasing the myriad biodiversity spread across the bio-geographical zones of India such as the Himalayas, the Gangetic Plain, the western ghats and so on.Further, one coach has an exhibition on Climate Change, another on ‘Way towards safe, secure & sustainable environment’ and yet another on energy conservation.‘Kids zone’ in another coach has been created for kids to indulge in fun-filled activities, games and puzzles in science, mathematics and environment.‘Joy of Science’ lab is put up in a dedicated coach.In this hands-on lab, students can perform various experiments and activities.A discussion centre-cum-training facility is also provided for orientation of teachers.

Entry to this exhibition is free and is open for all.Students and teachers are specially encouraged to visit and participate.This exhibition will be open from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

This exhibition train will be inaugurated at Chennai Central railway station
at 11.00 hrs. on 27.07.2013.
Schedule of this train over Southern Railway.

Sl. No
Station
Date
Number of days
From
To
1.
Chennai Central
27.07.2013
30.07.2013
4 days
2.
Cuddalore Port Jn.
31.07.2013
03.08.2013
4 days
3.
Tiruchchirappalli
04.08.2013
07.08.2013
4 days
4.
Kudal Nagar
08.08.2013
11.08.2013
4 days
5.
Thiruvananthapuram
12.08.2013
14.08.2013
3 days
6.
Alappuzha
16.08.2013
19.08.2013
4 days
7.
Coimbatore
20.08.2013
23.08.2013
4 days
8
Kozhikkode
24.08.2013
27.08.2013
4 days
9.
Kannur
28.08.2013
31.08.2013
4 days

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TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF 19601/02 AJMER-NEW JALPAIGURI -AJMER EXPRESS AND 19611/12, 19613/14 AJMER-AMRITSAR-AJMER EXPRESS

19601/02  Ajmer- New Jalpaiguri -Ajmer Express Train will be augmented by o­ne Additional A.C.Two Tier  coach for o­ne trip o­nly o­n  27.07.2013 when departing from Ajmer and o­n 29.07.2013  when departing from New Jalpaiguri. The other features like timings, route, stoppages etc. will remain as unchanged.

·19611/12, 19613/14 Ajmer- Amritsar -Ajmer Express Train will be augmented by o­ne Additional A.C.Three Tier coach with effect from  24.07.2013 to 31.07.2013 when departing from Ajmer and  from  25.07.2013 to 01.08.2013 when departing from Amritsar

      The other features like timings, route, stoppages etc. will remain as unchanged.

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ADDITIONAL COACHES FOR KAKINADATOWN-BANGALORE CITY-KAKINADA TOWN EXPRESS

OUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY AUGMENTS ADDITIONAL COACHES FOR TRAIN NOs. 17209/17210 KAKINADATOWN-BANGALORE CITY-KAKINADA TOWN EXPRESS TEMPORARILY
South Central Railway has communicated this Railway that they have augmented Train Nos. 17209/17210 KAKINADA TOWN-BANGALORE CITY-KAKINADA TOWN EXPRESS with o­nEadditionalAC 3-Tiercoach o­n temporary measure for clearance of extra rushfrom 25thto 31stJuly, 2013, as per the following details:--
Train N0.17209 KAKINADA TOWN-BANGALORE CITY EXPRESS runs with o­nE additional AC 3-tier coach temporarily from KAKINADA endfrom 24th to 31st July, 2013 and in the return direction, Train No. 17210 BANGALORE CITY-KAKINADA TOWN EXPRESS runs with o­nE additional AC 3-tier coach temporarily from BANGALORE CITY end from 25th to31st July, 2013.
 The revised composition is total : 19 coaches (instead of 18 coaches), consisting of Three AC 3-tier coaches, Two AC 2-tier coaches, Nine Second Class Sleeper Coaches, Three General Second Class coaches and Two Second Class luggage-cum-brake vans.
PERMANENT AUGMENTATION OF CHAMUNDI EXPRESS WITH 02 GENERALSECOND CLASS CHAIR CARDS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT :--
 South Western Railway has decided to attach 02 additional General Second Class Chair Cars permanentlybyTrain Nos. 16215/16216 MYSORE-BANGALORE-MYSORE CHAMUNDI EXPRESS with immediate effect.
The revised composition is total : 20 coaches (instead of 18 coaches), consisting of One AC Chair Car, Seventeen General Second Class (sitting) Cars & o­ne General Second Classluggage-cum-disabled coach.
WITHDRAWAL OF o­nE GENERAL SECOND CLASS COACH FROM TRAIN Nos. 12607/12607 CHENNAI-BANGALORE CITY-CHENNAI LALBAGH EXPRESS & TRAIN Nos. 12609/12610 CHENNAI-BANGALORE CITY-CHENNAI EXPRESS WITH EFFECT FROM 01ST AUGUST, 2013:

One General Second Class will be withdrawn temporarilyfrom the existing composition of Train Nos. 12607/12608 CHENNAI-BANGALORE CITY-CHENNAI LALBAGH EXPRESSand TRAIN NOs. 12609/12610 CHENNAI-BANGALORE CITY-CHENNAI EXPRESS to facilitate maintenance at Pit line No.2 at Bangalore City Station, duly making the composition from 21 to 20 coaches., with effect from 01st August, 2013.

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AP Sampark Kranthi Express Rescheduled today i.e., on 26th July, 2013

AP Sampark Kranthi Express Rescheduled today i.e., on 26th July, 2013.

Train No. 12707 Tirupati - Hazrat Nizamuddin AP Sampark Kranthi Express, scheduled to depart Tirupati at 05 45 hrs today i.e, o­n 26th July, 2013 (Friday) is rescheduled to depart at 17 00 hrs (late by 11 hrs 15 mins) o­n the same day, due to late running of pairing train.

Accordingly, the Train which is scheduled to arrive/depart Secunderabad at 17 25 / 17 55 hrs today will be running late.

          Inconvenience caused to the Public is deeply regretted.

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Change in Train Numbers, Days of Services and Timings of Visakhapatnam-Mumbai LTT Bi-weekly Express

The train number, days of Service and timings of  Visakhapatnam-Mumbai LTT Bi-weeklyExpress train will be  revised as detailed below:
Train No. 22819 / 22820 of Visakhapatnam-Mumbai LTT-Visakhapatnam bi-weekly Express will be revised as 18519 / 18520 Visakhapatnam-Mumbai LTT-Visakhapatnam Express with effect from 10th September, 2013 ex. Visakhapatnam  and  from 12th September,  2013 ex. Mumbai  LTT.

Train No. 18519 Visakhapatnam-Mumbai LTT bi-weekly Express will depart Visakhapatnam at 23 30 hrs instead of 08 45 hrs and arrive Mumbai LTT at 04 40 hrs o­n the  next day  instead of 11 05 hrs with effect from 10thSeptember, 2013.

In the return direction, Train No. 18520 Mumbai LTT-Visakhapatnam by-weekly Express will depart Mumbai LTT at 06 55 hrs instead of 12 25 hrs and arrive Visakhapatnam at 11 15 hrs. o­n the next day instead of 14 45 hrs with effect from 12th September 2013.

Similarly, the days of service will be also changed.  Train No. 18519 Visakhapatnam-Mumbai LTT bi-weekly Express will depart Visakhapatnam  o­n Wednesdays and Saturdays as existing whereas Train No. 18520 Mumbai LTT-Visakhapatnam by-weekly Express will depart Mumbai LTT o­n Fridays and Mondays instead of Thursdays and Sundays.

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SCR to Run Eight Special Trains Between Secunderabad-Guwahati and One Special Train From Aurangabad to Secunderabad

1)Secunderabad-Guwahati-Secunderabad Special Train (08 Trips):-

Train No. 07149 Secunderabad - Guwahati Special Train will depart Secunderabad at 07 30 hrs o­n 26th July, 2nd, 9th & 16thAugust, 2013 (Fridays) and arrive Guwahati at 07 55 hrs o­n the second day i.e. Sundays.

In the return direction, Train No.07150 Guwahati - Secunderabad Special Train will depart Guwahati at 06 00 hrs o­n 29th July, 5th, 12th& 19th August, 2013 (Mondays) and arrive Secunderabad at 09 15 hrs o­n the second day i.e. Wednesdays.

Enroute, these trains will stop at Jangaon, Kazipet, Warangal, Mahabubabad, Khammam, Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Anakapalli, Duvada, Visakhapatnam, Vijayanagaram, Palasa, Berhampur, Kurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore, Kharagpur, Howrah, Bolpur, Rampurhat, Malda, Barsoi, Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguri, Dhupguri, New Coochbehar, New Alipurduar, Kokrajhar, New Bongaigaon, Goalpura Town and Kamakhya stations in both the directions. These trains will have 16 coaches viz, o­ne AC II Tier, o­ne AC III Tier, Eight Sleeper Class, Four General Second Class and Two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches.

2)Aurangabad-Secunderabad Special Train (01 Trip):-

Train No. 07505 Aurangabad-Secunderabad Special Train will depart Aurangabad at 18 40 hrs o­n 25th July, 2013 (Thursday) and arrive Secunderabad at 06 00 hrs o­n the next day.

Enroute, this train will stop at Jalna, Parbhani, Purna, Nanded, Mudkhed, Dharmabad, Basar, Nizamabad and Kamareddi stations. This special train will have 12 coaches viz, Seven General Second Class, Three Sleeper Class and Two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches. 

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AC CHAIR CAR COACH TO BE AUGMENTED IN PURI-PARADEEP-PURI EXPRESS PERMANENTLY

8414/18415  Puri-Paradeep-Puri Express will be augmented with o­ne AC Chair Car Coach permanently, with immediate effect. Now the train will run with o­ne AC Chair Car Coach, 07 Second Class Chair Car Coaches and two Guard cum luggage van coaches.

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Hon’ble Minister of Railways to Lay Foundation Stone for Rail Bridge Across Bennithora River on Bidar-Gulbarga New Railway Line

Hon’ble Minister of Railways to Lay Foundation Stone for Rail Bridge Across Bennithora River on Bidar-Gulbarga New Railway Line

Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Hon’ble Minister of Railways will lay  foundation stone for a Rail Bridge across Bennithora River o­n Bidar-Gulbarga new Railway line at 02 00 pm. o­n 23rd July, 2013 at a function to be held at Community Hall, Mahagaon, Gulbarga.

Hon’ble Public representatives, dignitaries and senior railway official will be present o­n the occasion.

Salient features of the Railway Bridge Bennithora River as part of Bidar-Gulbarga New BG Railway Line Project

The catchment area of the river is 2110 Sq Km
Total Utilization of water is 5.75 TMC
Length of stream 109.5 Km with Right bank canal 82Km length, Irrigable area 13435Ha
Left bank canal 60Km length, irrigable area 6779Ha
Benefitted Taluks – Sedam & Chittapur
The new Bennithora River Rail Bridge is crossing the Bennithora River at about 2.00Km UP stream side of existing Road Bridge at Kurkotta Village
The new Benithora River Rail Bridge is proposed at Km 76.560 in Bidar-Gulbarga New BG Railway Line Project between Kurkotta–Nawadgi Stations as 1X17.15M+14X18.0M+1X17.15M PSC Girders .
Foundation is predominantly with Well foundations and Superstructure with PSC Girders
(2 Girder System) with Deck Slab
The estimated cost for the construction of Rail Bridge is Rs. 12.60 Crores
The Bridge will have 16 spans, each with a length of 18.3 metres, spread over a total distance of 286 metres
The targeted completion period is 18 months

Salient features of the Bidar-Gulbarga New BG Railway Line Project

New BG line project was sanctioned in 1998-99 with an estimated cost of 369.70 Crores
Total length of Railway track is 110.40 Km between Khanapur-Gulbarga Stations
60 Km track has been linked/engine rolled by March, 2013
The revised cost of the project is Rs. 792 Crores
Total expenditure as o­n June, 2013 is Rs. 383 Crores
Total Land requirement: 768.57 hecatre
No. of New Railway Stations:12 Nos (7-Crossing, 5-Halt Stations)
No. of  Total Bridges – 256 Nos
No. of Major water way Bridges – 12
No. of Major Road Over Bridges/Road Under Bridges (ROBs/RUBs) for road traffic – 18
No. of Minor water way Bridges – 183 Nos
No. of Minor ROBs/RUBs for road traffic – 43 Nos
Manned Level Crossings – 15 (11 Level Crossings are planned for elimination through construction of RUBs)
Ruling gradient – 1 in 100 (C )
Max. Degree of curvature  – 2.50 Degree
Total length of Margutti Tunnel  – 1.50 Kms
Max. Height of Bank – 24.40 m
Max. Height of Cutting – 19.91 m

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TRAIN TIMINGS FROM CHENNAI CENTRAL/CHENNAI EGMOR WITH EFFECT FROM 01.07.2013

TRAIN TIMINGS FROM CHENNAI CENTRAL/CHENNAI EGMOR WITH EFFECT FROM 01.07.2013
CHANGE IN ARRIVAL/ DEPARTURE TIMINGS OF MAIL/EXPRESS TRAINS AT
CHENNAI CENTRAL / CHENNAI EGMORE:
a. ARRIVAL AT CHENNAI CENTRAL
TRAIN NO. DESCRIPTION EXISTING REVISED
13351 DHANBAD / TATANAGAR – ALAPPUZHA EXP. 03.10 02.55
16090 JOLARPETTAI – CHENNAI CENTRAL YELAGIRI EXP. 09.05 09.15
16204 TIRUPATI – CHENNAI CENTRAL EXP. 10.30 11.30
16054 TIRUPATI – CHENNAI CENTRAL EXP. 13.15 13.40
12578 BANGALORE CITY – DARBHANGA BAGMATI EXP. 15.50 15.55
16058 TIRUPATI – CHENNAI CENTRAL SAPTHAGIRI EXP. 20.35 21.35
b. DEPARTURE FROM CHENNAI CENTRAL
TRAIN NO. DESCRIPTION EXISTING REVISED
16053 CHENNAI CENTRAL – TIRUPATI EXP. 13.50 14.10
17311 CHENNAI CENTRAL – VASCO-DA-GAMA EXP. 14.10 13.50
17313 CHENNAI CENTRAL – HUBLI EXP. 14.10 13.50
22860 CHENNAI CENTRAL – PURI EXP. 16.15 16.20
22826 CHENNAI CENTRAL – SHALIMAR EXP. 16.15 16.20
12578 BANGALORE CITY – DARBHANGA BAGMATI EXP. 16.15 16.20C. ARRIVAL AT CHENNAI EGMORE:
TRAIN NO. DESCRIPTION EXISTING REVISED
11064 METTUR DAM / SALEM – CHENNAI EGMORE EXP. 04.50 04.40
D. DEPARTURE AT CHENNAI EGMORE:
TRAIN NO. DESCRIPTION EXISTING REVISED
12661 CHENNAI EGMORE – SENGOTTAI POTHIGAI EXP. 20.05 20.10
TRAIN TIMINGS FROM 01.07.2013 — MAIL / EXPRESS TRAINS
AT CHENNAI CENTRAL
Train No. Name of the Train Nominated days of service Dep. Arr.
16031/16032 Chennai – Jammu Tawi Andaman (Tri-weekly) Express Dep: Wed,Thu,Sun
Arr: Mon,Tue, Fri 05.15 10.10
16093/16094 Chennai – Lucknow Jn. (Bi-weekly) Express Dep: Tue, Sat
Arr: Wed, Sat 05.15 10.10
12007/12008 Chennai – Mysore Shatabdi Express Except Wed 06.00 21.25
12433/12434 Chennai – H.Nizamuddin Rajdhani (Bi-weekly) Express Dep: Fri, Sun
Arr: Thu, Sat 06.10 20.15
12611/12612 Chennai – H. Nizamuddin Garib Rath AC (Weekly) Express Dep: Sat, Arr: Tue 06.10 20.15
12675/12676 Chennai – Coimbatore Kovai Express Daily 06.15 21.45
16057/16058 Chennai – Tirupati Sapthagiri Express Daily 06.25 21.35
12269/12270 Chennai – H.Nizamuddin Duronto (Bi-weekly) Express Dep: Mon, Fri
Arr: Wed, Sun 06.40 20.10
12077/12078 Chennai – Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express Except Tue 07.00 22.00
12243/12244 Chennai – Coimbatore Duronto AC Express Except Tue 07.15 22.05
22625/22626 Chennai – Bangalore AC Double Decker Express Daily 07.25 20.45
12639/12640 Chennai – Bangalore Brindavan Express Daily 07.50 21.15
*22808/22807 Chennai – Santragachi (Bi-weekly) AC Express Dep: Thu, Sun,
Arr: Wed, Sat 07.55 22.45
12842/12841 Chennai – Howrah Coromandal Express Daily 08.45 17.15
*16003/16004 Chennai – Nagarsol [for Shirdi] (Weekly) Express Dep: Sun, Arr: Tue 09.15 15.50
12656/12655 Chennai – Ahmedabad Navjivan Express Daily 09.35 16.05
22601/22602 Chennai – Sai Nagar Shirdi (Weekly) Express Dep: Wed, Arr: Sat 10.10 09.4022611/22612 Chennai – New Jalpaiguri (Weekly) Express Dep: Wed, Arr: Sun 11.00 14.55
16627/16628 Chennai – Mangalore West Coast Express Daily 11.30 15.15
11042/11041 Chennai – Mumbai CST Express Daily 11.55 16.45
12609/12610 Chennai – Bangalore Express Daily 13.35 14.30
16053/16054 Chennai – Tirupati Express Daily 14.10 13.40
12712/12711 Chennai – Vijayawada Pinakini Express Daily 14.05 13.00
17311/17312 Chennai – Vasco-da-gama (Weekly) Express Dep: Fri, Arr: Fri 13.50 11.55
17313/17314 Chennai – Hubli (Weekly) Express Dep: Sun, Arr: Sun 13.50 11.55
12679/12680 Chennai – Coimbatore Inter City Express Daily 14.30 13.50
22613/22614 Chennai – Haldia (Weekly) Express Dep: Thu, Arr: Sun 14.35 17.00
12375/12376 Chennai – Asansol (Weekly) Express Dep: Sat, Arr: Thu 14.35 22.45
12697/12698 Chennai – Thiruvananthapuram (Weekly) Exp Dep: Sun, Arr: Sun 15.15 12.25
12695/12696 Chennai – Thiruvananthapuram Express Daily 15.25 09.50
12607/12608 Chennai – Bangalore Lalbagh Express Daily 15.35 12.15
22826/22825 Chennai – Shalimar (Weekly) Express Dep: Thu, Arr: Wed 16.20 17.00
22860/22859 Chennai – Puri (Weekly) Express Dep: Mon, Arr: Mon 16.20 14.55
2220722208 Chennai – Thiruvananthapuram ‘AC’ Duronto (Bi-weekly) Dep: Tue, Fri
Express Arr: Thu, Sun 16.30 10.15
16203/16204 Chennai – Tirupati Express Daily 16.35 11.30
12603/12604 Chennai – Hyderabad Express Daily 16.45 05.55
12685/12686 Chennai – Mangalore Express Daily 17.00 08.00
12027/12028 Chennai – Bangalore Shatabdi Express Except Tue 17.30 11.00
12669/12670 Chennai – Chaapra Ganga Kaveri Exp. (Bi-weekly) Dep:. Mon, Sat
Arr: Wed, Fri 17.40 14.25
12967/12968 Chennai – Jaipur Express (Bi-weekly) Dep: Tue, Sun
Arr: Tue, Sun 17.40 09.45
$16089/16090 Chennai – Jolarpettai Yelagiri Express Daily 17.55 09.15
12759/12760 Chennai – Hyderabad Charminar Express Daily 18.10 08.15
* Date of introduction will be notified later. $ Short termination of Yelagiri Express at Jolarpettai W.E.F. 01.07.2013
12689/12690 Chennai – Nagercoil Express (Weekly) Dep: Fri, Arr: Mon 18.15 12.25
12615/12616 Chennai – New Delhi Grand Trunk Express Daily 19.15 06.15
12623/12624 Chennai – Thiruvananthapuram Mail Daily 19.45 06.55
12601/12602 Chennai – Mangalore Mail Daily 20.25 05.25
16041/16042 Chennai – Alappuzha Express Daily 20.45 06.45
*16001/16002 Chennai – Palani Express Daily 21.00 08.30
22870/22869 Chennai - Visakhapatnam Express (Weekly) Dep: Tue, Arr: Tue 21.10 08.55
12829/12830 Chennai – Bhubaneswar (Weekly) Express Dep: Fri, Arr: Fri 21.10 08.55
12852/12851 Chennai – Bilaspur (Weekly) Express Dep: Mon, Arr: Mon 21.10 08.55
*22631/22632 Chennai – Bikaner (Weekly) AC Express Dep:Thu, Arr: Tue 21.10 10.55
12671/12672 Chennai – Mettupalayam Nilgiri Exp. Daily 21.15 05.0516222/16221 Chennai – Mysore Kaveri Express Daily 21.30 07.25
12621/12622 Chennai – New Delhi Tamil Nadu Express Daily 22.00 07.15
12673/12674 Chennai – Coimbatore Cheran Exp Daily 22.10 06.35
12681/12682 Chennai – Coimbatore (Weekly) Exp. Dep: Sat, Arr: Sat 22.30 07.45
22205/22206 Chennai – Madurai AC Duronto Bi-weekly Exp Dep: Mon, Wed
Arr: Wed, Fri 22.30 07.10
16669/16670 Chennai – Erode Yercaud Express Daily 22.40 04.30
11028/11027 Chennai – Mumbai CST Mail Daily 22.50 04.15
12657/12658 Chennai – Bangalore Mail Daily 23.15 04.40
@12691/12692 Chennai – Sri Sathyasai Prashanthi Nilayam (Weekly) Exp. Dep. Fri, Arr. Sun 23.30 05.15
12292/12291 Chennai – Yesvantpur (Weekly) Express Dep: Sat, Arr: Sat 23.30 05.15
22682/22681 Chennai – Mysore (Weekly) Express Dep:Thu, Arr: Thu 23.30 05.15
12840/12839 Chennai – Howrah Mail Daily 23.40 03.50
@ Change in days of service of Train No.12692 on Sunday will be notified later.
PASSENGER TRAINS
Train No. Name of the Train Nominated days of service Dep. Arr.
66015/66014 Chennai – Tirupati - Chennai Passenger Except Sun 07.15 20.35
56001/56002 Chennai – Arakkonam – Chennai Passenger Daily 13.15 22.40
57239/57240 Chennai - Gudur/Bitragunta – Chennai Passenger Daily 16.00 12.00
MAIL/EXPRESS TRAINS PASSING THROUGH CHENNAI CENTRAL
Train No. Name of the Train Nominated days of service Arr. Dep.
#12688 Dehradun/Chandigarh – Madurai (Bi-weekly) Express Wed, Sun 02.15 02.40
13351 Tatanagar / Dhanbad – Alappuzha Express Daily 02.55 03.25
16324 Shalimar – Thiruvananthapuram (Bi-weekly) Express Tue,Thu 03.55 04.15
16310 Patna – Ernakulam (Bi-weekly) Express Sat,Sun 03.55 04.15
15228 Muzaffarpur – Yesvantpur (Weekly) Express Wed 03.55 04.15
12510 Guwahati – Bangalore (Tri-weekly) Express Tue, Wed, Thu 04.15 04.40
$12508 Guwahati – Thiruvananthapuram (Weekly) Express Sun 04.15 04.40
12516 Guwahati – Thiruvananthapuram (Weekly) Express Fri 04.15 04.40
12515 Thiruvananthapuram – Guwahati (Weekly) Express Mon 05.40 06.20
16309 Ernakulam – Patna (Bi-weekly) Express Tue, Wed 05.40 06.20
12509 Bangalore – Guwahati (Tri-weekly) Express Thu, Fri, Sat 05.40 06.20
#12687 Madurai – Dehradun/Chandigarh (Bi-weekly) Express Thu, Mon 09.20 09.45
15227 Yesvantpur – Muzaffarpur (Weekly) Express Thu 09.30 10.00
$12507 Thiruvananthapuram – Guwahati (Weekly) Express Wed 09.30 10.00
16323 Thiruvananthapuram – Shalimar (Bi-weekly) Express Fri, Sun 09.30 10.0012970 Jaipur – Coimbatore (Weekly) Express Thu 09.45 10.10
*12252 Kamakhya – Yesvantpur (Weekly) AC Express Fri 11.15 11.40
12296 Patna – Bangalore Sangamitra Exp. Daily 13.30 13.55
12577 Darbhanga – Mysore (Weekly) Bagmati Express Thu 14.15 14.40
*22351 Patliputra – Yesvantpur (Weekly) Express Sun 14.15 14.40
12295 Bangalore – Patna Sangamitra Exp. Daily 15.05 15.40
*12251 Yesvantpur - Kamakhya (Weekly) AC Express Sat 15.45 16.05
*22352 Yesvantpur - Patliputra (Weekly) Express Mon 15.45 16.10
12578 Mysore – Darbhanga (Weekly) Bagmati Express Sat 15.55 16.20
12969 Coimbatore – Jaipur (Weekly) Express Fri 17.10 17.40
13352 Alappuzha – Dhanbad / Tatanagar Express Daily 22.15 23.00
12522 Ernakulam – Barauni (Weekly) Express Fri 23.05 23.25
16326 Thiruvananthapuram–Indore Ahilyanagari (Weekly) Exp Sat 23.05 23.25
12512 Thiruvananthapuram – Gorakhpur Raptisagar (Tri-weekly) Express Tue,Wed,Sun 23.05 23.25
16328 Thiruvananthapuram – Korba (Bi-weekly) Express Mon, Thu 23.05 23.25
12521 Barauni-Ernakulam (Weekly) Express Wed 23.20 23.45
16327 Korba – Thiruvananthapuram (Bi-weekly) Express Thu, Sun 23.20 23.45
12511 Gorakhpur – Thiruvananthapuram Raptisagar (Tri-weekly) Express Mon, Fri, Sat 23.20 23.45
16325 Indore–Thiruvananthapuram Ahilyanagari (Weekly) Exp Tue 23.20 23.45
* Date of introduction will be notified later.
# Date of increase in frequency will be notified later.
$ Date of extension to Thiruvananthapuram will be notified later.
AT CHENNAI EGMORE
Train No. Name of the Train Nominated days of service Dep. Arr.
56037/56038 Chennai – Puducherry Fast Passenger Daily 06.35 19.45
12164/12163 Chennai – Dadar Express Daily 06.50 19.45
12390/12389 Chennai – Gaya Express Dep: Tue, Arr: Mon 07.30 20.45
16127/16128 Chennai – Guruvayur Express Daily 07.40 21.15
*16129/16130 Chennai – Tuticorin Link Express Daily 07.40 21.15
16853/16854 Chennai – Tiruchchirappalli Express Daily 08.15 17.50
12635/12636 Chennai – Madurai Vaigai Express Daily 13.20 14.40
16125/16126 Chennai – Jodhpur (Weekly) Express Dep:Sat, Arr: Wed 15.15 16.55
12605/12606 Chennai – Karaikkudi Pallavan Exp Daily 15.45 12.10
16105/16106 Chennai – Tiruchendur Chendur Exp Daily 16.05 11.4017651/17652 Chennai – Kacheguda Express Daily 17.00 07.15
16713/16714 Chennai – Rameswaram Express Daily 17.00 08.20
17643/17644 Chennai – Kakinada Circar Express Daily 17.20 06.30
12633/12634 Chennai – Kanniyakumari Express Daily 17.30 06.50
16115/16116 Chennai – Puducherry Express Daily 18.10 09.30
12667/12668 Chennai – Nagercoil (Weekly) Exp Dep: Thu, Arr: Sat 18.50 06.05
12693/12694 Chennai – Tuticorin Pearl City Express Daily 19.15 07.45
16723/16724 Chennai – Thiruvananthapuram Ananthapuri Express Daily 19.35 08.40
12661/12662 Chennai – Sengottai Pothigai Express Daily 20.10 07.05
16181/16182 Chennai – Manamadurai (Bi-weekly) ‘Silambu Express Dep: Sat, Wed
Arr: Mon, Fri 20.20 06.05
12631/12632 Chennai – Tirunelveli Nellai Express Daily 20.50 06.40
12637/12638 Chennai – Madurai Pandyan Express Daily 21.20 05.35
16101/16102 Chennai – Rameswaram Express Daily 21.40 06.30
16179/16180 Chennai – Mannargudi Mannai Express Daily 22.00 05.50
16859/16860 Chennai – Mangalore Express Daily 22.15 05.05
15629/15630 Chennai – Guwahati (Weekly) Express Dep: Mon, Arr: Sun 22.30 20.15
15929/15930 Chennai – Dibrugarh (Weekly) Exp Dep:Thu, Arr: Wed 22.30 20.15
#16177/16178 Chennai – Tiruchchirappalli Rockfort Exp. Daily 22.30 05.15
22623/22624 Chennai – Madurai (Bi-weekly) Express Dep: Fri, Sun
Arr: Fri, Sun 22.45 07.20
11063/11064 Chennai – Salem Express Daily 23.00 04.40
16175/16176 Chennai – Karaikal Express Daily 23.15 05.25
16185/16186 Chennai – Velankanni (Link) ‘Velankanni’ Express Daily 23.15 07.45
*16183/16184 Chennai – Thanjavur Express Daily 23.30 04.55
# Train No.16177/16178 Rockfort Express will be terminated and started from Tiruchchirappalli from a date to be
notified later.MAIL/EXPRESS TRAINS PASSING THROUGH CHENNAI EGMORE
Train No. Name of the Train Nominated days of service Arr. Dep.
12641 Kanniyakumari – Nizamuddin Thirukkural (Bi-weekly) Exp Thu, Sat 08.50 09.05
12651 Madurai – H.Nizamuddin Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti
(Bi-weekly) Express Sun, Tue 08.50 09.05
12898 Bhubaneswar – Puducherry (Weekly) Express Wed 09.00 09.20
18496 Bhubaneswar – Rameswaram (Weekly) Express Sat 09.00 09.20
*11017 Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Karaikal (Weekly) Express Sun 10.35 10.45
14260 Varanasi – Rameswaram (Weekly) Express Tue 10.35 10.50
14259 Rameswaram – Varanasi (Weekly) Express Thu 13.00 13.15
22403 Puducherry – New Delhi (Weekly) Express Wed 13.00 13.15
22404 New Delhi – Puducherry (Weekly) Express Tue 14.25 14.40
12652 Nizamuddin – Madurai Tamil Nadu Sampark
Kranti (Bi-weekly) Express Wed, Fri 18.05 18.30
12642 Nizamuddin – Kanniyakumari Thirukkural (Bi-weekly) Exp Sun, Tue 18.05 18.30
12663 Howrah – Tiruchchirappalli (Bi-weekly) Express Fri, Mon 20.00 20.20
12665 Howrah – Kanniyakumari Express (Weekly) Tue 20.00 20.20
*11018 Karaikal – Lokmanya Tilak (T) (Weekly) Express Mon 22.10 22.20
12897 Puducherry – Bhubaneswar (Weekly) Express Wed 22.10 22.30
12664 Tiruchchirappalli – Howrah (Bi-weekly) Express Tue, Fri 22.10 22.30
12666 Kanniyakumari – Howrah (Weekly) Express Sat 22.10 22.30
18495 Rameswaram – Bhubaneswar (Weekly) Express Sun 22.10 22.30
* Date of introduction will be notified later.
AT TAMBARAM – PASSENGER TRAINS
Train No. Name of the Train Nominated days of service Dep. Arr.
56859/56860 Tambaram – Villupuram Passenger Daily 18.05 08.30
AT PERAMBUR
Train No. Name of the Train Nominated days of service Arr. Dep.
$15902 Dibrugarh – Bangalore (Weekly) Express Mon 04.20 04.30
$15901 Bangalore – Dibrugarh (Weekly) Express Tue 08.55 09.05
$ Change in terminal from Yesvantpur to Bangalore will be notified later.

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INTRODUCTION OF NEW EMU TRAINS

NTRODUCTION OF NEW EMU TRAINS

One pair of new EMU local train will be introduced in the Chennai Beach – Velacherry – Chennai Beach (MRTS) section with effect from 22.07.2013.

Train No.41131 EMU local will leave Chennai Beach at 21.00 hrs. and arrive Velacherry at 21.45 hrs.

Train No.41132 EMU local will leave Velacherry at 21.50 hrs. and arrive Chennai Beach at 22.35 hrs.

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Trains Partially Cancelled due to New Crossing Station Works

Due to works in connection with establishing a new crossing station at Divitipalli between Jadcherla and Mahbubnagar stations, the following trains are partially cancelled from 23rdto 27th July, 2013.
1.Train No. 57474 Bodhan-Mahbubnagar Passenger partially cancelled between Jadcherla and Mahbubnagar.
2.Train No.57456 Mahbubnagar-Kacheguda Passenger partially cancelled between Jadcherla and Mahbubnagar.
3.Train No. 57425 Kacheguda – Guntakal Passenger rescheduled to depart Kacheguda at 12 00 hrs.

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Disruption of Train Services between Nagpur and Wardha

DISRUPTION OF TRAIN SERVICES BETWEEN NAGPUR & WARDHA

Due to continuous and heavy rains o­n 19.7.2013, the ballast under the Railway track and bank including minor bridge has been washed out completely between Sindi and Tuljapur station o­n Nagpur – Wardha section.  Due to this railway traffic services were disrupted.  The restoration work is going o­n war footing. Divisional Railway Manager, along with senior railway officials from Nagpur Division have already reached the site and are supervising the restoration work. The repercussion o­n the trains running in this route is as follows:

CANCELLATION OF TRAINS LEAVING o­n 20.7.2013

1. Train No. 12289 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai–Nagpur Duronto Express.

2. Train No. 12290 Nagpur – Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai Duronto Express.

3. Train No. 12140 Nagpur – Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai Sewagram Exp.

4. Train No. 12136 Nagpur – Pune Express.

5. Train No. 12139 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai – Nagpur Sewagram Exp.

6. Train No. 11401 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai – Nagpur Nandigram Exp.

7. Train No. 12113 Pune – Nagpur Garibrath Express.

DIVERSION OF TRAINS VIA BADNERA – NARKHER – NAGPUR

1. Train No. 12859 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai – Howrah Gitanjali Express left CSTM o­n 20.07.2013.

2. Train No. 12833 Ahmedabad – Howrah Express left Ahmedabad o­n 19.07.2013.

3. Train No. 11039 Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus – Gondia Maharashtra Express left Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus o­n 19.07.2013.

4. Train No. 12993 Gandhidham – Puri Express left Gandhidham  o­n 19.07.2013.

5. Train No. 11454 Nagpur – Ahmedabad Prerna Express left Nagpur o­n 20.07.2013.

DIVERSION OF TRAINS

1. Train No. 22846 Hatia – Pune Express left o­n 19.07.2013 will be diverted via Nagpur – Itarsi – Khandwa – Bhusawal.

2. Train No. 18406 Ahmedabad – Puri Express left o­n 19.07.2013 via Bhusawal-Badnera - Wardha – Balharshah – Gondia.

3. Train No. 16327 Korba – Trivandrum Express left o­n 20.07.2013 via Gondia – Balharshah.

4. Train No. 12222 Howrah – Pune Duronto Express left o­n 20.07.2013 via Gondia – Balharshah – Wardha – Badnera.

DIVERSION OF TRAINS VIA BALHARSHAH – BADNERA – BHUSAWAL – KHANDWA – ITARSI

1. Train No. 12615 Chennai – New Delhi Grant Trunk Express left o­n 19.07.2013.

2. Train No. 12621 Chennai Central – New Delhi Tamilnadu Express left Chennai o­n 19.07.2013.

3. Train No. 12723 Hyderabad – New Delhi Express left o­n 20.07.2013.

4. Train No. 12625 Trivandrum – New Delhi Kerala Express left o­n 19.07.2013.

5. Train No. 12611 Chennai – Hazrat Nizamuddin Garibrath left o­n 20.07.2013.

6. Train No. 12791 Secunderabad – Patna Express left o­n 20.07.2013.

HELP LINE NUMBERS:

Nagpur: 0712- 2564343

Balharshah: 07172- 243869

Sewagram: 07152- 254798

Wardha : 07152- 240260

Betul: 07141- 230783

Itarsi: 07572- 240260

Gondia: 09595- 328737

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Special Traffic Block between Asangaon and Vasind on 22.7.2013

Central Railway will operate traffic block o­n Up and Dn lines between Asangaon and Vasind for engineering works as under -

ON UP & DN LINES BETWEEN ASANGAON AND VASIND

FROM 10.20 AM TO 11.00 AM (40 MINUTES)

ON 22.7.2013 (MONDAY)

CANCELLATION OF 2 SUBURBAN TRAINS o­n 22.7.2013

1. Asangaon local leaving CST at 9.26 am &

2. CST local leaving Asangaon at 11.16 am will remain cancelled.

RESCHEDULING OF SUBURBAN TRAIN o­n 22.7.2013

1. CST local scheduled to leave Kasara at 10.10 hrs will be rescheduled to leave Kasara at 10.40 hrs.

The mail/express trains arriving Mumbai during the block period will also be regulated and arrive their destination 15 minutes behind schedule.

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AP Express Rescheduled on 21st July, 2013

AP Express Rescheduled on 21st July, 2013
Train No. 12723 Hyderabad-New Delhi Andhra Pradesh Express, Scheduled to depart Hyderabad at 06 25 am. o­n 21st July, 2013, is rescheduled to depart at 11 30 hrs. o­n the same day, due to late running of pairing train.

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JUMBO BLOCK ON SLOW LINES BETWEEN SANTACRUZ AND GOREGAON STATIONS ON SUNDAY 21ST JULY, 2013.

JUMBO BLOCK ON SLOW LINES BETWEEN SANTACRUZ AND GOREGAON STATIONS ON SUNDAY 21ST JULY, 2013.

                                                                                                                 

To carry out maintenance work of track, signalling & overhead equipments, five hours jumbo block will be taken between Santacruz and Goregaon stations from 10.35 hrs to 15.35 hrs o­n Sunday i.e 21st  July, 2013 o­n Up & Down local i.e slow lines.

          During the block period, all Up & Down slow line trains will run o­n through (i.e. fast) lines between Santacruz and Goregaon stations. All Up & Down 12-car slow trains will take double halt at Vile Parle PF No.3/4. Due to the block, some local trains will remain cancelled, the list of which will be available at all stations.

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WR EXTENDS 19327/19328 RATLAM-CHITTAURGARH EXPRESS UPTO UDAIPUR

Train No 19327 Ratlam-Udaipur Express will leave Ratlam at 16.55 hrs and reach Udaipur City at 24.00 hrs. Similarly, 19328 Udaipur-Ratlam Express will leave Udaipur City at 01.15 hrs and reach Ratlam at 08.00 hrs.

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Central RailwayMega Block on 21.7.2013

MEGA BLOCK o­n 21.7.2013

Central Railway will operate Mega Block o­n its suburban sections for carrying out maintenance work o­n Sunday 21.7.2013.

1)  o­n UP SLOW LINE BETWEEN KALYAN AND THANE STATIONS

    FROM 11.00 AM TO 4.00 PM.

Up slow line services leaving Kalyan from 10.34 am to 3.54 pm will be diverted o­n Up fast line between Kalyan and Mulund stations halting at Dombivli and Thane stations.

All Dn fast line services leaving Mumbai CST from 10.08 am to 2.40 pm will halt at Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup and Mulund stations in addition to their scheduled halts and UP fast line locals leaving Thane station from 10.50 am to 3.08 pm will halt at Mulund, Bhandup, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar and Kurla stations in addition to their scheduled halts and arrive their destination15 minutes behind schedule.

UP slow line services will not be available at Thakurli, Kopar, Diva, Mumbra and Kalwa Stations. Passengers of these stations are permitted to travel via Kalyan, Dombivli stations.

All slow suburban services arriving & leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus between 10.00 am to 4.00 pm will arrive their destination 15 minutes behind schedule.

     

2)  o­n UP AND DN LINES BETWEEN KALYAN AND AMBERNATH STATIONS

    FROM 2.00 PM TO 3.30 PM.

   

Dn line services leaving Kalyan from 1.32 pm to 3.17 pm and Up line services leaving Badlapur from 1.49 pm to 3.22 pm will remain suspended between Kalyan and Badlapur stations. However, Shuttle services will be run between Badlapur and Karjat during the block period.

 

3) DN HARBOUR LINE BETWEEN CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI TERMINUS AND KURLA &

   UP AND DN HARBOUR LINES BETWEEN VADALA ROAD AND BANDRA STATIONS

   FROM 11.10 AM TO 3.10 PM.

Dn Harbour line services to Bandra/Andheri leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus from 10.48 am to 3.33 pm and Up Harbour line services towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus leaving Bandra /Andheri from 10.40 am to 4.13 pm will remain suspended.

     

Dn Harbour line services for Panvel / Belapur/Vashi leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus from 10.52 am to 3.13 pm will run via main line between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Kurla further will be diverted o­n Dn Harbour line. These trains will not halt at Chinchpokli and Currey Road stations.

Harbour line passengers for Bandra/ Andheri are permitted to travel Via Main line and Western Railway from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm o­n 21.7.2013.

All Up and Dn Harbour line services leaving and arriving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus between 11.00 am and 4.30 pm will arrive destination about 10 minutes behind schedule.

As a result of this, suburban trains are likely to be more crowded than usual. Passengers are requested not to take any risks while travelling. They are also requested to avoid travelling o­n foot board, roof top of locals and not to board extremely over crowded trains.

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DMRC and DTTDC sign MOU for Facilitating Tourists & Tourism In Delhi

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the purpose of jointly promoting tourism and facilitating tourists in the capital city.

The MoU was signed at Metro Bhawan by DMRC’s Director (Operations), Sh. Sharat Sharma and DTTDC’s MD & CEO Shri G G Saxena in the presence of DMRC’s Managing Director, Sh. Mangu Singh and a host of other dignitaries.

As per the MoU, DMRC and DTTDC will help and facilitate each other for tourist friendly information and promotion of tourism in the city through their services. As a part of this MoU, DMRC will undertake following initiatives:

1. DMRC will identify spaces/locations at 5 Metro Stations for opening up DTTDC information counters. Dwarka Metro Station has been identified as the station to start with the project.

2. DMRC will publicize the products and projects of DTTDC through banners / standees. For this, DMRC will identify spaces / locations at prominent metro stations including Metro Museum at Patel Chowk Metro Station, based on operational feasibility. Display of publicity material on the advertisement panels inside the Metro Trains will be permitted subject to availability.

3. In order to help the people to know the latest information regarding both the corporations, DMRC will arrange to link its website www.delhimetrorail.com with that of DTTDC.

4. With a view to prevent the tourists from being overcharged by the auto drivers and as an added passenger convenience, the concept of `rent a bicycle’ will be explored for implementation at Saket Metro Station. People visiting major tourist attractions i.e. Qutub Minar, Garden of Five Senses (GFS) and Qutub Complex which are near to Saket Metro Station, will be benefitted. People can rent a bicycle at nominal rate with ID to visit these places and could also make use of the cycle track developed in GFS.

5. DMRC will arrange to make announcement in the Metro Trains, informing the commuters about the important events being organized by DTTDC in Delhi such as Dilli Ke Pakwan, Kite Festival, Mango Festival, Garden Festival, Itra Festival etc.

6. DMRC will facilitate tourists on Saturday and Sundays by providing seats etc. DTTDC may operate their transport services to help in this regard.

Similarly, DTTDC will assist DMRC by working on following initiatives:
1. DTTDC will arrange to provide safekeeping and distribution of DMRC’s publicity materials, pamphlets, route maps, etc. from its information counters for the information of tourists.

2. In order to help the people to know the latest information regarding both the corporations, DTTDC will arrange to link its website www.delhitourism.gov.in with that of DMRC.

3. To facilitate metro commuters, DTTDC will sell the Delhi Metro Tourist Smart Cards of One & Three days validity as well as Delhi Metro Travel Smart Cards through its outlets. DTTDC shall provide space at its sites to DMRC to set up stalls/kiosks during fairs/festivals organized by DTTDC such as Mango Festival, Garden Festival, Kite Festival, Itra Festival etc.

4. DTTDC participates in various National Events where the officials distribute literature on Delhi and publicize various package tours operated by the Tourism Division. DTTDC shall arrange for participation by DMRC in these national events for publicizing DMRC projects and its products.

Delhi Metro at present runs its services on seven Lines spanning around 190 kilometers. All prominent tourist attractions of Delhi like Qutab Minar, Jama Masjid, Lotus Temple, Akshardham Temple, fall on its different routes. National and international tourists can explore the city’s tourist destinations in a hassle free manner by using Metro services through Tourist Smart Card of one Day (Rs. 100/) and three days (Rs. 250/- ) validity, in which one can make unlimited rides for the given day(s). 

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WR will runs 2 New Passenger Trains between Bhavnagar – Surendranagar & Bhavnagar-Palitana

Western Railway has introduced  run 2 new Passenger Trains between Bhavnagar – Surendranagar and Bhavnagar – Palitana.

Bhavnagar – Surendranagar Passenger :-

Train no 59204 Bhavnagar – Surendranagar Passenger will depart from  Bhavnagar station at  11.10 hrs and will reach Surendranagar  at 15.10 hrs . Similarly Train no 59203 Surendranagar – Bhavnagar Passenger will depart from Surendranagar at 17.10 hrs and will reach Bhavnagar  at 21.15 hrs. The introductory run of Train no 59204 Bhavnagar – Surendranagar Passenger will be from Bhavnagar o­n 19/07/2013 at 10.30 hrs.

This train will halt at Bhavnagar Para , Vartej , Khodhiyar Mandir, Sihor Jn(Gujarat), Songarh, Bajud, Sanosara, Dhola Jn, Ujalvav, Alampur, Ningala, Lathidad, Botad Jn., Kundil, Ranpur, Chuda, Limbdi, Wadhwan City, Joravanagar and Surendra Gate in both directions.

Bhavnagar – Palitana Passenger :-

Train no 59202 Bhavnagar – Palitana Passenger will depart from  Bhavnagar station at  10.05 hrs and will reach Palitana at 11.30 hrs . Similarly Train no 59201 Palitana – Bhavnagar Passenger will depart from Palitana at 12.30 hrs and will reach Bhavnagar  at 14.00 hrs. The introductory run of Train no 59202 Bhavnagar – Palitana Passenger will be from Bhavnagar o­n 19/07/2013 at 10.15 hrs.

This train will halt at Bhavnagar Para , Vartej , Khodhiyar Mandir, Sihor Jn(Gujarat), Kanad and Madhada in both directions.

Both the trains will have Second General Class coaches.

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19251/19252 Dwarka-SomnathExpress extended up to Okha

Dwarka -Samnath extended up to okha

            Ministry of Railways have decided to extend 19251/19252 Dwarka-SomnathExpress up to Okhaw.e.f. 21.07.13. o­n its introductory run Train No. 19252 Okha-Somnath will leave Okha at 17.00 hrs and arrive Dwarka at 17.30hrs o­n 21/7/2013. Regular service of Train No.19252 will start from 22/07/2013 Ex Okha while regular run of Train No. 19251 will commence from 21/07/2013 Ex Somnath.

Over the extended portion, 19252 Okha – Somnath Express will leave Okha at 20.05 hrs and reach Dwarka at 20.35 hrs. Similarly, 19251 Somnath – Okha Express will leave Dwarka at 07.05 hrs and reach Okha at 08.20 hrs.

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RAILWAYS TO EXTEND TRAINS AS ANNOUNCED IN RAILWAY BUDGET-2013-14

RAILWAYSTO EXTEND TRAINS AS ANNOUNCED IN RAILWAY BUDGET-2013-14

Ministry of Railways desires to extend the following trains which have been announced in Railway Budget-2013-14 as per the following details:--

I.EXTENSIONOFTRAINSON SWRSYSTEM : (With effect from 18th July, 2013)

1.Train Nos.16536/16535 SOLAPUR-YESVANTPUR-SOLAPURDAILY EXPRESS (Via Bangalore City )TO MYSORE:

The timings in the extended portion are as follows:-

Train No.16536 SOLAPUR-MYSORE DAILY EXPRESS (Via Yesvantpur & Bagalore City) will depart at SOLAPURat 14-40 hrs. with effect from 18th July, 2013and arrive at MYSORE at 11-15 hrs., the next day, It will arrive/depart at Hubli at 23-00/23-20 hrs; Yesvantpur at 07-50/07-55 hrs; and Bangalore City at 08-10/08-15 hrs.
In the return direction, Train No.16535 MYSORE-SOLAPUR DAILY EXPRESS(Via Bangalore City & Yesvantpur) will depart at MYSORE at 15-30 hrs. with effect from 18th July, 2013 and arrive at SOLAPUR at 13-30 hrs., the next day.It will arrive/depart at BANGALORE CITY at 18-40/18-50 hrs.; Yesvantpur at 19-10/19-30 hrs; and arrive/depart at HUBLI at 03-50/04-10 hrs.

En route, the Express train will stopbetween Bangalore City and Mysore stations are at : Kengeri, Bidadi, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Maddur, Mandya & Pandavapura in both the directions.

NOTE :The timings at en routestoppage stations are mentioned inthe new Regional Public Time Table of01st July, 2013 issue.There is no change in commercial stoppages and timings between Solapur –Yesvantpur, which has come into effect from 01st July, 2013.There is also no change in existing composition.

2.Train Nos.16591/16592 HUBLI-BANGALORE CITY-HUBLI HAMPIDAILYEXPRESSTO MYSORE:

The timings in the extended portion are as follows:-

Train No.16591 HUBLI-MYSORE (Via BANGALORE CITY) HAMPI DAILY EXPRESS will depart at HUBLI at 18-00 hrs. with effect from 18th July, 2013and arrive at MYSORE at 09-40 hrs., the next day.It will arrive/depart at BANGALORE CITY at 06-10/06-30 hrs.
In the return direction, Train No.16592 MYSORE-HUBLI (Via BANGALORE CITY ) HAMPI DAILY EXPRESS will depart at MYSORE at 18-15 hrs., with effect from 18th July, 2013 and arrive at HUBLI at 11-00 hrs., the next day.It will arrive/depart at BANGALORE CITY at 21-50/22-00 hrs.

En route, the Daily Hampi Express train will stopbetween Bangalore City and Mysore stations are at :Kengeri, Bidadi, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Maddur, Mandya & Pandavapura in both the directions.

NOTE :The timings at en routestoppage stations are mentioned inthe new Regional Public Time Table of01st July, 2013 issue.There is no change in commercial stoppages and timings between Hubli-Bangalore City which has come into effect from 01st July, 2013.There is also no change in existing composition.

3. Train Nos.17308/17307 BAGALKOT-YESVANTPUR-BAGALKOTBASAVA DAILY EXPRESS (ViaBANGALORE CITY)TOMYSORE:

The timings of the extended portion are as follows:-

Train No.17308 BAGALKOT-MYSORE BASAVA DAILY EXPRESS will depart at BAGALKOTat 14-10 hrs. with effect from 18th July, 2013 and arrive at MYSORE at 13-50 hrs., the next day.It will arrive/depart at Solapur at 19-05/19-30 hrs; Dharmavaram at 05-55/06-00 hrs; Yesvantpur at 10-00/10-15 hrs; and Bangalore City at 10-25/10-30 hrs.

In the return direction, Train No.17307 MYSORE-BAGALKOT BASAVA DAILY EXPRESS(Via Bangalore City & Yesvantpur) will depart at MYSORE at 13-30 hrs., with effect from 18th July, 2013and arrive at BAGALKOT at 12-10 hrs., the next day.It will arrive/depart at BANGALORE CITY at 16-40/17-00 hrs.; Yesvantpur at 17-20/17-40 hrs.

En route, the Express train will stopbetween Bangalore City and Mysore stations are at:Kengeri, Bidadi, Ramanagaram, Channapatna, Maddur, Mandya & Pandavapura in both the directions.

NOTE :The timings at en routestoppage stations are mentioned inthe new Regional Public Time Table of01st July, 2013 issue.There is no change in commercial stoppages and timings between Bagalkot-Yesvantpur, which has come into effect from 01st July, 2013.There is also no change in existing composition.

Consequently, Train Nos.06557/06558 Mysore-Bangalore-Mysore Special, Train Nos.06559/06560 Mysore-Yesvantpur-Mysore Special & Train No.07307/07308 Mysore-Yesvantpur-Mysore SpecialsSTANDS CANCELLEDwith effect from 18th July, 2013.

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AUGMENTATION WITH TWO ADDITIONAL GENERAL SECOND CLASS COACHES FOR TEN TRAINS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

AUGMENTATION WITH TWO ADDITIONAL GENERAL SECOND CLASS COACHES FOR TEN TRAINS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

South Western Railway has decided to augment Train No. 56231 Mysore-Bangalore City Passenger, Train No. 56221 Bangalore City-Tumkur Passenger, Train No.56222 Tumkur-Bangalore City Passenger, Train No.56225/56226 Bangalore City –Tumkur-Bangalore City Passengers, Train Nos.56223/56224 Bangalore City-Arsikere-Bangalore City Passenger Train No.56232 Bangalore City-Mysore Passenger &Train Nos. 56237/56238 Mysore-Bangalore City-Mysore PassengerswithTWOadditionalGENERAL SECOND CALSSCOACHES, withimmediateeffect.


The revised composition of the above trains has total : 18 coaches (instead of 16 coaches earlier), consisting of Sixteen General Second Class Coaches, One General Second Class coach-cum-Disabled coach andOne Second Class luggage-cum-brake van.


AUGMENTATION OF TRAIN NOS. 16517/16518 YESVANTPUR-MIRAJ-YESVANTPUR TRI-WEEKLY EXPRESS WITH ONE FIRST CLASS AC COACH, WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT :

Train Nos.16517/16528YESVANTPUR-MIRAJ-YESVANTPUR TRI-WEEKLYEXPRESSruns with total: 16 coaches(instead of 15 coaches earlier), on nominated days,with immediate effect, after augmenting with One First Class AC Coachalongwithexisting composition of One AC 2-tier coach, One AC 3-tier coach, Seven Second Class Sleeper coaches, Four General Second Class coaches & Two Second Class Luggage-cum-brake vans.

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GM/SCR to inaugurate a Photo Exhibition on “ 160 Years of Indian Railways” at Salar Jung Museum

Shri D.P. Pande, General Manager, South Central Railway will inaugurate a  “Photo Exhibition o­n 160 years of Indian Railways” at 11 00 hrs o­n 20th July, 2013 (Saturday) at  Eastern Block, Ground Floor, Salar  Jung Museum,  Hyderabad. Senior Railway officials will also be present o­n the occasion.
The Exhibition will be o­n display from 20th to 26thJuly, 2013. Entry for the Exhibition is free and the Exhibition will be open for viewers from 10 00 am to 05 00 pm o­n these days. Salar Jung Museumis the space provider for the Exhibition.
A Brief o­n the Photo Exhibition

 to Commemorate “160 Years of Indian Railways”

 Born in the year 1853, Indian Railways has entered into its 160th year of its existence in 2013. The journey is quite long, but not tiresome. Indian Railways has crossed many mile stones during the last 160 yearsand has become a more vibrant transport organisation. It is the largest railway net work under o­ne management, possesses the largest Passenger Reservation System, carried out the largest gauge conversion from meter gauge to broad gauge and the largest transport sector employer in the world. As a part of its celebrations to commemorate 160 years of its existence, the Ministry of Railways is organising a Photo Exhibition at important Cities in our Country.

 The first such exhibition was inaugurated by Shri Vinay Mittal, Chairman, Railway Board, at Twin Art Gallery, Indira Gandhi Kala Kendra, Janpath, New Delhi which was organised from 24th May to 2nd June, 2013. Subsequently, the exhibition, with the same exhibits, was conducted at Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai before it is opened at Hyderabad. After Hyderabad, this exhibition will move to Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata, Allahabad, Jaipur and Patna. Entry for the Exhibition is free.

 The Exhibition o­n “160 Years of Indian Railways” showcasesselected photographs from the archives of Indian Railways. History is witness to the fact that Indian Railways formed the Nation that is India today and it cannot be separated from its social fabric. Indian Railways has grown with India and has not o­nly bequeathed the country its vast architectural heritage in the form of station buildings and other infrastructures but is also the pivot of the Nation’s economy today. It is impossible to imagine an India without its Railways. The railways in their own powerful way have paved the way for the growth of the nation and thus is a lasting symbol of India’s unity.

 While the Railways is marching steadily towards the future, it is imperative to remember the very foundations o­n which it was built. It is time to reclaim the past which may be getting lost in the annals of time. Moreover, it has always been theobjective of Indian Railways to preserve the past as its rich history is undeniably o­ne of the most compelling tales in the story of India. This photo exhibition culls out the interesting moments of the life of this organisation concentrating primarily o­n the first 100 years of it existence which was a period of great turbulence for the Railways as well as the world.

 It seeks to bring the railways back into the forefront of public consciousness. It takes the narrative of the railways back in time from its current point, revisit memories in sepia and black and white tones to understand the transitional, exciting, tumultuous phases that this organization has gone through. The railways in India as elsewhere in the world, revolutionized traditional concept of space and time and led to new geographies being formed.

 The photo exhibition does not trace the history of Indian Railways sequentially from 1853 to the present. It is a thematic portrayal of the many facets of this organisation. Through many are photographs sourced from railway archives, Press Information Bureau, Railway Museums, the importance of the railways in the lives of the people, its role as an integrating force, as a catalyst of history and as a mute spectator to the unfolding historical events have been showcased.

 The photographs, encompassing all the fundamental aspects of the railways are evocative of an era long gone but which has shaped the present. The ‘Personalities’ section’ is of special interest as it reveals the view of some eminent leaders o­n the Railways. Simi8larly, the sections o­n ‘Station Architecture’ are of immense interest as they more than anything else speak of the time in history of their construction. Their interiors are reflections of the society, the social stratification, while their exteriors present a larger picture of the developmental stage of the town and city. It has been dedicated to the workmen, who are solely responsible for the running of the trains. The photographs reflects the hard labour which is put in to transport millions of people across thousands of kilometers, marking the practices most of which are still fundamental to railway working today. 

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Regulation Of Trains Due To Six Traffic Blocks Due to Construction of ROB At Bijwasan Yard Over Delhi Division

Regulation Of Trains Due To Six Traffic Blocks Due to Construction of ROB At Bijwasan Yard Over Delhi Division



Due to construction of ROB (Road Over Bridge) in lieu of Level Crossing Gate No. 21-C, there will be six no. of traffic blocks of 3.00 hrs. each from 00.40 midnight to 03.40 a.m. from 23.07.2013 to 28.07.2013 for launching of PSC girders at Bijwasan yard over Delhi Division. During the period of traffic blocks upto 28.07.2013, the following trains scheduled to run o­n the section will temporarily be regulated as under:-

·The 19609 Ajmer- Haridwar express train will be regulated at Gurgaon for 75 minutes o­n 23, 26 & 28.07.2013.

·The 19610 Haridwar- Ajmer express train will be regulated at Delhi Jn. for 85 minutes o­n 24 & 27.07.2013.

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REVISION IN TIMINGS OF SUBURBAN TRAINS

REVISION IN TIMINGS OF SUBURBAN TRAINS

The timings of T.No.43414 Arakkonam – MMC (Mooremarket Complex) EMU local and T.No.43514 Tiruttani – MMC EMU local from Tiruvallur to MMC are revised as follows:

Station	Train No.43414 Arakkonam -MMC local		Train No.43514 Tiruttani – MMC local
	Existing	Revised	Existing	Revised
Tiruvallur	09.25	09.28	17.55	17.58
Putlur	09.29	09.32	17.59	18.02
Sevvapet Road	09.32	09.35	18.02	18.05
Veppampattu	09.35	09.38	18.05	18.08
Tiruninravur	09.40	09.43	18.10	18.13
Nemilicheri	09.43	09.46	18.13	18.16
Pattabiram	09.47	09.50	18.17	18.20
Hindu College	09.49	09.52	18.19	18.22
Avadi	09.55	09.58	18.23	18.26
Annanur	09.59	10.02	18.27	18.30
Tirumullaivoil	10.02	10.05	18.30	18.33
Ambattur	10.05	10.08	18.33	18.36
Pattaravakkam	10.08	10.11	18.36	18.39
Korattur	10.11	10.14	18.39	18.42
Villivakkam	10.15	10.18	18.43	18.46
Perambur loco works	10.18	10.21	18.46	18.49
Perambur Carriage Works	10.20	10.23	18.48	18.51
Perambur	10.22	10.25	18.50	18.53
Vyasarpadi Jeeva	10.24	10.27	18.52	18.55
Basin Bridge	10.27	10.30	18.55	18.58
Chennai Central	10.45	10.45	19.10	19.10

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