Extension and Increase in Frequency of 17613 Pune- Hazur Sahib Nanded Express from Panvel

Extension and Increase in Frequency of 17613 Pune- Hazur Sahib Nanded Express from Panvel



Railways have decided to change the days of service and timings of 17613/17614 Pune- Hazur Sahib Nanded – Pune (Tri-Weekly) Express to Six days a week.



As such, the reservation facility for this train leaving o­n and from 1.8.2016 is disabled across PRS counters and internet to enable extension and timings.



Bookings opening date for 17613 Express with revised timings and frequency from Panvel to Hazur Sahib Nanded will be advised later.



Passengers are requested to note

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RRB Advisory to Candidates ON-LINE Computer Based Test (CBT) has commenced W.E.F 28-03-2016 to 30-04-2016 (23 days) for Non Technical Popular Category posts

ON-LINE Computer Based Test (CBT) has commenced W.E.F 28-03-2016 to 30-04-2016 (23 days) for Non Technical Popular Category posts, notified by Railway Recruitment Boards. The following instructions are advised to avoid last minute disappointment to candidates.
1. All Candidates are advised to reach the venue well in advance of reporting time of the shifts. The reporting timings for first shift, second shift and third shift are 07.30 AM, 11.00 AM and 2.30 PM respectively. After 45 minutes of reporting time of each shift, gate will be closed and candidates will not be allowed to take examination.
2. All candidates are advised to affix passport size color photograph same as that was uploaded at the time of ON-LINE application, in the space provided on RRB portion of E-Call letter.
3. The E-Call letter is to be submitted for verification at the time of test.
4. The E-call letter is valid with ,at least one original and valid photo I/D proof (such as college I/D, Employee I/D (Govt.,), Driving license, Passport, PAN card, voter I/D, Aadhaar, E-Aadhaar) failing which candidates will not be allowed for examination.
5. Scribes for PWD (persons with disability) candidates, should also bring the E-Call letter for scribe, valid original I/D, and one passport size color photograph.
6. Mobile phones (or) any electronic gadgets such as watches, Bluetooth enabled devices, calculators are not allowed inside the test center.
7. Mock test/Practice test is available on RRB website “rrbsecunderabad.nic.in” for the benefit of candidates.

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Warning on False Recruitment Notification

Warning on False Recruitment Notification
It has come to notice that some websites are spreading false information regarding recruitment of about 18, 000 constables in Railway Protection Force (RPF). It is hereby informed that no such notification has been issued by RPF or Ministry of Railways on their official websites or through any print or electronic media.
RPF or Ministry of Railways will not be responsible if anyone takes such false information seriously and gets victimized in any manner.

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Diversion of 12519/12520 LTT-Kamakhya Superfast Express from 31.7.2016 via Barauni – Shahpur Patoree – Sonpur – Patliputra – Danapur

DIVERSION OF

LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS – KAMAKHYA SUPERFAST EXPRESS



Railways have decided to divert Train No. 12519 / 12520 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Kamakhya Weekly Superfast Express via Barauni – Shahpur Patoree – Sonpur – Patliputra – Danapur instead of Barauni – Patna – Danapur with permanent stoppage at Patliputra instead of Patna and a temporary stoppage at Danapur.



Train No. 12519 leaving Lokmanya Tilak Terminus o­n and from 31.7.2016 and Train No. 12520 leaving Kamakhya o­n and from 4.8.2016 will run via diverted route.  

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WEEKLY SUPERFAST SPECIAL TRAINS FROM BANDRA (t) TO AJMER &JAIPUR

·09622/09621 Bandra (T)–Ajmer Weekly Superfast Special Train (16 Trips)


Train No. 09622 Bandra Terminus-Ajmer Superfast Special train will depart from Bandra Terminus at 06.15 hrs o­n Monday and will reach Ajmer at 03.15 hrs the next day. This train will run o­n 04th, 11th, & 18th of April, 30th of May and 06th, 13th, 20th, 27th of June, 2016.

Similarly in return direction, Train No. 09621 Ajmer - Bandra Terminus Weekly Superfast Special train will depart from Ajmer at 06.30 hrs o­n Sunday and will reach Bandra Terminus at 04.45 hrs next day. This train will run o­n 03rd, 10th, & 17th of April, 29th of May and 05th, 12th, 19th, 26th of June, 2016.

            The train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Durgapura, Jaipur and Kishangarh stations in both directions. This train will be run o­n special fare.

The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Second class sleeper and II Seating reserved coaches.

·09724/09723 Bandra (T)-Jaipur Weekly Superfast Special Train (14 Trips)


            Train No. 09724 Bandra (T)- Jaipur Superfast Special train will depart from Bandra (T) at 06.15 hrs o­n Thursday and will reach Jaipur at 01.15 hrs the next day. This train will run o­n 07th & 14th of April and 02th, 09th, 16th, 23rd & 30thof June, 2016.

            Similarly, in return direction, Train No. 09723 Jaipur- Bandra (T) Superfast Special train will depart from Jaipur at 08.30 hrs o­n Wednesday and reach Bandra (T) at 04.45 hrs the next day. This train will run o­n 06th& 13th of April and 01st, 08th, 15th, 22nd & 29th of June, 2016.

         

The train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara, Ajmer and Kishangarh stations in both directions. This train will be run o­n special fare.

The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Second class sleeper and II Seating reserved coaches.

The booking for Train No. 09622   Bandra (T) - Ajmer Weekly Superfast Special train and 09724 Bandra (T)- Jaipur Weekly Superfast Special train will be opened from 02nd April, 2016 with advance reservation period of 60 days at all PRS counters and IRCTC website.                                       

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TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF TRAINS

S.No.	Train No. and  Train Name	Date of Augment-ation	Type of Coach	No. of Coach	From & to
1.	22823 Bhubneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express	01 & 04.04.2016	AC-3 tier	one	Bhubneshwar to New Delhi
2.	22824 New Delhi- Bhubneshwar Rajdhani Express	02 & 05.04.2016	AC-3 tier	one	New Delhi- Bhubneshwar
3.	22811 Bhubneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express	02 & 03.04.2016	AC-3 tier	one	Bhubneshwar to New Delhi
4.	22812 New Delhi- Bhubneshwar Rajdhani Express	03 & 04.04.2016	AC-3 tier	one	New Delhi- Bhubneshwar
5.	18449 Puri-Patna Express	04.04.2016	Sleeper	one	Puri to Patna
6.	18450 Patna-Puri Express	06.04.2016	Sleeper	one	Patna to Puri
7.	12882 Puri-Howrah Garibrath Express	04.04.2016	AC-3 tier	one	Puri to Howrah
8.	12881 Howrah-Puri Garibrath Express	05.04.2016	AC-3 tier	one	Howrath to Puri
9.	18518 Vishakhapatnam-Korba Express	01 & 04.04.2016	Sleeper	one	Vishakhapatnam to Korba
10.	18517 Korba-Vishakhapatnam Express	02 & 05.04.2016	Sleeper	one	Korba to Vishakhapatnam
11	18519 Vishakhapatnam-Lokmanya Tilak Express	02.04.2016	AC-3 tier	one	Vishakhapatnam to Lokmanya Tilak
12.	18520 Lokmanya Tilak Tr.-Vishakhapatnam Express	04.04.2016	AC-3 tier	one	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Vishakhapatnam

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Cancellation/ Partial Cancellation/Diversion/Regulation/Rescheduling Of Trains Due To Traffic Block on Saharanpur- Ambala Section On 02.04.2016

 Due to aforesaid traffic block for 07 hrs. from 08.45 a.m. to 03.45 p.m o­n 02.04.2016, the following trains scheduled to run through the section during the period of block will be cancelled /partially cancelled/diverted/regulated/rescheduled as under:

Cancellation Of Train:

·The 64502 Ambala-Saharanpur passenger  train will remain cancelled o­n 2.4.2016.

Diversion Of Trains:

·The 54304 Kalka-Delhi Jn. Passenger, 12326 Nangaldam-Kolkatta Express & 15210 Amritsar-Saharsa Jansewa Express trains will be diverted to run via Ambala-Delhi o­n 2.4.2016.

·The 15209 Saharsa-Amritsar Jansewa Express & 04923 Gorakhpur-Chandigarh Special trains will be diverted to run via Moradabad-Ghaziabad-Delhi Jn.-Panipat- Ambala o­n 2.4.2016.

Rescheduling Of Train:

·The 14616 Amritsar-Lalkuan Express train will be rescheduled to depart from Amritsar at 8.45 a.m. instead of 5.55 a.m. o­n 2.4.2016.

Regulation Of Train:

·The 19325 Indore-Amritsar Express train will be regulated for 15 minutes at Pilkhani o­n 2.4.2016.

Partial Cancellation Of Trains:

·The 64513 Saharanpur-Nangaldam Express, 54541 Meerut City-Ambala Passenger & 54539 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Ambala Passenger trains will remain partially cancelled between Saharanpur – Ambala o­n 2.4.2016.

·The 54540 Ambala-Hazrat Nizamuddin Passenger train will remain partially cancelled between Ambala - Saharanpur o­n 2.4.2016.

·The 15012 Chandigarh-Lucknow Express train will remain partially cancelled between Chandigarh - Saharanpur o­n 2.4.2016 & 15011 Lucknow- Chandigarh Express train will remain partially cancelled between Saharanpur- Chandigarh.

·The 14712/14711 Sriganganagar-Rishikesh-Sriganganagar Express train will remain partially cancelled between Ambala – Rishikesh-Ambala o­n 2.4.2016.

·The 12054/12053 Amritsar-Haridwar-Amritsar Janshatabadi Express train will remain partially cancelled between Ambala – Haridwar-Ambala o­n 2.4.2016.

·The 12064 Una Himachal-Haridwar Link Janshatabadi Express train will remain partially cancelled between Ambala - Haridwar o­n 2.4.2016.

·The 12063 Haridwar - Una Himachal Link Janshatabadi Express train will remain  partially cancelled between Haridwar – Ambala o­n 3.4.2016

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special train No. 03427/03428 Malda Town- Haridwar- Malda Town (via Sultanpur) Weekly Express

The 03427 Malda Town- Haridwar (via Sultanpur) Weekly Express Summer Special train will depart from Malda Town on every Monday from 25.04.2016 to 27.06.2016 (10 trips) at 09.05 a.m. to reach Haridwar at 02.15 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 03428 Haridwar- Malda Town (via Sultanpur) Weekly Express Summer Special train will depart from Haridwar on every Tuesday from 26.04.2016 to 28.06.2016 (10 trips) at 04.25 p.m. to reach Malda Town at 11.30 p.m. the next day.
Comprising of one AC II Tier, two AC III Tier, seven Sleeper Class, six General Class and two disabled friendly Second Class cum Luggage Van coaches, the 03427/03428 Malda Town- Haridwar- Malda Town (via Sultanpur) Weekly Express Summer Special train will stop at New Farakka, Barharwa, Sahibganj, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur, Sultanganj, Jamalpur, Kiul, Mokama, Bakhtiyarpur, Patna, Ara, Buxar, Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Lucknow, Moradabad & Laksar stations enroute in both the directions.

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SPECIAL TRAIN Train No. 01066 Ernakulam Jn – Mumbai CST Special

Train No. 01066 Ernakulam Jn – Mumbai CST Special AC train will leave Ernakulam Jn at 23.30 hrs. on Friday the 15th, 22nd, 29th of April 2016 and reach Mumbai CST at 01.20 hrs. on Sunday.
Composition: AC 3-tier – 10, Luggage-cum-brake van – 2 coaches.
Stoppages: Aluva, Thrissur, Shoranur Jn, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad, Kasargod, Mangalore Jn, Udupi, Kundapura, Kumta, Karwar, Madgaon, Thivim, Swantawadi Road, Kankavli, Ratnagiri, Chiplun, Roha, Panvel, Thane and Dadar.
Advance reservations for the above train commence on 31.03.2016

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CANCELLATION/PARTIAL CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN TRAINS DUE TO NON-INTERLOCKINGWORKING FOR COMMISSIONING OF DOUBLING BETWEEN YESVANTPUR AND YELHANKA SECTION

Railway Board has permitted non-interlocking working for commissioning of Doubling of railway line between Yesvantpur and Yelhanka section on Bangalore Division from 00-00 hrs. of 31st March, 2016 to 03rd April, 2016, as a result, the following Trains are Cancelled/Partially Cancelled as per the dates mentioned against each.

CANCELLATION OF TRAINS:

Train No. 06595 Yesvantpur-Devanahalli Passenger is fully cancelled for 04 days i.e. from 31st March, 2016 to 03rd April, 2016.
Train No. 06596 Devanhalli-Yesvantpur Passeger is fully cancelled for 04 days i.e. from 31st March, 2016 to 03rd April, 2016.
Train No. 76551 Bengaluru City-Kolar Passenger is fully cancelled for 04 days i.e. from 31st March, 2016 to 03rd April, 2016.
Train No. 76552 Kolar-Bengaluru City Passenger is fully cancelled for 04 days i.e. from 31st March, 2016 to 03rd April, 2016.
Train No. 56525 Bengaluru City-Kolar Passenger is fully cancelled for 04 days i.e. from 30th March, 2016 to 02nd April, 2016.
Train No. 56526 Kolar-Bengaluru City Passenger is fully cancelled for 04 days i.e. from 31st March, 2016 to 03rd April, 2016.

PARTIALCANCELLATION OF TRAINS:

Train No. 56503 Bengaluru Cantt.-Vijayawada Passenger is partially cancelled between Bengaluru Cantt and Dharmavaram station leaving Bengaluru Cantt. station at 07-40 hrs. from 31st March, 2016 to 03rd April, 2016.
Train No.56504 Vijayawada-Bengaluru Cantt. Passenger is partially cancelled between Dharmavaram and Bengaluru Cantt., leaving Vijayawada station at 20-40 hrs. from 30th March, 2016 to 02nd April, 2016.
Train No. 12691 Chennai-Sri Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam(SSPN) Express is partially cancelled between Bengaluru City and Sri Satya Sai Prashani Nilayam, leaving Chennai station at 23-30 hrs. on 01st April, 2016.
Train No.12692 Sri Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam(SSPN)-Chennai Express is partially cancelled between Sri Satya Sai Prashani Nilayam and Bengaluru City stations, leavingSri Satya Sai Prashanti Nilayam(SSPN) station at 18-25 hrs. on 02nd April, 2016.

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AC SUPERFAST SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN BANDRA (t)- JAMMU TAWI & WEEKLY SUVIDHA SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN INDORE-KOCHUVELLI

Weekly AC Superfast Special train between Bandra (T)- Jammu Tawi and Weekly Suvidha Special train between Indore – Kochuvelli (via Vasai Road).
• 09021/ 09022 Bandra(T) – Jammu Tawi Weekly AC Superfast Special (16 Trips)
Train No. 09021 Bandra(T)–Jammu Tawi Weekly AC Superfast special train will leave Bandra(T) at 05.10 hrs on every Monday and reach Jammu Tawi at 15.30 hrs, the next day. This train will run on 04th, 11th & 18th of April, 30th of May and 06th, 13th, 20th & 27th of June, 2016.
Similarly, In return direction Train No. 09022 Jammu Tawi–Bandra(T) Weekly AC Superfast Special will leave Jammu Tawi at 23.15 hrs on every Tuesday and will arrive Bandra(T) at 07.35 hrs on Thursday. This train will run on 05th, 12th & 19th of April, 31st of May and 07th, 14th, 21st & 28th of June, 2016.
The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier and AC Chair Car coaches. This train will be fully reserved & will run on special fare with special charges.
This train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Godhra, Dahod, Ratlam, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Mathura Jn., New Delhi, Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt and Pathankot stations in both the directions.
The booking for train no. 09021 Bandra(T) – Jammu Tawi Weekly AC Superfast Special will be opened from 01st April, 2016 with advance reservation period of 60 days at all PRS counters and IRCTC website.
09310/ 09309 Indore – Kochuvelli Weekly Suvidha Special via Vasai Road (8 Services)
Train No. 09310 Indore – Kochuvelli Weekly Suvidha Special train will leave Indore at 21.05 hrs on every Tuesday and will reach Vasai Road next day (Wednesday) at 11.20 hrs and will reach Kochuvelli at 19.00 hrs on third day (Thursday). This train will run on 05th & 12th of April and 24th & 31st of May, 2016.
Similarly in return direction, Train No. 09309 Kochuvelli - Indore Weekly Suvidha Special train will leave Kochuvelli at 11.00 hrs on every Friday and will reach Vasai Road the next day (Saturday) at 15.10 hrs and will reach Indore at 05.15hrs on third day (Sunday). This train will run on 08th & 15th of April, 27th of May and 03rd of June, 2016.
It will have AC 2 Tier, AC 3 tier, Second Class sleeper coaches and Pantry car.
This train will halt at Dewas, Ujjain, Nagda, Ratlam, Dahod, Vadodara, Surat, Vapi, Boisar, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kudal, Thivim, Madgaon, Karwar, Udupi, Mangalore Jn. Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur, Thrisur, Aluva, Ernakulam Jn., Allepy, Kayankulam and Kollam stations in both the directions.
The booking for the Train no. 09310 Indore – Kochuvelli Weekly Suvidha Special will be opened from 01st April, 2016 with advance reservation period of 30 days at all PRS counters and IRCTC website. 

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ADDITIONAL STOPPAGE TO 12801/12802 PURI- NEW DELHI PURUSHOTTAM EXPRESS TRAIN AT CHUNAR STATION FROM 31.03.2016

For the convenience of rail passengers, Railways have decided to provide additional stoppage to the train no. 12801/12802 Puri- New Delhi- Puri Purushottam Express train at Chunar station from 31.03.2016 on experimental basis for six months as under:

The 12801 Puri- New Delhi Purushottam Express train will reach Chunar station at 06.00 p.m. while its return service, the 12802 New Delhi- Puri Purushottam Express train will reach Chunar station at 09.08 a.m. with two minutes stoppage from both the directions from 31.03.2016.

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SPECIAL TRAINS 02365/02366 Patna- Anand Vihar T.- Patna Superfast Special& 05527/05528 Jaynagar- Anand Vihar T.- Jaynagar Express -BANDRA T. AND JAMMU TAWI

To clear extra rush of rail passengers, Railways have decided to run 02365/02366 Patna- Anand Vihar T.- Patna Superfast Special (04 trips) & 05527/05528 Jaynagar- Anand Vihar T.- Jaynagar Express (04 trips) as per the following programme:-
02365/02366 Patna- Anand Vihar T.- Patna Superfast Special Train (04 Trips)
The 02365 Patna- Anand Vihar T. Superfast Special Train will depart from Patna on 31.03.2016 & 02.04.2016 (02 trips) at 08.10 p.m. to reach Anand Vihar T. at 02.20 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 02366 Anand Vihar T. –Patna Superfast Special Train will depart from Anand Vihar T. on 01.04.2016 & 03.04.2016 (02 trips) at 06.45 p.m. to reach Patna at 12.00 noon the next day.
Comprising of one AC II Tier, four AC III Tier and eight Sleeper Class coaches, the 02365/02366 Patna- Anand Vihar T.- Patna Superfast Special Train will stop at Ara, Buxar, Mughalsarai, Allahabad, Kanpur & Aligarh stations enroute in both the directions.
05527/05528 Jaynagar- Anand Vihar T.- Jaynagar Express Special train (04 Trips)
The 05527 Jaynagar- Anand Vihar T. Express Special Train will depart from Jaynagar on 31.03.2016 & 03.04.2016 (02 trips) at 01.00 p.m. to reach Anand Vihar T. at 04.20 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 05528 Anand Vihar T.- Jaynagar Express Special Train will depart from Anand Vihar T. on 01.04.2016 & 04.04.2016 (02 trips) at 07.30 p.m. to reach Jaynagar at 11.15 p.m. the next day.
Comprising of one AC II Tier, six AC III Tier and six Sleeper Class coaches, the 05527/05528 Jaynagar- Anand Vihar T.- Jaynagar Express Special Train will stop at Madhubani, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Sonpur, Chhapra, Siwan, Deoria Sadar, Gorakhpur, Basti, Gonda, Sitapur Cantt., Bareilly, Moradabad & Ghaziabad stations enroute in both the directions.
The 09021 Bandra T.- Jammu Tawi Weekly AC Superfast Suvidha express special train will depart from Bandra T. at 05.10 a.m. on every Monday from 04.04.2016 to 27.06.2016 (08 trips) to reach Jammu Tawi at 03.30 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 09022 Jammu Tawi- Bandra T. Weekly AC Superfast Suvidha express special train will depart from Jammu Tawi at 11.15 p.m. on every Tuesday from 05.04.2016 to 28.06.2016 (08 trips) to reach Bandra T. at 07.35 a.m. on Thursday .
Comprising of four A.C. 2 Tier, six A.C. 3 Tier & five A.C. Chair Car coaches, the 09021/09022 Bandra T.- Jammu Tawi- Bandra T. Weekly AC Superfast Suvidha express special train will stop at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Godhra, Dahod, Ratlam, Kota, Swaimadhopur, Mathura Jn, New Delhi, Ambala Cantt., Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt & Pathankot Cantt. stations enroute in both the directions.

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MORE HOLI SPECIALS IN ADDITION - Sealdah – New Jalpaiguri- Malda – Ananda Vihar-Kolkata – Ajmer-Malda – Patna

For the convenience of the passengers Eastern Railway run 4 pairs of Holi special trains between Sealdah – New Jalpaiguri, Malda – Ananda Vihar, Malda – Patna and Kolkata – Ajmer from March 19, 2016 to April 5, 2016.

03161 Sealdah – New Jalpaiguri Holi special train will leave Sealdah o­n March 20 (Sunday) and March 22 (Tuesday), 2016 and from New Jalpaiguri (03162) from March 21 (Monday) and March 23 (Wednesday), 2016. The train will leave Sealdah at 23.55 hrs and reach New Jalpaiguri at 10.05 hrs. o­n the next day. The train will have all air-conditioned coaches.

03429 Malda – Ananda Vihar Holi special train will leave Malda o­n every Monday o­n March 28 & April 4, 2016 and leave Ananda Vihar (03430) o­n every Tuesday o­n March 29 & April 5, 2016. The train will leave Malda at 9.05 hrs. and reach Ananda Vihar at 14.20 hrs. o­n the next day. The train will have general second class, air-conditioned and sleeper class coaches.

09634 Kolkata – Ajmer Holi special trail will leave Kolkata station o­n Sunday (20.3.2016) at 23.40 hrs. and reach Ajmer at 8.00 hrs o­n March 22, 2016 and the down train (09633) leave Ajmer at 9.30 hrs o­n Saturday (19.3.2016) and reach Kolkata station o­n Sunday (20.3.2016) at 21.45 hrs. The train will have general second class, air-conditioned and sleeper class coaches.

03425 Malda – Patna Holi special train will leave Malda at 20.00 hrs o­n Monday (21.3.2016) and reach Patna at 7.00 hrs o­n the next day while the down train (03426) will leave Patna o­n Tuesday (22.3.2016) at 08.05 hrs and reach Patna at 16.30 hrs the same day. The train will have general second class, air-conditioned and sleeper class coaches.

The above 4 pair trains will be run in addition to 3 pairs declared earlier.

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Partial Cancellation of Passenger Trains Due to NI Work between Yesvantapur-Yelhanka Stations

The following trains will be cancelled due to work for commissioning of the double line between Yeshwantpur and Yelahanka: Train No. 0659506596 Yeshwantpur­Devanahalli­Yeshwantpur Special will be cancelled from March 31 to April 3; train No. 7655176552 Bengaluru City­Kolar­Bengaluru City DEMU will be cancelled from March 31 to April; train No. 56525 Bengaluru City­Kolar Passenger will be cancelled from March 30 to April 2; 56526 Kolar-­Bengaluru City Passenger will be cancelled from March 31to April 3.

Train No. 56504 Vijayawada – Bangalore Cantonment Passenger will be partially cancelled between Dharmavaram – Bangalore Cantonment on 30th & 31st March, 2016 and 1st & 2nd April, 2016.
 Train No. 56503 Bangalore Cantonment - Vijayawada Passenger will be partially cancelled between Bangalore Cantonment - Dharmavaram on 31st March, 2016 and 1st, 2nd & 3rd April, 2016.

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Mellacheruvu - Mattampalle Non-Electrified Broad Gauge Section Opened for Goods Traffic with effect from 15th March, 2016

The newly commissioned railway line between Mellacheruvu – Mattampalle a stretch of 10.10 kms non-electrified Broad Gauge Section has been opened for Goods Traffic with effect from 15th March, 2016.
This line facilitates Mattampalle connect with Jaggayypeta Town located at a distance of 33.72 kms, benefitting the industry around.

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Special Trains between various Destinations-Tiruchchirappalli-Santragachi –Tiruchchirappalli|Kamakhya-Bangalore Cantt.-Kamakhya|Chennai Central–Ahmedabad-Chennai Central|Mumbai CST-Chennai Central–Mumbai CST

1)Tiruchchirappalli-Santragachi –Tiruchchirappalli Superfast Suvidha Special Trains (26 services):-
Train No. 00609 Tiruchchirappalli-Santragachi Superfast Suvidha Special Train will depart Tiruchchirappalli at 17:30 hrs o­n 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th April; 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th May; 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th June, 2016 arrive/depart Vijayawada at 07:00/07:15 hrs o­n Sundays and arrive Santragachi at 04:30 hrs o­n Mondays.
In return direction, Train No. 00610 Santragachi – Tiruchchirappalli Superfast Suvidha Special Train will depart Santragachi at 14:10 hrs o­n 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th April; 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30thMay; 6th, 13th, 20th & 27thJune, 2016 arrive/depart Vijayawada at 09:05/09:20 hrs o­n Tuesdays and arrive Tiruchchirappalli at 22:20 hrs.
Enroute, these Suvidha special trains will also stop at Srirangam, Ariyalur, Vridhachalam, Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Tambaram, Chennai Egmore, Gudur, Nellore, o­ngole, Chirala, Tenali,  Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Duvvada, Simhachalam North, Vizianagaram, Sirkakulam Road, Palasa, Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore and Kharagpur stations in both the directions.
These special trains will have 21 coaches viz., o­ne AC II Tier, three AC III Tier, thirteen Sleeper Class, two General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage cum Brake Van Coaches.

2)Kamakhya-Bangalore Cantt.-Kamakhya Suvidha Weekly Special Trains (24 Services):-
Train No. 02510 Kamakhya-Bangalore Cantt. Suvidha Weekly special train will depart Kamakhya at 20:10 hrs o­n 12th, 19th, 26th April; 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st May, 7th, 14th, 21st& 28th June,  2016 (Tuesdays), arrive/depart Vijayawada at 07:50/08:00 hrs  on Thursdays and arrive Bangalore Cantt. at 21:15 hrs.
In the return direction, Train No. 02509 Bangalore Cantt. -Kamakhya Suvidha Weekly special train will depart Bangalore Cantt. at 10:15 hrs o­n 15th, 22nd, 29th, April, 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th May, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24thJune and 1st July, 2016 (Fridays), arrive/depart Vijayawada at 23:45/23:55 hrs and arrive Kamakhya at 13:30 hrs o­n Sundays.
Enroute, these trains will also stop at New Bongaigaon, New Jalpaiguri, Kishanganj,  Malda Town, Rampurhat, Howrah,  Kharagpur,  Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Vizianagaram, Gudur, Perambur, Katpati and Whitefield stations in both the directions.
These trains will have 16 coaches viz, o­ne AC II Tier, four AC III Tier, nine Sleeper Class and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches.

3)Chennai Central–Ahmedabad-Chennai Central Superfast Suvidha Special Trains
 (2 Services):-
Train No. 00607 Chennai Central-Ahmedabad Superfast Suvidha Special Train will depart Chennai Central at 09:15 hrs o­n 19thApril,  2016  arrive/depart Guntakal at 17:05/17:15 hrs and arrive Ahmedabad at 16:10 hrs o­n the next day.

In the return direction, Train No. 00608 Ahmedabad-Chennai Central Superfast Suvidha Special Train will depart Ahmedabad at 19:25 hrs o­n 20thApril,  2016  arrive/depart Guntakal at 19:00/19:15 hrs next day and arrive Chennai Central at 04:35 hrs o­n the next day.
Enroute, these special trains will also stop at Arakkonam, Tiruttani, Renigunta, Koduru, Razampeta, Cuddapah, Yerraguntla, Muddanuru, Kondapuram, Tadipatri, Gooty, Adoni, Mantralayam Road, Raichur, Yadgir, Wadi, Gulbarga, Solapur, Pune, Lonavala, Kalyan, Vasai Road, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand,  and Nadiad stations in both the directions.
 These Suvidha special trains will have 18 coaches viz., o­ne AC III Tier, nine Sleeper Class, six General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches.

4)Mumbai CST-Chennai Central–Mumbai CST Weekly AC Special Trains (16 Services):-
Train No. 01063 Mumbai CST - Chennai Central Weekly AC Special Train will depart Mumbai CST at 13:10 hrs o­n 17th, 24th, April, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd,  29th May and 5th June,  2016 (Sundays)   arrive/depart Guntakal at 04:00/04:05 hrs o­n next day and arrive Chennai Central at 13:10 hrs.

In the return direction, Train No. 01064 Chennai Central - Mumbai CST Weekly AC Special Train will depart Chennai Central at 16:00 hrs o­n 18th, 25th April; 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th May and 6th June,  2016  (Mondays) arrive/depart Guntakal at 23:10/23:15 hrs and arrive Mumbai CST at 16:15 hrs o­n the next day.
Enroute, these special trains will also stop at Dadar, Thane, Kalyan, Lonavala, Pune, Solapur, Gulbarga, Wadi, Yadgir, Raichur, Mantralayam Road, Adoni, Gooty, Tadipatri, Kondapuram, Muddanur, Yerraguntla, Cuddapah, Razampet, Renigunta, Tiruttani, Arakkonam and Perambur stations in both the directions.
 These Weekly AC special trains will have 13 coaches viz., ten AC III Tier, o­ne Pantry Car and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches.

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SPECIAL TRAINS-Kochuveli – Mangalore Jn-Kochuveli

The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of traffic during Summer, 2016.
1. Special fare special train between Kochuveli – Mangalore Jn.
Train No. 06012 Kochuveli – Mangalore Jn. special fare special train will leave Kochuveli at 21.15 hrs. on 07.04.2016 & 13.04.2016 and reach Mangalore Jn. at 11.30 hrs. the next day.
Train No. 06013 Mangalore Jn. – Kochuveli special fare special train will leave Mangalore Jn. at 15.40 hrs. on 10.04.2016, 17.04.2016 & 01.05.2016 and reach Kochuveli at 05.00 hrs. the next day.
Composition: AC 2-tier – 1, AC 3-tier – 1, Sleeper Class – 12, General Second Class – 5 & Luggage-cum-brake van – 2 coaches.
Stoppages: Kollam, Kayankulam, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrissur, Shoranur Jn., Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod.
2. Special fare special train from Kochuveli to Mangalore Jn.
Train No. 06014 Kochuveli – Mangalore Jn. special fare special train will leave Kochuveli at 22.00 hrs. on 29.04.2016 and reach Mangalore Jn. at 13.00 hrs. the next day.
Composition: AC 2-tier – 1, AC 3-tier – 1, Sleeper Class – 12, General Second Class – 5 & Luggage-cum-brake van – 2 coaches.
Stoppages: Kollam, Kayankulam, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrissur, Shoranur Jn., Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod.
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NFR TO RUN WEEKLY SUVIDHA EXPRESS SPECIAL BETWEEN KAMAKHYA-BENGALURU CANTT-KAMAKHYA

Train Nos.02510/02509 Kamakhya-Bengaluru Cantt.-Kamakhya Weekly Suvidha Express Special (Via Perambur) without touching Chennai Central station for 03 trips in each direction to clear extra rush passengers during Summer.The details are as follows:--
 Accordingly, Train No. 02510 Kamakhya-BengaluruWeekly Suvidha Express Special will depart at Kamakhya at 20-10 hrs. on Tuesdays, commencing on 12th, 19th & 26th April, 2016(Total : 03 Specials o­nly ) and arrive at Bengaluru Cantonment at 21-15 hrs. on Thursdays.
 En route, the Weekly Suvidha Express Special will arrive/depart at New Bongaigaon at 22-57/23-02 hrs; New Jalpaiguri at 02-35/02-45 hrs(Wednesday); Kishanganj at 03-50/03-52 hrs; Malda Town at 06-40/06-50 hrs; Rampurhat at 09-10/09-12 hrs; Howrah at 12-20/12-40 hrs; Kharagpur at 14-25/14-27 hrs; depart at Bhadrak at 17-30 hrs; arrive/depart at Bhubaneswar at 19-10/19-15 hrs; Khurda Road at 19-50/20-00 hrs; depart at Palasa at 23-10 hrs; arrive/depart at Vizianagaram Jn. at 00-50/01-00 hrs; depart at Duvvada at 03-05 hrs; arrive/depart at VIJAYAWADA at 07-50/08-00 hrs; depart at Gudur at 12-25 hrs; arrive/depart at Perumbur at 14-50/15-10 hrs; Katpadi at 16-58/17-00 hrs; Jolarpettai at 18-23/18-25 hrs; and arrive/depart at Whitefield at 20-05/20-07 hrs.
 In the return direction, Train No. 02509 Bengaluru Cantonment-KamakhyaWeekly Suvidha Express Specialwill depart at Bengaluru Cantt. at 10-15 hrs. on Fridays, commencing on 15th,22nd& 29th April, 2016(Total : 03 Specials o­nly) and arrive at Kamakhya at 13-30 hrs., on Sundays.
 En route, the Weekly Suvidha Express Special will arrive/depart at Whitefield at 10-33/10-35 hrs; Jolapettai at 12-38/12-40 hrs; Katpadi at 13-38/13-40 hrs; Perumbur at 15-30/15-50 hrs; depart at Gudur at 18-28 hrs; VIJAYAWADA at 23-45/23-55 hrs; arrival at Duvvada at 04-42 hrs; arrive/depart at Vizianagaram at 06-05/06-20 hrs; depart at Palasa at 08-20 hrs; arrive/depart atKhurda Road at 11-10/11-25 hrs; Bhubaneswar at 11-45/11-50 hrs;. depart at Bhadrak at 14-20 hrs; Kharagpur at 16-35/16-37 hrs; Howrah at 18-30/18-50 hrs;Rampurhat at 21-46/21-48 hrs; Malda Town at 00-30/00-40 hrs. (Sunday); Kishanganj at 02-30/02-32 hrs; New Jalpaiguri at 04-20/04-35 hrs and arrive/depart at New Bongaigaon at 09-47/09-52 hrs.
 The Weekly Suvidha Express Special will have total 16 coaches, consisting of One AC 2-tier coach, Four AC 3-tier coaches, Nine Second Class Sleeper Coaches andTwo Second Class Luggage-cum Brake Vans-cum-Disabled coaches.

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2 Superfast Suvidha Special Trains between Chennai Central and Ahmedabad

Railways have decided to run two Suvidha specials between Chennai Central and Ahmedabad via Gooty-Wadi Jn.-Daund Jn.- Kalyan Jn.- Vasai Road to clear the extra rush of passengers during summer season. The details are as under:–



00607 Special will leave Chennai Central at 09.15 hrs o­n Tuesday 19.4.2016 and arrive Ahmedabad  at 16.10 hrs next day.



00608 Special will leave Ahmedabad at 19.25 hrs o­n Wednesday 20.4.2016 and and arrive Chennai Centralat 04.35 hrs o­n third day i.e. Friday.



HALTS: Perambur (halt for 00608 o­nly), Arakkonam, Tiruttani, Renigunta, Koduru, Razampeta, Cuddapah, Yerraguntla, Muddanuru, Kondapuram, Tadipatri, Gooty, Guntakal, Adoni, Mantralayam Road, Raichur, Yadgir, Wadi, Gulbarga, Solapur, Pune, Lonavala, Kalyan, Vasai Road, Vapi (halt for 00607 o­nly), Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand and Nadiad.

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COMPOSITION: o­ne AC-3 Tier, 9 Sleeper class and 6 General Second class and 2 General second class cum Guard’s brake vans.



Reservation: Bookings for above specials already open at all PRS locations.

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WR TO RUN WEEKLY SUPERFAST SUVIDHA SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN MUMBAI CENTRAL - LUCKNOW JN AND WEEKLY SUPERFAST SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN BANDRA TR. - GANDHIDHAM

09013/09014 Mumbai Central- Lucknow Jn (weekly ) Superfast Suvidha Special Train (16  Trips)

Train No. 09013 Mumbai Central - Lucknow (weekly) Superfast suvidha Special train will leave Mumbai Central from 7th April to 30th June, 2016.at 20.35 hrs o­n Thursday  and will reach Lucknow at 20.35 hrs, the next day.

Similarly, in return direction Train No. 09014 Lucknow - Mumbai Central (weekly) suvidha Superfast Special train will leave Lucknow from 8th April to 1st July, 2016 at 22.45  hrs o­n Friday and will reach Mumbai Central at 23.05 hrs, the next day.

The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Second sleeper class and Pantry Car.

The train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ujjain, Bina, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Orai and Kanpur Central stations in both directions.

The booking for train no. 09013 will be opened from 01st April, 2016 with advance reservation period of 30 days at all PRS counters and IRCTC website.
Ø09455/09456 Bandra tr.-Gandhidham (weekly) Superfast Special Train (16  Trips)

Train No. 09455 Bandra Tr. – Gandhidham  (weekly) Superfast  Special train will leave Bandra Tr.  from 6th April to 29th June, 2016.at 16:00 hrs o­n Thursday  and will reach Gandhidham  at 05:55  hrs, the next day.

Similarly, in return direction Train No. 09456 Gandhidham – Bandra Tr.  (weekly) Superfast Special train will leave Gandhidham  from 7th April to 30th June, 2016 at 22:05  hrs o­n Wednesday and will reach Bandra tr.at 11:05  hrs, the next day.

The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Second sleeper class and second class reserve coaches. These trains will be fully reserved & will run o­n special fare with special charges.

The train will halt at Borivali,  Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabd and Samkhiali  stations in both directions.

The booking for train no. 09455/09456 will be opened from 01st April, 2016  with advance reservation period of 60 days at all PRS counters and IRCTC website.

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SPECIAL TRAINS TO CLEAR EXTRA RUSH DURING SUMMER RUSH-2016 (96 TRIPS)

To clear extra rush of rail passengers during Summer Rush-2016, Railway will run special train Nos. 01707/01708 Jabalpur-Atari –Jabalpur Bi Weekly Express (50 trips), 02503/02504 Kamakhya– Anand Vihar T.- Kamakhya Weekly Suvidha Express (24 trips) & 05717/05718 Katihar-Ferozpur Cantt.- Katihar Weekly(22 trips) as per the following programme-
01707/01708 Jabalpur-Atari –Jabalpur Bi Weekly Express Special Train (50 TRIPS)

The 01707 Jabalpur-Atari Bi Weekly Special Train will depart o­n every Tuesday & Saturday from Jabalpur from 05.04.2016 to 28.06.2016 (25 trips) at 09.15 a.m. to reach Atari at 11.45 a.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 01708 Atari –Jabalpur Bi Weekly Special Train will depart o­n every Wednesday & Sunday from Atari from 06.04.2016 to 29.06.2016 (25 trips) at 02.45 p.m. to reach Jabalpur at 05.20 p.m. the next day.

 Comprising of o­ne AC Two Tier, two AC Three tier, seven sleeper Class, four General Class & two disabled friendly second class cum luggage van coaches, the 01707/01708 Jabalpur-Atari –Jabalpur Bi Weekly Special Train will stop at Katni Murwara, Damoh, Sagour, Bina Malkhedi, Lalitpur, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra Cantt., Mathura, New Delhi, Ambala Cantt., Ludhiana & Amritsar stations enroute in both the directions.

02503/02504 Kamakhya– Anand Vihar T .- Kamakhya Weekly Suvidha Special (24 Trips)

The 02503 Kamakhya - Anand Vihar T. Weekly Suvidha Special train will depart at 10.00 a.m. from Kamakhya from 13.04.2016 to 29.06.2016 (12 trips) o­n every Wednesday to reach Anand Vihar T. at 08.50 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 02504 Anand Vihar T.- Kamakhya Weekly Suvidha Special train will depart from Anand Vihar T. at 05.15 a.m. from 15.04.2016 to 01.07.2016 (12 trips) o­n every Friday to reach Kamakhya at 07.30 p.m. the next day.

Consisting of o­ne AC Two Tier, four AC Three tier, eight sleeper Class & two disabled friendly second class cum luggage van coaches,, the 02503/02504 Kamakhya– Anand Vihar T.- Kamakhya Weekly Suvidha Special train will stop at New Bongaigaon, Raninagar Jalpaiguri, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Chhapra, Balia, Varanasi, Lucknow & Moradabad stations enroute in both directions.

05717/05718 Katihar-Ferozpur Cantt.- Katihar Weekly Special Train (22 trips)
The 05717 Katihar-Ferozpur Cantt. Weekly Special trainwill depart from Katiharat 09.00 a.m.  o­n every Thursday from 21.04.2016 to 30.06.2016 (11 trips) to reach Ferozpur Cantt. at 07.10 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 05718 Ferozpur Cantt.- Katihar Weekly Special trainwill depart from Ferozpur Cantt. at 10.35 p.m.on every Friday from 22.04.2016 to 01.07.2016  (11 trips) to reach Katiharat 11.30 a.m. o­n Sunday .
Having o­neAC 2 tier, two AC 3 tier, five Sleeper Class, six General Class & two disable friendly second class cum luggage van coaches, the 05717/05718 Katihar-Ferozpur Cantt.- Katihar Weekly Special train will stop atNaugachia, Khagaria, Begusarai, Barauni, Hajipur, Sonpur, Chhapra, Siwan, Thawe, Tamkuhi Road, Padrauna, Kaptanganj, Gorakhpur, Basti, Gonda, Sitapur Cantt., Moradabad, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantt., Ludhiana & Jalandhar City  stations enroute in both directions.

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Trains Regulated due to Line block Between Venkatachalam – Kommrampudi Stations of Vijayawada Division

The account of launching of girders and frames, Traffic/Over Head Equipment (OHE) block is imposed between Venkatachalam – Kommrampudi stations on Nellore-Gudur Section of Vijayawada Division for the laying of new Broad Gauge (BG) line between Obulavaripalle and Venkatachalam Junction, resulting in regulation of the following trains on the dates mentioned as detailed below :-
On 29th March, 2016
Trains Regulated:-
1) Train No. 12665 Howrah – Kanyakumari Express will be regulated for 25 minutes at Venkatachalam station.
2) Train No. 67279 Gudur – Ongole Passenger will be regulated for 90 minutes between Gudur and Manubolu stations.
On 30th March, 2016
Trains Regulated:-
1) Train No. 15930 Dibrugarh – Chennai Egmore Weekly Express will be regulated for 25 minutes at Venkatachalam station.
2) Train No. 67279 Gudur – Ongole Passenger will be regulated for 90 minutes between Gudur and Manubolu stations.
3) Train No. 22403 Puducherry-New Delhi SF Express will be regulated for 20 minutes at Kommarapudi station.
On 31st March, 2016
Trains Regulated:-
1) Train No. 67279 Gudur – Ongole Passenger will be regulated for 90 minutes between Gudur and Manubolu stations.
2) Train No. 15119 Rameswaram – Manduadih Weekly Express will be regulated for 20 minutes at Kommarapudi station.
On 2nd April, 2016
Trains Regulated:-
1) Train No. 22817 Howrah – Mysore Weekly Express will be regulated for 25 minutes at Venkatachalam station.
2) Train No. 67279 Gudur – Ongole Passenger will be regulated for 65 minutes between Gudur and Manubolu stations.
On 3rd April, 2016
Trains Regulated:-
1) Train No. 15630 Guwahati – Chennai Egmore Weekly Express will be regulated for 20 minutes at Venkatachalam station.
2) Train No. 67279 Gudur – Ongole Passenger will be regulated for 65 minutes between Gudur and Manubolu stations.
3) Train No. 16359 Ernakulam – Patna Weekly Express will be regulated for 30 minutes at Kommarapudi station.
On 5th April, 2016
Trains Regulated:-
1) Train No. 12665 Howrah – Kanyakumari Express will be regulated for 25 minutes at Venkatachalam station.
2) Train No. 67279 Gudur – Ongole Passenger will be regulated for 90 minutes between Gudur and Manubolu stations.

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SPECIAL TRAINS Chennai Egmore to Tirunelveli -via Main Line-Tirunelveli to Chennai Egmore-via Chord Line-Chennai Central to Ernakulam Jn-Chennai Central-

      The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of traffic during Summer, 2016.








1.Suvidha special train from Chennai Egmore to Tirunelveli (via Main Line)





Train No. 00601 Chennai Egmore – Tirunelveli Suvidha special train will leave Chennai Egmore at 22.45 hrs. o­n 13.04.2016 and reach Tirunelveli at 12.30 hrs. the next day.





Composition:  AC 2-tier – 1, AC 3-tier – 2, Sleeper Class – 12 & Luggage-cum-brake van – 2 coaches.





Stoppages:  Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar and Kovilpatti.








2.Suvidha special train from Tirunelveli to Chennai Egmore (via Chord Line)





Train No. 00602 Tirunelveli – Chennai Egmore Suvidha special train will leave Tirunelveli at 14.45 hrs. o­n 17.04.2016 and reach Chennai Egmore at 04.15 hrs. the next day.





Composition:  AC 2-tier – 1, AC 3-tier – 2, Sleeper Class – 12 & Luggage-cum-brake van – 2 coaches.





Stoppages:  Kovilpatti, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Villupuram, Chengalpattu and Tambaram.








3.Suvidha special train from Chennai Central to Ernakulam Jn.





Train No. 00605 Chennai Central – Ernakulam Jn. Suvidha special train will leave Chennai Central at 18.20 hrs. o­n 13.04.2016 and reach Ernakulam Jn. at 07.40 hrs. the next day.





Composition:  AC 2-tier – 1, AC 3-tier – 2, Sleeper Class – 12 & Luggage-cum-brake van – 2 coaches.





Stoppages:  Katpadi, Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Palakkad and Thrissur.








4.Superfast Suvidha special train from Ernakulam Jn. to Chennai Central





Train No. 00604 Ernakulam Jn. – Chennai Central Superfast Suvidha special train will leave Ernakulam Jn. at 19.00 hrs. o­n 17.04.2016 and reach Chennai Central at 07.15 hrs. the next day.





Composition:  AC 2-tier – 1, AC 3-tier – 2, Sleeper Class – 12 & Luggage-cum-brake van – 2 coaches.





Stoppages:  Thrissur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Erode, Salem and Katpadi.











Advance reservations for the above trains are open

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EXTENSION OF RUNNING OF SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS

The 02107 Lokmanya Tilak T.- Lucknow AC Superfast Weekly special train has been extended to run o­n every Saturday from 07.05.2016 to 28.05.2016 (04 trips) while its return service, the 02108 Lucknow- Lokmanya Tilak T. AC Superfast Weekly special train has been extended to run o­n every Sunday from 08.05.2016 to 29.05.2016 (04 trips).
·The 02125 Nagpur- Amritsar Superfast Weekly special train has been extended to run o­n every Saturday from 07.05.2016 to 28.05.2016 (04  trips) while its return service, the 02126 Amritsar- Nagpur Superfast Weekly special train has been extended to run o­n every Monday from 09.05.2016 to 30.05.2016 (04 trips).
·The 22919/22920 Ahmedabad –Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Ahmedabad Weekly AC Superfast ‘Suvidha’ special train will now run o­n special fare.

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EXTRA COACHES FOR SER TRAINS ON PERMANENT BASIS

In order to clear extra rush of passengers, S E Railway has decided to augment three pairs of important mail/express trains by attaching extra coaches o­n permanent basis.

Accordingly, the following trains will be augmented:

Train No. & Name

Extra Coach


Date of effect

12871/12872 Howrah-Titlagarh-Howrah Ispat Express.

One AC Chair Car in both the  directions.

 29/3/2016 from Howrah and

 30/3/2016 from Titlagarh.

18627/18628 Howrah-Ranchi-Howrah Intercity Express via Asansol.

Two Reserved Seating  Coach in both the directions.

On and from 27/3/2016 from Howrah and Ranchi

22891/22892Howrah-Ranchi-Howrah Intercity Express via Tatanagar.

Two Reserved Seating  Coach in both the directions.

On and from 31/3/2016 from Howrah and Ranchi

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CHANGES IN PATTERN OF TRAIN SERVICES in Chennai – Gudur section regulated/delayed

Due to line block and power block to facilitate engineering works between Nayudupeta – Doravarichatram in Chennai – Gudur section, the following changes will be made in the pattern of train services.
On 28.03.2016, Monday
1.Train No.12711 Vijayawada – Chennai Central Pinakini express will be regulated/delayed at Nayudupeta and reach Chennai Central late by 70 minutes.
2.Train No.66030 Nellore – Sulurpeta EMU fast passenger will be regulated/delayed at Odur for 40 minutes and at Pedapariya for 40 minutes.
3.Train No.12296 Patliputra – Bengaluru Sanghamitra express (via Chennai Central) will be regulated/delayed at Pedapariya for 25 minutes and at Nayudupeta for 40 minutes.
4.Train No.12712 Chennai Central – Vijayawada Pinakini express will leave Chennai Central late by 45 minutes due to late arrival of pairing train.
 
On 30.03.2016, Wednesday
 1.Train No.12711 Vijayawada – Chennai Central Pinakini express will be regulated/delayed at Nayudupeta for 55 minutes and reach Chennai Central late by 85 minutes.
2.Train No.66030 Nellore – Sulurpeta EMU fast passenger will be regulated/delayed at Odur for 90 minutes.
3.Train No.12296 Patliputra – Bengaluru Sanghamitra express (via Chennai Central) will be regulated/delayed at Pedapariya for 40 minutes and at Nayudupeta for 30 minutes.
4.Train No.12670 Chhapra – Chennai Central Ganga Kaveri express will be regulated/delayed at Pedapariya for 20 minutes and reach Chennai Central late by 30 minutes.
5.Train No.12712 Chennai Central – Vijayawada Pinakini express will leave Chennai Central late by 45 minutes due to late arrival of pairing train.
 
On 02.04.2016, Saturday
 1.Train No.12711 Vijayawada – Chennai Central Pinakini express will be regulated/delayed at Nayudupeta for 30 minutes and reach Chennai Central late by 60 minutes.
2.Train No.66030 Nellore – Sulurpeta EMU fast passenger will be regulated/delayed at Odur for 90 minutes.
3.Train No.12296 Patliputra – Bengaluru Sanghamitra express (via Chennai Central) will be regulated/delayed at Pedapariya for 25 minutes and at Nayudupeta for 40 minutes.
4.Train No.12712 Chennai Central – Vijayawada Pinakini express will leave Chennai Central late by 45 minutes due to late arrival of pairing train.

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TRAIN Nos. 06503/06504 YESVANTPUR-AHMEDABAD-YESVANTPUR WEEKLY SUVIDHA EXPRESS SPECIAL FOR 8 TRIPS IN EACH

Train No. 06503 YESVANTPUR-AHMEDABAD WEEKLY SUVIDHA EXPRESS SPECIAL  departs at Yesvantpur at 13-45 hrs. onMonday, commencing o­n 04th, 11th, 18th April,2016, 30thMay, 2016 and o­n 06th, 13th, 20th & 27thJune, 2016 (08 Specials)and arrives atAhmedabad station at 20-40 hrs., o­n Tuesdays.


En route, the Weekly Suvidha Express Special arrives/departs atTumakuru at 14-48/14-50 hrs; Arsikere at 16-20/16-25 hrs; Birur at 17-04/17-05 hrs; Davangere at 18-38/18-40 hrs; departs at South Hubballi station at 21-32 hrs; HUBBALLI at 21-40/21-55 hrs; Dharwad at 22-20/22-22 hrs; Belagavi at 00-30/00-32 hrs(Tuesday); Ghataprabha at 01-25/01-26 hrs; Miraj at 03-15/03-20 hrs; Satara at 05-40/05-42 hrs. ; Pune at 09-15/09-25hrs; Lonavala at 10-38/10-40 hrs; Kalyan at 12-35/12-37 hrs; Vasai Road at 13-50/13-55 hrs; departs at Virar at 14-10 hrs; arrives/departs at Surat at 16-30/16-35 hrs; Vadodara at 18-15/18-25 hrs; Anand at 19-03/19-05 hrs; Nadiad at 19-25/19-27 hrs; and departs at Geratpur at 20-20 hrs;


In the return direction,  Train No. 06504 AHMEDABAD-YESVANTPUR WEEKLY SUVIDHA EXPRESS SPECIAL  departs atAhmedabad station at 00-25 hrs. on Wednesdays,commencingon 06th, 13th,20th April, 2016, 01st, 08th, 15th, 22nd &29thJune, 2016 ( 08 Specials) and arrives at Yesvantpur at 11-55 hrs., o­n Thursdays.




En route, the Weekly Suvidha Express Special departs at Geratpur at 00-48 hrs. ; arrives/departs at Nadiad at 01-11/01-13 hrs; Anand at01-31/01-33 hrs; Vadodara at 02-30/02-35 hrs; Surat at 04-25/04-30 hrs; departs at Virar at 08-05 hrs; arrives/departs at Vasai Road at 08-25/08-30 hrs; Kalyan at 09-55/09-57 hrs; Lonavala at 11-18/11-20 hrs; PUNE at 12-50/13-00 hrs; Satara at 16-40/16-43 hrs; Miraj at 19-45/20-10 hrs.; Belagavi at 22-50/22-52 hrs; Dharwad at 01-48/01-50 hrs(Thursday); HUBBALLI at 02-30/02-45 hrs; departs at South Hubballi at 02-55 hrs; arrives/departs at Davangere at 05-30/05-32 hrs; Birur at 07-20/07-21 hrs; Arsikere at 08-10/08-15 hrs; and arrives/departs at Tumakuru at10-40/10-42 hrs.

TheWeekly Suvidha Express Special will have total 18 Coaches, consisting One AC 2-tier coach, Four  AC 3-tier coaches, Eleven Second Class Sleeper coaches &Two Second Class Luggage-cum-brake Vans-cum-Disabled coaches.

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TRAIN Nos. 06505/06506 YESVANTPUR-BHAGAT KI KOTI WEEKLY SUVIDHA EXPRESS SPECIAL FOR 04 TRIPS IN EACH DIRECTION

Train No. 06505 YESVANTPUR-BHAGAT KI KOTI WEEKLY SUVIDHAEXPRESS SPECIAL  departs at Yesvantpur at 08-45 hrs. onWednesday, commencingfrom 30th March, 2016to20th April, 2016 (04 Specials)and arrives at Bhagat Ki Koti station at 04-00 hrs., o­n Fridays.

En route, the Bi-Weekly Suvidha Express Special arrives/departs atTumakuru at 09-45/09-47 hrs; Arsikere at 11-20/11-25 hrs; Birur at 12-05/12-06 hrs; Davangere at 14-00/14-02 hrs; departs at South Hubballi station at 16-50 hrs; HUBBALLI at 17-00/17-15 hrs; Dharwad at 17-35/17-37 hrs; Belagavi at 20-20/20-22 hrs; Miraj at 23-00/23-05 hrs; Satara at 01-07/01-10 hrs.(Thursday); Pune at 05-05/05-10 hrs; Lonavala at 06-20/06-22 hrs; Panvel at 07-55/08-00 hrs; Vasai Road at 09-15/09-20 hrs; departs at Virar at 09-26 hrs; arrives/departs at Vapi at 10-43/10-45 hrs; Surat at 12-10/12-20 hrs; Bharuch at 13-03/13-05 hrs; Vadodara at 14-03/14-13 hrs; Anand at 14-42/14-44 hrs; Nadiad at 14-59/15-01 hrs; departs at Geratpur at 15-47 hrs; arrives/departs at AHMEDABAD at 16-10/16-30 hrs; Mahesana at 17-38/17-40 hrs; Palanpur at 20-30/20-32 hrs; Abu Road at 22-40/22-50 hrs; Falna at 00-20/00-22 hrs.(Friday); Marwar at 02-00/02-02 hrs; and arrives/departs at Pali Marwar at 02-27/02-32 hrs.



In the return direction,  Train No. 06506 BHAGAT KI KOTI-YESVANTPUR WEEKLY SUVIDHA EXPRESS SPECIAL  departs atBhagat Ki Koti station at 18-00 hrs. on Fridays,commencingfrom01stto 22nd April, 2016 ( 04 Specials) and arrives at Yesvantpur at 16-45 hrs., o­n Sundays.

En route, the Bi-Weekly Suvidha Express Special arrives/departs at Pali Marwar at 19-10/19-15 hrs; Marwar at 19-55/19-57 hrs; Falna at 20-52/20-54 hrs; Abu Road at 22-35/22-45 hrs; Palanpur at 00-30/00-32 hrs.(Saturday); Mahesana at 01-25/01-27 hrs; AHEMADABAD at 03-50/04-10 hrs; departs at Geratpur at 05-08 hrs. ; arrives/departs at Nadiad at 05-45/05-47 hrs; Anand at 06-15/06-17 hrs; Vadodara at 07-05/07-10 hrs; Bharuch at 08-10/08-12 hrs; Surat at 09-35/09-40 hrs; Vapi at 11-06/11-08 hrs; departs at 13-30 hrs; arrives/departs at Vasai Road at 14-25/14-30 hrs; Panvel at 15-55/16-00 hrs; Lonavala at 18-00/18-03 hrs; PUNE at 20-05/20-15 hrs; Satara at 22-52/22-55 hrs; Miraj at 03-05/03-20 hrs.(Sunday); Belagavi at 05-40/05-42 hrs; Dharwad at 07-30/07-32 hrs; HUBBALLI at 08-20/08-35 hrs; departs at South Hubballi at 08-45 hrs; arrives/departs at Davangere at 11-02/11-04 hrs; Birur at 12-50/;12-51 hrs; Arsikere at 13-40/13-45 hrs; Tumakuru at15-10/15-12 hrs.

TheWeekly Suvidha Express Special will have total 18 Coaches, consisting One AC 2-tier coach, Four  AC 3-tier coaches, Eleven Second Class Sleeper coaches &Two Second Class Luggage-cum-brake Vans-cum-Disabled coaches.

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26 AC Special Trains between Pune and Hazrat Nizamuddin during Summer

XTENSION OF AC WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS

BETWEEN PUNE & HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN

         

Central Railway will extend the run of Air-conditioned weekly special trains between Pune and Hazrat Nizamuddin upto 26.6.2016 to clear the extra rush of passengers. The details of extended trips are as under:

04417 AC weekly special will leave Pune at 0515 hrs o­n every Sunday from 3.4.2016 to 26.6.2016 (13 trips) and arrive Hazrat Nizamuddin at 0535 hrs next day.

04418 AC weekly special will leave Hazrat Nizamuddin at 2135 hrs o­n every Friday from 1.4.2016 to 24.6.2016 (13 trips) and arrive Pune at 2125 hrs next day.

HALTS: Lonavala, Kalyan, Vasai Road, Vapi, Surat, Baroda, Ratlam and Kota.

COMPOSITION: - o­ne AC First class, 5 AC-2 tier, 8 AC-3 tier and o­ne AC Pantry car.

RESERVATION: Bookings for Train No. 04417 o­n special charges will open from 27.3.2016 

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SPECIAL TRAINS 26 Pune-Kamakhya Superfast Fully Reserved Weekly Special Trains during Summer

26 PUNE - KAMAKHYA SUPERFAST FULLY RESERVED

WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS


Railways have decided to extend the run of Pune - Kamakhya fully reserved weekly special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during summer. The details are as under:

02511 weekly superfast special train will leave Pune at 1030 hrs o­n every Thursday from 7.4.2016 to 30.6.2016 (13 trips) and arrive Kamakhya at 1525 hrs o­n third day i.e. Saturday.

02512 weekly superfast special train will leave Kamakhya at 2300 hrs o­n every Monday from 4.4.2016 to 27.6.2016 (13 trips) and will arrive Pune at 0245 hrs o­n fourth day i.e. Thursday.



Halts: Lonavala, Panvel, Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Bhusaval, Nagpur, Gondia, Durg, Raipur, Bhattapara, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Purulia, Joychandipahar Jn, Asansol, Andal, Rampurhat, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri, New Coochbehar, New Alipurduar, New Bongaigaon and Goalpara Town .

Composition: o­ne AC-2 Tier, Two AC-3 Tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 5 General Second Class coaches.

Reservation: Bookings for Fully Reserved 02511 o­n special charges open from 28.3.2016

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SUPERFAST SUMMER AC SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN MUMBAI – NEW DELHI & AHMEDABAD – DELHI SARAI ROHILLA

·22913 / 22914 Mumbai Central – New Delhi -  Mumbai Central Superfast AC “Suvidha” Special train

Train No. 22913 Mumbai Central – New Delhi Superfast AC “Suvidha” Special train will leave Mumbai Central from 1st April to 26th June, 2016 at 16.00 hrs o­n every Friday & Sunday and will reach New Delhi at 07.55 hrs the next day.
            Similarly, in return direction Train No. 22914 New Delhi - Mumbai Central Superfast AC “Suvidha” Special train will leave New Delhi from 2nd April to 27th June, 2016 o­n every Saturday & Monday at 14.50 hrs and will arrive at Mumbai Central at 06.55 hrs, the next day.
            The train will halt at Vadodara and Kota Jn. stations in both the directions.
            The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier Coaches & Pantry car.
The booking for train no. 22913 will be opened from 28th March, 2016 with advance reservation period of 30 days at all PRS counters and IRCTC website.
·22919/22920 Ahmedabad - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Weekly AC Superfast Special

            Train No. 22919  Ahmedabad–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Weekly AC  Superfast Special  train will leave Ahmedabad at 16.10 hrs  o­n every Saturday and reach Delhi Sarai Rohilla  at 6.50  hrs, the next day. This train will run from 2nd April to 25th June, 2016.
In return direction Train No. 22920 Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Ahmedabad Weekly AC Superfast Special train will leave Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 16.15  hrs o­n every Sunday  and will arrive Ahmedabad  at 7.00  hrs, the next day. This train will run from 3rd April to 26th June, 2016.
            This train will halt at Palanpur, Abu road, Ajmer, Jaipur and Gurgaon  stations in both the directions.
The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier and Pantry car. This train will be fully reserved & will run o­n special fare with special charges.

The booking for train no. 22919 will be opened from 28th March, 2016  with advance reservation period of 60 days at all PRS counters and IRCTC website.

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“CLEAN MY COACH” SMS BASED COACH CLEANING SYSTEM INTRODUCED IN NORTHEAST FRONTIER RAILWAY

For providing better amenities to travelling passenger, Northeast Frontier Railway has introduced SMS based coach cleaning system in 35 pairs of trains. This will help passenger of the nominated trains to get the coach attended by o­n board housekeeping staff (OBHS) immediately by just sending a SMS. The facility is available between 06-00 am to 10-00 pm. The passenger has to send CLEAN10 digit PNR no to 58888 or enter the PNR no at www.cleanmycoach.com. o­n receiving the information from running train, SMS will automatically generated to the OBHS supervisor, to the control office and the passenger. Cleaning staff will be deputed immediately and after attending the request, feedback code will be collected from the passenger. The control office will monitor the request and if not attended; reminder will be send to the OBHS supervisor. The OBHS supervisor will then send the feedback code collected from the passenger to 9200003232 followed by a keyword. cleanmycoaach.com will then close the request with time stamp o­nly after validating the feedback code and mobile number from the concerned passenger. At present the service is available in the Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express, Northeast Express, Guwahati - Ernakulam Express, Guwahati - Bengaluru Cantt. Express, Guwahati - Secunderabad Express, Guwahati - Trivandrum Express, Garib Rath Express, Jan Shatabdi Express, Kamakhya - Anand Vihar Express, Guwahati - Chennai Egmore Express, Guwahati - Bermer/Bikaner Express, Dwarka Express, Guwahati - Puri Express, Guwahati - LTT(via Katihar) Express, Guwahati - LTT(via Malda Town) Express, Lohit Express, Amarnath Express, Kanchanjungha Express, Kamakhya - Gaya Express, Kamakhya - Gandhidham Express, Kamakhya - Puri Express, Kamakhya - Ranchi Express, Kamakhya - Anand Vihar AC special, Kamakhya - Yesvantpur AC Express, Kamakhya - LTT AC Express, Kamakhya - LTT Karmabhoomi Express, Dibrugarh - Bengaluru Express, Dibrugarh - Chandigarh Express, Dibrugarh - Chennai Egmore Express, Dibrugarh - Amritsar Express, Dibrugarh - Howrah Kamrup Express, Dibrugarh - Kolkata Express, Dibrugarh - Kanniyakumari Express, Dibrugarh - Jhajha Express, Tinsukia – Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express.

Passengers are requested to avail the newly introduced facility.

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Silchar gets its first train to New Delhi and two more Northeastern States come under BG network of Indian Railway

In a historic development concerning rail connectivity of the Northeast,Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu here today flagged off 05601 / 05602 Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express, a weekly train connecting Silchar in Barak valley of Assam with New Delhi and two commercial freight trains to Agartala (Jirania) in Tripura and Jiribam in Manipur thereby bringing these two northeastern states into the broad gauge railway map of India at a glittering function organized at Silchar Station today, Shri Phabhu Flagged off the trains in the presence of Kumari Sushmita Deb, MP, Lok Sabha, Silchar, Smt. Bijoya Chakrabarty, MP, Lok Sabha, Guwahati, Shri Ramen Deka, MP, Lok Sabha, Mangaldai and Shri Radheshyam Biswas, MP, Lok Sabha, Karimganj.

            Kumari Sushmita, LoK Sabha MP from Silchar thanked the Railway Minister for ensuring rapid progress of work in the area resulting in fulfilling long unfulfilled dreams of the people of Barak Valley.  She also requested the minister to explore the possibility of linking the region to West Bengal via Bangladesh which will greatly reduce travel time.

         

            In his address, the Rail Minister stated that connectivity to all capitals of North Eastern States by 2020 is o­ne of the topmost priorities of the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.  While he directed the railway officials to put in their best efforts, the Central Government, he said will ensure that adequate fund is available for the North Eastern projects.  While Manipur got its Ist train today, new line would be completed upto Tupul and Imphal within 2017-19.  Mizoram would also gets its Ist train within this year itself.  He said that Railway will ensure that passenger trains to Agartala is started within this Financial Year itself after which Silchar-Agartala train service would start.  Night train Intercity between Silchar and Guwahti would also commence soon.  Silchar would also get a train to Mumbai in the near future he announced.  He lauded the efforts of Northeast Frontier Railway for having already commissioned 417 KM within 11 months of this current Financial Year and having spent to the tune of Rs5500 Crore for the projects which is a remarkable achievement.

            Earlier in his address General Manager Shri H.K. Jaggi welcomed all the dignitaries to the venue and assured that railway will leave no stone unturned to ensure that vision of connectivity to all state capitals of Northeast by 2020 is fulfilled.  He appreciated the efforts of railway personnel where hard work made the new trains to Manipur and Agartala a reality.

            Divisional Railway Manager Shri Anit dulat offered the vote of thanks after the flagging off ceremony.


BG Line to Manipur:

The gauge conversion of the erstwhile metre gauge line from Arunachal to Jiribam in Manipur (50.39 km) was sanctioned as a material modification to Lumding-Silchar gauge conversion project in the year 2000-01. The original metre gauge line was constructed in the year 1989-90. The line between Arunachal and Jiribam is of considerable importance as it is the feeder route of food grains & other essential commodities to the state of Manipur from Jiribam station.The revised estimated cost of gauge conversion of this line is Rs. 252crores. The line has been constructed with a speed potential of 100 Kmph and Ruling Gradient of 1 in 100. There are two crossing stations and four halt stations o­n the section. CRS inspection of the section is proposed by end of February 2016.


BG line to Tripura:

Gauge Conversion of Badarpur – Kumargaht (118 Km) was sanctioned in 2003-04 (Badarpur -Baraigram) & 2007-08 (Baraigram-Kumarghat) as material modification to Lumding - Silchar Gauge Conversion Project at an estimated cost of Rs. 565 crore. The work has been completed and the speed potential of the section is 100 kmph with Ruling gradient of 1 in 150 from Badarpur to Dharmanagar and 1 in 100 from Dharmanagar to Kumarghat. A trial freight train was taken o­n the section and up to Agartala o­n 13th January this year. CRS inspection of the section is proposed by end of March, 2016.


A new Broad Gauge line fromKumarghattoAgartala (109 km) was sanctioned in 1996-97 along with the gauge conversion of Lumding – Badarpur – Silchar section. Subsequently, the line from Kumarghat to Agartala was constructed o­n broad gauge alignment as a metre gauge line in 2008 as the connecting lines were still metre gauge. After the completion of gauge conversion of the Lumding – Badrapur – Silchar section, this line was taken up for gauge conversion. The work has been completed with speed potential of 100 kmph.

With the flagging off of the first commercial freight train to Jirania (Agartala, Tripura), the capital of o­ne more northeaster state, i.e. Tripura has been brought under the broad gauge railway map of India.

Train to New Delhi:

It has been a long-standing demand of people of land-locked Barak Valley to have a direct train to New Delhi. This demand got fulfilled today with the flagging off of the weekly PoorvattarSamparkKranti Express from Silchar.  The train will leave Silchar every Monday at 18-30 hrs to arrive at New Delhi at 13-00 hrs o­n Wednesday. During return journey, it will leave New Delhi at 23-45 hrs o­n every Thursday to arrive at Silchar o­n Saturday at 19-55 hrs.

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SUVIDHA FARE PRICING EXPLAINED

In a Suvidha train, the total number of berths are divided into blocks of 20% each with the first block being charged substantially lower than the last block of 20%. This allows the passengers who book early o­n the Suvidha train to get lower fares. This system is different from the original dynamic pricing system of premium trains, which is adopted by several airlines, and in which the price is driven up based o­n the intensity of the demand.

Given below is table showing Sleeper, Third AC and Second AC fares for journey from Chennai Egmore to Madurai by a regular train and by a Suvidha special.

Class	Regular Train (Rs.)	Suvidha Special (Rs)
2A	1140	First 20%	1560
		Second 20%	2285
		Third 20%	3015
		Fourth 20%	3745
		Fifth 20%	4470
3A	810	First 20%	1120
		Second 20%	1640
		Third 20%	2155
		Fourth 20%	2670
		Fifth 20%	3185
SL	315	First 20%	415
		Second 20%	595
		Third 20%	775
		Fourth 20%	955
		Fifth 20%	1135

Therefore, for a train which has approximately 800 sleeper berths, the first 160 berths will cost Rs.415/- and the next 160 berths will cost Rs.595/- and so o­n.

  

Lastly, Specials form a very small percentage of the total number of trains run by Southern Railway. For example, in February 2016, we ran 44 specials originating from various stations o­n Southern Railway, but we also ran 5435 regular trains originating from Southern Railway.

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