Friday, 19 November 2010

RUN OF SPECIAL TRAINS EXTENDED FOR WINTER SEASON

0403A/0404A  Anand Vihar Jammu Tawi- Anand Vihar Special ( Triweekly)

The 0403 A Anand Vihar-Jammu Tawi (tri-weekly ) special has been further extended to run from 23.11.10 to 18.12.10 ( 12 trips) departing from Anand Vihar on Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday at 10.30 p.m. to arrive at Jammu Tawi at 11.50 a.m. the next day.  While in the return direction the 0404A  Jammu Tawi-Anand Vihar Special has been further extended to run from 24.11.10 to 19.12.10 ( 12 trips) departing from Jammu Tawi on Wednesday, Friday & Sunday at 5.30 p.m. to arrive at Anand Vihar Terminal at 5.35 a.m. the next day.  The 0403A/0404A  Anand Vihar Jammu Tawi- Anand Vihar Special ( Triweekly) will stop at Ghaziabad, Merrut City, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantt., Ludhiana, Jallandhar Cantt. & Chakki Bank stations enroute in both the directions.

0405A/0406A  Anand Vihar Jammu Tawi- Anand Vihar Special ( Weekly)

The 0405 A Anand Vihar-Jammu Tawi (weekly ) special has been further extended to run from 21.11.10 to 19.12.10 (5 trips) departing from Anand Vihar on Sunday at 9.15 p.m. to arrive at Jammu Tawi at 9.35 a.m. the next day.  While in the return direction the 0406A  Jammu Tawi-Anand Vihar Special has been further extended to run from 22.11.10 to 20.12.10 ( 5 trips)  departing from Jammu Tawi on Monday at 8.15 p.m. to arrive at Anand Vihar Terminal at 9.19 a.m. the next day.  The 0403A/0404A  Anand Vihar Jammu Tawi- Anand Vihar Special ( Triweekly) will stop at Ghaziabad, Merrut City, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantt., Ludhiana, Jallandhar Cantt. & Chakki Bank stations enroute in both the directions.

0465/0466 Delhi Panipat Delhi (Daily)

The 0465 Delhi-Panipat daily special has been further extended to run from 21.11.10 to 19.12.10 ( 29 trips) departing from Delhi Jn. at 6.15 a.m. to arrive at Panipat at 8.25 a.m. the same day.  While in the return direction 0466 Panipat-Delhi Special has been further extended to run from 21.11.10 to19.12.10 ( 29 trips ) departing from Panipat at 6.30 p.m. to reach Delhi Jn. at 9.00 p.m. the same day.   The 0465/0466 Delhi Panipat Delhi special will stop at Subzi Mandi & Sonipat stations enroute in both the directions.

2205A/2206A New Delhi Dehradun New Delhi ( weekly )

The 2205A New Delhi-Dehradun Weekly special has been further extended to run from 27.11.10 to 18.12.10 ( 4 trips) departing from New Delhi on every Saturday at 11.55 p.m. to reach Dehradun at 5.40 a.m. the next day.  While in the return direction the 2206 A Dehradun-New Delhi Special has been further extended to run from 28.11.10 to 19.12.10 ( 4 trips) departing from Dehradun on every Sunday at 11.25 p.m. to reach New Delhi at  5.05 a.m. the next day. 2205A/2206A New Delhi Dehradun New Delhi will stop at Ghaziabad, Merrut City, Muzaffarnagar, Roorkee & Haridwar Jn. stations enroute in both the directions.

0429/0430 Lucknow New Delhi Lucknow ( daily )

The 0429 Lucknow-New Delhi Daily Special has been further extended to run from 21.11.10 to 18.12.10 ( 28 trips) departing from Lucknow at 10.50 p.m. to reach New Delhi at 8.00 a.m. the next day.  While in the return direction the 0430 New Delhi-Lucknow special has been further extended to run from 23.11.10 to 20.12.10 ( 28 trips) departing from New Delhi at 00.20 a.m. ( midnight) to reach Lucknow  at 9.15 a.m. the same day.  The 0429/0430 special will stop at Moradabad & Ghaziabad stations enroute in both the directions.

0457/0458 Varanasi Delhi Jn. Varanasi (daily)

The 0457 Varanasi-Delhi special has been further extended to run from 21.11.10 to 18.12.10 ( 28 trips) departing from Varanasi at 8.00p.m to arrive at Delhi at 10.10 a.m.  the next day.  While in the return direction 0458 Delhi-Varanasi has been further extended to run from 22.11.10 to 19.12.10 (28 trips) departing from Delhi at 7.25 p.m. to arrive at Varanasi at  10.45 a.m the next day. The 0457/0458 Special will stop at Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Lucknow and Sultanpur  stations enroute in both the directions.

0403/0404 Delhi Jn.-Udhampur-Delhi Jn.(Tri-Weekly)

         The 0403 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Udhampur Special has been further extended to run from 22.11.10 to 18.12.10 (12trips) departing from Delhi Sarai Rohilla on every Monday, Wednesday & Saturday at 10.15 p.m. to reach Udhampur at 8.30 a.m. the next day.  While in the return direction the 0404 Udhampur Delhi Sarai Rohilla special has been further extended to run from 23.11.10 too 19.12.10 (12trips) departing from Udhampur on every Tuesday, Thursday &Sunday at 5.40 p.m. to reach Delhi Sarai Rohilla at  4.00 a.m. the next day.  The 0403/0404 special will stop at Ambala Cantt., Ludhiana, Chakki Bank & Jammu Tawi stations enroute in both the directions.

0467/0468 Delhi-Ratangarh-Delhi daily special

The 0467 Delhi-Ratangarh Special has been further extended to run from 1.12.10 to 19.12.10 ( 19 trips) departing from Delhi at 4.50 p.m. to reach Ratangarh at 11.00 a.m. the same day.  While in the return direction the 0468 Ratangarh-Delhi Special has been extended to run from 1.12.10 to 19.12.10 ( 19 trips) departing from Ratangarh at 3.15 p.m. to reach Delhi at 10.00 p.m. the same day.  The 0467/0468 special will stop at Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Gurgaon, Rewari, Mohendergarh, Loharu, Sadulpur & Churu station enroute in both the directions.

2015A/2016A New Delhi-Ajmer- New Delhi Shatadbi Special (Weekly)

            The  2015A New Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi  Special has been further extended to run from 1.12.10 to 15.12.10 ( 3 trips) departing from New Delhi at 6.05 a.m. to reach Ajmer at 12.45 p.m. the same day.  While in the  return direction 2016A Ajmer-New Delhi Special has been further extended to run from 1.12.2010 to 15.12.10 ( 3 trips) departing from Ajmer at 3.50 p.m. to reach   New Delhi at 10.40 p.m. the same day.  The 2015A/2016A Shatabdi Special will stop at Delhi Cantt., Gurgaon, Rewari, Alwar & Jaipur stations enroute in both the directions.  

ECoR RUNS SPECIAL TRAIN FROM PURI TO BRAHMAPUR FOR KARTIK PURNIMA

For the first time, East Coast Railway has decided to run one pair of special train on 21st November 2010 between Puri and Brahmapur for the convenience of pilgrims and passengers and to cater to extra rush during Kartik Purnima,  
217A Puri-Brahmapur Special passenger train will leave puri at 02.30p.m and will arrive at Brahmapur at 06.20p.m on 21st Nov”10. In the return direction, 218A Brahmapur-Puri passenger will leave Brahmapur at 07.35p.m and will arrive at Bhubaneswar at 10.30p.m on the same day. This train will have stoppages at Sakhigopal, Khurda Road, Nirakarpur, Bhusandpur, Kalupadaghat, Balugaon, Khalikote, Ganjam and Chhatrapur between Puri and Brahmapur.

Thursday, 18 November 2010

WR TO RUN POONAM SPECIAL TO VIRAMGAM

For clearance of extra rush on account of Poonam, WR will run Poonam Special for Viramgam for the convenience of passengers .

Poonam Special train No.0915 Dn Express will depart from Mumbai Central on 20th November, 2010   at 15.10 hrs and reach Viramgam at 03.30 hrs, the next day. On its return journey, Poonam Special train No.0916 Up Express will leave Viramgam on 21th November,2010  at 15.50 hrs. and will arrive Bandra Terminus at 05.10 hrs, the next day.The train will have second sleeper class and second class general coaches.On its way, the train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, and Ahmedabad in both directions. In the return direction the train will run upto Bandra Terminus.

Booking will start from 20th November, 2010.

Wednesday, 17 November 2010

SCR specials

South Central Railway on Wednesday introduced special trains to Prashanthi Nilayam from different locations up to November 23 for Satya Sai Baba's week long birthday celebrations.
According to an SCR press release, special trains have been also introduced on November 22 and 23 from Kacheguda to Prasanthi Nilayam. Train number 0789 will leave Kachiguda at 21.55 hours on November 22 and reach Prasanthi Nilayam at 9 a.m. on November 23. On November 23, train number 0789 will leave Kachiguda at 21.55 hours and reach Prasanthi Nilayam at 9 a.m. the next day
Similarly, train number 0791 will start at 21.00 hours at Kakinada on November 21 and arrive at Prashanthi Nilayam railway station at 13.40 hours on November 22. The special train from Kakinada to Prashanthi Nilayam will also run on November 22. Train number 0792 will start at Prashanthi Nilayam at 14.30 hours on November 22 and reach Kakinada at 8.30 a.m. on November 23. For the benefit of the tourists, the train to Kakinada will also run on November 23.

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

TEMPORARY STOPPAGE

Due to demands from rail users, passenger associations and elected representatives of the public, Train No.4260/4259 Varanasi – Rameswaram – Varanasi (via. Chennai Egmore) weekly expresses will stop atDevakottai Road railway station for a period of six months on experimental basis as per the following timings.

a)     Train No.4260   Varanasi – Rameswaram weekly express will leave Devakottai Road at 20.28 hrs. with effect from 23.11.2010.
b)     Train No.4259  Rameswaram – Varanasi weekly express will leave Devakottai Road at 01.50 hrs. with effect from 25.11.2010.

Advance reservation for the above stoppage will commence from 18.11.2010.

Due to demands from rail users, passenger associations and elected representatives of the public, Train No.6175/6176 Chennai Egmore – Nagore – Chennai Egmore expresses will stop at Aduthurai railway station for a period of six months on experimental basis as per the following timings.

a)     Train No.6175 Chennai Egmore – Nagore express will leave Aduthurai                at 04.48 hrs. with effect from 15.11.2010.
b)     Train No.6176 Nagore - Chennai Egmore express will leave Aduthurai                 at 22.57 hrs. with effect from 15.11.2010.


STOPPAGE OF TRAINS AT MELMARUVATHUR

 In connection with the Irumudi/Thaipoosam Festival to be celebrated at Adiparasakthi Siddhar Peedam, Melmaruvathur, the following trains will be provided with stoppage at Melmaruvathur from18.11.2010 to 20.01.2011.

Sl. No.
Train No. & Name
Dep. At Melmaru-vathur
With effect from
1.
6177 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli/ Kumbakonam Rockfort Express
00.02
18.11.2010 to 20.1.2011
2.
2635 Chennai Egmore – Madurai Vaigai Exp.
14.07
3.
2661 Chennai Egmore – Sengottai Pothigai Exp
21.32
4.
2637 Chennai Egmore – Madurai Pandyan Exp
22.42
5.
1043 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Madurai Weekly Express
01.57
20.11.2010 to 15.1.2011 (Saturdays)
6.
2652 Hazrat Nizamuddin – Madurai Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Bi-weekly Exp
20.02
19.11.2010 to 19.1.2011 (Wednesdays & Fridays)
7.
2642 Hazrat Nizamuddin – Kanniyakumari Tirukkural Weekly Exp
20.02
21.11.2010 to 16.1.2011 (Sundays)
8.
2667 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Weekly Exp
20.17
18.11.2010 to 20.1.2011 (Thursdays)
9.
6178 Kumbakonam/Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore Rockfort Exp
03.40
18.11.2010 to 20.1.2011
10.
2638 Madurai – Chennai Egmore Pandyan Exp
03.57
11.
2662 Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Pothigai Exp
05.07
12.
2636 Madurai – Chennai Egmore Vaigai Exp
12.42
13.
1044 Madurai – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Exp
02.29
21.11.2010 to 16.1.2011 (Sundays)
14.
2668 Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Weekly Exp
04.17
20.11.2010 to 15.1.2011 (Saturdays)
15.
2651 Madurai – Hazrat Nizamuddin Tami Nadu Sampark Kranti Bi-weekly Exp
07.02
21.11.2010 to 18.1.2011 (Sundays & Tuesdays)
16.
2641 Kanniyakumari – Hazrat Nizamuddin Tirukkural Weekly Exp
07.02
18.11.2010 to 20.1.2011 (Thursdays)

SPECIAL TRAIN EXTENDED

To clear extra rush, Western Railway has extended the trips of Train No. 0905/0906 Bandra Terminus  Jammu Tawi Weekly Superfast Special.

Train No.0905 Bandra Terminus Jammu Tawi Weekly Superfast Special train will depart at 16.55 hrs on 22nd & 29th November,2010 from Bandra Terminus and reach Jammu Tawi at 01.00 hrs on the third day.Similarly Train No. 0906 Jammu Tawi  Bandra Terminus Weekly Superfast Special will leave from Jammu Tawi on 24th Nov & 1st December 2010 at 09.30 hrs. arriving Bandra Terminus at 17.50 hrs. next day.The train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Mathura Jn., Delhi Safdarjung, Ludhiana and Chakki Bank stations in both the directions.The train will have I AC, AC II Tier, AC III Tier, sleeper class and II class General coaches.