Thursday, 23 January 2014

When and How many hours before the chart is prepared and when the chart is prepared for morning trains.

For the trains starting between 12 pm(After Noon) to 12 am(Mid Night),chart preparation is done 4 to 6 hours before departure of train.

For the trains starting between 12 am(Mid-Night) to 12 pm(After Noon),charts are prepared on the previous night around 8 to 9 pm.

Sunday, 19 January 2014

Increase in frequency of Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Visakhapatnam 4 days a week Express to Daily from 1.2.2014 - Bookings for increased days of frequency open from 21.1.2014

INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS-VISAKHAPATNAM EXPRESS

FROM FOUR DAYS A WEEK TO DAILY FROM 1.2.2014

Railways will increase the frequency of Four days a week Express train running between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Visakhapatnam to Daily from the dates given as under:

Train No. 18519 Train No. 18520

Daily from Daily from

30.1.2014 Station 1.2.2014

23.30 hrs Dep Visakhapatnam Arr 11.15 hrs

04.40 hrs Arr Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Dep 06.55 hrs

There is no halt at Kalyan for this train in both the direction.

Reservation: Bookings for the increased days of frequency of train no.18520 open from 21.1.2014

Thursday, 16 January 2014

PR235-PR235-South Western Railway To Run Express Special Train Between Yesvantpur-Jaipur-Yesvantpur

South Western Railway has decided to run EXPRESSSPECIALTRAINBETWEENYESVANTPUR-JAIPUR-YESVANTPUR (Tr.Nos.06551/06552) for 02 Specials in each direction, for clearance of extra rush, as per the following details:-

Accordingly, Train No.06551 YESVANTPUR-JAIPUR EXPRESS SPECIAL will depart at YESVANTPURat 10-45 hrs.on Sundays i.e. on 19^th & 26^thJanuary, 2014(Total : 02 Specials only)and arrive atJAIPUR station at 10-35 hrs., on Tuesdays.

En route, the Express Special will arrive/depart at Tumkur at 11-50/11-52 hrs; Arsikere at 13-25/13-30 hrs; Birur at 14-25/14-27 hrs; Chikjajur at 15-10/15-12 hrs; Chitradurga at 16-00/16-02 hrs; Raydurg at 17-00/17-02 hrs; Bellary at 18-10/18-15 hrs; GUNTAKAL at 19-20/19-40 hrs; Adoni at 20-25/20-27 hrs; Mantralayam Road 21-35/21-40 hrs; Raichur at 22-05/22-07 hrs; Yadgir at 23-05/23-07 hrs.; Wadi at 01-05/01-15 hrs;Gulbarga at 01-57/02-00 hrs; Solapur at 03-50/04-00 hrs.;PUNE at 07-45/07-55 hrs; Lonavala at 08-55/08-57 hrs; Kalyan at 10-17/10-20 hrs; Vasai Road at 12-10/12-20 hrs; Vapi at 14-20/14-22 hrs; Surat at 16-15/16-20 hrs; Bharuch at 17-06/17-08 hrs; Vadodara at 18-00/18-10 hrs; depart at Godhra at 19-30 hrs.; Dahod at 20-28/20-30 hrs; Meghnagar at 21-10/21-12 hrs;Ratlam at 22-50/22-3-00 hrs; Nimach at 02-32/02-34 hrs; Chittaurgarh at 03-35/03-40 hrs; depart atChanderia at 03-55 hrs; arrive/depart at Bhilwara at 04-50/04-53 hrs; Bijainagar at 05-58/06-00 hrs; Nasirabad at 06-55/06-57 hrs; AJMER at 08-00/08-10 hrs; depart at Madar at 08-23 hrs; arrive/depart at Kishangarh at 08-40/08-42 hrs; Phulera Jn. at 09-30/09-32 hrs; and arrive/depart at Kanakapura at 10-10/10-12 hrs.

Special Train from Chennai Central to Santragachi

To clear the extra rush of passengers, a fully air-conditioned superfast special train will be run from Chennai Central to Santragachi on 18.01.2014.

Train No.02808 Chennai Central – Santragachi AC Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 07.55 hrs. on 18.01.2014, Saturday and arrive Santragachi at 10.25 hrs. the next day.The composition of the train will be 1 AC First Class, 4 AC 2-tier and 10 AC 3-tier coaches.The train will stop at Sullurupeta, Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Vijayawada, Tadepalligudam, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore and Kharagpur.

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MOSR Flags Off Santragachi-Chennai Superfast Ac Express and HOWRAH-AMTA EMU Local

Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways flagged off Santragachi-Chennai Bi-Weekly Fully Air Conditioned Superfast Express and one pair Howrah-Amta EMU Local Trains at an impressive function held at Howrah Station, New Complex this morning (15/01/2014). Hon’ble MOSR also announced 3 additional pairs of EMU Local Trains between Santragachi-Panskura, Santragachi-Kharagpur and Santragachi-Uluberia which would run daily except Sundays & National Holidays with effect from 16/01/2014. He described the new trains as gifts to the people on the occasion of Makar Sankranti and Pongal. Shri Radhey Shyam, General Manager, South Eastern Railway, Shri Rajeev Bhargava, General Manager, Metro Railway and other senior officers of South Eastern and Eastern Railways attended the function.

Hon’ble MOSR, Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury while addressing the gathering said that the introduction of this fully air conditioned train would immensely benefit the passengers who intend to go to South India for treatment, educational purposes and for visiting tourist places. Shri Chowdhury also said that Howrah-Amta and Howrah-Khargpur Sections are densely populated and the new EMU local trains would ensure hassle free daily journey for the suburban commuters. Hon’ble MOSR stated that with the flagging off of the new trains, the budget commitments on the part of South Eastern Railway have been fulfilled except Hatia-YesvantpurExpress which would also be flagged off shortly. As far as the projects are concerned, Hon’ble Minister said that the works of Santragachi-Tikiapara fourth line and Girimaidan-Gokulpur Doubling have been completed. This apart, the works of other railway projects like Tamluk-Basulya Sutahata doubling and Panskura-Shyamchak-Kharagpur third line are in advanced stages. Shri Chowdhury also said that two escalators have been installed at Kharagpur Station for the benefit of the passengers.

Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Hon’ble Minister for Railways to lay Foundation Stone for Medak-Akkannapet New Rail Line

Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Hon’ble Minister for Railways, will lay foundation stone for the construction of Medak-Akkannapet New Rail Line at an official function to be held at Govt. Boys High School, Medak at 01:00 pm on 19^th January, 2014

The 17.2 Km. long Medak-Akkannapet new railway line, which was sanctioned in Railway Budget of financial year 2012-13, will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. 129.30 Cr. The cost of the project will be shared by Railways and the Govt. of AP equally (on 50: 50 basis).

The function will be held in the august presence of Shri C. Damodar Raja Narasimha, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Higher Education & Technical Education, Govt. of A.P. The Guests of Honour include Hon’ble Ministers, Govt. of AP - Smt. D.K. Aruna, Dr. (Smt.) J. Geetha Reddy and Smt. V. Sunitha Laxma Reddy; Hon’ble Govt. Whip & MLA-Shri T. Jayaprakash Reddy; Hon’ble Members of Parliament-Shri Nandi Yellaiah, and Smt. Vijaya Shanthi; Hon’ble MLCs-Shri V. Bhoopal Reddy, Shri K. Swamy Goud, Shri Paturi Sudhakakar Reddy and Shri Md. Farooq Hussain; Hon’ble MLA (Medak) - Shri M. Hanmantha Rao and Hon’ble Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat, Akkannapet -Smt. Maheshwari.

Two Special Trains between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam

In order to clear extra rush of passengers, two Special Trains will be run between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam as per the following schedule:-

Train No. 08502 Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Special Train will depart Secunderabad at 16 30 hrs on 18^th January 2014 (Saturday) and arrive Visakhapatnam at 06 45 hrs on the next day.

In the opposite direction, Train No. 08501 Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad Special Trainwill depart Visakhapatnam at 19 05 hrs on 17^th January, 2014 (Friday)and arrive Secunderabad at 07 50 hrs on the next day.
Enroute, these special trains will stop at Kazipet, Warangal, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajamundry, Sakalkot, Annavaram, Tuni, Anakapalli and Duvvada stations in both directions.

New Bi-Weekly Ac Train between Santragachhi (Kolkata) & Chennai

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of a bi-weekly AC Express train towards Chennai from Santragachhi (Kolkata), Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce Santragachhi-Chennai AC Express w.e.f. 15^thJanuary 2014 from Santragachhi.

22807 Santragachhi-Chennai Central bi-weekly AC Express will leave Santragachhi at 1900hrs on every Tuesday & Friday and will arrive at Chennai Central at 2245hrs on every Wednesday & Saturdays. In the return direction, 22808 Chennai Central-Santragachhi bi-weekly AC Express will leave Chennai Central at 0745hrs on every Thursday & Sunday and will arrive at Santragachhi at 1025hrs on every Friday & Monday.

This train has one AC First Class, Four AC-2 tiers, Ten AC-3 tiers, Two Guard cum Generator Van and one Pantry Car in its composition having stoppages at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, ongole, Nellore & Gudur beween Santragachhi & Chennai Central.

Northern Railway Sets New Benchmarks In Originating Loading And Notches Impressive Earnings During The F.Y. 2013-14

Surpassing the targets achieved during yesteryears and budgetary targets in originating revenue loading in the current financial year 2013-14, Northern Railway was able to achieve an impressive record of 40.1 MT, one of the highest on Indian Railways. The originating freight loading of 40.1 MT achieved for the period April-December is not only all time high in volumes i.e. 5.57 MT over 34.44 MT achieved last year but also indicates the highest growth rate of 16.17% over the previous year. The corresponding originating freight earnings recorded a growth of 25.87%. During the first three quarters, Northern Railway achieved Rs. 5431.95 crore as originating freight earnings against Rs. 4315.52 crore during the corresponding period of last year i.e. net growth of over one thousand crore. The total originating earnings including Passenger, other Coaching and Sundry earnings during this period on Northern Railway have notched the highest ever originating earnings of Rs. 11844.68 crore during April-December this year as against Rs. 9846.50 crore last year resulting in a growth of 20.29%.
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Revise timings of Agra fort-Jaipur Shatabdi Express

Revise timings of Agra fort-Jaipur Shatabdi Exp.

Train no 12036

Agra fort-Jaipur Shatabdi Express

On New Date 22nd January 2014.

Friday, 10 January 2014

Jumbo block between Borivali and Bhayandar

A Jumbo block will be carried out from 10.35 hrs to 15.35 hrs on Sunday, 12th January, 2014 on UP & Down Local (i.e. slow) line between Borivali & Bhayandar for maintenance of track, signaling and overhead equipments.
During the block, all slow line trains will be worked on through lines (i.e. fast lines) between Borivali & Vasai Road.
All Vasai Road/Nallasopara and Virar Down local line trains will be worked on down through line (fast line) from Goregaon .
During the block period, all local trains terminating at and starting from Bhayandar will remain canceled.

Update on fire incident of Dehradun Express on 08/01/2014

WR has handed over the cheques of Rs. 5 lakh as ex-gratia payment each to the kins of the 5 passengers who lost their lives in the fire incident of Dehradun Express near Dahanu Road station on Mumbai–Surat Section yesterday. All the five bodies which have been identified have been handed over to their family members for their last rites.

Commissioner Railway Safety (CRS) will hold a Statutory Inquiry in Divisional office at Mumbai Central on 13th & 14th January, 2014. Any member of public, having knowledge relating to the incidence and any matter connected there with and desiring to give evidence may do so at the above place on date of inquiry or write to him. Meanwhile help of the State Forensic Dept. has been sought to collect the samples in order to help in the investigation of the incident.

Efforts are on to identify the remaining four bodies which have been handed over to the GRP. These bodies have been sent to J.J. Hospital for the DNA test to help in ascertaining their identity.

Efforts are on to contact 5 passengers could not be contacted so far. The details of these passengers as per reservation record are as under: Ms Sakina Arsiwala (57 yrs), Nal Bazar; Mr Jamir Ahmed (60 yrs), Jogeshwari (W); Mr Hakimuddin F.R. (63 yrs), Dhar (MP); Ms Zebunh (53 yrs), Dhar (MP).
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Sunday Pattern Of Working For Prs Centres On Pongal Day

The Computerised Passenger Reservation Centres in Chennai Division of Southern Railway will function for only one shift, similar to Sunday pattern of working (08.00 hrs. to 14.00 hrs), on 14.01.2014, Tuesday, on account of Pongal festival.

Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Hon’ble Minister for Railways, to Lay Foundation Stone for the Construction of Station Building and Good Shed at Sultanpur (Part of Bidar-Gulbarga New Rail Line Project)

Shri Mallikajun Kharge, Hon’ble Minister for Railways will lay foundation stone for the construction of Station Building and Good Shed at Sultanpur (part of Bidar-Gulbarga new rail line project) at an official function to be held at 11:30 am on 13^th January, 2014 at Taj Sultanpur, Gulbarga. This work is being taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 30 cr. as part of the Bidar-Gulbarga new rail line project.

The function will be held in the august presence of Dr. N. Dharam Singh, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Bidar) and Ex. Chief Minister of Karnataka; Shri Qamar-ul-Islam, Hon’ble Minister for Municipalities & Local Bodies, Public Enterprises, Minorities Welfare & Wakf Department, Govt. of Karnataka and District In-charge Minister, Gulbarga; Dr. Sharanprakash Patil, Honb’ble Minister for Medical Education, Govt. of Karnataka and Shri Basavaraj Patil Sedam, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (RS).

Vacant Berths Available in Special Trains

South Central Railway is running several special trains between various destinations including Sabarimalai specials to clear extra rush of passengers. The earliest dates on which vacant berths are available under general Quota (not Tatkal Quota) in these trains are furnished below for the benefit of travelling public:- (Position as at 08 00 hrs on 10^th January, 2014).

1. Train No. 07109 Hyderabad – Kollam Sabari Special (via., Kazipet, Vijayawada) 12 berths in First AC, RAC in AC II Tier, 13 seats in AC Chair Car on 13^thJanuary, 2014.

2. Train No. 07115 Hyderabad – Kollam Special (via., Nadikudi, Guntur) 9 berths in First AC, 1 berth in AC II Tier on 16^th January, 2014.

3. Train No. 07211 Kakinda Town – Kollam Sabari Special(via., Vijayawada, Tirupati) 13 berths in AC II Tier, 25 berths in AC III Tier on 13^thJanuary, 2014.

4. Train No. 07221 Machilipatnam – Kollam Sabari Special (via., Vijayawada, Tirupati) 19 berths in AC II Tier, 20 berths in AC III Tier on 12^thJanuary, 2014.

5. Train No. 02728 Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam AC Super Fast special (on Fridays) 13 berths in First AC, 64 berths in AC II Tier, 255 berths in AC III Tier on 17^thJanuary, 2014.

6. Train No. 07208 Secunderabad – Vijayawada Special 16 berths in AC II Tier, 1 berth in AC III Tier and RAC in Sleeper Class on 17^thJanuary, 2014.

7. Train No. 07101 Hyderabad – Kakinada Town Special 14 berths in AC II Tier, 60 berths in AC III Tier on 18^thJanuary, 2014.

8. Train No. 07207 Vijayawada – Secunderabad Special (on Fridays) 21 berths in AC II Tier, 29 berths AC III Tier, 215 berths in Sleeper Class on 23^rd January, 2014.

9. Train No. 07338 Kakinada Town – Kacheguda Special (on Fridays) 7 berths in AC II Tier, 57 berths in AC III Tier, 45 berths in Sleeper Class on 13^th January, 2014.

10. Train No. 02709 Gudur – Secunderabad AC Special Garib Rath 964 berths in AC III Tier on 12^th January, 2014.

SCR nets Rs. 62 Cr. from Ticketless / Irregular Travellers During April to December 2013

South Central Railway carried out a series of intensified special drives during the months of April-December, 2013 against ticketless/irregular travel over its jurisdiction involving Ticket Checking staff and Railway Protection Force personnel.

During the drives, 19.8 lakh cases were detected which include 5.7 lakh cases of Ticketless Travel, 7 lakh cases of Irregular Travel and 7.1 lakh cases of Un-booked luggage. An amount of Rs. 62.2 Cr. was realized towards penalty from these cases, which is 11 % higher when compared to that of last year.

The surprise checks were carried out by the Flying Squads of the Divisions and Head Quarters under the supervision of senior Railway officials. It helped to enhance the effectiveness of the ticket checking activities at various stations and in trains so as to curb the social menace of ticketless and irregular travel and also to arrest leakage of revenue.

Shri P. K. Srivastava, General Manager issued instructions to the officials concerned to step up these checks in the ensuing holidays / festive season in order to ensure a comfortable and secure travel to the bona- fide passengers.

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Secunderabad-Tirupati Padmavati Express and Secunderabad – Manuguru Express Rescheduled today i.e., 10th January, 2014

1)Train No.12764 Secunderabad – Tirupati Padmavati Express, scheduled to depart Secunderabad at 18:30 hrs today i.e., 10^thJanuary, 2014 (Friday) is re-scheduled to depart at 20:30 hrs on the same day due to late running of its pairing train.

2) Train No. 12752 Secunderabad – Manuguru Express, scheduled to depart Secunderabad at 23:45 hrs today i.e., 10^thJanuary, 2014 (Friday) is re-scheduled to depart at 01:30 hrs (midnight) of 11^th January, 2014 (Saturday) due to late running of its pairing train.

Fortress Check Conducted at Secunderabad Railway Station against Ticketless / Irregular Travel

South Central Railway conducted a Fortress Check against ticketless and irregular travel at Secunderabad Railway station on 10^thJanuary, 2014. The Check was conducted under the direct supervision of Shri A.Bharat Bhushan, Chief Commercial Manager/SCR.

180 Ticket checking staff and 13 Railway Protection Force Personnel were involved in the check. During the fortress check, all the exit and entry points at Secunderabad Railway station were plugged. 113 trains including 58 Express Trains, 12 Passenger Trains and 43 MMTS Trains were checked.

A total of 2440 persons were apprehended, comprising of 1196 persons travelling without ticketless travel, 1050 persons travelling irregularly and 194 cases of un-booked luggage. A total of Rs. 10.32 Lakh was realised towards penalty from these persons.

1000 Additional Berths in Kacheguda-Chittoor Venkatadri Express to Clear Extra Rush / Waitlisted Passengers

South Central Railway will temporarily augment the Venkatadri Express with an additional Sleeper Class Coach to clear the extra rush / waitlisted passengers as per the details mentioned below:-

1.Train No. 12797 Kacheguda-Chittoor Venkatadri Superfast Express will be augmented withone Sleeper Class Coach from 14^th to 20^th January, 2014.

2.Train No. 12798 Chittoor-Kacheguda Venkatadri Superfast Express will be augmented with one Sleeper Class Coachfrom 15^th to 21^th January, 2014.

Additional Stoppage (temporary) for Two Trains at Peddavutapalli

South Central Railway will provide additional stoppage temporarily for Train No. 17239/17240 Guntur-Visakhapatnam-Guntur Simhadri Express and Train No. 57231/57232 Kakinada-Vijayawada-Kakinada Passenger at Peddavutapalli Station from 13^th to 16^thJanuary 2014.

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Fourteen More Special Trains Between Yesvantpur and Jaipur

Fourteen More Special Trains between Yesvantpur and Jaipur will be run in order to clear extra rush of passengers as per the following schedule:-

Train No. 06529 Yesvantpur – Jaipur Special train will depart Yesvantpur at 10 45 hrson 9^th, 16^th& 23^rd January and 6^th, 13^th, 20^th& 27^th February, 2014 (Thursdays) and arrive Jaipur at 10 35 hrs on the second day.

In the return direction, Train No. 06530 Jaipur – Yesvantpur Special trainwill depart Jaipur at 22 05 hrson 11^th, 18^th& 25^th January, 8^th, 15^th & 22^nd February and 1^st March, 2014 (Saturdays) and arrive Yesvantpur at 03 30 hrs on the third day.

Enroute, these special trains will stop at Tumkur, Arsikere, Birur, Chikjajur, Chitradurga, Raydurg, Bellary, Guntakal, Adoni, Mantralayam Road, Raichur, Yadgir, Wadi, Gulburga, Solapur, Pune, Lonavala, Kalyan, Vasai Road, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Dahod, Meghnagar, Ratlam, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Nasirabad, Ajmer, Kissangarh, Phulera and Kanakpura stations in both the directions.

110 special trains announced and around 40,000 additional berths generated - SCR geared up to handle passenger rush during this January

Intensified checks against touts, ticketless travelers and other unauthorized persons in Railway premises.

In view of the passenger rush due to Sabarimalai and Sankranti season during the month of January,2014, SCR has taken several steps to smoothly handle the passenger traffic.

A three - tier approach is being followed to make available as many berths/seats as possible to meet the demand. It consists of -

i) Operation of special trains:

110 special trains have already been announced to be run in the month of January,2014. 67 Sabarimalai specials to/from Kerala will be operated this month. In addition, 43 special trains will also be run to take care of the Sankranti festival/holiday rush etc. during the current month. These include 36 special trains to/from twin cities (12 for Kakinada, 12 for Visakhapatnam,10 for Vijayawada and 2 for Gudur ) and 7 specials between Tirupati and Aurangabad.

ii) Generating additional berths/seats by temporary augmentation of trains:

Based on an analysis of passenger traffic demand profile, SCR has augmented the composition of several trains with the addition of extra coaches on a temporary basis for the month of January. Around 40000 additional berths/seats have already been fed into the public reservation system (PRS) for this period.

iii) Attaching additional coaches on a day-to-day basis:

The waiting list position in various classes of express trains on popular routes is being closely monitored by senior officials daily and extra coaches are being attached to trains with long waitlist within the resources. It helps in clearing many of the waitlisted passengers on the travel day.

Steps have been initiated to smoothly handle the rush of passengers at major stations in the ensuing festive period. Some of the measures taken in this direction at Secunderabad station include:

· Operation of additional ticket booking counters during peak hours to ease out queues. In addition, passengers can utilize the Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) also for getting platform/MMTS/un-reserved tickets.

· Strengthening of enquiry counters by posting more number of commercial staff. Passengers can also meet their enquiry needs from the touch screen kiosks and GPS/GPRS based LED boards on platforms.

· Deploying additional staff from RPF and commercial branches in station premises to assist and regulate the crowds whenever needed.

· Deputing officers and senior supervisors on special duty to camp at the station to closely monitor the traffic flow and for appropriate immediate intervention.

Fortress Check Conducted at Kacheguda Railway Station against Ticketless / Irregular Travel

A total of 564 cases were apprehended, comprising of 417 cases of ticketless travel, 47cases of irregular travel, 97 cases of un-booked luggage and 3 cases of littering on railway premises. A total of Rs. 1.70 Lakh was realised towards penalty from these cases.

South Central Railway conducted a Fortress Check against ticketless and irregular travel at Kacheguda Railway station on 8^th January, 2014. The Check was conducted under the direct supervision of Shri A.Bharat Bhushan, Chief Commercial Manager.

50 Squad Travelling Ticket Examiners and 11 Railway Protection Force Personnel were involved in the check. During the fortress check, all the exit and entry points at Kacheguda Railway station were plugged. 94 trains including Express Trains, Passenger Trains and MMTS Trains were checked.

Northern Railway Provides Additional Stoppage To Lucknow-Varanasi Intercity Express At Suriawan

For the convenience of rail passengers, Northern Railways has decided to provide additional stoppage to the train no 14203/14204 Varanasi- Lucknow- Varanasi Intercity express at Suriawan station from 15.01.2014 on experimental basis for 6 months as per following programme:-

The 14203 Varanasi- Lucknow Intercity express train will arrive at Suriawan station at 05.20 p.m while in the return direction, the 14204 Lucknow- Varanasi Intercity express train will arrive at Suriawan station at 11.50 noon with one minute stoppage in both the directions.

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Railway Augments New Delhi -Howrah Yuva Express Train To Cater To Increase In Passenger Volume

In order to cater to the extra rush of rail passengers and to enhance the passenger carrying capacity of trains, the Railway has decided to augment the train no.12249/12250 New Delhi- Howrah- New Delhi Yuva Express with one additional A.C. 3 Tier coachfrom 11.01.2014 when departing from Howrah and from 21.01.2014 when departing from New Delhi from both directions on permanent basis.

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Railway Augments New Delhi –Sealdah Duronto Express

In order to cater to the extra rush of rail passengers and to enhance the passenger carrying capacity of trains, the Railway has decided to augment the train no.12259/12260 New Delhi- Sealdah- New Delhi Duronto Express with one additional A.C. 3 Tier coachfrom 09.01.2014 to 30.01.2014 when departing from Sealdah and from 10.01.2014 to 31.01.2014 when departing from New Delhi from both directions on temporary basis.

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Introduction Of New Weekly Express Train Between Kota- Jammu Tawi

For the convenience of rail passengers, Railway has decided to introduce the train No. 19803/19804 Kota- Jammu Tawi- Kota Weekly Express as per the following programme :-

The 19803 Kota- Jammu Tawi Weekly Express train will depart from Kotaat 3.00 p.m. from 11.1.2014 on every Saturday to reach Jammu Tawi at 1.10 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 19804 Jammu Tawi- Kota Weekly Express train will depart from Jammu Tawi at 11.45 p.m. from 12.1.2014 on every Sunday to reach Kotaat 10.35 p.m. the next day.

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Hirakud Express To Be Augmented With One Ac-3 Tier Coach Permanently:

With a view to avoiding rush in regular trains and to provide comfortable journey to the passengers, East Coast Railway has decided to increase the composition of Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Hirakud Express permanently with immediate effect.

18507/18508 Visakhapatnam-Amritsar-Visakhapatnam Hirakud Express via Bhubaneswar & Sambalpur will be augmented with one AC 3 Tier Coach permanently with immediate effect from both the directions. Now the train will run with one AC-2 tier coach, Two AC-3 tier Coaches, 10 Sleeper Class Coaches, Five General Second Class Coaches, Two Guard cum Luggage Vans and one Pantry Car in it’s composition.

Similarly, 12807 Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam Samata Express via Rayagada & Titlagarh will also be augmented with one AC 3 Tier Coach permanently with immediate effect from both the directions. Now the train will run with one AC-2 tier coach, Two AC-3 tier Coaches, Nine Sleeper Class Coaches, Three General Second Class Coaches, Two Guard cum Luggage Vans and one Pantry Car in it’s composition.

Special Block for Trial Charging of AC Traction on 11/12.1.2014 (Sat/Sun Midnight)

Special Block for Trial Charging of AC Traction on 11/12.1.2014 (Sat/Sun Midnight)

Central Railway will operate a special block in the following section on 11/12.1.2014(Sat/Sun night) for trial charging of 25 KV AC traction from 1500 V DC traction. The details are as under:

KALYAN-THANE UP & DN FAST LINES; KALYAN-MUMBRA UP & DN SLOW LINES AND THANE (PLATFORM NO.7 & 8) TO LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS 5TH AND 6TH LINES FROM 00.30 HRS TO 04.00 HRS (3 HRS 30 MINUTES BLOCK) on 12.1.2014

SUSPENSION OF SUBURBAN SERVICES:

Suburban services will remain suspended from Thane to Kalyan and towards Karjat and Kasara during the block period.

LAST SUBURBAN SERVICE IN DN DIRECTION

Departure FROM	Thane Departure	Kalyan Departure	Destination
S-37 CST 23.18 hrs	23.58 hrs	00.17 hrs	Karjat 01.11 hrs
N-31 CST 22.50 hrs	23.31 hrs	00.03 hrs	Kasara 01.18 hrs
TL-65 CST 22.46 hrs	23.43 hrs	00.14 hrs	Titwala 00.32 hrs

LAST SUBURBAN SERVICE IN UP DIRECTION

Departure FROM	Kalyan Departure	Thane Departure	Destination
N-32 Kasara 22.35 hrs	23.50 hrs	00.22 hrs	CST 01.18 hrs
BL-52 Badlapur 23.45 hrs	00.09 hrs	00.39 hrs	CST 01.35 hrs

SPECIAL SERVICES WITH CONVENTIONAL RAKE

Departure From	Thane Departure	Kalyan Departure	Destination
CST 00.14 hrs	01.10 hrs	01.40 hrs	Kasara 03.00 hrs
CST 00.38 hrs	01.32 hrs	02.02 hrs	Karjat 03.00 hrs

FIRST SUBURBAN SERVICE IN UP DIRECTION

Departure From	Kalyan Departure	Thane Departure	Destination
S-4 Karjat 03.40 hrs	04.33 hrs	05.03 hrs	CST 06.00 hrs
TL-4 Titwala 04.33 hrs	04.52 hrs	05.23 hrs	CST 06.21 hrs

FIRST REGULAR SUBURBAN SERVICE IN DN DIRECTION

Departure From

N-3 CST 04.05 hrs

KAN-1 Kalyanb 05.10 hrs

TS-1 Thane 04.59 hrs

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Saturday, 4 January 2014

Twelve Sankranthi Special Trains between Kacheguda and Kakinada Town & Hyderabad and Kakinada Town

In order to clear extra rush of passengers during festival season, South Central Railway will run Twelve Sankranthi Special Trains between Kacheguda and Kakinada Town & Hyderabad and Kakinada Town as per the following schedule:-

1.Kacheguda - Kakinada Town – Kacheguda Sankranthi Special Train (via Guntur): (8 Services)

Train No. 07337 Kacheguda-Kakinada Town Special Train will depart Kacheguda at 23 30 hrs on 8th, 10th, 12th and 14th January, 2014 and arrive Kakinada Town at 10 15 hrs on the next day.

In the return direction, Train No.07338 Kakinada Town-Kacheguda Special train will depart Kakinada Town at 19 05 hrs on 9th, 11th, 13th and 15th January, 2014 and arrive Kacheguda at 06 45 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, these special trains will stop at Malkajgiri, Nalgonda, Miryalguda, Nadikudi, Guntur, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Dwarapudi and Samalkot
Stations in both directions. These trains will consist of 16 Coaches viz., one AC II Tier, one AC III Tier, eight Sleeper Class, four General Second Class and two Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches.

2.Hyderabad – Kakinada Town - Hyderabad Sankranthi Special Train: (4 Services)

Train No. 07101 Hyderabad-Kakinada Town Special Train will depart Hyderabad at 23 10 hrs on 16h and 18th January, 2014 and arrive Kakinada Town at 10 00 hrs on the next day.

In the return direction, Train No.07102 Kakinada Town-Hyderabad Special train will depart Kakinada Town at 16 00 hrs on 17th and 19th January, 2014 and arrive Hyderabad at 04 05hrs on the next day.

Enroute, these special trains will stop at Secunderabad, Kazipet, Warangal, Khammam, Madhira, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Dwarapudi and Samalkot Stations in both directions. These trains will consist of 16 Coaches viz., one AC II Tier, one AC III Tier, eight Sleeper Class, four General Second Class and two Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches.

Note: Advance reservation for these trains will open at 08 00 hrs on 4thJanuary, 2014.

Source: Press Release by SCR

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Saturday, 4 January 2014

Twelve Sankranthi Special Trains between Kacheguda and Kakinada Town & Hyderabad and Kakinada Town