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SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN TRIVANDRUM - NEW TINSUKIA (via) CHENNAI CENTRAL The following 'Christmas' special train will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers. Trivandrum - New Tinsukia Special: Train No.0529 Trivandrum - New Tinsukia Special will leave Trivandrum at 16.05 hrs. on 28.12.2009, will leave Chennai Central at 10.30 hrs. on 29.12.2009 and arrive New Tinsukia 23.30 hrs. on

STOPPAGE AT VARKALAThe following trains will stop for one minute at Varkala station from 29.12.2009 to 07.01.2010 to the following timings, in connection with the Varkala Sivagiri Theerthadanam festival at Varkala. Varkala Dep.1) 6311 Bikaner - Kochuveli Weekly Express

TEMPORARY STOPPAGE AT SRIRANGAM AND AUGMENTATION OF TRAINSThe following trains will stop at Srirangam from 27.12.2009 to 29.12.2009 in connection with Vaikunda Ekadasi Festival at Sriranganatha Temple at Srirangam. 2635/2636 Chennai Egmore ? Madurai ? Chennai Egmore Vaigai Expresses The following trains will be augmented with one Sleeper Class coach from 27.12.2009 to

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN CHENNAI CENTRAL - MANGALORE,CHENNAI CENTRAL - KANNUR, NAGERCOIL - MANGALORE ANDCHENNAI EGMORE - TIRUNELVELI Southern Railway will run the following Special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers. Chennai Central - Mangalore Superfast Special & Mangalore - Chennai Central Special: Train No.0619 Chennai Central - Mangalore Superfast Special (via. Coimbatore) will

FLAGGING OFF OF NEW TRAINS Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamilnadu will flag off the inaugural special of Chennai Central - Mangalore Central superfast Express (with increased frequency - from tri-weekly to six days a week) at 17.00 hrs. in a function to be held at Chennai Central Railway Station on 22.12.2009 (Tuesday).

SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN KOCHUVELI AND CHENNAI CENTRAL Southern Railway will run the following special train to clear the extra rush of passengers. Kochuveli - Chennai Central Special: Train No.0606 Kochuveli - Chennai Central Special will leave Kochuveli at 15.00 hrs. on 17.12.2009 and arrive Chennai Central at 08.10 hrs. the next day. The composition of the train will be 1 AC 2-tier, 8 Sleeper

EXTENSION OF RUN OF SABARI SPECIAL TRAINSThe following Sabari special trains will be extended to run for a further period as detailed below. Train No. & Name Extension period1) T.No.0167 Dadar ? Kochuveli (Weekly) Special Dep. Dadar at 12.45 hrs. (Sat) 16.1.2010 to

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN COIMBATORE AND CHENNAI CENTRAL Southern Railway will run the following special trains in order to clear the extra rush of passengers. Coimbatore - Chennai Central - Coimbatore Weekly Super fast Specials: Train No.0648 Coimbatore - Chennai Central Special will leave Coimbatore at 23.55 hrs. on Tuesdays from 22.12.2009 to 19.01.2010 and arrive Chennai Central at 08.10 hrs.

PATTERN OF TRAIN SERVICES ON 8.12.2009 DUE TO EXTENSION OF PLATFORMS AT CHENNAI CENTRAL In view of the regulation of rail traffic in connection with extension of platforms at Chennai Central railway station, following will be the pattern of train services on 8.12.2009. Suburban train services will not be affected on 8.12.2009.I. Train fully cancelledT.No.111 Chennai Central – Arakkonam

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN CHENNAI CENTRAL AND COIMBATORE Southern Railway will run the following Special trains to meet the demands of the passengers. Chennai Central - Coimbatore - Chennai Central Superfast Specials: Train No.0603 Chennai Central - Coimbatore will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs. on Fridays from 11.12.2009 to 1.1.2010 and arrive Coimbatore at 06.50 hrs. the next day. Train No

ADDITIONAL SABARIMALA SPECIAL TRAINS Southern Railway will run the following Special trains to meet the demands of the passengers during the pilgrim season. Chennai Central - Kollam - Chennai Central Specials: Train No.0601 Chennai Central - Kollam Special (via. Coimbatore) will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs. on 4.12.2009 and arrive Kollam at 14.15 hrs. the next day. Train No.0602 Kollam ?

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN DADAR - KOCHUVELI - DADAR Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers. Dadar - Kochuveli - Dadar (Weekly) Specials: Train No. 0167 Dadar - Kochuveli Special will leave Dadar at 12.45 hrs. on Saturdays from 05.12.2009 to 09.01.2010 and arrive Kochuveli at 23.00 hrs. the next day. Train No. 0168 Kochuveli - Dadar Special will

Mega Block at Chennai Central Station ? Pattern of train services In view of the proposed signalling and track works in connection with extension of platforms at Chennai Central railway station, mega blocks have been planned on 3rd, 8th, 10th & 13th December 2009, which involves diversion/regulation of trains as well as delayed arrivals and delayed departures. The pattern of train services to

TEMPORARY STOPPAGE AT TIRUVALLA To facilitate pilgrims visiting Sabarimala temple during the season, the following trains will be provided a temporary stoppage of two minutes at Tiruvalla railway station from 25.11.2009 to 20.01.2010.T.No.2697 Chennai Central - Trivandrum Exp. Arr/Dep. 03.50/03.52 hrs. T.No.2698 Trivandrum - Chennai Central Exp. Arr/Dep. 22.13/22.15

ADDITIONAL SABARIMALA SPECIAL TRAINSSouthern Railway will run the following Special trains to meet the demands of the passengers during the festival season.Hyderabad - Kollam - Hyderabad Specials: Train No.766 Hyderabad ?Kollam Special will leave Hyderabad at 13.00 hrs. on 6th, 13th to 23rd, 30th December 2009, 1st to 6th, 8th to 13th, 15th to 17th January 2010 and arrive Kollam at 22.00 hrs. the

EXTENSION OF SPECIAL TRAINSSouthern Railway extended the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during the festival season.Chennai Central – Tuticorin – Chennai Central Weekly Specials: Train No.0611 Chennai Central – Tuticorin Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.15 hrs. on Thursdays from 10.12.2009 to 28.01.2010 and arrive Tuticorin at 09.45 hrs. the next day. Train

ADDITIONAL SPECIAL TRAINS FOR CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR & PONGAL SEASONSouthern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during the festival season. Chennai Central - Tiruchendur - Chennai Central Bi-Weekly Specials: Train No.0659 Chennai Central - Tiruchendur Special will leave Chennai Central at 15.00 hrs. on Mondays & Saturdays from 07.12.2009 to 30.01.2010

ADDITIONAL SABARIMALA SPECIAL TRAINSSouthern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Sabarimala season. Hubli - Kochuveli - Hubli (Weekly) Specials: T.No.2777A Hubli - Kochuveli Special will leave Hubli at 06.50 hrs. on 25.11.2009 & 02.12.2009 and arrive Kochuveli at 06.30 hrs. the next day. T.No. 2778A Kochuveli - Hubli Special will leave

SPECIAL TRAINS FOR SABARIMALA, CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR & PONGAL SEASONS Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during the festival season.Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil - Chennai Egmore Weekly Specials: Train No.0637 Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 20.20 hrs. on Thursdays from 17.12.2009 to 28.01.2010 and arrive

WINTER SEASON SPECIALS FROM NORTHERN RAILWAYSIn order to clear extra rush of passengers, Railways has extended the run of 0543/0544 Dibrugarh-Chandigarh special (Weekly) train and 2541A/2542A Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus special (Tri-Weekly) train as per the following programme :- The 0544 Chandigarh-Dibrugarh special (Weekly) train will depart from Chandigarh 16.11.09 (1 trip) at 11.10

STOPPAGE AT UNJALURThe following trains will stop at Unjalur for two minutes for a period of 9 days from 01.01.2010 to 09.01.2010 to the following timings, in connection with the 81th Aradhanai Celebrations of Sadguru Sri Seshadri Swamigal.Train DetailsUnjalur Dep.1) 384 Coimbatore - Nagercoil Passenger 10.35 hrs.2) 888 Palghat Town - Tiruchchirappalli Passenger 11.00 hrs

AUGMENTATION OF TRAINSTo clear the extra rush of passengers, Railways has extended the augmentation of train nos. 2451/2452 Kanpur Central- New Delhi Shram Shakti Express and 3049/3050 Haridwar-Amritsar Express as per details given below: The 2451/2452 Kanpur Central- New Delhi Shram Shakti Express trains will be auigumented by one additional sleeper class coach on permanent basis from 15.11.09

NORTHERN RAILWAY RUNS WINTER SPECIALS For the convenience of rail passengers during the forthcoming winter vacation season, Northern Railway has extended the run of Special trains as per the following programme:- 0403/0404 DELHI-UDHAMPUR-DELHI SPECIAL TRAIN : SCHEDULE EXTENDED UPTO 22.11.2009: The 0403 Delhi Jn.-Udhampur special train will run daily with immediate effect upto 21.11.2009 at

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN CHENNAI CENTRAL - COIMBATORE - CHENNAI CENTRAL & CHENNAI CENTRAL - MADURAISouthern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers.Chennai Central - Coimbatore Superfast Specials: T.No. 0643 Chennai Central - Coimbatore Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 23.50 hrs. on 20.11.2009 and arrive Coimbatore at 07.55 hrs. the next

TEMPORARY STOPPAGE AT CHERTALA, AMBALAPUZHA AND HARIPADTrain No. 6605/6606 Mangalore - Kochuveli - Mangalore Tri-Weekly Expresses will stop at Chertala, Ambalapuzha and Haripad in both directions on experimental basis for a period of three months with effect from 12.11.2009 to 11.02.2010.6605 Mangalore -Kochuveli Exp.Arrival/ DepartureStation6606 Kochuveli -Mangalore Exp.Arrival/ Departure16.58/

TRAINS CANCELLED ON NILGIRI MOUNTAIN RAILWAY UNTIL FURTHER ADVICE Train services on Nilgiri Mountain Railway between Mettupalayam - Coonoor - Udagamandalam are cancelled until further advice due to major breaches at 2 places, more than 40 landslips and tree/and/or boulder fallen on track at more than 15 locations along the line. The main challenge for the more than 200 strong

320 SPECIAL TRAINS TO MELMARUVATHUR FOR' IRUMUDI' FESTIVALIn order to clear the extra rush of passengers and pilgrims bound for Melmaruvathur during the ensuing "Irumudi" festival and to avoid over crowding by regular trains, Southern Railway has proposed to run 320 express special trains. The special trains will commence on 28th November, 2009 and continue up to 29th January, 2010.During the "

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN ERNAKULAM AND BANGALOREErnakulam - Bangalore - Ernakulam Weekly Specials: Train No.0675 Ernakulam - Bangalore Special will leave Ernakulam Jn at 18.50 hrs. on Mondays from 16.11.2009 to 18.01.2010 and arrive Bangalore City at 08.30 hrs. the next day. Train No.0676 Bangalore - Ernakulam Special will leave Bangalore City at 17.15 hrs. on Tuesdays from 17.11.2009 to 19.01.2010

AUGMENTATION OF COIMBATORE - MAYILADUTHURAI - COIMBATORE JAN SHATABDI EXPRESSES Southern Railway has been receiving lot of requests for augmentation of T.No.2084/2083 Coimbatore - Mayiladuthurai - Coimbatore Jan Shatabdi Expresses. These trains are being augmented with one Second Class Sitting coach with effect from 11.11.2009.

DAY TIME SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN CHENNAI EGMORE AND TIRUNELVELI Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers. Chennai Egmore - Tirunelveli - Chennai Egmore Day time Specials: T.No. 0603 Chennai Egmore - Tirunelveli Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 09.30 hrs. on 07.11.2009, 11.11.2009 & 15.11.2009 and arrive Tirunelveli at 22.15 hrs.

AUGMENTATION OF CHENNAI EGMORE - RAMESWARAM - CHENNAI EGMORE EXPRESSES Southern Railway has been receiving lot of requests for augmentation of T.No.6101/6102 Chennai Egmore - Rameswaram - Chennai Egmore Expresses. This train is being augmented with one Sleeper Class coach with effect from 29.11.2009 ex. Chennai Egmore and 30.11.2009 ex. Rameswaram.

ADDITIONAL TRAIN SERVICES BETWEEN MAYILADUTHURAI AND THANJAVUR As the commissioning of Villupuram - Mayiladuthurai section has been delayed, Southern Railway will operate special trains between Thanjavur and Mayiladuthurai from 7.11.2009 to 20.1.2010 in order to improve the connectivity to Mayiladuthurai from Thanjavur. The train will leave Thanjavur at 10.45 hrs. and arrive

SPECIAL TRAIN FROM TIRUPATI TO BILASPURIn order to clear the extra rush of passengers, South Central Railway will run a Special Train from Tirupati to Bilaspur as per the following schedule:-Train No. 741 Tirupati - Bilaspur Special train will depart Tirupati at 22.00 hrs., on 7th November, 2009 (Saturday) and arrive Bilaspur at 23.45 hrs., on the next day (Sunday). Enroute, the Special will stop

NORTHERN RAILWAY RUNS WINTER SPECIALSFor the convenience of rail passengers during the forthcoming winter vacation season, Northern Railway has extended the run of Special trains as per the following programme:- 0403/0404 DELHI-UDHAMPUR-DELHI SPECIAL TRAIN : SCHEDULE EXTENDED UPTO 07.11.2009:The 0403 Delhi Jn.-Udhampur special train will run daily with immediate effect upto 07.11.2009 at 11.45

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN KOCHUVELI & HUBLI Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers. Hubli - Kochuveli - Hubli (Weekly) Specials: T.No.2777A Hubli - Kochuveli Special will leave Hubli at 06.50 hrs. on 4.11.2009 & 11.11.2009 and arrive Kochuveli at 06.30 hrs. the next day. T.No. 2778A Kochuveli - Hubli Special will leave Kochuveli at

REVISION OF TIMINGS OF CHHAPRA - CHENNAI GANGA KAVERI EXPRESS With effect from 2.11.2009, T.No.2670 Chhapra - Chennai Central Ganga Kaveri Express will leave Chhapra on Mondays and Wednesdays at 21.00 hrs. instead of 16.00 hrs. and arrive Chennai Central on Wednesdays & Fridays at 14.25 hrs. instead of 09.50 hrs.

To facilitate large number of Sabarimala pilgrims to alight at Chengannur station, the following trains will be provided a temporary stoppage of five minutes at Chengannur railway station from 15.11.2009 to 20.1.2010.T.No.2697 Chennai Central - Trivandrum Exp. Arr/Dep. 03.55/04.00 hrs. T.No.2698 Trivandrum - Chennai Central Exp. Arr/Dep. 22.05/22.10 hrs. Stoppage timings of the following trains

Indian Railway stations to use GPS based digital clocksIndian Railways will install GPS-based digital clocks at all railway stations across the country for uniformity in timing.Apart from synchronising the time up to the second, the time-piece will have the same size and design all over the country, a senior Railways Ministry official said.Railways has recently successfully completed trials of

Revised Timings of SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAYThe timings of the following trains are changed with effect from 1st November, 2009 as per the new Time Table which is to come into effect from 1st November 2009.Train No.Train Existing (hrs.) Revised (hrs.)7607Secunderabad-Kurnool Town Tungabhadra Express07 40 hrs. 07 30 hrs 405Secunderabad-Guntur Passenger17 15 hrs15 45 hrs549Secunderabad - Mahbubnagar

MAJOR CHANGES IN RAILWAY NEW TIME TABLE: TRAINS TO LEAVE STATIONS EARLIER TO THE EXISTING SCHEDULED TIME FROM 1ST NOVEMBER 2009Train No.Train Existing (hrs.) Revised (hrs.)8410Puri-Howrah Sri Jagannath Express00.60am00.51a.m8411Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam Intercity Express 6.45a.m6.35a.m8507Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Hirakud Express00.20a.m00.10a.m8509Visakhapatnam-Nizamabad Express7.40p.m7.30p.m8309

NORTHERN RAILWAYS CHANGE IN TIMINGS OF FEW TRAINS Due to operational reasons, Railways has changed the arrival and departure timings of some of the following trains:Train No.Train Existing (hrs.) Revised (hrs.)4258 Kashi Vishwanath Exp. New Delhi13:3011:402442 New Delhi-Bilaspur Rajdhani New Delhi20:4015:454206Delhi-Faizabad Exp. Delhi 19:55 15:152438Nizamuddin-Secuandrabad Rajdhani Exp.

Passenger ServicesWith four different classes of accommodation, the Duronto trains would provided with many passenger facilities than any other train service on Indian Railways.The livery of these trains is painted splashes of colors. There would be a pantry car also, provided in the train. FareThe fares for the Duronto trains are less when compared with other prestigious super fast rail services

Southern Railway will run the following Sabarimala special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during Sabarimala season. Chennai Central - Kochuveli - Chennai Central Weekly Specials: Train No.0633 Chennai Central - Kochuveli Special will leave Chennai Central at 23.30 hrs. on Wednesdays from 18.11.2009 to 13.01.2010 and arrive Kochuveli at 15.40 hrs. the next day. Train No.0634

ADVANCEMENT IN DEPARTURE TIME OF IMPORTANT MAIL/EXPRESS TRAINS WITH EFFECT FROM 01 NOVEMBER 2009 (SUNDAY)Departure timings of the following important Mail/Express trains have been advanced as per details given below from 1st November 2009 (Sunday).Train No.Train Existing (hrs.) Revised (hrs.)2695Chennai Central - ThiruvananthapuramSuper fast Express 16.0015.25 2685Chennai Central - Mangalore

Southern Railway will run the following Sabarimala special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during Sabarimala season. Chennai Central - Kollam - Chennai Central Specials: Train No.0655 Chennai Central - Kollam Special will leave Chennai Central at 15.15 hrs. on Fridays from 20.11.2009 to 15.01.2010 and arrive Kollam at 05.30 hrs. the next day. Train No.0656 Kollam - Chennai Central

Southern Railway will run the following winter special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers. Madurai - Chennai Central - Madurai Superfast Winter Specials: Train No.0668 Madurai - Chennai Central Winter Special will leave Madurai at 21.40 hrs. on Thursdays from 19.11.2009 to 14.01.2010 and arrive Chennai Central at 08.25 hrs. the next day. Train No.0667 Chennai Central - Madurai Winter

Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil - Chennai Egmore Weekly Specials: Train No.0637 Chennai Egmore - Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 20.20 hrs. on Thursdays from 5.11.2009 to 10.12.2009 and arrive Nagercoil at 11.05 hrs. the next day. Train No.0638 Nagercoil - Chennai Egmore Special will leave Nagercoil at 13.30 hrs. on Fridays from 6.11.2009 to 11.12.2009 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 04.25

Northern Railway Extending Rail Services In Kashmir ValleyNorthern Railway realized another landmark achievement by extending rail services in the Kashmir Valley this morning by commencing rail services between Anantnag and Qazigund of the Qazigund-Baramula rail project. Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh dedicated the rail section to the nation at a ceremonial function at

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - KOZHIKKODE JAN SHATABDI EXPRESS REPROFILED IN THE PASSENGER RESERVATION SYSTEMFollowing representations from various sources regarding non-availability of tickets between Kozhikkode - Ernakulam - Kozhikkode and other intermediate stations, T.No.2075/2076 Kozhikkode - Thiruvananthapuram - Kozhikkode Jan Shatabdi Expresses have been re-profiled in the Passenger Reservation

JAN SAMPARK YATRA BY HON'BLE UNION MINISTER OF STATE FOR RAILWAYS Shri E. Ahmed, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Railways will inspect the Chennai Central - Jolarpettai Junction section of Southern Railway and will hear the grievances of the public concerning to railways in part of his public contact programme "Jana Sampark Yatra" on 30 Oct 2009, Friday. The Hon'ble Minister will be

Indian Railway organisational structureIndian Railways is a department owned and controlled by the Government of India, via the Ministry of Railways. As of May 2009, the Railway Ministry is headed by Mamata Banerjee, the Union Minister for Railways and assisted by two ministers of State for Railways. Indian Railways is administered by the Railway Board, which has a financial commissioner, five

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN CHENNAI CENTRAL - TUTICORIN ANDCHENNAI CENTRAL - TIRUCHENDURChennai Central - Tuticorin - Chennai Central Weekly Specials: Train No.0611 Chennai Central - Tuticorin Special will leave Chennai Central at 19.40 hrs. on Wednesdays from 4.11.2009 to 2.12.2009 and arrive Tuticorin at 09.45 hrs. the next day. Train No.0612 Tuticorin - Chennai Central Special will leave Tuticorin

Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers.Coimbatore - Sengottai - Coimbatore Specials: T.No. 0665 Coimbatore - Sengottai Special will leave Coimbatore at 19.40 hrs. on Tuesdays from 27.10.2009 to 24.11.2009 and arrive Sengottai at 05.45 hrs. the next day. In the return direction, T.No. 0666 Sengottai - Coimbatore Special will leave Sengottai

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN CHENNAI CENTRAL - NAGERCOIL AND CHENNAI CENTRAL - COIMBATOREChennai Central - Nagercoil - Chennai Central Specials: T.No. 0629 Chennai Central - Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.30 hrs. on 24.10.2009, 26.10.2009, 28.10.2009 & 30.10.2009 and arrive Nagercoil at 12.20 hrs. the next day. In the return direction , T.No. 0630 Nagercoil - Chennai Central Special

Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers.Chennai Central - Tiruchendur - Chennai Central Specials: T.No. 0657 Chennai Central - Tiruchendur Special will leave Chennai Central at 15.00 hrs. on 22.10.2009 and arrive Tiruchendur at 06.50 hrs. the next day. In the return direction, T.No. 0658 Tiruchendur - Chennai Central Special will leave

As directed by Shri E. Ahamed, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Railways, Southern Railway has provided temporary stoppage to the following trains for 3 miinutes at Ferok Railway Station from 20.10.2009 to 22.11.2009 to facilitate large number of Haj pilgrims. 6305/6306 Ernakulam Jn. - Kannur - Ernakulam Jn. Expresses6345/6346 Thiruvananthapuram - Mumbai Lokamanya Tilak Terminus -

Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers.Chennai Egmore - Tirunelveli - Chennai Egmore Day time Specials:T.No. 0641 Chennai Egmore - Tirunelveli Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 09.30 hrs. on 24.10.2009 & 31.10.2009 and arrive Tirunelveli at 22.15 hrs. the same day. In the return direction, T.No. 0642 Tirunelveli - Chennai Egmore Special

Railway Station Phone Numbers In KeralaStation NamePhone NumberAluva 0484 2624141Alappuzha0477 2253965Ambalappuzha0477 227262Angamali0484 2452340Chalakkudi0480 2701368Changanassery0481 2420108Chengannur0479 2452340Cherthala0478 2812500Cochin Terminals0484 2666050Edappalli0484 2344202Edava0470 2660322Eranakulam Jng:0484 2376131Eranakulam Town0484 2390920Ettumanoor0481 2535531Guruvayoor0487

What is TDR?TDR ( Ticket Deposit Receipt) – If the customer was not able to perform the journey due to any /or the following reasonTrain Cancelled By RailwaysTrain running Late by More than Three hoursDifference of Fare in case proper coach not attachedAC FailureTravelled without proper ID proofWrongly charged by TTEParty partially travelledPassenger Not travelledTDR RulesThe TDR Refund will be

UNUSED TICKETS ON WHICH NO RESERVATION HAS BEEN MADE :If a ticket on which no reservation of a seat or berth has been made is presented for cancellation within three hours after the actual departure of the train for which the ticket is issued or for any ticket valid for the whole day, within three hours after the actual departure of the last train of the day for the destination station, refund

Indian Railway RulesGeneral Conditions: The Railway Administration reserves seats, berths, compartments, or carriage in accordance with the rules and conditions published in the Coaching Tariff.A passenger seeking reservation of berth or seats should purchase tickets from the Railway Reservation Offices/Authorized Travel Agency only.Advance reservations are made generally up to 60 days in advance

What is Garib Rath express train?The Garib Rath express train is one of the premier trains introduced by the Indian Railways in 2005 by Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav to provide fully air-conditioned travel to those passengers who could not afford the expensive tickets of the fully air-conditioned Rajdhani Express and Shatabdi Express. Therefore, the Garib Rath, whose name means "Poor Man's

ADDITIONAL SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN CHENNAI CENTRAL - NAGERCOIL (via. ERODE) & CHENNAI CENTRAL - KUMBAKONAM (via. ERODE)Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers.Chennai Central - Kumbakonam - Chennai Central Specials: T.No. 0627 Chennai Central - Kumbakonam Special will leave Chennai Central at 19.40 hrs. on 17.10.2009 and arrive Kumbakonam at

Southern Railway already announced Forty (40) Deepavali Specials connecting various destinations this year. It is 10% more compared to the last year .In addition to that today eight more trains are being announced. In which two pairs will run between Chennai Central & Rameswaram ,one pair each between Chennai Central & Nagore and Chennai Central & Tuticorin. These special trains will connect

16 ADDITIONAL EMU SERVICES ON TAMBARAM - CHENNAI BEACH SECTION FOR DEEPAVALI SEASON In view of Deepavali festival, a sharp increase in the suburban commuters in Tambaram - Chennai Beach section is anticipated. To tackle this seasonal influx of traffic and to ensure the journey of commuters as pleasant as possible, Southern Railway has planned the following enhanced suburban services during the

In order to clear extra rush of passengers during festive season, Railways will augment the passengers carrying capacity of the following trains as per the programme:-The 5159/5160 Chhapra-Durg-Chhapra Sarnath Express train has been augmented by one additional second class sleeper coach with immediate effect upto 20.10.2009 while departing from Chhapra and upto 21.10.2009 while departing from

For the convenience of the rail passengers, Northern Railway is running a bi-weekly special train no. 7JU/8JU between Jammu Tawi & Udhampur as per the following programme:-Jammu Tawi-Udhampur-Jammu Tawi: The train no. 7JU Jammu Tawi-Udhampur bi-weekly special train will depart from Jammu Tawi on every Wednesday and Sunday at 10.05. a.m. to arrive at Udhampur at 11.00 a.m. the same day. While its

Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers. Chennai Central - Nagercoil - Chennai Central Specials: T.No. 0601 Chennai Central � Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.30 hrs. on 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th & 12th October 2009 and arrive Nagercoil at 10.50 hrs. the next day. In the return direction, T.No. 0602 Nagercoil � Chennai Central

Southern Railway will run the following special trains in order to clear the extra rush of passengers in connection with 'DEEPAVALI FESTIVAL'.Bangalore - Tirunelveli - Bangalore Weekly Specials: T.No. 0691 Bangalore - Tirunelveli Weekly Special will leave Bangalore at 22.45 hrs. on 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th October 2009 and arrive Tirunelveli at 12.45 hrs. the next day. In the return direction, T.No

'Duronto' train services for metros, major state capitalsDuronto Express trains are a set of specialized rail services by Indian Railways like Rajdhani Express and Shatabdi Express trains. These are the non-stop point to point rail services introduced for the first time in the history of India.These services connect the metros and major state capitals of India.Introduced in the Indian Rail Budget

Luxury Train Travel IndiaTo explore this mysterious country, vacationers find luxury trains the best option as a convenient and suitable mode of transport. These trains provide world class comforts on the wheels while covering a number of excellent travel destinations in the shortest possible timespan. Focusing on the most preferred destinations in India, these luxury trains serve you with

Mamata flags off first Duronto ExpressRailway Minister Mamata Banerjee today flagged off the Sealdah-New Delhi Duronto express, the country’s first point-to-point non-stop train, from the Sealdah station in Kolkata.The Sealdah-New Delhi Duronto train will cover the distance one-and-a-half hours earlier than the Rajdhani Express. A railway official explained: “The speed at which Duronto trains

Southern Railway will run the following special trains in order to clear the extra rush of passengers in connection with 'DEEPAVALI FESTIVAL'Madurai - Chennai Central - Madurai Super fast Specials: Train No.0631 Madurai - Chennai Central Special will leave Madurai at 19.00 hrs on 15.10.2009 and arrive Chennai Central at 05.15 hrs. the next day. Train No.0632 Chennai Central - Madurai Special will

Union Home Minster P. Chidambaram flagged off the super fast Duronto Express train between Chennai and New Delhi on Monday(21st Sep 2009).Duronto Express between Chennai Central and Hazrat NizamuddinTo comply with the budget announcement, Train No.2269 ex: Chennai to Nizamuddin will be introduced with effect from 21.9.2009. Shri P. Chidambaram, Hon'ble Union Minister of Home Affairs will flag off

GPS BASED PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEMSouthern Railway will introduce a Broad Gauge EMU between Tambaram and Chennai Beach on 18.9.2009. The first EMU (No. B-26) with GPS based passenger Information System will leave Tambaram at 07.56 hrs. to Chennai Beach. This EMU will be provided with state of the art Global Positioning System based Passenger Information System having the following

Railways were established in India for various reasons. In some areas they started as famine works, in others as commercial enterprises and in some as ventures of enlightened rulers. A substantial growth in the network was via private companies incorporated in England. East Indian Railway (EIR) and Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIP) were two of them.Though the credit for the first train in

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN CHENNAI CENTRAL AND NAGERCOIL (via ERODE)Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers.Chennai Central * Nagercoil Special(0603, 0604 ): Train No. 0603 Chennai Central - Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.30 hrs. on 18.09.09 and arrive Nagercoil at 12.20 hrs. the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 0604

Southern Railway will run the following special train to clear extra rush of passengers in connection with the Velankanni Arockiamatha Annual Festival.Chennai Central – Nagore Special (via. Karur, Trichy): Train No.0623 Chennai Central – Nagore Special will leave Chennai Central at 22.20 hrs. on 07.09.2009 (Monday) and arrive Nagore at 11.00 hrs. the next day. The train will stop at

Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear extra rush of passengers in connection with Budha Dhama Chakrapavardhan Day celebration at Nagpur on 28.09.2009. Chennai Central – Nagpur – Chennai Central Specials: Train No. 0675 Chennai Central – Nagpur Special will leave Chennai Central at 21.10 hrs. on 26.09.09 and arrive Nagpur at 15.00 hrs. the next day. In the return

Great Complimentary Gifts Every Week!The eligible users will be those:Who have booked a ticket through http://www.irctc.co.in/ in the past 60 days, Who have not cancelled the ticket and Whose date of journey is over preceding the date of draw. Thus, Four users will be the lucky winners of special gifts. This scheme is valid till 30th June 2010. Read More...

Benefit Of Shubh Yatra Get back up to 10%* of your AC ticket fare as Railway PointsYou can use these Railway Points to get free tickets at http://www.irctc.co.in/, once you have accumulated 500 Railway Points in your account.Kindly Note:Shubh Yatra Programme benefits are available only on railway tickets booked at http://www.irctc.co.in/. Railway Points can be earned on 1st Class AC, 2nd Class AC

HistoryThe newly carved West Central Railway Zone with its headquarters at Jabalpur comprises of Jabalpur and Bhopal divisions of erstwhile Central Railway and Kota division of erstwhile Western Railway. The formal gazette notification announcing the formation of this new zonal railway was issued on 4th July 2002 by the Ministry of Railway, Govt. of India.The territorial jurisdiction of West

Following are the official sites of Indian RailwaysRailway BoardCentralEasternNorthernNortheast EasternNorth FrontierSouthernSouth CentralDarjeeling Himalayan RailwaysWesternMetro RailwayEast Central.North WesternEast CoastSouth WesternNorth CentralWest CentralSouth East CentralRailTel Corporation of India Ltd.IRCTC

REDUCTION IN TATKAL CHARGES FROM 1ST OCTOBER 2009 As announced by the Minister for Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee, while presenting Railway Budget 2009-10 in the Parliament, the Ministry of Railways has decided to reduce the Tatkal Charges w.e.f. October 1, 2009. The new Tatkal charges will be at the rate of 10 percent of basic fare for second class and 30 percent of basic fare for all other

SPECIAL TRAINS TO CLEAR THE EXTRA RUSH IN CONNECTION WITHVELANKANNI AROCKIAMATHA ANNUAL FESTIVALSouthern Railway will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of traffic in connection with Velankanni Arockiamatha Annual festival.Chennai Egmore # Nagore # Chennai Egmore Specials: Train No. 0627 Chennai Egmore - Nagore Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 22.00 hrs. on 28.08.09 &

Railway zones A schematic map of the Indian Railways network, showing the various zones. The headquarters of the Indian Railways in New DelhiIndian Railways is divided into zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions. The number of zones in Indian Railways increased from six to eight in 1951, nine in 1952, and finally 16 in 2003. Each zonal railway is made up of a certain number of

Headquarters: Delhi Divisions: Delhi, Ambala, Firozpur, Lucknow, MoradabadEstablished on: 14 April 1952 The Northern Railway (NR) is one amongst the nine older zones of Indian Railways. Delhi, the capital city of India, serves as the headquarters of Northern Railway. The whole zone is divided into five divisions namely Delhi, Ferozpur, Ambala, Lucknow and Moradabad for smooth administration.

Quotas in Indian Railways A few important quotas entertained by the system are as under S.No.QuotaDescription 1.GNGeneral Quota 2.LDLadies Quota 3.HOHead quarters/high official Quota 4.DFQuota 5.RCReservation against Cancellation (RAC) Quota 6.OSOutstation Quota 7.PHParliament house 8.FTForeign tourist Quota 9NDDay Night Quota 10.RERail Employee Quota 11.RSRoadside Quota 12RTReturn journey

Class Codes : The various classes of accommodation are referred to using abbreviations in many places. A list is given below. Note that these codes are used solely with reference to accommodation and reservations or ticketing. They are not the codes used to refer to the coaches based on their structural features 1A : First class air-conditioned (Executive class in Shatabdi Exp. is treated as

Cancellation of tickets before departure of trainsCancellation of I-Tickets can be done at any computerised reservation counter across the country and a cancellation ticket obtained. NO CASH REFUND will be given. Bank charges that are being levied by the Payment Gateways/Banks are not subject to refund in the event of cancellation of tickets by the Customer. Service Charge is also not refundable.

Reduction in Advance Reservation Period of Tatkal Scheme Railways have decided to reduce the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) under Tatkal Schemefrom 05(five) days to 02(two) days (excluding the date of journey) w.e.f. 01.08.2009. For journey commencing with effect from 01-8-2009 , the ARP shall be two days by reducingARP gradually as per schedule noted below:- Booking DateAdvance

Indian Railways: Southern Railway HistoryHeadquarters: ChennaiDivisions: Chennai, Madurai, Palghat, Tiruchchirapalli, Trivandrum, SalemEstablished on: 14 April 1951Southern Railway (SR) is credited to be the first railway zone that sought establishment in liberated India. On April 14th 1951, Southern Railway was established by combining three state railways including Madras and Southern Mahratta

I know all of them keep on searching a site that will give live status of the train running other than call to the help line. Yes its possible now, you cant believe it i know but its a fact that you can track the train running details on every movement. Following is the link for that http://indiarailinfo.com/. This site also gives you a good graphical interface to know all the details. Its

Indian Railways, abbreviated as IR (भारे), is the state-owned railway company of India, which owns and operates most of the country's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world, transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily.It is the

Indian Railways Online Reservation can be possible form one more site named Rail Ticket Online (http://www.railticketonline.com/SearchTrains.aspx) instead of IRCTC (http://www.irctc.co.in/). Rail Ticket Online is providing this in association with the IRCTC(Indian Railway Catering And Tourisum Co-operation Ltd) . Book rail tickets conveniently! from Rail Ticket Online Booking rail tickets has

What is IRCTCmobile?IRCTCmobile allows you to perform various ticketing related services through your mobile phone. This service is available for all GPRS subscribers in India.You can now book tickets using Credit Cards and Cash Cards, view trains between stations, check availability, get fare, perform PNR enquiry and many other information services. The tickets booked through IRCTCmobile shall

To get the PNR Status of Your Rail ticket.. Click Below. Click here To Check Your PNR Status Or Call Railway Enquiry No. 139 or ''PNR" space "PNR Number" and send to 139.

With the help of gadget available below, people can easily check status of all Indian railways trains and availability of seats. People can also check next six days availability and fare. People are required to have information about train number and station codes (click link provided below to get all station codes) for getting this information. People also have the option of making search by

With the help of links available below, people can easily search for trains, train numbers or train schedule. People can search for the trains as per their category. This links will lead to updated website of latest Indian Railway Train lists with train names, train numbers, train source and destination station details, train departure and arrival time etc. People can get complete schedule of a

Introduction “Inclusive growth” and expansion of rail network to reach development to everycorner of the country is core to developmental approach.Economically unviable projects need to be viewed with social perspective beingeconomic necessity for backward areas and under privileged.Expert committee to advise on innovative financing and implementation of suchprojects.Service to the

NEW DELHI: The railways ministry has asked the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp (IRCTC) to set up budget hotels at all major stations either directly or through the public-private partnership (PPP) route. "IRCTC follows the two packet open competitive bidding system to grant licenses. Tender for each site is separately issued by IRCTC," Minister of State for Railways E. Ahamed told the