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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