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CHENNAI CHRISTMAS SPECIAL TRAINS 2010

CHENNAI CHRISTMAS SPECIAL TRAINS 2010Southern Railways announced more Special Trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Christmas and New Year to Chennai. Following are the detailsTrain No. 06667/06668 Chennai Central – Mangalore Central Garib Rath Special: T.No. 06667 Chennai Central – Mangalore Central Garib Rath Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.40 hrs. on 22.12.2010,

KOLLAM SABARIMALA SPECIAL TRAINS 2010

MORE SABARIMALA SPECIAL TRAINS TO KERALASouthern Railways announced more Sabarimala Special Trains to Kollam from different part of the nation like Narsapur, Sirpurkagaznagar, Vijayawada, Karimnagar, Aurangabad , Tirupati and Akola for avoiding the extra rush of the passengers during the seasson. Following are the details Tran No. 07217/07218 Narsapur – Kollam – Narsapur Specials (via. Renigunta,

Indian Railways Official Websites URL Changed

Official Websites Of Indian Railways URL ChangedFor getting uniformity of the various zonal Railways in Indian Railways changed the url pattern for all the official websites. General format of the url is http://www.zonalshortname.indianrailways.gov.in so that everybody can easily login to the website. Indian Railways allows all the users to login the website by the old url till the January 2011

CHENNAI EGMORE WINTER SPECIAL TRAIN LIST- 2

CHENNAI EGMORE WINTER SPECIAL TRAIN LIST- 2Southern Railways announced more winter special trains for avoiding the extra rush. Following are the details continued. .If you want to open the List-1 click on the following linkhttp://www-irctc.blogspot.com/2010/11/winter-specials-from-chennai-engmore.html Train No. 06109/ 06110 Chennai Egmore – Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Specials: T. No. 06109

WINTER SPECIALS FROM CHENNAI ENGMORE LIST-1

MORE WINTER SPECIALS FROM CHENNAI EGMORE ANNOUNCEDSouthern Railways announced new winter specials from Chennai Egmore for avoiding the extra rush during the season times. Following are the detailsTrain No. 06616/06615 Coimbatore - Chennai Egmore – Coimbatore Central Specials:- Train Runs via Salem and Vriddhachalam route. T.No. 06616 Coimbatore - Chennai Egmore special will leave Coimbatore at

WINTER SPECIALS FROM CHENNAI CENTRAL

MORE WINTER SPECIALS FROM CHENNAI CENTRAL ANNOUNCEDSouthern Railways announced more Winter Specials from Chennai Central to avoid the extra rush during the winter season. Following are the detailsTrain. No. 06009 /06010 Chennai Central – Rameswaram – Chennai Central Weekly Specials:- This train will run via. Chennai Egmore, Mayiladuthurai, Thanjavur route. T. No. 06009 Chennai Central –

More Sabarimala Specials From Chennai 2010

More Sabarimala Specials From Chennai 2010 AnnouncedSouthern Railways announced more specials trains to clear rush from Chennai Egmore and near by places. Following are the detailsTrain. No.06301/06302 Nagercoil - Mangalore Jn. - Nagercoil (weekly) Specials:- T.No.06301 Nagercoil – Mangalore Jn. weekly special will leave Nagercoil at 16.50 hrs. on Mondays and arrive Mangalore Jn. at 10.15 hrs.

Ernakulam – Bangalore Sabarimala Specials 2010

Sabarimala Special Trains Between Ernakulam and BangaloreSouthern Railways announced more special trains from Bangalore and Ernakulam (Kochin). Following are the detailsTrain.No.06345/06346 Ernakulam Jn. – Bangalore City (weekly) Superfast Special:- T.No.06345 Ernakulam Jn. – Bangalore City weekly special will leave Ernakulam Jn. at 18.50 hrs. on Mondays and arrive Bangalore City at 08.30 hrs.

SABARIMALA SPECIAL TRAINS 2010

Southern Railway will run the following Sabarimala special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during Sabarimala season.Train.No. 06001/06002 Chennai Central - Kollam - Chennai Central Specials:- T.No.06001 Chennai Central – Kollam superfast special will leave Chennai Central at 15.15 hrs. and arrive Kollam at 05.30 hrs. the next day. Days of Service:- November 2010 : 15, 19, 20, 22, 23

CHENNAI EGMORE - RAMESWARAM DEEPAVALI SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCED

CHENNAI EGMORE - RAMESWARAM DEEPAVALI SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCEDT.No.0633 /0634 Chennai Egmore – Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore Special (via. Mayiladuthurai): T.No.0633 Chennai Egmore – Rameswaram Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 23.30 hrs. on 03.11.2010 (Wednesday) and arrive Rameswaram at 14.05 hrs. the next day. T.No.0634 Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore Special will leave

BANGALORE - NAGERCOIL SPECIAL TRAINS

BANGALORE - NAGERCOIL SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCEDSouthern Railways announced new special trains from Bangalore to Nagarcoil for avoiding the extra rush between the passengers. Following are the detailsTrain.No.6537A/06538A Bangalore – Nagercoil Specials: T.No.6537A Bangalore – Nagercoil Special will leave Bangalore at 23.05 hrs. on Thursdays from 21.10.2010 to 23.12.2010 and arrive Nagercoil at

PATNA - BANGALORE CITY SPECIAL TRAIN

PATNA - BANGALORE CITY SPECIAL TRAIN ANNOUNCEDSouthern Railways announce a new Patna-Bangalore City special for avoiding rush during the festival season. This train goes via Chennai Central. Following are the detailsTrain.No.229A/2296A Patna – Bangalore City – Patna Weekly Special:- T.No.2296A Patna – Bangalore Weekly Special will leave Patna at 19.55 hrs. on 19th, 26th Oct. & 02nd, 09th, 16th

LUCKNOW - KAMAKHYA SPECIAL TRAIN

LUCKNOW - KAMAKHYA SPECIAL TRAIN ANNOUNCEDNorthern Railways announced a new festival special train for LUCKNOW - KAMAKHYA. Following are the detailsTrain no.0514/0513 Lucknow Jn.-Kamakhya-Lucknow Jn. weekly special train:- The Lucknow Jn.-Kamakhya weekly special train will depart from Lucknow Jn. on every Tuesday on 12/10, 19/10, 26/10, 2/11, 9/11, & 16/11 (6 trips) at 11.0 a.m. to reach

KOLKATA - NAGALDAM WEEKLY SUPERFAST TRAIN ANNOUNCED

KOLKATA - NAGALDAM WEEKLY SUPERFAST TRAIN ANNOUNCEDNorthern Railways announced new weekly superfast train between Kolkata and Nagaldam for the convinence of the passengers. Following are the detailsTrain no. 2325/2326 Kolkata-Nangaldam-Kolkata weekly superfast:-Train No. 2326 Nangaldam-Kolkata weekly superfast train will depart from Nangaldam on every Saturday effective from 16.10.2010 at 7.00

More Automated Ticket Vending Machines Started

Northern Railway announced that commissioned 25 ATVMs at 9 stations of Delhi Area (New Delhi-7, Delhi Jn.-6, H.Nizamuddin-4, Sewa Nagar-1, Sarojini Nagar-1, Lajpat Nagar-1, Tilak Bridge-1, Shivaji Bridge-1 & Anand Vihar Terminal-3). The ATVMs have already been operational and open for public to purchase ticket through smart card.The passenger has to purchase smart cards from SMC counter, which

Delhi And Mumbai Special Trains

DELHI AND MUMBAI FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAILS ANNOUNCEDNorthern Railways Announced new special trains to Delhi and Mumbai for festival special trains.. Following are the details..Train No. 0901/0902Mumbai Central-New Delhi-Mumbai Central (Bi-Weekly) Superfast:- Train No. 0901 Mumbai Central-New Delhi Bi-Weekly superfast will depart from Mumbai Central on every Monday & Friday from 15.10.2010 to

IRCTC BETA ONLINE BOOKING SITE

IRCTC BETA ONLINE BOOKING SITE Wow you know now IRCTC official online booking website is looking like exiting. It was more faster than ever before. See the below login screen You may feel that it was there not so much difference. Just login with your user name and password, feel the difference of speed to login in the screen. In the front page of the IRCTC will look like following..

CHENNAI SPECIAL TRAINS

NEW CHENNAI SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCEDSouthern Railways announced new special trains for avoid extra rush during the festival seasons.Advanced reservations of the following will start on 2nd October 2010.Train No. 0627/ 0628 Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin Superfast Special and Tuticorin – Chennai Egmore Special: T.No.0627 Chennai Egmore – Tuticorin Superfast Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 18.50

NEW TRI WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN AJMER AND HARIDWAR

Northern Railways announced new special trains festival seasonTrain No.0239/0240 Ajmer-Haridwar-Ajmer Express Tri-Weekly special train: Train No. 0240 Ajmer-Haridwar Express Tri-Weekly special train will depart from Ajmer on every Monday, Thursday and Saturday from 2.10.2010 to 29.11.2010 (26 trips) at 6.50 p.m. to arrive at Haridwar at 10.25 a.m. the next day. While in the return direction

TWO MORE FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCED

Northern Railways announced two more special trains for festival season. Following are the details:-Train No. 0905/0906 BANDRA(T)-JAMMU TAWI WEEKLY SUPER FAST SPECIAL TRAIN:- The 0905 Bandra(T)-Jammu Tawi Weekly Super Fast Special Train will depart from Bandra(T) on Monday 18th & 25th Octobero 2010 (2 Trips) and on 1st 8th &15th November2010(5 Trips) at 4.55 p.m to arrive at Jammu Tawi at

DEEPAVALI SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCED List 2

Southern Railways announced the Deepavali Specilal trains to clear the rush of passengers. Following are the details of List 2:-Train No. 0619/0620 Chennai Central – Tuticorin – Chennai Central Superfast Specials: T.No.0619 Chennai Central – Tuticorin Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.35 hrs. on 3.11.2010 and arrive Tuticorin at 10.00 hrs. the next day. T.No.0620 Tuticorin –

DEEPAVALI SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCED List 1

Southern Railways announced the Deepavali Special Trains 2010 to clear the extra rush of passengers. Following are the details: Train No.0601/0602 Chennai Central – Tirunelveli – Chennai Central Superfast Specials: T.No.0601 Chennai Central – Tirunelveli Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 18.15 hrs. on 4.11.2010 and arrive Tirunelveli at 07.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.0602 Tirunelveli

FAIRY QUEEN TOURIST TRAIN GOING TO RUN SOON

FAIRY QUEEN TOURIST TRAIN GOING TO RUN SOONIndian Railway in collaboration with the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) is again going to run the heritage train between Delhi Cantt. and Alwar from October 2010 till March 2011 as has been the practice in past. This special heritage train will be hauled by the Fairy Queen Steam Engine. Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation will

JANAMASTMI FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAIN ANNOUNCED

JANAMASTMI FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAIN ANNOUNCEDNorthern Railways Announced that, in order to clear extra rush of passenger during Janamastmi festival will run NP-2/NP-1 New Delhi-Palwal-New Delhi Janamastmi special special trains from 1.9.2010 to 3.9.2010 as per the programme:-The NP-2New Delhi-Palwal Janamastmi festival special train will depart from New Delhi at 10.10 a.m. to arrive Palwal at

LIKELY DELAY OF TRAIN SERVICES ANNOUNCED

LIKELY DELAY OF TRAIN SERVICES ANNOUNCEDSouthern Railways announced that due to engineering work at Mundiyampakkam in Chengalpattu – Villupuram section from 31.8.2010 to 5.9.2010, following will be the pattern of train services on this section during the above period.All mail and express trains will be delayed by 15 to 20 minutes. T.No.103 Chennai Egmore – Puducherry Fast Passenger will be

RAMZAN SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCED

RAMZAN SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCEDSouthern Railway announced that, will run the following special trains to clear the extra rush of traffic during Ramzan.T.No.0617/0618 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Specials: T.No.0617 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 20.20 hrs. on 9.9.2010 and 11.9.2010 and arrive Nagercoil at 11.00 hrs. the next day. T.No.0618

NEW SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCED BETWEEN AURANGABAD AND KOLLAM & VIJAYAWADA AND KOLLAM

The Southern Railways announced that following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers.Train No.0766C/0765C Aurangabad – Kollam – Aurangabad Specials (via. Renigunta, Katpadi): Train No. 0766C Aurangabad – Kollam Special will leave Aurangabad at 05.00 hrs. on 25.8.2010 and arrive Kollam at 23.45 hrs. the next day. Train No.0765C Kollam – Aurangabad Special will leave

NEW SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCED BETWEEN HOWRAH - CHENNAI CENTRAL

NEW SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCED BETWEEN HOWRAH - CHENNAI CENTRALSouthern Railway announced that will run the following special trains to clear extra rush of passengers.Howrah – Chennai Central - Howrah Specials: Train No. 0841 Howrah-Chennai Central Special will leave Howrah at 16.10 hrs. on Wednesdays from 06.10.2010 to 05.01.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 19.45 hrs. the next day. In the

ONAM SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCED

ONAM SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCEDSouthern Railway announced that will run the following special trains to clear extra rush of passengers for the ensuing Onam Festival season. Chennai Central – Ernakulam Jn. - Chennai Central Superfast Specials: T.No.0637 Chennai Central – Ernakulam Special will leave Chennai Central at 23.30 hrs. on 19.8.2010 and arrive Ernakulam Jn. at 11.10 hrs. the next day. T.No

Revised Timings and New Trains of Northern Railways

Revised Timings and New Trains of Northern RailwaysNorthern railways announced new trains and revision of train timings from July 1st onwardsNEW SERVICES :Duronto 2,Express - 15, Passenger- 3Duronto2214/2213 Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Yeshwantpur (weekly) Duronto Express train2241/2242 Chandigarh- Amritsar (5 days a week) Duranto Express TrainExpress Trains9107/9108 Ahmedabad-Udhampur (weekly)

TRAIN NUMBERS CHANGED:Southern Railways

TRAIN NUMBERS CHANGEDSouthern Railways Announced that following 14 trains numbers changed.T.No. 6123/6124 Chennai Egmore-Thiruvananthapuram Ananthapuri Exp asNo 6723/6724T.No 6101/6102 Chennai Egmore – Rameswaram Exp as No 6701/6702T.No 6349/6350 Thiruvananthapuram – Mangalore Parasuram Exp as No 6650/6649T.No.105/106 Villupuram – Puducherry Passr. as No. 853/856T.No.113/114 Tambaram – Villupuam

9 New Long Distance Trains Announced: Southern Railways 2010

9 New Long Distance Trains Announced 2010 JulySouthern railways announced 9 new long distance trains in the July 2010 time table revision.Following are the detailsT.No.2755/2756 Chennai Central - Haldia Express (Weekly):-                        No.2755Chennai Central –Haldia Exp.StationNo.2756Haldia-Chennai Central Exp.(Thu) 14.35Chennai Central17.00 (Sun)(Fri) 18.10Haldia11.30 (Sat)Stoppages:

2 New Duronto (Non-Stop) Announced: Southern Railways

2 New Duronto (Non-Stop) AnnouncedSouthern railways announced 2 new Duronto expresses.T.No.2243/2244 Chennai Central-Coimbatore ‘Duronto’ Exp. (Day Time) (6 days):-No.2243 Chennai–Coimbatore ‘Duronto’ Exp. (Except Tue)StationNo.2244 Coimbatore– Chennai ‘Duronto’ Exp. (Except Tue)06.50Chennai Central21.50 13.30Coimbatore15.05 Date of introduction: To be notified later. T.No 2224/2223

Konkan Railway Time Table Changed

Konkan Railway Time Table Changed Northern Railways announced that monsoon Time Table has been enforced on Konkan Railway w.e.f. 15th June 2010 to 31st October 2010. With the implementation of Monsoon Time Table on Konkan Railway from 15.06.2010 the timings of following trains which originate from/terminate at Hazrat Nizamuddin ,Chandigarh, Dehradun & Amritsar stations has also

Re-Scheduling Of Trains Announced

Re-Scheduling Of Trains AnnouncedNorthern Railway announced that decided to replace the existing girders of bridge no. 253 on Ambala-Saharanpur section by the pre-cast RCC-T Beam slabs, hence there will be block of traffic for 9.30 hours on 18.9.10 &19.9.10 resulting in short termination, cancellation , diversion & re-scheduling of trains on both up& down lines as per details give below:BLOCK

SALEM – METTURDAM AND MAGNESITE – OMALUR SECTIONS: LINE BLOCK FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES

SALEM – METTURDAM AND MAGNESITE – OMALUR SECTIONS: LINE BLOCK FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGESSouthern Railways Announced that   Line Blocks have been permitted on two sections, namely, Omalur – Mettur Dam section and Magnesite – Omalur section on 4 different days as mentioned below for the reconstruction of 4 Bridges in the sections.    On 18th and 29th June 2010, two bridge

Summer Special Trains Announced

Summer Special Trains AnnouncedNorthern railways announced one special train no. 0428/0427 between Chandigarh-Lucknow-Chandigarh Express as per the following programme:-Train no.0428/0427 Chandigarh-Lucknow Express Special :-The train no.0428 Chandigarh-Lucknow Express Special will depart from Chandigarh on 17/6, 19/6, 22/6, 24/6, 26/6 & 29.6.2010 (6 trips) at 11.10 p.m. to reach Lucknow at

NEW SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCED: CHENNAI EGMORE AJMER

NEW SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCED: CHENNAI EGMORE AJMERSouthern Rail Announced new special trains for the convinence of the passengersAjmer – Chennai Egmore – Ajmer specials: T.No.0284 Ajmer – Chennai Egmore Special will leave Ajmer at 20.45 hrs. on 15.6.2010 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 16.55 hrs. on 17.6.2010. T.No.0283 Chennai Egmore – Ajmer Special will leave Chennai Egmore at 15.15 hrs. on

URS SPECIAL TRAIN ANNOUNCED TO RUN BETWEEN JAIPUR-SULTANPUR-AJMER

URS SPECIAL TRAIN ANNOUNCED TO RUN BETWEEN JAIPUR-SULTANPUR-AJMERNorthern Rail announced that ,for the convenience of passengers intending to visit 798th Urs fair at Ajmer, Railways have announced to run special train no. 0281/0282 between Jaipur-Sultanpur-Ajmer. This train will now stop at Nihal Garh also as per timings and stoppages given below:-0281/0282 JAIPUR-SULTANPUR-AJMER URS SPECIAL

SPECIAL TRAINS FOR WORLD CLASSICAL TAMIL CONFERENCE

SPECIAL TRAINS FOR WORLD CLASSICAL TAMIL CONFERENCE AT COIMBATORE Southern Railway announced that, will run the following special trains to clear extra rush of passengers expected to attend the World Classical Tamil Conference being held at Coimbatore.Chennai Central – Coimbatore Superfast special: T.No.0649 Chennai Central – Coimbatore special will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs

CHENNAI CENTRAL – NIZAMUDDIN – CHENNAI CENTRAL DURONTO EXPRESS FREQUENCY INCREASED

CHENNAI CENTRAL – NIZAMUDDIN – CHENNAI CENTRAL DURONTO EXPRESS FREQUENCY INCREASEDSouthern Railways Announced that   Train Nos. 2269/2270 Chennai Central – Nizamuddin – Chennai Central Duronto Express will be a bi-weekly service with effect from 11.06.2010 instead of the present weekly service.     The increase in frequency of train No. 2269 Chennai Central – Nizamuddin

FROM NANDED TO NARSAPUR AND NARSAPUR TO SECUNDERABAD

NANDED TO NARSAPUR AND NARSAPUR TO SECUNDERABAD SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCEDSouth central railways announced that will run two special trains, one from Nanded to Narsapur on 10th June, 2010 and another from Narsapur to Secunderabad on 11th June,2010 as per the following schedule.Train No.0705 Nanded – Narsapur Special Train:-Train No.0705 Nanded – Narsapur Special Train will depart Nanded at 15.00

STUDENT IDENTITY CARD & BANK PASS BOOK CAN BE USED FOR E-TICKET IDENTITY PROOF

STUDENT IDENTITY CARD AND BANK PASS BOOK CAN BE USED FOR E-TICKET IDENTITY PROOF Indian Railways announced that to make travel on e-ticket more convenient for the rail users, Indian Railways has decided to additionally accept the following as “proof of identity” for travelling on e-tickets, with effect from 15th June 2010. Student Identity Card with Photograph issued by recognized school/

RAJDHANI SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN MUMBAI CENTRAL AND NEW DELHI

RAJDHANI TYPE BI-WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN MUMBAI CENTRAL AND NEW DELHI ANNOUNCEDNorthern Railways Announced that to clear extra rush of passengers during the summer season, Railways have decided to run Rajdhani Type Bi-Weekly Special Train no. 2951A/2952A between Mumbai Central and New Delhi as per the programme:-Train No. 2951A/2952A Mumbai Central-New Delhi-Mumbai Central bi-weekly

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN COIMBATORE AND METTUPALAYAM ANNOUNCED

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN COIMBATORE AND METTUPALAYAM ANNOUNCED Southern railways announced that, will run Short Distance Passenger Special Trains between Coimbatore and Mettupalayam from 1.6.2010 to 30.6.2010. The trains will run on all days except Sundays.Special 1 will leave Coimbatore. at 09.30 hrs. and arrive Mettupalayam at 10.20 hrs.Special 1A will leave Mettupalayam at 10.40 hrs. and

JANSADHARN URESERVED SPECIAL TRAINS

ANAND VIHAR- PATNA Jn. AND DELHI SARAI ROHILLA-PATNA Jn. JANSADHARN URESERVED SPECIAL TRAINS ANNOUNCEDNorthern Railways announced that to clear extra rush of passengers two Jansadharan Unreserved Special Trains Nos. 2388 B/2387B Anand Vihar-Patna Jansadharan Express and 2388B/2387B Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Patna Jansadharan Express trains as per the following schedules:-2388B/2387B Anand Vihar-Patna

SPECIAL RAIL RESERVATION COUNTER AT AIRPORT

SPECIAL RAIL RESERVATION COUNTER AT IGI DOMESTIC AIRPORTNorthern Railways annonced tat on behalf of Air India’s Strike, Railway has made special arrangement. A computerized Rail Ticket Reservation counter has been opened at IGI Domestic Airport to work round the clock and it will be monitored by an Assistant Commercial Manager. The Special counter shall assist the passengers in getting seats in

RELAXATION IN SALE OF PLATFORM TICKETS IN DELHI

RELAXATION IN SALE OF PLATFORM TICKETS IN DELHINorthern Railways announced that has now decided to restrict the sale of platform tickets only during the peak hours at New Delhi Railway Station i.e. between 1.00pm to 4.30pm,at Delhi Jn i.e. between 7.00pm to 9.00pm and between 2.00pm to 6.00pm and at Hazrat Nizamuddin Station i.e. between 1.00pm to 3.00pm. Platform tickets at Delhi Sarai Rohilla

CHANGE OF PLATFORMS OF TRAINS ANNOUNCED

CHANGE OF PLATFORMS OF TRAINS ANNOUNCEDNorthern Railways Announced due to excessive rush of passengers at New Delhi, Delhi Jn and Hazrat Nizamuddin Stations, Northern Railways has decided to change the platforms of following trains from 24.05.2010 till further notice NEW DELHI RAILWAY STATIONTrain No.2558 New Delhi - Muzaffarpur Sapt Kranti Express, Train Nos.2382-2304 NewDelhi - Howrah Poorva

PLATFORM TICKETS SALE RESTRICTED

PLATFORM TICKETS SALE RESTRICTED Northern Railways announced that in order to manage and avoid the extra rush of passengers, Northern Railway has decided to restrict the sale of platform tickets at New Delhi, Delhi Jn., Hazrat Nizamuddin, Delhi Sarai Rohilla and Anand Vihar Terminal stations with immediate effect. However, platform tickets would be given on demand to Senior citizens/Physically

SECUNDERABAD - GUNTUR - SECUNDERABAD WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS

SECUNDERABAD - GUNTUR - SECUNDERABAD WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINSSouth Central Railways announced that With a view to meet the heavy demand for Second Class accommodation between Secunderabad and Guntur, especially during summer season, South Central Railway is running the following pair of weekly Summer Special Trains between Secunderabad and Guntur exclusively with Second Class accommodation for the

SPECIAL TRAIN TO CLEAR DAILY PASSENGERS RUSH

SPECIAL TRAIN TO CLEAR DAILY PASSENGERS RUSH Southern Railways Announced that to clear the stranded passengers, a Special Train will be run between Chennai Central and Howrah on 21.5.2010.T.No. 2842A Chennai Central – Howrah Superfast Special: T.No.2842A will leave Chennai Central at 13.30 hrs. on 21.5.2010 and arrive Howrah at 18.15 hrs. the next day. The train will stop at Gudur,

TRAIN SERVICES AFFECTED DUE TO CYCLONIC WEATHER

TRAIN SERVICES AFFECTED DUE TO CYCLONIC WEATHERSouthern Railways announced that due to cyclonic weather condition and water overflowing the track at many stations between Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, following will be the pattern of train services in this section.Trains fully cancelledTrain No.2760 Hyderabad – Chennai Central Charminar Exp. scheduled to leave Hyderabad on 20.05.2010 and arriving

BHUBANESWAR- RAMESWARAM - BHUBANESWAR WEEKLY EXPRESSES INTRODUCED

BHUBANESWAR- RAMESWARAM - BHUBANESWAR WEEKLY EXPRESSES via.CHENNAI EGMORESouthern Railways Announced that new Bhubaneswar- Rameswaram Weekly Express, following are the detailsTrain No.8495/8496 Bhubaneswar- Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar Weekly Express :-Train No.8496 Bhubaneswar- Rameswaram Weekly Express will be introduced w.e.f. 21.5.2010 (Friday) and T.No.8495 Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar Weekly Express

Delhi Platform Tragedy

Delhi Platform TragedyAn incident of falling over of some persons due to over-crowding took place at New Delhi Railway Station on 16.5.10 at about 14.50 hrs in which 8 persons got injured and 2 persons lost their lives. The injured persons were promptly shifted to LNJP and RML hospitals with the help of Scouts and Civil defence personnel deployed by Delhi Division. Prima-facie, the event appears

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN SECUNDERABAD AND TIRUPATI ANNOUNCED

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN SECUNDERABAD AND TIRUPATI ANNOUNCEDSouth Central Railways announced new spcial trains between Secunderabad and Tirupati from 17th May till 15th June 2010 as per the following schedule. Train No. 0723 Secunderabad-Tirupati Special Train:-Train No. 0723 Secunderabad-Tirupati Special Train will depart Secunderabad on Mondays i.e. 17th, 24th, 31st May, 7th and 14th June 2010 at

SECUNDERABAD - MANCHIRYAL SPECIAL TRAIN TIMINGS REVISED

SECUNDERABAD - MANCHIRYAL BI-WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAIN TIMINGS REVISEDSouth Central Railways announced that the timings of Secunderabad-Manchiryal bi-weekly summer special train will be revised with effect from 18th May, 2010. Accordingly, Train No. 0752 Secunderabad-Manchiryal bi-weekly special train will depart Secunderabad on Tuesdays and Fridays at 06 00 hrs instead of 06 30 hrs and will arrive

AUTOMATIC TICKET VENDING MACHINES

AUTOMATIC TICKET VENDING MACHINES NOW IN CHENNAI SUBURBAN STATIONSSouthern Railways announced that to avoid passengers queuing up before the ticket counters in various suburban stations of Chennai division and also for easy hassle free travel,this Railway has introduced a passenger friendly ticket vending system.At Present this facility is functioning at 40 suburban stations of Chennai division

BHUBANESWAR–RAMESWARAM – BHUBANESWAR WEEKLY EXPRESS

BHUBANESWAR–RAMESWARAM–BHUBANESWAR WEEKLY EXPRESSEast Coast Railway annouced that , will introduce Bhubaneswar-Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar Weekly Express. This train will commence its journey ex. Bhubaneswar from 21st May, 2010 and ex. Rameswaram from 23rd May, 2010.Train No. 8495/8496 Bhubaneswar-Rameswaram-Bhubaneswar Weekly Express :-Train No. 8496 Bhubaneswar-Rameswaram Weekly Express will depart

CAR SERVICE FOR THE DISABLED AND THE AGED

BATTERY OPERATED CAR SERVICE FOR THE DISABLED AND THE AGEDSouthern Railways announced that, the battery operated car service is available at both Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore stations where passengers who are disabled/aged are ferried by the cars from nominated points at the stations to the train they intend to board. Chennai Division has streamlined this service. The disabled/aged

MUMBAI AND HUSSAIN SAGAR EXPRESSES RESCHEDULD

MUMBAI AND HUSSAIN SAGAR EXPRESSES RESCHEDULDSouth Central Railways announced that Mumbai Express and Hussain Sagar Expresses will be rescheduled as per the following details:-Train No. 2702 Hyderabad - Mumbai CST Hussain Sagar Express, scheduled to depart Hyderabad at 14 45 hrs today (3rd May, 2010), is rescheduled to depart at 16 15 hrs today due to late arrival of its pairing train. Train No.

HOWRAH MAIL RESCHEDULED

HOWRAH MAIL RESCHEDULEDSouthern Railways announced that Howrah Mail Rescheduled, following are the details Train No.2840 Chennai Central - Howrah Mail scheduled to leave Chennai Central at 23.45 hrs. today (3.5.2010) is rescheduled to leave at 02.00 hrs. on 4.5.2010 due to late running of its pairing train.

AUGMENTATION OF TRAINS ANNOUNCED

AUGMENTATION OF TRAINS ANNOUNCED FOR SUMMERNorthern Railways announced that in order to clear extra rush of passengers during the summer season will augment the following trains by one additional sleeper class coach on temporary basis as per the details:-Train No. 2225/2226 Delhi-Azamgarh-Delhi Kafiyat Express, & 4033/4034 Delhi-Udhampur Jammu Mail will be augmented from 15.4.2010 to 6.7.2010

TRAINS RESCHEDULED

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