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More Diwali Special Trains 2011

The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers in connection with the Deepavali festival.

1)Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Central – Tiruchchirappalli Superfast Specials (via. Karur, Erode, Jolarpettai): T.No.06802 Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Tiruchchirappalli at 18.00 hrs. on 24.10.2011 and arrive

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South Central Railways to Run Special Trains

In order to clear extra rush of passengers, the following special trains will be run as detailed:-

1)Secunderabad-H Nizamuddin Special Train

Train No.07121 Secunderabad-H.Nizamuddin Special Train will depart Secunderabad at 15 00 hrs o­n 18th October,2011and arrive H Nizamuddin at 17 30 hrs o­n the next day. Enroute, this train will stop at Kazipet, Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, Jhansi, Gwaliar, Agra Cantt, and Mathura.This train will have 20 Coaches Viz. 12 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 Second Class Luggage Cum Brake Van Coaches.

2)Extension of Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur Special Train:
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Special Trains between Secunderabad and Vijayawada

Keeping in view the over crowding in General Second Class Coaches by popular overnight trains and the demand during the festive season it is proposed to run overnight Special Trains between Secunderabad and Vijayawada from 4thto 6th October 2011 to the halts and timings given below:

Train No.07104 Secunderabad-Vijayawada Special Train, will depart from Secunderabad at 23.15 hrs and arrive 04.45 hrs the next day. In the return direction Train No. 07103 Vijayawada-Secunderabad Special Train will depart Vijayawada at 23.15 hrs and arrive Secunderabad at 05.00 hrs the next day. Continue reading Special Trains between Secunderabad and Vijayawada

Dilwai Special Trains 2011

For the convenience and to clear extra rush during festive season, Railways has decided to run 2 & 4 trips of Puja Special train Nos.03113/03114 Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani and 03407/03408 Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar as per the programme :

03113/03114 Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Puja Special (via Dankuni)

The 03113/03114 Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Puja Special will depart from Sealdah on 10.10.11 & 17.10.11 (2 trips on Mondays) at 6.40p.m. to reach Delhi at 11.05a.m. the next day.While in the return direction the 03113/03114 Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Puja Special will depart from 11.10.11 & 18.10.11 (2 trips on Tuesdays) at 8.05p.m. to reach Sealdah at 12.25p.m. (noon) the next day. Consisting of First AC, AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier and pantrycar coaches, the 03113/03114 Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Puja Special will stop at Pradhan Khunta, Dhanbad, Gaya, Mughal Sarai and Kanpur stations enroute in both the directions.

03407/03408 Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar Puja Special

The 03407/03408 Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar Puja Specialwill depart from Bhagalpur on every Friday on 7/10, 14/10, 21/10 & 28/10/11 (4 trips) at 5.30p.m. to reach Anand Vihar at 12.45p.m.(noon) the next day.While in the return direction the 03408 Anand Vihar-Bhagalpur Puja Special will depart from Anand Vihar on every Saturday on 8/1-, 15/10, 22/10 & 29/10/11 (4 trips on Tuesdays) at 11.55p.m. to reach Bhagalpur at 8.00p.m the next day. Consisting of AC 3-tier, Sleeper Class, Second Class and Second Luggage Van Diabled friendly coaches, the 03507/03408 Puja Special will stop at Jamalpur, Kiul, Mokama, Bhakiyarpur, Patna, Danapur, Ara, Buxar, Mughal Sarai, Allahabad & Kanpur stations enroute in both the directions.

In addition to the above, Northern Railway has already announced the run of Special train during the Puja Festival period. Continue reading Dilwai Special Trains 2011

SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN DELHI SARAI ROHILLA –REWARI(DAILY) & CHANDIGARH – DIBRUGARH(WEEKLY)

For the convenience of rail passengers and to clear extra rush,Northern Railway has decided to runSpecial train Nos. 09742/09741 between Delhi Sarai Rohilla & Rewari Special Express and05903/05904 Dibrugarh – Chandigarh Weekly Special and alsoextend the run of 09721/09722 Jaipur – Delhi Sarai Rohilla Non Stop Super Fast Special train (daily) by 24 more trips as per the programme:

The09742 Delhi Sarai Rohilla- RewariSpecial train will departfrom Delhi Sarai Rohillafrom 08.07.2011 to 31.07.2011(24 trips) at 11.00 a.mto reach Rewariat12.30 p.m.(noon).While in the return direction the 09741 Rewari – Delhi Sarai Rohilla will depart from Rewari from 8.7.11 to 31.7.11(24 trips) at 2.10 p.m to reach Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 3.40 p.m.the same day.

Consisting ofOne AC 1st , Two AC 3 Tier, Two AC Chair Car,Four Second Chair Car, Two Second classand Two Second cumbrake van Disabled friendly coaches, the09742/09741 special will stop at Delhi Cantt. stationenroute in both the directions. Continue reading SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN DELHI SARAI ROHILLA –REWARI(DAILY) & CHANDIGARH – DIBRUGARH(WEEKLY)

North Eastern Railway to run 5 Summer Special Trains

Find below new trains run by North Eastern Railways during this summer.Links to other Summer special trains are present at the end of this post.

Train Schedule/Stops Train number 05013/05014 between Lucknow and Kamakhya is running for 11 trips. The train is available from Lucknow on Tuesday and from Kamakhya on Wednesday. It

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Diwali/Deepawali Special Trains – Pune from Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad & Howrah from Puri,LUCKNOW-KAMAKHYA and 15 more trains | 15th October Update

In this post we Bring you 15 new trains by South Central Railways,between East Coast and Pune, Lucknow and Kamakhya among others.

FOR MORE SPECIAL TRAINS , See following posts:

SPECIAL TRAIN UPDATE on 23 SEPT 2010

SPECIAL TRAINS FOR FESTIVAL RUSH

SPECIAL TRAIN UPDATE on 2 OCTOBER 2010

In view of the demands from the passengers and to avoid rush in regular trains, East Coast Railway has decided to run one pair of weekly Puja Special train to Pune from Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad & Howrah from Puri .

BHUBANESWAR-PUNE

2582A/2581A Bhubaneswar-Pune-Bhubaneswar weekly Puja Special will run on every Tuesday from Bhubaneswar and on every Thursday from Pune w.e.f. 12th October till 25th November’10. 2582A Bhubaneswar-Pune Weekly Puja Special will leave Bhubaneswar at 10.15 p.m and will arrive Pune at 05.00 a.m on Thursdays. In the return direction, 2581A Pune-Bhubaneswar Weekly Puja Special will leave Pune at 11.15a.m and will arrive Bhubaneswar at 05.35p.m on Friday.This train has one AC-2 tier, one AC-3 tier, 06 Sleeper Class, 06 General Second Class and 02 Guard-Cum-Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Rajahmundry, Vijaywada, Guntur, Nadikudi, Secunderabad, Wadi and Solapur between Bhubnaneswar and Pune.

Puri-Hyderabad

Similarly, 0863/0864 Puri-Hyderabad-Puri weekly Puja Special will run on every Saturday from Puri and on every Sunday from Hyderabad w.e.f. 9th October till 28th November’10. 0863 Puri-Hyderabad Weekly Puja Special will leave Puri at 10.30a.m and will arrive Hyderabad at 09.15 a.m on Sundays. In the return direction, 0864 Hyderabad-Puri Weekly Puja Special will leave Hyderabad at 11.00p.m and will arrive Puri at 09.00p.m on Monday.This train has one AC-2 tier, one AC-3 tier, 08 Sleeper Class, 06 General Second Class, One Pantry Car and 02 Guard-Cum-Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Brahmapur, Palasa, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Vijaywada, Khammam, Warangal and Secunderabad between Puri and Hyderabad.

Puri-Howrah

Similarly, to avoid mad rush in Howrah bound trains from Puri, East Coast Railway has decided to run a single pair Puja Special train 0875/0876 Puri-Howrah-Puri Special which will leave from Puri on 18th October (Monday)  and from Howrah on 19th October 2010(Tuesday). This train will leave Puri at 11.35p.m and will arrive Howrah at 09.20a.m on the next day. In the return direction, this train will leave Howrah at 9.55a.m on Tuesday and will arrive Puri at 07.00 p.m. on the same day.This train has 03 AC-3 tier, 09 Sleeper Classes, 04 General Second Class coaches, 02 Guard-Cum-Luggage Vans and composite coaches of one AC-1st cum 2 tier, one AC 2nd cum 3 tier and one AC 1st cum 3 tier coaches in its compositon having stoppages at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road between Howrah and Puri. __For more trains info read on___

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Govt employees clash with police in Lucknow, six injured

  Chaos prevailed for over five hours on the two-kilometre stretch of Vidhan Sabha Marg and Ashok Marg in Lucknow’s Hazratganj area, following violent clash between the police and state employees on Thursday. Following this, teachers and employees of several government departments across the state decided to go on an indefinite strike to protest against police lathicharge on the protesting employees.  

Six employees reportedly have sustained critical injuries in the lathicharge, said B P Mishra, president of teachers-employees’ joint front.   Continue reading Govt employees clash with police in Lucknow, six injured

India Railways Budget 2009: Full Report with Highlights

The new Railway budget 2009 has addressed some of the most important amenities that are needed for your rail travel. A common man should be quite happy with it. For one, the railways budget has not increased the fare at any level, which is actually a good news.

Highlights

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