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New Train Time Table Detail 2016

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‘Trains at a Glance October 2016 – June 2017’
Indian Railway published an annual publication called Trains at a Glance October 2016 -June 2017′ for giving the details of New Train Time Table, fares, New Trains etc. It is about the size of an A4 sheet of paper and has about 230 pages. The main content of the booklet are:-
  • Content
  • Luxury Tourist Trains
  • Hill Railways
  • Indrail Pass and Package Tours
  • Menu for Meals
  • Advance Reservation
  • Boarding the Train
  • Railway Train Enquiry
  • Tatkal Reservation
  • Upgradation
  • Special Facilities for Foreigners
  • Change in travel plan
  • Circular Journey Tickets
  • Reserving Special Carriages
  • Booking of Luggage
  • Advance Reservation Through Internet
  • Refund Rules
  • Rail Travel Concessions
  • Passenger Amenities
  • Vigilance Organisation
  • Citizens Charter
  • Fares
  • Explanatory Notes for Fares
  • Railway Protection Force
  • How to use the Timetable
  • Route Map with Table Numbers
  • Station Index
  • Station Code Index
  • Train Number Index
  • Train Name Index
  • Humsafar and Tejas Trains
  • Duronto Express
  • Rajdhani and Shatabdi Trains
  • Jan Shatabdi Trains
  • Sampark Kranti Trains
  • Double Decker Trains
  • Table Index
  • Railways and Tourism
  • Indian Railway Map

    WESTERN RAILWAY

There are 6 divisions under the Western Railway zone. The divisions are Mumbai Central, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Ratlam, Rajkot and Bhavnagar. There will be different time table for each division and Western Railway announced New Train Time Table for each Division, which will be with effect from 01.10.2016.  But Mumbai Suburban Time Table is different and is already existing from 02.01.2016. Now Western Railway announced the Train Time Table of Rajkot and Ratlam Division only. Following are the details of New Train Time Table 2016 of each division of Western Railway.
RAJKOT DIVISION
Highlights of the New Time Table
Conversion of Trains to Super fast Status and Renumbering.

The following trains will be running as Super Fast from 01.10.2016.

Mumbai Central – Okha : Daily : From 16.11.2016  : Train No.19005 Changed to 22945  : Train No.19006 Changed to 22946

Ahemdabad – Veraval : Daily : From 16.11.2016 : Train No.19221 Changed to 22957  : Train No.19222 Changed to 22958

Surat – Jamnagar : 6 Days : From 16.11.2016  : Train No.19059 Changed to 22959 : Train No.19060 Changed to 22960

Surat – Hapa : Weekly : From 14.11.2016 : Train No.29059 Changed to 22961 : Train No.29060 Changed to 22962

Bandra – Bhavnagar : Weekly : From 14.11.2016 and 13.11.2016 : Train No.19203 Changed to 22963 : Train No.19204 Changed to 22964

Okha – Varanasi : Weekly : From 17.11.2016 and 19.11.2016 : Train No.19569 Changed to 22969 : Train No.19570 Changed to 22970

Speeding up of 40 trains (37 Mail/Express and 3 Local/Passenger) has been done ranging from 5 minutes to 64 minutes.

Main highlights of changes in timings of trains for Rajkot station from 01.10.2016 are as under

 

Train no. 19006 Okha – Mumbai Central Saurashtra Mail will depart 35 minutes late from Rajkot at 18.20 hrs instead of its previous time of 17.45 hrs.

Train no. 19005 Mumbai Central – Okho Saurashtra Mail will arrive Rajkot 18 minutes late at 10.05 hrs instead of its previous time of 09.52 hrs.

Train no. 19017 Bandra – Jamnagar Saurashtra Janta Express will arrive at Rajkot 42 minutes earlier at 06.45 hrs instead of its previous time of 07.27 hrs.

Train no. 19018 Jarnnagar – Bandra Saurashtra Janta Express will depart 13 minutes late from Rajkot at 15.33 hrs instead of its previous time of 15.20 hrs.

Train no. 19215 Mumbai Central – Porbandar Saurashtra Express will arrive 14 minutes earlier at Rajkot in the midnight at 01.05 hrs instead of its previous time of 01.18 hrs.

Train no. 19222 Veraval – Ahemdabad Express will depart 1 hour and 40 minutes late from Rojkot at 01.15 hrs in the midnight instead of previous time of 23.35 hrs.

Train no. 15046 Okha – Gorakhpur Express will deport 2 hours and 15 minutes late from Rojkot at 02.10 hrs in the midnight instead of its previous time of 23.55 hrs.

Train No.19059 and 29059 Surat – Jamnagar and Surat – Hapa Intercity Express will arrive 20 minutes earlier at Rajkot at 22.00 hrs instead of its previous time of 22.20 hrs.

Train no. 17017 Rojkot – Secunderabad Express’ 16613 RoJkot – Coimbotore Express, 19202 Porbandar-Secunderabad Express and 19568 Okha – Tuticorin Express will depart 15 minutes late from Rajkot at 05.25 hrs instead of its previous time of 05.10 hrs.

Train no. 19252 Okha – Somnath Express will arrive 31 minutes late at Rajkot at 01.20 hrs in the midnight instead of its previous time of 00.57 hrs.

Train no. 11087 Veraval – Pune Express will deport 28 minutes late from Rojkot at 12.10 hrs instead of its previous time of 11.42 hrs.

Train no. 12477 Jamnagar – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and train no. 12475 Hapa – Shri Mate Vaishno Devi Katra express will depart 10 minutes late from Rajkot at 06.50 hrs instead of its previous time of 06.40 hrs.

Provision of operating halt in to commercial stoppage to trains: Train no. 19269 Porbandar – Muzzaffarpur (w.e.f. 06.10.16), Train no. 19270 Muzzaffarpur -Porbandar (w.e.f. 04.10.16),

Train no. 19568 0kha – Tuticorin (w.e.f 07.10.16) and Train no. 19567 Turitcorin – Okha Express trains have been provided halts at Hapa station.

Timings of Preponement and Postponement of the trains for Rajkot stations

 

Major changes of preponement and postponement of the trains for Rajkot Station are as under.

Train 19017 : Running between Bandra – Jamnagar : Existing Time Arrival 7:27 departure 7:42

Revised Time : Arrival 6:45 and Departure 7:00 : Preponed by 42 min

Train 16733 : Running between Rameshwaram – Okha : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 8:00/8:15

Revised Time (Arrival/Dep arture)7:45/8:00 : Preponed by 15 min

Train 19264 : Running between Delhi Sara’ Rohilla – Porbandar : Existing Time Arrival 8:00 departure 8:15

Revised Time Arrival 7:45 Departure 8:00 : Preponed by 15 min

Train No.19566: Running between Dehradoon – Okha : Existing Time (Arrival 10:50 departure 11:05

Revised Time Arrival 10:40 Departure 10:55 : Preponed by 10 min

Train No.19580 : Running between Delhi Semi Rohilla – Rajkot : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 10:50

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 10:40 : Preponed by 10 min

Train No.19270 :  Running between Muzzaffarpur – Porbandar : Existing Time Arrival 12:32 departure 12:37

Revised Time : Arrival 12:25 Departure 12:30 : Preponed by 7 min

Train No.11088 : Running between Pune – Veraval : Existing Time Arrival 12:32 departure 12:37 :

Revised Time Arrival 12:25 Departure 12:30 : Preponed by 7 Min

Train No.11464/11466 : Running between Jabalpur – Somnath :Existing Time Arrival 13:10 departure 13:17 :

Revised Time Arrival 13:00 Departure 13:07 : Preponed by 10 Min

Train No.22940 : Running between Bilaspur – Hapa :Existing Time  Arrival 13:35 departure 13.40:

Revised Time Arrival 13:14 Departure 13:19 : Preponed by 21 Min

Train No.12906 : Running between Howrah – Porbandar :Existing Time (Arrival 13:35 departure 13:40

Revised Time Arrival 13:30 Departure 13:35 : Preponed by 5 Min

Train No.19119 : Running between Ahandabad – Somnath : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 15:15/15:20
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 15:10/15:15 : Preponed by 5 Min
Train No.19576 : Running between Nathdwara – Okha : Existing Time (Arrival 15:48 departure 15:53

Revised Time Arrival 15:28 Departure 15:33 : Preponed by 20 min

Train No.12950 : Running between Santraghachi – Porbondar : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) /15:53

Revised Time (Arrival 15:28 Departure 15:33 : Preponed by 20 Min

Train No.17018 : Running between Secunderabad – Rojkot : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 19:00/-

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 18.50 : Preponed by 10 min

Train No.16614 : Running between Coimbatore – Rajkot : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 19:00/-
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 18:50/- : Preponed by 10 min
Train No.19201 : Running between Secunderabad – Porbendar : Existing Time Arrival 19:17 departure 19:22

Revised Time Arrival 19:08 Departure 19:13 : Preponed by 9 min

Train No.12478 : Running between Shri Main Vaishno Devi Katra – Jamnagar : Existing Time (Arrival 19:17 departure 19:22  Revised Time Arrival 19:05 Departure 19:10 : Preponed by 12 Min

Train No.12476 : Running between Shri Mato Vaishno Devi Katra – Hapa : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 19:17/19:22

Revised Time Arrival 19:05 Departure 19:10 : Preponed by 12 Min

Train No.19567 : Running between Tuticorin – Okha : Existing Time (Arrival 20:53 departure 20:58

Revised Time Arrival 20:50 Departure 20:55 :Preponed by 3 Min

Train No.19059 : Running between Surat – Jamnagar : Existing Time Arrival 22:20 beparture 22:25

Revised Time Arrival 22:00 Departure 22:05 : Preponed by 20 Min

Train No.29059 : Running between Surat – Hapa : Existing Time Arrival 22:20 Departure 22:25

Revised Time Arrival 22:00 Departure 22.05 : Preponed by 20 Min

Train No.15636 : Running between Guahati – Okha : Existing Time Arrival 22:56 departure 23:01

Revised Time Arrival 22:25 Departure 22:30 : Preponed by 31 Min

Train No.15045 : Running between Gorakhpur – Okha : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 22:56/23:01

Revised Time Arrival 22:25 Departure 22:30 : Preponed by 31 Min

Major changes of postponement of trains at Rajkot station are as under:

Postponement of Trains at Rajkot station (LATE):

 

Train No.19005 : Running between Mumbai Central – Okha : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 9:52/10:17 :

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure)10.05/10:35 : Postponement by  18  Min

Train No.19571 : Running between Rajkot – Porbandar : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 7:05/

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure)  7:15/: Postponement by 10 Min

Train No.16337 : Running between Okha -Ernakulam : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 8:20/8:25

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 8:20/8:30 : Postponement by 5 Min

Train No.16333 : Running between Veraval – Trivandrum : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 8:20/8:25

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 8:20/8:30 : Postponement by 5 Min

Train No.16734 : Running between Okha – Rameshwaram : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 11:42/11:47

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 11:44/11:49 : Postponement by 2 Min

Train No.19575 : Running between Okha – Nathdwara  : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure)12.05/12:15

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 12:25/12:30 : Postponement by 15 Min

Train No.19006 : Running between Okha -Mumbai Central : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 17:15/17:45 : Revised Time (Arrival/Departure)17:50/18:20 : Postponement by (minutes)35

Train No.19569 : Running between Okha -Varanasi : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure)18:25/18:30 :

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 18:30/18:40 : Postponement by 10 Min

Train No.19252 : Running between Okha – Somnath : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure)00:37/00:57 :

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure)00:45/1:28 : Postponement by 31 Min

Train No.15046 : Running between Okha – Gorakhpur : Existing Time Arrival 23:50 Departure 23:55

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure)2:00/2:10  : Postponement by 2 hrs and 15 minutes

Train No.19568 : Running between Okha – Tuticorin : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 5:05/5:10

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure)5:20/5:25 : Postponement by 15 Min

Train No.19202 : Running between Porandar- Santraghachi :  Existing Time (Arrival/Departure)5:05/5:10

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 5:20/5:25 : Postponement by 15 Min

Train No.12905 : Running between  Porbandar – Howrah : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 11:42/11:47

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 11:44/11:49 : Postponement by 2 Min

Train No.19018 : Running between Jamnagar – Bandra : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 15:15/15:20

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 15:28/15:33 : Postponement by 13 Min

Train No.12477 : Running between Jamnagar- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure)6:35/3:40

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 6:45/6:50 : Postponement by 10 Min

Train No.12475 : Running between Hapa – Shri Mato Vaishno : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure)6:35/6:40

Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 6:45/6:50 : Postponement by 10 Min

SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY

 

Re-Numbering and speeding up of Express Trains

Train No.17035 Secunderabad-Sirpur Kaghaznagar Express will be speeded up and renumbered as Train No.12757 (new number). This train will now arrive Sirpur Kaghaznagar station at 13:40 hrs instead of 13:45 hrs from 1st October, 2016.

Train No.17036 Sirpur Kaghaznagar – Secunderabad Express will be speeded up and renumbered as Train No.12758 (new number). This train will now arrive Secunderabad station at 20:15 hrs instead of 20:20 hrs from 1st October, 2016.

SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY

 

South Eastern Railway announced that New Train Time Table which will be effective from 1st October, 2016 include 6(six) pairs of New Trains, Change in Train Timings, Change in Character of Trains, Change in Departure Time at Different Originating Stations over South Eastern Railway, Additional Stoppages, Acceleration of Trains etc.

New Trains

 

Train Nos.22841/22842 One pair of Weekly “Antyodaya” Super fast Express will be introduced between Santragachi – Chennai Central – Santragachi

Running Day: every Monday from Santragachi  and every Wednesday from Chennai Central.

Train Nos.22877/22878 pair of Weekly “Antyodaya” Super fast Express will be introduced between Howrah – Ernakulam – Howrah

Running Day: every Saturday from Howrah and every Tuesday from Ernakulam.

Train Nos.22887/22888 pair of Weekly “Humsafar” Super fast Express will be introduced between Howrah – Yesvantpur – Howrah  Running Day: every Tuesday from Howrah and every Thursday from Yesvantpur.

Train Nos.22837/22838 pair of Weekly Super fast Express will be introduced between Hatia – Ernakulam – Hatia

Running Day: every Monday from Hatia and every Thursday from Ernakulam.

Train Nos.22886/22885 pair of Bi-weekly “Antyodaya” Super fast Express will be introduced between Tatanagar – LTT – Tatanagar  Running Day: every  Sunday and Thursday from Tatanagar and every Tuesday  and Saturday from LTT.

Train Nos.12504/12503 pair of Weekly “Humsafar” Express will be introduced between Kamakhya – Bengaluru Cantt – Kamakhya via Howrah

Running Day: every Tuesday from Kamakhya  and every Friday from Bengaluru Cantt.

Change in  Train Timings

 

The following trains will run in more convenient timings which will be available in the New Time Table-2016

Train Nos.13403/13404 Ranchi – Bhagalpur Vananchal Express,

Train No.18007 Shalimar – Bhanjpur Simlipal Express

Train No.22854 Viaskhapatnam – Shalimar Express

 

Change in Character of Trains

 

Train Nos.18001/18002 Howrah – Digha Kandari Express will run as Super fast Express with Revised Train Nos.22897/22898 w.e.f. 1st October, 2016

Train Nos.18003/18004 Jhargram – Purulia Express will run as Super fast Express with Revised Train Nos.22821/22822 w.e.f. 1st October, 2016

Train Nos.18105/18106 Rourkela – Bhubaneswar Intercity Express will run as Super fast Express w.e.f. 1st October, 2016.

However, Revised Train Nos. of 18105/18106 Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Intercity Super fast Express as Train Nos.22839/22840 will be effective from 20th December, 2016

Change in Departure Time at Different Originating Stations over SER

 

The departure time of 12 Mail/Express Trains originating from Howrah, Shalimar, Kharagpur, Haldia, Digha and Ranchi will be changed. This apart, departure timings of 4 Passenger/DEMU Trains will also be changed from Howrah, Balasore, Baripada and Rupsa w.e.f. 1st October, 2016.

Additional Stoppages

 

11 pairs of Mail/Express Trains including Duronto Express will have additional stoppages which will be effective from 1st October, 2016.

Acceleration of Trains

 

23 Mail/Express/Passenger Trains including Rajdhani Express will be accelerated over South Eastern Railway system ranging from 2 minutes to 20 minutes which will also be effective from 1st October, 2016.

NORTHERN RAILWAY : NEW TRAIN TIME TABLE 2016 – 2017
  • Acceleration of sectional speed to bring in a spin – off of saving of 600 minutes for down trains and 1390 minutes for up trains
  • Nine new pairs of trains (Tejas, Humsafar and Antyodaya) to be introduced
  • New Delhi – Bhatinda Shatabdi Express to be extended to Firozpur
  • 7 pairs of trains re-numbered
  • Change in days of running of 4 pairs of trains
  • Change in the departure timings of 26 trains
  • Change in the arrival timings of 40 trains
  • Merger of Faizabad -Lucknow passenger with Saharanpur – Lucknow to run as a single service between Faizabad and Saharanpur.
  • NEW TRAINS: (Dates of introduction to be notified later)
In terms of Rail Budget 2016, the following 9 new trains like Tejas, Humsafar and Antyodaya shall be introduced:-
TEJAS 
  1. A six days a week Tejas between New Delhi and Chandigarh
  2. A six days a week Tejas between Lucknow Jn and Anand Vihar T

ANTYODAYA

 

  1. A Weekly Antyodaya express between Darbhanga and Jalandhar city
  2. A Weekly Antyodaya express between Bilaspur and Ferozepur
  3. A Weekly Antyodaya express between Bandra T and Gorakhpur
HUMSAFAR
  1. A Weekly Humsafar express between Sealdah and Jammu Tawi
  2. A Triweekly Humsafar express between Gorakhpur and Anand Vihar
  3. A Weekly Humsafar express between Durg and Nizamuddin
  4. A Weekly Humsafar express between Tirupati and Jammu Tawi

EXTENSION OF TRAINS (Date of extension to be notified later)

 

  1. Extension of New Delhi- Bhatinda Shatabdi express to Firozpur with revised days and timings.
  2. Change Of Train Number In 7 Pairs Of Trains
  3. Change Of Days Of Running Of 4 Pairs Of Trains
  4. Change In The Departure Timings Of 26 Trains
  5. Change In The Arrival Timings Of 40 Trains
  6. Merger of 54233/ 54232 Faizabad -Lucknow passenger with 54351/54352 Saharanpur -Lucknow to run as a single train between Faizabad and Saharanpur as 54233/54234
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Durga Pooja Special Trains List 2016

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Journeying with easy during the Poojas

One of the most important festivals that are celebrated throughout India is Navaratri. In fact, this is the only festival that is celebrated with such great pomp in almost every state of the country.
The Navaratri is a nine-day festival that celebrates the power and prowess of three main Goddesses of the Hindu pantheon- Durga, Saraswathi and Lakshmi. In fact, in most of the states, ceremonies are conducted that pay obeisance to Durga and Lakshmi, particularly. While Navaratri is celebrated with a lot of vigour in the North Indian states, Durga Puja, which falls within the overall Navaratri celebrations, is celebrated with great pomp in West Bengal. Durga Puja is also celebrated widely in Delhi, Mumbai and Varanasi.
Thus, needless to say this nine-day festival surrounding Navaratri and Durga Puja creates a lot of rush throughout the country. People travel from far and near to join their families during these celebrations. This is also a time when educational institutes remain closed for the festivities. Thus, there is also a great rush of students, who head back home to their families. Train compartments remain jam packed, and it becomes extremely difficult to get a reserved seat during this time.
In order to contain and control this rush, the railways introduce Pooja special trains that make it possible to accommodate the large number of people who travel during this time of the year. These trains are an addition to the regularly plying ones. They help in making it easier for people to travel to their preferred destination within the country.
Howrah – Ramnagar Puja Special
Train No.05008 Howrah – Ramnagar Puja Special Train will depart from Howrah station 8.35 AM to reach Ramnagar at 4.45 PM on the next day.
Running date: 9th , 16th , 23rd , 30th October and 6th , 13th , 20th , 27th November, 2016
Train No.05007 Ramnagar – Howrah Puja Special Train will depart from Ramnagar station at 5.55 PM to reach Howrah station at 7.10 AM on the 3rd day.
Running Date: 7th ,14th ,21th ,28th October and 4th , 11th ,18th , 25th November, 2016 (Fridays)
Composition
Air-conditioned, Sleeper Class and General Second Class accommodation.
Train Nos.08047/08048 Santragachi-NewJalpaiguri-Santragachi Special
Train No.08047 Santragachi – New Jalpaiguri Special Depart from Santragachi every Sunday at 10:25 Am will reach New Jalpaiguri at 9.55 PM, the same day.
Train No.08048 New Jalpaiguri – Santragachi train Depart from New Jalpaiguri every Sunday at 11:55 hours will Reach Santragachi at 11.15 Am, the next day.
Running Date: 02.10.16 to 13.11.16 on evey Sunday
Composition
Train consisting of 1 AC Two Tier, 3 AC Three Tier, 9 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 Luggage Van.
Halting
Barddhaman, Rampurhat, Malda Town, Barsoi and Kishanganj between Santragachi and New Jalpaiguri.
Train Nos.05115/05116 Chhapra – Anand Vihar Weekly Puja Special Trains
Train No.05115 Chhapra – Anand Vihar train will depart from Chhapra at 16:30 hrs on and will Reached Anand Vihar at 11:00 hrs.
Running Date: 05, 12, 19 and 26 October 2016 and 02,09,16, 23 and 30 November 2016
Train No.05116 Anand Vihar – Chhapra train will depart from Anand Vihar at 14:00 hrs on and will Reched Chhapra at 10:00 hrs.
Running Date: 06, 13, 20 and 27 October 2016, 03,10,17 and 24 November 2016 and 01 December 2016
Halting
Anand Vihar, Moradabad Junction, Lucknow Charbagh NR, Gonda Junction, Basti, Khalilabad, Gorakhpur Junction, Kaptanganj Junction, Padrauna, Tamkuhi Road, Thewe Junction, Siwan Junction, Chhapra Junction.
Composition
Tow AC-2 Tier, One AC-3 Tier, Two SLR,  Six Sleeper and Nine General.
Train Nos.05101/05102 Chhapra – Anand Vihar Jansadharan Weekly Puja Special Trains
Train No.05101 Chhapra – Anand Vihar train will depart from Chhapra at 16:00 hrs on and will Reached Anand Vihar at 11:55 hrs.
Running Date: 02, 09, 16, 23 and 30 October 2016 and 06, 13, 20 and 27 November 2016
Train No.05102 Anand Vihar – Chhapra train will depart from Anand Vihar at 13:55 hrs on and will arrive Chhapra at 10:55 hrs.
Running Date: 03, 10, 17, 24 and 31 October 2016, 07,14,21 and 28 November 2016
Halting
Anand Vihar, Ghaziabad Junction, Moradabad Junction, Bareilly Junction, Lucknow Charbagh NR, Faizabad Junction, Shahganj Junction, Khorason Road, Azamgarh, Muhammadabad, Mau Junction, Ballia, Chhapra Junction.
Composition
Two SLR and Nineteen General.
Train Nos.05007/05008 Ramnagar – Howrah Weekly Puja Special Trains
Train No.05007 Ramnagar – Howrah train will depart from Ramnagar at 17:55 hrs on and will arrive Howrah at 07:10 hrs.
Running Date: 07, 14, 21 and 28 October 2016 and 04,11,18 and 25 November 2016
Train No.05008 Howrah – Ramnagar train will depart from Howrah at 08:35 hrs on and will arrive Ramnagar at 16:45 hrs.
Running Date: 09, 16, 23 and 30 October 2016 and 06,13,20 and 27 November 2016
Halting
Howrah, Barddhaman Junction, Durgapur, Asansol Junction, Madhupur Junction, Jasidhi Junction, Jhajha, Kiul Junction, Barauni Junction, Shahpur Patoree, Hajipur Junction, Sonpur Junction, Chhapra Junciton, Siwan Junction, Thawe Junction, Takuhi Road, Padrauna, Kaptanganj Junciton, Gorakhpur Junction, Khalilabad, Basti, Gonda Junction, Sitapur Cantt., Bareilly Junciton, Bareilly City, Izzatnagar, Bhojipura Junction, Baheri, Kichha, Patnagar, Lal Kuan Junction, Bazpur, Kashipur Junction, Ramnagar.
Composition
One AC-2 Tier, One AC-3 Tier, Two SLR,  Six Sleeper and Six General.
Train Nos.04735/04736 Bikaner – Haridwar Puja Weekly Express Special Train via Sultanpur
Train No.04735 Bikaner – Haridwar Weekly Special Train will depart from Bikaner at 19.45 hrs and will reach Haridwar at 10.25 hrs.
Running Date: 07.10.2016 to 11.11.2016 on Every Friday
Train No.04736 Haridwar  – Bikaner Weekly Special Train will depart from Haridwar at 19.50 hrs and will reach Bikaner at 09.40 hrs.
Running Date: 08.10.2016 to 12.11.2016 on every Saturday.
Halting
Napasar, Sudsar, Sri Dungargarh, Rajaldesar, Ratnagarh, Churu, Sadulpur, Loharu, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Delhi Jn., Delhi Shahdara Jn., shamli, Tapri Jn. and Roorkee Stations.
Composition
AC-2 Tier, AC-3 Tier, Sleeper and General.
Train Nos.03427/03428 Malda Town –  Haridwar Puja Weekly Special Train via Sultanpur
Train No.03427 Malda Town – Haridwar Weekly Special Train will depart from Malda Town at 09.05 hrs and will reach Haridwar at 13.55 hrs.
Running Date: The train will be on 10.10.2016 to 07.11.2016 on every Monday.
Train No.03428 Haridwar  – Malda Town Weekly Special Train will depart from Haridwar at 16.05 hrs and will reach Malda Town at 23.30 hrs.
Running Date: The train will be on 11.10.2016 to 08.11.2016 on every Tuesday.
Halting
New Farakka, Barharwa, Sahibganj, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur, Sultanganj, Jamalpur, Abhaipur, Kiul, Mokama, Bakhtiyarpur, Patna, Ara, Buxar, Mughaslsarai, Varanasi, Lucknow, Moradabad and Laksar Stations.
Composition
AC-2 Tier, AC-3 Tier, Sleeper and General.
Train Nos.09205/09206 Bhavnagar –  Jammu Tawi Weekly Puja Special Train
Train No.09205 Bhavnagar – Jammu Tawi Weekly Special Train will depart from Bhavnagar at 14.00 hrs and will reach Jammu Tawi at 01.25 hrs.
Running Date: The train will be on 07.10.2016 to 11.11.2016 on every Friday.
Train No.09206 Jammu Tawi  – Bhavnagar Weekly Special Train will depart from Jammu Tawi at 05.30 hrs and will reach Bhavnagar at 16.40 hrs.
Running Date: The train will be on 09.10.2016 to 13.11.2016 on every Sunday.
Halting
Sihor, Dhola, Botad, Surendranagar Gate, Viramgam, Ahmedabad, Mahesane, Palanpur, Abu Road, Sirohi Road, Falna, Rani, Marwar Jn., Pali Marwar, Luni, Jodhpur, Merta Road, Degane, Didwana, Ladnun, Sujangarh, Ratangarh, Churu, Sadulpur, Hisar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt and Pathankot Cantt. Stations.
Composition
AC-2 Tier, AC-3 Tier, Sleeper and General.
Train Nos.09013/ 09014 Mumbai Central – Lucknow Jn Weekly Super fast ‘ Suvidha’ Special
Train No.09013 Mumbai Central – Lucknow Weekly Super fast Suvidha Special train will leave Mumbai Central at 19.45 hrs on every Thursday and will reach Lucknow at 20.35 hrs, the next day.
Running Date: This train will run from 6th October, 2016 to 10th November, 2016 with total 6 trips.
Train No.09014 Lucknow – Mumbai Central Weekly Super fast Suvidha Special train will leave Lucknow at 22.45 hrs on every Friday and will arrive Mumbai Central at 23.10 hrs, the next day.
Running Date: This train will run from 7th October, 2016 to 11th November, 2016 with total 6 trips.
Halting
Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ujjain, Bina, Jhansi, Orai and Kanpur Central stations in both the directions.
Composition
AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class and Pantry car coaches.
Reservation
Booking for Train No.09013 will be opened as per the Advance Reservation Period of 30 days, at all PRS counters and IRCTC website.
Train Nos.09015/ 09016  Bandra(T) – Gorakhpur Weekly Super fast ‘Suvidha’ Special
Train No.09015 Bandra (T) – Gorakhpur Weekly Super fast Suvidha special train will leave Bandra (T) at 05.10 hrs on every Sunday and will reach Gorakhpur at 14.40 hrs, the next day.
Running Date: This train will run from 2nd October, 2016 to 13th November, 2016 with total 7 trips.
Train No.09016 Gorakhpur – Bandra (T) Weekly Super fast Suvidha special train will leave Gorakhpur at 07.00 hrs on every Tuesday and will arrive Bandra (T) at 17.35 hrs, the next day.
Running Date: This train will run from 4th October, 2016 to 15th November, 2016 with total 7 trips.
Halting
Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Godhra, Dahod, Ratlam, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur City, Hindaun City, Achhnera, Mathura Jn., Kasganj, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj, Kanpur Central, Lucknow, Gonda and Basti stations in both the directions.
Composition
AC II Tier, AC III Tier and Sleeper Class coaches.
Reservation
Booking for Train No.09015 will be opened as per the Advance Reservation Period of 30 days, at all PRS counters and IRCTC website.
Train Nos.09021/ 09022  Bandra(T) – Jammu Tawi Weekly AC Super fast Special
Train No.09021 Bandra (T) – Jammu Tawi Weekly AC Super fast special train will leave Bandra (T) at 05.10 hrs on every Monday and reach Jammu Tawi at 15.30 hrs, the next day.
Running Date: This train will run from 3rd October, 2016 to 14th   November, 2016 with total 7 trips.
Train No.09022 Jammu Tawi – Bandra (T) Weekly AC Super fast Special will leave Jammu Tawi at 23.15 hrs on every Tuesday and will arrive Bandra (T) at 07.35 hrs on Thursday.
Running Date: This train will run from 4th October, 2016 to 15th November, 2016 with total 7 trips.
Halting
Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Godhra, Dahod, Ratlam, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Hindaun City, Mathura Jn., New Delhi, Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt and Pathankot Cantt stations in both the directions.
Composition
AC II Tier, AC III Tier and AC Chair Car coaches. The train will be fully reserved and run as special train on special fare.
Reservation
The booking for Train no. 09021 will be opened from 26th August, 2016.
Train Nos.04924/04923 Chandigarh – Gorakhpur – Chandigarh Weekly Special Train
Train No.04924 Chandigarh – Gorakhpur Weekly Special Train will depart from Chandigarh at 23.15 hrs and will reach Gorakhpur at 17.30 hrs on the next day.
Running Date: The train will be on 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 September, 06,13, 20, 27 October and 03,10,17 and 24 November 2016.
Train No.04923 Gorakhpur – Chandigarh Weekly Special Train will depart from Gorakhpur at 22.10 hrs and will reach Chandigarh at 14.25 hrs on next day.
Running Date: The train will be on 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 September, 07,14, 21, 28 October and 04,11,18 and 25 November 2016.
Halting
Ambala Cantt, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow and Gonda.
Composition
Five General Compartment  ,  Ten Sleeper Class,  One AC-1 Tier,  Two AC-2 Tier, One AC-3 Tier and Two SLR , totaling Twenty one coaches.
Train Nos. 05941/05942 Kolkata – Dibrugarh Weekly Special Trains via Dankuni
Train No. 05941 Kolkata – Dibrugarh weekly special trains will depart from Kolkata at 07.40 hrs on and will arrive Dibrugarh at 18.00 hrs on Wednesday.
Running Date:  04.10.2016, 11.10.2016, 18.10.2016, 25.10.2016, 01.11.2016, 08.11.2016 and 15.11.2016 on every Tuesdays.
Train No. 05942 Dibrugarh – Kolkata weekly special trains will depart from Dibrugarh at 22.00 hrs and will arrive Kolkata at 06.15 hrs on Tuesday.
Running Date:  02.10.2016, 09.10.2016, 16.10.2016, 23.10.2016, 30.10.2016, 06.11.2016, 13.11.2016  on every Sunday.
Halting
Kolkata,  Malda town, New Jalpaiguri, Guwahati, Dimapur, Dibrugarh, Barddhaman, Bolpur, Rampurhat, Kishanganj, New Coochbehar, New Bongaigoan, Rangiya, Jagiroad, Chaparmukh, Hojai, Lumding, Diphu, Furkating, Mariani, Simaluguri, Naharkatiya and New Tinsukia stations enroute.
Composition
One AC-2 Tier, Two AC-3 Tier, Eight Sleeper Class, Six General second Class and Two SLR totaling nineteen coaches.
Reservation
The special trains will run as Special train on special charges. No concession booking will be allowed in the trains. The GS coaches will run as unreserved with normal charges of Super fast Mail/Express trains. Bookings for Special will open from 18.8.2016 with a maximum of 60 days Advanced Reservation period both from Internet and PRS Counters.
Train Nos. 05246/05245 Kolkata – New Jalpaiguri Weekly Special Trains via Azimganj – Katwa
    Train No. 05246 Kolkata – New Jalpaiguri weekly special trains will depart from Kolkata at 23.20 hrs on and will arrive New Jalpaiguri at 12.00 hrs on Monday.
Running Date:  02.10.2016, 09.10.2016, 16.10.2016, 23.10.2016, 30.10.2016, 06.11.2016 and 13.11.2016  on every Sunday.
    Train No. 05245 New Jalpaiguri – Kolkata weekly special trains will depart from New Jalpaiguri at 21.15 hrs and will arrive Kolkata at 07.45 hrs on Sunday.
Running Date:   01.10.2016, 08.10.2016, 15.10.2016, 22.10.2016, 29.10.2016, 05.11.2016, 12.11.2016   on every Saturday. 
Halting

 

Kolkata, Nabadwip Dham, Malda town, New Jalpaiguri, Bandel, Katwa, Azimganj, Barsoi and Kishanganj stations enroute.
Composition
Composite One AC-2 Tier and AC-3 Tier, Composite AC 1st and AC-2 Tier One, One AC-2 Tier, Three AC-3 Tier, Seven Sleeper Class, Six General second Class and Two General Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Vans
totaling 21 coaches.
Reservation
The special trains will run as Special train on special charges. No concession booking will be allowed in the trains. The GS coaches will run as unreserved with normal charges of Super fast Mail/Express trains. Bookings for Special will open from 18.8.2016 with a maximum of 60 days Advanced Reservation period both from Internet and PRS Counters.
VISAKHAPATNAM – SECUNDERABAD : WEEKLY EXPRESS PUJA SPECIAL
Train No. 08501 Visakhapatnam – Secunderabad weekly special express will leave Visakhapatnam on Tuesday at 23.00 hrs will reach Secunderabad on the next day at 12.00 hrs.
Running Date: 04.10.2016 to 15.11.2016
Train No.08502 Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam weekly special express will leave Secunderabad on Wednesday at 16.30 hrs will reach Visakhapatnam on the next day morning at 04.50 hrs.
Running Date: 05.10.2016 to 16.11.2016
Composition
One second AC, Three third AC Coaches, Ten Sleeper Class Coaches, Six General Second Class coaches and Two Second Class cum luggage coaches.
VISAKHAPATNAM – TIRUPATI : WEEKLY SUVIDHA PUJA SPECIAL
Train No.82851 Visakhapatnam – Tirupati weekly Suvidha special express will leave Visakhapatnam on Monday at 22.55 hrs from  which will reach Tirupati on the next day at 13.25 hrs.
Running Date: 03.10.2016 to 14.11.2016
Train No.82852 Tirupati – Visakhapatnam weekly Suvidha special express will leave Tirupati on Tuesday at 15.30 hrs will reach Visakhapatnam on the next day morning at 06.50 hrs.
Running Date: 04.10.2016 to 15.11.2016
Halting
Duvvada, Anakapalle, Samakot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, New Guntur, Tenali, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Sri Kalahasti, Renigunta.
Composition
One second AC, Three third AC Coaches, Nine Sleeper Class Coaches, Six General Second Class coaches and Two Second Class cum luggage coaches.
116 PUJA SPECIAL TRAINS 
South Eastern Railway announced 116 of Puja Special Trains towards different destinations Keeping in view the huge rush of passengers during ensuing Durga Puja and Diwali Festivals, South Eastern Railway has decided to run 58 pairs (116 trips)of festival specials towards Pune, Gondia, Durg, Visakhapatnam, Puri, Mumbai, Ernakulam and Chennai during the period from03/10/2016 to 30/11/2016. Following are the details.
Train Nos.08043/08044 Santragachi-Gondia-Santragachi Weekly AC Superfast Puja Specials:
  • The Santragachi-Gondia Special(08043) leaving Santragachi every Monday at 14:50 hours will reach Gondia at 06:05 hours, the next day.
  • In the return direction, the train(08044) leaving Gondia every Tuesday at 12:40 hours will arrive Santragachi at 06:10 hours, the next day.
Running Date:The Special train will run during the period from 03/10/16 to 29/11/16.
Train Nos.02860/02859 Santragachi-LTT-Santragachi Weekly AC Superfast Special:
  • The Santragachi-LTT Superfast AC Special(02860) leaving Santragachi o­n 27.10.16 and 03.11.16 at 18.30 hrs. will reach LTT at 23.45 hrs., the next day.
  •  In the return direction, LTT-Santragachi AC Superfast Special(02859) departing LTT o­n 29.10.16 and 05.11.16 at 13.20 hrs. will arrive Santragachi at 18.15 hrs., the next day.
Train Nos.02822/02821 Santragachi-Pune-Santragachi Weekly AC Superfast Special
  • The Santragachi-Pune Superfast AC Special(02822) leaving Santragachi every Saturday at 18.30 hrs. will reach Pune at 02.45 hrs., o­n  Monday.
  • In the return direction, Pune-Santragachi Superfast AC Special(02821) departing Pune every Monday at 10.30 hrs. will arrive Santragachi at 18.15 hrs., the next day.
Running Date: The Special train will run during the period from 08.10.2016 to 28.11.2016.
Train Nos.02809/02810 Santragachi-Puri-Santragachi Superfast Weekly Special
  • The Santragachi-Puri Special(02809) leaving Santragachi every Thursday at 19:00 hours will reach Puri at 03:20 hours, the next day.
  • In the return direction, the train(02810) leaving Puri every Friday at 13:30 hours will arrive Santragachi at 22:15 hours, the same day.
Running Date:The Special train will run during the period from 06.10.2016 to 25.11.2016.
Train Nos.08119/08120 Tatanagar-Durg-Tatanagar Weekly Special
  • The Tatanagar-Durg Special(08119) leaving Tatanagar every Tuesday at 20:00 hours will reach Durg at 06:15 hours, the next day.
  • In the return direction, the train(08120) leaving Durg every Wednesday at 21:40 hours will arrive Tatanagar at 09:25 hours, the next day.
Running Date:The Special train will run during the period from 04.10.2016 to 30.11.2016.
Train Nos.08189/08190 Tatanagar-Visakhapatnam-Tatanagar Weekly Special
  • The Tatanagar-Visakhapatnam Special(08189) leaving Tatanagar every Friday at 13:00 hours will reach Visakhaptnam at 05:25 hours, the next day.
  • In the return direction, the train(08190) leaving Visakhaptnam every Saturday at 17:45 hours will arrive Tatanagar at 10:45 hours, the next day.
Running Date:The Special train will run during the period from 07.10.2016 to 12.11.2016.
Train Nos.02853/02854 Howrah-Ernakulam-Howrah Weekly Superfast Suvidha Specials
  • The Howrah-Ernakulam Suvidha Special leaving Howrah every Saturday at 17:00 hours (till 27th November 2016) will reach Ernakulam at 06:00 hours on Monday.
  • In the return direction, the train leaving Ernakulam every Tuesday at 08:50 hours (till 29th November 2016), will arrive Howrah at 23:00 hours on Wednesday.
The Suvidha Special consisting of 19 coaches (AC 3 Tier-4, AC 2 Tier -1, Sleeper Class-12 and Luggage Van-2) will have stoppages at Kharagpur, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road,  Brahmapur, Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, o­ngole, Nellore, Renigunta, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Erode and Coimbatore enroute and in the return direction, the train will also stop at Aluva, Thrisur and Palakkad.
Train Nos.00841/00842 Howrah-Chennai-Howrah Weekly AC Superfast Special
  • The Howrah-Chennai AC Super fast Special leaving Howrah every Saturday at 12:40 (till 26th November 2016) hours will reach Chennai at 15:05 hours on Sunday.
  • In the return direction, the train leaving Chennai every Sunday at 17:10 hours (till 27th November 2016), will arrive Howrah at 18:30 hours on Monday.
The Special trains consisting of 14 AC-3 Tier coaches
Holting
Kharagpur, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada and Nellore between Howrah and Chennai.
4 pairs of Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Weekly Suvidha Express will leave Howrah on every Wednesday between October 12 and November 2, 2016 and New Jalpaiguri on every Thursday between October 13 and November 3, 2016.
The train will compose of general second class, sleeper class and air conditioned coaches.
4 pairs of Howrah – New Jalpaiguri Suvidha Express will leave Howrah and New Jalpaiguri on every Wednesday between October 12 and November 2, 2016.
The train will compose of air-conditioned and sleeper class coaches.
6 pairs of Sealdah – Kamakhya Weekly Super fast special will leave Sealdah on every Friday between October 7 and November 11, 2016 and Kamakhya o­n every Saturday between October 8 and November 12, 2016.
The train will compose of o­nly air-conditioned coaches.
5 pairs of Kolkata – Alipurduar Jn. weekly special will leave Kolkata o­n every Sunday between October 9 and November 13, 2016 and Alipurduar Jn. o­n every Monday between October 10 and November 14, 2016.
The train will compose of general second class, sleeper class and air conditioned coaches.
5 pairs of Howrah – Anand Vihar weekly Suvidha express will leave Howrah o­n every Saturday between October 8 and November 5, 2016 and Anand Vihar o­n every Sunday between October 9 and November 6, 2016.
The train will compose of air-conditioned and sleeper class coaches.
5 pairs of Howrah – Jammu Tawi weekly Suvidha express will leave Howrah o­n every Thursday between October 6 and November 3, 2016 and Jammu Tawi o­n every Saturday between October 8 and November 5, 2016.
The train will compose of air-conditioned and sleeper class coaches.
4 pairs of Howrah – Ajmer weekly Suvidha express will leave Howrah o­n every Tuesday between October 11 and November 1, 2016 and Ajmer o­n every Thursday between October 13 and November 3, 2016.
The train will compose of air-conditioned and sleeper class coaches.
ASANSOL – PATNA JN – ASANSOL : WEEKLY PUJA SPECIAL TRAINS
 Train Nos.03511/03512 Asansol – Patna weekly Puja specials
Train No.03511 Asansol – Patna weekly Puja special Trains will leave from Asansol at 07.15 hrs and arrive Patna Jn. at 14.00 hrs.
Train No.03512 Patna Jn – Asansol weekly Puja special Trains will leave from Patna at 15.10 hrs and arrive Asansol at 22.00 hrs.
Halting
The main stations are Asansol, Madhupur, Klul and Patna Jn.
Other stops are Chittaranjan, Jamtara, Jasidih, Jhajha, Hathidah, Mokama, Bakhtiyarpur, Patna Sahib and Rajendarnagar stations enroute.
Running date:
From Asansol and Patna Jn : 09.10.2016, 16.10.2016,23.10.2016, 30.10.2016,06.11.2016 and 13.11.2016(Sundays) and 06 trips.
Composition
Four Second Class Chair Car,  Four General Second Class and Two GSLR/D totaling Ten coaches.
Reservation
These special Trains will run as special train on special charges. No concessional booking will be allowed in the trains. The booking already opened from 20.07.2016 both from PRS Counters an Internet.
HOWRAH – RAXAUL – ASANSOL : WEEKLY PUJA SPECIAL TRAINS
Train Nos.03043/03044 Howrah – Raxaul – Asansol weekly Puja specials(Via Dankuni)
  • Train No.03043 Howrah – Raxaul – Asansol  weekly Puja special Trains will leave from Howrah at 15.00 hrs on Friday and arrive Raxaul at 10.00 hrs on Saturday.
  • Train No.03044 Raxaul – Howrah – Asansol weekly Puja special Trains will leave from Raxaul at 12.00 hrs on Saturday and arrive Asansol at 23.45 hrs on Saturday.
Halting
The main stations are Howrah, Barddhaman, Durgapur, Asansol, Klul and Raxaul.
Other stops are Chittaranjan, Madhupur, Jasidih, Jhajha, Jhajha, Barauni, Samastipur, Darbhanga and Sitamari stations enroute.
Running date:
From Howrah : 07.10.2016, 14.10.2016,21.10.2016, 28.10.2016,04.11.2016 (Fridays) and 05 trips.
From Raxaul : 08.10.2016, 15.10.2016,29.10.2016 and 05.11.2016 (Saturdays)05 trips.
Composition
One AC 2 Tier, Two AC-3 Tier, Thirteen Sleeper Classes, Five General Second Classes and Two GSLR/D totaling Twenty three coaches.
Reservation
These special Trains will run as special train on special charges. No concessional booking will be allowed in the trains. The booking already opened from 20.07.2016 both from PRS Counters an Internet.
HOWRAH – RAXAUL : JANASADHARAN WEEKLY CHHAT SPECIAL TRAINS
Train Nos.03041/03042 Howrah – Raxaul Jansadharan weekly Chhat specials(Via Bandel)
Train No.03041 Howrah – Raxaul Jansadharan weekly chhat special Trains will leave from Howrah at 22.50 hrs on Thursday and arrive Raxaul at 16.05 hrs on Friday.
Train No.03042 Raxaul – Howrah  Jansadharan weekly chhat special Trains will leave from Raxaul at 19.45 hrs on Friday and arrive Howrah at 12.15 hrs on Saturday.
Halting
The main stations are Howrah, Barddhaman, Durgapur, Asansol, Klul and Raxaul.
Other stops are Bandel, Chittaranjan, Madhupur, Jasidih, Jhajha, Barauni, Dalsingh Sarai, Samastipur, Darbhanga, Kamtaul, Janakpur Road, Sitamari and Balrgani stations enroute.
Running date:
From Howrah : 03.11.2016 and 10.11.2016 (Thursdays) and 02 trips.
From Raxaul : 04.11.2016 and 11.11.2016 (Fridays) and 02 trips.
Composition
Thirteen General Second Class and Two SLR/D and totaling Fifteen coaches.
Reservation
Mail/Express
HOWRAH – NAUTANWA : JANASADHARAN WEEKLY PUJA SPECIAL TRAINS
Train Nos.03067/03068 Howrah – Nautanwa Jansadharan weekly Puja specials
Train No.03067 Howrah – Nautanwa Jansadharan weekly puja special Trains will leave from Howrah at 22.50 hrs on Sunday and arrive Nautanwa at 22.30 hrs on Monday.
Train No.03068 Nautanwa – Howrah  Jansadharan weekly puja special Trains will leave from Nautanwa at 23.45 hrs on Monday and arrive Howrah at 20.15 hrs on Tuesday.  
Halting

 

The main stations are Howrah, Asanso, Kiul, Gorakhpur and Nautanwa.
Other stops are Bandel, Barddhaman, Durgapur, Chittaranjan, Madhupur, Jasidih, Jhajha, Barauni, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Sonpur, Chhapra, Siwan, Bhatni, Deoria Sadar and Anand Nagar
Running date:
From Howrah : 09.10.2016, 16.10.2016,23.10.2016, 30.10.2016,06.11.2016 and 13.11.2016 (Sundays) and 06 trips.
From Nautanwa : 10.10.2016, 17.10.2016,24.10.2016, 31.10.2016,07.11.2016 and 14.11.2016 (Mondays) and 06 trips.
Composition
Thirteen General Second Class and Two SLR/D and totaling Fifteen coaches.
Reservation
Mail/Express

 

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The display of advanced technology, with Mumbai railway

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The department of the Railway is much in the limelight these days. There are various reasons which are the key drivers of the popularity of this giant player in the field of mass transportation. In the field of mass transportation, the facilities provided to the passengers hold great significance. Understanding the changing needs of the passengers, the department of Railway also has started a number of attractive features and facilities.

The trains nowadays are fitted with a number of devices also. Hence, for the passenger, it is easy to enjoy the trip with the help of all such devices and facilities. The modern age is all about information technology, and hence one needs to have easy access to the internet. With the normal mobile internet, it is difficult to have the access as one is travelling on the train. To help such internet users while onboard, the department also has started Wi-Fi facilities in different trains. Particularly the department has offered this facility to a number of trains in Mumbai. One can use the facility and access the internet easily while travelling. The first question here comes to one’s mind is how to access free Wi-Fi in Mumbai Railway station. Well, the department has made it much simpler, and one can easily have access to this facility here. There are only a few steps one needs to take and after that one can have an amazing facility on his mobile or laptop that can connect him to the rest of the world with the medium of the internet.

The process:

The process to access the Wi-Fi is very simple. This system is named as Railwire. Hence one needs to first check the availability of the network on his laptop or mobile. Once the system tracks the Wi-Fi availability, one needs to select and ask to connect. With the clicking on connect button, it will redirect to the site Railwire.co.in where, one needs to provide authentication of the user. Here the user needs to provide his mobile number and name. As soon as the details are submitted, he will receive an OTP means one-time password on his cell which he needs to enter on the mobile or laptop that he wants to connect to the system. Once the OTP is entered, he can access the Internet via free Wi-Fi of the railway. Hence the system is too simple and easy as well as quick.

Advantages:

The prime advantage of the connectivity here is the faster speed and use of the time one may have to spend behind waiting for the train. There are also many professionals who are too busy and with the help of the internet connectivity available here can complete a number of tasks. In this age, the internet connectivity can also help one to enjoy the voice calling, and this can be much useful to the passengers in a different situation. Due to such facilities, only the department is considered as being modernized as well as more concerned for the facilities to its passengers.

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Changed the station to catch a train?

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Indian Railways has developed a number of systems with the passage of time, and due to such systems only, these days to travel with Indian railway has been made easier. The confirmation of ticket, online booking, checking the ticket, food parcel availability, tracking the train status, etc. are some of the known features of railway these days.

The majority of all these systems is accessible on the website of the railway or a smartphone with the help of different applications. To book the ticket, there are systems of booking developed by the department in the form of applications and website. One needs to offer different information while going for the booking. One needs to provide name, contact details, age and a few other details. But there are a few passengers who want to use this system, but in the case of trouble, they need someone to guide. One such critical issue is to change boarding point online after train booking. The main important point is the destination and boarding stations. But what if one has made any mistake and wanted to rectify the error. Well, in that case, there is also a solution, but one needs to follow certain processes. The process, if followed thoroughly, easy to make the changes.

The process:

The process to change the boarding point is simple. One needs to login the website of the IRCTC and checks the section of “Booked Ticket History.” Here one can see various tickets that are booked from this ID. One can also see the ticket booked where he needs to change the boarding point. One needs to click on that ticket, and there will be an option of change the boarding point. One can see different station names in the drop down and can select another boarding point option from the list. Once it is selected, one can save the change, and there will be a message acknowledging the changes made. Here one must note that these changes can be made for the tickets which are booked online only and not from the reservation counter. The change can take around twenty-four hours to reflect. However, it can be seen in the chart only before the four hours of the journey.

The change:

The change in the boarding point cannot be seen on the latest printout of the ticket also, and it will show the old boarding point only. One must check the same in the ticket history which is considered as valid and at the time of final boarding it is seen in the chart as well.

In the case of a passenger who needs to change the boarding point due to any reason this service proves much helpful and it is also simple that one can do it by self also. The change in boarding point can be done on the website as well as the application of the IRCTC on any smartphone. The change of boarding point confirmed with the system is also acknowledged by the department via an SMS as well as an email to the user.

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Mumbai Train: The huge network has problems also of large size

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The city of Mumbai has got great significance in the context of the nation. It is one of the metro cities and also known as the financial hub of the country. The city has a population of more than one crore and to meet the transportation requirement of people the local train network plays a vital role. However, the largest network of Indian railway also has to face various problems of the network in this city.

For the residents of Mumbai as well as commuters it is much helpful to know about the Mumbai Trains problem in Indian railway as it can help them save time and go for another option also. The worst problems here the passengers have to face is the late arrival of the trains at different stations. The traffic on the local trains is huge, and as one train gets delayed, the whole traffic of the next train also gets accumulated for the train which comes later. In case of any other express train on the same route arrives than the local train is also not cleared which adds into delay. There are also problems of cancellation of services due to water logging on low lines during the monsoon season, which creates a chaotic situation for the passengers as well as the department. The maintenance work is also a big factor due to which many trains are either cancelled or delayed till the lines are restored to the status of fully functional. Hence the big network has to face bigger problems.

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Special Train List in 2016

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Containing the rush during the festivals in August and September

The month of August is a busy time when it comes to considering the festivals that are celebrated in India. Quite a few number of festivals fall during this month. The country also observes a national holiday on the 15th of August.

Of the many religious festivals that are celebrated during this time of the year, the two most important ones are Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami. On Raksha Bandhan, sisters tie rakhi on their brothers’ wrists and even exchange gifts. Siblings who stay in different cities try to meet up to celebrate this important festival together. Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Krishna. People generally conduct pujas at their homes and dress up the idols of a baby Krishna is new and colourful attires. For some north Indian families, this is a very important festival, and hence, they prefer to spend it at home with their respective families. If the holiday for 15th August falls on a Friday or Monday, people also try and manage an extended weekend and travel back home.

Thus, during this time of the year, there is a general rush for train tickets throughout the month. If by any chance Ganesh Chaturthi falls sometime in August, then the rush increases two folds. In order to tackle the mad rush, the Indian Railways, thus, run a few special trains during this month. These All special trains help in dividing the rush and make it easier for people to travel back home to their families. These trains also come extremely in handy if you have to get a few last minute bookings done.

Update: 20-Sep-2016

BHATINDA – VARANASI – BHATINDA WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAIN

Train Nos.04998/04997 

Bhatinda – Varanasi – Bhatinda Weekly Special Train will be extended to run on every Sunday

Running Date: 04.09.2016 to 27.11.2016 (13 trips) when departing from Bhatinda and on every Monday from 05.09.2016 to 28.11.2016 (13 trips) when departing from Varanasi.

BHAVNAGAR – JAMMU TAWI : POOJA/DIWALI WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAIN
Train No.09205/09206

Bhavnagar – Jammu Tawi Diwali/Pooja weekly Special Train (12 trips)

  • Train No.09205 Bhavnagar – Jammu Tawi Diwali/Pooja Weekly Special Train will depart from Bhavnagar at 14.00 hrs and will arrive Jammu Tawi at 01.25 hrs on Third day. Running Date: 07th October to 13th November, 2016. Date of Departure of Train : Every Friday 07,14,21 and 28 of October and 4 and 11 of November 2016.
  • Train No.09206 Jammu Tawi – Bhavnagar Diwali/Pooja Weekly Special Train will depart from Jammu Tawi at 05.30 hrs and will arrive Bhavnagar at 16.40 hrs on Next day.
    Running Date: 07th October to 13th November, 2016. Date of Departure of Train : Every Sunday : 09,16,23 and 30 of October and 6 and 13 of November 2016.


Halting of Train:
Sihor, Dhola, Botad, Surendranagar Gate, Viramgam, Ahmedabad, Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Sirohi Road, Falna, Rani, Marwar Jn, Pali Marwar, Luni, Jodhpur, Merta Road, Degana, Didwana, Ladnun, Sujangarh, Ratangarh, Churu, Sadulpur, Hissar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt and Pathankot Cantt. Stations.

Composition
AC – 2 Tier, AC-3 Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class Coaches.

BHAVNAGAR – JAMMU TAWI : WEEKLY PUJA SPECIAL TRAINS

Train Nos.09205/09206

Bhavnagar –  Jammu Tawi Weekly Puja Special Train (12 Trips)

  • Train No.09205 Bhavnagar – Jammu Tawi Weekly Special Train will depart from Bhavnagar at 14.00 hrs and will reach Jammu Tawi at 01.25 hrs. The train will be on 07.10.2016 to 11.11.2016 on every Friday.
  • Train No.09206 Jammu Tawi  – Bhavnagar Weekly Special Train will depart from Jammu Tawi at 05.30 hrs and will reach Bhavnagar at 16.40 hrs. The train will be on 09.10.2016 to 13.11.2016 on every Sunday.


Halting of train
Sihor, Dhola, Botad, Surendranagar Gate, Viramgam, Ahmedabad, Mahesane, Palanpur, Abu Road, Sirohi Road, Falna, Rani, Marwar Jn., Pali Marwar, Luni, Jodhpur, Merta Road, Degane, Didwana, Ladnun, Sujangarh, Ratangarh, Churu, Sadulpur, Hisar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt and Pathankot Cantt. Stations.

Composition
AC-2 Tier, AC-3 Tier, Sleeper and General.

BHUBANESWAR – KRISHNARAJPURM : BI-WEEKLY DIWALI SUVIDHA SPECIAL TRAINS

Train No.82841/82842
Bhubaneswar – Krishnarajpuram 52 bi-Weekly Diwali Suvidha Special Trains

  • Train No.82841 Bhubaneswar – Krishnarajpuram Suvidha special train will depart Bhubaneswar at 11:30 hrs.Running Date: 3rd, 6th, 10th, 13th, 17th, 20th, 24th, 27th, 31st October, 3rd, 7th, 10th, 14th, 17th, 21st, 24th, 28th November, 1st, 5th, 8th, 12th, 15th, 19th, 22nd, 26th and 29th December, 2016 and arrive Krishnarajpuram at 13:00 hrs on the next day.
  • Train No.82842 Krishnarajpuram – Bhubaneswar special train will depart Krishnarajpuram at 16:05 hrs.
    Running date: 4th, 7th, 11th, 14th, 18th, 21st, 25th, 28th  October, 1st, 4th, 8th, 11th, 15th, 18th, 22nd, 25th, 29th  November, 2nd, 6th, 9th, 13th, 16th, 20th, 23rd, 27th and 30th December, 2016  and arrive Bhubaneswar at 18:35 hrs on the next day.

    Halting of train:
    Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Palasa, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, o­ngole, Nellore, Renigunta, Katpadi and Jolarpettai stations in both the directions.

    Composition    One AC II Tier, three AC III Tier, seven Sleeper Class, five General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage cum Brake Van Coaches totaling eighteen coaches.

    BIKANER – HARIDWAR : WEEKLY PUJA EXPRESS SPECIAL TRAINS

Train Nos.04735/04736
Bikaner – Haridwar Puja Weekly Express Special Train via Sultanpur (12 Trips)

  • Train No.04735 Bikaner – Haridwar Weekly Special Train will depart from Bikaner at 19.45 hrs and will reach Haridwar at 10.25 hrs. The train will be on 07.10.2016 to 11.11.2016 on every Friday.
  • Train No.04736 Haridwar  – Bikaner Weekly Special Train will depart from Haridwar at 19.50 hrs and will reach Bikaner at 09.40 hrs. The train will be on 08.10.2016 to 12.11.2016 on every Saturday.


Halting of train
Napasar, Sudsar, Sri Dungargarh, Rajaldesar, Ratnagarh, Churu, Sadulpur, Loharu, Mahendragarh, Rewari, Delhi Jn., Delhi Shahdara Jn., shamli, Tapri Jn. and Roorkee Stations.

Composition
AC-2 Tier, AC-3 Tier, Sleeper and General.

CHANDIGARH – GORAKHPUR WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS (13 Trips)

Train Nos.04924/04923
Chandigarh – Gorakhpur – Chandigarh Weekly Special Train

  • Train No.04924 Chandigarh – Gorakhpur Weekly Special Train will depart from Chandigarh at 23.15 hrs and will reach Gorakhpur at 17.30 hrs on the next day. The train will be on 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 September, 06,13, 20, 27 October and 03,10,17 and 24 November 2016.  
  • Train No.04923 Gorakhpur – Chandigarh Weekly Special Train will depart from Gorakhpur at 22.10 hrs and will reach Chandigarh at 14.25 hrs on next day. The train will be on 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 September, 07,14, 21, 28 October and 04,11,18 and 25 November 2016. 

Halting of train:
Ambala Cantt, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow and Gonda.

Composition

Five General Compartment  ,  Ten Sleeper Class,  One AC-1 Tier,  Two AC-2 Tier, One AC-3 Tier and Two SLR , totaling Twenty one coaches.

CHHAPRA – ANAND VIHAR : WEEKLY PUJA SPECIAL TRAINS


Train Nos.05115/05116

Chhapra – Anand Vihar Weekly Puja Special Trains (09 Trips)

  • Train No.05115 Chhapra – Anand Vihar train will depart from Chhapra at 16:30 hrs on 05, 12, 19 and 26 October 2016 and 02,09,16, 23 and 30 November 2016 and will arrive Anand Vihar at 11:00 hrs.
  • Train No.05116 Anand Vihar – Chhapra train will depart from Anand Vihar at 14:00 hrs on 06, 13, 20 and 27 October 2016, 03,10,17 and 24 November 2016 and 01 December 2016 and will arrive Chhapra at 10:00 hrs.


Halting of train

Anand Vihar, Moradabad Junction, Lucknow Charbagh NR, Gonda Junction, Basti, Khalilabad, Gorakhpur Junction, Kaptanganj Junction, Padrauna, Tamkuhi Road, Thewe Junction, Siwan Junction, Chhapra Junction.


Composition
Tow AC-2 Tier, One AC-3 Tier, Two SLR, Six Sleeper and Nine General.

Update: 16-Sep-2016

ASANSOL – PATNA JN – ASANSOL : WEEKLY PUJA SPECIAL TRAINS

Train Nos.03511/03512
Train No.03511 Asansol – Patna weekly Puja special Trains will leave from Asansol at 07.15 hrs and arrive Patna Jn. at 14.00 hrs.
Train No.03512 Patna Jn – Asansol weekly Puja special Trains will leave from Patna at 15.10 hrs and arrive Asansol at 22.00 hrs.
 
Halting of train:
The main stations are Asansol, Madhupur, Klul and Patna Jn.
Other stops are Chittaranjan, Jamtara, Jasidih, Jhajha, Hathidah, Mokama, Bakhtiyarpur, Patna Sahib and Rajendarnagar stations enroute.
 
Running Date:
From Asansol and Patna Jn : 09.10.2016, 16.10.2016,23.10.2016, 30.10.2016,06.11.2016 and 13.11.2016(Sundays) and 06 trips.
Composition
Four Second Class Chair Car,  Four General Second Class and Two GSLR/D totaling Ten coaches.

BANDRA – GORAKHPUR : WEEKLY SUPER FAST SUVIDHA SPECIAL

Train Nos.09015/ 09016
Train No.09015 Bandra (T) – Gorakhpur Weekly Super fast Suvidha special train will leave Bandra (T) at 05.10 hrs on every Sunday and will reach Gorakhpur at 14.40 hrs, the next day.
Running Date: This train will run from 2nd October, 2016 to 13th November, 2016 with total 7 trips.
Train No.09016 Gorakhpur – Bandra (T) Weekly Super fast Suvidha special train will leave Gorakhpur at 07.00 hrs on every Tuesday and will arrive Bandra (T) at 17.35 hrs, the next day.
Running Date: This train will run from 4th October, 2016 to 15th November, 2016 with total 7 trips.
Halting of Train:
Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Godhra, Dahod, Ratlam, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur City, Hindaun City, Achhnera, Mathura Jn., Kasganj, Kannauj, Kanpur Anwarganj, Kanpur Central, Lucknow, Gonda and Basti stations in both the directions.
Composition:
AC II Tier, AC III Tier and Sleeper Class coaches.

BANDRA TERMINUS – JABALPUR : WEEKLY SUPER FAST SPECIAL TRAIN

Train Nos.01705/ 01706
Train No.01705 Bandra (T) – Jabalpur Super fast Special Train will leave from Bandra Terminus at 20.30 hrs on Friday and will reach Jabalpur at 18.55 hrs the next day. The extended trips will run on 02nd September, 2016 to 11th November, 2016.
Train No.01706 Jabalpur – Bandra (T) Super fast Special train will depart from Jabalpur at 14.20 hrs on every Thursday and will reach Bandra (T) at 11.15 hrs the next day. The extended trips will run on 01st September, 2016 to 10th November, 2016.
 
Halting of Train
Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Ujjain, Bhopal, Habibganj, Hoshangabad, Itarsi, Pipariya and Narsinghpur station in both directions.
Composition
AC II Tier, AC III Tier and Sleeper Class coaches.

BANDRA – JAMMU TAWI : WEEKLY AC SUPER FAST SPECIAL

Train Nos.09021/ 09022
Train No.09021 Bandra (T) – Jammu Tawi Weekly AC Super fast special train will leave Bandra (T) at 05.10 hrs on every Monday and reach Jammu Tawi at 15.30 hrs, the next day. This train will run from 3rd October, 2016 to 14th   November, 2016 with total 7 trips.
Train No.09022 Jammu Tawi – Bandra (T) Weekly AC Super fast Special will leave Jammu Tawi at 23.15 hrs on every Tuesday and will arrive Bandra (T) at 07.35 hrs on Thursday. This train will run from 4th October, 2016 to 15th November, 2016 with total 7 trips.
Halting of Train:
Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Godhra, Dahod, Ratlam, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Hindaun City, Mathura Jn., New Delhi, Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt and Pathankot Cantt stations in both the directions.
Composition
AC II Tier, AC III Tier and AC Chair Car coaches. The train will be fully reserved and run as special train on special fare.

BANDRA – KARMALI : BI-WEEKLY AC GANPATI SPECIAL TRAINS

Train Nos.09007/ 09008
Train No.09007 Bandra (T) – Madgaon [Bi – Weekly] AC Special Train will leave Bandra Terminus at 10.10 hrs on Mondays and Wednesdays, reach Vasai Road at 11.40 hrs on the same day and will arrive at Karmali at 01.20 hrs, on the next day.
Running Date: This train will run on 31st August, 2016, 5th, 7th, 12th and 14th September, 2016
 Train No.09008 Karmali – Bandra (T) [Bi – Weekly] AC Special Train will leave Karmali at 05.40 hrs on Tuesdays and Thursdays, reach Vasai Road at 20.35 hrs on the same day and will arrive at Bandra Terminus at 22.15 hrs on the same day.
Running Date: This train will run on 1st, 6th, 8th, 13th and 15th September, 2016
Halting of train:
Borivali, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Savarda, Sangmeshwar, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Zarap, Sawantwadi Road, Madure and Thivim stations in both directions.
Composition:
AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier and AC chair car coaches.

BANDRA TERMINUS – OKHA DIWALI / POOJA WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS

Train No.09561/09562
Train No.09561 Bandra Terminus – Okha Diwali / Pooja Weekly Special Train will depart from Bandra Terminus at 23.45 hrs and will arrive Okha at 18.30 hrs on Next day.
Running Date: The train will be from 04th October to 16th November, 2016. Date of Departure of Train : Every Wednesday : 05,12,19 and 26 of October and 2, 9 and 16 of November 2016.
Train No.09562 Okha – Bandra Terminus Diwali / Pooja Weekly Special Train will depart from Okha at 11.25 hrs and will arrive Bandra Terminus at 06.15 hrs on next day.
Running Date: The train will be from 04th October to 16th November, 2016. Date of Departure of Train : Every Tuesday : 04,11,18 and 25 of October and 1, 8 and 15 of November 2016.
 
Halting of Train
Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Viramgam, Surendranagar, Wankaner, Rajkot, Hapa, Jamnagar, Khambalia and Dwarka Stations.
 
Composition
AC – 2 Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class Coaches.

Anchor BELAGAVI – YESVANTPUR : GANPATI FESTIVAL SUVIDHA SPECIAL TRAIN

Train No.82661 Yesvantpur – Belagavi Suvidha special Express departures from Yesvantpur at 20.30 hrs on (Friday) 2nd September 2016 and arrives Belagavi at 07.55 hrs on Saturday 3/10/16.
Train No.82662 Belagavi- Yesvantpur Suvidha special Express departures from Belagavi at 18.50 hrs on (Monday) 5th September 2016 and arrives Yesvantpur at 06.20 hrs on Tuesday 6/10/16.
Composition
Total 14 coaches comprising of Four AC 3-tier sleeper coaches, Eight Second class Sleeper coaches and TWO Luggage and Break-van cum disabled coach.
 
Halting of train:
Tumakuru, Arsikere, Birur, Davanagere, Harihar, Haveri, Hubballi, Dharwar and Londa.

ANAND VIHAR T.- UDHAMPUR TRI-WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAIN 

Train Nos.04401/04402
Anand Vihar Terminal –Udhampur- Anand Vihar Terminal Tri Weekly Special Train will be extended to run on every Monday, Thursday and Saturday from 01.09.2016 to 28.11.2016 (39 trips) when departing from Anand Vihar Terminal and on every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday from 02.09.2016 to 29.11.2016 (39 trips) when departing from Udhampur.

AJMER – DELHI : SPECIALS TRAIN

Train Nos. – 09627/09628

Train No.09627: Ajmer- Delhi Cantt. Tri-Weekly summer special train will depart from Ajmer at 05.45 am to reach Delhi Cantt. at 11.05 am the same day on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.

Running Date: 02.07.2016 to 28.09.2016 and 01.10.2016 to 14.11.2016.

Train No.09628: Delhi Cantt.- Ajmer Tri-Weekly summer special train will depart from Delhi Cantt. at 04.25 pm to reach Ajmer at 10.05 pm the same day on every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from

Running Date: 02.07.2016 to 28.09.2016 and 01.10.2016 to 14.11.2016.

Composition:

One AC Chair Car and ten Chair Car accommodations.

Halting of train:

Madar Jn., Kishangarh, Phulera, Renwal, Ringus, Shri Madhopur, Nim ka Thane, Dabla, Narnaul, Ateli, Rewari and Gurgaon stations enroute in both directions.

AHMEDABAD – DELHI SARAI ROHILLA : SUPER FAST SPECIAL TRAINS

Train Nos. 82941/82942

  • Train No.82941 Ahmedabad – Delhi Sarai Rohilla (Weekly) Super Fast special train will leave Ahmedabad at 16:10 hrs on Saturday and will reach Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 6:50 hrs the next day. Running date:1st, 8th,15th ,22nd and 29th October, 2016 and 5th and 12th November, 2016 with total 7 trips.
  • Train No.82942  Delhi Sarai Rohilla  – Ahmedabad (Weekly) Super Fast special train will leave Delhi Sarai Rohilla  at 16:15  hrs on Sunday  and will  arrive Ahmedabad at 7:00 hrs the next day. Running Date: 2nd ,9th,16th,23rd and 30th October, 2016 and 6th and 13th November, 2016 with total 7 trips.

Composition:
AC II Tier, AC III Tier, II Sleeper class and Pantry car coaches. The train will be fully reserved and run as special train on special fare.

Halting of train:

Palanpur, Abu Road, Ajmer, Jaipur and Gurgaon stations in both the directions.

AHMEDABAD – KARMALI : WEEKLY GANPATI SPECIAL TRAINS

Train Nos.09418/ 09417

  • Train No.09418: Ahmedabad – Karmali – Weekly- Special Train will leave Ahmedabad at 16.00 hrs on Saturday, reach Vasai Road at 01.00 hrs the next day and will arrive at Karmali at 15.00 hrs, on Sunday (next day).
    Running Date: This train will run on 3rd and 10th September, 2016.
  • Train No.09417: Karmali – Ahmedabad – Weekly- Special Train will leave Karmali at 20.45 hrs on Sunday, reach Vasai Road at 9.35 hrs the next day and will arrive at Ahmedabad at 18.30 hrs, on Monday (next day).
    Running Date: This train will run on 4th and 11th September, 2016.Halting of Train:
    Nadiad, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Vapi, Dahanu Road, Boisar, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Savarda, Aravali Road, Sangmeshwar, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Zarap, Sawantwadi Road, Madure, Pernem and Thivim stations in both directions.Composition
    AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier, Sleeper class and II Seating Reserved Coaches.

ALLAHABAD – JAMMU TAWAI : WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS

Train Nos.04113/04114

  • Train No.04113: Allahabad – Jammu Tawi special train will leave Allahabad at 15.20 hrs and will reach Jammu Tawi at 13.50 hrs.

Running Date: The train will be on 03.09.2016 to 01.10.2016 on every Saturday.

  • Train No.04114 Jammu Tawi – Allahabad special train will leave Jammu Tawi at 22.10 hrs and will reach Allahabad at 20.25 hrs. Running Date: The train will be on 04.09.2016 to 02.10.2016 on every Sunday.

Anand Vihar – Ghazipur City “Suhaildev Super Fast” Tri-Weekly Express

Train Nos. – 22420/22419

Northern Railways:- Suhaildev Super fast” Tri-Weekly Express Train No.22420/22419 between Anand Vihar T. and Ghazipur City.

Train No.22420 – Anand Vihar T. to Ghazipur City – depart from Anand Vihar T. at 06.45 pm on every Tuesday.

Train No.22419 – Ghazipur City – Anand Vihar T. “Suhaildev Super fast” depart from Ghazipur City at 05.30 pm on every Wednesday.

Composition:

One AC First Class, one AC 2 Tier, one AC 3 Tier, six Sleeper Class and six General Class coaches

Halting of train:

Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Sultanpur, Jafrabad, Jaunpur and Aunihar stations


Travel Time: 14h 30m, 8 halts, Distance: 815 km, Avg Speed: 56 km/hr

Baramula – Banihal DEMU Trains

Train Nos. – 74619/74620

Train No.74619 – Banihal to Baramula – (Six Days A Week Except Saturday) depart from Banihal at 07.40 am to reach Baramula at 10.20 am the same day

Train No.74620 – Baramula to Banihal, depart from Baramula at 04.35 pm to reach Banihal at 06.55 pm the same day.

Halting of this train:

Quazigund, Anantnag, Srinagar, Budgam, Mazhom, Pattan, Hamre and Sopore stations.

Bilaspur – Bhagat Ki Kothi Express

Train No. 18243 / 18244

Train No. 18243 – Bilaspur to Bhagat Ki Kothi – depart from Bilaspur Bi-weekly at 18.20 (Mon, Tues) and will reach destination Bhagat Ki Kothi at 05.00 (Wed, Thurs).

Train No. 18244 Bhagat Ki Kothi to Bilaspur Express – depart from Bhagat Ki Kothi at 00.05 (Thurs, Sat) and will reach arrive Bilaspur at 12.45 on every Friday and Sunday.


Halting of Train:

Bhatapara, Raipur, Bhilai Power House, Durg, Raj Nandgaon, Gondia, Nagpur, Pandhurna, Itrasi, Habibganj, Bhopal, Shujalpur, Berchha, Sehore, Ujjain, Nagda, Shamgarh, Ramganj Mandi, Kota, Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi, Sawaimadhopur, Banasthali Niwai, Jaipur, Phulera, , Kuchaman City, Makrana Jn., Degana, Merta Road Jn., Gotan

Composition

20 coaches with (Power car) – 2, (3rd AC)-4, (2nd AC)-2, (Sleeper)-6, (General) – 6

Travel Time: 34h 40m 31 halts Distance: 1820 km Avg Speed: 52 km/hr

Bilaspur – Bikaner Express (Bi-weekly)

Train Details

Train Nos. : 18245/18246

Train No. 18245 Bilaspur – Bikaner Bi – weekly Express will depart from Bilaspur Bi-weekly at 18.20 (Sat, Thurs) and will reach destination Bhagat Ki Kothi at 05.50 (Monday, Saturday).
Train No. 18246 Bikaner to Bilaspur Express will depart from Bikaner at 23.30 (Mon, Sat) and will reach arrive Bilaspur at 12.45 on every Wednesday and Monday.

Halting of train:

Bhatpara, Raipur, Bhilai Power House, Durg, Raj Nandgaon, Gondia, Nagpur, Pandhurna, Itrasi, Habibganj, Bhopal, Shujalpur, Berchha, Sehore, Ujjain, Nagda, Shamgarh, Bhawani Mandi, Kota, Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi, Sawaimadhopur, Banasthali Niwai, Jaipur, Phulera, Kuchaman City, Makrana Jn., Degana, Nagaur, Nokha, Deshnoke

Composition

Total of 20 coaches with (Power car) – 2, (3rd AC)-4, (2nd AC)-2, (Sleeper)-6, (General) – 6

Travel Time: 35h 30m 31 halts Distance: 1884 km Avg Speed: 53 km/hr

Budgam – Baramula DEMU Trains

Train Nos.74617/74618 Budgam – Baramula (Six Days A Week)

Train No.74617 Budgam to Baramula DEMU train – depart from Budgam at 03.15 pm to reach Baramula at 04.20 pm the same day


Train No.74618 Baramula to Budgam DEMU train shall depart from Baramula at 10.30 am to reach Budgam at 11.30 am the same day.

Chennai Central – Shalimar AC Suvidha Express via Vijayawada

Train No. 22839 / 22840 Shalimar – Chennai Central – Shalimar AC Suvidha Express (via Vijayawada)

Train No. 22839 Shalimar to Chennai Central AC Suvidha Express – depart from Howrah on 23:45 the Every Day.

Composition

The train will comprise of 15 Coaches viz., six AC II tier, six AC III tier, one Pantry Car and two Luggage/Generator cum brake van Coaches.


Travel Time: 28h 0m 33 halts Distance: 1662 km Avg Speed: 59 km/hr

Gatimaan Express started : H. Nizamuddin And Agra Cantt

Specialties:-

  • First semi high speed train of Indian railway Speed of 160 Km/Hour

  • Capable to run at the top speed of 160 km/hour

  • Offer improved catering and variety of cuisines

  • Introduction of Train hostesses

  • Two different Agra guided Heritage packages, one package is for full one day and another package is for two days for nominal charges.

    Train Number: 12050/12049 to H. Nizamuddin And Agra Cantt.‘Gatiman’ Express (Six Days A Week Except Friday)

Train No.12050: H. Nizamuddin to depart from H. Nizamuddin at 08.10 am to reach Agra Cantt. at 09.50 am the same day.

Train No.12049: H. Agra Cantt.- H. Nizamuddin ‘Gatiman’ Express Train will depart from Agra Cantt. at 05.50 pm reach H. Nizamuddin at 07.30 pm the same day.

Travel Time: 1h 40m, 0 halts Distance: 188 km Avg Speed: 112 km/hr

Composition
Two Executive AC Chair Car and eight AC Chair Car coaches.

Howrah – Yesvantpur Weekly Ac Express Train Details

Train Number: 22863/22864

Train No.22863 Howrah to Yesvantpur Weekly AC Express train will depart Howrah at 11:15 AM on every Monday.

Train No.22864 Yesvantpur to Howrah Weekly AC Express train will depart Yesvantpur at 11:00 AM on every Wednesday.

Composition

17 coaches viz., one First AC, three AC II Tier, ten AC III Tier, one Pantry Car and two Power Car Coaches.

Travel Time: 28h 55m, 10 halts Distance: 1953 km Avg Speed: 67 km/hr

Halting of train:

Kharagpur, Balasore, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Vizianagaram, Renigunta and Katpadi stations in both the directions.

Jammu Tawi – Kanpur Bi-Weekly Express Special Trains

Train Number: 14155/14156

Train No.14155 Kanpur to Jammu Tawi Bi-Weekly Express Train will depart from Kanpur at 05.15 pm on every Tuesday and Saturday to reach Jammu Tawi at 12.10.

Train No.14156 Jammu Tawi to Kanpur Bi-Weekly Express Train will depart from Jammu Tawi at 05.30 pm on every Wednesday and Sunday to reach Kanpur at 1:55 PM.

Composition:
One A.C. 2 Tier, two A.C. 3 Tier, seven Sleeper Class, Six General Class besides Two Luggage Van coach

TravelTime: 18h.35m 13halts Distance:1019km Avg-Speed:54km/hr
Kamakhya – Bhagat Ki Kothi ( Jodhpur)weekly Express

Train Number: 15623/15624

Train No.15623: Bhagat ki Kothi to KAMAKHYA Weekly Express Train will depart from Bhagat Ki Kothi at 03.50 pm on every Tuesday to reach Kamakhya at 11:15 PM.

Train No.15624: Kamakhya to Bhagat ki Kothi Weekly Express Train will depart from Kamakhya at 05:15 pm on every Fri to reach Bhagat ki Kothi at 22:00 PM.

Travel Time:55h 30m 43 halts Distance: 2543 km Avg Speed: 45 km/hr

Composition:

Power Car-2, AC-III Tier-3, AC-II Tier-2, Sleeper -6, General Class-6 totaling 19 coaches
Lucknow – Mughalsarai – Lucknow Ekatmata Weekly Express

Train Number: 14259/ 14260

Train no. 14259 Mughalsarai to Lucknow Ekatmata Express Train Depart from Mughalsarai at 11:00 p.m. on Every Sun at Reach Lucknow Station at 05.40 Am.

Train no. 14260 Lucknow to Mughalsarai Ekatmata Express Train Depart from Lucknow at 11:15 p.m. on Every Sat at Reach Mughalsarai Station at 06.35 Am.

Holting:

Rae Bareli, Amethi, Pratapgarh, Janghai, Bhadohi and Varanasi stations

Composition:1A 2A 3A SL GN

Mumbai – Kazipet Weekly Express Train Details

Train Number: 22128/ 22127

Train No.22127 LTT to Kazipet Anandwan Superfast Express Train departed From LTT at 11:30 on Every Monday at Reach Kazipet 6:45.

Train No.22128 Kazipet to LTT Anandwan Superfast Express Train departed from Kazipet at 18:30 on Every Tus at Reach Lokmanya Tilak Terminus 13:45.

Holting:

Thane, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Bhusawal, Malkapur, Akola, Badnera, Dhamangaon, Wardha, Hinganghat, Warora, Chandrapur, Sirpur Kagaznagar, Bellampalli, Mancheriyal, Ramagundam, Peddapalli and Jammikunta stations in both directions.

Composition: 1A 2A 3A SL GN

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Indian Railways to go digitalized

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Announcements over irritating loudspeakers and long depressing queues at enquiry windows will soon be longer seen at the railway stations.

The Indian Railways have developed a plan to go digitalized at the railways stations and use big LED screens to flash all passenger-related information.

SILENT ZONES

The main idea is to turn railway stations into silent zones like airports and to increase the revenue by advertisement side by side.

LED SCREENS DISPLAYS

The Indian Railways’ directorate has made a business model in which private agencies will be hired to install LED screens on a revenue sharing basis. After it gets implemented, all the information related to the passenger – departure and arrival of trains, tickets availability and others – will be flashed on these big screens that will be installed at every major points on railway stations. Commercial advertisement will be shown simultaneously for revenue. Railways expects to increase its revenue through advertisement up to Rs 10,000 crore by exploiting its rolling stock and real estate. At present the railways make a meagre Rs 300 crore through advertisements.

 

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PILOT PROJECT

According to the plan, railways will set up about 100,000 networked large LED screens at 2,000 railway stations connected by making use of multi-path optical fiber network, having a screen in front of each train coach, in the circulating area, concourse, foot over-bridges, lounges and the waiting rooms. A testing pilot project will be done having about 10 stations, including the ones like Jaipur, Delhi, Bhopal and Varanasi among others. All the two thousand stations will be equipped with LED screens in the next two years. All sign boards, whether located inside or in open spaces, will be visible for twenty four hours from long distances and everything will be environmentally protected.

 

INCREASE THE REVENUES

As per the railway officials, the initiative would improve the financial health of the railways significantly which would also facing a burden of Rs 31,000 crore after 7th pay commission recommendations comes into action. Currently the Indian Railways make less than five per cent of revenues by non-tariff sources. Across the globe, railway networks earn 10-20 percent of their revenue through non-tariff sources.

OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE

This is of greater significance as the Railway Minister doesn’t want to increase the freight tariffs or the passenger fares. Instead of that, he wants to focus on generating extra revenue through other sources which include advertisement, modified parcel leasing policy, export of railway equipment, cutting of working expenses and land monetization. For this thing, a new directorate has been created by railways to advertise in rail coaches, also at the track and near stations on a grand scale to increase the revenue significantly from non-tariff sources. The proposed project would be implemented by a consortium which involve RailTel, railways, advertisers and display screen manufacturers. Revenue-sharing model would be used for the project which will benefit all the mails.

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Apta station: A Hero among Film Producers

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Indian Railways, hit by falling incomes from film shooting at its areas, found a friend in need last budgetary year: Apta, a railroad station on the Panvel-Roha course of Central Railway, around 85 km from Mumbai. In the year 2015-16, the station earned Rs.32 lakh from film shooting and wound up as the most noteworthy income worker from film shoots for Central Railway. Which has other more well-known destinations like the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) and the Churchgate station.

The station clearly has numerous favorable scene offerings over the 18 different options in Central Railway well known among movie producers of all shades.

The Apta station has been famous for a few reasons. It being outside the local train framework and its promixity to Mumbai is its true value proposition. Also, being more reasonable contrasted with other bigger and busier stations. It is less swarmed and there are less issues when it comes to security.

Rs.24.97 lakh of revenue was collected for the Central Railway from a four-day shooting for the Hindi film “Baaghi”, most noteworthy by any film in 2015-16.

An estimated cost between Rs.50,000/- and Rs.60,000/-  is incurred for a day’s shooting at Apta railroad station. These costs are much less than the Rs.1.25 lakh charged for a day on the Mumbai local system.

A shar fall from Rs.6.74 crore in 2013-14 to Rs. 3.2 crore in 2014-15 was observed in incomes from film shoots at Indian Railways Stations.

Traditionally and even today the Goregaon rail station is a favored destination among movie producers for its nearness to the film city. TV projects like “CID” and “Kaun Banega Crorepati” do their shooting here.

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More than 300,000 individuals utilize Google’s free Wi-Fi at Indian railway stations

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An offering of free Wi-Fi services at India’s rail stations was commenced prior this year by Google, with Mumbai Central being the pilot station. In under five months, this free Wi-Fi provision became accessible in 15 rail stations, and it is claimed by Google that more than 300,000 suburbanites are utilizing it consistently. Additionally Google has planned to provide this free Wi-Fi service at 17 of Mumbai’s busiest local stations before the culmination of current year.

A partnership betwee Google and RailTel was struck to dispatch this free Wi-Fi offering called ‘RailWire’. Subsequent to operating at Mumbai Central, the RailWire service has been presented at stations in Allahabad, Ujjain Junction, Jaipur, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Ernakulam, Patna,  Kacheguda, Raipur, Ranchi, Pune, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam and Guwahati.

Google has aimed to reach 100 rail stations by this year, and 400 more stations in a span of 2 years. They have been focused on Local network stations in Mumbai, as they serve 1.5 million commuters.

Google says that RailWire service will be setup in 17 of the busiest Mumbai stations before the current year’s over. The take off will start with stations like Bandra Terminus, Borivali, Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Churchgate, Dadar, Kurla, Kalyan, Vashi, Thane and Panvel.

Mumbai’s local rail system being the busiest rail frameworks on the planet, commuters will need to sit back and watch how the RailWire system can deal with the sheer number of clients attempting to utilize free Wi-Fi. For workers however it will be a help as now they can peruse the net or watch live streams and videos online while sitting tight for their trains. It eases the travel as travelers can surf the net or keep themselves entertained.

It’s not only Mumbai’s neighborhood train stations that are getting free Wi-Fi administrations. A month ago, a 10-year contract to Techno Sat Comm was granted to install at the Delhi Metro hubs, offering free Wi-Fi services to suburbanites. Paytm too has been in plans to install its own free open Wi-Fi service, beginning with Noida Sector 18 metro station.

Google likewise isn’t the one and only offering free Wi-Fi administrations at open spots. BSNL was among the first to begin taking off Wi-Fi hotspots at open spots. Alongside air terminals like Srinagar, BSNL’s Wi-Fi hotspots are accessible at visitor destinations like Puri, and Malpe shoreline in Udupi locale among others. Indeed the organization anticipates setting up to 40,000 Wi-Fi hotspots around the nation.

On similar lines, Aircel and Videocon too are putting forth free Wi-Fi at select spots. While everyone’s eyes are on Reliance Jio’s 4G rollout, the organization is teasing its capacities by offering Wi-Fi hotspots at select spots. All were inspired by the service of Reliance Jio’s free Wi-Fi service at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai recently.

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Now: Solar panels on Indian Railway Trains!

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Indian Railways in its offer to wind up more environment-accommodating is good to go to attempt its first prepare that would keep running on Solar vitality. The first of its kind trial is to be led in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Solar board controlled train is an examination taken to lessen the utilization of energizes by the Government.

Despite the fact that the train will keep running on routine diesel utilization yet sun oriented vitality will be utilized for interior power devices. In every one of the 12 sun oriented boards will be fitted on the highest point of every mentor creating 36000 watts of force in just for the smooth running of the train.

India has in late time has been under a great deal of scanners with it being a standout amongst the most contaminated nations on the planet. With this new activity, the administration is taking a gander at decreasing the contamination in the nation. As per studies if India devours sun powered vitality it will help in diminishing Carbon Dioxide emanation by 200 tons.

Likewise, if the sun based vitality run train trial turns into a win, it will diminish diesel utilization by up to 90,000 liters in the nation consistently. This progression won’t just backing the green activity to make India a cleaner domain additionally guarantee to deliver a substitute for fossil powers which are very nearly consumption.

Other than the sun based vitality the Railway is additionally taking a gander at use of exchange wellsprings of vitality like CNG, Biodiesel and Natural Gas. It as of now has an effective case with nearby prepares on Rohtak-Rewari area of Delhi division are keep running on CNG.

This new move by the Government is unmistakably the need of great importance with India Railways being the fourth biggest network in the World.