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Eastern Railways announces special weekly trains for Holi!

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The rush during the festive time at the railway stations is berserk. To cope up with it and to avoid any kind of pushing or excessive rush, the Eastern Railways will be running 3 sets of exclusive trains from the Kolkata to Gorakhpur to Asansol route, Howard to Patna route and Howrah to Raxaul route. These special trains will only be in action during this month for the festival of Holi.

The first train, which is the Kolkata to Gorakhpur route will be running on the March 21st and will be terminating from Gorakhpur to Asansol the next day. This train will offer a general second class, sleeper class and air-condition coaches. modified-1400-hp-engine
The second train which is the Howrah to Patna route will be running on the 20th March and will reach Patna the very next day. This train will be returning to Howrah on the 21st of March. This train is going to have on general second class.

The third train which is the Howrah to Raxaul route will be running on the 22nd March and will leave from Raxaul station on 25th March. It will reach Howrah station the next day. This train too only offers general second coaches like the second train.

So, make your bookings quickly to go comfortably and avoid the crowd during this festive time.

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All you need to know about India’s first bullet train

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Indian Railways is a large rail network. If you ever see the irctc train schedule, you will find that the Indian railway network operates hundreds of trains daily and carries thousands of passengers. However, India is now looking forward to its next big train project, i.e. the bullet train
Recently when the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited India, a joint statement made by him and PM Modi announced the country’s first ever bullet train that will connect two of the most popular commercial cities in India, namely Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
Initially, the bullet train was proposed to run in 6 different routes, namely Delhi to Amritsar, Patna to Delhi, Mumbai to Ahmedabad, Hyderabad to Chennai, Howrah to haldia and Cheenai to Ernakulum. However, it was only the Mumbai Ahmedabad route which cleared the feasibility test. All the rest were rejected.
Several people have asked why the government wants to spend crores of rupees on a bullet train when the condition of the existing railway network is already quite pitiable. This is because a large amount for the train is being given by Japan. This is not because Japan sees India as a developing country, which needs monetary help from other countries. This is because Japan’s bullet train technology. This it becomes quite natural that putting this money to use into any other project would be a waste.

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This is how the bullet train is going to help the country –
Currently, there are over 70 trains which run daily from Mumbai to Ahmedabad and vice versa. This route has the busiest rail traffic in the country.
The route sees the most number of business travellers. This is because it links India’s two top commercial centres Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The bullet train will be a relief to many daily travellers.
The route crosses many major commercial cities such as Baroda, Anand and also the very important city of Surat. Surat is the world’s largest diamond polishing and cutting centre and also it is India’s largest textile centre. Thus, you can see how this project will be a blessing to all these commercial centres.
Also, this project is a part of the Mumbai Delhi industrial Corridor, which means a lot of investment and also employment will be boosted in this sector.
And as you all may already know, the Mumbai to Ahmedabad route has a flat terrain. The entire land is nearly at sea level, which will make the construction of the rail network much easy if compared to other terrains up north or down south.
Hence, we can see that a lot of sectors in the country will greatly benefit from the Ahmedabad Mumbai bullet train project. It would be foolish to pay heed to naysayers and let this sweet deal from Japan slip from our hands. This project will also help India to become technologically more advanced and will generate a lot of jobs and other prospects. So, are you ready to welcome the bullet train?

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Amazing facts of Indian Railways

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Indian railways are one of the most fascinating things that can happen to our country. The heart of travelling from one place to another. Indian rail time table has all the details of every train that runs across the country, but there is also some interesting information, which can surprise one.

There are some amazing things that one should know about Indian railways.

The New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express is the fastest train that runs on the track. It completes the entire journey in 7 hours and 50 minutes by availing an average speed of 150 kilometer per hour.

The slowest train of India, on the other hand, is named as Metupalayam Ooty Nilgiri Passenger, which has a speed of only 10 kilometers per hour. For a short distance like 44 kilometers, it takes more than 4 hours.

Vivek Express from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari travels the longest distance of around 5000 kilometers and takes a long time to cover the stretch.train-platform-information

Have you heard a train with 115 halts or stoppages? Here it is. The Howrah- Amritsar Express stops more than it moves! It is followed by Delhi- Howrah Janata Express with 109 stoppages and Jammu Tawai- Sealdah Express with 99 halts.

There is a place in India that has two railway stations at same location with two different names. Surprised? Indeed an amazing fact to know. Srirampur and Belapur are the two station names in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, which has a same location.

The busiest railway station in India is Lucknow. Each day around 65 trains have a halt in this junction.

Lavatories in trains were first introduced in first class compartments in the year 1891, and later in 1907, it was built in all the compartments.

First air conditioned train that ran through the track was on 1874 in Great Indian Peninsular Railway.

India’s longest tunnel is the Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel, which is 11.25 kilometers long and is situated in Jammu and Kashmir.

In India, there are more than 7000 stations where more than 19,000 trains run every day. Among them, almost 12,000 trains are passenger trains and the others are forfeit.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station in Mumbai is the only terminus in the whole world which is listed as a monument of global heritage by UNESCO. This station caters around 33 million passengers every year.

The National Rail Museum is situated in Delhi, which was put up on 1977, is a very unique museum in Asia. It is spread over 11 acres of land and has a unique collection of steam engines, locomotives, carriages, photographs and other sensational things. The added good thing in this place is a toy train that runs round the museum and one can take a joy ride in it.

Delhi station has its name in the Guinness Book of World Record for having the world’s largest route of relay interlocking system.

These magical facts about Indian Railways are a matter of pride for all the Indians. One should know about these and boast it to the world.

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Key To Make Your Train Trip Better..!

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Railways are the most widely used means of transportation in India since ages. Despite an incredible increase in the magnitude of the railways, we need to accept that, the demand is still on top of it. Knowing the timetable is the key to make a time saving journey.

A Few Facts to Know About Indian Railways:

  • Indian railways have the world’s most extensive railway tracks. Have you ever imagined the magnitude of our railway network..? About 14,300 trains in India cover a distance, which is equal to three and half times the distance between the earth and the moon, everyday..!
  • They have got deep roots in India. The first railway track was laid long back in 1853 between Bombay and Thane. Since then, newer tracks and trains are introduced every year to meet the increasing demand of people. Today, they have changed the pace of the Indian economy and administration.
  • Let’s have a quick look at the numbers associated with the railways. It has a track length of 63,028 km and about 7000 odd railway stations across India. It helps 13 million people every day to reach their destinations. Employment opportunities are created for 1.55 million people.

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If you want to make a safe and comfortable trip, make sure to check out the train time table before you leave to the railway station. When we say time table, we mean to say the arrival and departure times of trains at various stations. Check out various sources to know about the train time table:

  • One of the best initiatives made by the Indian railways is providing online access to its services. Millions of passengers have benefited from these services and we need to accept that this is helping us to have a better traveling experience. Just check out the official website of Indian railways and get to know every detail you want. Apart from the official website, there are also others websites which bring you this information. So all that you need to do is, just type your query in the search engine and allow it to generate results for you. Train name and number can be used to generate specific results.
  • For a quicker search, you can download various apps, which let you know about the schedule of trains. One of the most followed and classic source in this aspect is the book “Trains at a glance” published by the Indian railways itself annually.

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Be Updated:

Every year the ministry releases the time table with all the changes made. It’s important to be updated with these modifications. These salient features, which are released annually, generally include the following:

  • It is majorly concerned about the changes in the arrival and departure timings of the trains.
  • It also specifies if there are any new trains in a particular route.
  • In case of high demand from people, the railway department arranges some extra trips.
  • Any hike in the fares or changes in reservation criteria will be mentioned.
  • Extensions of existing trains and speeding up of their time travel will be stipulated.
  • The train number is one thing, which we mostly use to identify it. Often, changes in the number can be made by the railway department. Have a keen eye on these numbers.
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Lifeline of the Country: Indian Railways

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The population of India is growing faster than ever; we need more and more connectivity. Since its inception, the Indian Railways has been at our service and it has been upgrading its services for our comfort ever since. With growing population, Indian Railways has been introducing more and more trains. There are many special trains, many trains just for festive season while many trains are just operated for a week, and so on; Indian Railways has been introducing new trains every year on regular basis. In such a case when so many new trains are being introduced at higher frequency maintaining a time table is a difficult task even though it is all done by computer. From a traveler’s point of view, it is even more hectic when it comes to planning the journeys. Seeing a railway time table for the first time can be confusing specially if you don’t have any idea about station codes, but it becomes easy once you are okay with these names, codes and numbers.

The Advent of Timetable

The timetable of Indian railways is made with great caution so that no confusion occurs in commuter’s mind. These tricky timetables are made separately for each Railway zone. Before planning your journey, try to remember the train names and whether the train is UP or DOWN as train numbers can be very confusing. To plan your travel according to the timetable, you must follow some simple steps and also you must have the knowledge of various things about Indian Railways, like the classes, Stations, and etc.

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Be Careful With Certain Glitches

You can find these timetables at various websites including the official website of IRCTC and Indian Railways. Please check that you do not check an old time table, as Indian Railways keeps changing the timetable on regular basis and a curricular is published on their website and various news sites, regarding the same.

The timetable can be very helpful if you don’t have smartphones and your train is delayed. The worse happens when you have another train to catch with a little gap and your train gets delayed. Here comes the helpfulness of timetable as with the help of these charts, you can reserve a seat in other train matching up with your new timings due to the delayed train.

Keeping Your Comfort in Mind

Also keeping in the mind the rush, you can book the ticket in advance. The Indian Railways has extended the advance reservation period up to four months for the sake of passenger’s convenience. Also, once you book your ticket, you must carry a valid identity proof of yours as travelling in a train without a valid identity proof will be considered same as without ticket and you will have to pay the penalty. The tickets can be booked online or offline but be sure of your journey dates. If due to some circumstances you cancel your tickets, you are charged some percent of the total amount.

Indian Railways have always been making the country proud and in real sense it is the life line of this great nation.

Keep travelling and yes, of course, mind the numbers of timetable.

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Tips for Planning Your Journey

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Indian railway is without a second thought the lifeline of our country. It is such a wide network and it carries nearly 23 million passengers every day. With so many trains running round the clock, planning your travel could be a frightening task. It takes a lot of planning by the railway employees to plan train timings and keep them as they are supposed to be. But sometimes trains get delayed due to certain circumstances. This makes travelling more difficult. Hence, it is important that you plan your travel and to do that you must know and keep certain things in mind.

1) Classes of Indian train: There are six classes for travelling in Indian railways. To begin with, we have 1st AC which is luxurious, Air-conditioned and most expensive of all. There are 2 or 4 berths and a wash basin in a cabin. It comes with bedding and is very luxurious. Next to 1st AC is 2nd Ac. It is also Air-conditioned with 4 bunks together and 2 on the side. These are not as fancy as 1st Ac but still luxurious. It comes in half the cost of 1st Ac along with the bedding. The 3rd AC has 6 bunks in a compartment and 2 on the sides. These are usually more crowded than the 1st and 2nd AC and isn’t luxurious at all. It doesn’t come with bedding. Then comes 1st class Non-AC. This is much cheaper and doesn’t come with bedding and Air-Condition. You will also come across sleeper class, which is usually crowded. It is like 3rd AC, but it doesn’t have Air-condition and bedding. And then there is unreserved class, which is amazingly crowded and cheap. These are open cars and have benches for seating. In some short distance trains, you will also get to see AC chair cars.

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2) Special tips: If you are planning to see the real India, you must travel in sleeper class because real India travels in sleeper and unreserved compartments. But if you cannot stand the crowd, you have an overnight journey, you have a long journey ahead or if you seek comfort and luxury during travel, you should consider travelling in AC coaches. For short journey, you can travel in AC chair car.

3) Reservations: It is better to plan your journey in advance. Reservations can be hard to get on the last moment. And if you don’t plan your travel in advance, you might miss certain benefits. For example, if you book a ticket for a journey of more than 500 km, you can take a 2 days break at any station enroute after 500 km. Also, a single circular journey ticket includes 8 days of breaks in between. But if you are not the kind of person who plans their travel in advance, you can book your ticket in tatkal, but it is expensive. You can book your travel tickets online as well through IRCTC or other websites that provide such facility. You can either take the printout or carry your ticket on your phone in form of message sent by the booking site.

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Train timetable of Special Trains for Durja Puja 2015

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For all those, who are travelling around to celebrate Durja Puja, the trains have been announced. The Railways have special trains for the holiday season for 2015 through Kolkata for a lot of different destinations. All the trains are mostly weekly specials. The opening of reservations will be announced later. But till then, anyone planning to take one of these special trains can go through the below details to decide which train they want to board.

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Durga Puja Specials between Kolkata/WB and the North East*

02261/02262 Kolkata Sealdah – Guwahati Kamakhya – Sealdah AC Superfast Weekend Pujo Special (ER)

02261 AC special from Kolkata Sealdah SDAH to Guwahati Kamakhya KYQ will run on Saturdays October 17, 24, 31, November 07, 14 2015.

Timings: Departs SDAH: 00.30 (Sat), MLDT: 06.20, NJP: 10.30, NBQ: 16.10, arrives KYQ: 19.00 (Sat).

02262 AC special from Guwahati Kamakhya KYQ to Kolkata Sealdah SDAH will run on Saturdays October 17, 24, 31, November 07, 14 2015.

Timetable: Departs KYQ: 2030 (Sat), NBQ: 2302, NJP: 0245 (Mon), MLDT: 0650, arrives SDAH: 1230 (Mon).

Composition: 01 AC First Class, 03 AC 2 tier, 10 AC 3 tier, 02 AC Pantry Cars, 02 EOG (18 coaches), Rake of the 12259/60 SealdahDuronto.

Route and Stoppages: Malda Town, Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguri Jn., New Cooch Behar Jn., New Bongaigaon Jn., Goalpara Town.

03059/03060 Kolkata Howrah – New Jalpaiguri – Howrah Puja Special (ER)

03059 special from Kolkata Howrah HWH to New Jalpaiguri NJP will run on Wednesdays October 21, 28, November 04, 11 2015.

Timetable: Departs HWH: 23.55 (Wed), BWN: 01.10 (Thu), MLDT: 06.20, KNE: 08.33, arrives NJP: 10.10 (Thu).

03060 special from New Jalpaiguri NJP to Kolkata Howrah HWH will run on Thursdays October 22, 29, November 05, 12 2015. Timings: Departs NJP: 1235 (Thu), KNE: 1348, MLDT: 1610, RPH: 1829, arrives HWH: 2250 (Thu).

Composition: 01 AC First Class cum AC 2 tier, 01 AC 2 tier, 03 AC 3 tier, 11 Sleeper Coaches, 01 Pantry Car, 03 General Unreserved, 02 SLRs (22 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: Barddhaman Jn., Rampurhat, Malda Town, Barsoi Jn., Kishanganj, Alaubari Road.

03129/03130 Kolkata Chitpur – Alipurduar – Kolkata Puja Special (ER)

03129 special from Kolkata Chitpur KOAA to Alipurduar APDJ will run on Sundays October 18, 25, November 01, 08, 15 2015.

Timings: Departs KOAA: 22.45 (Sun), BWN: 00.13 (Mon), RPH: 02.10, MLDT: 05.20, KNE: 07.26, NJP: 09.32, SGUJ: 09.47, NMZ: 10.35, BNV: 11.42, arrives HSA: 12.15 (Mon).

03130 special from Alipurduar APDJ to Kolkata Chitpur KOAA will run on Mondays October 19, 26, November 02, 09, 16 2015.

Timetable: Departs APDJ: 16.50 (Mon), HSA: 17.32, BNV: 18.05, NMZ: 19.22, SGUJ: 2125, NJP: 22.00, KNE: 23.08, MLDT: 02.15 (Tue), RPH: 04.47, BWN: 06.57, arrives KOAA: 08.45 (Tue).

Composition: 01 AC 2 tier, 02 AC 3 tier, 06 Sleeper Coaches, 06 General Unreserved, 02 SLRs (17 coaches).

Route and Stoppages: Barddhaman Jn., Rampurhat, Malda Town, Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguri Jn., Siliguri Jn., New Mal Jn., Binnaguri, Hasimara.