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The South Western Railways have announced revised timetable for many of their trains. They have also notified the timetable for the new trains announced in the Railway Budget 2013, but dates for the commencement of the services are yet to be announced.

New trains

n Train nos 16565 / 16566 Yeshwantpur-Mangalore Weekly Express, train no 16565 will depart Yeshwantpur 11.45 pm on Sunday and arrive at Mangalore at 6.15 pm the next day.

n Train nos 17317 / 17318 Hubli-Lokamanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Express, train no 17317 will depart Hubli at 9.10 pm on Tuesday and arrive at Lokamanya Tilak Terminus at 3 pm the next day. In the return direction, train no 17318 will depart the Terminus at 4.40 pm on Wednesday and reach Hubli at 11 am the next day. 

n Train nos 17235 / 17236 Bangalore City-Nagercoil Daily Express, train no 17235 will depart Bangalore City at 5 pm and arrive at Nagercoil at 10.15 am the next day. In the return direction, train no 17236 will depart Nagercoil at 4.40 pm and reach Bangalore at 9.05 am the next day. En route, the Daily Express train will stop at Bangalore Cantonment, Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti, Tirunelveli and Valliur.

nTrain nos 22683 / 22684 Yeshwantpur-Lucknow Weekly Express, train no 22684 will depart at Lucknow at 5.30 pm on Saturday and arrive at Yeshwantpur at 2 pm on Monday. In the return direction, train no 22683 will depart at Yeshwantpur at 11.40 pm on Monday and reach Lucknow at 7.40 pm on Wednesday. En route, the Weekly Express train will stop at Yelahanka, Hindupur, Dharmavaram, Ananthpur, Gooty, Dhone, Kurnool town, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Kacheguda, Malkajgiri, Kazipet, Ramagundam, Sirpurkagaznagar, Balharshah, Sewagram, Nagpur, Betul, Itarsi, Pipariya, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Manikpur, Allhabad, Pratapgarph, Amethi and Rae Bareli, in both the directions. 

n Train nos 16569 / 16570 Yeshwantpur-Kachegua Tri-Weekly Express,  train no 16569 will depart Yeshwantpur at 2.30 pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and arrive at Kacheguda at 4.30 am, the next day.

In the return direction, train no 16570 will depart Kacheguda at 2 pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and reach Yeshwantpur at 4.15 pm, the next day. En route, the Tri-Weekly Express train will stop at Yelahanka, Gauribiddanur, Hindupur, Dharmavaram, Ananthpur, Gooty, Dhone, Kurnool Town, Gadwal, Sriramnagar, Mahabubnagar, Jadcherla and Shadnagar, in both the directions.

n Train nos 66519 / 66520 Marikuppam-Bangalore City Passenger, train no 66519 will depart Marikuppam at 4.45 am (except Sundays) and arrive at Bangalore City at 7.30 am, the same day. In the return direction, train no 66520 will depart Bangalore City 8.15 pm and reach at Marikuppam at 10.30 pm the same night. En route, the train will stop at Bangalore Cantonment, Krishnarajapuram, Whitefield, Malur, Bangarpet Junction, BEML Nagar, Coromandal, Oorgaum and Champion.

Trains that will be introduced shortly from other divisions are

Train nos 12194 / 12193 Jabalpur-Yeshwantpur Weekly Express; Train nos 12552 / 12551 Kamakhya-Yeshwantpur Weekly AC Express; Train nos 22351 / 22352 Pataliputra-Yeshwantpur Weekly Express;  Train nos 18637 / 18638 Hatia-Yeshwantpur Weekly Express

Trains to be extended

n Train nos 16591 / 16592 Hubli-Bangalore City Hampi Daily Express to Mysore;  Train nos 16536 / 16535 Solapur-Yeshwantpur Express to Mysore; Train nos 17308 / 17307 Bagalkot-Yeshwantpur Basava Express to Mysore; Train nos 12577 / 12578 Bangalore-Darbhanga Weekly Express to Mysore;  Train nos 12629 / 12630 Yeshwantpur-Nizamuddin Sampark Kranthi to Chandigarh; Train nos 56513 / 56514 Bangalore City-Nagore Passenger to Karaikal;  Train no 56276 Mysore-Shimoga Passenger to Talaguppa; Train nos 19405 / 19406 Yeshwantpur-Ahmedabad to Barmer.

Salient Features of the  Southern Zone Time Table, July-2013
pertaining to South Central Railway
Summary of Trains:-

Sl. No.
Description
Super Fast
Express
Passenger
DEMU/ MEMU
MMTS
Total
I
Introduction of new trains
(a)
Originating/Terminating in SCR
2
8
1
3
-
14
(b)
Passing through via SCR
6
5
-
-
-
11
Total
8
13
1
3
25
II
Increase in frequency
(a)
Originating/Terminating in SCR
3
3
-
-
-
6
(b)
Passing through via SCR
2
-
-
-
-
2
Total
5
3
-
-
8
III
Extension of trains
(a)
Originating/Terminating in SCR
1
2
1
2
-
6
(b)
Passing through via SCR
2
2
-
-
-
4
Total
3
4
1
2
10
IV
Change in Train Numbers
3
2
-
-
-
5
V
Change in Days of Service
4
-
-
-
-
4*
VI
Speeding up of trains
2
8
-
-
-
10*
VII
Withdrawal of Slip coaches
-
2
-
-
-
2*
VIII
Provision of stoppages
1
2
-
-
-
3
IX
Change of Terminal
-
2
-
-
-
2
X
Diversion
-
1
-
-
-
1
X1
Change in timings at important stations
3
13
7
2
-
25*
Grand Total
29
50
9
7
95
*Individual Trains

I.INTRODUCTION OF NEW TRAINS:-

a)Express / Passenger Trains already introduced ( o­n  25thJune, 2013):-

1) T.No.77695/77696 Nandyal-Kurnool City-Nandyal Passenger (5 Days in a week)

2) T.No.17224/17223 Kurnool City-Secunderabad-Kurnool City Express (Daily)

b)Introduction of Express / Passenger Trains Originating/Terminating in SCR :( to be introduced from a date to be notified later)

1) T.No.17413/17414 Tirupati-Puducherry-Tirupati Weekly express.

2) T.No.17221/17222 Kakinada-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Kakinada Bi-weekly Exp.
3) T.No.11206/11205 Nizamaba d-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Nizamabad weekly Exp.
4) T.No.17606/17605 Kacheguda-Mangalore-Kacheguda Bi-weekly express.
5) T.No.22880/22879 Tirupati-Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Weekly express.
6) T.No.16567/16568 Yesvantpur – Kacheguda- Yesvantpur Tri-weekly Express.
7) T.No.22457/22458 Nangaldam (Ambala Cantt.)-H.S.Nanded-Nangaldam Weekly express.
8) T.No.16003/16004 Chennai-Nagersol-Chennai Weekly express.
9) T.No.17231/17232 Narasapur-Nagersol-Narasapur Bi-weekly express.
10) T.No.67249/67250 Tandur-Secunderabad Passenger (Except Suday).
11) T.No.57522/57521 Purna–Parli-Purna Passenger (Daily).
12) T.No.66012/66011 Tirupati-Chennai-Tirupati Passenger (Daily).



c)Introduction of Trains passing through S.C.R:( to be introduced from a date to be notified later)

1) T.No.11202/11201 Ajni (Nagpur)-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Ajni Weekly Express.

2) T.No.11018/11017 Karaikal-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Karaikal Weekly Express.

3) T.No.22807/22808 Santragachi (Kolkata)-Chennai-Santragachi Bi-weekly AC Express.

4) T.No.18567/18568 Visakhapatnam-Kollam-Visakhapatnam Weekly Express.

5) T.No.12551/12552 Kamakhya (Guwahati)-Yesvantpur-Kamakhya Weekly AC Express.

6) T.No.18637/18638 Hatia-Yesvantpur-Hatia Weekly Express.

7) T.No.12194/12193 Jabalpur-Yesvantpur-Jabalpur Weekly Express.

8) T.No.22683/22684 Yesvantpur-Lucknow-Yesvantpur Weekly Express.

9) T.No.22632/22631 Bikaner-Chennai-Bikaner Weekly AC Express.

10)T.No.22351/22352 Pataliputra (Patna)-Yesvantpur-Pataliputra Weekly Express.

11)T.No.18502/18501 Gandhidham-Visakhapatnam-Gandhidham Weekly Express.



II. INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF TRAINS: : (from a date to notified later)


a)Increase in frequency of Trains Originating/Terminating in SCR: (from a date to notified later)

1) T.No.12751/12752 Secunderabad-Manuguru-Secunderabad Express from 3 days to 7 days.

2) T.No.17213/17214 Narsapur - Nagarsol -Narsapur Express from 2 days to 7 days (2 days

    via Guntur, Nadikudi, Nalgonda, Sec’bad  and  5 days via Vijayawada,Kazipet, Sec’bad).

3) T.No. 12761/12762 Karimnagar-Tirupati-Karimagar Express from 1 day to 2 days.

4) T.No. 18309/18310 Sambalpur -H.S.Nanded-Sambalpur Express from 2 days to 3 days.

5) T.No. 18509/18510 Visakhapatnam- H.S.Nanded-Vi’patnam Express from 2 days to 3 days.

6) T.No.22615/22616 Coimbattore-Tirupati Express from 3 days to 4 days.



      b) Increase in frequency of Trains passing through  SCR: (from a date to notified later)

1) T.No.12687/12688 Madurai-Dehradun/Chandigarh Express-Madurai from 1 day to 2 days.

2) T.No.22819/22820 Visakhapatnam-Mumbai LTT-Visakhapatnam Express from 2 days to

7days (with T.No.18519/18520).



III.EXTENSION OF TRAINS:


a)Extension of Express/Passenger Trains Originating/Terminating in SCR: (from a date to be notified later)

1.T.No. 17011/17012 Hyderabad - Bellampalli Express to Sirpur Kaghaznagar with commercial stoppages at Ravindrakhani, Asifabad Road o­n the extended portion.

2.T.No. 57502/57503 Bodhan – Kamareddi Passenger to Mirzapalli with commercial stoppages at all stations o­n the extended portion (Five stoppages).

3.T.No. 67277/67278 Falaknuma – Bhongir MEMU to Jangaon with commercial stoppages at all stations  o­n the extended portion (Four Stoppages).

4.T.No. 77676/77677 Miryalguda – Nadikudi DEMU to Piduguralla with commercial

stoppages at Tummalacheruvu station o­n the extended portion.

5.T.No. 17005/17006 Hyderabad - Darbhanga Express to Raxaul with commercial

stoppages at Kamtaul, Janakpur Road, Sitamarhi, Bairagnia o­n the extended  portion.

6.T.No. 22107/22108 Mumbai CST – Latur Express to H S Nanded with commercial stoppages at Latur Road, Parli Vaijnath, Pangaon, Gangakher, Parbhani, Purna  o­n the extended portion.

                             

b)Extension of Express Trains passing through via S.C.R:  (from a date to be notified later)

1.T.No. 12508/12507 Guwahati - Ernakulam Express to Thiruvananthapuram with

commercial stoppages at Ernakulam Town, Kottyam, Tiruvalla, Mavelikera,

Kayankulam, Kollam o­n the extended portion.

2.T.No. 12577/12578 Darbhanga - Bangalore Express to Mysore with commercial

stoppages at Kengeri, Mandya o­n the extended portion.

3.T.No. 16591/16592 Hubli - Bangalore Express to Mysore with no commercial

stoppages o­n the extended portion.

4.T.No.17308/17307 Bagalkot - Yesvantpur Express to Mysore with no commercial

stoppages o­n the extended portion.
IV. CHANGE IN TRAIN NUMBERS (With effect from 1st July, 2013):-
S.No.

Train Description

Present Train .No.

Revised Train .No.

1
Secunderabad-Kurnool City Tungabadra Express
17607/17608
17023/17024
2
Hyderabad - Kolhapur Express
17003/17004
11303/11304
3

Visakhapatnam –Mumbai LTT Express
22819/22820
18519/18520*
*w.e.f.10.9.13/11.09.13
4

Bangalore – H Nizamuddin Rajadhani Express
12429/12430
22691/22692*
*from 01.10.13
5

Mumbai CST-Latur Express
22107/22108
11031/11032*
*After Extension
V. CHANGE IN DAYS OF SERVICE:
Sl.No.
Train No. Description
Present
Revised
W.E.F
1
12770 Secunderabad-Tirupati Seven Hills Exp
TUE, SAT
TUE, FRI
06.09.2013
2
12769 Tirupati-Secunderabad Seven Hills Exp
FRI, SUN
FRI, MON
09.09.2013
3
22871 Bhubaneshwar-Tirupati Express
SAT
SUN
08.09.2013
4
22872 Tirupati - Bhubaneshwar Express
SUN
MON
09.09.2013
VI. SPEEDING UP OF TRAINS (with effect from 01st July, 2013):
S.No.
Train No. Description
Speeded up in SCR
1
12659 Nagarcoil-Shalimar Express
33 mts.
2
17049 Machilipatnam -Secunderabad Express
25 mts.
3
16317 Kanniyakumari/Tirunelveli –H Nizamuddin Himasagar Express
23 mts.
4
16687 Mangalore/Tirunelveli-Jammu Tawi Navayug Express
23 mts.
5
19567 Tirunelveli-OKHA Express
15 mts.
6
11043 Mumbai LTT-Madurai Express
15 mts.
7
12507 Ernakulam-Guwahati Express
10 mts.
8
15227 Yesvantpur-Muzzafarpur Express
10 mts.
9
15901 Yesvantpur-Dibrugarh Town Express
10 mts.
10
16323 Trivandrum Central-Shalimar (Kolkata) Express
10 mts.
VII. WITHDRAWAL OF SLIP COACHES:

Sl.No
Train No. Description
Withdrawn with effect from
1
Secunderabad-Manuguru slip coaches running by Tr No. 17050 Secunderabad-Machilipatnam Express /57139 Dornakal-Manuguru Passenger.
01.07.2013
2
Manuguru-Secunderabad slip coaches running by Train No. 57140 Manuguru-Dornakal Passenger / 17049 Machilipatnam-Secunderabad Express.
02.07.2013
3
Visakhapatnam-Shiridi Sai Nagar slip coaches running by Tr. No. 17479 Puri-Tirupati Express / Tr.No 17206 Kakinada Town-Shiridi Sai Nagar Express.
26.07.2013
4
Visakhapatnam-Shiridi Sai Nagar slip coaches running by 17481 Bilaspur-Tirupati Express/T.No. 17206 Kakinada Town-Shiridi Sai Nagar Express.
30.07.2013
5
Shiridi Sai Nagar-Visakhapatnam slip coaches running by Tr.No. 17205 Shiridi Sai Nagar-Kakinada Town Express / 17480 Tirupati-Puri Express.
28.07.2013

VIII. NEW STOPPAGES PROVIDED FOR THE EXISTING TRAINS With Effect From 1st July, 2013:-

S.No

Train No. Description

Stoppage provided at

1

Tr.No. 17213/17214 Narsapur-Nagarsol Express (5 days a week).

Basar

2

Tr.No. 18519/18520 Visakhapatnam-Mumbai LTT Express.

Moula-Ali, Lingampalli, Tandur

3

Tr.No. 12751/12752 Secunderabad-Manuguru Express.

Jangaon, Kazipet, Kesamudram, Mahabubabad, Pocharam, Gandhipuram, Chimalpahad.

IX. CHANGE OF TERMINAL OF TRAINS With Effect From 1st July, 2013:-

S.No.

Train No. Description

Present

Revised

1

17010 Hyderabad-Bidar Express

Hyderabad

Secunderabad

2

17012 Bellampalli-Hyderabad Express

Hyderabad

Secunderabad

X. DIVERSION OF TRAIN:

T.No. 16351 / 16352 Diversion of Mumbai - Nagercoil Balaji Express via Renigunta without touching Tirupati with effect from 03.09.13 Ex. Mumbai CST and with effect from 05.09.13 Ex. Nagercoil.
XI.CHANGE IN TIMINGS AT IMPORTANT STATIONS with effect from 1st July, 2013:-

S.No.

Train No.

From-To

Station

Present

Revised

1
15016
Yesvantapur-Gorakpur
Secunderabad (a/d)
23.10/23.30
22.45/23.05
2
16053
Chennai -Tirupati
Renigunta (a/d)
16.30/16.35
17.05/17.15
Tirupati (a)
17.00
17.40
3
16054
Tirupati-Chennai
Tirupati (d)
09.55
10.10
Renigunta (a/d)
10.15/10.20
10.30/10.45
Chennai Central (a)
13.15
13.50
4
16057
Chennai-Tirupati
Renigunta (a/d)
09.05/09.10
09.05/09.15
Tirupati (a)
09.30
09.40
5
16058
Tirupati-Chennai
Tirupati (d)
17.20
17.55
Renigunta (a/d)
17.40/17.50
18.15/18.30
Chennai Central (a)
20.35
21.35
6
16204
Tirupati-Chennai
Tirupati (d)
06.20
07.20
Renigunta (a/d)
06.40/07.10
07.40/08.10
Chennai Central (a)
10.30
11.30
7
17010
Hyderabad-Bidar
Secunderabad (d)
      -
17.30
Bidar (a)
22.15
21.00
8
17037
Secunderabad-Bikaner
Secunderabad (d)
23.15
23.20
9
17049
Machilipatnam-Secunderabad
Machilipatnam (d)
19.45
20.30
Vijayawada (a/d)
21.55/22.25
22.35/22.50
Secunderabad (a)
04.45
05.05
10
17058
Secunderabad-Mumbai CST
Secunderabad (d)
13.35
12.55
11
17618
H S Nanded-Mumbai CST
H.S.Nanded (d)
10.30
10.10
12
12805
Visakapatnam-Secunderabad
Visakhapatnam (d)
06.00
06.15
Vijayawada (a/d)
11.45/11.50
12.00/12.10
Tenali (a/d)
12.25/12.45
12.40/13.00
Guntur (a/d)
13.10/13.15
13.25/13.30
Secunderabad (d)
18.25
18.45
13
22404
New Delhi-Puducherry
New Delhi (d)
22.50
22.30
14
57202
Tenali-Rapalle
Tenali (d)
00.15
22.40
Repalle (a)
01.15
23.40
15
57203
Rapalle-Tenali
Repalle (d)
03.00
04.00
Tenali (a)
04.00
05.00
16
57475
Tirupati-Ongole
Tirupati (d)
09.20
08.15
17
57516
Nanded-Daund
H.S.Nanded (d)
20.30
20.10
18
57541
Nagarsol-          H S Nanded
Nagarsol (d)
07.30
05.20
H.S.Nanded (a)
15.20
13.40
19
51561
Kacheguda-Manmad
Mudkhed (a/d)
12.00/12.02
12.05/12.07
Ankai (d)
20.34
21.55
20
57639
Tirupati- Guntur
Tirupati (d)
15.15
15.00
21
77230
Guntur-Vijayawada
Vijayawada (a)
21.15
21.35
22
77217
Vijayawada-Machilipatnam
Vijayawada (d)
22.20
21.45
Gudivada (a/d)
23.35/23.37
23.08/23.10
Machilipatnam (a)
00.40
00.15
23
17209 Date of change in timings will be notified later

Bangalore-Kakinada Town
Bangalore (d)
13.20
11.00
Tirupati (a/d)
19.55/20.00
18.05/18.10
Viajayawada (a/d)
02.50/03.10
00.55/01.15
Kakinada Town (a)
08.45
06.45
24
Train.No.18519 Visakhapatnam –Mumbai LTT Express will depart Visakhapatnam at 23 30 hrs and arrive Mumbai LTT at 04 50 hrs o­n the second day with effect from 10th September, 2013. In the return direction Train No. 18520 Mumbai LTT-Visakhapatnam Express will depart Mumbai LTT at 06 55 hrs and arrive Visakhapatnam at 11 10 hrs o­n the second day with effect from 11th September, 2013.
*******

The passengers of coaches C8 and C9 of the AC Double-decker Bangalore-Chennai Express(train no. 22626) held a protest at the Arakkonam railway junction, complaining about non-functional air-conditioners, on Saturday.

The train started at Bangalore at 2.40 pm and reached Arakkonam at 7.08 pm. When the train halted at Arakkonam, more than 50 passengers of the two coaches alighted from the train and protested on the platform.

They said they had been complaining about the non-functioning air-conditioners since the train started from Bangalore but the problem had not been rectified. After the protest, a mechanic from the Arakkonam station was pressed into service to fix the problem. However, as he reported that the snag could not be fixed on the spot, officials at the station pacified the agitators and made arrangements for them to reach Chennai in other AC coaches.

The Bangalore-Chennai AC Double-decker Express was introduced between Chennai and Bangalore on April 25, and there were several reports of non-functional air-conditioners in several coaches.

South Central Railway Releases “Southern Zone Time Table” and “MMTS Pocket Time Table”, July-2013 Issues

.. ..
The release of new Railway Time Table every year is an event, eagerly awaited by the travelling Public.  Shri D.P. Pande, General Manager, South Central Railway released the Southern Zone Time Table today ie, o­n 29th June, 2013 at a Press Conference held at Rail Nilayam. The Southern Zone Time Table - 2013, which is got designed and printed by South Central Railway will come into force from 1st July, 2013. This time table provides detailed timings o­n all the train services run o­n South Central Railway, Southern Railway, South Western Railway and Konkan Railway and also contains useful information o­n a host of other issues related to Rail services.
        This time table can serve as a o­ne-stop guide for all the information needs of rail passengers in planning their journey.The copies of this new Time Table will be made available for sale to the Public at Railway Stations within a week.This new Time Table offers much cheer for the Passengers of South Central Railway. SCR has got a good number of new trains this year also continuing the trend of getting a large chunk of new trains announced in Rail Budgets in recent years. While a staggering number of 51 new trains - 31 originating and 20 passing through - were introduced o­n SCR in the last 2 years, 25 more new trains - 14 originating and 11 passing through - were allotted to us in the recent Rail Budget in February last.
          There are several firsts in this time table, new connections from important passenger hubs o­n SCR to various popular destinations for the first time fulfilling the rail travel needs of the passengers o­n these routes. Some of them include new express trains from Kacheguda to Mangalore; Tirupati to Puducherri; Kakinada to Mumbai; Guntur to Shirdi; Nizamabad to Mumbai; Nanded to Nangaldam and Visakhapatnam to Gandhidham via SCR etc.
          SCR has already started operation of new trainswith the flagging off of 2 new trains from Kurnool City - to Secunderabad and Nandyal - by Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy, Hon'ble Minister of State for Railways,on 25th June, 2013. The remainingtrains will be introduced in a phased manner in the current Financial Year.
          Apart from new train services, this time table features the extension of 10 trains, increase in frequency of 8 trains and diversion of o­ne train over SCR.10 Trains have been speeded up by reducing their travel time ranging from 10 minutes to 33 minutes. Change of terminal effected for two express trains from Hyderabad to Secunderabad.Additional stoppages have been provided for three express trains at 11 stations. There will be change in timings for 24 trains at various stations. All the details are attached                           
Shri D.P. Pande released the “MMTS - Cum - Local Trains Pocket Time Table - July 2013” issue also o­n the occasion for the benefit of travelling public in twin cities. An attractive multi-colour booklet of pocket size, which can be carried along with conveniently, this time table can serve as a ready reference/travel guide to local rail commuters. This time table contains schedules of MMTS / local train services and other useful information such as system map, fare tables, list of colonies near to each MMTS station, tips for safe journey and public awareness campaign material etc. This valuable issue is priced at a nominal ` 5/-only. The General Manager, SCR expressed hope that  these new time tables will meet the requirement of the public in getting comprehensive information o­n the schedules and other requisite data related to Rail services.
On this occasion, he said that, SCR has consistently been moving ahead o­n a path of high growth. SCR loaded more than 110 million tons of freight and carried around 387 millions of originating passengers, with an earnings of more than Rs.10,000 Cr. during last year. Keeping in view the potential for further growth of traffic and in response to the requirements of public of this region, SCR is committed to expand its network and services with focus o­n delivering a qualitative service to its customers, he added.

  Safety, Security, Punctuality, Cleanliness and providing modern facilities to passengers are the top priority areas for SCR.  It is the earnest resolve of SCR to make the services passenger friendly and the rail journey comfortable.  He narrated the various recent initiatives taken by SCR in this direction. SCR moves forward with focus o­n continuous system improvements and innovations for enhanced utilization of its resources to meet the surge in expectations of the Public, the General Manager Said.

नगर संवाददाता-!-बैतूल
विश्व हिन्दू परिषद धर्मप्रसार विभाग के तत्वाधान में बैठक हुई। इसमें जिला प्रमुख भूपेंद्र पवार की अनुशंसा पर, विभाग प्रमुख श्याम टेकपुर की सहमति से प्रांत प्रमुख गिरधारी लाल भिखाणी ने नई कार्यकारिणी गठित की है। इसमें संरक्षक शकुंतला चढ़ोकार, नारी शक्ति मंच जिला संयोजक मंजू उपासे, सहसंयोजक सुनीता साहू, जिला सत्संग प्रमुख धर्म प्रसार मनीराम धोटे, बैतूल ग्रामीण धर्मप्रसार प्रमुख सोहन राठौर, नगर नारी शक्ति मंच संयोजक सविता साहू, नारी शक्ति मंच संयोजक मुलताई की निर्मला ठाकरे को मनोनीत किया गया है।

नगर संवाददाता-!-बैतूल
विश्व हिन्दू परिषद धर्मप्रसार विभाग के तत्वाधान में बैठक हुई। इसमें जिला प्रमुख भूपेंद्र पवार की अनुशंसा पर, विभाग प्रमुख श्याम टेकपुर की सहमति से प्रांत प्रमुख गिरधारी लाल भिखाणी ने नई कार्यकारिणी गठित की है। इसमें संरक्षक शकुंतला चढ़ोकार, नारी शक्ति मंच जिला संयोजक मंजू उपासे, सहसंयोजक सुनीता साहू, जिला सत्संग प्रमुख धर्म प्रसार मनीराम धोटे, बैतूल ग्रामीण धर्मप्रसार प्रमुख सोहन राठौर, नगर नारी शक्ति मंच संयोजक सविता साहू, नारी शक्ति मंच संयोजक मुलताई की निर्मला ठाकरे को मनोनीत किया गया है।

To prevent train collisions, the South Central Railway, on a trial basis, has installed the hooter system at Moulali station here. It is the first time that such a system is introduced in the country.It is aimed at preventing train accidents due to negligence of loco drivers. m has been put on trial at Moulali Railway station in Secunderabad. It is basically a sound-warning system. It releases a big sound when a train passes a signal, or caution or danger signal to warn the driver of an impending danger.Speaking to Express, SCR general manager DP Pande said that whenever the loco driver jumps the red signals and running the train at a high speed, immediately the hooter will alert the driver about the impending danger of train colliding with another train coming in opposite direction if it crosses a red signal or is overspeeding.      It automatically applies the brakes if a train is travelling too fast on the approach to certain speed restrictions and buffer stops. Any train that tries to pass the danger signal, the hooter gets activated and alerts the driver to stop the train.  It is a foolproof system to prevent train accidents and thus ensure safety of passengers. It will be installed at more stations if  proved successful, he said.

HAVELOCK BRIDGE: On the dismantling of the 100-year-old railway bridge on the Godavari at Rajahmundry, Pande said they would take a final decision after discussing with the state government.

The railways has decided to dismantle the Havelock bridge and sell it as scrap. But locals wanted the 100-year-old bridge remain as a heritage monument. If the state government paid Rs 67 crore to the railways, the bridge and the land would be handed over to the state government.

MMTS PHASE-II: Pande said SCR hoped to complete the Phase-II of Multi Modal Transport System (MMTS) in three years.

Banihal : It was a busy day for the railway employees here at Banihal station as thousands of people from various parts of Kashmir region visited this highway township using the recently inaugurated rail service. The huge rush of visitors, most of whom wanted to have a glimpse of more than 11 kilometer long Pir Panchal Railway Tunnel, led to the chaos even forcing the railway police to use mild force to remove the passengers from the roof of the rail at Kakapora junction. Reports revealed that being Sunday thousands of people took a ride on the newly inaugurated rail from Qazigund and its adjoining areas to Banihal. “The rush was so heavy that dozens of people were seen traveling on the roof the rail coaches”, Arshad Hussain, a passenger told Greater Kashmir. He said that most of the passengers wanted to have a glimpse of the largest railway tunnel in India and experience of the joy of rail journey. The 11-km railway tunnel across the Pir Panjal mountain range, inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday last, is not only the longest such in India but an engineering marvel and a "dream come true" for the people of JK.
A three-metre-wide road has also been provided inside the tunnel for maintenance and relief and rescue operations in the event of any eventuality.
Built at a cost of Rs.1,300 crores ($213 million), the tunnel has reduced the surface distance between the Qazigund town in the Valley and Banihal town in the Jammu region by 18 km, besides providing an all-weather surface link between the two regions.
“This is a new experience for us. We wanted to see how it feels”, Rahim, a resident of Qazigund, who traveled on the train today said.
The over 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu highway, till today the only surface link between the landlocked Valley and the rest of the country, would often remain closed for days without end in the winter months due to heavy snowfall on the Banihal sector of the highway.
Muhammad Sultan, 80, of Qazigund whose wrinkled face bears testimony to his hard life, said: “The first time I heard that there is a possibility of a train coming to our town was back in 1983. I thought, if the tracks could be extended from Jammu to Udhampur, why not up to Banihal,” Sultan told PTI.
The octogenarian said he had lost hope of ever stepping on a train, as the project was getting delayed.  “At my age, hopes are not fulfilled very often. But, I kept hoping that one day I will board a train here,” he said.It was not the first travel to Kashmir for Sultan, but as he puts it, “this is royal-class“.
  “Whenever we would step out of Banihal, we had to look skyward for impending weather changes. While winters are harsh due to snowfall, summers can get tricky owing to landslides triggered by rains. One was sure of leaving the town but not about the date of return,” he said.
Sultan is happy that travel to Kashmir will be a lot safer now than the treacherous bus journey.

The South Western Railways have announced revised timetable for many of their trains. They have also notified the timetable for the new trains announced in the Railway Budget 2013, but dates for the commencement of the services are yet to be announced.

New trains

n Train nos 16565 / 16566 Yeshwantpur-Mangalore Weekly Express, train no 16565 will depart Yeshwantpur 11.45 pm on Sunday and arrive at Mangalore at 6.15 pm the next day.

n Train nos 17317 / 17318 Hubli-Lokamanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Express, train no 17317 will depart Hubli at 9.10 pm on Tuesday and arrive at Lokamanya Tilak Terminus at 3 pm the next day. In the return direction, train no 17318 will depart the Terminus at 4.40 pm on Wednesday and reach Hubli at 11 am the next day. 

n Train nos 17235 / 17236 Bangalore City-Nagercoil Daily Express, train no 17235 will depart Bangalore City at 5 pm and arrive at Nagercoil at 10.15 am the next day. In the return direction, train no 17236 will depart Nagercoil at 4.40 pm and reach Bangalore at 9.05 am the next day. En route, the Daily Express train will stop at Bangalore Cantonment, Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti, Tirunelveli and Valliur.

nTrain nos 22683 / 22684 Yeshwantpur-Lucknow Weekly Express, train no 22684 will depart at Lucknow at 5.30 pm on Saturday and arrive at Yeshwantpur at 2 pm on Monday. In the return direction, train no 22683 will depart at Yeshwantpur at 11.40 pm on Monday and reach Lucknow at 7.40 pm on Wednesday. En route, the Weekly Express train will stop at Yelahanka, Hindupur, Dharmavaram, Ananthpur, Gooty, Dhone, Kurnool town, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Kacheguda, Malkajgiri, Kazipet, Ramagundam, Sirpurkagaznagar, Balharshah, Sewagram, Nagpur, Betul, Itarsi, Pipariya, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Manikpur, Allhabad, Pratapgarph, Amethi and Rae Bareli, in both the directions. 

n Train nos 16569 / 16570 Yeshwantpur-Kachegua Tri-Weekly Express,  train no 16569 will depart Yeshwantpur at 2.30 pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and arrive at Kacheguda at 4.30 am, the next day.

In the return direction, train no 16570 will depart Kacheguda at 2 pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday and reach Yeshwantpur at 4.15 pm, the next day. En route, the Tri-Weekly Express train will stop at Yelahanka, Gauribiddanur, Hindupur, Dharmavaram, Ananthpur, Gooty, Dhone, Kurnool Town, Gadwal, Sriramnagar, Mahabubnagar, Jadcherla and Shadnagar, in both the directions.

n Train nos 66519 / 66520 Marikuppam-Bangalore City Passenger, train no 66519 will depart Marikuppam at 4.45 am (except Sundays) and arrive at Bangalore City at 7.30 am, the same day. In the return direction, train no 66520 will depart Bangalore City 8.15 pm and reach at Marikuppam at 10.30 pm the same night. En route, the train will stop at Bangalore Cantonment, Krishnarajapuram, Whitefield, Malur, Bangarpet Junction, BEML Nagar, Coromandal, Oorgaum and Champion.

Trains that will be introduced shortly from other divisions are

Train nos 12194 / 12193 Jabalpur-Yeshwantpur Weekly Express; Train nos 12552 / 12551 Kamakhya-Yeshwantpur Weekly AC Express; Train nos 22351 / 22352 Pataliputra-Yeshwantpur Weekly Express;  Train nos 18637 / 18638 Hatia-Yeshwantpur Weekly Express

Trains to be extended

n Train nos 16591 / 16592 Hubli-Bangalore City Hampi Daily Express to Mysore;  Train nos 16536 / 16535 Solapur-Yeshwantpur Express to Mysore; Train nos 17308 / 17307 Bagalkot-Yeshwantpur Basava Express to Mysore; Train nos 12577 / 12578 Bangalore-Darbhanga Weekly Express to Mysore;  Train nos 12629 / 12630 Yeshwantpur-Nizamuddin Sampark Kranthi to Chandigarh; Train nos 56513 / 56514 Bangalore City-Nagore Passenger to Karaikal;  Train no 56276 Mysore-Shimoga Passenger to Talaguppa; Train nos 19405 / 19406 Yeshwantpur-Ahmedabad to Barmer.

रेलवे ने बढ़ाया कमाई का जरिया

-बंद, आंदोलन व बाढ़ में ट्रेन निरस्त हुई तो भरना होगा टीडीआर

जागरण संवाददाता, लखनऊ : रेलवे की माली हालत को देखते हुए रेलवे बोर्ड ने कमाई के कई और तरीके खोज लिए हैं। इन तरीकों में एक जुलाई से लागू हो रही टिकट निरस्तीकरण संबंधी समय सीमा कम करने की कवायद भी शामिल है। इसके तहत अगर यात्री अचानक यात्रा निरस्त करता है तो उसे टिकट मूल्य की पचास फीसद राशि गंवानी पड़ेगी।

इनसेट

इस तरह से होगी कटौती

-अगर यात्री कंफर्म टिकट को 48 घंटे या फिर ट्रेन चलने के छह घंटे पहले तक निरस्त कराता है तो 25 फीसद टिकट मूल्य की राशि कटेगी

-ट्रेन छूटने से छह घंटे पहले या फिर ट्रेन छूटने के दो घंटे तक कंफर्म टिकट निरस्त कराने पर पचास फीसद राशि कटेगी ।

- ट्रेन छूटने के दो घंटे बाद कंफर्म टिकट के मूल्य का पैसा नहीं दिया जाएगा।

- ट्रेन छूटने के तीन घंटे तक सिर्फ निरस्तीकरण चार्ज कटेगा। वहीं तीन घंटे बाद कोई राशि वापस नहीं की जाएगी।

-ट्रेन प्रस्थान समय से तीन घंटे से अधिक लेट होने पर टिकट मूल्य पूरा वापस किया जाएगा।

- ट्रेन का रूट बदला जाता है, बाढ़, आंदोलन, विद्रोह होने पर टिकट मूल्य 72 घंटे तक वापस किया जाने का प्रावधान है

- यात्री को अपनी ट्रेन की तिथि, श्रेणी व ट्रेन नंबर बदलना है तो यात्री को ट्रेन चलने से 48 घंटे पहले सूचित करना होगा। हालांकि, गंतव्य स्थान नहीं बदला जाएगा।

डुप्लीकेट टिकट बनवाने के लिए चुकाना होगा अधिक मूल्य

डुप्लीकेट टिकट बनवाने के लिए अब तक सभी श्रेणियों के यात्रियों को प्रार्थना पत्र व आइडी प्रूफ के साथ बीस रुपये शुल्क के रूप में देने होते थे लेकिन अब स्लीपर श्रेणी के यात्रियों को बीस रुपये के स्थान पर प्रति यात्री पचास रुपये चुकाने होंगे। इसी तरह थर्ड एसी, सेकेंड एसी व फ‌र्स्ट एसी के यात्रियों को सौ रुपये डुप्लीकेट टिकट बनवाने के लिए चुकाना होगा।

आज से बदले समय से चलेंगी ट्रेनें

रेलवे ने एक जुलाई से कई ट्रेनों की समय सारिणी बदल दी है। लखनऊ से चलने व गुजरने वाली कुशीनगर एक्सप्रेस, फैजाबाद दिल्ली एक्सप्रेस, शहीद एक्सप्रेस, जनसाधारण एक्सप्रेस, प्रतापगढ़-भोपाल एक्सप्रेस सहित पांच दर्जन से अधिक ट्रेनों के संचालन में एक से तीन मिनट का अंतर आया है। जबकि लखनऊ मेल, पुष्पक एक्सप्रेस व स्वर्ण शताब्दी जैसी ट्रेनों के समय में कोई परिवर्तन नहीं किया गया है।