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  Indian Railways News  / Introduction of Duranto Express

Introduction of Pune-Ahmedabad Tri-weekly Duranto Express
Ministry of Railways have decided to introduce a AC Tri-weekly Duranto Superfast Express between Pune and Ahmedabad from 11.3.2012.  The inaugural special train with number as 01498 will leave Pune at 21.45 hrs o­n 11.3.2012 and will arrive Ahmedabad at 06.20 hrs next day.  Regular service will run as under:

12297 Duranto Express will leave Ahmedabad at 22.30 hrs o­n every Sun, Tue & Fri from 13.3.2012 and will arrive Pune at 07.00 hrs next day. 12298 Duranto Express will leave Pune at 21.45 hrs o­n every Thu, Sat & Mon
from 15.3.2012 and will arrive Ahmedabad at 06.20 hrs next day. Halts: There is no commercial halts between Pune and Ahmedabad.  However, operational halts will be at Vasai Road, Lonavala and Karjat (Dn direction
only)
Composition: o­ne First AC Class, two AC-2 Tier, seven AC-3 Tier and 2 generator cum guard’s vans.

Introduction of Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Allahabad Bi-weekly Duranto Express

Ministry of Railways have decided to introduce a AC Bi-weekly Duranto Superfast Express between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Allahabad from 11.3.2012.  The inaugural special train with number as 01093 will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 11.25 hrs o­n 11.3.2012 and will arrive Allahabad at 09.50 hrs next day.  Regular service will run as under:

12293 Duranto Express will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 17.25 hrs o­n every Mon & Fri from 16.3.2012 and will arrive Allahabad at 12.25 hrs next day. 12294 Duranto Express will leave Allahabad at 19.30 hrs o­n every Tue & Sat from 13.3.2012 and will arrive Lokmanyan Tilak Terminus at 14.50 hrs next day. Halts: There is no commercial halts between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Allahabad.  However, operational halts will be at Kasara (Dn direction only), Igatpuri, Bhusaval, Itarsi, Satna.
Composition: o­ne First AC Class, three AC-2 Tier, eight AC-3 Tier, o­ne AC Pantry Car and 2 generator cum guard’s vans.

Reservation: Bookings for 01498/12298 , 01093/12293 opened from 11.3.2012.

  Indian Railways News  / WR INTRODUCES AHMEDABAD-PUNE TRI-WEEKLY AC DURONTO EXPRESS AND PALANPUR-BHUJ PAS

WR INTRODUCES AHMEDABAD-PUNE TRI-WEEKLY AC DURONTO EXPRESS AND PALANPUR-BHUJ PASSENGER
INCREASES FREQUENCY OF SURAT-AMRAVATI BI-WEEKLY FAST PASSENGER

Introduction of Ahmedabad-Pune tri-weekly AC Duronto Express
Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce new 12297/12298 Ahmedabad-Punetri-weekly AC Duronto Express w.e.f13/03/2012. The inaugural run will take place on 11/03/2012.
Train no 12297 Ahmedabad-PuneDuronto Express will depart from Ahmedabad at 22.30 hrs every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday from 13/03/2012 and reach Pune at 07hrs the next day.
Similarly, train no 12298 Pune- Ahmedabad Duronto Express will depart from Pune at 21.45hrs on every Monday, Thursday, & Saturday from 15/03/2012 and reach Ahmedabad at 06.20 hrs the next day.
The train will have I AC, II AC and III Ac coaches.
The booking of train no 12297 will open from 12/03/2012

Introduction of new 59425/59426 Bhuj- Palanpur Passenger (Daily)
WR will introduce new 59425/59426 Bhuj-Palanpur Passenger(Daily) w.e.f. 12/03/2012.
Accordingly, from 12/03/2012, 59425 Bhuj-Palanpur Passenger will depart from Bhuj at 14.00 hrs daily and reach Palanpur at 23.30 hrs the same day,
Similarly, from 13/03/2012, Train no 59426 Palanpur-Bhuj Passenger will depart from Palanpur at 4.30hrs daily to rach Bhuj at 13.30hrs the same day.
It will halt at Chandisar, Disa, Lorwada, Bhildi, Jasali, Dhanakwada, Diyodar, Mitha, Bhabhar, Devgam, Radhanpur, Piplee, Varahi, Vaghapura, Chhansara, Santalpur, Garamadi, Piprala, Lakhpat, Adesar, Bhutliya Bhimasar, Padampur, Kidiyanagar, Chitrod, Shivlakha, Lakadiya, Samakhiali, Vondh, Bhachau, Chirai, Bhimasar, Gandhidham, Adipur, Anjar, Ratnal, Kukama stations enroute in both directions.
This train will have Second class Sleeper and general second class coaches.
The booking of 59425 and 59426 will start from 12/03/2012.

Increase in frequency of 59025/59026 Surat-Amravati bi-weekly fast passenger
It has been decided to increase the frequency of train no 59025/59026 Surat- Amravati bi-weekly fast passenger train from twice a week to thrice a weekly w.e.f. 16/03/2012. Ex Surat
Accordingly, Train no 59025 Surat-Amravati fast Passenger will now run on every Thursday, Friday & Sunday ex Surat from 16/03/2012. While train no 59026 Amravati-Surat Fast Passenger will now run on every Friday, Saturday and Monday ex Amravati from 17/03/2012.
The booking for the day of increased frequency of 59025 Surat-Amravati Fast Passenger will open from 12/03/2012.

Change in timings of 19151/19152 Palanpur-Gandhidham Express
It has been decided to change the timings of 19151/19152 Palanpur-Gandhidham Express w.e.f 13/03/2012. Accordingly 19151 Palanpur-Gandhidham Express will leave Palanpur at 00.01 hrs daily to reach Gandhidham at 06.00hrs the next day.
Train no 19152 Gandhidham-Palanpur Exp will depart from Gandhidham at 22.00 hrs daily from 13/03/2012 to reach Palanpur at 04.00 hrs the next day. There will be no change in existing halts.
This train will have second class sleeper and general second class coaches.
The booking of 19151/19152 will opened on 12/03/2012.

  Indian Railways News  / Railway Minister Announces Introduction of New Trains and Other Services

The Minister of Railways, Shri Dinesh Trivedi today announced introduction of 26 new trains, extension of five existing trains, increase in frequency of two existing trains and introduction of new five sub-urban trains.  Most of these new services announced were part of the Railway Budget 2011-12.  The trains announced in the Railway Budget 2011-12 are implemented by the end of the financial year i.e. 31st March 2012.    With this announcement, 115 out of 132 new trains proposed for introduction during Railway Budget 2011-12 will get introduced, 19 out of 22 increase in frequency of trains proposed in Railway Budget 2011-12 will be effected and all the extension of trains proposed in Railway Budget 2011-12 will get implemented.  Efforts are being made to ensure introduction of other remaining services proposed in the Railway Budget 2011-12 by the stipulated date of 31st March, 2012.  Today’s announcement include three Duronto, one Shatabdi, one fully AC Express, three  Rajyarani Express, nine Mail and Express services, three MEMU services, three DEMU services and five EMU services.
In case of new trains, local public representatives as per laid down protocol will be invited by the concerned Zonal Railway/Divisional Railway for the formal flagging off in next 7 to 10 days.
Extension and increase in frequency of the existing trains will be introduced with immediate effect, as operationally feasible.
The list of new trains, extension of existing services etc. is given below:

Sl

Train no. and name
1

12297/12298 Pune-Ahmedabad AC Duronto (Tri-weekly)
2

22209/22210 Mumbai Central-New Delhi AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)
3

19405/19406 Ahmedabad-Yesvantpur AC Express (Weekly)
4

12567/12568 Saharsa-Patna Rajya Rani Express (Daily)
5

22101/22102 Manmad-Mumbai Rajya Rani Express (Daily)
6

19261/19262 Porbander-Kochuvelli Express (Weekly)
7

22901/22902 Udaipur-Bandra(T) Express (Tri-weekly)
8

18511/18512 Visakhapatnam-Koraput Intercity Express
9

57477/57478 Tirupati-Guntakal Passenger (Daily)
10

58301/58302 Koraput-Sambalpur Passenger (Daily)
11

59425/59426 Bhuj-Palanpur passenger (Daily)
12

66302/66303 Ernakulam-Kollam MEMU (6 days a week)
13

77683/77684 Jalna-Nagarsol DEMU (6 days a week)
14

77686/77685 & 77688/77687 Kacheguda – Nizamabad DEMU (6 days a week)
15

77681/77682 & 77679/77680 Falaknuma-Medchal DEMU (6 days a week)
16

19027/19028 Bandra (T)-Jammu Tawi Vivek Express (Weekly)
17

12293/12294 Allahabad-  Mumbai  AC Duronto (Bi-weekly)
18

22454/22453 Meerut-Lucknow Rajya Rani Express (Daily)
19

13423/13424 Bhagalpur-Ajmer Express (Weekly)
20

12371/12372 Kolkata-Jaisalmer Express (Weekly)
21

22451/22452 Mumbai-Chandigarh Express (Weekly)
22

19407/19408 Varanasi-Ahmedabad Express (Weekly)
23

15033/15034 Haridwar-Ramnagar Express (Tri-weekly)
24

66019/66020 Salem-Katpadi MEMU (6 days a week) (Railway Budget 2010-11)
25

66300/66301 Ernakulam-Kollam MEMU (6 days a week) (Railway Budget 2010-11)
26

Introduction of Anandvihar-Kathgodam Shatabdi Express (4 days a week)

EXTENSION:
1. 59803/59802 Nagda-Kota Passenger extension upto Ratlam
2. 19603/19604 Sultanpur-Ajmer Express extension upto Ahmedabad
3. 12965/12966 Udaipur-Gwalior Express extension upto Khajuraho
4. 55007/55008 Hajipur-Thawe Passenger extension upto Kaptanganj
5.12891/12892 Bhubaneswar-Baripada Express extension upto Bangriposi

INCREASE IN FREQUENCY:
1. 59025/59026 Surat-Amravati Fast Passenger from 2 to 3 days a week.
2. 15279/15280 Saharsa-Adarsh Nagar Delhi Express from weekly to bi-weekly

SUBURBAN:
1      Avadi-Chennai Beach                       
2      Chennai Beach-Gummidipundi                                 
3      Gummidipundi-Chennai Beach                                 
4      Chennai Central-Tiruvallur                             
5      Tiruvallur-Chennai Central 

  Train Discussion  / Introduction of Manmad-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Rajya Rani Superfast Express

Introduction of Manmad-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Rajya Rani Express

Ministry of Railways have decided to introduce a Superfast Rajya Rani Express between Manmad and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus from 10.3.2012.  The inaugural special train will leave Manmad at 12.40 hrs o­n 10.3.2012 and will run o­n open fast timings.  Regular service will run as under:

22101 Rajya Rani Express will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 19.00 hrs daily from 10.3.2012 and will arrive Manmad at 23.25 hrs same day. 22102 Rajya Rani Express will leave Manmad at 05.25 hrs daily from 11.3.2012 and will arrive Lokmanyan Tilak Terminus at 09.50 hrs same day. Halts: Kalyan, Kasara, Igatpuri, Devlali, Nasik Road
Composition: 8 Second Class Chair Car, o­ne AC Chair Car, 6 general second class and 2 general second class cum guard’s brake vans.

Reservation: Bookings for 22101/22102 opened on 10.3.2012.

  Train Discussion  / Delhi-Mumbai special train

The Western railways will be running a weekly Rajdhani-like superfast special train between Delhi and Mumbai via Ratlam from April 4 to June 28.

Railway sources said train number 09003 will run from Mumbai to New Delhi from April 4 to June 27 on Wednesdays. It will leave Mumbai Central at 23.15 pm and reach Ratlam at 7.40 am and New Delhi at 17.50 pm.

The train number 09004 between New Delhi and Mumbai from April 5 to June 28 on Thursdays. The train will leave New Delhi at 23.30 and Ratlam at 7.35, and will reach Mumbai Central on Friday at 16.20.

The train will have a first AC, II AC, III AC and a pantry. The total number of passenger coaches would be 14. The special Rajdhani-like trains will stop at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, ratlam, Kota and Mathura.