Title - Rockfort Express will get a new number

Although the exact date of termination of the Rockfort Express at Tiruchi is yet to be notified, the train will be operated with a revised number and fresh composition once it is restored back to Tiruchi.At present, the Chennai-Kumbakonam-Chennai Rockfort Expresses are being operated with numbers 16177/16178.The revised number of the train upon termination at Tiruchi will be 16877 (from Chennai) and 16878 (from Tiruchi). The revised numbers of the Rockfort Express have been mentioned in the new time table scheduled for 2013.The new time-table uploaded on the Southern Railway website clearly states that the Chennai Egmore–Tiruchi–Kumbakonam Rockfort Express will be “short terminated at Tiruchi from a date to be notified later”.The revised train number and timings of the train will be as follows: the Chennai Egmore – Tiruchi Rockfort Express (16877) will leave Chennai Egmore at 10.30 p.m. and reach Tiruchi at 5.30 a.m. The Tiruchi – Chennai Egmore Rockfort Express (16878) will leave Tiruchi at 10.20 p.m. and reach Chennai Egmore at 5.15 a.m. The website says that the revised composition of the train will be advised accordingly.