7th PAY COMMISSION NEWS - CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES NEWS

Night Mega Block on Western Railway As per the press release issued by the Western Railway, a night block will be carried out 12th October, 2013… The details are given below… Night block on Wrly A night block will be carried out from 00.30 hrs to 04.00 hrs o­n Up Local (i.e. slow) line and o­n Down Local line from 01.00 hrs to 04.00 hrs o­n 12th October, 2013 between Vasai Road and Virar for maintenance of track, signalling and overhead equipments. During the block, all local line trains will be run o­n Through (i.e. fast) lines between Borivali/Vasai Road and Virar. During the block, Down Churchgate – Virar locals will be run o­n fast lines between Virar and Vasai Road/Borivali. Detailed information to this effect is available with concerned Station Masters. Passengers are requested to take note of the above arrangements.

Provision of Festival Trains by Northern Railway Indian Railways arranged some more festival trains for passengers travelling between Allahabad and Udampur, New Delhi and Mumbai and Howrah and Jammu Tawi… The train details are as under… 04113/04114 Allahabad- Udhampur- Allahabad Weekly express Festival Special (16 trips) The 04113 Allahabad- Udhampur WeeklyExpress festival special train will depart from Allahabad o­n every Saturday from 12.10.2013 to 30.11.2013 (08 trips) at 03.20 p.m. to reach Udhampur at 05.20 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 04114 Udhampur- AllahabadWeekly Express festival special train will depart from Udhampur o­n every Sunday from 13.10.2013 to 01.12.2013 (08 trips) at 07.10 p.m. to reach Allahabadat 09.25 p.m. the next day. Comprising of Two AC II Tier, Seven Sleeper Class, Seven General Class, o­ne Disabled Friendly Second Class cum Luggage Van and o­ne Second Class cum Luggage Van (18 coaches), the 04113/04114 Allahabad- Ud...

Chennai to Palani - New Daily Express Train Service from October 2013 A new daily express train service between Chennai Central and Palani, which is important holy place of Tamil Nadu has been introduced from today... As announced by the Hon’ble Minister for Railways in the Railway Budget 2013-14, a new daily train service is to be introduced between Chennai Central – Palani.   Train No.06002, the inaugural special from Palani to Chennai Central, will leave Palani at 16.00 hrs. on 01.10.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 02.30 hrs. on 02.10.2013.   The regular service of Train No.16001 Chennai Central – Palani daily express will commence on 01.10.2013 ex. Chennai Central and that of Train No.16002 Palani – Chennai Central daily express will commence on 02.10.2013 ex. Palani.   T.No.16001 Chennai Central - Palani daily express will leave Chennai Central at 21.00 hrs. and arrive Palani at 08.00 hrs. the next day. Train No.16002 Palani – Chennai Central daily express wil...

Stoppage of 11301/11302 Mumbai-Bengaluru-Mumbai Udyan Express at Uruli Station from 1.10.2013 STOPPAGE OF 11301/11302 UDYAN EXPRESS AT URULI STATION Railways have decided to provide halt to 11301/11302 Mumbai CST-Bangalore-Mumbai CST Udyan Express at Uruli station o­n experimental basis for a period of six months with effect from 1.10.2013. The details are as under:- Train No. 11301 Mumbai CST-Bangalore Udyan express will arrive Uruli station at 12.14 pm and leave 12.15 pm. Train No. 11302 Bangalore-Mumbai CST Udyan express will arrive Uruli station at 03.04 pm and leave 03.05 pm.

More train services introduced from Northern Railway In order to avoid festival rush in trains, Indian Railways has taken several steps in all important train routes in over all India… In this respect NR provides to its passengers some special trains during the festival season, the details of the special festival trains trips as given below… RAILWAYS PLAN TO RUN MORE FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAINS DURING FESTIVAL RUSH-2013 (76 TRIPS) To clear extra rush of rail passengers during festival season, Railways have decided to run Festival Special train nos. 09005/09006 New Delhi- Mumbai Central- New Delhi Bi-Weekly A.C. Superfast, 09407/09408 Ahmedabad- Lucknow Jn.- Ahmedabad Weekly, 05101/05102 Chhapra-Anand Vihar T.- Chhapra Weekly Unreserved and 05027/05028 Gorakhpur- Anand Vihar T.- Gorakhpur Bi-Weekly  in both directions as per the following programme:- 09005/09006 New Delhi- Mumbai Central- New DelhiBi-Weekly A.C. Superfast (26 Trips)         ...

Diversion of Mumbai-Varanasi Mahanagari  Express & Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Rajendra Nagar Express via Chheoki Railways have decided to divert Train No. 11093/11094 Mumbai - Varanasi-Mumbai Mahanagari Express and 13202/13201 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Rajendra Nagar- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express via Chheoki o­n permanent basis without touching Allahabad and Naini. The details are under :- Train No. From - To Departure Timings from originating Station & Trains Stoppage at Chheoki effective date w.e.f. Timings at Chheoki 11093 Mumbai - Varanasi Train leaving from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus at 00.10 hrs o­n and from 15.11.2013 16.11.2013 A. 00.05 hrs D. 00.15 hrs 11094 Varanasi – Mumbai Train leaving from Varanasi at 11.20 hrs o­n and from 15.11.2013 15.11.2013 A. 15.10 hrs D. 15.20 hrs 13202 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Rajendra Nagar Train leaving Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 22.15 hrs o­n and from 14.11.2013 15.11.2013 A. 23.10 hrs D....

Festival Trains between Anandh Vihar and Patna - Northern Railway Northern Railway announced in a press release, Railway plans special train between Anand vihar(T) - Patna - Anandh Vihar(T) Via Allahabad to Cater to Festival rush... To clear extra rush of rail passengers during festival season, Railways have decided to run Festival Special train nos. 02393/02394 between Anand Vihar T.- Patna - Anand Vihar T (Bi-Weekly ) via Allahabad (17 trips in each direction ) in both directions as per the following programme:- The 02393 Patna– Anand Vihar T Superfast Festival Special train (Bi-Weekly) shall depart from Patna at 08.10 p.m. o­n every Monday & Thursday  from 03.10.2013 to 28.11.2013 (17 trips) to reach Anand Vihar T at 12.00 noon the next day. In the return direction, the 02394 Anand Vihar T-Patna Superfast Festival Special train (Bi-Weekly)   shall depart from Anand Vihar T at 06.00 p.m. o­n every  Tuesday and Friday from 04.10.2013 to 29.11.2013 (1...

IRCTC News : Upgradation Scheme in Indian Railways IRCTC News : Upgradation Scheme in Indian Railways – Ugradation is being performed to the passengers against the vacancies in the higher classes, passengers are allowed to travel from lower class to higher class without payment any extra charges under this scheme. The Up-gradation Scheme • With a view to optimise the utilisation of available accommodation in train, a scheme to upgrade full-fare paying passengers to the higher class without any extra charge against the available vacant accommodation is available in all Mail/Express trains having sleeping accommodation. • The passengers are required to give the option for being considered for upgradation. If no option is given at the time of filling up of requisition form, the same is treated as “yes” and passenger(s) can be considered for upgradation. • The passengers for upgradation are selected automatically (except in cases where the passenger has shown his unwillingness to be u...

An another Double Decker Train introduced between Habibganj and Indore AC Double Decker Train Service between Habibganj and Indore in Madhya Pradesh Flagged Off The AC Double Decker train between Habibganj and Indore, the first ever such train service in the state of Madhya Pradesh, was flagged off by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury at Habibganj railway station in Bhopal today i.e. 27th September 2013. This LHB AC Double Decker is the fifth such train in the country. In addition to this, four other trains are already running between Jaipur-Delhi, Mumbai- Ahmedabad, Chennai-Banglore and Howrah-Dhanbad. Coaches of these LHB AC Double Decker trains are having better passenger amenities such as reclining chairs, snack tables bottle holders, automatic AC compartment entrance doors etc. Also present among others on the occasion were Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) Shri Kailash Joshi, Members of Parliament (Rajyasabha) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla, Dr. Chandan Mit...

All Zonal Railways are conducting ticket-checking drives Indian Railways Steps up Fortress Checks to Curb Ticketless Travel With a view to curbing the ticketless travel, a series of fortress checks were organized by various Zonal Railways during this month of September 2013. During the last month, such checks were carried at thirteen major stations including Lucknow, Patna, Bhopal, Nagpur, Vijayawada, Chennai, Howrah, Delhi and Pune. At some of the major stations around 500 to 1000 ticketless travelers were apprehended during each check. It is proposed to continue such fortress checks during the coming months. Under this kind of fortress checks, a large number of ticket checking personnel (exceeding 100) are deployed at major stations along with a substantial strength of security personnel from the Railway Protection Force (RPF). Senior Commercial Officers from the Zonal Headquarters, Divisional Railway Managers/Additional Divisional Railway Managers and other Senior Divisional Of...

Central Railway introduced more train services due to festival session… 28 Festival Special Trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Howrah via Mughalsarai & Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Santragachi (Howrah) via Nagpur - Bookings for 03062 & 08059 open from 23.9.2013 CR TO RUN 28 FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAINS Railways have decided to run 28 Festival special trains i.e. 12 Superfast special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Howrah via Mughalsarai and 16 Superfast AC special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Santragachi (Howrah) via Nagpur to clear the extra rush of Passengers. The details are as under – A) 12 SUPERFAST SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS AND HOWRAH 03062 Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 11.20 hrs o­n every Thursday from 10.10.2013 to 14.11.2013 (6 trips) and will arrive Howrah at 22.50 hrs next day. 03061 Special will leave Howrah at 08.15 hrs o­n every Tuesday from 8.10.2013 to 12.11.2013 (6 trips) and will arrive Lokm...

More special trains from South Central Railway SCR to Run 104 Special Trains Between Various Destinations to Clear Extra Rush of Passengers during Festival Season In order to clear extra rush of passengers during ensuing festival season in October & November 2013, South Central Railway will run 104 special trains between  Secunderabad-Vijayawada, Secunderabad – Guwahati, Secunderabad – LTT Mumbai, Hyderabad-Shalimar (Kolkata), Kacheguda – Mangalore Central and Tirupati-Aurangabad as per the following schedule:- 1)Special Trains Between Secunderabad and Vijayawada ( 18 services): Train No. 07203 Secunderabad-Vijayawada Weekly Special Train will depart Secunderabad at 23 15 hrs o­n Fridays i.e., 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th October, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th November, 2013 and arrive Vijayawada at 05 00 hrs o­n the next day. In the opposite direction, Train, No. 07204 Vijayawada-Secunderabad Weekly Special Train will depart Vijayawada at 23 00 hrs o­n Thursdays ...

New Weekly Express Train Between Tirupati-Puducherry To Be Introduced As announced in the Railway Budget 2013-14, Shri V. Narayanaswamy, Hon’ble Minister for State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and PMO along with Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Hon’ble Minister for Railways will flag off a new Weekly Express Train from Tirupati to Puducherry at o­n 17th September, 2013 at Puducherry Railway Station. Inaugural run: On its Inaugural run, Train No. 07414 Puducherry-Tirapati Weekly Express will depart Puducherry at 12 15 hrs o­n 17thSeptember 2013 and arrives Tirupati at 19 25 hrs o­n the same day. Enroute this train will stop at Villupuram, Tirukkovilur, Tiruvannamalai, Polur, Arni Road, Vellore Cant, Katpadi, Chittor and Pakala stations. After arrival at Tirupati, this train will be run as a Janatha Special to Chennai Central. This Janata Special will depart Tirupati at 22 30 hrs o­n 17th Sept 2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 02 30 hrs o­n the next day. ...

Centre for Railway Information Systems Launches New Enhanced Interface for Train Enquiry Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), the IT wing of Indian Railways, has developed an enhanced new interface for the www.trainenquiry.comfor dissemination of information to public. National Train Enquiry System (NTES) developed by CRIS is the backend system which collects information about train running on near real time basis and disseminates information through various interfaces like nationwide unique number 139, Website (www.trainenquiry.com), face to face enquiry, mobile interfaces etc. The new interface is accessible through www.trainenquiry.com or www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in . The new interface for the website was made public for past one week as field trial to get users’ feedback. The new interface, which offers quick and easy access to essential information for passengers, has been largely appreciated for its speed, simple interface and richness of information and smooth use...

Diversion of 16351 Mumbai-Nagercoil Express via Renigunta without touching Tirupati A press release has been issued by the Central Railway regarding that the train No.16351 Mumbai-Nagercoil Express has been diverted to another route from 7th September, 2013. DIVERSION OF CST MUMBAI – NAGERCOIL EXPERSS VIA RENIGUNTA Railways have decided to divert Train No. 16351/16352 Mumbai CST  - Nagercoil – Mumbai CST Bi-weekly Express via Renigunta without touching Tirupati. Details are as under: Train No. 16351 Mumbai CST – Nagercoil Express leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus with effect from 7.9.2013 (Saturday) and Train No. 16352 Nagercoil – Mumbai CST Express leaving Nagercoil with effect from 5.9.2013 (Thursday) will diverted via Renigunta and will not touch Tirupati Station.

New interface of 'National Train Enquiry System' has been launched      This new interface  of 'National Train Enquiry System' has been launched on Sep 06, 2013. In this system the new webpage is provided with top navigation button such as 'Spot Your Train', Station, Train between stations, Trains Cancelled, Rescheduled and Diverted. Spot Your Train - When you entered the train number which you need details of the train, instantly you could get the departure and arrival timings with respective stations of your choice. And when you click the particular station, complete details of current status of the particular train, suddenly appear on the another screen... Station - When you entered any station name in the box, you will immediately show the details of the station along with arrival and departure of passenger and express trains. Train Between Stations - If you want to know the trains with their details of particular station to another station, it shows a...

Indian Railway has decided to fit a new fuel saving device called Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) in Diesel Locomotives… Newly Built Diesel Locomotives on Indian Railways to be Fitted With a Fuel Saving Device In yet another technological improvement and upgradation, Indian Railways has now decided to install a new fuel saving device called Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) in Diesel Locomotives which will result in saving of more than Rs 20 lakh per locomotive annually. To begin with, this device has been installed in twelve existing diesel locomotives through retrofitment. In future, Indian Railways plan to fit APU on 100 per cent in newly built diesel locomotives which will then result in saving of more than Rs. 60 crore annually in future. Use of APU also results in lower CO2 emission and other pollutants like HC, NOx, CO etc. Due to a large number of trains, moving on limited track, some trains have to wait for path or for giving precedence to other trains. Locomotives of these trains rem...

New and one more stoppage at Hindaun City to Jammu Tawi Bandra Summer Special train for two minutes… In order to convenience of the passengers to travel to Hindaun City in Jammu Tawi Bandra express, Northern Railway has decided to create stoppage during the summer period. Additional stoppage to Jammu Tawi – Bandra Terminus summer special train at Hindaun City. For the convenience of the rail passengers during summer rush, Railway has decided to provide additional stoppage to the 09021/09022 Jammu Tawi- Bandra Terminus- Jammu Tawi Summer Special Express Train at Hindaun City as per the under-mentioned programme: The 09021 Bandra Terminus- Jammu Tawi Summer Special Express Train will arrive at Hindaun City at 09.05 a.m., while in return direction, the 09022 Jammu Tawi- Bandra Terminus Summer Special train will arrive at Hindaun City at 09.58 p.m. with two minutes stoppage in both the directions. The other features like timings, composition, route, stoppages etc. will remain as unc...

Introduction of a new Air-Conditioned weekly express between Yesvantpur and Kochuveli Southern Railway has decided to run one more special train between Yesvantpur and Kochuveli from next month and the advance reservation for the train will be commenced on 26th April, 2013. Introduction of a new Air-Conditioned weekly express between Yesvantpur and Kochuveli Advance reservation for the above trains will commence o­n 26.4.2013. A new air-conditioned weekly express is to be introduced between Yesvantpur – Kochuveli.  Train No.16561 Yesvantpur – Kochuveli air-conditioned weekly express will be introduced ex. Yesvantpur o­n 02.05.2013 and Train No.16562 Kochuveli – Yesvantpur air-conditioned weekly express will be introduced ex. Kochuveli o­n 03.05.2013. Train No.16561 Yesvantpur – Kochuveli air-conditioned weekly express will leave Yesvantpur at 15.25 hrs. o­n Thursdays and reach Kochuveli at 06.50 hrs. o­n Fridays.  Train No.16562 Kochuveli – Yesvantpur...

ARP – Advance Reservation Period will be reduced to 60 days from 01.05.2013 Advance Reservation Period for Booking Reserved Train Tickets Reduced to 60 Days from Existing 120 Days from 1st May 2013. The Ministry of Railways has decided that the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) for booking reserved train tickets will be reduced from existing 120 days to 60 days (excluding the date of journey) w.e.f. 1st May 2013. The details are as below:- I.    With effect from 01.05.2013, the ARP will be of 60 days (excluding the day of journey) and booking will be done accordingly. However, all the bookings done upto 30.4.2013 under the ARP of 120 days will remain intact. II.    Cancellation of the booking made beyond the ARP of 60 days will, however, be permitted. III.    There will be no change in the case of certain day time express trains like Taj Express, Gomti Express etc. where lower time limits for advance reservations are at present in force....