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Cancellation of Trains on 7.10.2013 – Southern Railway SR announced that the few trains are cancelled due to agitation in Andhra the following trains are cancelled on 7th October 2013… TRAINS CANCELLED ON 7th OCTOBER 2013 In view of the strike in Andhra Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation o­n account of Samaikya Andhra agitation, the following trains are cancelled 7thOctober 2013. 1)Train No.12077 Chennai Central – Vijayawada Jan Shatabdi Express scheduled to leave Chennai Central at 07.00 hrs. o­n 07.10.2013. 2)Train No.57239 Chennai Central – Gudur Passenger scheduled to leave Chennai Central at 16.00 hrs. o­n 07.10.2013. 3)Train No.12711 Vijayawada – Chennai Central Pinakini Express scheduled to leave Vijayawada at 06.00 hrs. 07.10.2013. 4)Train No.57240 Bitragunta – Chennai Central Passenger scheduled to leave Bitragunta at 05.20 hrs. o­n 07.10.2013

Due to rush of passengers special train announced from Ernakulam to Santragachi Southern Railway provides to avoid more rush of passengers in the sector of Ernakulam and Santragachi from 4th October to 14th October 2013. The special trains will also stop at Ernakulam towards. The advance reservation is already started… RUNNING OF SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN ERNAKULAM-SANTRAGACHI Following special trains will be run in Ernakulam – Santragachi section via Chennai central to clear extra rush of passengers. Train No. 06316, Ernakulam junction to Santrachi special will start from Ernakulam junction at 23.00 hrs on 04th and 11th October 2013(Fridays) to reach Santragachi at 14.30 hrs on the following Sundays. In the return direction train No. 06315, Santragachi to Ernakulam specials will start from Santragachi at 00.25 hrs on 07th and 14th October 2013 (Mondays) to reach Ernakulam junction at 15.50 hrs on the following Tuesdays. With a composition of Two 3Ac, Three Sleeper class, Three res...

Special arrangements by Southern Railway for the passengers travelling from Bangalore to Kochuveli section… In view of press release from SR, more special trains has been announced for the convenience of passengers travelling between Bangalore and Kollam section and the advance reservation for the special trains already started. The Train No. 06314 and 06313 details are given below… SPECIAL TRAINS IN KOCHUVELI – BANGALORE SECTION The following special trains will run to clear extra rush of passengers in Kochuveli – Bangalore sector as per the details given under. Tr. No. 06314 Kochuveli – Bangalore cityspecial will leave Kochuvelion 3rd, 17th & 31stOctober, 2013 (Thursday) ) at 20.15hrs to reach Bangalore City station a 13.50 hrs on the next day. In the return direction Tr.No. 06313 Bangalore City – Kochuveli Special will leave Bangalore City station at 15.20hrs on 4th & 18thOctober,2013 & 1st November, 2013 (Fridays) to reach Kochuveli at 10.30 hrs on the next da...

Special Trains declared by Southern Railway The following weekly Superfast special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers. T.No.06007 Chennai Central – Santragachi Weekly Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 07.50 hrs. o­n 06.10.2013 & 13.10.2013 and arrive Santragachi at 10.25 hrs. the next day. T.No.06008 Santragachi – Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Special will leave Santragachi at 19.00 hrs. o­n 07.10.2013 & 14.10.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 22.45 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier and 1 AC 3-tier, 2 First Class,     3 Second Class Sleeper, 3 Second Class Chair Car, 9 General Second Class and         2 Luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Sulurpeta, Gudur, Nellore, o­ngole, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Samalkot, Visakapatnam, Vizianagaram, Brahmapur, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore and Kharagpu...

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...

SR Provides Special Trains – Temporary of Augmentation of Trains - Extension of Trains SPECIAL TRAINS The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers . Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Central – Thiruvananthapuram Weekly Specials: T.No.06312 Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Central Special will leave Thiruvananthapuram at 20.05 hrs. o­n Wednesdays from 02.10.2013 to 22.01.2014 and arrive Chennai Central at 13.15 hrs. o­n Thursdays. T.No.06311 Chennai Central – Thiruvananthapuram Special will leave Chennai Central at 18.15 hrs. o­n Thursdays from 03.10.2013 to 23.01.2014 and arrive Thiruvananthapuram at 11.45 hrs. o­n Fridays. The composition of the trains will be 2 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Kollam, Kayankulam, Mavelikara, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam town, Aluva, Thrisur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpett...

Southern Railway press release – Detailed report of Line Block on Saturday and Sunday… Due to line block to facilitate engineering works in Chennai Beach – Tambaram section o­n Saturdays and Sundays from 28.09.2013 to 03.11.2013, following will be the pattern of suburban train services. Trains fully cancelled o­n Saturdays: 1. T. No.40075 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 12.43 hrs. 2. T. No.40077 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 12.56 hrs. 3. T. No.40079 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 13.22 hrs. 4. T. No.40081 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 13.35 hrs. 5. T. No.40083 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 14.01 hrs. 6. T. No.40085 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 14.23 hrs. 7. T. No.40087 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 14.32 hrs. 8. T. No.40089 Chennai Beach – Tambaram EMU leaving Chennai Beach at 15.02 hrs. 9. T. No.40091 ...

Southern Railway announced special trains due to festival of Durga Puja and Deepavali SPECIAL TRAINS DURING PUJA AND DEEPAVALI FESTIVALS The following weekly special trains will be run between Tiruchchirappalli and Sai Nagar Shirdi (via.Chennai Egmore) to clear the extra rush of traffic during the Puja and Deepavali festivals. 06806 Tiruchchirappalli – Sai Nagar Shirdi (Weekly) Special ¯        Stations      ­ 06805 Sai Nagar Shirdi – Tiruchchirappalli (Weekly) Special Dep. 16.00 (Mon) Tiruchchirappalli Arr. 15.15 hrs. (Thu) Arr/Dep.  23.20/23.35 (Mon) Chennai Egmore Arr/Dep.  09.05/09.20 (Thu) Arr.  03.25 (Wed) Sai Nagar Shirdi Dep. 08.25 (Wed) 06806 Tiruchchirappalli – Sai Nagar Shirdi Special will leave o­n Mondays from 7.10.2013 to 11.11.2013. 06805 Sai Nagar Shirdi – Tiruchchirappalli Special will leave o­n Wednesdays from 9.10.2013 to 13.11.2013. Stoppages : Srirangam, Vr...

Southern Railway introduces a special train between Kochuveli and Dibrugarh SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN KOCHUVELI – DIBRUGARH The following fortnightly special trains will be run between Kochuveli – Dibrugarh to clear the extra rush of passengers.     Kochuveli – Dibrugarh – Kochuveli fortnightly Specials (via) Chennai Central: T.No.06336 Kochuveli – Dibrugarh fortnightly Special will leave Kochuveli at 20.15 hrs. on 08th, 22nd, October, 2013 and 5th November, 2013 (Tuesdays), leave Chennai Centralat13.45 hrs. on Wednesdays and arrive Dibrugarh at 09.55 hrs. on Saturdays.   T.No.06335 Dibrugarh – Kochuveli fortnightly Special will leave Dibrugarh at 00.15 hrs. on 29th September, 2013, 13th, 27th October, 2013 and 10th November, 2013 (Sundays), leave Chennai Central at 18.15 hrs. on Tuesdays andarriveKochuveli at 11.45 hrs. on Wednesdays.   The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 4 Sleeper Class,6 Second Class Chair Car, 6 General Second Class ...

Southern Railway provides special trains between Kochuveli and Guwahati The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers. Fortnightly specials between Kochuveli – Guwahati – Kochuveli via Chennai Central T.No.06336 Kochuveli – Gawahati Fortnightly Special Express will leave Kochuveli at 20.15 hrs. on 24.09.2013, 08.10.2013, 22.10.2013 & 05.11.2013 (Tuesdays) and arrive Guwahati at 20.30 hrs. the fourth day. T.No.06335 Gawahati – Kochuveli Forthnightly Special Express will leave Gawahati at 15.00 hrs. on 29.09.2013, 13.10.2013, 27.10.2013 & 10.11.2013 (Sundays) and arrive Kochuveli at 11.45 hrs. the fourth day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tiers, 2 AC 3-tiers, 4 Sleeper Class, 6 General Seating Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Kollam, Kayankulam, Mavelikara, Chengannur, Tiruvalla, Kottayam, Ernakulam Town, Aluva, Thrisur, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jol...

Weekly Special Train from Chennai Central has been introduced... WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN NAGERCOIL – CHENNAI AND NAGERCOIL – KACHEGUDA The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers. 1)Nagercoil – Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special (via. Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Salem & Namakkal):T.No.06310 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special will leave Nagercoil at 17.00 hrs. o­n Sundays from 29.9.2013 to 10.11.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 07.45 hrs. the next day.  T.No.06309 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Central at 11.15 hrs. o­n Mondays from 30.9.2013 to 11.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 03.15 hrs. the next day.   The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches.  The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Mohanur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, ...

Southern Railway introduces special trains from Chennai Central Southern Railway has announced to introduce special trains to clear extra rush of passengers in the route of Chennai Central to Santragachi. This special train will run as weekly superfast trian between the stations (Santragachi – Chennai Central - Santragachi). The advance booking for these trains will commence on 19th September, 2013. The train running details and the compositions are under... T.No.08041 Santragachi – Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Special will leave Santragachi at 19.00 hrs. on Saturdays from 05.10.2013 to 30.11.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 22.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.08042 Chennai Central – Santragachi Weekly Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 07.50 hrs. on Mondays from 07.10.2013 to 02.12.2013 and arrive Santragachi at 10.25 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 First Class, 4 AC 2-tier and 7 AC 3-tier coaches. The trains will stop at Kharagpur, Balaso...

Change in Departure timings of Vaigai Express from Egmore station today… The changes in departure timings of some express trains from Egmore station due to line block in connection with engineering work between Thiruvennainallur and Parikkal in Vriddhachalam – Villupuram section on 24.7.2013. T.No.12635 Chennai Egmore – Madurai Vaigai Express scheduled to leave Chennai Egmore at 13.20 hrs. on 24.7.2013 will leave at 14.20 hrs. The press release from Southern Railway said that the train services has been partially cancelled and diverted due to maintenance works. The details are as follows…   Trains partially cancelled 1)T.No.56706 Madurai – Villupuram Passenger will run upto Vriddhachalam only on 24.7.2013 2)T.No.56705 Villupuram – Madurai Passenger will leave from Vriddhachalam on 24.7.2013   Trains diverted 1)T.No.12606 Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore Pallavan Express leaving Tiruchchirappalli at 06.30 hrs. will be diverted via. Vriddhachalam – Cuddalore Port – Villupur...

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...

Advance reservation for Double Decker Express will commence o­n 23.4.2013–Train will stop at Perambur also… Introduction of Air-Conditioned Double Decker Express between Chennai Central and Bangalore City. A new Air-Conditioned Double Decker Express will be introduced between Chennai Central – Bangalore City from 25.4.2013 o­nwards from both the ends. T.No.22625 Chennai Central – Bangalore City Jn. Express will leave Chennai Central at 07.25 hrs. and arrive  Bangalore City at 13.30 hrs. T.No.22626 Bangalore City - Chennai Central Express will leave Bangalore City at 14.40 hrs. and arrive Chennai Central at 20.45 hrs. The composition of the trains will be 10 AC Chair Car. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Ambur, Jolarpettai, Bangarapet, Krishnarajapuram and Bangalore Cantonment.   Train No.22626 will stop at Perambur also. Advance reservation for the above trains will commence o­n 23.4.2013.

South Central Railway announces Summer Special Holiday Trains 2013 between Chennai and Bikaner South Central Railway announces special summer holiday trains between Chennai Egmore and Bikaner to clear extra passengers due to summer holidays. 16 Summer Special Trains between Chennai Egmore and Bikaner In order to clear extra rush of passengers, 16 summer special trains will be run between Chennai Egmore and Bikaner as per the following schedule:- Train No. 06013 Chennai Egmore - Bikaner Summer Special Train will depart Chennai Egmore at 15 15 hrs (Monday) o­n 22nd, 29th April and 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th May and 3rd, 10thJune  2013 and arrive Bikaner at 17 00 hrs o­n Wednesdays (Second day). In the return direction, Train No.06014 Bikaner – Chennai Egmore Summer Special train will depart Bikaner at 14 55 hrs (Thursday) o­n 25th April and 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th May and 6th, 13th June 2013 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 15 00 hrs o­n Saturdays (Second day). Enr...

Retiring Rooms in Southern Railway Stations : Number of Rooms with Charges In southern region almost in all the big stations have Retiring rooms or Dormitories for convenience of the passengers. The retiring rooms can be booked in PRS counter along with the reservation. And also to get the retiring rooms from the stations masters itself to produce the original tickets of in and outward journey. In some stations the vacancy positions of retiring rooms will be made in the notice board or electronic holdings. Detailed report of Retiring Rooms with the facility of AC and Non AC, Single or Double Bed and Dormitory Halls are compiled as available in all the stations under Southern Railway are given below for your information. Sl. No. Name of the Station Type of Accommodation No. of Beds Charges 1 Alappuzha Non AC Double Bed 2 240 2 Aluva Non AC Double Bed 1 300 3 Arakkonam Jn. Non AC Double Bed 2 170 4 Aravankadu Non Ac dormitory 3 100 5 Chengannur Non ...

Southern Railway increases in frequency of Passenger Trains SR has decided to increase the frequency of train services from weekly to bi-weekly basis. Advance reservation for these trains will start from 6th April. The details of train numbers, routes and timings is given below... INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF TRAINS As announced in the Railway Budget – 2012, the frequency of the following express trains will be increased from Weekly to Bi-weekly. Sl. No. Train No. & Description Days of Service With effect from 1 Train No. 22604 Villupuram –Kharagpur Express Tuesdays and Wednesdays Ex Villupuram on 10.04.2013 2 Train No. 22603 Kharagpur - Villupuram Express Thursdays and Fridays Ex Kharagpur on 12.04.2013 3 Train No. 12641 Kanniyakumari – Nizamuddin Tirukkural Express Wednesdays and Fridays Ex Kanniyakumari on 12.04.2013 4 Train No. 12642 Nizamuddin - Kanniyakumari Tirukkural Express Saturdays and Mondays Ex Nizamuddin on 15.04.2013 Advance reservation fo...

Southern Railway has announced due to line block some of trains will be cancelled, diverted and rescheduled from 3.4.2013 to 9.4.2013 between Chennai Egmore and Mannargudi. The transport facility will be made to the passengers with reserved tickets passengers. The detailed press release is given below… CHANGE IN PATTERN OF TRAIN SERVICES DUE TO LINE BLOCK TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS FOR PASSENGERS DUE TO DIVERSION OF T.No.16179/16180 CHENNAI EGMORE – MANNARGUDI – CHENNAI EGMORE MANNAI EXPRESS TRAINS. CHANGE IN PATTERN OF TRAIN SERVICES DUE TO LINE BLOCK Due to line block at Thanjavur from 3.4.2013 to 9.4.2013, following will be the change in pattern of train services in Tiruchchirappalli – Mayiladuthurai – Villupuram section. Trains fully cancelled 1)T.No.76820 Tiruchchirappalli – Thanjavur Passenger leaving Tiruchchirappalli at 01.10 hrs. o­n 7.4.2013 & 8.4.2013. 2)T.No.76823 Thanjavur – Tiruchchirappalli Passenger leaving Thanjavur at 05.35 hrs. o­n 7.4.2013 & 8.4.2...

Summer Special Trains on weekly basis from Chennai to Goa Southern Railway has decided to run special trains for the convenience of passengers to go to their native places and enjoy with their relatives and friends. The special trains will run till the end of June this year. The advance reservation for the special trains are now opened. SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS Southern Railway will run the following Special Trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during the summer months of April, May & June 2013. Chennai Central – Madgaon (Goa) - Chennai Central Weekly Specials: T.No.06001 Chennai Central – Madgaon Weekly Special will leave Chennai Central at 10.10 hrs. o­n Sundays from 14.4.2013 to 9.6.2013 and arrive Madgaon at 10.30 hrs. the next day. T.No.06002 Madgaon - Chennai Central Weekly Special will leave Madgaon at 13.15 hrs. o­n Mondays from 15.4.2013 to 10.6.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 12.30 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier...