Infrastructure Upgradation Work of Track Doubling over South Western Railway
It has been decided by South Western Railway to undertake infrastructure upgradation work of track doubling between Sanvordem - Chandar Goa - Madgaon Jn. section in Hubballi division of South Western Railway from 03/10/2021 to 10/10/2021. Repercussions to train services are as under:
Cancellation of Trains:
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Train no. 07339 Yesvantpur - Vasco Da Gama Daily Express Special journey commences from 06/10/2021 to 09/10/2021 is cancelled.
Temporary Augmentation of coaches in Special Trains
It has been decided by South Central Railway to augment coaches on a temporary basis in the following trains to clear extra rush of passengers. Details are as under :
Train no. 07419 / 07420 Tirupati - Vasco Da Gama - Tirupati Weekly Express Special & Train no. 07021 / 07022 Hyderabad - Vasco Da Gama - Hyderabad Weekly Express Special: 01 Sleeper Coach is augmented to the existing composition of 10 Coaches. Trains will run with a revised composition of 11 coaches from the following days:
Standardization of rake of Train no. 01015 / 01016 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Karmali - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Weekly Special
It has been decided by Central Railway to standardize the rake of Train no. 01015 / 01016 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Karmali - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Weekly Special by augmenting coaches. Details are as under :
The rake of Train no. 01015 / 01016 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Karmali - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Weekly Special has been standardized by augmenting 02 Three Tier AC Coaches to the existing composition of 20 Coaches. Train will run with a revised composition of 22 LHB coaches from 07/10/2021 (Thursday).
Inaugural run of Train no. 06398 Jasidih - Vasco Da Gama - Special from Jasidih
It has been decided by Ministry of Railways to introduce a new Train no. 06397 / 06398 Jasidih - Vasco Da Gama - Jasidih Weekly Express Special. Details are as under:
Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Communication and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri. Ashwini Vaishnaw will inaugurate the service, by flagging off through Video Conference at 13:15hrs on 28/09/2021 (Tuesday). Shri. Nishikant Dubey, Hon’ble Member of Parliament will grace the inaugural function at Jasidih.
Stoppage of Train No. 02283 / 02284 Ernakulam Jn. - H. Nizamuddin - Ernakulam Jn. Duranto Special
It has been decided by Ministry of Railways to provide additional stoppage to Train No. 02283 / 02284 Ernakulam Jn. - H. Nizamuddin - Ernakulam Jn. Duranto Special at Surat Station on experimental basis for a period of six months with effect from 30/09/2021.
Train no. 02283 Ernakulam Jn. - H. Nizamuddin Special ex. Ernakulam Jn. dated 28/09/2021 (Tuesday) will reach Surat station on 30/09/2021 (Thursday) & Train no. 02284 H. Nizamuddinz - Ernakulam Jn. Special dated 02/10/2021 (Saturday) will reach Surat station on 03/10/2021 (Sunday).
Cancellation of Permanent Augmentation of First AC coach in Special Train
In continuation to the Press Release dated 23/09/2021 regarding “Permanent Augmentation of coaches in Special Train”, it has been decided by West Central Railway to cancel the augmentation of First AC coach in Train no. 02198 / 02197 Jabalpur Jn. - Coimbatore Jn. - Jabalpur Jn. Weekly Superfast Festival Special.
Passengers are requested to note the same.
Extension of Services of Special Trains
Good news for passengers !!! It has been decided to extend the services of following Special Trains.
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Train no. 01501 Ratnagiri - Madgaon Jn. Daily Reserved Express Special earlier notified upto 01/10/2021 is extended upto 31/10/2021.
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Train no. 01502 Madgaon Jn. - Ratnagiri Daily Reserved Express Special earlier notified upto 29/09/2021 is extended upto 31/10/2021.
Permanent Augmentation of coaches in Special Train
It has been decided by West Central Railway to augment coaches on a permanent basis in the following trains to clear extra rush of passengers. Details are as under :
Train no. 02198 / 02197 Jabalpur Jn. - Coimbatore Jn. - Jabalpur Jn. Weekly Superfast Festival Special: 01 First AC and 02 Sleeper Coaches are permanently augmented to the existing composition of 21 Coaches. Train will run with a revised composition of 24 coaches from the following days:
Change in Terminal of Train no. 08047 / 08048 Howrah Jn. - Vasco Da Gama - Howrah Jn. Express Special
It has been decided by South Eastern Railway to change terminal for Train no. 08047 / 08048 Howrah Jn. - Vasco Da Gama - Howrah Jn. four days a week Express Special from Howrah Jn. to Shalimar Jn. with additional stoppage at Santragachi Jn. station. Details are as under:
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Train no. 08047 Shalimar Jn. - Vasco Da Gama Express Special runs every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday ex Shalimar Jn. with effect from 01/01/2022 until further advice.
Restoration of services of Special Trains
Good news for passengers!!! It has been decided to restore the services & increase frequency of following Special Trains in co-ordiantion with Central Railway, South Western Railway & Southern Railway.
1) Restoration of services of Train no. 01197 / 01198 Pune Jn. - Ernakulam Jn. - Pune Jn. Weekly Express Special (Fully Reserved) :