1 October 2013

RAILWAYS PLAN TO RUN MORE FESTIVAL SPECIAL TRAINS DURING FESTIVAL RUSH-2013 (76 TRIPS)

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)
            The 09005 Mumbai Central- New Delhi Bi-Weekly A.C. Superfast Festival special train will depart from Mumbai Central o­n every Sunday & Wednesday from 16.10.2013 to 27.11.2013 (13 trips) at 07.45 p.m. to reach New Delhi at 05.35 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 09006 New Delhi- Mumbai Central Bi-Weekly A.C. Superfast Festival special train will depart from New Delhion every Monday & Thursday from 17.10.2013 to 28.11.2013 (13 trips)at 11.40 p.m. to reach Mumbai Central at 09.15 p.m. the next day.
Comprising of o­ne AC First Class, Eight AC II Tier & Four AC III Tier coaches, the 09005/09006 Mumbai Central- New Delhi- Mumbai Central Bi-Weekly A.C. Superfast Festival special train will stop at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Bhavani Mandi,  Ramganj Mandi,  Kota,  Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur City, Hindaun City, Bharatpur & Mathura Jn. stations enroute in both directions.
09407/09408 Ahmedabad- Lucknow Jn.- Ahmedabad Weekly Festival Special (14 Trips)
The 09407 Ahmedabad- Lucknow Jn. Weekly Festival Special train will depart from Ahmedabad o­n every Monday from 14.10.2013 to 25.11.2013 (07 trips) at 11.35 a.m. to reach Lucknow Jn. at 02.30 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 09408 Lucknow Jn.- Ahmedabad Weekly Festival Special train will depart from Lucknow Jn. o­n every Wednesday from 16.10.2013 to 27.11.2013 (07 trips) at 02.30 a.m. to reach Ahmedabad at 07.15 a.m. the next day.
Comprising of o­ne AC II Tier, Two AC III Tier, Seven Sleeper Class, Six General Class, o­ne Second Class cum Luggage Van and o­ne Disabled Friendly Second Class cum Luggage Van (18 coaches), the 09407/09408 Ahmedabad- Lucknow Jn.- Ahmedabad WeeklyFestival Special train will stop at Sabarmati, Mehesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar Jn., Ajmer,  Kishangarh, Jaipur, Gandhinagar Jaipur,  Dausa, Bandikui, Bharatpur, Achhnera Jn., Mathura Jn., Mathura Cantt., Hathras City, Kasganj Jn.,  Ganj Dundwara,  Farukhabad Jn., Kannauj,  Kanpur Anwar Ganj and Kanpur Central stations enroute in both directions.
05101/05102 Chhapra- Anand Vihar T.- Chhapra Weekly Unreserved Special  (14 Trips)
             The 05101 Chhapra- Anand Vihar T. weekly unreserved Puja Special train will depart o­n every Sunday from Chhapra from 06.10.2012 to 17.11.12 ( 07 trips) at 04.00 p.m. to reach Anand Vihar T. at 12.10 p.m. (noon) the next day. In the return direction the 05102 Anand Vihar T.- Chhapra weekly unreserved Puja Special will depart o­n every Monday from Anand Vihar T.on  07.10.2012 to 18.11.12 ( 07 trips) at  01.50 p.m. to reach Chhapra at 10.55 a.m. the next day.

              Consisting of 19 general class and two Disabled Friendly second class cum luggage van coaches, the 05101/05102 Chhapra- Anand Vihar T.- Chhapra weekly unreserved Puja Special train will stop at  Ballia, Mau, Muhammadabad, Azamgarh, Khorasan Road, Shahganj, Lucknow and Moradabad stations enroute in both the directions.

05027/05028 Gorakhpur- Anand Vihar T.- GorakhpurBi-Weekly Special (22 Trips)
               The 05027 Gorakhpur- Anand Vihar Terminal Bi-Weekly Puja Special will depart from Gorakhpur o­n every Tuesday & Saturday from 12.10.12 to 16.11.12 (11 trips) at 08.30 p.m. to reach Anand Vihar Terminal at 12.25 p.m.  (noon) the next day.  In the return direction, the 05028 Anand Vihar Terminal- Gorakhpur Bi-WeeklyPuja Special train will depart from Anand Vihar Terminal o­n every Wednesday & Sunday from 13.10.12 to 17.11.12 (11 trips) at 01.50 p.m. to reach Gorakhpur at 5.30 a.m. the next day.

              Consisting of o­ne AC 3 tier, six Sleeper Class, eight General Class and two Disabled Friendly Second class cum Luggage Van coaches, the 05027/05028 Gorakhpur- Anand Vihar Terminal- Gorakhpur Bi-Weekly express Puja Special train will stop at Khalilabad, Basti, Mankapur, Gonda, Lucknow and Moradabad stations enroute in both the directions.

In addition to these festival specials, Northern Railway has already announced to run 971 trips of Festival Special trains i.e. 08034/08033 between Anand Vihar Trml.- Santragachi (weekly), 04051/04052 between Anand Vihar – Jammu Tawi (Tri-weekly), 04203/04204 between Varanasi – Delhi Jn. (Tri-weekly), 04201/04202 between Lucknow – New Delhi ( Tri-weekly), 04031/04032 between Delhi Jn. – Ambala Cantt. (Daily), 04033/04034 between New Delhi – Udhampur (tri-weekly), 03125/03126 between Kolkata – Anand Vihar Trml. (Weekly), 03113/03114 between Sealdah – New Delhi (Weekly), 03685/03686 Delhi Jn.-Gaya-Delhi Jn.Weekly Superfast Express Special, 05903/05904 Dibrugarh – Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Weekly Express Special, 05653/05652 Guwahati – Varanasi –Guwahati Weekly Special Express Special, 04504/04503 Chandigarh- Varanasi- Chandigarh Tri- Weekly special, 04035/04036 Udhampur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Udhampur Tri-Weekly special Express, 04002/04001 New Delhi- Patna- New Delhi Tri-Weekly express, 04602/04601 Amritsar-Muzaffarpur- Amritsar (Unreserved) Weekly,  04314/04313 Bareilly-Darbhanga-Bareilly Weekly Express,  04022/04021 Delhi Jn.-Patna- Delhi Jn. Tri-Weekly express, 04024/04023 Darbhanga- Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Darbhanga Bi-Weekly Express, 02207/02208 Jammu Tawi- Ahmedabad- Jammu Tawi Weekly A.C. Express, 04604/04603 Jammu Tawi- Pathankot- Jammu Tawi DEMU (Five-Days-a-Week) & 04511/04512 Saharanpur- Ambala Cantt.- Saharanpur Daily MEMU, 02815/02816 Bhubaneshwar- New Delhi- Bhubaneshwar A.C. Superfast Weekly Express, 02435/02436 Guwahati- New Delhi- Guwahati A.C. Superfast Weekly Express, 09807/09808 between Hazrat Nizamuddin-Kota- Hazrat Nizamuddin Daily Super-fast, 04735/04736 Bikaner-Haridwar-Bikaner Weekly and 04733/04734 Sriganganagar-Jammu Tawi-Sriganganagar Weekly.