9 December 2014

TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF TRAINS, CHANGES IN PATTERN OF TRAIN SERVICES & SUPERFAST ‘JANSADHARAN’ BI-WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN SANTRAGACHI - CHENNAI CENTRAL

I. TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF TRAINS





            The following trains will be temporarily augmented as explained below to clear the extra rush of traffic.





Train No.16181/16182 Chennai Egmore – Manamadurai – Chennai Egmore Silambu bi-weekly express will be temporarily augmented by 1 second class sleeper coach & 1 reserved chair car coach ex. Chennai Egmore from 10.12.2014 to 28.02.2015 and ex. Manamadurai from 11.12.2014 to 01.03.2015.





Train No.16615/16616 Mannargudi – Coimbatore – Mannargudi Chemmozhi express will be temporarily augmented by 1 reserved chair car coach ex. Coimbatore from 10.12.2014 to 28.02.2015 and ex. Mannargudi from 11.12.2014 to 01.03.2015.





Train No.16861/16862 Puducherry – Kanniyakumari – Puducherry weekly express will be temporarily augmented by 1 reserved chair car coach ex. Puducherry from 11.12.2014 to 05.03.2015 and ex. Kanniyakumari from 12.12.2014 to 06.03.2015.





Train No.22651/22652 Chennai Central – Palani – Chennai Central express will be temporarily augmented by 1 second class sleeper coach & 1 reserved chair car coach ex. Chennai Central from 10.12.2014 to 28.02.2015 and ex. Palani from 11.12.2014 to 01.03.2015.





Fare for travel by reserved chair car coach:





Fare for travel between Chennai Egmore – Manamadurai by Train No.16181/16182 Chennai Egmore – Manamadurai – Chennai Egmore Silambu bi-weekly express–Rs.165.
Fare for travel between Mannargudi – Coimbatore by Train No.16615/16616 Mannargudi – Coimbatore – Mannargudi Chemmozhi express–Rs.130.
Fare for travel between Puducherry – Kanniyakumari by Train No.16861/16862 Puducherry – Kanniyakumari – Puducherry weekly express–Rs.215.
Fare for travel between Chennai Central – Palani by Train No.22651/22652 Chennai Central – Palani – Chennai Central express–Rs.195.





                                                                                     


II. CHANGES IN PATTERN OF TRAIN SERVICES





            Due to line block to facilitate engineering works at Villupuram yard, changes in pattern of train services were announced vide press release no.228 dated 05.12.2014.  It was announced that, among other changes, Train No.56041/56042 Tirupati – Puducherry – Tirupati passenger trains will be partially cancelled between Chengalpattu – Puducherry o­n 11th, 12th, 15th and 18th December, 2014.





            Now it is stated that Train No.56041/56042 Tirupati – Puducherry – Tirupati passenger trains will be partially cancelled between Tindivanam – Puducherry o­n 11.12.2014, 12.12.2014, 15.12.2014 and 18.12.2014. Other changes mentioned earlier remain unaltered.








                                                                                                 


III. SUPERFAST ‘JANSADHARAN’ BI-WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS


BETWEEN SANTRAGACHI – CHENNAI CENTRAL





            The following superfast Jansadharan bi-weekly special trains will be operated between Santragachi – Chennai Central to clear the extra rush of passengers.





            Train No.02807 Santragachi – Chennai Central superfast JANSADHARAN bi-weekly special train will leave Santragachi at 19.00 hrs. o­n Mondays & Thursdays from 11.12.2014 to 29.01.2015 and reach Chennai Central at 22.45  hrs. o­n Tuesdays and Fridays.


            Train No. 02808 Chennai Central – Santragachi superfast JANSADHARAN bi-weekly special train will leave Chennai Central at 07.55 hrs. o­n Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10.12.2014 to 31.01.2015 and reach Santragachi at 10.25 hrs. o­n Thursdays & Sundays.





            The composition of the trains will be 16 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches with accommodation for the physically challenged.



The trains will stop at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrakh, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Berhampur, Palasa, Vizianagaram, Vishakapatnam, Samalkot, Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, o­ngole, Nellore, Gudur and Sullurpeta.