28 December 2011

Shatabdi Exp to stop at Tundla

Lucknow-New Delhi Shatabdi Express will stop at Tundla station also starting from January 1. Railways has decided to give the train this additional stoppage for two minutes on an experimental basis for the next six months. Shatabdi Express will arrive at Tundla station at 8.45am while in the return direction, it will arrive at 7.11pm. At present, Shatabdi Express (12003/12004) stops at Kanpur Central, Etawah, Aligarh and Ghaziabad during its run between Lucknow and New Delhi.Further, in order to make it convenient for passengers, railways has decided to provide additional stoppages to two other trains passing from Lucknow. Train numbers 14207/08 Pratapgarh-Delhi Padmavat Express and 14203/04 Varanasi-Lucknow Intercity Express will be given additional stoppages.Padmavat Express will be provided an additional stoppage at Gauriganj station from January 5, up to six months.The train will arrive at Gauriganj station at 7.05am, while in the return direction it will arrive at 6.17pm.The train stops at Amethi, Jais, Rae Bareli Jn, Lucknow, Hardoi, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Rampur, Moradabad, Hapur and Ghaziabad. The train will now stop at Gauriganj, before reaching Amethi.Varanasi-Lucknow Intercity Express will be provided with an additional stoppage at Harchandpur from January 5., on an experimental basis. The train currently has stoppages at Bachchrawan, Rae Bareli Jn, Kasimpur, Gauriganj, Amethi, Pratapgarh, Dandupur, Badshahpur, Janghai and Bhadohi. The train will depart from Bachchrawan at 7.59am to reach Harchandpur station at 8.10am. In the return direction, it will depart from Rae Bareli at 8.08pm to reach Harchandpur station at 8.24pm.