29 January 2015

FLAGGING OFF OF TRAINS BY SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU, HON’BLE UNION MINISTER OF RAILWAYS

FLAGGING OFF OF YESVANTPUR-KATRA (Tr. No.22679/22680)WEEKLY PREMIUM EXPRESS
PATNA-BANGALORE-PATNA (Tr. No.22353/22354) WEEKLY PREMIUM EXPRESS, KAMAKHYA-BANGALORE-KAMAKYA(Tr. Nos.22503/22504) WEEKLY PREIMUM EXPRESS &
TATANAGAR-YESVANTPUR(Baiyyappanahalli)-TATANAGAR(Tr. Nos.18111/18112) WEEKLY EXPRESS AT BANGALORE CITY RAILWAY STATION o­n 29TH JANUARY,2015 AT 1-45 p.m (Afternoon)
                South Western Railway is glad to inform that all the Four pairs of trains viz., Yesvantpur-Katra-Yesvantpur (22679/80) Weekly Premium Express, Patna-Bangalore-Patna(22353/54) Weekly premium Express, Kamakhya-Bangalore-Kamakya (22503/04) Weekly Premium Express & Tatanagar-Yesvantpur(Baiyyappanahalli)-Tatanagar(18111/12) Weekly Express, which were announced in the Railway Budget 2014-15 will be flagged off  by remote by Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu,Hon’ble Union Minister of Railways  in the august presence of  Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, Union Minister of Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Allieviation & Parliamentary Affairs, Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Union Minister of Law & Justice, Shri Ananth Kumar, Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers, Shri Ramalinga Reddy, Shri Dinesh Gundu Rao,  Karnataka State Cabinet Ministers at Bangalore City Railway Station at 1-45 p.m. (afternoon) o­n Thursday, the 29th January, 2015.   Shri P.C. Mohan, Shri D.K. Suresh, Members of Parliament, Smt. N. Shantha Kumari, Mayor, BBMP, Shri Muni Rathna, Shri S.T. Somashekar, MLAs and Shri K. Ranganna, Dy.Mayor, BBMP & Shri T. Mallesh, Councillor, BBMP will also grace  the occasion.

            The Hon’ble Minister of Railways will also  lay the foundation stone for construction of Foot Over Bridge at Bangalore City Railway station o­n the same day.

The inaugural Train Nos. 02679/02680 Yesvantpur-Katra-Yesvantpur Superfast Express Specialwill depart from Bangalore City Station at 14-20 hrs. o­n Thursday, 29thJanuary, 2015 and reach Katra at 23-00 hrs. o­n Saturday.  In the return direction, Train No.02680 Katra-Yesvantpur Superfast Inaugural Special will depart from Katra at 06-30 hrs. o­n Sunday, 01stFebruary, 2015 and arrive at Yesvantpur at 15-00 hrs. o­n Tuesday, the 03rdFebruary, 2015.
            En route, the inaugural Superfast Express Special will have commercial stoppage at Bellary, Secunderabad, Nagpur, Jhansi & New Delhi in both the directions.  This Superfast Inaugural Special will have total 11 coaches, consisting of o­ne 2-tier AC coach, o­ne 3-tier AC coach, Six Second Class Sleepers, Two Second Class luggage-cum-brake Vans and a Pantry car.
The details of REGULAR SERVICE OF YESVANTPUR-KATRA-YESVANTPUR WEEKLY PREMIUM EXPRESS TRAIN TIMINGSare as follows :--

Train No.22679 YESVANTPUR-KATRA WEEKLY PREMIUM SUPERFAST EXPRESS will depart atYesvantpur at 11-30 hrs. on Saturday, commencing from 07th February, 2015 and arrive at Katrastation at 19-45 hrs., o­n Mondays.

En route, the Premium Weekly Superfast Express Train will arrive/depart at Commercial stoppages viz., atBellary at18-53/18-55hrs;Secunderabadat 04-00/04-10 hrs ; Nagpur at 13-30/13-40 hrs; Jhansi at 00-41/00-43 hrs.(Monday) and arrive/depart atNew Delhi at 07-25/07-50 hrs.

In the return direction, Train No. 22680 KATRA-YESVANTPUR PREMIUM WEEKLY SUPERFAST  EXPRESS will depart at  Katra station at 06-30 hrs., on Tuesday, commencing from  10thFeb.2015 and arrives at  Yesvantpur Station at 15-00 hrs., o­n Thursday.
En route, thePremium Superfast Weekly Expresswillarrive/depart at Commercial Stoppages viz., at New Delhiat 16-35/16-55 hrs; Jhansi at 23-08/23-10 hrs;Nagpur at 10-40/10-50 hrs; Secunderabad at 19-25/19-35 hrs; and arrive/depart at Bellary at 05-55/06-00 hrs.
The  Weekly Premium Superfast Express has  total  19 Coaches, consisting of Two 2-tier AC coaches, Three 3-tier AC coaches, Eleven Second Class Sleepers, Two Second Class luggage-cum-brake Vans and a Pantry car.
Train No. 02353 Patna-Bangalore Inaugural Premium Superfast Special will depart from PATNA  Station at 13-45 hrs. o­n Thursday, 29thJanuary, 2015 and reach BANGALORE CANTT. at 09-15 hrs. o­n 31stJanuary, 2015 (one trip o­nly).
In the return direction, Train No. 22354 Bangalore Cantt-Patna Premium Superfast Express Special will depart at Bangalore Cantt. at 15-30 hrs., o­n Sunday, 01st February, 2015 and arrive at Patna at 09-45 hrs. o­n Tuesday, the 03rd February, 2015(one Trip o­nly).
            En route, the Premium Superfast Express Special will have commercial stoppages viz., at Chheoki, Jabalpur, Nagpur, Vijayawada & Chennai in both the directions.This Superfast Premium Special will have total 16 coaches, consisting of Two 2-tier AC coaches, Four 3-tier AC coaches, Seven Second Class Sleeper coaches, Two brake Vans-cum-Powers Cars and a Pantry Car.
NOTE :Further trips will be notified by East Central Railway.
The Train No. 02504 Kamakhya-Bangalore Cantt. Premium Inaugural Special will depart from Kamakhya Station at 14-30 hrs. o­n Thursday, 29th January, 2015 and reach at Bangalore Cantt.  at 15-20 hrs. o­n Saturday, 31st January, 2015.  In the return direction, Train No.02503 Bangalore Cantt-Kamakhya Premium Inaugural Special will depart from Bangalore Cantt. at 10-15 hrs. on Sunday, 01st February, 2015 and arrive at Kamakhya at 11-25 hrs. o­n Tuesday, the 03rd February, 2015.
            En route, the inaugural Premium Special will have commercial stoppage at New Jalpaiguri, Howrah, Bhubaneswar, Vijayawada & Chennai Central in both the directions.
The details of REGULAR SERVICE OF KAMAKHYA-BANGALORE CANTT PREMIUMWEEKLY PREMIUM SUPERFAST EXPRESS TRAIN TIMINGSare as follows :--

Train No.22504 KAMAKHYA-BANGALORE CANTTT. PREMIUM EXPRESS departs atKAMAKHYA at 20-30 hrs.and arrives at BANGALORE CANTT. station at 21-15 hrs., o­n third day.

En route, the Premium Express Train will arrive/depart at Commercial stoppages viz., at New Jalpaiguri at 02-35/02-45hrs;Howrah at 12-20/12-40 hrs ; Bhubaneshwar at 19-10/19-15 hrs; Vijayawada at 07-45/08-00 hrs. and arrive/depart at Chennai Central at 14-50/15-15 hrs.

In the return direction, Train No. 22503 BANGALORE CANTT-KAMAKHYA PREMIUM EXPRESS departs at  BANGALORE CANTT. station at 10-15 hrs.,  and arrives at  KAMAKHYA Station at 11-25 hrs., o­n the second day.
En route, thePremium Expressarrives/departs at Commercial Stoppages viz., at Chennai Central at 15-55/16-25 hrs; Vijayawada at 23-40/23-55 hrs; Bhubaneswar at 11-45/11-50 hrs; Howrah at 18-30/18-50 hrs; New Jalpaiguri at 04-15/04-25 hrs.
The  Premium Express has  total  20 Coaches, consisting of Four 2-tier AC coaches, Five 3-tier AC coaches, Eight Second Class Sleepers, Two Second Class luggage-cum-brake Vans-cum-disabled coaches and a Pantry car.
NOTE : Days of run and further trips will be notified by Northeast Frontier Railway from time to time.
Introduction of Train Nos.18111/18112 Tatanagar-Yesvantpur(Baiyyappanahalli)-Tatanagar Weekly Express which will be flagged off o­n 29th Jan.2015 by remote at Bangalore Railway Station by Hon’ble Union Minister of Railways. From Tatanagar, it will run as Special train with Train No.08111 and will run o­n open path and timings with the stoppages of Train No.18111 as mentioned below.
The details of REGULAR SERVICE OF Train Nos.18111/18112 TATANAGAR-YESVANTPUR-TATANAGAR WEEKLY EXPRESS TIMINGSare as follows :--
Accordingly, Train No.18112 Yesvantpur(Baiyyappanahalli)-Tatanagar Weekly Express will depart at Yesvantpur(Baiyyappanahalli) at 10-00 hrs. on Sunday, commencing from 01st February, 2015 and arrive at Tatanagar at 12-35 hrs. o­n Tuesdays.
In the return direction, Train No.18111 Tatarnagar-Yesvantpur (Baiyyappanahalli) Weekly Express will depart at Tatanagar at 18-35 hrs. on Thursday, commencing from 05th Feb. 2015 and arrive at Yesvantpur(Baiyyappanahalli)at 18-30 hrs., o­n Saturdays.
En route, Weekly Express stops at Chakradharpur, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, BBargarh Road, Balangir, Titlagarh, Kesinga, Muniguda, Rayagada, parvatipuram, Bobbili Jn. Vizianagaram, Visakhapatanam, Samalkot, Rajamundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Khammam, Warangal, Maula Ali, Secunderabad, Lingampalli, Vikarabad, Tandur, Yadgir, Raichur, Mantralayam Road, Adoni, Guntakal, Bellary, Molakalmuru, Challakere, Chitradurga, Birur, Kadur, Arsikere, Tumkur & Chikkabanavar stations.

The  Weekly Express has  total  19 Coaches, consisting of o­ne 2-tier AC coach, Three 3-tier AC coaches, Seven Second Class Sleepers, Six General Second Class coaches & Two Second Class luggage-cum-brake Vans.