Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Railways flagged-off three pairs of Express trains from Anand Vihar Terminal station to Malda Town, Santragachi & Saharsa cities respectively at a ceremony held at Anand Vihar Terml. station today. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Govt. of India, Shri Manoj Sinha, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways and Sh. Maheish Giri, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) were the distinguished guests on the occasion. The top executives from the Railway present on the occasion include- Chairman Railway Board, Shri A.K.Mittal, Member Engineering, Railway Board Shri V.K. Gupta, Member Staff, Railway Board Shri Pradeep Kumar, Member Electrical, Railway Board Shri Naveen Tandon, General Manager, Northern Railway, Shri A.K.Puthia, Divisional Railway Manager, Northern Railway, Delhi, Shri A.K. Sachan & Senior Railway Officials.
Following the inaugural run of the Special trains to Malda Town, Santragachi & Saharsa cities, the regular services of the three pair of trains, Train Nos. 13429/13430 Anand Vihar Terminal – Malda Town(Weekly ) Express Train, 15529/15530 Anand Vihar Terminal – Saharsa Jan Sadhran (Weekly ) Express Train and 22857/22858 Anand Vihar Terminal – Santragachi (Weekly ) Express Train shall be as per the under-mentioned programme:-
1.Weekly Express Train No 13429/13430 Between Anand Vihar T - Malda Town:-
The 13429 Malda Town- Anand Vihar Terminal Weekly Express Train shall commence regular services from 09.01.2015 while in the return direction, the 13430 Anand Vihar Terminal - Malda Town Weekly Express Train shall commence regular services from 10.01.2015. The 13429/13430 will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper and General Second Class accommodation and its schedule is as under:-
13429
Malda Town- Anand Vihar Terminal
Day of Run: Friday
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Station
  |
13430
Anand Vihar Terminal -Malda Town
Day of Run: Saturday
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Arr
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Dep
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Arr
|
Dep
| |
0905
|
Malda Town
|
2350
| ||
1121
|
1126
|
Sahibganj
|
2030
|
2035
|
1253
|
1258
|
Bhagalpur
|
1845
|
1850
|
1407
|
1409
|
Jamalpur
|
1722
|
1727
|
1515
|
1520
|
Kiul
|
1620
|
1625
|
1544
|
1546
|
Hatida
|
1546
|
1548
|
1638
|
1640
|
Bakhtiarpur
|
1445
|
1447
|
1810
|
1820
|
Patna
|
1345
|
1400
|
1838
|
1840
|
Danapur
|
1318
|
1320
|
1920
|
1922
|
Ara
|
1210
|
1212
|
2302
|
2312
|
Mughalsarai
|
1000
|
1010
|
2348
|
2355
|
Varanasi
|
0850
|
0900
|
0145
|
0150
|
Pratapgarh
|
0610
|
0615
|
0235
|
0237
|
Amethi
|
0534
|
0536
|
0330
|
0332
|
Rae Bareli
|
0428
|
0433
|
0540
|
0550
|
Lucknow
|
0240
|
0305
|
0723
|
0725
|
Hardoi
|
0052
|
0054
|
0953
|
0958
|
Bareilly
|
2253
|
2258
|
1130
|
1140
|
Moradabad
|
2120
|
2130
|
1302
|
1304
|
Hapur
|
1828
|
1830
|
1354
|
1356
|
Ghaziabad
|
1745
|
1750
|
1435
|
Anand Vihar
|
1710
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2.Weekly Express Train No 22857/22858 Between Santragachi- Anand Vihar T:-
The 22857 Santragachi- Anand Vihar Terminal Weekly Express Train shall commence regular services from 12.01.2015 while in the return direction, the 22858 Anand Vihar Terminal - Santragachi Weekly Express Train shall commence regular services from 13.01.2015. The 13429/13430 will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper and General Second Class accommodation and its schedule is as under:-
22857
Santragachi- Anand Vihar Terminal
Day of Run: Monday
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Station
  |
22858
Anand Vihar Terminal –Santragachi
Day of Run: Tuesday
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Arr
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Dep
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Arr
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Dep
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0850
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Santragachi
|
1700
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1035
|
1045
|
Kharagpur
|
1440
|
1445
|
1250
|
1255
|
Tata Nagar
|
1255
|
1300
|
1425
|
1427
|
Puralia
|
1105
|
1107
|
1710
|
1720
|
Gomoh
|
0850
|
0900
|
2012
|
2017
|
Gaya
|
0548
|
0553
|
2307
|
2317
|
Mughalsarai
|
0245
|
0255
|
0120
|
0125
|
Allahabad
|
2235
|
2245
|
0350
|
0400
|
Kanpur
|
1955
|
2005
|
0936
|
0939
|
Aligarh
|
1554
|
1557
|
1150
|
Anand Vihar
|
1345
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3.Weekly Express Train No 15529/15530 Between Saharsa- Anand Vihar T:-
The 15529 Saharsa - Anand Vihar Terminal Weekly Express Train shall commence regular services from 07.01.2015, while in the return direction, the 15530 Anand Vihar Terminal - Saharsa Weekly Express Train shall commence regular services from 08.01.2015. The 15529/15530 will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper and General Second Class accommodation and its schedule is as under:-
15530
Anand Vihar Terminal –Saharsa
Day of Run: Wednesday
|
Station
  |
15529
Saharsa - Anand Vihar Terminal
Day of Run: Thursday
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Arr
|
Dep
|
Arr
|
Dep
| |
2345
|
Anand Vihar T
|
1740
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0023
|
0025
|
Ghaziabad
|
1700
|
1702
|
0103
|
0108
|
Hapur
|
1558
|
1603
|
0250
|
0300
|
Moradabad
|
1415
|
1425
|
0405
|
0410
|
Chandausi
|
1305
|
1310
|
0910
|
0920
|
Sitapur cantt
|
0820
|
0828
|
1155
|
1200
|
Gonda
|
0515
|
0520
|
1222
|
1224
|
Mankapur Jn
|
0446
|
0448
|
1315
|
1320
|
Basti
|
0350
|
0355
|
1440
|
1455
|
Gorakhpur
|
0230
|
0245
|
1535
|
1540
|
Kapatanganj
|
0135
|
0140
|
1743
|
1745
|
Bagaha
|
0022
|
0024
|
1822
|
1827
|
Narkatiaganj
|
2340
|
2345
|
1857
|
1902
|
Bettiah
|
2255
|
2300
|
1924
|
1926
|
Sagaunli JN
|
2235
|
2237
|
1942
|
1947
|
B.D.Motihari
|
2212
|
2217
|
2150
|
2155
|
Muzzafarpur
|
2030
|
2035
|
2310
|
2315
|
Samastipur
|
1825
|
1830
|
0010
|
0020
|
Barauni
|
1705
|
1715
|
0037
|
0039
|
Begusarai
|
1638
|
1640
|
0125
|
0130
|
Khagaria
|
1607
|
1609
|
0143
|
0145
|
Mansi
|
1555
|
1557
|
0230
|
0232
|
Simri Bakhtiarpur
|
1516
|
1518
|
0315
|
Saharsa
|
1500
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The running of these trains marks another significant achievement in Northern Railway’s commitment to bring in greater connectivity to these cities.
