Augmentation of Trains - South Central Railway and East Coast Railway

Augmentation of Trains - South Central Railway and East Coast Railway

PR287-2016

08-03-2016

SWR

PR287- SCR AUGMENTS 02 PAIRS OF TRAINS WITH ONE ADDITIONAL AC 3-TIER COACH PERMANENTLY

PressNoteNo. 287 dated07-03-2016

SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY(SCR)AUGMENTS 02 PAIRS OF TRAINS WITH ONE ADDITIONAL AC 3-TIER COACH PERMANENTLY

South Central Railway(SCR) has advised for permanent augmentation ofTrain Nos. 17209/17210 Kakinada Town-Bengaluru City-Kakinada Town Seshadri Express & Train Nos.17235/17236 Bengaluru City-Nagercoil-Bengaluru City Express with One additional AC 3-tier coach, for clearance of extra rush, as per the following details :--

1.Train Nos. 17209/17210 Kakinada Town-Bengaluru City-Kakinada Town Seshadri Expressruns withOne additional AC 3-tier coachPermanentlywith effect from Kakinada Town end with effect from 26th Feb., 2016 and from Bengaluru City end from 29th February, 2016.The revised composition of Seshadri Expressruns with total 20 coaches (instead of 19 coaches), comprising of Two AC 2-tier coaches, Three AC 3-tier coaches, Ten Second Class Sleeper coaches, Three General Second Class coaches and Two Second Class Luggage-cum-brake vans.

2. Similarly, Train Nos. 17235/17236 Bengaluru City-Nagercoil-Bengaluru City Express runs with One additional AC 3-tier coach Permanently, with effect from Bengaluru City end from 27thFeb.2016 and from Nagercoil end from 28th Feb. 16. The revised composition of this Expressruns with total 20 coaches (instead of 19 coaches), comprising of Two AC 2-tier coaches, Three AC 3-tier coaches, Ten Second Class Sleeper coaches, Three General Second Class coaches and Two Second Class Luggage-cum-brake vans.

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EASTCOASTRAILWAY(ECOR)AUGMENTSONE PAIR OF TRAIN WITH ONE ADDITIONAL AC3-TIER COACH PERMANENTLY

East Coast Railway(ECOR) has advised augmentation of Train No. 12845/12846 Bhubaneswar Yesvantpur-Bhubaneswar Express with one additional AC 3-tier coach permanently by replacing one AC 2-tier coach, with effect from 03rd July, 2016 from Bhubaneswar end and from Yesvantpur end from 05th July, 2016.

The revised composition of Bhubaneswar-Yesvantpur-Bhubaneswar Express will have total : 23 coaches, comprising of One AC 2-tier coach, Four AC 3-tier coaches, Eleven Second Class Sleeper coaches, Four General Second Class coaches, One General Second Class Luggage-cum-brake van and One General Second Class Luggage-cum-brake van-cum-disabled coach and a Pantry Car, from the dates mentioned above.