RUNNING OF YESVANTPUR - ERNAKULAM - YESVANTPUR WEEKLY TATKAL EXPRESS SPECIAL 

Railways has decided to run of Train No. 06547/06548, Yesvantpur-Ernakulam - YesvantpurWeekly TatkalExpress Special to clear extra rush of passengers during Summer.

Accordingly, Train No. 06547, Yesvantpur-ErnakulamWeekly TatkalExpress Specialwill run for 13 tripsfrom 03rd April, 2018 to 26thJune, 2018. The train departs Yesvantpurat 22:45hrs. o­n every Tuesday and reaches Ernakulamat 12:00 hrs.on respective Wednesday.

Enroute, the train arrives/departsKrishnarajapuram at 23:21/23:23 Hrs., and o­n Wednesday arrives/departs Bangarapet at 00:13/00:15 Hrs., Tirupattur at 01:55/02:00 Hrs., Salem  at 03:27/03:30 Hrs.,  Erode  at 04:40/04:45 Hrs.,  Tiruppur at 05:23/05:25 Hrs.,  Coimbatore  at 06:45/06:50 Hrs.,  Palghat  at 08:25/08:30 Hrs.,  Ottapalam  at 09:18/09:20 Hrs.,  Thrisur  at 10:02/10:05 Hrs., Aluva at 11:02/11:04Hrs.,Ernakulam Town at 11:40/11:45 Hrs. 

Train No. 06548, Ernakulam -YesvantpurWeekly TatkalExpress Specialwill run for 13 tripsfrom 04th April, 2018 to 27thJune, 2018. The train departs Ernakulam at 14:45 hrs. o­n every Wednesday and reaches Yesvantpurat 04:30 hrs.on respective Thursday.Enroute, the train arrives/departsAluva at 15:11/15:13Hrs.,Thrisur  at 16:30/16:35 Hrs.,  Ottapalam  at 18:43/18:45 Hrs.,  Palghat  at 19:18/19:20 Hrs., Coimbatore  at 20:37/20:40 Hrs.,  Tiruppur at 21:23/21:25 Hrs.,  Erode  at 22:10/22:15 Hrs., Salem  at 23:07/23:10 Hrs.  and o­n Thursday arrives/departs Tirupattur at 01:00/01:05 Hrs., Bangarapet at 02:18/02:20 Hrs., Krishnarajapuram at 03:15/03:17 Hrs.

The train Composition will have ONE AC 2-tier coach, TWOAC 3-tier coaches, EIGHTSecond Class Sleeper coaches and TWO Luggage-cum-Brakevan with disabled friendly compartment.

Source:South Western Railway

EXTENSION OF PANDHARPUR – YESVANTPUR WEEKLY SPECIAL

2017/9/15

03-10-2017

EXTENSIONOF PANDHARPUR – YESVANTPUR WEEKLY SPECIAL

Railway has decided to extend further the run of special train 06542/06541 Pandharpur – Yesvantpur - Pandharpur weekly Tatkal special train o­n special charges as per details given under.

RESERVATION: Bookings for the extended trips of 06542 special train o­n special charges will open from 01.10.2017 at all PRS centres and o­n website www.irctc.co.in as per 60 days Advance reservation period. General Second Class will run as unreserved coach, tickets can be booked through UTS.

Source:Central Railway

Tatkal Special Trains - South Central Railway

No.229/2017-18

20-07-2017

Secunderabad

18 Weekly Tatkal Special Trains between Yesvantpur – Visakhapatnam

In order to clear extra rush of passengers, 18 weekly tatkal special trains between Yesvantpur - Visakhapatnam will be run as detailed below:-Accordingly, 

These special trains will consist of 13 coaches viz., o­ne AC II Tier, two AC III Tier, eight Sleeper Class and two Luggage cum Brake Van coaches.

Source:SCR

Tatkal Booking Scheme Features - Latest Updates

(i) One of the passengers booked on the ticket has to show the prescribed proof of identity (in original) during journey failing which all the passengers booked on that ticket are treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly.

ii. No refund is granted on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal ticket. 

iii. The facility of change of name is not permitted on the booking made under Tatkal Scheme.

iv. The timings of opening of booking under Tatkal scheme on the opening day of reservation have been staggered to 1000 hours & 1100 hours on the previous day of journey from train originating station for AC and non-AC classes respectively.

v. Authorised ticketing agents have been restricted from booking Tatkal tickets during the first thirty minutes of opening of Tatkal booking i.e. from 1000 hours to 1030 hours and from 1100 hours to 1130 hours. 

vi. Web service agents have been permitted to book only one Tatkal ticket per train per day.

vii. Maximum four passengers per PNR for Tatkal Tickets. Individuals are allowed only 2 Tatkal tickets per IP Address from 1000 hours to 1200 hours permissible and maximum number of tickets allowed to an individual user is 6 per month.

viii. Automatic log out after completion of one transaction.

Whenever any instance of misuse of Tatkal scheme was brought to the notice, the root cause for such misuse was examined and remedial steps were taken by modifying the provisions of the scheme to plug the loopholes. Centralized statistics, State/Union territory wise regarding instances of such misuse is not maintained. However, since 2014 till date, instructions regarding modification in Tatkal scheme have been issued on six occasions. 

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SPECIAL TRAINS - SOUTHERN RAILWAY

593/2015-16

04-03-2016

CHENNAI

SPECIAL TRAIN

The following special train will be run to clear the extra rush of traffic.

Special fare special train from Chennai Central to Hazrat Nizamuddin

Train No.06206 Chennai Central – Hazrat Nizamuddin special fare special train will leave Chennai Central at 19.50 hrs. o­n 12.03.2016 and reach Hazrat Nizamuddin at 10.00 hrs. on 14.03.2016.

Composition:Sleeper Class – 12, General Second Class – 4 & Luggage-cum-brake van – 2 coaches

Stoppages:Sulurpeta, Gudur, Nellore, o­ngole, Chirala, Tenali, Vijayawada, Khammam, Warangal, Peddapalli, Ramagundam, Sirpurkagaznagar, Balharshah, Nagpur, Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra Cantonment, Mathura and Palwal.

Advance reservations for the above train are open

592/2015-16

04-03-2016

CHENNAI

SPECIAL TRAIN

The following special train will be run to clear the extra rush of traffic.

Special train from Kochuveli to Chennai Egmore

Train No. 06205 Kochuveli – Chennai Egmore special train will leave Kochuveli at 14.45 hrs. o­n 06.03.2016 and reach Chennai Egmore at 07.20 hrs. the next day.

Composition:Sleeper Class – 12, General Second Class – 4 & Luggage-cum-brake van – 2 coaches

Stoppages:Thiruvananthapuram, Neyyatinkara, Kuzhithurai, Eraniel, Nagercoil Town, Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudhunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Thanjavur, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Chidambaram, Tirupadiripuliyur, Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Tambaram and Mambalam.

Advance reservations for the above train are open

2016/2/1

01-02-2016

EXTENSION OF PUNE - KAMAKHYA SUPERFAST WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS TILL 31.3.2016 

Extension of Pune-Kamakhya Superfast Weekly Specials till 31.3.2016 - Bookings for 02511 on Special Charges Already Open

EXTENSION OF PUNE - KAMAKHYA SUPERFAST WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS TILL 31.3.2016 

Railways have decided to extend the run of Pune - Kamakhya weekly special trains with existing composition, path and halts to clear the extra rush of passengers. The details are as under:

Halts: Panvel, Nasik Road, Bhusaval, Nagpur, Gondia, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Purulia, Joychandipahar Jn, Asansol, Andal, Rampurhat, Malda Town, Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguri, New Coochbehar, New Alipurduar, New Bongaigaon and Goalpara Town .

Reservation: Bookings for 02511 on special charges already open

PR.No. 744/2015-16

11-01-2016

Secunderabad

SCR to run Special Trains to various destinations

In order to clear extra rush of Passengers traffic in view of Sankranthi, South Central Railway will run specials trains to various destinations as detailed below. All these Trains will run on special fare.

1.Train No. 07075 Secunderabad-Kakinada Town (via Kazipet):- (1 service)

Train No.07075 Secunderabad-Kakinada Town Special train will depart Secunderabad at 20:45 hrs o­n 14th January, 2016 and arrive Kakinada Town at 05:30 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, this special train will stop at Kazipet, Warangal, Khammam, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry and Samalkot stations.

2.Train No. 07431 / 07432 Kakinada Town - Tirupati – Kakinada Town Special Train (via Vijayawada):- (2 services)

Train No.07431 Kakinada Town- Tirupati Special train will depart Kakinada Town at 16:45 hrs on 15th January, 2016 and arrive Tirupati at 07:10 hrs o­n the next day.

In return direction, Train No. 07432 Tirupati – Kakinada Town Special train will depart Tirupati at 19:00 hrs on 16th January, 2016 and arrive Kakinada Town at 05:00 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, these special trains will stop at Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Tadepaligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Tenali, o­ngole, Nellore, Gudur, Sri Kalahasti and Renigunta stations in both the directions.

3.Train No. 07076 Kakinada Town – Secunderabad Special Train (1 service):-

Train No. 07076 Kakinada Town – Secunderabad Special train will depart Kakinada Town at 16:45 hrs on 17thJanuary, 2016 and arrive Secunderabad at 05:50 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, this special trainswill stop at Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Tadepaligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Khammam, Warangal and Kazipet stations.

All, these above trains will have 15 coaches viz., one AC II Tier, one AC III Tier, eight Sleeper Class, one Chair Car, two General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake van Coaches.

Tatkal Charges Revised from December 25,2015

        e. If the passenger whose identity card number is indicated on the ticket is not traveling, all other passengers booked on that               ticket, if found

          traveling in train, will be treated as traveling without ticket and charged accordingly.

2015/12/36

23-12-2015

Extension of Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Kazipet Special Trains till 29.1.2016. Bookings for 01093 Special Charges open from 25.12.2015

Central Railway  Press Release 

CR TO EXTEND RUN OF SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS AND KAZIPET 

Central Railway has decided to extend the run of special train by 10 services between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Kazipet to clear extra rush of passengers.  The details are as under:

Train No. 01093 Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 11.30 hrs o­n every Friday from 1.1.2016 to 29.1.2016 and arrive Kazipet at 15.00 hrs next day.

Train No. 01094 Special will leave Kazipet at 17.45 hrs every Saturday from 2.1.2016 to 30.1.2016 and arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 23.15 hrs next day.

HALTS: Thane, Kalyan, Nasik Road, Manmad, Nagarsol, Lasur, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbhani, Purna Jn, Hazur Sahib Nanded, Mudkhed, Bhokar, Himayat Nagar, Kinwat, Adilabad, Pimpalkutti, Wani, Majri Khadan, Chandrapur, Ballarshah, Sirpur Kaghaznagar, Bellampalli, Manchiryal, Ramgundam, Peddapalli and Jamikunta. 

COMPOSITION: o­ne AC-2 Tier, Two AC-3 Tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class, 2 General Second Class cum Guard's Brake Vans.

RESERVATION: Bookings for Special Train 01093 on Special Charges open from 25.12.2015.

No.688/2015-16

22-12-2015

Secunderabad

South Central Railway to run Special Trains to various destinations

In order to clear extra rush of Passengers traffic in view of Christmas, South Central Railway will run four specials trains to various destinations as detailed below. 

These trains will run as Special Fare Trains.

1.Train No. 07207 Vijayawada -Secunderabad Special Train:- (1 service)

Train No.07207 Vijayawada –Secunderabad Special train will depart Vijayawada at 23:25 hrs on 22nd December, 2015, and arrive Secunderabad at 07:40 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, this special train will stop at Madhira, Khammam, Warangal, Kazipet and Jangaon stations.

2.Train No. 07427  Secunderabad-Kakinada Town Special Train (Via Guntur, Vijayawada):-(1 service)

Train No.07427 Secunderabad-Kakinada Town Superfast Special train will depart Secunderabad at 21:40 hrs on 23rd December, 2015 and arrive at 08:10 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, this special train will stop at Nalgonda, Miryalguda, Piduguralla, Guntur, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry, Dwarapudi and Samalkot stations.

3.Train No. 07644  Kakinada Town - Tirupati Special Train:- (1 service)

Train No. 07644 Kakinada Town - Tirupati Special train will depart Kakinada Town at 19:00 hrs on 24th December, 2015 and arrive Tirupati at 06:20 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, this special train will stop at Samalkot, Dwarapudi, Rajahmundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Tenali, Chirala, o­ngole, Nellore, Gudur, Srikalahasti and Renigunta stations.

4.Train No. 07261 Tirupati - Vijayawada Special Train:-   (1 service)

Train No.07261 Tirupati - Vijayawada Special train will depart Tirupati at 22:40 hrs on 25th December, 2015 and arrive Vijayawada at 05:00 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, this special train will stop at Renigunta, Srikalahasti, Gudur, Nellore, o­ngole, Chirala and Tenali stations. 

These trains will have 15 coaches viz., one AC II Tier, one AC III Tier, eight Sleeper Class, two General Second Class, o­ne General Second Seating and two Second Class Luggage Cum Brake van Coaches.

2015/12

22-12-2015

Mumbai

WESTERN RAILWAY TO RUN TWO SUPERFAST SPECIAL TRAINS FROM BANDRA TERMINUS TO AJMER & JAIPUR

For the convenience of passengers during the vacation and with a view to meet the travel demand during the season, W. Rly will run fully reserved Superfast Special train from Bandra Terminus to Ajmer and Jaipur. Special fare (Tatkal) will be applicable for these trains. The details of these trains are as under:-

·09622/09621 Bandra (T)–Ajmer Superfast special train (4 Trips) o­n special fare (Tatkal)

Train No. 09622 Bandra Terminus-Ajmer Superfast Special train will depart from Bandra Terminus at 06.15 hrs o­n Monday and reach Ajmer at 04.20 hrs next day. This train will run o­n 28th December, 2015 & 4th January, 2016.

Similarly, Train No. 09621 Ajmer - Bandra Terminus Superfast Special train will depart from Ajmer at 06.30 hrs o­n Sunday and reach Bandra Terminus at 04.45 hrs next day. This train will run o­n 27th December, 2015 & 3rd January, 2016.

The train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Durgapura, Jaipur and Kishangarh stations in both directions.

The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Second class sleeper and II Seating reserved coaches.

·09732/09731 Bandra (T)–Jaipur Superfast special train (4 Trips) o­n special fare (Tatkal)

Train No. 09732 Bandra Terminus-Jaipur Superfast Special train will depart from Bandra Terminus at 06.15 hrs o­n Thursday and reach Jaipur at 01.15 hrs next day. This train will run o­n 24th & 31st December, 2015.   

Similarly, Train No. 09731 Jaipur - Bandra Terminus Superfast Special train will depart from Jaipur at 08.30 hrs o­n Wednesday and reach Bandra Terminus at 04.45 hrs next day. This train will run o­n 23rd & 30th December, 2015.

The train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara, Ajmer and Kishangarh stations in both directions.

The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Second class sleeper and II Seating reserved coaches.

The booking for Train No. 09622   Bandra (T) - Ajmer and Train No. 09732 Bandra (T) – Jaipur Superfast Special trains will be opened from 23rd December, 2015 at all PRS counters and IRCTC website.