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New Suburban Train Timings Mumbai

New Suburban Train Timings Mumbai

WESTERN RAILWAY’s DUSSHERA GIFT TO MUMBAIKARS

INTRODUCTION OF 32 NEW SUBURBAN SERVICES

INCREASE IN 15 CAR SERVICES FROM 42 TO 54 W.E.F. 1st October, 2017

For the comfort and convenience of passengers, Western Railway is introducing 32 new serviceson the suburban section. Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Railways & Coal, will be releasing the new suburban timetable on 29th September 2017 at a function to be held in Mumbai. Increase in additional services will be effective from 1st October 2017 and includes, 17 services in UP direction & 15 services in DOWN direction, with no reduction in existing services. 04 additional services introduced in morning peak hours and 03 additional services introduced in evening peak hours. 9 services have been worked on the 5th line between Andheri – Borivali. one 12 car rake will be augmented to 15 car, taking the total no of 15 car services to 54 from 42, which will be running on Sundays also. 04 services are also being extended viz. 1 in Up and 3 in Down direction. Due to the above, there will be changes in the pattern of running of 21 services & 14 services will be speeded up  i.e 07 UP direction & 07 DOWN direction. Therefore, with these changes, the number of daily average of total suburban services on Western Railway will now increase from 1323 to 1355 including 110 harbour services, the details of which are detailed as under:

NEW 12 CAR SERVICES

UP Direction

Sr.

No.

 Section Originating Destination
Station Time Station Time
1 Virar – Andheri Virar 06.00 Andheri 06.48
2 Nallasopara – Dadar Nallasopara 07.26 Dadar 08.22
3 Virar – Andheri Virar 07.48 Andheri 08.35
4 Virar – Borivali Virar 09.40 Borivali 10.15
5 Virar – Andheri Virar 09.47 Andheri 10.36
6 Vasai Road – Andheri Vasai Road 10.58 Andheri 11.49
7 Virar – Andheri Virar 11.32 Andheri 12.26
8 Borivali – Churchgate Borivali 11.53 Churchgate 13.01
9 Virar – Andheri Virar 13.08 Andheri 14.05
10 Virar – Andheri Virar 13.46 Andheri 14.40
11 Virar – Andheri Virar 14.53 Andheri 15.50
12 Virar – Andheri Virar 15.16 Andheri 16.17
13 Virar – Andheri Virar 15.54 Andheri 16.46
14 Malad  – Churchgate Malad 16.45 Churchgate 17.27
15 Virar – Andheri Virar 17.17 Andheri 18.16
16 Vasai Road – Andheri Vasai Road 17.57 Andheri 18.39
17 Virar – Dadar Virar 19.37 Dadar 20.42

DOWN Direction

Sr.

No.

 Section Originating Destination
Station Time Station Time
1 Andheri – Virar Andheri 06.57 Virar 07.45
2 Dadar – Virar Dadar 08.29 Virar 09.35
3 Andheri – Virar Andheri 08.52 Virar 09.41
4 Borivali – Vasai Road Borivali 10.19 Vasai Road 10.44
5 Andheri – Virar Andheri 10.42 Virar 11.34
6 Andheri – Virar Andheri 12.01 Virar 13.02
7 Andheri  – Bhayander Andheri 12.35 Bhayander 13.12
8 Churchgate – Virar Churchgate 13.08 Virar 14.52
9 Andheri – Virar Andheri 14.13 Virar 15.12
10 Andheri – Virar Andheri 14.50 Virar 15.43
11 Andheri – Virar Andheri 16.10 Virar 17.09
12 Andheri – Vasai Road Andheri 16.59 Vasai Road 17.42
13 Andheri – Virar Andheri 18.45 Virar 19.33
14 Andheri – Nallasopara Andheri 18.52 Nallasopara 19.45
15 Dadar – Virar Dadar 20.47 Virar 21.48

NEW 15 CAR SERVICES

Sr.

No.

 Section Originating Destination
Station Time Station Time
1 Virar  – Churchgate Virar 05.07 Churchgate 06.25
2 Churchgate – Virar Churchgate 06.33 Virar 07.55
3 Virar  – Churchgate Virar 08.09 Churchgate 09.36
4 Churchgate – Borivali Churchgate 09.40 Borivali 10.28
5 Borivali – Churchgate Borivali 10.34 Churchgate 11.24
6 Churchgate – Virar Churchgate 11.27 Virar 12.48
7 Virar  – Dadar Virar 13.14 Dadar 14.22
8 Dadar – Virar Dadar 14.44 Virar 15.51
9 Virar  – Dadar Virar 16.03 Dadar 17.09
10 Dadar – Virar Dadar 17.25 Virar 18.33
11 Virar  – Churchgate Virar 18.45 Churchgate 20.10
12 Churchgate – Virar Churchgate 20.14 Virar 21.40

CHANGES IN PATTERN OF RUNNING

  • The mode of 16 Churchgate bound (UP direction) trains & 5 Borivali / Virar bound (DOWN direction) trains have been changed. There will be a change in the running pattern of these trains regarding stoppages and working as fast/slow train.
  • Two Malad services and 4 Goregaon services will now run fast upto Andheri in morning peak hours.

SERVICES EXTENDED

  • Malad – Churchgate (Fast local) departing from Malad at 17.34 hrs will now depart from Borivali at 17.27 hrs (Fast local) and reach Churchgate at 18.16 hrs.
  • Churchgate – Bhayandar (Fast local) departing from Churchgate at 12.13 hrs, extended upto Virar and will reach Virar at 13.36 hrs.
  • Andheri – Virar (Slow local) departing from Andheri at 20.26 hrs will now depart from Bandra at 20.12 hrs (Slow) and reach Virar at 21.25 hrs.
  • Churchgate – Andheri (Slow local) departing from Churchgate at 19.54 hrs, extended upto Borivali and will reach Borivali at 21.02 hrs.

CHANGES IN SCHEDULE

  • The timings of Train No. 19215 Saurashtra Express at Borivali will change from 09.02/09.06 hrs to 09.02/09.05 hrs and at Virar from 09.40/09.42 hrs to 09.38/09.40 hrs.
  • The scheduled departure of Train No.19029 Bandra Terminus – Mahuva Jn. is postponed from 11.35 hrs to 11.45 hrs.
  • The timings of Train No. 14707 Ranakpur Express at Borivali will change from 08.40/08.44 hrs to 08.50/08.54 hrs with no change in arrival timing at Bandra Terminus.
  • The timings of Train No. 12954 August Kranti Rajdhani Express at Borivali will change from 08.52/08.54 hrs to 08.56/08.58 hrs and at Andheri from 09.10/09.12 hrs to 09.12/09.14 hrs with no change in arrival timing at Mumbai Central.
  • The timings of Train No. 59023 Valsad Fast Passenger at Dadar will change from 18.21/18.23 hrs to 18.23/18.25 hrs & will be dealt from Platform No. 5 and the timings at Borivali from 18.53/18.55 hrs to 18.55/18.57hrs.

Source : http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in

Diwali Special Trains Between BANDRA (T) – GANDHIDHAM – BANDRA (T)

Diwali Special Trains Between BANDRA (T) – GANDHIDHAM – BANDRA (T)

WR TO RUN WEEKLY SUPERFAST SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN BANDRA (T) – GANDHIDHAM ON SPECIAL FARE

For the convenience of passengers during the vacation, Western Railway will run Weekly Superfast Special train between between Bandra (T) – Gandhidham on special fare.

Train No.09433/Train No.09434 Bandra (T)-Gandhidham Weekly Superfast Special Train (14 Trips)

Train No. 09433 Bandra (T) – Gandhidham Weekly Superfast Special train will leave Bandra (T) at 00.25 hrs on Saturday and will reach Gandhidham at 13.50 hrs on the same day. This train will run from 7th October to 18th November, 2017.

Similarly, in return direction Train No. 09434 Gandhidham – Bandra (T) Weekly Superfast Special train will leave Gandhidham at 16.35 hrs on Saturday and will reach Bandra (T) at 06.15 hrs, the next day. This train will run from 7th October to 18th November, 2017.

The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Second sleeper class, General second class and Pantry car.

The train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nadiad, Ahmedabad, Viramgam, Dhrangadhra, Samakhiali and Bhachau stations in both directions.

The booking for Train No.09433/09434 Bandra (T) – Gandhidham Weekly Superfast Special train will open on 28th Sept, 2017.

Source : Western Railway

Diwali Special Trains Between Santragachi-Puducherry-Santragachi

Diwali Special Trains Between Santragachi-Puducherry-Santragachi

To clear the extra rush of passengers during festive season, South Eastern Railway has decided to run 8 (eight) pairs of Special trains between Santragachi and Puducherry during the period from 07.10.17 to 27.11.17.

Train No.06009 Santragachi-Puducherry Special leaving Santragachi at 14.10 hrs every Monday will reach Puducherry at 20.15 hrs, the next day.

In the opposite direction, Train No.06010 Puducherry-Santragachi Special leaving Puducherry at 19.15 hrs every Saturday will arrive Santragachi at 04.30 hrs on Monday.

The Special trains consisting of one AC-2 Tier, one AC-3 Tier, seven Sleeper class and six General Second Class coaches will have stoppages at Kharagpur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Palasa, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Tenali, Chirala, ongole, Nellore, Gudur, Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu and Villupuram stations enroute.

Source : http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in

Diwali Special Trains Between Sambalpur – Banaswadi – Sambalpur

Diwali Special Trains Between Sambalpur – Banaswadi – Sambalpur

26 Special Trains between Sambalpur and Banaswadi via Vijayawada

In order to clear extra rush of Passengers, 26 special trains will be run between Sambalpur and Banaswadi via Vijayawada as detailed below:-

Accordingly, Train No. 08301 Sambalpur – Banaswadi Weekly Special Train will depart Sambalpur at 09:30 hrs on 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th October, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th November, 6th, 13th, 20th& 27th December, 2017 (Wednesdays) and arrive Banaswadi at 16:40 hrs on the next day.

In the return direction, Train No. 08302 Banaswadi – Sambalpur Weekly Special Train will depart Banaswadi at 00:30 hrs on 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th October, 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24thNovember, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29thDecember, 2017 (Fridays)and arrive Sambalpur at 06:35 hrs on the next day.

Enroute these weekly trains will stop at Bargarh Road, Bolangir, Titlagarh, Kesinga, Raygada, Vizianagaram,Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Gudur, Renigunta, Katpadi, Jolarpettai and Krishnarajapuram stations in both the directions.

These special trains consist of AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class Coaches.

*All these special trains will run as special fare trains

Source : SCR

Puja Special Trains between Narsapur and Secunderabad (Via Bhimavaram & Guntur)

Puja Special Trains between Narsapur and Secunderabad (Via Bhimavaram & Guntur)

In order to clear extra rush of Passengers during dussehra festival, South Central Railway will run special trains between Narsapur and Secunderabad as detailed below:-

Accordingly, Train No. 07255 Narsapur-Secunderabad special train will depart Narsapur at 18:15 hrs on 2nd October, 2017 and arrive Secunderabad at 04:00 hrs on the next day.

In the return direction, Train No. 07256 Secunderabad-Narsapur special train will depart Secunderabad at 21:00 hrs on 3rd October, 2017 and arrive Narsapur at 05:30 hrs on the next day.

Enroute, these special trains will stop at Palakollu, Viravasaram, Bhimavaram, Bhimavaram Town, Akividu, Kaikalur, Gudivada, Vijayawada, Guntur, Sattenapalli, Piduguralla, Nadikudi, Miryalaguda and Nalgonda stations in both the directions.

These special trains consist of AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class Coaches.

Source : SCR