Press Release No. 105, I.RESTORATION OF TRAIN SERVICES, II.DIVERSION OF TRAINS
दकà¥à¤·à¤¿à¤£à¤ªà¤¶à¥à¤šà¤¿à¤®à¤°à¥‡à¤²à¤µà¥‡ / SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY पà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤¸à¤µà¤¿à¤œà¥à¤žà¤ªà¥à¤¤à¤¿ / Press Release No. 105 Dt: 31.05.2023
I.RESTORATION OF TRAIN SERVICES
Due to the cancellation of power and traffic block for work oÂn the road over bridge over railway portion of the Dankuni – Kharagpur section, the following trains, which were earlier notified as diverted and regulated, will now be restored and run as per their scheduled path and timings, as detailed below:
RESTORATION OF DIVERTED TRAINS:
Train Nos.
Journey commencing oÂn
Earlier Notified as diverted via
Remarks
12510 Guwahati – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru
04.06.2023,
05.06.2023,
06.06.2023 &
13.06.2023
Dankuni, Howrah and Kharagpur
Will run as per its scheduled path and timings
22502 New Tinsukia - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru
02.06.2023 &
16.06.2023
RESTORATION OF REGULATED TRAINS:
Train Nos.
Journey commencing oÂn
Earlier Notified as
Remarks
12254 Bhagalpur - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru
31.05.2023
Regulated for 90 minutes enroute
Will run as per its scheduled timings
15228 Muzaffarpur - Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru
12.06.2023
Regulated for 90 minutes enroute
II.DIVERSION OF TRAINS
As notified by South Central Railway, the following trains will be diverted due to line block for oÂn-going engineering works between Gannavaram - Mustabada and Mustabada - Gunadala oÂn the Vijayawada Division, as detailed below:
Train Nos.
Journey commencing oÂn
Remarks
12889 Tatanagar – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru
02.06.2023
Will be diverted to run via Nidadavolu Jn., Bhimavaram Town, Gudivada Jn., and Vijayawada Jn.
18637 Hatia – Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru
03.06.2023
Aneesh Hegde Chief Public Relations Officer South Western Railway, Hubballi
SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY PRESS RELEASE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICE, SECUNDERABAD - 500 071
No.82/2023-24
29-05-2023 Secunderabad
PR No. 83 - INDIAN RAILWAYS IS OPERATING 6369 SPECIAL TRIPS TO ENSURE SMOOTH AND COMFORTABLE TRAVEL FOR THE PASSENGERS DURING THIS SUMMER SEASON
Total 380 Special Trains are making 6369 Trips with over 80 thousand coaches
Indian Railways is running 1770 more trips this year as compared to total summer special trains (4599 trips by 348 trains) run in 2022
During this summer season this year, for the convenience of railway travelers and to clear extra rush of passengers, Indian Railways is running 6369 trips of 380 special trains. Indian Railways is running 1770 morr trips this year as compared to total summer special trains (4599 trips by 348 trains) run in 2022. While an average 13.2 trips per train was run in last summer, 16.8 trips per special train are being made in the current year. The major destinations connected are Patna-Secunderabad, Patna-Yesvantpur, Barauni-Muzaffarpur, Delhi-Patna, New Delhi-Katra, Chandigarh-Gorakhpur, Anand Vihar- Patna, Visakhapatnam-Puri-Howrah, Mumbai-Patna, Mumbai-Gorakhpur.
In totality, these 380 special trains making 6369 trips have 25794 General Coaches and 55243 Sleeper Coaches. General Coaches have a capacity of 100 passenger whereas Sleeper Coaches have a capacity of 72 passengers in ICF and 78 in LHB.
In order to cater the summer rush, all the zonal Railways spread across the country have geared up to run special trips. Through these special trains, connectivity from various states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi is being ensured. South Western Railway catering to majorly Karnataka region is running maximum trips 1790 this summer season in comparison to 779 trips last year whereas Western Railway catering majorly to the state of Gujarat has also geared up to run 1470 trips in comparison to 438 trips last year. It is also pertinent to mention that this year, South Central Railway is running 784 trips which is 80 trips more than the last year. To deal with the heavy rush in northern part of the country, North Western Railway is running 400 trips, East Central Railway is running 380 trips. Northern Railway has also planned to run 324 trips this year.
However, neither the number of trains nor the number of trips run by specific special train(s) is static for the entire season. Planning and running of special trains is a continuous process for which inputs are taken from all the communication channels 24x 7 like media reports, Social media platforms, Railway Integrated helpline number 139, apart from details of waitlist passengers in PRS system to assess demand of trains oÂn a particular route. Based oÂn this requirement, number of trains and number of trips are augmented.
A watch oÂn any malpractices – like cornering of seats, over-charging and touting activity etc. is being kept by the team of commercial and RPF Staff.