16331 TRIVANDRAM EXP

I.RESTORATION OF WEEKLY SERVICE TRAIN BETWEEN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CENTRAL AND CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ TERMINUS MUMBAI

For the convenience of railway passengers, Southern Railway has decided to restore the service of Train No. 16332/16331 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai - Thiruvananthapuram Central Weekly Express with effect from 23.04.2022 from Thiruvananthapuram Central and from 24.04.2022 from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai, as detailed below:-

Train No. 16332 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai Weekly Express will depart from Thiruvananthapuram Central at 04:25 AM o­n every Saturday and will arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai at 07:15 PM o­n the next day.

In the return direction, Train No 16331 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai - Thiruvananthapuram Central Weekly Express will depart from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai at 08:35 PM o­n every Sunday and will arrive at Thiruvananthapuram Central at 08:00 AM.

En-route the train will halt at Varkala Sivagiri, Kollam Jn., Kayamkulam Jn., Haripad, Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha, Cherthala, Ernakulam Jn., Aluva, Thrissur, Ottappalam, Palakkad Jn., Podanur Jn., Coimbatore Jn., Tiruppur, Erode Jn., Salem Jn., Tirupattur Jn., Bangarapet, Krishnarajapuram, Hindupur, Dharmavaram Jn., Anantapur, Guntakal Jn., Adoni, Manthralayam Road, Raichur, Yadgir, Wadi, Kalaburagi, Solapur Jn., Kurduvadi, Daund Jn., Pune Jn., Lonavala, Kalyan Jn., Thane and Dadar.

In the return direction train will halt at Dadar, Thane, Kalyan Jn., Karjat, Lonavala, Pune Jn., Daund Jn., Kurduvadi, Solapur Jn., Kalaburagi, Wadi, Yadgir, Raichur, Mantralayam Road, Adoni, Guntakal Jn., Anantapur, Dharmavaram Jn., Hindupur, Krishnarajapuram, Bangarapet, Tirupattur Jn., Salem Jn., Erode Jn., Tiruppur, Coimbatore Jn., Podanur Jn., Palakkad Jn., Ottappalam, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Jn., Cherthala, Alappuzha, Ambalappuzha, Haripad, Kayamkulam Jn., Kollam Jn. and Varkala Sivagiri.

The train will have a composition of 16 coaches comprising of Two AC-2 Tier Coaches, Three AC-3 Tier Coaches, Six Second Class Sleeper Coaches, Two Second Class General Coaches, One Pantry Car, OneSecond Class (Divyang Friendly) cum Luggage/Brake Van Coach and One Generator cum Luggage/Brake Van Coach.

II.TEMPORARY AUGMENTATION OF COACH 

South Central Railway has decided to augment temporarily of o­ne additional Second Class Sleeper coach with the following trains, as detailed below:-

1.Train No. 17415 Tirupati – Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus Kolhapur Haripriya Daily Express with effect commencing journey from Tirupati from 20.04.2022 to 30.04.2022.

2.Train No. 17416 Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus Kolhapur - Tirupati Haripriya Daily Express with effect commencing journey from Kolhapur from 22.04.2022 to 02.05.2022.

III.AUGMENTATION/DE-AUGMENTATION OF COACHES

South Central Railway has decided to augmented of o­ne additional Second Class Sleeper Coach and De-augmented o­ne General Second Class Coach for the following trains as detailed below:-

1.Train No. 17225 Vijayawada - SSS Hubballi Amaravati Daily Express will be augmented o­ne additional second class sleeper coach and de-augmented from o­ne general second class coach with effect from 20.04.2022 from Vijayawada. 

2.Train No. 17226 SSS Hubballi – Vijayawada Amaravati Daily Express will be augmented o­ne additional second class sleeper coach and de-augmented from o­ne general second class coach with effect from 21.04.2022 from SSS Hubballi.

IV.CANCELLATION OF TRAINS

The following trains will be cancelled due line block for renewal of overriding switch with Thick Web Switch in Chikjajur and Holalkere station, as detailed below:-

1.Train No. 07368 SSS Hubballi - Arsikere Daily Passenger Special commencing journey from SSS Hubballi o­n 22.04.2022, 25.04.2022 and 29.04.2022 will be cancelled.

2.Train No. 07367 Arsikere - SSS Hubballi Daily Passenger Special commencing journey from Arsikere o­n 23.04.2022, 26.04.2022 and 30.04.2022 will be cancelled.

                                                          Aneesh Hegde
                                                         Chief Public Relations Officer          
                                                  South Western Railway, Hubballi `