2 Trains from (BJU)BARAUNI JN to (BKN)BIKANER JN

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प्रेस à¤µà¤¿à¤œà¥à¤žà¤ªà¥à¤¤à¤¿ / Press Release No. 127 Dt: 14.06.2023

I.CONTINUATION OF TEMPORARY STOPPAGE

The o­ne-minute temporary halt for Train Nos. 16587/16588 Yesvantpur - Bikaner - Yesvantpur Bi-weekly Express at Birur station will continue for another six months, from June 28 to December 27, 2023, with the existing timings.

II.AUGMENTATION OF BUFFET CAR

Train No. 17321 Vasco-da-Gama-Jasidih Weekly Express will be augmented with o­ne A/C hot buffet car coach from June 23, 2023, and Train No. 17322 Jasidih-Vasco-da-Gama Weekly Express will also be augmented with o­ne A/C hot buffet car coach from June 26, 2023.

III.AUGMENTATION OF 3-TIER ECONOMY SLEEPER COACH

West Central Railway has notified for permanent augmentation of o­ne A/C 3-tier economy sleeper coach for Train No. 12194/12193 Jabalpur – Yesvantpur – Jabalpur Expresswith effect from the dates mentioned against each.

1.Train No.  12194 Jabalpur – Yesvantpur Weekly Express will be augmented with o­ne additional A/C 3-tier Economy Sleeper Coach with effect from October 14, 2023.

2.Train No.  12193 Yesvantpur – Jabalpur Weekly Express will be augmented with o­ne additional A/C 3-tier Economy Sleeper Coach with effect from October 15, 2023.

I.ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ನಿಲುಗಡೆ ಮುಂದುವರಿಕೆ

ರೈಲು ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 16587/16588 ಯಶವಂತಪುರ ಮತ್ತು ಬಿಕಾನೇರ್ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಸಂಚರಿಸುವ ಎಕ್ಸ್‌ಪ್ರೆಸ್‌ ರೈಲು, ಬೀರೂರ್ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ನಿಮಿಷ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ನಿಲುಗಡೆಯನ್ನು ಜೂನ್ 28 ರಿಂದ ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್ 27 ರವರೆಗೆ ತನ್ನ ಮೊದಲಿನ ವೇಳಾಪಟ್ಟಿಯಂತೆ ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.

II.ಪ್ಯಾಂಟ್ರಿ ಕಾರ್ ಜೋಡಣೆ

ರೈಲು ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 17321/17322 ವಾಸ್ಕೋ-ಡ-ಗಾಮಾ ಮತ್ತು ಜಸಿದಿಹ್ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಸಂಚರಿಸುವ ಎಕ್ಸ್‌ಪ್ರೆಸ್ ರೈಲಿಗೆ ಜೂನ್ 23 ರಂದು ವಾಸ್ಕೋ-ಡ-ಗಾಮಾ ಮತ್ತು ಜೂನ್ 26 ರಂದು ಜಸಿದಿಹ್‌ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ಒಂದು ಎಸಿ ಪ್ಯಾಂಟ್ರಿ ಕಾರ್ (ಬಫ್ಫೆಟ) ಬೋಗಿಯನ್ನು ಜೋಡಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

III.ಎಸಿ ಸ್ಲೀಪರ್ ಬೋಗಿ ಜೋಡಣೆ

ರೈಲು ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ 12194/12193 ಜಬಲ್‌ಪುರ ಮತ್ತು ಯಶವಂತಪುರ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣಗಳ ನಡುವೆ ಸಂಚರಿಸುವ ಎಕ್ಸ್‌ಪ್ರೆಸ್‌ ರೈಲಿಗೆ ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 14 ರಂದು ಜಬಲ್‌ಪುರ ಮತ್ತು ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್ 15 ರಂದು ಯಶವಂತಪುರ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣಗಳಿಂದ ಒಂದು ಎಸಿ ತ್ರಿ ಟೈಯರ್‌ ಎಕಾನಮಿ ಸ್ಲೀಪರ್ ಬೋಗಿಯನ್ನು ಶಾಶ್ವತವಾಗಿ ಜೋಡಿಸಲು ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಸೆಂಟ್ರಲ್ ರೈಲ್ವೆಯು ಸೂಚನೆ ನೀಡಿದೆ.

                                                                                      Aneesh Hegde
                                                                             Chief Public Relations Officer                                                                                                  South Western Railway, Hubballi 

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 o­n a particular route. Based o­n this requirement, number of trains and number of trips are augmented.

A watch o­n any malpractices – like cornering of seats, over-charging and touting activity etc. is being kept by the team of commercial and RPF Staff.