‘Trains at a Glance October 2016 – June 2017’
Indian Railway published an annual publication called Trains at a Glance October 2016 -June 2017′ for giving the details of New Train Time Table, fares, New Trains etc. It is about the size of an A4 sheet of paper and has about 230 pages. The main content of the booklet are:-
- Content
- Luxury Tourist Trains
- Hill Railways
- Indrail Pass and Package Tours
- Menu for Meals
- Advance Reservation
- Boarding the Train
- Railway Train Enquiry
- Tatkal Reservation
- Upgradation
- Special Facilities for Foreigners
- Change in travel plan
- Circular Journey Tickets
- Reserving Special Carriages
- Booking of Luggage
- Advance Reservation Through Internet
- Refund Rules
- Rail Travel Concessions
- Passenger Amenities
- Vigilance Organisation
- Citizens Charter
- Fares
- Explanatory Notes for Fares
- Railway Protection Force
- How to use the Timetable
- Route Map with Table Numbers
- Station Index
- Station Code Index
- Train Number Index
- Train Name Index
- Humsafar and Tejas Trains
- Duronto Express
- Rajdhani and Shatabdi Trains
- Jan Shatabdi Trains
- Sampark Kranti Trains
- Double Decker Trains
- Table Index
- Railways and Tourism
- Indian Railway Map
WESTERN RAILWAY
There are 6 divisions under the Western Railway zone. The divisions are Mumbai Central, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Ratlam, Rajkot and Bhavnagar. There will be different time table for each division and Western Railway announced New Train Time Table for each Division, which will be with effect from 01.10.2016. But Mumbai Suburban Time Table is different and is already existing from 02.01.2016. Now Western Railway announced the Train Time Table of Rajkot and Ratlam Division only. Following are the details of New Train Time Table 2016 of each division of Western Railway.
RAJKOT DIVISION
Highlights of the New Time Table
Conversion of Trains to Super fast Status and Renumbering.
The following trains will be running as Super Fast from 01.10.2016.
Mumbai Central – Okha : Daily : From 16.11.2016 : Train No.19005 Changed to 22945 : Train No.19006 Changed to 22946
Ahemdabad – Veraval : Daily : From 16.11.2016 : Train No.19221 Changed to 22957 : Train No.19222 Changed to 22958
Surat – Jamnagar : 6 Days : From 16.11.2016 : Train No.19059 Changed to 22959 : Train No.19060 Changed to 22960
Surat – Hapa : Weekly : From 14.11.2016 : Train No.29059 Changed to 22961 : Train No.29060 Changed to 22962
Bandra – Bhavnagar : Weekly : From 14.11.2016 and 13.11.2016 : Train No.19203 Changed to 22963 : Train No.19204 Changed to 22964
Okha – Varanasi : Weekly : From 17.11.2016 and 19.11.2016 : Train No.19569 Changed to 22969 : Train No.19570 Changed to 22970
Speeding up of 40 trains (37 Mail/Express and 3 Local/Passenger) has been done ranging from 5 minutes to 64 minutes.
Main highlights of changes in timings of trains for Rajkot station from 01.10.2016 are as under
Train no. 19006 Okha – Mumbai Central Saurashtra Mail will depart 35 minutes late from Rajkot at 18.20 hrs instead of its previous time of 17.45 hrs.
Train no. 19005 Mumbai Central – Okho Saurashtra Mail will arrive Rajkot 18 minutes late at 10.05 hrs instead of its previous time of 09.52 hrs.
Train no. 19017 Bandra – Jamnagar Saurashtra Janta Express will arrive at Rajkot 42 minutes earlier at 06.45 hrs instead of its previous time of 07.27 hrs.
Train no. 19018 Jarnnagar – Bandra Saurashtra Janta Express will depart 13 minutes late from Rajkot at 15.33 hrs instead of its previous time of 15.20 hrs.
Train no. 19215 Mumbai Central – Porbandar Saurashtra Express will arrive 14 minutes earlier at Rajkot in the midnight at 01.05 hrs instead of its previous time of 01.18 hrs.
Train no. 19222 Veraval – Ahemdabad Express will depart 1 hour and 40 minutes late from Rojkot at 01.15 hrs in the midnight instead of previous time of 23.35 hrs.
Train no. 15046 Okha – Gorakhpur Express will deport 2 hours and 15 minutes late from Rojkot at 02.10 hrs in the midnight instead of its previous time of 23.55 hrs.
Train No.19059 and 29059 Surat – Jamnagar and Surat – Hapa Intercity Express will arrive 20 minutes earlier at Rajkot at 22.00 hrs instead of its previous time of 22.20 hrs.
Train no. 17017 Rojkot – Secunderabad Express’ 16613 RoJkot – Coimbotore Express, 19202 Porbandar-Secunderabad Express and 19568 Okha – Tuticorin Express will depart 15 minutes late from Rajkot at 05.25 hrs instead of its previous time of 05.10 hrs.
Train no. 19252 Okha – Somnath Express will arrive 31 minutes late at Rajkot at 01.20 hrs in the midnight instead of its previous time of 00.57 hrs.
Train no. 11087 Veraval – Pune Express will deport 28 minutes late from Rojkot at 12.10 hrs instead of its previous time of 11.42 hrs.
Train no. 12477 Jamnagar – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and train no. 12475 Hapa – Shri Mate Vaishno Devi Katra express will depart 10 minutes late from Rajkot at 06.50 hrs instead of its previous time of 06.40 hrs.
Provision of operating halt in to commercial stoppage to trains: Train no. 19269 Porbandar – Muzzaffarpur (w.e.f. 06.10.16), Train no. 19270 Muzzaffarpur -Porbandar (w.e.f. 04.10.16),
Train no. 19568 0kha – Tuticorin (w.e.f 07.10.16) and Train no. 19567 Turitcorin – Okha Express trains have been provided halts at Hapa station.
Timings of Preponement and Postponement of the trains for Rajkot stations
Major changes of preponement and postponement of the trains for Rajkot Station are as under.
Train 19017 : Running between Bandra – Jamnagar : Existing Time Arrival 7:27 departure 7:42
Revised Time : Arrival 6:45 and Departure 7:00 : Preponed by 42 min
Train 16733 : Running between Rameshwaram – Okha : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 8:00/8:15
Revised Time (Arrival/Dep arture)7:45/8:00 : Preponed by 15 min
Train 19264 : Running between Delhi Sara’ Rohilla – Porbandar : Existing Time Arrival 8:00 departure 8:15
Revised Time Arrival 7:45 Departure 8:00 : Preponed by 15 min
Train No.19566: Running between Dehradoon – Okha : Existing Time (Arrival 10:50 departure 11:05
Revised Time Arrival 10:40 Departure 10:55 : Preponed by 10 min
Train No.19580 : Running between Delhi Semi Rohilla – Rajkot : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 10:50
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 10:40 : Preponed by 10 min
Train No.19270 : Running between Muzzaffarpur – Porbandar : Existing Time Arrival 12:32 departure 12:37
Revised Time : Arrival 12:25 Departure 12:30 : Preponed by 7 min
Train No.11088 : Running between Pune – Veraval : Existing Time Arrival 12:32 departure 12:37 :
Revised Time Arrival 12:25 Departure 12:30 : Preponed by 7 Min
Train No.11464/11466 : Running between Jabalpur – Somnath :Existing Time Arrival 13:10 departure 13:17 :
Revised Time Arrival 13:00 Departure 13:07 : Preponed by 10 Min
Train No.22940 : Running between Bilaspur – Hapa :Existing Time Arrival 13:35 departure 13.40:
Revised Time Arrival 13:14 Departure 13:19 : Preponed by 21 Min
Train No.12906 : Running between Howrah – Porbandar :Existing Time (Arrival 13:35 departure 13:40
Revised Time Arrival 13:30 Departure 13:35 : Preponed by 5 Min
Train No.19119 : Running between Ahandabad – Somnath : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 15:15/15:20
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 15:10/15:15 : Preponed by 5 Min
Train No.19576 : Running between Nathdwara – Okha : Existing Time (Arrival 15:48 departure 15:53
Revised Time Arrival 15:28 Departure 15:33 : Preponed by 20 min
Train No.12950 : Running between Santraghachi – Porbondar : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) /15:53
Revised Time (Arrival 15:28 Departure 15:33 : Preponed by 20 Min
Train No.17018 : Running between Secunderabad – Rojkot : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 19:00/-
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 18.50 : Preponed by 10 min
Train No.16614 : Running between Coimbatore – Rajkot : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 19:00/-
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 18:50/- : Preponed by 10 min
Train No.19201 : Running between Secunderabad – Porbendar : Existing Time Arrival 19:17 departure 19:22
Revised Time Arrival 19:08 Departure 19:13 : Preponed by 9 min
Train No.12478 : Running between Shri Main Vaishno Devi Katra – Jamnagar : Existing Time (Arrival 19:17 departure 19:22 Revised Time Arrival 19:05 Departure 19:10 : Preponed by 12 Min
Train No.12476 : Running between Shri Mato Vaishno Devi Katra – Hapa : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 19:17/19:22
Revised Time Arrival 19:05 Departure 19:10 : Preponed by 12 Min
Train No.19567 : Running between Tuticorin – Okha : Existing Time (Arrival 20:53 departure 20:58
Revised Time Arrival 20:50 Departure 20:55 :Preponed by 3 Min
Train No.19059 : Running between Surat – Jamnagar : Existing Time Arrival 22:20 beparture 22:25
Revised Time Arrival 22:00 Departure 22:05 : Preponed by 20 Min
Train No.29059 : Running between Surat – Hapa : Existing Time Arrival 22:20 Departure 22:25
Revised Time Arrival 22:00 Departure 22.05 : Preponed by 20 Min
Train No.15636 : Running between Guahati – Okha : Existing Time Arrival 22:56 departure 23:01
Revised Time Arrival 22:25 Departure 22:30 : Preponed by 31 Min
Train No.15045 : Running between Gorakhpur – Okha : Existing Time (Arrival/departure) 22:56/23:01
Revised Time Arrival 22:25 Departure 22:30 : Preponed by 31 Min
Major changes of postponement of trains at Rajkot station are as under:
Postponement of Trains at Rajkot station (LATE):
Train No.19005 : Running between Mumbai Central – Okha : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 9:52/10:17 :
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure)10.05/10:35 : Postponement by 18 Min
Train No.19571 : Running between Rajkot – Porbandar : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 7:05/
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 7:15/: Postponement by 10 Min
Train No.16337 : Running between Okha -Ernakulam : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 8:20/8:25
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 8:20/8:30 : Postponement by 5 Min
Train No.16333 : Running between Veraval – Trivandrum : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 8:20/8:25
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 8:20/8:30 : Postponement by 5 Min
Train No.16734 : Running between Okha – Rameshwaram : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 11:42/11:47
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 11:44/11:49 : Postponement by 2 Min
Train No.19575 : Running between Okha – Nathdwara : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure)12.05/12:15
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 12:25/12:30 : Postponement by 15 Min
Train No.19006 : Running between Okha -Mumbai Central : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 17:15/17:45 : Revised Time (Arrival/Departure)17:50/18:20 : Postponement by (minutes)35
Train No.19569 : Running between Okha -Varanasi : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure)18:25/18:30 :
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 18:30/18:40 : Postponement by 10 Min
Train No.19252 : Running between Okha – Somnath : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure)00:37/00:57 :
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure)00:45/1:28 : Postponement by 31 Min
Train No.15046 : Running between Okha – Gorakhpur : Existing Time Arrival 23:50 Departure 23:55
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure)2:00/2:10 : Postponement by 2 hrs and 15 minutes
Train No.19568 : Running between Okha – Tuticorin : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 5:05/5:10
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure)5:20/5:25 : Postponement by 15 Min
Train No.19202 : Running between Porandar- Santraghachi : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure)5:05/5:10
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 5:20/5:25 : Postponement by 15 Min
Train No.12905 : Running between Porbandar – Howrah : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 11:42/11:47
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 11:44/11:49 : Postponement by 2 Min
Train No.19018 : Running between Jamnagar – Bandra : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure) 15:15/15:20
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 15:28/15:33 : Postponement by 13 Min
Train No.12477 : Running between Jamnagar- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure)6:35/3:40
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 6:45/6:50 : Postponement by 10 Min
Train No.12475 : Running between Hapa – Shri Mato Vaishno : Existing Time (Arrival/Departure)6:35/6:40
Revised Time (Arrival/Departure) 6:45/6:50 : Postponement by 10 Min
Re-Numbering and speeding up of Express Trains
Train No.17035 Secunderabad-Sirpur Kaghaznagar Express will be speeded up and renumbered as Train No.12757 (new number). This train will now arrive Sirpur Kaghaznagar station at 13:40 hrs instead of 13:45 hrs from 1st October, 2016.
Train No.17036 Sirpur Kaghaznagar – Secunderabad Express will be speeded up and renumbered as Train No.12758 (new number). This train will now arrive Secunderabad station at 20:15 hrs instead of 20:20 hrs from 1st October, 2016.
South Eastern Railway announced that New Train Time Table which will be effective from 1st October, 2016 include 6(six) pairs of New Trains, Change in Train Timings, Change in Character of Trains, Change in Departure Time at Different Originating Stations over South Eastern Railway, Additional Stoppages, Acceleration of Trains etc.
New Trains
Train Nos.22841/22842 One pair of Weekly “Antyodaya” Super fast Express will be introduced between Santragachi – Chennai Central – Santragachi
Running Day: every Monday from Santragachi and every Wednesday from Chennai Central.
Train Nos.22877/22878 pair of Weekly “Antyodaya” Super fast Express will be introduced between Howrah – Ernakulam – Howrah
Running Day: every Saturday from Howrah and every Tuesday from Ernakulam.
Train Nos.22887/22888 pair of Weekly “Humsafar” Super fast Express will be introduced between Howrah – Yesvantpur – Howrah Running Day: every Tuesday from Howrah and every Thursday from Yesvantpur.
Train Nos.22837/22838 pair of Weekly Super fast Express will be introduced between Hatia – Ernakulam – Hatia
Running Day: every Monday from Hatia and every Thursday from Ernakulam.
Train Nos.22886/22885 pair of Bi-weekly “Antyodaya” Super fast Express will be introduced between Tatanagar – LTT – Tatanagar Running Day: every Sunday and Thursday from Tatanagar and every Tuesday and Saturday from LTT.
Train Nos.12504/12503 pair of Weekly “Humsafar” Express will be introduced between Kamakhya – Bengaluru Cantt – Kamakhya via Howrah
Running Day: every Tuesday from Kamakhya and every Friday from Bengaluru Cantt.
The following trains will run in more convenient timings which will be available in the New Time Table-2016
Train Nos.13403/13404 Ranchi – Bhagalpur Vananchal Express,
Train No.18007 Shalimar – Bhanjpur Simlipal Express
Train No.22854 Viaskhapatnam – Shalimar Express
Change in Character of Trains
Train Nos.18001/18002 Howrah – Digha Kandari Express will run as Super fast Express with Revised Train Nos.22897/22898 w.e.f. 1st October, 2016
Train Nos.18003/18004 Jhargram – Purulia Express will run as Super fast Express with Revised Train Nos.22821/22822 w.e.f. 1st October, 2016
Train Nos.18105/18106 Rourkela – Bhubaneswar Intercity Express will run as Super fast Express w.e.f. 1st October, 2016.
However, Revised Train Nos. of 18105/18106 Rourkela-Bhubaneswar Intercity Super fast Express as Train Nos.22839/22840 will be effective from 20th December, 2016
Change in Departure Time at Different Originating Stations over SER
The departure time of 12 Mail/Express Trains originating from Howrah, Shalimar, Kharagpur, Haldia, Digha and Ranchi will be changed. This apart, departure timings of 4 Passenger/DEMU Trains will also be changed from Howrah, Balasore, Baripada and Rupsa w.e.f. 1st October, 2016.
11 pairs of Mail/Express Trains including Duronto Express will have additional stoppages which will be effective from 1st October, 2016.
23 Mail/Express/Passenger Trains including Rajdhani Express will be accelerated over South Eastern Railway system ranging from 2 minutes to 20 minutes which will also be effective from 1st October, 2016.
NORTHERN RAILWAY : NEW TRAIN TIME TABLE 2016 – 2017
- Acceleration of sectional speed to bring in a spin – off of saving of 600 minutes for down trains and 1390 minutes for up trains
- Nine new pairs of trains (Tejas, Humsafar and Antyodaya) to be introduced
- New Delhi – Bhatinda Shatabdi Express to be extended to Firozpur
- 7 pairs of trains re-numbered
- Change in days of running of 4 pairs of trains
- Change in the departure timings of 26 trains
- Change in the arrival timings of 40 trains
- Merger of Faizabad -Lucknow passenger with Saharanpur – Lucknow to run as a single service between Faizabad and Saharanpur.
- NEW TRAINS: (Dates of introduction to be notified later)
In terms of Rail Budget 2016, the following 9 new trains like Tejas, Humsafar and Antyodaya shall be introduced:-
TEJAS
- A six days a week Tejas between New Delhi and Chandigarh
- A six days a week Tejas between Lucknow Jn and Anand Vihar T
- A Weekly Antyodaya express between Darbhanga and Jalandhar city
- A Weekly Antyodaya express between Bilaspur and Ferozepur
- A Weekly Antyodaya express between Bandra T and Gorakhpur
HUMSAFAR
- A Weekly Humsafar express between Sealdah and Jammu Tawi
- A Triweekly Humsafar express between Gorakhpur and Anand Vihar
- A Weekly Humsafar express between Durg and Nizamuddin
- A Weekly Humsafar express between Tirupati and Jammu Tawi
EXTENSION OF TRAINS (Date of extension to be notified later)
- Extension of New Delhi- Bhatinda Shatabdi express to Firozpur with revised days and timings.
- Change Of Train Number In 7 Pairs Of Trains
- Change Of Days Of Running Of 4 Pairs Of Trains
- Change In The Departure Timings Of 26 Trains
- Change In The Arrival Timings Of 40 Trains
- Merger of 54233/ 54232 Faizabad -Lucknow passenger with 54351/54352 Saharanpur -Lucknow to run as a single train between Faizabad and Saharanpur as 54233/54234
