Salient Features of Southern Zone Public Time Table - July 2012 Issue


The release of new Railway Time Table every year is an event, eagerly awaited by the travelling Public. Shri G.N.Asthana, General Manager, South Central Railway has released the Southern Zone Time Table today i.e 30th June 2012 at Rail Nilayam conference hall. This Time Table, which was got designed and printed by South Central Railway, provides detailed timings o­n all the Train services run o­n South Central, Southern , South Western and Konkan Railways.
The layout of this issue has been designed with care to enable easyreference and access to the required information o­n various Passenger Services. The data has been presented colorfullyin an eye-pleasingmanner with maps and tables to enhance the readability. This Southern Zone Time tablecan serve as a o­ne-stop guide for all the information needs of Rail Passengers in planning their journey.
This new Time Table, which comes into effect from 01st July, offers much cheer for the Passengers of South Central Railway . 15 of the 75 new Mail/Express Trains announced in the Railway Budget-2012-13 will originate from S.C.Railway and another 10 would pass through this Railway.Thus, 1/3rd of the total Mail/Express trains to be introduced during the FY 2012-13 would be available for the Passengers ofS.C.Railway. Allotment of such high percentage of trains for SCR has never been done in the past. These trains will be introduced in a phased manner in the current Financial Year.

Apart from New Train Services, this Time Table features the extension of 3 Originating Trains and 1 pass through Train and increase in frequency of 8 Originating / Terminating Trains and 4 pass through Trains over SCR.There will be change in the Days of operation for 5 Weekly Trains o­n SCR.
Changes in the present schedule of timings have been effected in respect of 4of the SCR's trains, viz.,i) Tr. No 17429 Hyderabad- Tirupathi Rayalaseema Express ii) Tr. No 12485 Nanded- Shri Ganga Sagar Express, iii) Tr. No 12732 Secunderabad - Tirupathi Express and iv) Tr. No 17415 Tirupathi - Kolhapur Haripriya Express.

12 Trains have been speeded up by reducing their travel time ranging from 10 minutes to 80 minutes.Arrival / Departure Timings of some of the Trains at individual Stations have been changed in 12 cases

Change of terminal has been effected from the present Secunderabad to Kachegudafor 2 Trainsviz., - i)Tr. No 57426 Guntakal - Secunderabad Passenger andii) Tr. No 57473 Secunderabad - Bodhan Passenger.
Train Numbers of 4 Originating / Terminating Express Trains and 14 Express Trains passing through SCR have also been changed with effect from various dates in August and October.
Train-wise and Station-wise details of the changes to be effected as mentioned above are given below :
Summary of New Train services to be introduced o­n SCR :
Year
Mail / Express
Passenger
Grand Total
Origtng
Pass Through
Total
Origtng
Pass Through
Total
Origtng
Pass Through
Total
2012-13
15
10
25
1
-
1
16
10
26
Summary of other salient changes in the pattern of Train Serviceson SCR:
Sl.No
Item
Express Train
Passenger
Trains
Grand Total
Originating /
Terminating o­n SCR
Passing Through SCR
1
Extension of Trains
1
1
2
4
2
Increase in Frequency
8
4
-
12
3
Changes in Days of Operation
2
3
-
5
4
Changes in complete time schedule of Train
4
-
-
4
5
Change of Terminal
-
-
2
2
6
Change in Arrival/ Departure Timings at individual stations
4
-
8
12
7
Change in Train numbers
4
14
-
18
8
Speeding up of Trains
4
4
4
12

I.New Train Services (2012-13) (from a date to be notified later)

a)Originating Express Trains
1.     Secunderabad – Shalimar AC Express (Weekly via Vijayawada)
2.     Kakinada – Secunderabad AC Express (Tri Weekly)
3.     Secunderabad– Bidar Inter City Express (Six days a Week)
4.     Secunderabad – Belampalli Inter City express (Daily via Kazipet)
5.     Kacheguda – Madurai Express (Weekly via Dharmavaram, Pakala, Jolarpettai)
6.     Secunderabad – Darbhanga Express (Bi-weekly via Ballarshah, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Ranchi, Jhajha)
7.     Tirupati –Bhubneshwar Express (Weekly via Visakhapatnam, Gudur)
8.     Secunderabad - Jaipur Express (Weekly via Nagda, Bhopal, Narkhar, Amravati, Akola)
9.     Adilabad – Huzur Saheb Nanded Express (Daily via Mudkhed)
10.   Secunderabad – Porbandar Express (Weekly via Viramjam, Vasai Road)
11.   Tirupati – Mannargudi Express (Tri-weekly via Thiruvarur, Villupuram, Katpadi)
12.   Secunderabad – Nagpur Express (Tri-weekly via Kazipet)
13.   Karimnagar – Tirupati Express (Weekly via Peddapalli)
14.   Hyderabad – Ajmer Express (Weekly via Manmad, Itarsi, Ratlam)
15.   Huzur Saheb Nanded - Amritsar Express (Weekly)
b)Originating Passenger Trains
1.Yerraguntla – Nosam/Nanganapalli (Daily)
c)Pass Through Mail/Express Trains
1.Vishakhapatnam – Chennai express (Weekly)
2.Visakhapatnam – Sainagar Shirdi Express (Weekly via Vijayawada, Manmad)
3.Indore – Yeshwanthpur Express (Weekly via Itarsi, Narkher, Amravati, Akola, Kacheguda)
4.Amravati – Pune Express (Bi-weekly via Akola, Purna, Latur)
5.Puri – Yeshwanthapur Garib Rath Express (Weekly via Visakhapatnam, Guntur)
6.Mysore – Sainagar Shirdi Express (Weekly via Bangalore, Dharmavaram, Bellary)
7.Sholapur – Yeshwanthpur Express (Tri-weekly via Gulbarga)
8.Chennai – Puri Express (Weekly)
9.Asansol – Chennai Express (Weekly via Purulia, Sambalpur, Vizianagaram)
d)Pass Through Mail / Express Trains for which date of introduction is announced
1.Shalimar – Chennai Express (Weekly) With effect from 3rdJuly, 2012
II.Extension of Trains (from a date to be notified later)
a)Extension of Originating Trains
1.16780/16779Tirupati- Madurai Express to Rameshwaram
2.57502/57503Bodhan – Nizamabad Passenger to Kamareddi
3.56011/56012Arakonam – Nandalur Passenger to Cuddapah
b)Extension of Pass Through Trains
1.12687/12688 Dehradun - Chennai Express to Madurai (via Erode)
III.Increase in Frequency of Trains(from a date to be notified later)
a)Increase in Frequency of Originating Trains
1.12731/12732Secunderabad – Tirupati Express2to 4 days
2.17003/17004Hyderabad – Kolhapur Express2to 7 days
3.16779/16780Tirupati – Madurai Express2to 3 days
4.12485/12486H.S Nanded –Sri Ganganagar Exp1to 3 days
b)Increase in Frequency of Pass Through Trains (2 Pairs)
1.22603/22604Villupuram– Kharagpur Express1 to 2 days
2.12641/12642 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Kanyakumari Express1 to 2 days
IV.Change in Days of operation
a)Change in Days of operation of Originating Train
1.With effect from 19.09.2012, Train No.22849 Shalimar-Secunderabad Express will leave Shalimar o­n Wednesday instead of Friday and will arrive Secunderabad o­n Thursday instead of Saturday.
2.With effect from 21.09.2012 Train No.22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Express will leave Secunderabad o­n Friday instead of Sunday and will arrive Shalimar o­n Saturday instead of Monday.
b) Change in Days of operation of Pass Through Trains
1.With effect from 21.08.2012, Train No.22604 Villupuram- Kharagpur will leave o­n Tuesday instead of Monday
2.With effect from 23.08.2012, Train No.22603 Kharagpur-Villupuram will leave o­n Thursday instead of Wednesday.
3. With effect from 08.10.2012, Train No.12214 Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Yesvantapur Duranto Express will leave o­n Delhi Sarai Rohillaon Monday instead of Wednesday.
V.Changes in complete Time Schedule of 4 Mail/Express Trains with effect from 1st July, 2012
1)Train No. 17429 Hyderabad-Tirupati Rayalaseema Express will depart Hyderabad at 15 35 hrs instead of 17 25 hrs. Enroute, this train will depart Begumpet at 15 46 hrs, Sanathnagar at 15 55 hrs, Lingampalli at 16 15 hrs, Shankarpalli at 16 31 hrs,Vikarabad at 17 10 hrs, Tandur at 17 55 hrs, Nawandgi at 18 10 hrs,Kurugunta at 18 21 hrs, Seram at 18 30 hrs, Makkhaid Raold at 18 45 hrs, Chittapur at 19 00 hrs,Nalwar ast 19 40 hrs, Yadgir at 20 00 hrs, Narayanapeta Road at 20 20 hrs, Krishna at 20 37 hrs,Raichur at 21 10 hrs, Manthralayam Road at 21 35 hrs, Adoni at 22 17 hrs,Guntakal at 23 20 hrs, Gooty at 23 50 hrs, Tadipatri at 00 35 hrs,Kondapuram at 01 00 hrs, Muddanuru at 01 30 hrs, Yerraguntla at 01 50 hrs, Kamalapuram at 02 10 hrs, Cuddapah at 02 45 hrs, Nandalur at 03 25 hrs, Rajampet at 03 50 hrs, Pullampet at 04 00 hrs, Obulawaripalli at 04 10 hrs, Koduru at 04 30 hrs, Renigunta at 06 10 hrs and arrive Tirupati at 06 40 hrs instead of 08 10 hrs. o­nthe next day.

2)Train No. 12732 Secunderabad-Tirupati Express will depart Secundedrabad at 20 05 hrs instead of 19 00 hrs. Enroute, this train will depart Vikarabad at 20 20 hrs, Raichur at 00 40 hrs, Guntakal at 02 25 hrs, Gooty at03 00 hrs,Anantapur at 04 15 hrs, Dharmavaram at 05 10 hrs, Kadiri at 06 18 hrs, Mulakalacheruvu at 06 52 hrs, Mananapalli at 07 36 hrs, Kaligiri at 08 05 hrs, Pileru at 08 25 hrs, Pakala at 09 42 hrs and arrive Tirupati at 10 35 hrs instead of 09 30 hrs o­n the next day.
3)Train No. 17415 Tirupati-Kolhapur Haripriya Express will depart Tirupati at 21 00 hrs instead of 20 30 hrs. Enroute, this train will depart Renigunta at 21 22 hrs, Koduru at 22 00 hrs, Obulavaripalle at 22 12 hrs, Pullampet at 22 21 hrs, Rajampet at 22 35 hrs, Nandlur at 22 52 hrs,Cuddapah at 23 40 hrs, Kamalapuram at 00 01 hrs, Yerraguntla at 00 18 hrs, Muddanuru at 00 30 hrs, Kondapuram at 01 00 hrs, Tadipatri at 01 30 hrs, Gooty at 02 40 hrs Guntakal at 03 10 hrs, Bellary at 04 25 hrs and arrive Kolhapur at the existing timings of 16 35 hrs o­n the next day.
4)Train No.12485 H.S.Nanded-Sri Ganganagar Express will depart HS Nanded at 11 00 hrs instead of 23 30 hrs. Enroute, this train will depart Purna at 11 50 hrs, Hingoli at 12 59 hrs, Washim at 13 49 hrs,Akola at 16 05 hrs and arriveSri Ganganagar at 22 40 hrs instead of 10 55 hrs. o­n the second day.
VI.Change of Timings at individual Stations with effect from 1st July, 2012
S.No
Train No. & Description
Station
Present
Revised
1
12025 Pune-Sec’bad ShatabdhiExp.
Secunderabad(Arrival)
14.10
14.30
2
12026 Sec’bad-Pune Shatabdhi Exp.
Secunderabad(Dep.)
14.40
14.55
3
12026 Sec’bad-Pune Shatabdhi Exp.
Pune (arrival)
23.00
23.10
4
17057 Mumbai -Sec’bad Devagiri Exp.
Secunderabad (Arrival)
14.15
14.30
5
57305 Kacheguda-Guntur Passenger
Kacheguda(Departure)
16.10
15.30
6
57435 Kacheguda-KurnoolTown Pass.
Kacheguda(Departure)
18.00
17.35
7
57327 Dhone-Guntur Passenger
Dhone(Departure)
05.30
06.30
8
57327 Dhone-Guntur Passenger
Guntur(Arrival)
14.40
15.20
9
57619 Repalle-Secunderabad Passgr.
Repalle(Departure)
20.45
21.25
10
57619 Repalle-Secunderabad Pasgr.
Secunderabad(Arrival)
05.05
07.55
11
67259 Guntur-Vijayawada Passenger
Guntur(Departure)
18.05
18.30
12
67259 Guntur-Vijayawada Passenger
Vijayawada(Arrival)
19.10
19.35
VII.Changein Orginating / Terminating Stations
with effect from 1stJuly, 2012.
1)Train No. 57426 Guntakal – Secunderabad Passenger will terminate at Kacheguda instead of Secunderabad.
2)Train No. 57473 Secunderabad-Bodhan Passenger will originate from Kacheguda instead of Secunderabad and will run via Sitafalmandi, Malkajgiri without touching Secunderabad.
VIII.Change of Train Numbers (9 Pairs)
S.No
Existing Train. No.
Train Description
Renumbered as
With effect from
1
12581/12582
Bubaneswar-Pune Express
22881/22882
01.10.2012
2
12749/12750
Visakhapatnam-Lokamanya Tilak (T) Exp
22819/22820
01.10.2012
3
12753/12754
Chennai Central-New Jalpaiguri Exp
22611/22612
15/17.08.2012
4
12755/12756
Chennai Central-Haldia Exp
22613/22614
16/18.08.2012
5
12757/12758
Coimbattore-Tirupati Exp
22615/22616
17/18.08.2012
6
12543/12544
Yesvantapur-Tirupati Exp
22617/22618
18/17.08.2012
7
12788/12787
Tirunelveli-Bilaspur Exp
22620/22619
19/21.08.2012
8
12571/12572
Howrah-Satya Sai Prasanti Nilayam Exp
22831/22832
03/05.10.2012
9
12493/12494
Bangalore-Nizamuddin Rajadhani
22693/22694
01.10.2012
IX.Speeding up of Trains with effect from 1st July, 2012
S.No
Train No. & Description
Speed up by
1
11027 Mumbai CST-Chennai Mail
Speed up by 50 Mts.
2
17652 Kacheguda-Chennai Egmore Express
Speed up by 30 Mts.
3
17416 Kolhapur-Tirupati Haripriya Express
Speed up by 20 Mts.
4
17415 Tirupati-Kolhapur Haripriya Express
Speed up by 20 Mts.
5
11014 Coimbattore-LTT Express
Speed up by 20 Mts.
6
11043 LTT-Madurai Express
Speed up by 15 Mts.
7
16381 Mumbai CST-Kanniyakumari Express
Speed up by 15 Mts.
8
12717 Visakhaptnam-Vijayawada Ratnachal
Speed up by 10 Mts.
9
57475 Tirupati-Guntakal Passenger
Speed up by 80 Mts.
10
57478 Guntakal-Tirupati
Speed up by 30 Mts.
11
57328 Guntur-Guntakal Passenger
Speed up by 35 Mts.
12
57327 Dhone-Guntur Passenger
Speed up by 20 Mts.

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