Gurjar Ajitation Trains Cancelled List

Trains Cancelled List 28 and 30th May 2015

Western Railways announced more train cancelled due Due to Gurjar Agitation at Dumaria of Kota Division of West Central Railway various trains have been cancelled, diverted or partially cancelled as under. 7 trains departing from Mumbai on 28th May, 29th May and 30th May, 2015 have been cancelled, while 5 trains of 28th May and 29th May, 2015 from Mumbai have been diverted via alternate routes.

Cancelled Trains List

• Train No.12953 Mumbai Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin August Kranti Rajdhani Express of 28th May, 2015
• Train No.19023 Mumbai Central-Firozpur Janta Exp of 28th May, 2015

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Additional Trains cancelled list due to Gurjar Ajitation

Trains Cancelled List 27 and 28th May 2015

Western railways announced additional train Cancelled list due to Gurjar Agitation at Dumaria of Kota Division of West Central Railway various trains have been cancelled, diverted or partially cancelled as under. 11 trains departing from Mumbai on 27th May, 2015 have been cancelled, while 4 trains of 27/05/2015 from Mumbai have been diverted via alternate routes.

Following trains will be cancelled

• Train No.22913 Mumbai Central – New delhi AC Premium Express
• Train No.12907 Bandra Tr.-Nizamuddin Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express
• Train No.19037 Bandra Terminus-Gorakhpur Avadh Express of

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Trains cancelled due to Gurjar Agitation

Trains Cancelled List 26 and 27th May 2015

Western railways announced due to Gurjar Agitation at Dumaria of Kota Division various trains have been cancelled, diverted or partially cancelled as under. 5 trains departing from Mumbai o­n 26th May, 2015 have been cancelled, while 3 trains of 26/05/2015 from Mumbai have been diverted via alternate routes.

Following trains will be cancelled:-

• Train No.12953 Mumbai Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin August Kranti Rajdhani Express of 26th May, 2015
• Train No.19023 Mumbai Central-Firozpur Janta Exp of 26thMay, 2015

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App for PAPERLESSS MOBILE TICKETS :: INDIAN RAILWAY

Ministry of Indian Railway launched Paperless Mobile Ticketing apps. In the ongoing efforts to improve access to and availability of unreserved tickets and as part of the ‘Operation Five Minutes ‘initiative of the Honorable Minister of Railways announced in the Railway Budget 2015, Indian Railways has developed a mobile phone application through which suburban tickets can be booked on Smart phones.  This application takes away the inconvenience of having to wait in a queue in order to buy the ticket.  This would not only save time, but also avoid the usage of paper for tickets.  Given the huge popularity of the e-ticketing facility for reserved tickets, it is felt that this paperless mobile ticket facility will be equally popular among Railway users.

In Phase-I, the ‘UTS o­n Mobile ‘application was introduced in Chennai and Mumbai for suburban journey tickets earlier this year.  In this a smart phone user downloads this app from Google Play Store and charges his Railway-wallet (R-wallet) either from a booking office or through the internet using the IRCTC payment gateway.  once this is done, he can book his ticket.  Thereafter he goes to the ATVM at the journey starting station and prints out his paper ticket.  A total of 17 stations on the Chennai Beach to Arakkonam and the Chennai Beach to Gummidipoondi have been enabled as journey starting stations where the ATVMs can be used for printing these tickets.

In Phase-II, which is being launched on the Chennai Egmore – Tambaram section alone, the need to go to an ATVM to print the ticket has been done away with at the stations between Chennai Egmore and Tambaram.  Instead the passengers will carry the ticket on the mobile as an image.  Using the same mobile app as in Phase – I, the passengers can now book their ticket and carry it on their phone.  The existing method of booking a ticket and taking a print out of it from an ATVM will no longer be available.

As this is a GPS based application, using geo fencing to demarcate physical territory, a passenger CANNOT book a ticket using this application if he/she is inside a station or on a train on this route.  The application works 15 metres away from either side of the tracks and within a radius of 5 km from the stations on the sector.

The ticket once booked cannot be forwarded or a screen shot taken of it.  It also cannot be edited.  Currently the application can be downloaded on Android and window phones only.

Phase-II of the mobile ticketing application involving paperless tickets will become operational only on the Chennai Egmore – Tambaram section as a pilot project after its launch by the Minister of Railways.  

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MUMBAI :: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR HOLIDAY RUSH OF PASSENGERS

Western Railway published that apart from running Special trains for the benefit of passengers, Railway has made special arrangements at Mumbai Central and Bandra Terminals to monitor the rush of passengers during the holiday season from 11/04/15 to 11/05/15. Moreover, to further facilitate passengers and to make their rail travel smoother, officers and staff will be deputed on special monitoring duties to ensure the following arrangements.

• Display of reservation charts an hour before departure of the train.
• Unreserved coaches in the rakes to arrive from the yard in locked/secured condition to prevent antisocial elements from cornering the seats.
• Manning/proper functioning of current reservation counter for last minute reservation/cancellation.
• Proper queuing arrangements for unreserved passengers holding current tickets for nominated important trains and accommodating them in unreserved coaches.
• Proper working of licensed porters to ensure avoidance of overcharging.
• Free Drinking water arrangements including sale of packaged water bottles at stalls.
• Increasing departmental catering arrangements on platforms.
• Proper functioning of assistance booth.
• Proper functioning of the public address system.
• Manning and proper functioning of booking, reservation and enquiry offices.
• Best arrangements to ensure suitable Cleanliness of station premises and trains.

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MAJOR CHANGES from April 2015 :: TRAIN RESERVATION

Reservation period for booking Accommodation in Trains will change from 60 days to 120 days from 1st April 2015 onwards. Following are the details.

ARP

Indian Ministry of Railway have decided to increase the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) for booking accommodation in trains from 60 days to 120 days (excluding the day of journey).  

Accordingly w.e.f. 1st April 2015 the booking in terms from train originating stations will open and remain available for 120 days. For instance, as on 1.4.2015, for trains leaving on 28th July 2015 the reservation can be obtained for journey commencing on all days between 1.4.2015 upto 28.7.2015.

There will, however be no change in the case of certain day time Express trains like Taj Express, Gomti Express, Special trains etc, where lower time limits for advance reservation are at present in force.  There will also be no change in the case of the limit of 360 days provide for foreign tourists

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CANCELLATION OF Trains :: NORTHERN RAILWAY

Northern Railway announced that trains are cancelled on 18.03.2015 due to cancellation of  its corresponding service. Details are following. 

Train Cancelled

Train No.13132 Anand Vihar Terminal - Kolkata Express train will remain cancelled from Anand Vihar Terminal on 18.03.2015 due to cancellation of  its corresponding service. 

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