South Central Railway : New Train Time Table 2017 - 2018

SALIENT FEATURES OF TRAIN TIME TABLE 2017 - 2018 : SOUTH CENTRAL RAILWAY

New Train Time Table 2018 - 2019

Southern Zone : Train Time Table 2017

South Central Railway announced that the New Southern Zone Time Table (SZTT), which includes South Central Railway, will come into effect from 1st November, 2017. South Central Railway released the New Southern Zone Train Time Table (SZTT) Book. The New Southern Zone Time Table Book, which covers South Central Railway; Southern Railway; South Western Railway and Konkan Railway will be available for sale at Railway Stations on the Zone. It is priced at Rs. 35/-

For downloading the Southern Zone time table booklet , click here : Southern Zone Time Table

The New Time Table comprises of Express and Passenger Train Timings of all the four Zones including SCR. In addition, Commercial and Passenger related information, abstract timings of selected Mail/Express Trains at All India Level, SCR Map, Indian Railway Map, Compensation and Claims guidelines etc., in easy to access format, for the benefit of public in general and rail users in particular. 

The salient features of the Public Time Table pertaining to South Central Railway Jurisdiction in brief are as follows – 

• Extension of 04 Train Services including Tirupati-Hyderabad Deccan-Tirupati Rayalaseema Express extended upto Nizamabad
• Increase in frequency of 01 Train i.e., Train No. 12504/12503 Kamakhya – Bengaluru Cantt - Kamakhya Express from Weekly to Bi-Weekly
• Speeding up of 64 Trains including Train No.17605 Manguluru Central – Kacheguda Express by 3 hrs 55 mnts, Train No. 20809 Sambalpur-H.S.Nanded Nagavalli Express by 2 hrs 30 mnts, Train No. 20811 Visakhapatnam – H.S.Nanded Express
• Change in timings of 146 Trains at important stations
• Change of 01 Train Number and Conversion from Express Train to Superfast i.e., Train No. 12793 / 12794 Tirupati- Nizamabad-Tirupati Rayalaseema Express (Old Train No. 17430/17429 Tirupati - Hyderabad - Tirupati) 

Summary of Salient Features of Time Table Coming Into Force from 01.11.2017

Sr No.	Description	Humsafar	Double Decker	Super Fast	Express	DEMU/MEMU Passenger	Total
1	Extension of Train Services Originating/Terminating			1	3		4
2	Increase in Frequency of Trains			1			1
3	Speeding up of Trains			11	13	40	64
4	Change in Timings at important Stations			46	61	39	146
5	Chage in Train Numbers				1		1
6	Conversion of Express Trains into Super Fast				1		1
	Grand Total			59	79	79	217

Extension of Train Services

Sr No.	Train No.	From - To	Present	Extended to	Date of Extension
1 *	17429/17430	Tirupati-Hyderabad - Tirupati Rayalaseema Express	Hyderabad	Nizamabad	01.11.2017
2#	16571/16572	Yesvantpur-Bidar-Yesvantpur Express	Bidar	Latur	03.02.2018
3	12749/12750	Machilipatnam-Secunderabad-Machilipatnam Express	Secunderabad	Bidar	Date will be notified later
4	11304/11303	Kolhapur-Hyderabad-Kolhapur Express	Hyderabad	Manuguru	Date will be notified later

# Extended the Train Nos.16571/16572 Yesvantpur-Bidar-Yesvantpur to Latur 
(Wednesday, Friday, Saturday from Yesvantpur and Thursday, Saturday, Sunday from Latur) with new Train No.16583/16584 Yesvantpur-Latur-Yesvantpur Express.
*Extended the train with new Train No.12793/12794 Tirupati-Nizamabad-Tirupati Rayalaseema Express

Increase in Frequency of Trains

Trains Passing through South Central Railway:
Train No.12504/12503 Kamakhya-Bangalore Cant-Kamakhya express from weekly to Bi-weekly
Days of Service Ex- Kamakhya Jn : Tuesday, Saturday, Ex- Bengaluru Cant.: Friday, Tuesday
Note: Date of increase in frequency will be notified later

Speeding up of trains

Within South Central Railway (Express Trains)

Sr No.	Train No.	From	To	Existing Timings Dep	Existing Timings Arr	Revised Timings Dep.	Revised Timings Arr.	Speeded Up by (Minutes)
1	12749	Machilipatnam	Secunderabad	20.3	5.05	20.35	4.35	35
2	17026	Secunderabad	Manuguru	23.45	7	23.45	6.5	10
3	17021	Hyderabad	Guntakal	9.2	17.1	9.2	17.05	5
4	17027	Secunderabad	Kurnool City	16.5	21.35	16.55	21.35	5
5	17202	Secunderabad	Guntur	13	21.2	13	21.15	5

Inter Railway (Express Trains)

Sr No.	Train No.	From	To	Existing Timings Dep	Existing Timings Arr	Revised Timings Dep.	Revised Timings Arr.	Speeded Up by (Minutes)
1	17605	Mangaluru Central	Kacheguda	20.00	3.30	20.15	23.50	235
2	20809	Sambalpur	H.S.Nanded	9.30	14.35	11.45	14.20	150
3	20811	Visakhapatnam	H.S.Nanded	19.20	14.35	20.45	14.20	100
4	17416	CST Kolhapur	Tirupati	11.35	8.50	11.35	8.00	50
5	20810	H.S.Nanded	Sambalpur	16.15	20.00	16.35	19.30	50
6	17229	Kochuveli	Hyderabad	7.15	13.40	7.15	12.55	45
	17414	Pondicherry	Tirupati	8.35	16.00	8.35	15.20	40
8	22871	Bhubaneswar	Tirupati	12.00	9.25	12	8.45	40
9	22879	Bhubaneswar	Tirupati	12.00	9.25	12	8.45	40
10	12773	Shalimar	Secunderabad	16.05	19.00	16.05	18.30	30
11	16779	Tirupati	Rameswaram	12.40	7.45	13	7.35	30
12	12703	Howrah	Secunderabad	7.25	9.35	21.25	9.05	30
13	12735	Secunderabad	Yesvantpur	19.50	8.20	20.30	8.20	22
14	20812	H.S.Nanded	Visakhapatnam	16.15	10.15	16.35	10.15	20
15	22855	Santragachi	Tirupati	15.50	18.00	15.50	17.40	20
16	17479	Puri	Tirupati	12.30	16.35	12.30	16.20	15
17	17481	Bilaspur	Tirupati	10.05	16.35	10.05	16.20	15
18	17420	Vasco-Da-Gama	Tirupati	9.00	4.00	9.00	3.50	10
19	16057	Chennai Central	Tirupati	6.25	9.45	6.25	9.40	5

Passenger Trains

Sr No.	Train No.	From	To	Existing Timings Dep	Existing Timings Arr	Revised Timings Dep.	Revised Timings Arr.	Speeded Up by (Minutes)
1	57626	Manuguru	Secunderabad	22.15	9.25	23.45	9.25	90.00
2	56011	Arakkonam	Cuddapah	7.05	13.45	7.05	12.40	65.00
3	57658	Kazipet	Manuguru	13.05	19.05	13.05	18.30	35.00
4	57403	Tirupati	Katpadi	18.45	22.00	19.30	22.20	25.00
5	57145	Dornakal	Bhadrachalam Road	8.30	10.10	8.50	10.10	20.00
6	57146	Bhadrachalam Road	Dornakal	17.00	18.40	17.30	18.50	20.00
	57631	Solapur	Guntakal	3.50	13.20	3.50	13.00	20.00
8	57475	Tirupati	Guntakal	8.15	20.30	8.15	20.15	15.00
9	57540	Parli Vaijnath	Akola	13.15	21.25	13.15	21.10	15.00
10	57625	Secunderabad	Manuguru	18.40	4.30	18.40	4.15	15.00
11	56012	Cuddapah	Arakkonam	14.35	20.55	14.45	20.55	10.00
12	57133	Vijayapura	Raichur	12.25	22.20	12.25	22.10	10.00
13	57238	Vijayawada	Kazipet	13.00	19.05	13.00	18.55	10.00
14	57306	Guntur	Kacheguda	17.30	9.55	17.30	9.45	10.00
15	57326	Guntur	Kacheguda	5.15	23.25	5.15	23.15	10.00
16	57405	Tirupati	Katpadi	11.00	14.10	11.00	14.00	10.00
17	57425	Kacheguda	Guntakal	9.40	19.30	9.40	19.20	10.00
18	57476	Guntakal	Tirupati	7.00	17.15	7.10	17.15	10.00
19	57477	Tirupati	Kadiridevara Palli	22.30	13.15	22.30	13.05	10.00
20	57652	Repalle	Secunderabad	7.10	17.10	7.00	17.00	10.00
21	57657	Manuguru	Kazipet	6.15	12.00	6.15	11.50	10.00
22	57687	Nizamabad	Kacheguda	14.15	18.30	14.25	18.30	10.00
23	57258	Kakinada Port	Tirupati	7.00	2.50	7.00	2.45	5.00
24	57328	Guntur	Dhne	12.10	21.30	12.10	21.25	5.00
25	57330	Guntur	Tirupati	1.00	11.55	1.00	11.50	5.00
26	57427	Raichur	Guntakal	7.55	10.35	7.55	1030.00	5.00
27	57428	Guntakal	Raichur	18.45	21.20	18.45	21.15	5.00
28	57430	Gudur	Tirupati	17.30	19.55	17.30	19.50	5.00
29	57435	Kacheguda	Kurnool City	17.35	23.45	17.35	23.40	5.00
30	57469	Kurnool City	Guntakal	18.55	22.10	18.55	22.05	5.00
31	57553	Parli Vaijnath	Adilabad	4.30	13.00	4.30	12.55	5.00
32	57554	Adilabad	Parli Vaijnath	3.30	12.45	3.30	12.40	5.00
33	57690	Kacheguda	Nizamabad	9.50	14.00	9.50	13.55	5.00

DEMU/MEMU Trains

Sr No.	Train No.	From	To	Existing Timings Dep	Existing Timings Arr	Revised Timings Dep.	Revised Timings Arr.	Speeded Up by (Minutes)
1	77255	Karimnagar	Sirpur Town	8.00	11.10	7.35	11.10	25
2	66033	Tirupati	Nellore	11.25	14.50	11.30	14.50	5
3	77295	Narasapur	Guntur	12.40	19.20	12.40	19.15	5
4	77615	Secunderabad	Medchalchal	16.45	18.00	16.45	17.55	5
5	77674	Kacheguda	Miryalaguda	9.20	13.30	9.20	13.25	5
6	77675	Kacheguda	Miryalaguda	19.15	23.00	19.15	22.55	5
7	77695	Nandyal	Kurnool City	6.15	10.20	6.15	10.15	5

Change in Timings at Important Stations

Sr No.	Train No.	From - To
1	11017	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Karaikal
2	11019	Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus -Bhubaneswar
3	11020	Bhubaneswar -Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
4	11042	Chennai Central - Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
5	11303	Hyderabad Deccan -Chatrapathi Sahumaharaj Terminus Kolhapur
6	12025	Pune-Secunderabad Jn.
7	12026	Secunderabad Jn. -Pune
8	12193	Yesvantpur Jn. -Jabalpur
9	12193	Yesvantpur Jn.-Jabalpur
10	12194	Jabalpur - Yesvantpur Jn.
11	12252	Korba- Yesvantpur Jn.
12	12644	Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn.-Thiruvananthapuram Central
13	12646	Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn.-Ernakulam Jn.
14	12648	Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn.-Coimbatore Jn.
15	12703	Howrah- Secunderabad Jn.
16	12704	Secunderabad Jn.- Howrah
17	12706	Secunderabad Jn.-Guntur Jn.
18	12708	Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn. -Tirupati
19	12713	Vijayawada Jn. - Secunderabad Jn.
20	12720	Hyderabad Deccan – Ajmer Jn.
21	12721	Hyderabad Deccan- Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn.
22	12737	Kakinada Port- Secunderabad Jn.
23	12740	Secunderabad Jn.-Visakhapatnam
24	12748	Vikarabad Jn - Guntur Jn.
25	12749	Machilipatnam- Secunderabad Jn.
26	12758	Sirpur Kaghaznagar- Secunderabad Jn.
27	12764	Secunderabad Jn.-Tirupati
28	12773	Shalimar- Secunderabad Jn.
29	12783	Visakhapatnam- Secunderabad Jn.
30	12784	Secunderabad Jn.-Visakhapatnam
31	12861	Visakhapatnam-Kazipet Jn.
32	12862	Kazipet Jn.- Visakhapatnam
33	15023	Gorakhpur Jn. -Yesvantpur Jn.
34	16003	Chennai Central -Nagarsol
35	16057	Chennai Central -Tirupati
36	16318	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi  Katra -Kanniyakumari
37	16351	Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus -Nagercoil Jn.
38	16352	Nagercoil Jn. - Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus T
39	16353	Kacheguda -Nagercoil Jn.
40	16364	Mannargudi -Bhagat-Ki-Kothi
41	16532	Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru Station) -Ajmer Jn.
42	16534	Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru Station) -Bhagat-Ki-Kothi
43	16571	Yesvantpur Jn. -Bidar
44	16572	Bidar - Yesvantpur Jn.
45	16593	Hazur Sahib Nanded- Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru Station)
46	16734	Okha-Rameswaram
47	17001	Sainagar Shirdi-Secunderabad Jn.
48	17011	Hyderabad Deccan-Sirpur Kaghaznagar
49	17013	Pune-Hyderabad
50	17020	Hyderabad Deccan-Jaipur Jn.
51	17022	Vasco-Da-Gama-Hyderabad Deccan
52	17027	Secunderabad Jn.-Kurnool City
53	17031	Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Hyderabad Deccan
54	17032	Hyderabad Deccan-Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
55	17038	Bikaner Jn.-Secunderabad Jn.
56	17201	Guntur Jn.-Secunderabad Jn.
57	17202	Secunderabad Jn.-Guntur Jn.
58	17203	Bhavnagar Terminus-Kakinada Port
59	17205	Sainagar Shirdi-Kakinada Port
60	17207	Sainagar Shirdi-Bza
61	17209	Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru Station)-Kakinada Port
62	17213	Narasapur-Nagarsol
63	17215	Vijayawada Jn. -Dharmavaram Jn.
64	17216	Dharmavaram Jn. -Vijayawada Jn.
65	17229	Kochuveli -Hyderabad Deccan
66	17230	Hyderabad Deccan -Kochuveli
67	17232	Nagarsol- Narasapur
68	17233	Secunderabad Jn. -Balharshah
69	17234	Balharshah -Secunderabad Jn.
70	17401	Tirupati -Machilipatnam /Narasapur
71	17414	Pondicherry -Tirupati
72	17416	Chatrapathi Sahumaharaj Terminus Kolhapur -Tirupati
73	17417	Tirupati -Sainagar Shirdi
74	17479	Puri -Tirupati
75	17481	Bilaspur Jn. -Tirupati
76	17621	Aurangabad -Renigunta Jn.
77	17622	Renigunta Jn. -Aurangabad
78	17639	Kacheguda -Akola Jn.
79	17641	Kacheguda -Narkher
80	18047	Howrah -Vasco-Da-Gama
81	18111	Tatanagar Jn. -Yesvantpur Jn.
82	18503	Visakhapatnam -Sainagar Shirdi
83	18519	Visakhapatnam -Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
84	18567	Visakhapatnam -KOLLAM Jn.
85	18645	Howrah -Hyderabad Deccan
86	20809	Sambalpur -Hazur Sahib Nanded
87	20810	Hazur Sahib Nanded -Sambalpur
88	20811	Visakhapatnam -Hazur Sahib Nanded
89	20812	Hazur Sahib Nanded -Visakhapatnam
90	22415	Visakhapatnam -New Delhi
91	22416	Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn. -Visakhapatnam
92	22684	Lucknow Jn. -Yesvantpur Jn.
93	22692	Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn. -Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru Station)
94	22706	Jammu Tawi -Tirupati
95	22807	Santragachi Jn -Chennai Central
96	22837	Hatia -Ernakulam Jn.
97	22841	Santragachi Jn - Chennai Central
98	22855	Santragachi Jn - Tirupati
99	22871	Bhubaneswar - Tirupati
100	22872	Tirupati -Bhubaneswar
101	22879	Bhubaneswar - Tirupati
102	22880	Tirupati -Bhubaneswar
103	22881	Pune-Bhubaneswar
104	22919	Chennai Central -Ahmedabad Jn.
105	51433	Nizamabad - Pandharpur
106	56011	Arakkonam Jn -Cuddapah
107	56012	Cuddapah -Arakkonam Jn
108	57123	Bhadrachalam Road -Sirpur Town
109	57129	Vijayapura -Bolarum
110	57130	Hyderabad Deccan -Vijayapura
111	57133	Vijayapura -Raichur
112	57156	Hyderabad Deccan -Gulbarga
113	57403	Tirupati -Katpadi Jn.
114	57405	Tirupati -Katpadi Jn.
115	57425	Kacheguda -Guntakal Jn.
116	57451	Chikjajur Jn. -Guntakal Jn.
117	57475	Tirupati -Guntakal Jn.
118	57476	Guntakal Jn. -Tirupati
119	57522	Purna Jn. -Parli Vaijnath
120	57539	Akola Jn. -Parli Vaijnath
121	57540	Parli Vaijnath – Akola Jn.
122	57547	Hyderabad Deccan -Purna Jn.
123	57549	Hyderabad Deccan -Aurangabad
124	57552	Adilabad - Purna Jn.
125	57553	Parli Vaijnath -Adilabad
126	57554	Adilabad - Parli Vaijnath
127	57583	Akola Jn. – Purna Jn.
128	57626	Manuguru-Secunderabad Jn.
129	57631	Gulbarga-Guntakal Jn.
130	57652	Repalle-Secunderabad Jn.
131	57657	Manuguru-Kazipet Jn.
132	57658	Kazipet Jn.-Manuguru
133	57659	Solapur-Falaknuma
134	57660	Falaknuma-Gulbarga
135	67267	Warangal-Hyderabad Deccan
136	77245	Guntur Jn.-Tenali Jn.
137	77295	Narasapur-Guntur Jn.
138	77402	Cuddapah-Nandyal
139	77403	Nandyal- Cuddapah
140	77404	Cuddapah -Nandyal
141	77674	Kacheguda -Miryalaguda
142	77675	Kacheguda -Miryalaguda
143	77683	Jalna -Nagarsol

Change in Train Numbers

• Tirupati-Hyderabad Deccan-Tirupati - Rayalaseema Express - Present Train No.17429/17430 - Revised Train Nos.12793/12794 - W.e.f - 01.11.2017

Conversion of Express Trains in To Super fast

• Tirupati-Hyderabad Deccan-Tirupati Rayalaseema Express - Present Train No.17429/17430 - Revised Train Nos.12793/12794 - W.e.f - 01.11.2017

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Southern Railway : New Train Time Table 2017 - 2018

SOUTHERN RAILWAY : NEW TRAIN TIME TABLE 2017 

Southern Railway announced New Train Time Table 2017. Following are the details.

INTRODUCTION OF NEW TRAINS

HUMSAFAR  EXPRESS

Train Nos.14815/14816  Bhagat ki Kothi – Tambaram Weekly Humsafar Express

• Train No.14815 Bhagat ki Kothi – Tambaram Humsafar Express depart from Bhagat ki Kothi at 15.20 hrs on Wednesday and will arrive Tambaram at 10.45 hrs on Friday.
• Train No.14816 Tambaram – Bhagat ki Kothi Express will depart from Tambaram at 19.15 hrs on Friday and will arrive Bhagat ki Kothi at 19.30 hrs on Sunday.

Days of service : Ex Bhagat ki Kothi – Wednesday,  Ex Tambaram – Friday

ANTYODAYA EXPRESS

Train Nos.16191/16192 Tambaram – Tirunelveli Antyodaya Daily Express (Via Main line)

• Train No.16191 Tambaram - Tirunelveli train will depart from Tambaram at 00.30 hrs and will arrive Tirunelveli at 15.30 hrs.
• Train No.16192 Tirunelveli - Tambaram train will depart from Tirunelveli at 17.30 hrs and will arrive Tambaram at 09.45 hrs.

Days of service : Daily

Composition : Second Class Sitting : 16, General Second Class: 2

Stoppages : Chengalpattu,Viilupuram,Chidambaram,Mayiladuthurai,Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, KodaikanalRoad,Madurai, Virudhunagar, Kovilpatti

Date of introduction : Will be notified later

Train Nos.16189/16190 Tambaram – Sengottai Antyodaya Daily Express (Via Main line)

• Train No.16189 Tambaram - Sengottai train will depart from Tambaram at 07.00 hrs and will arrive Sengottai at 22.30 hrs. 
• Train No.16190 Sengottai – Tambaram train will depart from Sengottai at 06.00 hrs and will arrive Tambaram at 22.30 hrs.

Days of service : Daily

Composition : Second Class Sitting : 16, General Second Class: 2

Stoppages : Chengalpattu,Melmaruvathur, Viilupuram,Chidambaram,Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam,Thanjavur,Tiruchchirappalli, Pududkottai,Karaikudi, Manamadurai, Aruppukottai, Viruthunagar, Sivakasi, Rajapalayam, SankaranKoil, Tenkasi

Date of introduction : Will be notified later

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Train Nos.16356/16355 Mangaluru  Junction- Kochuveli Antyodaya Bi-Weekly  Exp (via. Alappuzha)

• Train No.16356 Mangaluru Junction - Kochuveli train will depart from Mangaluru Jn at 20.00 hrs on Friday and Sunday and will arrive Kochuveli at 08.15 hrs on Saturday and Monday.
• Train No.16355 Kochuveli - Mangaluru  Junction train will depart from Kochuveli at 21.25 hrs on Thursday and Saturday and will arrive Mangaluru Jn at 09.15 hrs on Friday and Sunday. 

Days of service : Bi-weekly ( Ex. MAQ : Fri, Sun  Ex.KCVL: Thu,Sat)

Composition : Second Class Sitting : 16, General Second Class: 2  

Stoppages : Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, Shoranur, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Alappuzha, Kayankulam, Kollam

Date of introduction : Will be notified later

AC SUPERFAST EXPRESS

Train Nos.20601/20602 Chennai Central  - Madurai  (weekly) AC Express

• Train No.20601 Chennai Central – Madurai train will depart from Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs on Friday and will arrive Madurai at 07.20 hrs on Saturday.
• Train No.20602 Madurai – Chennai Central AC SF Express train will depart from Madurai at 22.45 hrs on Sunday and will arrive Chennai Central at 07.40 hrs on Monday. 

Days of service : Ex Chennai Central  - Friday, Ex Madurai - Sunday

Composition : First AC – 1, AC 2-tier – 3, AC 3-tier – 8

Stoppages : Katpadi, Salem, Karur, Dindigul, Perambur (Up)

Date of introduction : 03.11.2017 Ex. Chennai Central and 05.11.2017 Ex.Madurai

EXTENSION OF TRAINS

Express Trains                             
Extension of Train Nos. 22651/22652 Chennai Central – Palani Express  to Palakkad Jn. via Pollachi (will run as Superfast upto Palani)

• Train No.22651 Chennai Central – Palani – Palakkad Jn Express train will depart from Chennai Central at 21.40 hrs and will arrive Palakkad Jn at 15.00 hrs.
• Train No.22652 Palakkad Jn -Palani - Chennai Central Express train will depart from Palakkad Jn at 15.00 hrs and will arrive Chennai Central at 04.15 hrs. 

Frequency : Daily
Composition : No Change in Composition
Stoppages on the extended portion : Udumalaipettai, Pollachi and Palakkad Town 
Date of extension : Train leaving on 31.10.2017 from Chennai Central and 01.11.2017 from Palakkad Jn.
Extension of Train Nos. 16343/16344 Thiruvananthapuram– Palakkad Town Amirtha Express to Madurai(Via  Pollachi and Palani       

• Train No.16343 Thiruvananthapuram – Palakkad Town - Madurai train will depart from Thiruvananthapuram at 22.30 hrs and will arrive Madurai at 13.10 hrs. 
• Train No. 16344 Madurai – Palakkad Town - Thiruvananthapuram train will depart from Madurai at 15.45 hrs and will arrive Thiruvananthapuram at 06.25 hrs.

Frequency : Daily
Composition : No change in Composition
Stoppages on the extended portion : Pollachi, Palani, Dindigul
Date of Extension : Train leaving on 31.10.2017 from Thiruvananthapuram and 01.11.2017 from Madurai.
Extension of Train Nos.16723/16724 Chennai Egmore - Thiruvananthapuram Ananthapuri Express to  Kollam

• Train No.16723 Chennai Egmore – Thiruvananthapuram – Kollam train will depart from Chennai Egmore at 19.50 hrs and will arrive Kollam at 13.00 hrs. 
• Train No.16724 Kollam – Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Egmore train will depart from Kollam at 15.00 hrs and will arrive Chennai Egmore at 08.05 hrs.

Frequency : Daily
Composition : No Change in composition
Stoppages on the extended portion : Varkala
Date of Extension : Train leaving on 31.10.2017 from Chennai Egmore and from  01.11.2017 from Kollam.

Passenger Trains
Extension of Train No. 56820/56819 Kumbakonam – Thanjavur Passenger upto Mayiladuthurai and renumbered as Train No.56116/56115.

• Train No.56116 Thanjavur – Kumbakonam Mayiladuthurai Passenger train will depart from Thanjavur at 18.15 hrs and will arrive Mayiladuthurai at 20.30 hrs. 
• Train No.56115 Mayiladuthurai – Kumbakonam – Thanjavur Passenger will depart from Mayiladuthurai at 07.15 hrs and will arrive Thanjavur at 09.15 hrs. 

Frequency : Daily
Composition : No change in composition
Stoppages over extended portion : Thirunageswaram, Tiruvidaimarudur, Aduturai,Narasinganpettai,Kuttalam,Malliyam
Date of Extension : Journey commencing on 01.11.17 from both directions
Extension of Train Nos.76851/76852 Nagore - Tiruchchirappalli DEMU upto Karaikal

• Train No.76851 Karaikal – Nagore – Tiruchchirappalli Passenger train will depart from Karaikal at 06.35 hrs and will arrive Tiruchchirappalli at 11.40 hrs. 
• Train No.76852 Tiruchchirappalli – Nagore – Karaikal Passenger train will depart from Tiruchchirappalli 16.30 hrs and will arrive Karaikal at 20.50 hrs. 

Frequency : Daily
Composition : No change in composition
Stoppages over extended portion : Tirumalairayanpattinam
Date of Extension : 01.11.17 from both directions
Extension of Train Nos.56769/56770 Tiruchendur – Palani Passenger upto Palakkad via Pollachi

• Train No.56770 Tiruchendur – Palani – Palakkad Passenger train will depart from Tiruchendur at 11.10 hrs and will arrive Palakkad at 22.30 hrs. 
• Train No.56769 Palakkad – Palani- Tiruchendur Passenger train will depart from Palakkad at 04.30 hrs and will arrive Tiruchendur at 16.00 hrs.

Frequency : Daily
Composition : No change in composition
Stoppages over extended portion : All Stations between Palani and Palakkad


Date of Extension : 01.11.17 from both directions

INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF TRAINS

Train Nos.16314/16313 is merged with Train Nos.16308/16307 Kannur – Alappuzha Express Consequent to this Train Nos.16308/16307 Kannur – Alappuzha Express is made as daily. On and from 01.02.2018, Train Nos.16314/16313 will be renumbered as 16308/16307 and run as daily train between Kannur – Alappuzha – Kannur. 

• Present arrangement: Train Nos.16314/16313 Kannur – Ernakulam Bi-weekly Express will be extended to Alappuzha with effect from 1.11.2017 with same number and path, timings and stoppages as that of Train No.16308/16307 Kannur – Alappuzha Express

The frequency of Train Nos.12504/12503 Kamakhya – Bengaluru Cantt. Humsafar Express has been increased from Weekly to Bi-weekly. The days of service will be Tuesday and Saturday Ex- Kamakhya and Friday and Tuesday Ex- Bengaluru Cantt. (Passing through Southern Railway) 
Train No. and Description are following:- 

• Train No.12504 Kamakhya – Bengaluru Cantt. Express - Existing on Tuesday - Proposed on Tuesday and Saturday
• Train No.12503 Bengaluru Cantt – Kamakhya Express Existing on Friday and Proposed on Friday and Tuesday.

Date of increase in frequency :       To be notified later.

DIVERSION OF TRAINS

Diversion of Train Nos.16179/16180 Chennai Egmore - Mannargudi Express via Mayiladuthurai- Thiruvarur - Nidamangalam without touching Thanjavur.
Timings on diverted path will be as follows.

• Train No.16179 Chennai Egmore – Mannargudi Mannai Express will depart from Chennai Egmore at 21.20 hrs and will arrive Mannargudi at 04.45 hrs.
• Train No.16180 Mannargudi – Chennai Egmore Mannai Express train will depart from Mannargudi at 22.25 hrs and will arrive Chennai Egmore at 05.45 hrs. 

Frequency : Daily
Composition : No change in composition
Stoppages over extended portion : Nil
Date of Diversion : 01.03.2018 both ends

SUBURBAN SERVICES

EMU Trains Introduction
A New EMU train from Chengalpattu to Thirumalpur  will be introduced with effect from 01.11.2017 to the following timings:

• Train No.40901 Chengalpattu  – Thirumalpur train will depart from Chengalpattu at 05.15 hrs and will arrive Thirumalpur at 06.45 hrs. 
• Train No.40902 Thirumalpur – Chengalpattu train will depart from Thirumalpur at 21.00 hrs and will arrive Chengalpattu at 22.00 hrs.

MEMU Trains Introduction
A new MEMU train between Chennai Central and Avadi with the following timings

• Train No.66051 Chennai Central – Avadi train will depart from Chennai Central at 14.05 hrs and will arrive Avadi at 14.45 hrs.
• Train No.66052 Avadi – Chennai Central train will depart from Avadi at 14.50 hrs and will arrive Chennai Central at 15.35 hrs. 

A new MEMU train from Chennai Beach to Tiruvallur and Tiruvallur to Chennai Central with the following timings

• Train No.66053 Chennai Beach - Tiruvallur train will depart from Chennai Beach at 16.40 hrs and will arrive Tiruvallur at 18.10 hrs. 
• Train No.66012 Tiruvallur – Chennai Central train will depart from Tiruvallur at 18.30 hrs and will arrive Chennai Central at 19.50 hrs. 

MEMU Extension

• Train No.66001 Chennai Central – Avadi  MEMU to Tiruvallur 

Train No.66001 Tiruvallur – Chennai Central train station and timing are following.
Chennai Central : 20.40(d)
Avadi : 21.18/21.20
Tiruvallur : 22.00(a)

SPEEDING UP OF TRAINS

Speeding up of trains done with effect from 01.11.2017 on Southern Railway

INTRA RAILWAY TRAINS: (Express)

Sr No.	Train No.	From	To	Existing Timings - Dep	Existing Timings - Arr	Porpsed Timings Dep	Propsed Timings - Arr	Speeded Up by Minutes
1	16857	Puducherry	Mangaluru	16..35	11.1	16.35	75
2	16859	Chennai Egmore	Mangaluru	22.15	21.45	23.15	60
3	16101	Chennai Egmore	Rameswaram	19.15	9.15	19.15	50
4	16181	Chennai Egmore	Sengottai	20.2	10.1	20.2	50
5	16860	Mangaluru	Chennai Egmore	6.45	4.45	6.55	40
6	12637	Chennai Egmore	Madurai	21.2	6.1	21.4	35
7	12638	Madurai	Chennai Egmore	20.35	5.25	20.35	30
8	16650	Nagercoil	Mangaluru	4.2	20.4	4.2	25
9	16606	Nagercoil	Mangaluru	2	17.15	2	15
10	12634	Kanniyakumari	Chennai Egmore	17.2	6.45	17.2	20
11	16854	Tiruchchirappalli	Chennai Egmore	9.35	17.45	10	20
12	16649	Mangaluru	Nagercoil	5	20.5	5.25	20
13	16724	Thiruvananthapuram	Chennai Egmore	16.1	8.2	16.15	20
14	12661	Chennai Egmore	Sengottai	20.55	8.55	21.05	15
15	12653	Chennai Egmore	Tiruchchirappalli	22.3	4.3	23.3	15
16	12668	Nagercoil	Chennai Egmore	17.05	5.45	17.05	15
17	16858	Mangaluru	Puducherry	16.5	10	17.05	15
18	16856	Mangaluru	Puducherry	16.5	10	17.05	15
19	22623	Chennai Egmore	Madurai	22.45	8.5	22.45	10
20	12635	Chennai Egmore	Madurai	13.3	21.2	13.4	10
21	16182	Sengottai	Chennai Egmore	16	5.45	16	10
22	12662	Sengottai	Chennai Egmore	18.15	6.05	18.15	10
23	12606	Karaikkudi	Chennai Egmore	5	12.2	5.05	10
24	12631	Chennai Egmore	Tirunelveli	20.1	7.2	20.1	10
25	12694	Tuticorin	Chennai Egmore	20	7.5	20	10
26	16605	Mangaluru	Nagercoil	7.1	23.15	7.2	10
27	16179	Chennai Egmore	Mannargudi	22	6.2	21.2	55
28	16180	Mannargudi	Chennai Egmore	21.2	5.55	22.25	75
29	11063	Chennai Egmore	Salem	23	6.35	23	75
30	11064	Salem	Chennai Egmore	21	4.15	21.2	50

INTER RAILWAY TRAINS: (Express)

Sr No.	Train No.	From	To	Existing Timings - Dep	Existing Timings - Arr	Porpsed Timings Dep	Propsed Timings - Arr	Speeded Up by Minutes
1	16794	Faizabad	Rameswaram	23.55	8.5	23.55	100
2	17605	Mangaluru	Kacheguda	20	3.3	20.15	235
3	11043	Lokmanya Tilak (T)	Madurai	0.15	11.1	0.15	60
4	18495	Rameswaram	Bhubaneswar	8	19.35	8.3	30
5	12664	Tiruchchirappalli	Howrah	16	3.15	16.2	20
6	16359	Ernakulam Jn	Patna	23	9.5	23.3	30
7	16338	Ernakulam Jn	Okha	20.05	17.05	20.25	20
8	12977	Ernakulam Jn	Ajmer	20.05	20.2	20.25	20
9	16863	Bhagat ki Koti	Mannargudi	15.3	17.3	15.3	15
10	12651	Madurai	H.Nizamuddin	0.15	18	0.3	15
11	16566	Mangaluru	Yesvantpur	20	13.3	20.15	15
12	16867	Mangaluru	Srimata Vaishno Devi Katra	16.5	15.2	17.05	15
13	11017	Lokmanya Tilak (T)	Karaikal	12.05	18.45	12.05	10
14	22404	New Delhi	Puducherry	23.45	18.05	23.45	10
15	16334	Thiruvananthapuram	Veraval	15.35	16.45	15.45	10
16	16312	Kochuveli	Bikaner	15.35	21.5	15.45	10
17	19259	Kochuveli	Bhavnagar	15.35	13.1	15.45	10
18	16353	Kacheguda	Nagercoil	16	21.1	16	10
19	16733	Rameswaram	Okha	22	13.5	22.15	15
20	17407	Tirupati	Mannargudi	10.4	22.3	10.4	70
21	17615	Kacheguda	Madurai	6	6.45	6	15

PASSENGER TRAINS

Sr No.	Train No.	From	To	Existing Timings - Dep	Existing Timings - Arr	Porpsed Timings Dep	Propsed Timings - Arr	Speeded Up by Minutes
1	56832	Kayankulam	Ernakulam Jn	13	15.3	13.1	10
2	56387	Ernakulam Jn	Kayankulam	11.3	14.35	12	10
3	56376	Ernakulam Jn	Guruvayur	19.35	22.3	19.45	10
4	56705	Villupuram	Madurai	15.1	0.3	15.3	10
5	56706	Madurai	Villupuram	2.15	11.35	3	10
6	56711	Karaikal	Tiruchchirappalli	12.15	17.3	12.3	15
7	56769	Palani	Tiruchendur	7.35	16	7.45	10
8	56797	Tirunelveli	Bhagavathipuram	9.25	12.12	19.15	12
9	56798	Bhagavathipuram	Tirunelveli	14	17.4	14.45	45
10	56830	Rameswaram	Tiruchchirappalli	14.1	20.15	13.55	10
11	66612	Ernakulam Jn	Palakkad	14.55	19.25	15.15	20
12	66020	Salem	Katpadi	15.3	21	15.3	15
13	76842	Tiruchchirappalli	Cuddalore Port Jn	15.25	20.3	15.4	15
14	76846	Tiruchchirappalli	Vriddhachalam	18.15	21.55	18.15	15
15	76845	Vriddhachalam	Tiruchchirappalli	5.45	9	6	15
16	76851	Karaikal	Tiruchchirappalli	6.35	11.4	6.55	20
17	76838	Virudhunagar	Karaikkudi	6.25	9.35	6.4	10

DEMU TRAINS

Sr No.	Train No.	From	To	Existing Timings - Dep	Existing Timings - Arr	Porpsed Timings Dep	Propsed Timings - Arr	Speeded Up by Minutes
1	76833	Tiruchchirappalli	Karur	9.3	11.35	9.35	5
2	76835	Tiruchchirappalli	Karur	18.1	20.25	18.15	5
3	76836	Karur	Tiruchchirappalli	6.55	9.15	7	5
4	76848	Salem	Vriddhachalam	18.3	22	18.4	15
5	76847	Vriddhachalam	Salem	6	9.15	6	10
6	76849	Salem	Vriddhachalam	13.3	16.5	13.4	10
7	76838	Virudhunagar	Karaikudi	6.25	9.35	6.4	15
8	76840	Karaikudi	Tiruchchirappalli	9.4	11.55	9.5	15
9	76807	Tiruchchirappalli	Manamadurai	9.55	13.2	10.05	10
10	66020	Salem	Katpadi	15.3	21	15.3	15
11	76851	Karaikal	Tiruchchirappalli	6.35	11.4	6.55	20
12	76845	Vriddhachalam	Tiruchchirappalli	5.45	9	6	15
13	76841	Cuddalore	Tiruchchirappalli	6	11	6.15	15
14	76842	Tiruchchirappalli	Cudalore	15.25	20.3	15.4	15
15	76846	Tiruchchirappalli	Vriddhachalam	18.15	21.55	18.15	15
16	76844	Tiruchchirappalli	Nagore	10	14.05	10.1	10
17	76815	Karaikal	Thanjavur	17.5	20.55	17.5	5
18	76827	Thanjavur	Tiruchchirappalli	13.5	15.3	13.5	5
19	76820	Tiruchchirappalli	Thanjavur	1.05	2.3	1.1	5

CHANGES IN ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE OF MAIL/EXPRESS TRAINS AT MAS / MS.

Changes in Arrival Timings at Chennai Central from 01.11.2017

Sr No.	Train No.	Journey Commencing on	From - To	Timings Existing	Timings Revised
1	12688	30.10.17 onwards	Dehradun – Madurai (Wed, Sun)	2.15	2.1
2	12658	01.11.17	KSR Bengaluru – Chennai Central	4.45	4.35
3	11073	06.11.17	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Chennai Central (Tue)	13.1	12.55
4	16058	01.11.17	Tirupati – Chennai Central	21.45	21.55
5	13352	01.11.17	Alleppey – Dhanbad	21.55	22.05
6	12676	01.11.17	Coimbatore – Chennai Central	22.25	22.3
7	22841	To be introduced	Santragachi – Chennai Central (Tue)	23.45	22.45

Changes in Departure Timings at Chennai Central from 01.11.2017

Sr No.	Train No.	Journey Commencing on	From - To	Timings Existing	Timings Revised
1	12688	30.10.17 onwards	Dehradun – Madurai (Wed, Sun)	2.4	2.35
2	12675	01.11.17	Chennai Central – Coimbatore	6.15	6.1
3	16003	05.11.17	Chennai Central – Nagarsol (Sun)	9.15	9.1
4	22637	01.11.17	Chennai Central – Mangaluru	11.3	12.05
5	11042	01.11.17	Chennai Central – Mumbai CST	11.55	12.2
6	22207	03.11.17	Chennai Central – Thiruvananthapuram (Tue & Fri )	16.3	16.25
7	22639	01.11.17	Chennai Central – Alleppey	20.45	20.55
8	12671	01.11.17	Chennai Central – Mettupalayam	21.15	21.05
9	16021	01.11.17	Chennai Central – Mysore	21	21.15

Changes in Arrival Timings at Chennai Egmore from 01.11.2017

Sr No.	Train No.	Journey Commencing on	From - To	Arrival Existing	Arrival Revised
1	11064	01.11.17	Salem – Chennai Egmore	4.15	3.45
2	16860	01.11.17	Mangaluru – Chennai Egmore	4.45	4.15
3	12638	01.11.17	Madurai – Chennai Egmore	5.25	4.55
4	16176	01.11.17	Karaikal – Chennai Egmore	5.15	5.1
5	12668	04.11.17	Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore (Sat)	5.45	5.3
6	16182	03.11.17	Sengottai–Chennai Egmore (Fri, Mon)	5.45	5.35
7	16180	01.11.17	Mannargudi – Chennai Egmore	5.55	5.45
8	12662	01.11.17	Sengottai – Chennai Egmore	6.05	5.55
9	12634	01.11.17	Kanniyakumari – Chennai Egmore	6.45	6.25
10	16102	01.11.17	Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore	6.25	6.35
11	12694	01.11.17	Tuticorin – Chennai Egmore	7.5	7.4
12	16724	01.11.17	Kollam – Chennai Egmore	8.2	8.05
13	11017	04.11.17	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Karaikal (Sun)	11.00/11.10	10.55/11.10
14	12606	01.11.17	Karaikkudi – Chennai Egmore	12.2	12.1
15	15119	01.11.17	Rameswaram – Manduadih (Thu)	12.50/13.10	12.40/13.00
16	16793	05.11.17	Rameswaram - Faizabad (Mon)	14.55/ 15.15	12.40/13.00
17	22403	01.11.17	Puducherry – New Delhi (Wed)	12.50/13.10	12.40/13.00
18	12636	01.11.17	Madurai – Chennai Egmore	14.4	14.35
19	16854	01.11.17	Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore	17.45	17.5
20	16128	31.10.17	Guruvayur – Chennai Egmore	20.35	20.3
21	11018	06.11.17	Karaikal – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mon)	22.00/22.10	21.45/22.00
22	12664	04.11.17	Tiruchchirappalli – Howrah (Sat)	22.10/22.30	22.05/22.30
23	12666	03.11.17	Kanniyakumari – Howrah (Fri, Tue)	22.10/22.30	22.05/22.30
24	12897	01.11.17	Puducherry – Bhubaneswar (Wed)	22.10/22.30	22.05/22.30
25	18495	04.11.17	Rameswaram – Bhubaneswar (Sun)	22.00/22.30	22.05/22.30

Changes in Departure Timings at Chennai Egmore from 01.11.2017

Sr No.	Train No.	From - To	Departures Existing	Departures Revised
1	17652	Kacheguda – Chengalpattu	07.30/ 07.50	07.30/ 07.40
2	12898	Bhubaneswar – Puducherry	09.00/09.15	08.55/ 09.10
3	12635	Chennai Egmore – Madurai	13.3	13.4
4	12633	Chennai Egmore – Kanniyakumari	17.3	17.15
5	16794	Faizabad – Rameswaram	18.35/18.50	16.55/ 17.30
6	22661	Chennai Egmore – Rameswaram	17.45	17.5
7	12652	Hazrat Nizamuddin – Madurai	18.05/18.30	18.05/ 18.20
8	12642	Hazrat Nizamuddin - Kanniyakumari	18.05/18.30	18.05/ 18.20
9	12661	Chennai Egmore – Sengottai	20.55	21.05
10	16179	Chennai Egmore – Mannargudi	22	21.2
11	12637	Chennai Egmore – Madurai	21.2	21.4
12	16175	Chennai Egmore – Karaikal	23.15	22.05
13	22623	Chennai Egmore – Madurai	22.45	22.4
14	16183	Chennai Egmore – Thanjavur	23.3	22.3
15	16859	Chennai Egmore – Mangaluru	22.15	23.15
16	12653	Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli	22.3	23.3

CHANGE IN TRAIN NUMBERS

Sr No.	Existing Train No.	New Train No.	W.E.F
1	16183/16184 Chennai Egmore–Thanjavur–Chennai Egmore	16865/16866	01.03.2018
2	16853/16854 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore	16795/16796	01.03.2018
3	16101/16102 Chennai Egmore – Rameswaram – Chennai Egmore	16851/16852	01.03.2018
4	56820/56819 Thanjavur – Mayiladuturai – Thanjavur	56116/56115	01.11.2017
5	56811/56812 Tiruchchirappalli – Mayiladuturai – Tiruchchirappalli	56113/56114	01.11.2017
6	56844/56843 Erode – Tiruchchirappalli - Erode	56110/56109	01.11.2017
7	56840/56839 Erode – Jolarpettai - Erode	56112/56111	01.11.2017

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