28th Feb, 2008 PRESS RELEASE 182 SUMMER SPECIALS ON KONKAN RAILWAY ROUTE For clearing the summer rush traffic, 182 special trains will be run via Konkan Railway route. 1) CSTM – Karwar – CSTM Daily : 109 Dn / 110 Up CSTM – Karwar – CSTM Daily will run ex-CSTM from 5.4.2008 to 7.6.2008 and ex- Karwar from 6.4.2008 to 8.6.2008. 109 Dn will leave from CSTM at 2355 hrs and reach Karwar at 1400 hrs next day. 110 Up will leave from Karwar at 1500 hrs and reach CSTM at 0420 hrs next day. The train will halt at Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar Rd, Ratnagiri, Vilawade, Rajapur, Vaibhavwadi Rd, Nandgaon Rd, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Rd, Pernem, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon, Canacona, and Asnoti. The train has 17 coaches. 2) Dadar (T) – Ernakulam – Dadar (T) Weekly : 165 Dn/ 166 Up Dadar (T)-Ernakulam-Dadar (T) weekly special train will run ex-Dadar (T) on every Wednesday from 9.4.2008 to 4.6.2008 and ex-Ernakulam on every Thursday from 10.4.2008 to 5.6.2008. 165 Dn will leave from Dadar (T) at 1245 hrs and reach Ernakulam at 1555 hrs next day. 166 Up will leave from Ernakulam at 1945 hrs and reach Dadar (T) at 2355 hrs next day. The train will halt at Thane, Panvel, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Kudal, Sawantwadi Rd, Pernem, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon, Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar, Bhatkal, Kundapura, Udupi, Surathkal, Kankanadi, Kasargod, Kanhangad, Payyanur, Cannanore, Tellichery, Mahe, Badagara, Quilandi, Calicut, Tirur, Kuttippuram, Shoranur, Trichur, and Alwaye. The train has 15 coaches. Contd…….. 3) Dadar (T) – Kochuveli – Dadar (T) Weekly : 167 Dn/ 168 Up Dadar (T) – Kochuveli – Dadar (T) Weekly special will run ex-Dadar (T) on every Saturday from 12.4.2008 to 7.6.2008 and ex- Kochuveli on every Monday from 14.4.2008 to 9.6.2008. 167 Dn will leave from Dadar (T) at 1245 hrs and reach Kochuveli at 2100 hrs next day. 168 Up will leave from Kochuveli at 0850 hrs and reach Dadar (T) at 1640 hrs next day. The train will halt at Thane, Panvel, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Kudal, Sawantwadi Rd, Pernem, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon, Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, Honnavar, Bhatkal, Kundapura, Udupi, Surathkal, Kankanadi, Kasargod, Kanhangad, Payyanur, Cannanore, Tellichery, Mahe, Badagara, Quilandi, Calicut, Tirur, Kuttippuram, Shoranur, Trichur, Alwaye, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Changanaseri, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Mavelikara, Kayankulam, Kollam, and Varkala. The train has 15 coaches. 4) CSTM – Madgaon – CSTM Weekly : 2051 A / 2052 A CSTM – Madgaon – CSTM Weekly train will run between CSTM and Madgaon. It will run ex-CSTM on every Wednesday from 9.4.2008 to 4.6.2008 and ex-Madgaon on every Wednesday from 9.4.2008 to 4.6.2008. The train will have same timings and halts as the regular 2051/2052 CSTM-Madgaon-CSTM Janshatabdi Exp train. Passengers may see detailed timings on www.konkanrailway.com
29th Feb, 2008 ATTN: CHIEF REPORTER PRESS RELEASE 16 MORE SUMMER SPECIALS ON KONKAN RLY In addition to the 182 Summer special trains announced earlier via Konkan Railway route, 16 more Summer special trains will be run on the route to clear the extra summer rush. These 16 special trains will be run between Chennai Central and Vasco-da-gama. Train no. 0693 Chennai Central – Vasco da gama special train will be run every Saturday from 12.4.2008 to 31.05.2008 and will start from Chennai Central at 1700 hrs and reach Vasco at 1630 hrs next day. Train no. 0694 Vasco da gama – Chennai Central special train will be run every Monday from 14.4.2008 to 2.6.2008 and will start from Vasco at 0820 hrs and reach Chennai Central at 0830 hrs next day. The trains will halt at Madgaon, Canacona, Karwar, Ankola, Gokarna Rd, Kumta, Honnavar, Murudeshwar, Bhatkal, Byndoor, Kundapura, Udupi, Surathkal, Mangalore, Kasargod, Kanhangad, Payyanur, Cannanore, Tellicherry, Badagara, Calicut, Tirur, Shoranur, Palghat, Podanur, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Katpadi, and Perambur. The trains will have 22 coaches. ----------------- Nizamuddin from 9th April to 4th June, 2008. The train will be on Konkan Railway route (between Roha and Thokur) on Thursday. Train no. 2431A special Rajdhani Exp will run every Friday ex-Kochuveli from 11th April to 6th June, 2008. This train will be on Konkan Railway route (between Thokur and Roha) on Saturday. These special trains will have 13 coaches – one First AC coach, two 2-tier AC coaches, seven 3-tier AC coaches, one Pantry Car, and two generator cars. The Special Rajdhani Express trains will run on the path, timings and halts as of the regular 2431/2432 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Trivandrum Rajdhani Exp trains. Passengers may visit www.konkanrailway.com for details. ----------------- -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490 Cell +91-9970157402 (sometimes out of range) Please see http://nursing.goa-india.org
