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PRESS RELEASE
NEW TRAIN ON KONKAN RAILWAY ROUTE
FOR ITS ESTEEMED & VALUABLE PASSENGERS
The inaugural run of Train No.2998/2997 Hapa-Tirunelveli-Hapa Express
(Bi-weekly) via Alappuzha will be flagged off by Shri. E. Ahamed,
Hon’ble MOSR (A) Ex Tirunelveli on 30/03/2010 (Tuesday) at 13.30 hrs.
for its most valuable and esteemed passengers. The details of these
train services are as under:
Train No. From To Departure / Arrival
2998 DN Hapa Tirunelveli Every Friday & Saturday 21.15 hrs / 17.30
hrs. on Sunday & Monday.
2997 UP Tirunelveli Hapa Every Monday & Tuesday 05.45 hrs / 02.00 hrs.
on Wednesday & Thursday.
Note: Train No. 2998 / 2997) Hapa-Tirunelveli-Hapa) will run as weekly
train instead of bi-weekly till receipt of Second rake.
Halts: The train will halt at Rajkot, Surendra Nagar Jn., Ahmedabad Jn.,
Vadodara, Ankleshwar Surat, Vapi, Vasai Road, Panvel, Ratnagiri,
Madgaon, Karwar, Udupi, Thokur, Mangalore Jn., Kasargod, Kannur,
Kozhikode, Shornur Jn., Thrisur, Aluwye, Ernakulam Jn., Alappuzha,
Kayankulam Jn., Kollam Jn., Thiruvenanthapuram Central and Nagarcoil
Town. The train will have 17 coaches. The composition of the train will
be Eight Sleeper Coaches, One AC 3-Tier, Six General and Two SLR
Coaches. Detailed time table can be viewed on www.konkanrailway.com
(B G Ghatge)
Sr. Manager Public Relations
