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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Winter special trains on Konkan Railway

Konkan Railway has decided to run winter special trains between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSTM) and Karwar via Konkan Railway route to clear extra rush of passengers.

Special train no. 109 will run ex-CSTM from 15/12/2008 to 05/01/2009. The train will leave from CSTM at 2355 hrs and reach Karwar at 1400 hrs next day.

Special train no. 110 will run ex-Karwar from 16/12/2008 to 06/01/2009. The train will leave from Karwar at 1500 hrs and reach CSTM at 0420 hrs next day.

The trains will halt at Dadar, Thane, Panvel, Roha, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Savarda, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Vilavade, Rajapur, Vaibhavwadi, Nandgaon, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi, Pernem, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon, Canacona, and Asnoti.

The trains will have 17 coaches.

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Rajdhani & Goa Sampark Kranti additional trains on Konkan Railway

Additional Rajdhani and Goa Sampark Kranti express trains for Chrismas

Good news for passengers travelling via Konkan Railway route !! The frequency of Rajdhani Express and Goa Sampark Kranti Express trains going via the Konkan railway route has been increased, thus giving further reason for passengers to smile, especially during the upcoming Christmas and New Year season.

I) The frequency of Train no. 2432/2431 Nizamuddin-Thiruvanthapuram Rajdhani Express will be increased from bi-weekly to tri-weekly w.e.f. 03/12/2008 ex-Nizamuddin and w.e.f 05/12/08 ex- Thiruvananthapuram.

Train No . Existing days of run Revised days of run
2432 ex-Nizamuddin Tuesday, Sunday Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday
2431 Tuesday, Thursday Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
ex-Thiruvananthapuram

II) The frequency of 2449/2450 Nizamuddin-Madgaon Goa Sampark Kranti Express will be increased from Weekly to Bi-weekly w.e.f. 08/12/08 ex Nizamuddin and w.e.f 10/12/08 ex-Madgaon.