RAILWAY SAMACHAR

WR TO OPERATE 392 SUMMER HOLIDAY
SPECIALS TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS

MUMBAI : To cater to the exodus during summer holidays Western Railway will operate 392 holiday specials to various destinations. These holiday specials will generate 2,55,000 additional berths/seats which will help in carrying more people to their destinations. Western Railway runs holiday specials every year and every effort is made to increase the number where ever possible. The details of the trains being run this year are:

Ø Weekly Special trains between Bandra Terminus & Porbander
Train No.0927 Weekly Special will leave Bandra Terminus on every Tuesday at 23.25 hrs to reach Porbander, the next day at 18.15 hrs from 14th April, 2009 to 30th June, 2009.
Similarly, in return direction, Train No.0928 will depart from Porbandar on every Monday at 13.10 hrs and arrive Bandra Terminus at 07.35 hrs , the next day from 13th April, 2009 to 29th June, 2009.
The train will have AC II, AC III, Sleeper class and II class general coaches.
This train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Viramgam, Surendranagar, Wankaner, Rajkot, Hapa, Jamnagar, Lalpur Jam, Bhanvad and Wanasjalia stations in both directions.

Ø Bi-Weekly Superfast AC Specials between Bandra Terminus-Jammu Tawi
Train No.0905 Bi-Weekly Superfast AC Specials will leave Bandra Terminus at 16.00 hrs on every Monday & Wednesday and reach Jammu Tawi on every Wednesday & Friday at 21.30 hrs from 13th April 2009 to 29th June 2009.
Similarly, in return direction, Train No.0906 Bi-Weekly Superfast Special will depart from Jammu Tawi at 12.00 hrs on every Wednesday & Friday and arrive Bandra Terminus on every Thursday & Saturdary at 18.55 hrs from 15th April, 2009 to 1st July, 2009.
This train will have I AC, AC II tier, AC III tier and also a pantry car.
The train will have stoppages at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota, Mathura Jn, Delhi Safdar Jung, Ambala cantt, Ludhiana and Chakki Bank stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly Special trains between Bandra Terminus - Jodhpur
Train No.0913 Weekly Special will leave Bandra (T) at 23.25 hrs on every Friday to reach Jodhpur the next day at 17.35 hrs from 10th April, 2009 to 26th June, 2009.
Similarly, in return direction, Train No.0914 Weekly Special will leave Jodhpur at 19.15 hrs on every Saturday and arrive Bandra (T) at 13.05 hrs, the next day from 11th April, 2009 to 27th June, 2009.
The train will have II AC, AC III tier, sleeper class and II class general coaches.
Enroute this train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar Jn., Pali Marwar and Luni stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly Superfast Special train between Bandra (T)-Ahmedabad
Train No. 0917 Weekly Superfast Special will leave Bandra (T) at 23.25 hrs on every Sunday to reach Ahmedabad at 08.00 hrs the next day from 12th April, 2009 to 28th June, 2009.
Similarly, in return direction, Train No. 0918 will leave Ahmedabad at 20.05 hrs on every Saturday and arrive Bandra (T) at 04.50 hrs, the next day, from 11th April, 2009 to 27th June, 2009.
The train will comprise of AC 3 tier, sleeper class & II class general coaches.
The train enroute will stop at Borivali, Surat and Vadodara stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly Superfast Special train between Bandra (T)-Ahmedabad
Train No. 0919 Weekly Superfast Special will leave Bandra (T) at 23.25 hrs on every Monday to reach Ahmedabad at 08.00 hrs the next day from 12th April, 2009 to 28th June, 2009.
Similarly, in return direction, Train No. 0920 will leave Ahmedabad at 23.15 hrs on every Sunday and arrive Bandra (T) at 07.55 hrs, the next day from 12th April, 2009 to 28th June, 2009.
The train will comprise of AC 3 tier, sleeper class & II class general coaches.
The train enroute will stop at Borivali, Surat and Vadodara stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly Superfast AC Specials Between Bandra Terminus-Amritsar
Train No.0907 Weekly Superfast AC Specials will leave Bandra (T) at 23.15 hrs on every Friday and reach Amritsar at 04.00 hrs on Sunday from 12th April 2009 to 26th June 2009.
Similarly, in return direction, Train No.0908 Weekly Superfast AC Special will depart from Amritsar at 14.20 hrs on every Sunday and arrive Bandra Terminus at 18.55 hrs on Monday from 12th April, 2009 to 28th June, 2009.
This train will have I AC, AC II tier, AC III tier and also a pantry car.
The train will have stoppages at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota, Mathura Jn, Delhi Safdar Jung, Ambala cantt and Ludhiana stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly Special Train Between Bhavnagar .- Kochuvelli
Train No.0929 Bhavnagar - Kochuvelli Weekly special train will leave Bhavnagar on every Saturday at 20.10 hrs to reach Kochuvelli at 15.40 hrs, on Monday from 11th April to 6th June, 2009.
Similarly, Train No. 0930 Kochuvelli - Bhavnagar Weekly special will depart from Kochuvelli on every Tuesday at 08.50 hrs to arrive Bhavnagar at 08.45 hrs on Thursday from 14th April to 9th June, 2009.
The train will have AC III tier, sleeper class and II class general coaches.
It will halt at Sihor, Dhola Jn, Botad Jn, Ranpur, Limbdi, Viramgam, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Valsad, Vapi, Vasai Road, Panvel, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg , Madgaon, Karwar, Ankola, Gokarna, Bhatkal, Byndoor, Kundapura, Udupi, Mangalore, Kannur, Kozhikkode, Shornaur Jn, Thrisur, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Quilon stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly Special Train Between Bandra Terminus-Gandhidham
Train No.0909 Bandra (T) – Gandhidham Weekly special train will leave Bandra (T) on every Thursday at 23.25 hrs to reach Gandhidham at 14.55 hrs, the next day from 16th April to 25th June, 2009.
Smilarly, Train No. 0910 Gandhidham - Bandra (T) Weekly special will depart from Gandhidham on every Friday at 16.50 hrs to arrive Bandra (T) at 07.55 hrs the next day from 17th April to 26th June, 2009.
The train will have AC III tier, sleeper class and II class general coaches. It will halt at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Viramgam, Dhrangadhra, Halvad, Maliya Miyana, Samakhiali and Bhachau stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly special train Between Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur
Train No.0911 Bandra (T) – Gorakhpur weekly special train will leave Bandra (T) on every Sunday at 08.10 hrs to reach Gorakhpur at 22.40 hrs, the next day from 12th April to 28th June, 2009.
Smilarly, Train No. 0912 Gorakhpur-Bandra (T) Weekly special will depart from Gorakhpur on every Tuesday at 09.30 hrs to arrive Bandra (T) at 22.35 hrs the next day from 14th April to 30th June, 2009.
The train will have AC III tier, sleeper class and II class general coaches. It will halt at Borivali, Valsad, Udhna, Nandurbar, Amalner, Jalgaon, Bhusaval,, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, Jhansi, Kanpur Central, Lucknow, Barabanki, Jarwal Road, Gonda, Mankapur, Basti, Khalilabad stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly Superfast AC Specials between Ahmedabad-New Delhi
Train No.0915 Weekly Superfast AC Specials will leave Ahmedabad at 17.25 hrs on every Monday and reach New Delhi next day at 7.25 hrs from 13th April 2009 to 29th June 2009.
Similarly, in return direction, Train No.0916 Weekly Superfast Special will depart from New Delhi at 19.55 hrs on every Tuesday and reach Ahmedabad the next day every at 10.05 hrs from 14th April, 2009 to 30th June, 2009.
This train will have I AC, AC II tier and AC III tier
The train will have stoppages at Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Ajmer, Jaipur, and Delhi Cantt. stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly Special Train Between Ahmedabad-Madgaon
Train No.0921 Ahmedabad-Madgaon Weekly special train will leave Ahmedabad on every Sunday at 11.25 hrs to reach Madgaon at 07.40 hrs on Monday from 12th April to 7th June, 2009.
Similarly, Train No. 0922 Madgaon-Ahmedabad Weekly special will depart from Madgaon on every Monday at 09.10 hrs to reach Ahmedabad at 06.40 hrs on Tuesday from 13th April to 8th June, 2009.
The train will have AC III tier, sleeper class and II class general coaches.
It will halt at Anand, Vadodara, Ankleshwar, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Vasai Road, Bhiwandi, Panvel, Mangaon, Ratnagiri, Kankavli and Thivim stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly Special Train Between Ahmedabad-Lucknow
Train No.0923 Ahmedabad- Lucknow Weekly special train will leave Ahmedabad on every Friday at 23.25 hrs to reach Lucknow at 21.25 hrs, the next day from 10th April to 26th June, 2009.
Smilarly, Train No. 0924 Ahmedabad- Lucknow Weekly special will depart from Lucknow on every Sunday at 07.10 hrs to reach Ahmedabad at 05.50 hrs the next day from 12th April to 28th June, 2009.
The train will have AC III tier, sleeper class and II class general coaches.
It will halt at Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota, Bayana, Agra Fort, Tundla and Kanpur stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly Special Train Between Ahmedabad- Yeshvantpur
Train No. 0925 Ahmedabad- Yeshvantpur Weekly Special will leave from Ahmedabad at 19.30 hrs on every Tuesday and reach Yeshvantpur at 04.30 hrs on Thursday from 14th April to 30th June, 2009.
Similarly, Train No 0926 Yeshvantpur-Ahmedabad Weekly Special will leave from Yeshvantpur at 06.20 hrs on every Thursday and reach Ahmedabad at 15.10 hrs on Friday from 16th April to 2nd July, 2009.
The train will have AC III tier, sleeper class and II class general coaches.
Train will halt at Nadiad, Vadodara Bharuch, Surat, Vasai Road, Pune, Daund, Wadi, Yerragunta, Raichur, Mantralayam, Adoni, Guntakal,Anantpur, Dharmavaram, Shri Satya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam, Hindupur and stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly Superfast Special train between Bandra (T)-Indore
Train No. 0931 Weekly Superfast Special will leave Bandra (T) at 23.15 hrs on every Sunday to reach Indore at 14.25 hrs the next day from 12th April, 2009 to 28th June, 2009.
Similarly, in return direction, Train No. 0932 will leave Indore at 17.30 hrs on every Saturday and arrive Bandra (T) at 9.45 hrs, the next day from 11th April, 2009 to 27th June, 2009.
The train will comprise of AC 2 Tier, AC 3 tier, sleeper class & II class general coaches.
The train enroute will stop at Borivali, Surat , Vadodara, Dahod, Ratlam, Nagda, Ujjain and Dewas stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly AC Specials Between Mumbai Central –
H. Nizamuddin (Rajdhani type)
Train No.0901 Weekly AC Specials will leave Mumbai Central at 16.00 hrs on every Friday and reach H. Nizamuddin at 09.50 hrs on Saturday from 10th April 2009 to 26th June 2009.
Similarly, in return direction, Train No.0902 Weekly AC Special will depart from H. Nizamuddin at 15.50 hrs on every Saturday and arrive Mumbai Central at 11.25 hrs on Sunday from 11th April, 2009 to 27th June, 2009.
This train will have I AC, AC II tier and AC III tier .
The train will have stoppages at Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam and Kota stations in both directions.

Ø Weekly AC Specials Between Mumbai Central –
H. Nizamuddin (Rajdhani type)
Train No.0903 Weekly AC Specials will leave Mumbai Central at 23.15 hrs on every Monday and reach H. Nizamuddin at 18.15 hrs on Tuesday from 13th April 2009 to 29th June 2009.
Similarly, in return direction, Train No 0904 Weekly AC Special will depart from H. Nizamuddin at 21.35 hrs on every Wednesday and arrive Mumbai Central at 17.50 hrs on Thursday from 15th April, 2009 to 1st July, 2009.
This train will have I AC, AC II tier and AC III tier .
The train will have stoppages at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam Kota and Sawai Madhopur stations in both directions.