SCR makes special arrangements to handle heavy passenger rush – The consolidated list of Special Trains being run between various destinations

In view of the festival season (Dussera & Deepavali) and also to cater to heavy passenger rush, South Central Railway is operating a large number of Special Trains o­n popular routes between various destinations during the month of October 2011.

 The consolidated list is shown below:

(1.) A. Special Trains originating / terminating o­n S. C. Railway (including Visakhapatnam)  

Sl.No	Train No	From	To	Day(s) of service	Total No. of trips during Oct-11
1	07148	Hyderabad	Visakhapatnam	01/10 & 08/10	2
2	07147	Visakhapatnam	Hyderabad	02/10 & 09/10	2
3	08566	Secunderabad	Visakhapatnam	05, 12, 19, 26/10 (Every Wed)	4
4	08565	Visakhapatnam	Secunderabad	04,11,18, 25/10 (Every Tue)	4
5	07202	Secunderabad	Kakinada Town	04/10 &11/10	2
6	07201	Kakinada Town	Secunderabad	05/10 & 12/10	2
7	07145	Secunderabad	Tirupati	04/10 & 6/10	2
8	07146	Tirupati	Secunderabad	05/10 & 07/10	2
9	07503	Tirupati	Nagarsol	05/10	1
10	07504	Nagarsol	Tirupati	04/10	1
11	07104	Secunderabad	Vijayawada	04,05 & 06/10	3
12	07103	Vijayawada	Secunderabad	04,05 & 06/10	3
13	07607	Secunderabad	Mancheiryal	On all days except Saturday	26
14	07608	Mancheriyal	Secunderabad	On all days except Saturday	26
15	0739	Adilabad	Nanded	Daily	31
16	0740	Nanded	Adilabad	Daily	31
Sub-Total					142

B. Long Distance Special Trains from/to S. C. Railway 

Sl.No	Train No	From	To	Day(s) of service	Total No. of trips during Oct-11
1	07128	Hyderabad	Santragachi(Kolkata)	03/10 & 10/10	2
2	07127	Santragachi (Kolkata)	Hyderabad	05/10 & 12/10	2
3	08055	Shalimar	Tirupati	06,13,20& 27/10 (Every Thu)	4
4	08056	Tirupati	Shalimar	07, 14, 21 & 28/10 (Every Fri)	4
5	08471	Bhubaneshwar	Tirupati	01,8, 15, 22 & 29/10 (Every Sat)	5
6	08472	Tirupati	Bhubaneshwar	09,16,23 & 30/10 (Every Sun)	4
7	07106	Hyderabad	Ajmer	07,14,21 & 28/10 (Every Fri)	4
8	07105	Ajmer	Hyderabad	09,16,23 & 30/10 (Every Sun)	4
9	07143	Hyderabad	Kolhapur	04,05,08,09,11 &12/10	6
10	07144	Kolhapur	Hyderabad	03,04,06,07,10,11,13 &14/10	8
11	09221	Porbandar	Secunderabad	03,10,17,24 &31/10 (Every Mon)	5
12	09222	Secunderabad	Porbandar	05,12,19&26/10 (Every Wed)	4
13	09735	Secunderabad	Jaipur	03,10,17,24 & 31/10 (Every Mon)	5
14	09736	Jaipur	Secunderabad	01,8,15,22 & 29/10 (Every Sat)	5
Sub-Total					62
Grand Total					204

(2.)       Further, taking into account the large numbers of waitlisted passengers o­n several trains, additional coaches are also being attached o­n a regular basis (subject to availability of spare coaches) to clear waitlist /extra rush of passengers.

Additional coaches are being attached o­n daily basis to trains o­n popular routes like Venkatadri Express, Narasapur Express, Gautami Express, Yeshwantpur Express, Seshadri Express and Patna Express etc. to name a few. 

During the month of September 2011, a total of 880 additional coaches have been attached duly clearing around 50,000 waitlisted passengers which is 53% more compared to the same period of last year. Rs. 1.32 Crores additional revenue was generated due to attaching additional coaches in September 2011. 

(3.)        To take care of the needs of the commuters in Twin Cities, three additional MMTS Services are being run o­n Lingampalli-Secunderabad-Hyderabad-Lingampalli Circuit o­n day-to-day need basis. 

Passengers are requested to avail the Services of Special Trains mentioned above for their travel needs.