Guest guest Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 SPECIAL WEEKLY TRAINS WITH NEW ROUTES : Chennai Egmore-SHIRDI-Chennai Egmore CHENNAI: Taking into account the increased number of rail passengers, the Southern Railway is exploring new inter-zonal routes to run summer specials. Contrary to the approach of operating specials trains to destinations falling under the zone, the Southern Railways is exploring the option of successfully operating special trains from Chennai to places like Jaipur (North), Bilaspur (South-East-Central) and Shirdi (Central), which fall under the other zones of Indian railways. While the Chennai Central-Jaipur-Chennai Central and Tirunelveli-Bilaspur-Tirunelveli is operating as weekly specials, it is exploring another weekly special, the Chennai Egmore-Shirdi-Chennai Egmore. The Central Railway will run Special Trains between Chennai Egmore and Sainagar Shirdi to clear the extra rush of passengers. The halts will be at Perambur, Arakkonam, Renigunta, Koduru, Razampeta, Nandalur, Cuddappah, Kamalapuram, Yerraguntla, Muddanaru, Kondapuram, Tadipatri, Gooty, Guntakal, Adoni, Mantralayam Road, Raichur, Krishna, Yadgir, Wadi, Gulbarga, Solapur, Kurduwadi, Daund, Ahmednagar, Belapur, Puntamba stations. The 0677 Special - Departs Chennai Egmore on every Tuesday at 15.00 hours from 21.4.2009 to 23.6.2009 (10 trips) ( ie April 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16 and 23 ) & Arrives Sainagar Shirdi at 16.45 hours next day. The 0678 Special - Departs Sainagar Shirdi on every Thursday at 08.00 hrs from 23..4.2009 to 25.6.2009 (10 trips) ( ie April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28 and June 4, 11, 18, 25 ) & Arrives Chennai Egmore at 11.45 hrs next day. Composition : 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class & 2 Luggage–cum–brake van Coaches. Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 15.4.2009. Train Time Table - 27 halts between Chennai Egmore and Sainagar Shirdi Make sure to visit the official site and double-check the timetable. Chennai Shirdi Special/0677 - Avg Speed: 51 km/hr 25 hrs 45 min - 1209 km - 27 halts - Climbs: 501m Departs @ 03:00PM/Tue - Chennai Egmore/MS Arrives @ 04:45PM +1 night/Wed - Sainagar Shirdi/SNSI Station Arrives Departs Halt Day# Distance Speed Elev Chennai Egmore/MS 03:00PM 1 0 - 8m Perambur/PER 03:22PM 03:25PM 3 min 1 12 33 7m Arakkonam/AJJ 04:25PM 04:30PM 5 min 1 75 63 91m Renigunta Junction/RU 05:45PM 06:05PM 20 min 1 147 58 113m Koduru/KOU 06:43PM 06:45PM 2 min 1 188 65 215m Razampeta/RJP 07:10PM 07:12PM 2 min 1 221 79 144m Nandalur/NRE 07:25PM 07:27PM 2 min 1 232 51 143m Cuddapah/HX 08:10PM 08:15PM 5 min 1 272 56 146m Kamalapuram/KKM 08:35PM 08:37PM 2 min 1 296 72 141m Yerraguntla/YA 08:51PM 08:53PM 2 min 1 311 64 171m Muddanuru/MOO 09:05PM 09:07PM 2 min 1 327 80 194m Kondapuram/KDP 09:35PM 09:37PM 2 min 1 351 51 214m Tadipatri/TU 10:05PM 10:07PM 2 min 1 379 60 243m Gooty/GY 11:15PM 11:17PM 2 min 1 427 42 370m Guntakal Junction/GTL 11:45PM 11:50PM 5 min 1 455 60 453m Adoni/AD 12:30AM 12:32AM 2 min 2 507 78 420m Manthralayam Road/MALM 01:30AM 01:40AM 10 min 2 548 42 334m Raichur/RC 02:10AM 02:15AM 5 min 2 576 56 404m Krishna/KSN 02:40AM 02:42AM 2 min 2 601 60 357m Yadgir/YG 03:30AM 03:32AM 2 min 2 645 55 369m Wadi/WADI 05:30AM 05:40AM 10 min 2 684 20 431m Gulbarga/GR 06:15AM 06:18AM 3 min 2 720 62 458m Solapur Junction/SUR 08:30AM 08:40AM 10 min 2 833 51 463m Kurduvadi/KWV 09:40AM 09:42AM 2 min 2 912 79 516m Daund Junction/DD 12:00PM 12:10PM 10 min 2 1021 47 522m Ahmadnagar/ANG 01:42PM 01:45PM 3 min 2 1105 55 650m Belapur/BAP 03:00PM 03:03PM 3 min 2 1172 54 541m Puntamba/PB 03:45PM 04:00PM 15 min 2 1192 29 501m Sainagar Shirdi/SNSI 04:45PM 2 1209 23 509m For Chennai-Shirdi Rail Route Map - http://indiarailinfo.com/train/map/2293/779/6721 "Meanwhile, the 0117-0118 Mumbai CST-Shirdi Weekend Special train which reaches Shirdi in just 7hrs from Mumbai has been extended for another six trips from April 24 to May 29, with bookings beginning from April 14." "A Wise man never lies Down on the Tracks of History to wait for the Train of the Future to Run over Him." half tIcKeT - roHit beHal Own a website.Get an unlimited package.Pay next to nothing.* Click here!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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