East Coast Railway Press Release

RUNNING OF PASSENGER TRAINS WILL BE FURTHER SUSPENDED TILL 26th JUNE ON KHARAGPUR-ROURKELA & KHARAGPUR-ADRA SECTION. Bhubaneswar,June 21, 2010 In view of security reasons, running of the passenger trains on Kharagpur-Rourkela & Kharagpur-Adra section will continue to remain suspended upto 26th June 2010 during the night hours from 10 PM to 5 AM. Accordingly, some trains have been diverted, re-scheduled and regulated.  DIVERSION 8477/8478 Puri-Haridwar-Puri Utkal Express will continue to run via Jharsuguda-Sambalpur-Cuttack and vice versa instead of Jharsuguda-Tata-Kharagpur-Cuttack. TRAIN RUN ON ALTERNATE ROUTE 8005/8006 Howrah-Koraput-Howrah Express will run via Howrah-Kharagpur-Bhadrak-Angul-Sambalpur and vice versa instead of Howrah-Kharagpur-Tata-Jharsuguda-Sambalpur. RESCHEDULING             5639 Puri-Guwahati Weekly Express on 22-06-2010 will be re-scheduled to leave Puri at 10.00 PM instead of 2.15 PM.  8419 Puri-Darbhanga Weekly Express on 24.06.10 will be rescheduled to leave Puri at 10.00 PM instead of 2.15 PM.  2819 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Orissa Sampark Kranti Express on 23-06-2010 will be re-scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 10.00 PM instead of 3.55 PM.          2816 New Delhi-Puri Express to be regulated on its arrival at Gomoh on 22.06.10, 24.06.10 & 25.06.10 in order to avoid night running in Adra-Kharagpur section. S/d Sr. Public Relations Officer   RUNNING OF PASSENGER TRAINS WILL BE FURTHER SUSPENDED TILL 22ND JUNE ON KHARAGPUR-ROURKELA & KHARAGPUR-ADRA SECTION. Bhubaneswar,June 21, 2010  In view of security reasons, running of the passenger trains on Kharagpur-Rourkela & Kharagpur-Adra section will continue to remain suspended upto 22nd June 2010 during the night hours from 10 PM to 5 AM. Accordingly, some trains have been diverted, re-scheduled and regulated.  DIVERTION  8477/8478 Puri-Haridwar-Puri Utkal Express will continue to run via Jharsuguda-Sambalpur-Cuttack and vice versa instead of Jharsuguda-Tata-Kharagpur-Cuttack. TRAIN RUN ON ALTERNATE ROUTE 8005/8006 Howrah-Koraput-Howrah Express will run via Howrah-Kharagpur-Bhadrak-Angul-Sambalpur and vice versa instead of Howrah-Kharagpur-Tata-Jharsuguda-Sambalpur.  RESCHEDULING              2849 Puri-Patna Baidyanath Dham Weekly Express on 21-06-2010 will be re-scheduled to leave Puri at 10.00 PM instead of 2.15 PM.              2819 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Orissa Sampark Kranti Express on 20-06-2010 will be re-scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 10.00 PM instead of 3.55 PM.  2816 New Delhi-Puri Express to be regulated on its arrival at Gomoh on 18.06.10, 20.06.10 & 22.06.10.  Similarly 2282 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Duronto Express will be regulated on its arrival at Gomoh on 22.06.10 to avoid night running on Adra-Khagarhpur section.   S/d Sr. Public Relations Officer.   RUNNING OF PASSENGER TRAINS WILL BE FURTHER SUSPENDED UPTO 18TH JUNE ON KHARAGPUR-ROURKELA & KHARAGPUR-ADRA SECTION Bhubaneswar,June 14, 2010 In view of security reasons, running of the passenger trains on Kharagpur-Rourkela & Kharagpur-Adra section will continue to remain suspended upto 18th June 2010 during the night hours from 10 PM to 5 AM. Accordingly, some trains have been diverted and re-scheduled.  DIVERSION 8477/8478 Puri-Haridwar-Puri Utkal Express will continue to run via Jharsuguda-Sambalpur-Cuttack and vice versa instead of Jharsuguda-Tata-Kharagpur-Cuttack.TRAIN RUN ON ALTERNATE ROUTE8005/8006 Howrah-Koraput-Howrah Express will run via Howrah-Kharagpur-Bhadrak-Angul-Sambalpur and vice versa instead of Howrah-Kharagpur-Tata-Jharsuguda-Sambalpur. RESCHEDULING  5639 Puri-Guwahati Weekly Express on 15-06-2010 will be re-scheduled to leave Puri at 10.00 PM instead of 2.15 PM.  2819 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Orissa Sampark Kranti Express on 16-06-2010 will be re-scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 10.00 PM instead of 3.55 PM. 8419 Puri-Darbhanga Weekly Express on 17-06-2010 will be re-scheduled to leave Puri at 10.00 PM instead of 2.15 PM. 2802 New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Express will run on its normal route i.e. via Gomoh-Bokaro Steel City-Purulia-Tata. On days, it is running even marginally behind the schedule, it shall be controlled at Tata upto 5.00 AM of next day.  Sd/-Sr. Public Relations Officer   REGULATION IN TRAIN SERVICES DUE TO RESTRICTION OF RUNNING OF TRAINS DURING NIGHT HOURS Bhubaneswar,June 03, 2010 In view of security reason, the running of passenger carrying trains on Kharagpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra section will continue to remain suspended during the night hours from 10 PM to 5 AM.  This arrangement will remain in force till 5 AM of 07.06.10.  Accordingly, some trains have been diverted and rescheduled.   Diverted: Ø      2802 (New Delhi-Puri) Purusottam Express on arriving Gomoh will be diverted through Gomoh-Adra-Madinapur-Kharagpur instead of Gomoh-Bokaro-Prulia-Chandil-TATA-Kharagpur till 06.06.10. Ø      8477 (Puri-Haridwar) Utkal Express leaving Puri and 8478(Haridwar-Puri) on arriving Jharsuguda will be diverted through Jharsuguda-Sambalpur-Cuttack instead of Jharsuguda-TATA-Kharagpur-Cuttack till 06.06.10. Ø      8005/8006 Howrah-Koraput-Howrah Express will run through Howrah-Kharagpur-Bhadrak-Anugul-Sambalpur instead of Howrah-Kharagpur-TATA-Jharsuguda-Sambalpur till 06.06.10. Re-scheduling of trains: Ø      2849 (Puri-Darbhanga) weekly express will be re-scheduled to leave Puri at 10:00 PM instead of 2.15 PM on 03.06.10.   S/d      Public Relations Officer   CANCELLATION OF 0807/0808 SANTRAGACHI-PURI-SANTRAGACHI WEEKLY SPECIAL TRAINS Bhubaneswar,June 01, 2010 It has been decided to cancel the running of 0807 Santragachi-Puri weekly special train from 01.06.2010 to 29.06.10.  Similarly 0808 Puri-Santragachi weekly special train will be cancelled from 02.06.10 to 30.06.10.  This has been done due to poor patronization.     S/d Chief Public Relations Officer   DIVERSION OF HOWRAH-KORAPUT EXPRESS Bhubaneswar,May 29, 2010 It has been decided to run 8005/8006 Howrah-Koraput-Howrah Express in diverted route via Kharagpur-Bhadrak-Kapilas Road-Anugul-Sambalpur from 30.05.10 to 02.06.10.  This has been done due to restriction on night running of the trains in Kharagpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra section during night time between 10.00 PM to 5.00 AM following the derailment of 2102 Jnaneswari Express on 28.05.10.       S/d-Public Relations Officer.   CANCELLATION AND DIVERSION OF TRAINS Bhubaneswar,May 29, 2010 Due to restriction on night running of the trains in Kharagpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra section during night time from 10 PM to 5 AM some trains have been cancelled, Diverted and Rescheduled.   Cancelled:         8646 Hyderabad-Howrah East Coast Express leaving Hyderabad on 29.05.10 will remain cancelled. Diverted:       2876 New Delhi- Puri Neelachal Express will run via Gomoh-Adra-Kharagpur, by passing Bokaro Steel city, Muri and TATA.        2820 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Samprak Kranti Express arriving Gomoh on 29.05.10 will run via ADA-Kharagpur bypassing TATA.       5630 Guwahati-Chennai Express arriving Asansol on 29.05.10 will run via Adra-Kharagpur bypassing Purulia and TATA. Re-scheduling of trains:       8409 Howrah-Puri Sri Jagannath Express leaving Howrah on 29.05.10 scheduled to leave Howrah on 7 PM on 29.05.10 will now leave at 11.55 PM. S/d-Public Relations Officer.   TRAINS TO BE CANCELLED, DIVERTED AND RESHEDULED DUE TO DERAILMENT Bhubaneswar,May 28, 2010 Due to derailment of 2102 (Howrah-LTT) Express in between Sarodia-Khemasuli section of Kharagpur Division, the following trains are Cancelled, Diverted & Rescheduled: Cancelled: Ø        2871 (Howrah-Titlagarh) Ispat Express leaving Howrah on 28.05.10 is cancelled up to Sambalpur. Ø        2872 (Titlagarh-Howrah) Ispat Express leaving Titlagarh on 28.05.10 will run up  to Sambalpur. The service of 2872 (Titlagarh-Howrah) will         remain  cancelled from Sambalpur to Howrah. Ø        8645 (Howrah-Hyderabad) East Coast Express leaving Howrah on 28.05.10 will remain cancelled. Ø        2871/2872 (Howrah-Titlagarh-Howrah) Ispat Express will be cancelled from 29.05.10 to 01.06.10. Ø        8005/8006 (Howrah-Koraput-Howrah) Express will be cancelled from 28.05.10 to 01.06.10. Diverted: Ø        2875 (Puri-New Delhi) Neelachal Express (via TATA) leaving Puri on 28.05.10 will be diverted via Adra-Gomoh. Ø        2443 (Bhubaneswar-New Delhi) Rajdhani Express (via TATA) leaving Bhubaneswar on 28.05.10 will be diverted via Adra-Gomoh. Ø        2444 (New Delhi-Puri) Rajdhani Express (via TATA) arriving Bhubaneswar on 28.05.10 is diverted via Adra-Bankura. Ø        2802 (New Delhi-Puri) Purusottam Express (via TATA) arriving Puri on 28.05.10 is diverted via Adra-Bankura. Ø        8477 (Puri-Haridwar) Utkal Express leaving Puri from 28.05.10 to 31.05.10 will be diverted via Talcher Road-Sambalpur City-Jharsuguda. Ø        8478 (Haridwar-Puri) Utkal Express arriving Jharsuguda on  28.05.10 to 31.05.10 will be diverted via Jharsuguda-Sambalpur City-Talcher Road. Re-scheduling of trains: Ø        2801 (Puri-New Delhi) Purusottam Express leaving Puri at 9:45 PM on 28.05.10 will be re-scheduled to leave at 5:25 AM on 29.05.10. Ø        2819 (Bhubaneswar-New Delhi) Orissa Sampark Kranti Express leaving Bhubaneswar at 3:55 PM on 30.05.10 will be re-scheduled to leave at            10:00 PM on 30.05.10. Ø        8449 (Puri-Patna) Baidyanathdham Express leaving Puri at 2:15 PM on 31.05.10 will be rescheduled to leave at 10:00 PM on 31.05.10. S/d Public Relations Officer   TRAINS TO BE CANCELLED AND DIVERTED DUE TO DERAILMENT Bhubaneswar,May 28, 2010 Due to derailment of 2102 Howrah-LTT Express at Sardiha-Khemasuli near Jhadgram in West Bengal, some of the trains are cancelled, diverted through different routes and short terminated.   Cancellation:  2871 Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Express cancelled from Howrah on 28.05.10.   Diversion:   2443/2444 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express will be diverted via Adra and Purulia on 28.05.10.                        2875/2876 Puri-New Delhi-Puri Neelachal Express will be diverted via Adra and Gomoh on 28.05.10.                         8006 Koraput-Howrah Will run via Chandil, Purulia and Kharagpur on 28.05.10.                         8477/8478 Puri-Haridwar-Puri Utkal Express will be diverted via Angul, Sambalpur and Jharsuguda. 2801  Puri-New Delhi Purusottam Express will be diverted via Midnapur, Chandil and Chakradharpur. Short Termination:                         2872 Titlagarh-Howrah Ispat Express will be short Terminated at Sambalpur and run as 2871 from Sambalpur to Titlagarh.   Help Line No: Howrah (033) 26382217; Kharagpur (0322) 255751.    S/d Public Relations Officer Bhubaneswar

Special Train List

INDIAN RAILWAY'S ZONE'S & THEIR DIVISIONS WITH HEAQUARTERS

S.No. Name of the Zone Divisions
1. Central Railway (MUMBAI) Bhusawal, Nagpur,Mumbai(CST)*, Solapur*,Pune^
http://www.centralrailwayonline.com/

2. Eastern Railway (KOLKATA) Malda, Howarh, Sealdah,Asansol
http://203.176.113.182/ER/

3. Northern Railway (NEW DELHI) Ambala, Ferozpur,Lucknow, Moradabad, Delhi
http://www.nr.indianrail.gov.in

4. North Eastern Railway (GORAKHPUR) Lucknow, Varanasi,Izatnagar*
http://www.nerailway.gov.in/

5. Northeast Frontier Railway (GUWAHATI) Katihar, Lumding,Tinsukhia, Alipurduar*,Rangiya^
http://203.176.113.182/NFR/

6. Southern Railway (CHENNAI) Chennai, Madurai, Palghat,Trichy, Trivandrum
http://southernrailway.gov.in/sr/indexhome.jsp

7. South Central Railway (SECUNDERABAD) Secunderabad*,Hyderabad*, Guntakal*,Vijaywada*, Guntur^,Nanded^
http://www.scrailway.gov.in/scr/web/indexhome.jsp

8. South Eastern Railway (KOLKATA) Kharagpur,Chakradharpur*, Adra*,Ranchi^
http://www.serailway.gov.in/

9. Western Railway (MUMBAI) Bhavnagar, MumbaiCentral, Ratlam*, Rajkot*,Vadodara*, Ahemdabad^
http://203.176.113.182/WR/index.jsp

10. East Central Railway (HAJIPUR)** Danapur, Dhanbad,Sonepur, Mughalsarai,Samastipur
http://www.ecr.railnet.gov.in/

11. East Coast Railway (BHUBANESWAR)^ Khurda Road, Waltair,Sambalpur
http://203.176.113.182/ECOR/website/home.jsp

12. North Central Railway (ALLAHABAD)^ Allahabad*, Jhansi*, Agra^
http://www.ncr.railnet.gov.in/

13. North Western Railway (JAIPUR)** Bikaner*, Jodhpur, Jaipur*,Ajmer*
http://www.northwesternrailway.gov.in/

14. South East Central Railway (BILASPUR)^ Nagpur, Bilaspur*, Raipur^
http://203.176.113.182/SECR/index.jsp

15. South Western Railway (HUBLI)^ Bangalore, Mysore, Hubli*
http://203.176.113.182/SWR/index.jsp

16. West Central Railway (JABALPUR)^ Jabalpur, Bhopal, Kota*
http://203.176.113.182/WCR/

* :- Reorganised Divisions w.e.f 1.4.2003
** :- New Zones operationalised on 1.10.2002
^ :- New Zones/Divisions operationalised on 1.4.2003

Book A Meal Information

' Book-A-Meal' option on the ticket confirmation page is provided so that passengers can do online booking of their meals (breakfast/lunch/dinner/a-la-carte/others) for the journey .The meals booked will be served by the pantry car staff of the train during the journey and strictly according to the service timings mentioned on the website.   Currently the facility of ' Book-A-Meal' is for train nos. 2780 Goa Express and 2628 Karnataka Express trains only.   The facility of ' Book-A-Meal' is only for the fully confirmed e-tickets.   The payment is not taken online. Cash payment will be taken by pantry car staff on train only on successfully delivering the service.   The meal booking from en-route stations is allowed only up to the chart preparation of the origin station of the train. For example, booking from BPL to SBC in 2628 Karnataka Express meals can be booked only till the charting of NDLS station is not done.   Once meal has been booked, cancellation or modification in meal booking is not permitted.   The facility is only for the normal users of the IRCTC website , not for the agents   The Items of food (breakfast/lunch/dinner/a-la-carte/others) are different for different trains.   The passenger is advised to carry the print-out of the'My Order' page of ' Book-A-Meal' service along-with the ERS.

Thursday, April 29, 2010
Mobile Ticketing Van 14:52 IST Railways have launched a pilot project in Delhi and Kolkata where the mobile ticketing van is stationed at pre-decided locations for issuing reserved and unreserved tickets, to facilitate public not to travel to railway reservation centre for buying tickets. Wide publicity has been given through daily newspapers in which dates, timing and locales where the mobile ticketing van will be stationed are informed to the public. Mobile ticketing van will be introduced in rural areas after a detailed study of alternate type of communication suited for rural areas is done since the GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) used for mobile connectivity is not always available in adequate signal strength with many rural areas. This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

Thursday, May 06, 2010
Rishikesh – Karanprayag Railway Line 13:15 IST Construction of Rishikesh-Karanprayag new line (125 km.) has been included in Railway Budget 2010-11 at an anticipated cost of Rs. 4295 crore. Presently there is no proposal for construction of Katgodam-Gopeshwar rail line. Survey for Dehradun-Kalsi new line has been completed and the survey report is presently under examination in the Ministry. Another survey for new line between Ghanauli and Dehradun (via Nalagarh, Baddi, Surajpur, Kala Amb and Poanta Sahib) has been sanctioned in Railway Budget 2010-11. Since these projects have not yet been sanctioned, dates for commencement of work cannot be indicated at this stage. This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri K.H. Muniyappa in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

Friday, May 07, 2010
Policy of Issuing Free Passes for Train Journey 13:34 IST Passes for free rail travel area issued to the following categories of persons as per the scheme announced from time to time by the Ministry of Railways: • Freedom Fighters (Cost borne by Ministry of Home Affairs). • Arjun Awardees/Olympic Medalists/Asian & Commonwealth Gold Medalists/Dronacharya Awardees. • Winners of Param Veer Chakra, Maha Veer Chakra, Veer Chakra (Defence personals) • Winners of Ashok Chakra, Shourya Chakra and Kirti Chakra. (Civilian awardees are not included) • Winners of President's Police Medal for Gallantry and Police Medal for Gallantry (Police Personals). • Non-official Members of Railway Hindi Salahkar Samiti • One office bearer each of the four organizations namely Kendriya Sachivalalya Hindi Parishad, Nagrik Pracharini Sabha Varanasi, Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti, Wardha and Akhil Bhartiya Hindi Sansthan engaged in propagation of Hindi. • Ex-Minister of Railways/Minister of State for Railways/Deputy Minister for Railways. • Bharat Ratna Awardees • Complimentary card passes under discretionary powers to Minister of Railways. In addition to the above, passes are also issued to railway employees under Railway Servants (Pass) Rules, 1986. This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri E. Ahamed in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

Friday, May 07, 2010
Railways' Tatkal Reservation Scheme 13:41 IST Tatkal Scheme was initially introduced in December 1997 on a few trains by attaching additional coach and the same was defined in computerized Passenger Reservation System (PRS) as separate train by suffixing word "T" to the train number. The Tatkal Scheme was comprehensively reviewed in 2004 and revised Tatkal Scheme was introduced extending the same to Sleeper, Air-Conditioned Chair Car, AC-3 tier, AC-2 tier classes in all Mail/Express trains including Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Jan Shatabdi Express trains by earmarking the following accommodation as Tatkal : AC-2 tier - 4 berths per coach AC-3 tier - 6 berths per coach AC Chair Car - 6 seats per coach Sleeper Class - 10 per cent of the accommodation or one coach whichever is less. The Tatkal coaches running in the trains were, however, included in the train service composition. Since the revised Tatkal Scheme was extended to all Mail/Express trains including Rajdhani/Shatabdi/Jan Shatabdi Express trains and in various classes, the availability of general accommodation got reduced to that extent. However, the Tatkal quota so earmarked was also available for the general passenger with the only difference of comparatively reduced Advance Reservation Period. Based on the demand pattern, the berths/seats under Tatkal Scheme were increased in phases on certain trains during the period from 2004-05 to 2008-09 resulting in increased percentage. Simultaneously, general reservation quota also increased during this period on account of introduction of new trains, increasing the frequency and augmenting the load of existing trains etc., which required investment in production of additional coaches. This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways, Shri E. Ahamed in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

Rescheduling & Cancellation of Trains in the Wake of Derailment of Jnaneshwari Express 73 Dead and 138 Injured
	20:45 IST

In an unfortunate accident in the early hours today, train no. 2102, Janeshwari Express between Howrah-Kurla, 73 people lost their lives and 138 have been injured. Out of the reported and identified 138 injured passengers, 38 are grievously injured and 100 sustained simple injuries till the latest reports received here.  As a short-term measure, to ensure the safety of train passengers, the Ministry of Railways has decided to re-schedule or cancel some of its trains and also due to late running of some trains.             CANCELLATION OF TRAINS :   1.  2021/2022 Howrah-Barbil Jan Shatdbdi Express 2.  2871/2872 Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Express 3.  2813/2814 Howrah-Tata Steel Express 4.  315/316 Howrah- Chakradharpur Passenger 5.  8003/8004 Jhargram-Purulia Bi-Weekly Express 6.  8005/8006 Howrah_Koraput-Howrah Express 7.  8615/8616 Howrah-Hatia-Howrah Express 8.  2865/2866 Howrah-Purlia-Howrah Express 9.  8645 Howrah-Hyderabad Express   In view of observance of 'Black Week' from 28.05.10 to 02.06.10, the following trains have been re-scheduled: 2810 Howrah-Mumbai leaving on 28.05.2010 is rescheduled to leave on 29.05.2010 during morning hours. 2152 Samarsata Express leaving Howrah on 28.05.2010 is rescheduled to leave on 29.05.2010 during morning hours. 2130 Azad Hind Express leaving Howrah on 28.05.2010 is rescheduled to leave on 29.05.2010 during morning hours. 2906 Porbandar Express leaving Howrah on 28.05.2010 is rescheduled to leave on 29.05.2010 during morning hours. 2834 Ahgmedabad Express leaving Howrah on 28.05.2010 is rescheduled to leave on 29.05.2010 during morning hours. Trains arealso been rescheduled from Central Railway and East Coast Railway from 28.05.2010 to 31.05.2010 so as to reach Jharsuguda by morning hours.   Ministry of Railways has extended free travel facility to next kin of the dead and injured passengers receiving medical attention in Kharagpur/Midnapur/Howrah to reach their family members involved in the accident. Relatives may approach their nearest helpline booth at the station to avail of the facility.

Passenger Trains to run during day time only in two sections in South Eastern sector Railways regret inconnvience caused to Public due to these changes
	16:30 IST

In view of observance of 'Black Week' from 28th May 2010 to 2nd June 2010 by some groups, as a precautionary measure and to ensure safety of train passengers, the Ministry of Railways has decided not to run passenger trains from 2200 hours to 0500 hours between Kharagpur – Tatanagar and Kharagpur - Adra sections of South Eastern Railway with immediate effect till 0500 hours of 3rd June 2010. In view of disruption of traffic due to the accident of 2102 Howra-Kurla Janeshwari Express train, some Mail/Express trains on the section are running late or are being diverted.

Since rescue and relief operation is in full swing at the accident site, there are some trains running late or being diverted in the South Eastern sector. The Ministry of Railways expresses its regret to the train passengers for the inconvenience caused due to these changes.

In a move to discourage people travelling on tickets not issued in their names, the Ministry of Railways has started conducting intensive surprise checks on running trains. On June1, 2010, based on definite source information that a group of passengers is likely to travel in train No. 2916, Delhi-Ahmedabad, Ashram Express, on such tickets which are not issued in their names, a surprise check was conducted by Centralised Ticket Checking squad in the train. One hundred passengers travelling from Delhi to Ahemdabad, not having any reservation in their names in sleeper class coaches of the train, were detected by Centralised Ticket Checking squad, and amount of Rs. 61034/- was realized from these passengers, treating them as without ticket passengers. Similar source information was received about a group of passengers, traveling in train no. 9224, Jammu-Ahemdabad Express, on June 3, 2010. Seventy passengers traveling from Jammu to Ahmedabad, not having any reservation in their names in sleeper class coaches of the train, were detected by Centralised Ticket Checking squad and amount of Rs. 51450/- was realized from these passengers, treating them as without ticket passengers. AKS/HK/LK/T R

Ministry of Railways
Railways to run URS Special Trains for Ajmer Sharif from different parts of the Country 17:14 IST In a special gesture to facilitate movement of devotees from different parts of the country to Ajmer Sharif for participating in 798th Urs of Hazrat  Khwaja Moinuddun Chishti, Ministry of Railways has decided to run several Urs special trains from 18 different locations in the country.          Minister of Railways Mamata Banerjee has taken keen interest and initiative in planning of these special trains for the convenience of lakhs of devotees visiting Ajmer Sharif for the Annual Urs. These specials will run between 14th June to 25th June 2010 from 18 major cities which include Mumbai, Saharanpur, Sultanpur, Haridwar, Chennai, Delhi, Ongole, Hyderabad, Ernakulam, Chhapra, Barauni, Kamakhya, New Jalpaiguri, Jaipur, Asansol, Sealdah, Jamshedpur and Patna. There will be in all 84 trips by these special trains during this period. These specials have been allotted suitable numbers and the ticket bookings for them could be done from any reservation centre situated across the country. Time table and broad routes of these trains are also being released by Railways through public notices being published in National and regional newspapers. One of these special trains has been specially planned between Delhi and Ajmer for the Zayreen coming from Pakistan

Ministry of Railways
Railways to Accept Two More Proofs of Identity for Travelling on E-Tickets 18:55 IST In an important passenger friendly move, the Ministry of Railways has decided to accept two more proofs of identity for traveling on e-tickets. These are; i) Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognised School/College for their students. ii) Nationalised Bank Passbook with photograph. These are in addition to the existing five proofs of identity for undertaking journey on e-tickets namely; a) Voter Identity Card, b) Passport, c) PAN Card, d) Driving License and e) Photo Identity Card issued by Central/State Government. The new provision will come into effect from 15th June 2010. There will be no concession including student concession admissible to the persons booking e-tickets except concession for senior citizens. Ministry of Railways has asked all Zonal Railways to issue necessary instruction to all concerned particularly ticket checking staff so as to educate them about this modified provision and to avoid inconvenience to the passengers.