Shri Mukul Marwah takes over as Chief Operations Manager, Central Railway

Shri Mukul Marwah has taken over as Chief Operations Manager, Central Railway from 10.2.2015.  He is an Indian Railway Traffic Service Officer of 1981 batch.  He has worked as Chief Public Relations Officer o­n Western Railway & Central Railway, Chief Passenger Transportation Manager, Central Railway.  Prior to joining as Chief Operations Manager, Central Railway, he was Chief Operations Manager, Northeast Frontier Railway, Guwahati.

Introduction of New Jansadharan Express Trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Jaynagar (Bihar) and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai-Gorakhpur

Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Railways will flag off from New Delhi by remote following trains o­n 9.2.2015 & 10.2.2015. The details are as under:

A) LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS-JAYNAGAR (BIHAR) JANSADHARAN EXPRESS

15548 Jansadharan Express will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus o­n every Thu from 12.2.2015 at 1120 hrs and arrive Jaynagar at 2320 hrs next day. 15547 Jansadharan Express will leave Jaynagar o­n every Mon at 1825 hrs o­n 9.2.2015 arriving Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 0730 hrs o­n third day.

HALTS: Kalyan, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Jabalpur, Katni, Satna, Chheoki, Mirzapur, Mughalsarai, Patna, Barauni, Samastipur, Darbhanga, Sakri Jn, Madhubani.

COMPOSITION: 18 General Second Class coaches including 2 Guard’s Brake Vans

B) CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI TERMINUS MUMBAI-GORAKHPUR JANSADHARAN EXPRESS

Train No.02597 will be flagged off as Inaugural Special from Gorakhpur o­n 10.2.2015 and in return direction it will run as 02598 Special from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai at 2120 hrs o­n 11.2.2015 arriving Gorakhpur at 0015 hrs o­n third day.

Regular Service of 12597 Jansadharan Express will leave Gorakhpur o­n every Tue from 17.2.2015 at 0825 hrs and arrive Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai at 1215 hrs next day. 12598 Jansadharan Express will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai o­n every Wed from 18.2.2015 at 1420 hrs and arrive Gorakhpur at 1845 hrs next day.

HALTS: Kalyan, Bhusaval, Itarsi, Bhopal, Jhansi, Orai, Kanpur, Lucknow, Gonda, Basti, Khalilabad.

COMPOSITION: 17 General Second Class Coaches including 2 Guard’s Brake Vans

Flagging off of New Trains on Central Railway on 10.2.2015 & 11.2.2015 - Bookings for Inauguration Specials Already Open

Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Railways will flag off from New Delhi by remote following trains o­n Central Railway o­n 10.2.2015 and 11.2.2015. The details are as under:

A) LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS-BIDAR WEEKLY EXPRESS VIA PUNE

Train no.01075 will be flagged off as Inaugural Special from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 1530 hrs o­n 10.2.2015 and in return direction it will run as 01076 Special from Bidar at 1630 hrs o­n 11.2.2015.

Regular service of 11075 will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus o­n every Tue from 17.2.2015 at 1205 hrs and arrive Bidar at 0400 hrs next day. 11076 will leave Bidar o­n every Wed from 18.2.2015 at 0730 hrs and arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 2355 hrs same day.

HALTS: Thane, Kalyan, Lonavala, Pune, Kurduwadi, Usmanabad, Latur, Latur Road, Udgir, Kamlanagar, Bhalki

COMPOSITION: o­ne AC-2 Tier, Two AC-3 Tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Vans.

B) PUNE-LUCKNOW WEEKLY EXPRESS VIA KHANDWA-BHOPAL-JHANSI

Train No.01407 will be flagged off as Inaugural Special from Pune at 1500 hrs o­n 10.2.2015 and in return it will run as regular service of 11408 Lucknow-Pune Express from 12.2.2015.

11407 Express will leave Pune o­n every Tue from 17.2.2015 at 2200 hrs and arrive Lucknow at 0230 hrs o­n third day. 11408 Express will leave Lucknow o­n every Thu from 12.2.2015 at 0630 hrs and arrive Pune at 1105 hrs next day.

HALTS: Daund, Ahmednagar, Kopargaon, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Hoshangabad, Habibganj, Bhopal, Bina, Jhansi, Orai, Kanpur.

COMPOSITION: o­ne AC-2 Tier, o­ne AC-3 Tier, 5 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Vans

C) LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS-GORAKHPUR WEEKLY EXPRESS

Train No.01081 will be flagged off as Inaugural Special from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 1415 hrs o­n 11.2.2015 and in return direction it will run as 11082 Express from Gorakhpur at 2120 hrs o­n 13.2.2015 arriving Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 2235 hrs next day.

11081 Weekly Express will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus o­n every Wed from 18.2.2015 at 1550 hrs and arrive Gorakhpur at 0215 hrs o­n third day. 11082 Weekly Express will leave Gorakhpur o­n every Fri from 18.2.2015 at 1300 hrs and arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 2235 hrs next day.

HALTS: Kalyan, Nasik Road, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Pipariya, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Satna, Manikpur, Chheoki, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Aunrihar, Mau, Bhatni, Deoria Sadar. COMPOSITION: o­ne AC-2 Tier, Three AC-3 Tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Vans

D) NAGPUR-REWA WEEKLY EXPRESS VIA SATNA

Train No.01207 will be flagged off as Inaugural Special from Nagpur at 1445 hrs o­n 11.2.2015 and arrive Rewa at 0640 hrs next day. In return it will run as 01208 Special from Rewa at 0830 hrs o­n 12.2.2015 arriving Nagpur at 2330 hrs same day.

11207 Express will leave Nagpur o­n every Wed from 18.2.2015 at 0725 hrs and arrive Rewa  at 2230 hrs same day. 11208 Express will leave Rewa o­n every Wed from 18.2.2015 at 2330 hrs and arrive Nagpur at 1530 hrs next day.

HALTS: Katol, Narkher, pandhurna, Amla, Betul, Ghoradongri, Itarsi, Pipariya, Narsinghpur, Shridham, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Satna

COMPOSITION: o­ne AC-2 Tier, o­ne AC-3 Tier, 6 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 General Second Class cum Guard’s Brake Vans

RESERVATION: Bookings for inaugural specials 01075, 01407, 01081, 01207 are already open. Booking date for regular trains will be advised later.