New South Zone railway time table July 2013

 Timetable for the South Zone, comprising Southern, South Central, South Western and Konkan Railways, which would come into effect from tomorrow.

The first new train between Chennai Egmore and Salem would commence tomorrow, he added.

Mangalore Konkan railway timings to change from June 10

Monsoon time table for trains running via Konkan route will come into effect from June 10 and remain in force till October 31. Accordingly, train number 12617 Ernakulam _ Nizamuddin Mangala Express will leave Ernakulam Junction at 10.45am instead of 1.05pm and the departure timings at main stations are as follow:

3 new Special trains from Tiruvannamalai station on KARTHIGAI DEEPAM

Southern railways announced 3 new Special trains from Tiruvannamalai due to clear extra rush of passengers during the Karthigai Deepam festival.

TRAIN DETAILS

Train No. 06809 / COMPOSITION :

: 8 General Second Class (unreserved) and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. HALTING:: Villianur, Chinnababusamudram, Valavanur, Villupuram, Venkatesapuram, Mambalapattu, Tirukoilur and Tandarai

Temporary halt for Yeshwantpur-Karwar train (SWR) at Honnavar

There will be  2-minute temporary halt at Honnavar station between Kumta and Murdeshwar for Train nos. 16523/16524 Yeshwantpur-Karwar-Yeshwantpur Express for six months with effect from Tuesday till June 24, 2013.

Change in route at Jammu Railway Station

 onset of monsoons has left thousands of passengers stranded at the Jammu Railway Station due to late arrival and late departure of the trains as well as cancellation of some of them. Due to the change in schedule and routes of over 50 trains, large number of passengers belonging to Northern states have no other

Special offer of reservations of rail tickets on Sundays

Passengers will now be able to book railway tickets even on Sunday afternoons till night. Three counters have been set up to provide computerised reservations from 2 pm to 10 pm.

This pilot project was inaugurated at the Pune railway station on Sunday. Divisional Railway Manager ( Pune) Vishal Agarwal inaugurated the project.

Chart Monsoon Time Table of Konkan Railway

Konkan Railway has decided to implement Monsoon Up direction Time Table with effect from 10/06/2013 to 30/06/2013.

Bi – Weekly Train No. 16337 / 16338 between Okha and Ernakulam express will be partially cancelled between Hapa and Okha with effect from 10/06/2013 to 30/06/2013.

Revised Reservation Fee and Supplementary Charge for Trains

 It has been announced in Railway Budget 2013-14 for revision of Reservation Fee,Supplementary charge for Superfast Trains & withdrawal of Enhanced Reservation Fee. The revision will come into effect on tickets issued on and after 01.04. 2013 The details of these reservations are as under:-

WR ATTACHES EXTRA COACH IN BANDRA (T)- AJMER EXPRESS

Western Railway has augmented o­ne AC 3-Tier coach in Train No 22995/96 Bandra (T) - Ajmer Express o­n temporary basis with immediate effect upto 14thJuly, 2013 ex BDTS, for the convenience of the passenger.

Aadhaar card included in railway reservation process

 To prevent the involvement of agents in railway’s ticket reservation process, Railway Ministry is mulling over a proposal to include Aadhaar in the reservation system. Under this proposal Aadhar card will be mandatory for the person on whose name reservation will be made. The proposal is expected to be accepted from the

IRCTC Refund Rules - Important rules for refund on cancellation

Important subsidiary rules for refund
1.No Refund on tickets upto the value of clerkage charge :In all cases where the fare collected is less than or equal to clerkage charge, no refund is admissible on cancellation or surrender of tickets.
2.No refund on break journey on Rajdhani/Shatabadi tickets: Since the fares for Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains are

New Rates Tatkal cancellation charges from April 2013

Tatkal fee has been increased by 10 per cent of ihe basic fare for second class and 30 per cent for all other AC classes.

While cancellation charges have been increased by Rs 40 to Rs 60 per ticket for confirmed tickets,

Railway to add two coaches in Double Decker train this month.

Jaipur: For the facility of the passengers, Railway has decided to add two extra coaches in the Double Decker train between Jaipur and Delhi, administration announced here.

As informed the two new coaches will be added in the executive chair car and the fair

Chennai for Group-D Posts and Application Form RRC

Railway Recruitment 2013 (RRC) in Chennai for Group-D Posts

Railway Recruitment Cell Chennai has notified the invitation for applications to recruit Erstwhile Group D posts under Ex-Servicemen Quota. Aspirant eligible shall submit their application on or before 08 July 2013.

Extension of NR Express Trains between New Delhi and Patna

To clear the extra rush of passengers during summer season 2013, Railways have decided to extend the run of AC superfast summer season special express Train 2013  between New Delhi and Patna Up To 01/07/2013 on nominated days, as per the following schedule :

Ibibo to acquire online bus ticket portal redBus

Naspers Group is in talks to acquire Indian online bus ticketing firm redBus in a deal which values the company at Rs 800 crore, according to buzz in the market. Naspers owns travel portal company Ibibo