Indian Railways new time table effective from October 1; check irctc.co.in for advance reservation, updates

Indian Railways new time table has been made operational from October 1; the 'Train at Glance' schedule contains information about new stoppages in Duronto train service, details about train reservation, tatkal scheme and refund rules. This must be kept in mind in ticket booking process.

Written by PTI

Updated: October 4, 2015 15:29 IST

For the convenience of pilgrims planning to visit Salasar Dham in Rajasthan, North-Western Railway will be running a special train between Hisar and Sujangarh (Rajasthan) daily for four days from October 25 to October 28. (Photo: AP)

Indian Railways new time table has been made operational from October 1; the ‘Train at Glance’ schedule contains information about new stoppages in Duronto train service, details about train reservation, tatkal scheme and refund rules – ticket bookings by railways passengers must be done keeping this in mind. Check the time of the train before leaving for the journey for the tickets booked through irctc.co.in or at Railway counters before 1st October.

New Indian Railways time table known as ‘Train at Glance’ has user-friendly features like how to read a table, route map, station index, trains between important stations, station code index, Train number index and train name index.

Information about advance reservation period, reservation through internet, Tatkal scheme, Refund rules, disaster management, rail travel concessions and catering services has been retained in the new Indian Railways Time Table.

Since there were no announcement of new trains, extension and increase in frequency of existing trains in the Railway Budget 2015-16, only six new express trains have been introduced, owing to public demand, and they find place in the new Indian Railways time table.

Passengers are advised to refer to the new timings and new starting terminal stations from October 1 before starting the journey.

Indian Railways new time table is also available on its website (www.indianrailways.gov.in).

Since operational halts of all Duronto trains have been converted into commercial stoppages, it has found mention in Railways new time table.

While some train speeds have been increased to reduce the travel time for the benefit of the passengers, some have been re-numbered due to shifting of primary maintenance depot or due to speeding up, thus making them superfast, have been updated in the new Time Table.

Besides, some trains have also been renamed recently, such as Anuvrat Express, Leelan Express, Loknayak Express, Sushashan Express, Yoga Express, Kriya Yoga Express also feature in the new time table.

Check out: Indian Railways fares table

Check out Indian Railways quick-read time table for some trains:

1. 12951 Mumbai Central-New Delhi Rajdhani Express will depart at 17.00 hrs instead of 16.35 hrs from Mumbai Central

2. 12952 New Delhi-Mumbai Central Rajdhani Express will depart from New Delhi at its regular time of 16.25 hrs and reach Mumbai Central at 08.15 hrs instead of 08.35 hrs

3. 12954 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Mumbai Central AK Rajdhani Express will depart from Nizamuddin at its regular time of 16.50 hrs and reach Mumbai Central at 09.45 hrs instead of 10.00 hrs

4. 12009 Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express will leave Mumbai Central at its regular time of 06.25 hrs and reach Ahmedabad at 12.45 hrs instead of 13.10 hrs

5. 12010 Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Shatabdi Express will depart from Ahmedabad at 14.40 hrs instead of 14.30 hrs and reach Mumbai Central at 21.20 hrs instead of 21.35 hrs

6. 12971 Bandra Terminus-Bhavnagar Express will leave Bandra at its regular time of 21.30 hrs and reach Bhavnagar at 10.35 hrs

This article was first uploaded on September thirty, twenty fifteen, at thirty-six minutes past ten in the night.