Sunday, April 27, 2014

SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS Ernakulam Junction - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Summer 2014

SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS

Southern Railway will run the following Weekly Summer Special Trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during the summer months of April, May & June 2014.

1.Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Ernakulam Junction - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Summer Specials:
Train No.01065 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Ernakulam Junction weekly special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 13.20 hrs. on Tuesdays and arrive Ernakulam Junction at 19.00 hrs. on Wednesdays from 29.04.2014 to 10.06.2014. Train No.01066 Ernakulam Junction – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus weekly special will leave Ernakulam Junction at 23.30 hrs. on Wednesdays and arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 03.10 hrs. on Fridays from 30.04.2014 to 11.06.2014.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 3 General second class and 2 luggage-cum-brakevan coaches.The trains will stop at Thane, Panvel, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Kudal, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon, Karwar, Murdeshwar, Bhatkal, Mookambika Road Byndoor, Kundapura, Udupi, Mangalore Jn., Kasaragod, Kanhangad, Payyanur, Kannur, Thalassery, Vadakara, Kozhikode, Tirur, Kuttippuram, Shoranur, Thrissur and Aluva. Train No.01065 will stop at Ernakulam Town also.

2.Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Tirunelveli - Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Summer Specials:
Train No.01067 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Tirunelveli weekly special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 14.20 hrs. on Fridays and arrive Tirunelveli at 02.25 hrs. on Sundays from 02.05.2014 to 06.06.2014. Train No.01068 Tirunelveli – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus weekly special will leave Tirunelveli at 07.55 hrs. on Sundays and arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 19.30 hrs. on Mondays from 04.05.2014 to 08.06.2014.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 3 General second class and 2 luggage-cum-brakevan coaches.The trains will stop at Thane, Panvel, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Kudal, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon, Karwar, Murdeshwar, Bhatkal, Mookambika Road Byndoor, Kundapura, Udupi, Mangalore Jn., Kasaragod, Kanhangad, Payyanur, Kannur, Thalassery, Vadakara, Kozhikode, Tirur, Kuttippuram, Shoranur, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Kayankulam, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Neyattinkara, Kulliturai, Eraniel, Nagercoil Town and Valliyur.

Advance reservation for Train No.01066 and Train No.01068 will commence on 27.04.2014

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Special between Indore and Ajmer--------to clear summer 2014 rush

Special between Indore and Ajmer




To clear extra rush, Western Railway has decided to run summer special trains between Indore and Ajmer as per details given below:-
·Indore – Ajmer Special train (6 Services)
Train No. 09311 Indore – Ajmer Special train will leave Indore at 22.25 hrs o­n every Sunday and will reach Ajmer  at 10.15 hrs the next day o­n 27th April,  4th May and  11th May, 2014.
Similarly, Train No. 09312 Ajmer - Indore Special train will leave Ajmer at 11.40 hrs o­n every Monday and will reach Indore at 23.15 hrs o­n same day o­n 28th April, 5th May and 12th May, 2014.
It will have AC 2 Tier, AC 3 tier & Second Class sleeper & Second Class general coaches. 
This train will halt at Dewas, Ujjain, Nagda, Ratlam, Mandsor, Neemuch, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara, Bijainagar and Nasirabad stations in both the directions.
The booking of Train No.09311 will open o­n 20th April, 2014 

MORE PREMIUM SPECIALS TO CATER TO PEAK SUMMER RUSH---- Amritsar-Nanded-Amritsar

MORE PREMIUM SPECIALS TO CATER TO PEAK SUMMER RUSH---- Amritsar-Nanded-Amritsar 
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3 PAIRS OF PREMIUM SPECIALS WITH TOTAL 36 TRIPS

In order to cater to the extra rush of passengers during summer season, the Railway has decided to run Premium Special Trains No. 04602/04601 Amritsar-Nanded-Amritsar Premium Superfast weekly express(8 trips in each direction), 04008/04007 New Delhi – Barauni – New Delhi Premium Superfast weekly express (8 trips in each direction) and 09727/09728 Jaipur-Jat-Jaipur Premium Special (2 trips in each direction) as per following programme:-

1.Train No. 04602/04601 Amritsar-Nanded-Amritsar Premium Superfast weekly express(8 trips in each direction)
The04602 Amritsar-NandedPremium Superfast weekly express will depart fromAmritsar at 02.30 p.m. on every Wednesday 07.05.14 to 25.06.14 (8 trips) to reachNandedat 11.45 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the04601 Nanded-AmritsarPremium Superfast weekly express train will depart fromNanded at 11.15 a.m. on every Friday from 09.05.14 to 27.06.14 (8 trips) to reachAmritsar at 10.30 p.m. the next day. Having AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier and sleeper accommodation, the train will stop at Ludhiana, New Delhi, Jhansi, Bhopal and Akolastations enroute in both directions.


2.Train No. 04008/04007 New Delhi – Barauni – New Delhi Premium Superfast weekly express (8 trips in each direction)


The 04008 New Delhi – Barauni Premium Superfast weekly express will depart at 10.25 p.m. from New Delhi o­n every Monday from 05.05.14 to 23.06.14 (8 trips) to reach Barauni at 06.00 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 04007 Barauni – New Delhi Premium Superfast weekly express will depart from Barauni at 02.30 p.m. o­n every Wednesday from 07.05.14 to 25.06.14 (8 trips) to reach New Delhi at 09.00 a.m. the next day. Having AC II tier and AC III tier coaches and sleeper coaches, the train will stop at Kanpur, Allahabad, Mughalasarai, Patna and Bakhtiyarpur stations enroute in both directions.

3.Train No. 09727/09728 Jaipur-Jammu Tawi-Jaipur Premium Special train(2 trips in each direction)
The09727 Jaipur- Jammu Tawi Premium Special will depart fromJaipurat 11.55 p.m.(midnight hours) on every Wednesday from 30.04.14 to 07.05.14 (2 trips) to reachJammu Tawi at 03.05 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 09728 Jammu Tawi -Jaipur Premium Special express train will depart fromJammu Tawi at 05.40 p.m. on every Thursday from 01.05.14 to 08.0.5.14 (2 trips) to reachJaipur at 07.20 a.m. the next day. Having AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier and sleeper accommodation besides pantry car, the train will stop at Gandhinagar Jaipur, Alwar, Rewari, Hissar and Ludhiana stations enroute in both directions.

RAILWAY RUN SPECIAL TRAINS TO CLEAR RUSH DURING SUMMER-2014

RAILWAY RUN SPECIAL TRAINS TO CLEAR RUSH DURING SUMMER-2014----And for quality food in summer -
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09805/09806 KOTA-UDHAMPUR-KOTA WEEKLY SUMMER SPECIAL TRAIN
            To clear extra rush of rail passengers during summer season, Northern Railway will run special train nos. 09805/09806 Kota-Udhampur-Kota Weekly Summer Special train (10 trips in each direction), as per the following programme:-

09805/09806 KOTA-UDHAMPUR-KOTA WEEKLY SUMMER SPECIAL TRAIN

The 09805/09806 Kota-Udhampur Weekly Summer Special train will depart from Kota o­n every Wednesday at 03.00 p.m. from 23.4.2014 to 25.6.2014 (10 trips) to reach Udhampur at 05.20 p.m. the next day. In the return direction the 09806 Udhampur-Kota Weekly Summer Special train will depart from Udhampur at 08.50 p.m. every Thursday from 24.04.2014 to 26.06.2014 (10 trips) to reach Kota at 06.30 p.m. the next day.

            Consisting of o­ne AC 2 Tier, Two A.C. 3 Tier, Six Sleeper Class, Six General Class and Two Second class disabled friendly cum Luggage Van coaches, the 09805/09806 Kota-Udhampur_Kota Weekly Summer Special train will stop at Indergarh Sumerganj Mandi, Sawaimadhopur, Gangapur City, Hindaun City, Bayana Jn., Bharatpur, Mathura Jn., Tughlakabad, Panipat, Ambala, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt., Chakki Bank and Jammu Tawi stations enroute in both the direction.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

RAILWAY RUNS EXPRESS SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN NEW DELHI- BHUBANESHWAR & NEW DELHI- SECUDERABAD (24 TRIPS)




5-04-2014
RAILWAY RUNS EXPRESS SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN NEW DELHI- BHUBANESHWAR & NEW DELHI- SECUDERABAD (24 TRIPS)

In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Summer-2014, Railways have decided to run summer special train nos. 02815/02816 Bhubaneshwar- New Delhi- Bhubaneshwar Superfast Weekly Express (11 trips in each side) and 02723/02724 Secunderabad- New Delhi- Secunderabad Premium Express (01 trip in each side) trains as per the following programme:

02815/02816 Bhubaneshwar- New Delhi- Bhubaneshwar Superfast Weekly Express (22 trips)

The 02815 Bhubaneshwar- New Delhi Superfast Weekly Express Summer special train will depart from Bhubaneshwar o­n every Sunday from 20.04.2014 to 29.06.2014 (11 trips) at 08.10 a.m. to reach New Delhi at 08.45 a.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 02816 New Delhi- Bhubaneshwar Superfast Weekly Express summer special train will depart from New Delhi o­n every Monday from 21.04.2014 to 30.06.2014 (11 trips) at 01.00 p.m. to reach Bhubaneshwar at 11.05 a.m. the next day.

Consisting of o­ne A.C. 2 Tier, four A.C. 3 Tier, eleven sleeper class & three general class coaches, the 02815/02816 Bhubaneshwar- New Delhi- Bhubaneshwar Superfast Weekly Express summer special train will stop at Cuttuck, Bhadrakh, Balasore, Hijili, Bankura, Adra, Gomoh, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Allahabad & Kanpur Central stations enroute in both directions.

02723/02724 Secunderabad- New Delhi- Secunderabad Premium Express (02 trips)

The 02723 Secunderabad - New Delhi Premium Express Summer special train will depart from Secunderabad o­n 25.04.2014 (01 trip) at 10.10 a.m. to reach New Delhi at 01.10 p.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 02724 New Delhi- Secunderabad Premium Express summer special train will depart from New Delhi o­n 26.04.2014 (01 trip) at 07.05 p.m. to reach Secunderabad at 10.05 p.m. the next day.

Consisting of o­ne A.C. 2 Tier, three A.C. 3 Tier, eight sleeper class coaches, the 02723/02724 Secunderabad - New Delhi- Secunderabad Premium Express summer special train will stop at Ramgundum, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi & Agra Cantt. stations enroute in both directions.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Merafoodchoice -reviews

It was an amazing experience....
We were on our way back from Chandigarh, and to our horror the train didn't have a pantry car! I just searched online & went through MFC website. Initially I was sceptical. But to our surprise it turned out to be the best point of our train journey. The food was nicely cooked, neatly packed & timely delivered to us in the train at the seat. Thank you MeraFoodChoice Team.....
Dr Chirag Panchal
Thanks for good food in train!
Satyanarayan Maniyar
What u did for me was simply outstanding. Thanks MFC team!!
Amrender Singh

Excellent service; what a food, great!!! Thank you for such nice service.

Amol Mahajan


Very good tasty food & Packing at Ballarshah junction. 5 stars!

Well done MeraFoodChoice ...made tasty food available in different parts of India

Arvind Nrm


A nice change and a pleasant surprise!

I was apprehensive of ordering food from little known website and getting food from a small town like Bhusaval. However, I was pleasantly surprised with food delivered in terms of Qty, Quality and packaging. The food was good in terms of Paratha, Panner Curry and Vegetable all of good standard. Only sour point was Dal Fry which was bland and appeared under cooked badly. However, a nice change and thanks for making travel food good.

S R Rao

Would recommend MFC to everyone!

We were travelling with Jain pilgrimage tour of 300 people. For our long journey from Chennai to Jaipur, we wanted good quality food. Without onion and garlic, with time constraints  -not in night.

We got the reference of merafoodchoice through a friend who has tried this service. We were a bit worried for this, we had send them email and called them that we want food for train 12967.

They send us option and offer us breakfast, lunch and dinner at Ballarshah station, Nagpur railway station and Bhopal respectively. We had given them a target cost and they were able to meet.

The food delivered at Ballarshah junction and Nagpur junction was very good, the packing was good. Though food in Bhopal was not as good as others but it was good.

Based on this we ordered for return journey also.

Navya, Chennai
Experience with MFC : Ordering Jain food in train for 300 people

#MFC - MeraFoodChoice - yes, really, now this has become my food choice!
Would like to appreciate the vendor and his effort in delivering discussed package.  Feeling it’s a nice time, I had in coordination with MFC and the vendor.  Even though, the train was coming very late, there was no modulation in the energy level of both, MFC and vendor. My sincere thanks to all in MFC for making it happen and please convey my wishes, thanks & regards to that vendor.  As a team, we made it finally.
Would like to be associated for many more years successfully.
Logapurushothaman T
Experience with MFC: Food for Complete train of people
Full marks!
Full marks for effort and basic cleanliness, hygiene and quality of food provided. Which is all that is needed.
Veeresh Malik
Experience with MFC: Food ordered on Bangalore-Delhi Karnataka Express

 

2,096 Bio-toilets so far in Rail Coaches

2,096 Bio-toilets so far in Rail Coaches


Indian Railways has installed over 2,000 bio-toilets in coaches to bring eco-friendly travel  to rail passengers.
“We have completed installing a total of 2,096 bio-toilets in coaches at the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) at Kapurthala till March this year,” a senior RCF official said.
The bio-toilet has the advantage of preventing corrosion of railway tracks, as it prevents discharge of human waste from the coaches. According to the official, the Railways had to spend `350 crore every year to offset the damage from corrosion. Indirectly, it will also have a negative impact on manual scavenging.
Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the bio-toilets have been fitted in sleeper and AC coaches. “Gradually, all coaches will be fitted with bio-toilets as per the plan,” the official said.
Meanwhile, touching a new high, the Rail Coach Factory  at Kapurthala has created a record production of over 1,700 coaches for premier and other mail/express trains in 2013-14.
The Rail Coach Factory  has produced 1,701 coaches including 389 Linke Hofman Busch (LHB) coaches in the fiscal 2013-14, which is highest ever production in the unit so far, said the official.
The coaches will be used mostly in Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Double Decker and mail/express trains.