With reference to the Press Release dated 24/06/2023 regarding Running of Ganpati Special Trains - 2023, Train No. 01151 & 01171 Mumbai CSMT - Madgaon Jn. / Sawantwadi Road special Trains were notified with three LHB rakes of composition with 18 Sleeper coaches + 01 SLR + 01 Generator Car` = 20 LHB Coaches. Now it has been decided to run these special trains with  02 LHB rakes and one ICF rake. The composition of ICF rake will be 20 sleeper coaches + 02 SLR = 22 ICF coaches. The ICF coach will run with the following trains as per the details given below : 

It has been notified by South Western Railway to cancel the Train no. 07380 / 07379 Vasco Da Gama - Kulem - Vasco Da Gama DEMU (daily) to take up Line Block from 20/08/2023 to 18/09/2023 for OHE wiring and associated works between Majorda - Vasco Da Gama section over Hubballi division. Repercussions to train services are as under:

Cancellation of Trains:

1. Train no. 07379 Kulem - Vasco Da Gama DEMU journey commences from 20/08/2023 to 18/09/2023 is Fully Cancelled.

Good news for passengers!!! It has been decided by the Ministry of Railways to extend the experimental stoppages of the following Trains till further advice as dates & stations indicated below:

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Station

Journey commences on

Extended upto

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16345 Lokmanya Tilak (T) - Thiruvananthapuram Central Netravati Express

Kundapura

North Western Railway has decided to replace 01 Sleeper coach by 01 Economy Three Tier AC coach in Train no. 12978 / 12977 Ajmer - Ernakulam Jn. - Ajmer Weekly on permanent basis as per details given below:

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Existing Composition 

Replaced by

Revised Composition

Journey Commences From

It has been decided by East Coast Railway to cancel the following trains due to Pre NI / NI work between Bhubaneswar - Mancheswar station & Haridaspur - Dhanmandal from 14/08/2023 to 29/08/2023 for commissioning of 3rd line in Khurda Road Division. Repercussion to train services are as under:

Cancellation of Trains:

1. Train No. 18047 Shalimar - Vasco Da Gama Express journey commences on 21/08/2023, 22/08/2023, 24/08/2023, 26/08/2023, 28/08/2023 & 29/08/2023 is cancelled.

On the occasion of Independence Day, Shri Sanjay Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL), hoisted the National Flag at Konkan Rail Vihar in Nerul, Navi Mumbai followed by a parade conducted by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Konkan Railway.

It has been decided to run following special trains for the annual feast at Velankanni and Onam Festival in co-ordination with South Western Railway & Southern Railway. Details are as under:

1) Train no. 07361 / 07362 Vasco Da Gama - Velankanni - Vasco Da Gama Special Express:

Train no. 07361 Vasco Da Gama - Velankanni Special Express will leave from Vasco Da Gama at 21:55 hrs on Sunday, Friday & Wednesday 27/08/2023, 01/09/2023 & 06/09/2023. Train will reach Velankanni at 03:50 hrs on the third day.

It has been decided to run Train no. 06501 / 06502 Sir M Visvesvaraya  Terminal  Bengaluru - Vasco Da Gama - Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Special Express in view of Independence Day 2023 in co-ordination with South Western Railway. Details are as under:

Train no. 06501 / 06502 Sir M  Visvesvaraya  Terminal  Bengaluru - Vasco Da Gama - Sir M Visvesvaraya  Terminal  Bengaluru Special Express:

Good news for passengers!!! It has been decided to provide additional stoppages at Karanjadi and Anjani stations to Train No. 01153 / 01154 Diva Jn. - Ratnagiri - Diva Jn. MEMU Special (Daily) during Ganpati Festival 2023.  Details are as under:

Train no. 01153 Diva Jn. - Ratnagiri MEMU Special

Station

Good news for passengers!!! It has been decided by Ministry of Railways to provide commercial stoppage to the following Trains over Southern  Railway on an experimental basis with effect from the dates indicated as under: 

1) Timings of 20923 / 20924 Tirunelveli - Gandhidham - Tirunelveli Humsafar Express Weekly :

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Station

Timings