PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
*****
RAILWAYS RUN SPECIAL
TRAINS TO CLEAR EXTRA
RUSH ARISING DUE TO AIR INDIA STRIKE

New Delhi, April 29, 2011

Vaisakha 9, 1933

In order to clear extra rush of passengers due to pilots’ strike of Air India, the Ministry of Railways has decided to run special
trains on important sectors. The special trains so far has been started in six important sectors namely; Delhi - Mumbai, Delhi -
Kolkata, Delhi – Hyderabad, Mumbai – Hyderabad, Mumbai – Bikaner and Chennai – Banglore.

While some of these trains are Rajdhani type fully air-conditioned superfast trains having 1st AC, 2nd AC and 3rd AC coaches,
the others have both AC and non AC coaches.

Railways will keep watch on the waiting list of the trains and attach additional coaches to clear extra rush subject to operational
feasibility and availability of coaching stock. All Zonal Railways have been directed to take necessary steps to clear extra rush.

The Public Relations offices and commercial offices of respective Zonal Railways have started disseminating information about
the detailed time-table of these special trains. Air India has also been requested to make announcements for the benefit of the
passengers. These trains are available on PRS system for booking.

The detailed time schedule is given in the following table:-

Sr..No Rly Train From Station To Station Departure Departure Arrival date Arrival
Number date time time
1 NR 04092 New Delhi Mumbai 28.4.2011 2335hrs. 29.4.2011 2055hrs
Central
2 NR 04291 Mumbai New Delhi 30.4.2011 1646hrs. 01.5.2011 1710hrs.
Central
3 NR 04002 New Delhi Sealdah 28.4.2011 2005hrs. 29.4.2011 1225hrs.
4 NR 04001 Sealdah New Delhi 30.4.2011 1840hrs. 01.5.2011 1100hrs.
5 CR 01095 Lokmanya Hyderabad 29.4.2011 2210 30.4.2011 0900hrs.
Tialk Tms.
(Mumbai)
6 CR 01096 Hyderabad Lokmanya 30.4.2011 1300hrs. 01.5.2011 0410hrs.
Tilak Tms.
(Mumbai)
7 WR 09023 Bandra Bikaner 1,4,8/5/11 2345hrs 2,5,9/5/11 2215hrs.
Terminus
(Mumbai)
8 WR 09024 Bikaner Bandra 2,5,9/5/11 2345hrs. 3,6,10/5/11 2255hrs.
Terminus
(Mumbai)
9 SR 06029 Chennai Bangalore 29,30,1/5/11 0845hrs. 30,1,2/5/11 1445hrs.

10 SR 06030 Bangalore Chennai 29,30,1/5/11 1610hrs. 30,1,2/5/11 2230hrs.

11 SCR 07129 Hyderabad New Delhi 30.4.2011 1015hrs. 01.5.2011 1540hrs.
12 SCR 07130 Nizamudin Hyderabad 01.5.2011 2350hrs 03.5.2011 0510hrs.