Special Trains will begin today from New Delhi Railway Station following government decided to run limited trains with strict precautions like mandatory face masks. Entry will only be allowed through Paharganj side at the New Delhi railway station.
With the Indian Railways resuming reservations for train travel, as many as 15 pairs of special air-conditioned trains are set to start operating from May 12 (today). This comes nearly 45 days after the train services were suspended amid the nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus. The IRCTC website had begun booking tickets for special trains after 6 pm on Monday, two hours behind the scheduled opening time, following which all AC-1 and AC-3 tickets for the Howrah-New Delhi train were sold within the first 10 minutes and all seats were reserved in 20 minutes.
The bookings were slated to open at 4 pm, but got delayed due to a technical glitch. Select passenger train services are beginning from May 12, between Delhi and some major cities across the country.
At New Delhi railway station, the passengers will be allowed to enter after thermal screening from the Paharganj side. The passengers need to arrive 90 minutes prior to the departure of the train and bring own linen and blankets and food.
The Rajdhani Express-equivalent trains will start from New Delhi for cities like Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi.
Of the 30 trains, 16 are daily, 8 bi-weekly, two thrice a week and four weekly.
List of 16 daily trains that will operate from today:
New Delhi - Howrah
Howrah - New Delhi
New Delhi - Mumbai Central
Mumbai Central - New Delhi
New Delhi - Bengaluru
Bengaluru - New Delhi
New Delhi - Bubhaneswar
Bubhaneswar - New Delhi
New Delhi - Dibrugarh
Dibrugarh - New Delhi
Ahmedabad - New Delhi
New Delhi - Ahmedabad
New Delhi - Rajendra Nagar Terminus
Rajdendra Nagar Terminus - New Delhi
Jammu Tawi - New Delhi
New Delhi - Jammu Tawi
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Timings, stoppage of trains scheduled to run from today
Indian Railways special trains to run from today: Route, stations, timings and more
New Delhi - Howrah: The special train from New Delhi to Howrah will depart at 4.55 pm and stop at Asanol, Dhanbad, Gaya, Prayagraj and Kanpur central stations. The train will arrive at Howrah at 9.55 am, the next day. On return journey, it will start from Howrah at 5.05 pm and reach Delhi at 10 am.
Mumbai Central - New Delhi: The special AC train from Mumbai Central will depart at 5.30 am and will reach New Delhi at 9.05 am next day. The train will stop at Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam and Kota. On return journey, it will start from New Delhi at 4.55 pm and reach Mumbai Central at 8.45 am.
New Delhi - Rajendra Nagar Terminus: The train for Patna's Rajendra Nagar Terminus will start from New Delhi at 5.15 pm and reach its destination at 5.30 am. The train will have stoppages at Kanpur Central, Prayagraj, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Patna stations. On return journey, it will start from Rajendra Nagar Terminus at 7.20 pm and reach New Delhi at 7.40 am.
Ahmedabad - New Delhi: The special AC from Ahmedabad will depart at 6.20 pm and arrive at New Delhi station at 8 am. The train will have its stoppages at Palanpur, Abu Road, Jaipur and Gurugram. It will start from New Delhi at 8.25 pm and reach Ahmedabad at 10 am.
Bengaluru - New Delhi: The train from Bengaluru will depart at 8.30 p.m and reach New Delhi at 5.55 am. It will stop at Anantpur, Guntakal, Secunderabad, Nagpur, Panvel, Vadodara and Kota. On return jounrey, it will start from New Delhi at 9.15 pm. and reach Benagluru at 6.40 am.
Dibrugarh - New Delhi: From Dibrugarh, the train will depart at 9.10 pm. and reach New Delhi at 10.15 am. On return journey, it will depart from New Delhi at 4.45 pm and reach Dibrugarh at 7 am. The train will stop at Dimapur, Lumding, Guwahati, Kokrajhar, Mariani, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Barauni, Danapur, Prayagraj and Kanpur Central stations.
New Delhi - Bubhaneswar: The train from New Delhi will depart at 5.05 pm and reach Bubhaneswar 5.25 pm. Similarly, it will depart from Bubhaneswar at 10 am and reach New Delhi at 10.45 am. It will stop at Balasor, Hijli, Tatanagar, Bokaro Steel City, Gaya, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Kanpur Central stations.
New Delhi - Jammu Tawi: For Jammu Tawi, the train will depart New Delhi at 9.10 pm and reach there at 5.45 am On the return journey, it will start from Jammu Tawi at 8.10 pm and reach New Delhi at 5 am. It will stop only at Ludhiana station.
8 bi-weekly trains arranged
The railways said the eight biweekly trains included New Delhi-Bilaspur, Bilaspur-New Delhi, New Delhi-Chennai, Chennai-New Delhi, New Delhi-Ranchi, Ranchi-New Delhi, New Delhi-Madgaon and Madgaon-New Delhi.
New Delhi-Bilaspur: The special train for Bilaspur will start from New Delhi at 4 pm on Tuesday and Saturday and reach there at 12 pm. On return journey, it will depart Bilaspur at 2.40 pm on Monday and Thursday and reach New Delhi at 10.55 am. It will stop at Raipur, Nagpur, Bhopal and Jhansi stations.
New Delhi-Chennai: Similarly, for Chennai, the train will leave New Delhi at 4 pm on Wednesday and Friday and reach there at 8.40 pm. On return journey, it will leave Chennai at 6.35 am on Friday and Sunday and reach New Delhi at 10.30 am. It will stop at Vijaywada, Warangal, Nagpur, Bhopal, Jhansi and Agra stations.
New Delhi-Ranchi: For Ranchi, the train will leave New Delhi at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday and Saturday and reach there at 10 a.m. On return journey, it will start from Ranchi at 5.40 p.m. on Thursday and Sunday and reach New Delhi at 10.55 a.m.
Madgaon-New Delhi: The train for Madgaon from New Delhi will depart at 11.25 am on Friday and Saturday and reach there at 12.50 pm. Similarly, it will leave Madgaon at 10.30 am on Monday and Sunday and reach New Delhi at 12.40 pm. The train will have stoppages at Ratnagiri, Panvel, Surat, Vadodara and Kota Junction.
The train for Thiruvananthapuram will start from New Delhi at 11.25 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday and reach there at 5.25 a.m. On return journey, it will leave Thiruvananthpuram at 7.45 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and reach New Delhi at 12.40 p.m. The train will stop at Ernakulum, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Madgaon, Panvel, Vadodara and Kota stations.
Weekly trains for other days
The railways will run the weekly New Delhi-Secunderabad, Secunderabad-New Delhi, Agartala-New Delhi and New Delhi-Agartala services.
New Delhi-Agartala: The train for Agartala will depart New Delhi at 7.50 pm on Wednesday and reach its destination at 1.30 pm. On return journey, it will depart Agartala at 7 pm on Monday and reach New Delhi at 11.20 am. It will stop at Badarpur, Guwahati, Kokrajhar, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, Barauni, Patliputra and Kanpur Central stations.
New Delhi-Secunderabad: The train for Secunderabad will depart New Delhi at 4 pm on Sunday and reach the destination at 2 pm. On return journey, it will depart from Secunderabad at 1.15 pm on Wednesday and reach New Delhi at 10.40 am. It will stop at Nagpur, Bhopal and Jhansi stations.
The railways started the bookings for these trains on the IRCTC website from 6 pm.
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