SPECIAL WEEKLY TRAINS WITH NEW ROUTES : Chennai Egmore-

SHIRDI-Chennai Egmore

CHENNAI: Taking into account the increased number of rail passengers, the Southern
Railway is exploring new inter-zonal routes to run summer specials.
Contrary to the approach of operating specials trains to destinations falling under the zone,
the Southern Railways is exploring the option of successfully operating special trains from
Chennai to places like Jaipur (North), Bilaspur (South-East-Central)
and Shirdi (Central), which fall under the other zones of Indian railways.

While the Chennai Central-Jaipur-Chennai Central and Tirunelveli-Bilaspur-Tirunelveli is

operating as weekly specials,
it is exploring another weekly special, the Chennai Egmore-Shirdi-Chennai
Egmore.

The Central Railway will run Special Trains between Chennai Egmore and Sainagar Shirdi to
clear the extra rush of passengers.
The halts will be at Perambur, Arakkonam, Renigunta, Koduru, Razampeta, Nandalur,
Cuddappah, Kamalapuram, Yerraguntla, Muddanaru, Kondapuram, Tadipatri, Gooty,
Guntakal, Adoni, Mantralayam Road, Raichur, Krishna, Yadgir, Wadi, Gulbarga, Solapur,
Kurduwadi, Daund, Ahmednagar, Belapur, Puntamba stations.

The 0677 Special -

Departs Chennai Egmore on every Tuesday at 15.00 hours from 21.4.2009 to 23.6.2009
(10 trips)
( ie April 28, May 5, 12, 19, 26, June 2, 9, 16 and 23 )
& Arrives Sainagar Shirdi at 16.45 hours next day.

The 0678 Special -

Departs Sainagar Shirdi on every Thursday at 08.00 hrs from 23..4.2009 to 25.6.2009
(10 trips)
( ie April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28 and June 4, 11, 18, 25 )
& Arrives Chennai Egmore at 11.45 hrs next day.

Composition : 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class &

2 Luggage–cum–brake van Coaches.

Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 15.4.2009.

Train Time Table - 27 halts between Chennai Egmore and Sainagar

Shirdi

Make sure to visit the official site and double-check the timetable.
 Chennai Shirdi Special/0677 - Avg Speed: 51 km/hr
25 hrs 45 min - 1209 km - 27 halts - Climbs: 501m
Departs @ 03:00PM/Tue - Chennai Egmore/MS
Arrives @ 04:45PM +1 night/Wed - Sainagar Shirdi/SNSI

Station Arrives Departs Halt Day# Distance Speed Elev

Chennai Egmore/MS 03:00PM 1 0 - 8m
Perambur/PER 03:22PM 03:25PM 3 min 1 12 33 7m
Arakkonam/AJJ 04:25PM 04:30PM 5 min 1 75 63 91m
Renigunta Junction/RU 05:45PM 06:05PM 20 min 1 147 58 113m
Koduru/KOU 06:43PM 06:45PM 2 min 1 188 65 215m
Razampeta/RJP 07:10PM 07:12PM 2 min 1 221 79 144m
Nandalur/NRE 07:25PM 07:27PM 2 min 1 232 51 143m
Cuddapah/HX 08:10PM 08:15PM 5 min 1 272 56 146m
Kamalapuram/KKM 08:35PM 08:37PM 2 min 1 296 72 141m
Yerraguntla/YA 08:51PM 08:53PM 2 min 1 311 64 171m
Muddanuru/MOO 09:05PM 09:07PM 2 min 1 327 80 194m
Kondapuram/KDP 09:35PM 09:37PM 2 min 1 351 51 214m
Tadipatri/TU 10:05PM 10:07PM 2 min 1 379 60 243m
Gooty/GY 11:15PM 11:17PM 2 min 1 427 42 370m
Guntakal Junction/GTL 11:45PM 11:50PM 5 min 1 455 60 453m
Adoni/AD 12:30AM 12:32AM 2 min 2 507 78 420m
Manthralayam Road/MALM 01:30AM 01:40AM 10 min 2 548 42 334m
Raichur/RC 02:10AM 02:15AM 5 min 2 576 56 404m
Krishna/KSN 02:40AM 02:42AM 2 min 2 601 60 357m
Yadgir/YG 03:30AM 03:32AM 2 min 2 645 55 369m
Wadi/WADI 05:30AM 05:40AM 10 min 2 684 20 431m
Gulbarga/GR 06:15AM 06:18AM 3 min 2 720 62 458m
Solapur Junction/SUR 08:30AM 08:40AM 10 min 2 833 51 463m
Kurduvadi/KWV 09:40AM 09:42AM 2 min 2 912 79 516m
Daund Junction/DD 12:00PM 12:10PM 10 min 2 1021 47 522m
Ahmadnagar/ANG 01:42PM 01:45PM 3 min 2 1105 55 650m
Belapur/BAP 03:00PM 03:03PM 3 min 2 1172 54 541m
Puntamba/PB 03:45PM 04:00PM 15 min 2 1192 29 501m
Sainagar Shirdi/SNSI 04:45PM 2 1209 23 509m

For Chennai-Shirdi Rail Route Map - http://indiarailinfo.com/train/map/2293/779/6721

"Meanwhile, the 0117-0118 Mumbai CST-Shirdi Weekend Special
train which reaches Shirdi in just 7hrs from Mumbai has been
extended
for another six trips from April 24 to May 29,2009 with bookings
beginning from April 14."