Salient Features pertaining to Salem Division, in the proposed Changes for the Time Table by Southern Railway, from 01.11.2017

Salient Features pertaining to Salem Division, in the proposed Changes for the Time Table by Southern Railway, from 01.11.2017

Introduction of T. No 20601/20602 Chennai Central  - Madurai  (weekly) AC Express via Salem& Karur

T. No.20601 Chennai Central – Madurai AC SF Express		¯	Station	­		T. No. 20602 Madurai – Chennai Central AC SF Express
22.30	Fri	(d)	Chennai Central	(a)	Mon	07.40
02.55/03.05		(a/d)	Salem	(a/d)		02.20/02.30
04.38/04.40		(a/d)	Karur	(a/d)		0048/00.50
06.03/06.05		(a/d)	Dindigul	(a/d)		23.43/23.45
07.20	Sat	(a)	Madurai	(d)	Sun	22.45

Days of service	Ex Chennai Central  - Friday        Ex Madurai - Sunday
Stoppages	Katpadi, Salem, Karur, Dindigul, Perambur (Up)
Date of introduction	03.11.2017                  Chennai Central and 05.11.2017 Ex. Madurai

Extension of T. No. 22651/22652 Chennai Central – Palani Express  to Palakkad Jn via Pollachi (will run as Superfast upto Palani) that passes through Salem Division

T.No. 22651 Chennai Central – Palani – Palakkad Jn Exp	↓	Stations	↑	T.No.22652 Palakkad Jn -Palani – Chennai Central Exp
21.40	d	Chennai Central	a	04.15
07.15/07.20	a/d	Palani	a/d	17.55/18.00
09.00/09.05	a/d	Pollachi	a/d	16.25/16.30
11.00	a	Palakkad Jn.	d	15.00

Frequency	Daily
Composition	No Change in Composition
Stoppages on the extended portion	Udumalaipettai, Pollachi  ,Kollengode, and Palakkad Town .
Date of extension	31.10.2017 from Chennai Central and 01.11.2017 from Palakkad Jn.

SPEEDING UP OF TRAINS 

The following trains have been speeded up to reach the destination faster.  

Express Trains 

T.No.	From	To	Existing Timing		Revised Timing		Made faster by
			Dep	Arr	Dep	Arr
11063	Chennai Egmore	Salem Express	23.00	06.35	23.00	05.20	75 Mts
11064	Salem	Chennai Egmore Exp	21.00	04.15	21.20	03.45	50 Mts

Passenger Trains 

T.No.	From	To	Existing Timing		Revised Timing		Made faster by
			Dep	Arr	Dep	Arr
66020	Salem	Katpadi Passenger	15.30	21.00	15.30	20.45	15 Mts
76833	Tiruchchirappalli	Karur	09.30	11.35	09.35	11.35	5 Mts
76835	Tiruchchirappalli	Karur	18.10	20.25	18.15	20.25	5 Mts
76836	Karur	Tiruchchirappalli	06.55	09.15	07.00	09.15	5 Mts
76848	Salem	Vriddhachalam	18.30	22.00	18.40	21.55	15 Mts
76847	Vriddhachalam	Salem	06.00	09.15	06.00	09.05	10 Mts
76849	Salem	Vriddhachalam	13.30	16.50	13.40	16.50	10 Mts

Changes in arrival/Departure from/at Chennai Central  

Trains with Changed Arrival timings at Chennai Central 

T.No.	From Date	Train Name	Existing Arrival	Revised Arrival	Made faster by
12676	01.11.17	Coimbatore-Chennai Kovai Express	22.25	22.30	6 Mts
13352	01.11.17	Alleppey Dhanbad Express (passing through Salem Division)	21.55	22.05	5 Mts

Trains with Changed Departure timings from Chennai Central 

T.No.	From Date	Train Name	Existing Departure	Revised Departure	Made faster by
12675	01.11.17	Chennai-Coimbatore Kovai Express	06.15	06.10	5 minutes