Extension of Erode-Chennai Egmore Day Time Special Express via Salem, Vridhachalam, up to 30th December, 2016

With a view to improve occupancy and to cater to the demands from various quarters, on recommendation from Sri Hari Shankar Verma, DRM, Salem, Southern Railway has decided to extend T.Nos. 06028/06027 Erode-Chennai Egmore-Erode Day Time Special Express Train up to 30^th December, 2016. The train will be operated 5 days a week, except Thursdays & Saturdays. The coaches, timings and stoppages will be the same, as advised earlier. 

It is therefore requested that the travelling public may make use of the train in a big way, so as to enable Railways consider further extension or even converting the same into a regular train. 

Change in Train Operations in Salem Division, Southern Railway, due to track works at Erode Yard

                     In connection with track maintenance and renewal works at Erode Yard, the following changes are effected in the train operations from 25.11.2016 (Friday) to 06.12.2016 (Tuesday)

Sl. No	Date	Traffic Repercussion
1.	25.11.16 (Fri)	1.       T.No.56826 (Tirunelveli-Erode passenger)  to be detained  at Kodumudi for 145 minutes and the train will arrive ED at 17.10 hrs with 150 mts late. 2.   T.No.66603 (Salem-Coimbatore Passenger) to be rescheduled to leave Salem by 2hrs (15.40 hrs) and the train will arrive at Coimbatore at 19.50 hrs with 120 mts late. 3.      T.No.16340 (Nagercoil-Mumbai CST Express) to be detained at Karur for 100 mts and the train will arrive at Erode at 17.20 hrs and leave Erode  with 120 mts late . 4.  T.No.56713 (Trichy-Palakkad Town Passenger)  to be detained at Karur for 85 mts and the train will arrive  Erode at 17.35 hrs and leave Erode with 90 mts  late . 5.      T.No.16339 (Mumbai CST-Nagercoil Express) to be detained at Cauvery Railway Station for 30 mts and the train will arrive Erode at 17.30 hrs and leave Erode with 30 mts late . 6.      T.No.56842(Erode – Trichy Passenger) to be rescheduled to leave Erode late by 85 mts(18.00hrs). 7.      T.No.56846(Erode – Jolarpet Passenger)  to be rescheduled to leave Erode late by 90 mts (17.40hrs). 8.     T.No.66607 (Coimbatore-Palakkad Town Passenger) to be rescheduled to leave Coimbatore  by 110 mts (20.00hrs)
2.	27.11.16 (Sun)	T.No.12677  KSR Bangaluru-Ernakulam Intercity Exp to be delayed at Erode home signal, before entering into Erode Station for 10 mts. The train will leave Erode with 10 mts late.
3.	29.11.16 (Tue)	1.   T.No.13352 (Alleppey-Dhanbad Express) to be detained at Thottipalayam  for 15 mts  and the train will arrive 15” late at Erode. 2.     T.No.66603 (Salem-Coimbatore passenger) will leave Erode 30 mts late and will arrive at Coimbatore 25 minutes late. 3.  T.No.16340 (Nagercoil-Mumbai CST Express) will leave Erode with 30 mts late. 4.    T.No 22815 Bilaspur Ernakulam Super fast will leave Erode 35 mts late. 5.   T.No.12676 Coimbatore Chennai Kovai Exp to be regulated for 10 mts at Erode home signal, before entering into Erode Station. 6.   T.No 56713 Trichy Palakkad Town Passenger will leave Erode 20 mts late.
4.	02.12.16 (Fri)	T.No.12677 KSR Bangaluru Ernakulam Intercity Express to be regulated at Erode home signal, before entering into Erode Station for 10 mts.
5.	04.12.16 (Sun)	1.  T.No.13352 Alleppey Dhanbad Express to be detained at Erode for 20 mts. 2.   T.No.12678 Ernakulam KSR Bangaluru Intercity Express to be regulated at Erode for 10 mts
6.	06.12.16 (Tue)	1.    T.No.56826 Tirunelveli Erode Passegner to be regulated at Chavadipalayam Railway Station (before Erode) for 25 mts  and the train will arrive 25 minutes late at Erode. 2.   T.No.13352 Alleppey Dhanbad Express to be regulated at  ThottipalayamRailway Station (before Erode) for 15 mts and the train will arrive 15 mts late at Erode. However, the delay will be adjusted on the run before reaching Jolarpet.

Change in sequence of Coaches in Train Nos. 11063/11064 Salem-Chennai Egmore-Salem Express

At present, Train Nos. 11063/11064 Salem-Chennai Egmore-Salem Express train, are running with the S9 coach next to the Engine, followed by S1 to S8 in that order, that resulted in inconvenience to passengers in finding their seats/berths. This had been in vogue, with a view to detach the slip coach meant for Mettur Dam in the rake.

Hence, in coordination with the Central Railway (since the same rake is being used for T.Nos. 12163/12164-Chennai Egmore-Dadar-Chennai Egmore express), Sri Ajeet Saxena, Chief Commercial Manager, Southern Railway, has facilitated change of sequence in such a way that after the Engine, S9 coach will come (as earlier), but that will be followed by S8, S7, S6, S5, S4, S3, S2, and S1 in that order, with a view to avoid confusion. This has been effected from 20.11.2016.  All the railway stations en route have been advised to guide passengers on this realignment of coaches.

The original order of the rake, and the revised order have been attached for illustrative purposes. 

Full-fledged ticket checking drive to be undertaken by Commercial Branch of Salem Division, Southern Railway

The Commercial Branch of Salem Division, Southern Railway, is planning to undertake full-fledged ticket checking drives in all passenger trains that originate/terminate/pass through Salem Division in all Stations, including fortress checking (covering all entry/exit points of the stations), for the next three days, starting from 20^th November, 2016. This special drive is being conducted with a view to prevent passengers from travelling in trains without valid ticket or entering the station premises without valid platform ticket. 

Delay in running of Nagercoil Coimbatore passenger till 02.02.2017

Due to track maintenance works between Thirumangalam and Virudhunagar, Madurai Division has advised that Train No. 56319 Nagercoil Coimbatore Passenger will arrive at Dindigul late by one hour, for 88 days, till 02.02.2017, i.e. the train will reach Dindigul by 15.25 hrs instead of scheduled arrival of 14.25 hrs. As such, the train will be delayed accordingly en route up to Coimbatore and the train will arrive at Coimbatore late by one hour at 21.50 hrs. instead of the scheduled arrival of 20.50 hrs. Passengers may please make a note of the same and plan their travel accordingly.

New Sr. Divisional Engineer/Co-ordination takes charge in Salem Division. Southern Railway

Sri Perumal Nandalal, has taken over charge as Sr. Divisional Engineer/Co-ordination (Sr.DEN/Co) of Salem Division on 16.11.2016. An officer belonging to the Indian Railway Service of Engineers (IRES), Sri  Nandalal joined Indian Railways in the year 2007 and has served in Southern Railway in various capacities, such Asst. Divisional Engineer, Divisional Engineer and Sr. Divisional Engineer in Salem and Palakkad Divisions.  Before taking over charge as Sr.DEN/Co, Salem, Sri Nandalal was holding the charge of Sr. Divisional Engineer/East/Palakkad Division. He is an M.Tech. graduate in Civil Engineering. Sri Nandalal succeeds Sri Ma. Vignavelu, who has been transferred to Southern Railway Head Quarters, Chennai, on his own request. 

Very Poor Patronage for the Erode-Chennai Egmore Day Time Special Express train via Salem

The Erode-Chennai Egmore Day Time Special Express train via Salem, that has been introduced recently, as per the long time demand  from the passengers of Salem-Vridhachalam Section for a day time intercity express to and from Chennai, is receiving very poor patronage from the passengers. It has been observed that only 20% of the seats are only occupied in the train, on an average. In the event of continuance of the poor patronage, Railways may have no other option, but to withdraw the said special train services. It is therefore requested that the passengers may comer forward to patronise the train, if they want the special to be either extended or to be considered for conversion into a regular train.