Change in the Operation of Trains pass through Salem Division from 25.11.2017 to 01.01.2018

With a view to facilitate track maintenance works between Tiuppur and Uthukuli, the following changes are made in the operation of trains passing through Salem Division, from 25.11.2017 to 01.01.2018:

Rescheduling of Departure Timings:

Date	T.No.	Name of the Train	Dep. from	Delay by Mts	Sch. Dep.	Resch. Dep
Saturdays 25.11.2017 02.12.2017 09.12.2017 16.12.2017 23.12.2017 30.12.2017	13352 12678	Alleppey Dhanbad Exp Ernakulam-Bangaluru Intercity Exp	Alleppey Ernakulam	95 60	05.55 hrs 09.10 hrs	07.30 hrs 10.10 hrs
Sundays 26.11.2017 03.12.2017 10.12.2017 24.12.2017	13352 12678	Alleppey Dhanbad Exp Ernakulam-Bangaluru Intercity Exp	Alleppey Ernakulam	50 20	05.55 hrs 09.10 hrs	06.45 hrs 09.30 hrs
17.12.2017 31.12.2017	13352 12678	Alleppey Dhanbad Exp Ernakulam-Bangaluru Intercity Exp	Alleppey Ernakulam	115 80	05.55 hrs 09.10 hrs	07.50 hrs 10.30 hrs
Mondays 27.11.2017	13352 12678	Alleppey Dhanbad Exp Ernakulam-Bangaluru Intercity Exp	Alleppey Ernakulam	120 85	05.55 hrs 09.10 hrs	07.55 hrs 10.35 hrs
04.12.2017 11.12.2017 01.01.2018	13352 12678	Alleppey Dhanbad Exp Ernakulam-Bangaluru Intercity Exp	Alleppey Ernakulam	95 60	05.55 hrs 09.10 hrs	07.30 hrs 10.10 hrs
18.12.2017 25.12.2017 01.01.2018	13352 12678	Alleppey Dhanbad Exp Ernakulam-Bangaluru Intercity Exp	Alleppey Ernakulam	115 80	05.55 hrs 09.10 hrs	07.50 hrs 10.30 hrs
Tuesdays 28.11.2017 05.12.2017 12.12.2017 19.12.2017	13352 12678	Alleppey Dhanbad Exp Ernakulam-Bangaluru Intercity Exp	Alleppey Ernakulam	95 60	05.55 hrs 09.10 hrs	07.30 hrs 10.10 hrs
26.12.2017	13352 12678	Alleppey Dhanbad Exp Ernakulam-Bangaluru Intercity Exp	Alleppey Ernakulam	115 80	05.55 hrs 09.10 hrs	07.50 hrs 10.30 hrs
Wednesdays 29.11.2017 06.12.2017 20.12.2017 27.12.2017	13352 12678	Alleppey Dhanbad Exp Ernakulam-Bangaluru Intercity Exp	Alleppey Ernakulam	95 60	05.55 hrs 09.10 hrs	07.30 hrs 10.10 hrs
13.12.2017	13352 12678 22816	Alleppey Dhanbad Exp Ernakulam-Bangaluru Intercity Exp Ernakulam Bilaspur Express	Alleppey Ernakulam Ernakulam	115 80 60	05.55 hrs 09.10 hrs 08.50 hrs	07.50 hrs 10.30 hrs 09.50 hrs
Thursdays 30.11.2017 07.12.2017 28.12.2017	13352 12678	Alleppey Dhanbad Exp Ernakulam-Bangaluru Intercity Exp	Alleppey Ernakulam	95 60	05.55 hrs 09.10 hrs	07.30 hrs 10.10 hrs
14.12.2017 21.12.2017	13352 12678	Alleppey Dhanbad Exp Ernakulam-Bangaluru Intercity Exp	Alleppey Ernakulam	115 80	05.55 hrs 09.10 hrs	07.50 hrs 10.30 hrs

 The following train will be detained at Coimbatore and will start late from there as per the timings mentioned therein.

Date	T.No.	Name of the Train	Delayed at	Delay by Mts	Sch. Dep.	Resch. Dep
Saturdays 25.11.2017 02.12.2017 09.12.2017 16.12.2017 23.12.2017 30.12.2017	16332	Trivandrum-Mumbai CST Exp	Coimbatore	35 Mts	13.35 hrs	14.10 hrs
Sundays 17.12.2017 31.12.2017	22620	Tirunelveli Bilaspur Express	Coimbatore	55 Mts	13.35 hrs	14.30 hrs
Wednesdays 29.11.2017 06.12.2017 20.12.2017 27.12.2017	22816	Ernakulam Bilaspur Express	Coimbatore	40 Mts	13.35 hrs	14.15 hrs

Passengers may please note that after delayed departure at the respective stations, the trains may be delayed en route as well and are therefore advised to plan their journeys accordingly.

Holiday Home and Officers’ Rest House at Yercaud dedicated by Salem Division, Southern Railway today (14.11.2017)

As part of the various steps by the Salem Division, Southern Railway, for the welfare of both serving and retired railway employees, the Staff Holiday Home and the Officers’ Rest House developed at Yercaud, was declared open today (14.11.2017), for the use of both retired and serving railway employees and officers.  The Holiday Home and Officers’ Rest House facility was dedicated by Sri A. Ramachandran, Asst. Divisional Engineer, Salem Division, in the presence of Sri Hari Shankar Verma, DRM, Smt Anita Verma, President, Southern Railway Women’s’ Welfare organisation, Salem, Sri Chandrapal, ADRM, Smt Kusum Lata, Vice President, SRWWO, Dr. M. Narasimham, Chief Medical Superintendant, Salem Division, Sri Perumal Nandalal, Sr. Divl Engineer, Dr. S. Uma Maheswari, Sr. Divl. Finance Manager, Sri M. Prabhakaran, Sr. Divl Electrical Engineer,  Sri LN Sivanath Babu, Sr. Divl Signal and Telecom Engineer, Sri A. Vijuvin, Sr. Divl Commercial Manager,  Sri. M. Mariappan, Divl Engineer, Sri BDG Sundar Rao, Asst. Material Manager, other officers and staff of Salem Division. The Holiday Home/Officers’ Rest House have been  developed at a cost of Rs. 30 lakhs in the erstwhile Micro Wave Tower premises in Yercaud which has become defunct for a decade now, with the advent of advanced telecommunication channels. To tap green and clean energy sources, solar powered lamps have been fitted in the Holiday Home premises. 

Sri Verma said that the facility that was dedicated today has been a long pending demand for a few decades now, from the railway employees who wanted to have such a Holiday Home in Yercaud which is termed as the ‘Poor Man’s Ooty’. He further stated that two Holiday Homes and three Rest House Rooms herein have been provided with all required furniture and cooking facilities, along with a team of caretakers available round the clock to assist the railway employees and officers visiting Yercaud. He expressed the hope that the facility will be found useful by the staff and officers both serving and retired, to have a break with their families.

Change in the operation of trains in the Salem-Jolarpet Section on 17.11.2017 and 18.11.2017

Due to conversion of a Bridge from Steel Girder to Concrete, situated in between Danishpet and Lokur in the  Salem-Jolarpet Section, the following trains will be delayed for 10 minutes at Danishpet, on 17.11.2017 and 18.11.2017.

On 17.11.2017

T.No.12969-Coimbatore Jaipur Express

T.No.15905-Kanyakumari – Dibrugarh Vivek Express

On 18.11.2017

T.No.16733-Rameswaram Okha Express

T.No.18568-Kollam Vishakapatnam Weekly Express

T.No.12680-Coimbatore Chennai Central Intercity Express

T.No.56840-Erode-Jolarpet Passenger

T.No.22638-Mangalore Chennai Central West Coast Express

T.No.13352-Alleppey Dhanbad/Tata Express

T.No.16332-Trivandrum-Mumbai CSMT Weekly Express

T.No.12676-Coimbatore-Chennai Central Kovai Express

T.No.56846-Erode-Jolarpet Passenger

T.No.12244-Coimbatore Chennai Central Shatabdi Express

Operation of Coimbatore-Chennai Central-Coimbatore Cheran Express trains with modern LHB Coaches from 10.11.2017

As part of the exercise by Indian Railways to make the train travel safer and comfortable, the conventional coaches of trains are being replaced with the modern LHB (Linke Hoffman Busche) coaches with advanced safety and passenger friendly features.

Now, with the efforts of the DRM, Salem, Sri Hari Shankar Verma, the conventional coached rake of T. Nos. 12673/12674 Coimbatore-Chennai Central-Coimbatore Cheran Express are being replaced with modern LHB coaches with increased seating capacity.

Composition of coaches	Existing No. of Conventional Coaches	Existing Capacity per coach	No. of LHB Coaches	Increased capacity per coach
Unreserved General Second Class	03	270	03	300
Luggage Cum Brake Van	02	60	02 (Power Cars)	00
3 Tier 2nd  Class Sleeper	11	792	10	800
AC 3 Tier	05	320	05	360
AC 2 Tier	01	320	01	54
AC 1st class-cum-2 Tier Combo	01	20+10	01	28+10
TOTAL	23	1518	22	1552

The Cheran Express fitted with LHB Coaches will be operated from Coimbatore from 10.11.2017 onwards and from Chennai Central from 11.11.2017 onwards. Two rakes of 22 Coach  LHB formation have been  allotted for Salem Division for this purpose that will be maintained by the Coach & Wagon Depot at Coimbatore.

Apart from the increased seating capacity, the LHB Coaches have been fitted with Bio-toilets, better suspension for smoother travel, Centre Buffer Couplers with anti-climbing features in case of a train collision or mishap, and better insulation to reduce noise levels inside the coaches. These aesthetically designed stainless steel coaches have been provided with better features such as fire-retardant fittings, larger windows for better visibility, modular designed interior with no visible screws inside the coaches, ergonomically designed seats, anti-skid PVC Floorings, automatic sliding doors in inter-coach vestibules, etc.,