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List of new Trains announced in Railway Budget 2014

The Railway Budget 2014 was announced by Mr.Mallikarjun Kharge where he introduced new 72 trains. They include 17 Premium, 38 Express Trains, 10 Passenger Trains, 4 Memu and 3 Demu. Three trains will be extended and frequency of same number of trains will be increased.

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The list of the new announced trains are :

Premium Trains :

Howrah - Pune AC Express (Bi-weekly) via Nagpur, Manmad
Kamakhya - New Delhi AC Express (Weekly) via Chhapra, Varanasi
Kamakhya - Chennai AC Express (Weekly) via Malda, Howrah
Mumbai - Howrah AC Express (Bi-weekly) via Nagpur, Raipur
Mumbai - Patna AC Express (Bi-weekly) via Khandwa, Itarsi, Manikpur
Nizamuddin - Madgaon AC Express (Bi-weekly) via Kota, Vasai Road
Sealdah -Jodhpur AC Express (Bi-weekly) via Mughalsarai
Yesvantpur - Jaipur AC Express (Weekly) via Gulbarga, Pune, Vasai Road
Ahmedabad - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express (Tri-weekly) via Palanpur, Ajmer, Rewari
Bandra - Amritsar Express (Weekly) Via Kota, New Delhi, Ambala
Bandra (T) - Katra Express (Weekly) via Kota, New Delhi, Ambala
Gorakhpur - New Delhi Express (Bi-weekly) via Lucknow, Moradabad
Katra - Howrah Express (Weekly) Express via Mughalsarai, Varanasi, Saharanpur
Mumbai - Gorakhpur Express ( Bi-weekly) via Khandwa, Jhansi, Kanpur
Patna- Bangalore Express (Weekly) via Mughalsarai, Chheoki, Manikpur, Nagpur
Yesvantpur - Katra Express (Weekly) via Gulbarga, Kacheguda, Nagpur, New Delhi
Thiruvananthpuram - Bangalore (Yesvantpur) Express (Bi- weekly) via Erode, Tirupattur

Express Trains:

Ahmedabad - Katra Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, Jaipur, Rewari, Hisar, Bathinda, Amritsar
Ahmedabad - Lucknow Jn Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, Jaipur, Bandikui, Mathura, Kasganj
Ahmedabad - Allahabad Express (Weekly) via Jalgaon, Khandwa, Itarsi, Satna, Manikpur
Amritsar - Gorakhpur Express (Weekly) via Saharanpur, Moradabad, Sitapur Cantt.
Aurangabad - Renigunta Express (Weekly) via Parbhani, Bidar, Vikarabad
Bangalore - Chennai Express (Daily) via Bangarpet, Jolarpettai
Bandra (T) - Lucknow Jn Express (Weekly) via Kota, Mathura, Kasganj
Bareilly - Bhopal Express (Weekly) via Chandausi, Aligarh, Tundla, Agra
Bhavnagar - Bandra Express (Weekly) via Ahmedabad
Bhavnagar- Delhi Sarai Rohilla Link Express (Weekly)
Gandhidham - Puri Express (Weekly)
Gorakhpur - Pune Express (Weekly) via Lucknow, Kanpur, Bina, Manmad
Guntur-Kacheguda Double Decker Express (Bi-weekly);
Howrah - Yeswantpur AC Express (Weekly)via Bhubaneswar, Gudur, Katpadi
Hubli - Mumbai Express (weekly) via Bijapur, Sholapur
Hyderabad - Gulbarga Intercity (Daily)
Jaipur - Chandigarh Intercity (Daily) via Jhajjar;
Kacheguda - Tirupati Double Decker Express (Bi Weekly);
Kota - Jammu Tawi Express (Weekly) via New Delhi, Ambala
Kanpur - Bandra (T) Express (Weekly) via Kasganj, Mathura, Kota
Lucknow - Kathgodam Express (Tri-weekly)
Manduadih - Jabalpur Express (Weekly) via Allahabad, Manikpur, Satna
Malda Town - Anand Vihar Express (Weekly) via Amethi & Rae Bareli;
Mannargudi - Jodhpur Express (Weekly) via, Jaipur
Mumbai - Chennai Express (Weekly) via Pune, Gulbarga, Wadi
Mumbai - Gorakhpur Express (Weekly) via Gonda, Balrampur, Barhani (after gauge conversion);
Mumbai - Karmali AC Express (Weekly) via Roha
Nanded - Aurangabad Express (Weekly) via Purna, Parbhani
Nagpur - Rewa Express (Weekly) via Satna
Nagercoil - Kacheguda Express (Weekly) via Karur, Namakkal, Salem
Pune - Lucknow Express (Weekly) via Khandwa, Bhopal, Bina, Jhansi, Kanpur
Ramnagar - Chandigarh Express (Weekly) via Moradabad, Saharanpur
Ranchi - New Jalpaiguri Express (Weekly) via Jhajha, Katihar
Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam AC Express (Weekly) via Kazipeth, Vijaywada
Santragachi - Anandvihar Express (Weekly)
Srigangnagar - Jammu Tawi Express (Weekly) via Abohar, Bathinda, Dhuri
Thiruvananathapuram-Nizamuddin Express (Bi-weekly) one day via Kottayam and one day via Allepey
Varanasi - Mysore Express (Bi-weekly) via Wadi, Daund

Passenger trains :

Bina - Katni Passenger (Daily)
Dekargaon - Naharlagun Passenger (Daily) after completion of new line
Gunupur - Visakhapatnam Passenger (Daily)
Hubli - Belgaum Fast Passenger (Daily)
Jaipur - Phulera Passenger (Daily)
Mannargudi - Mayiladuthurai Passenger (Daily)
Punalur - Kanniyakumari Passenger (Daily) via Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram
Sambalpur - Bhawanipatna Passenger (Daily)
Tatanagar - Chakulia Passenger (Daily)
Tiruchendur - Tirunelveli Passenger (Daily)

MEMU Trains:

Anand - Dakor (Daily 2 services)
Anuppur-Ambikapur (6 days a week)
Delhi - Rohtak Passenger (Daily 2 services)
Santragachi - Jhargram (5 days a week)

DEMU Trains:

Morbi - Maliya Miyana
Ratlam - Fatehabad Chandrawati Ganj (Daily) after gauge conversion
Rewari - Rohtak (Daily)

Extension of Trains

14705/14706 Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Sujangarh Express to Jodhpur
15281/15282 Patna - Saharsa Express to Murliganj
15013 / 15014 Kathgodam - Bhagat Ki Kothi Ranikhet Express to Jaisalmer

Increase in Frequency:

16571/16572 Bidar - Yesvantpur Express 3 days to daily
17225/17226 Hubli - Vijayawada Express from 3 days to daily
17319/17320 Hubli - Secunderabad Express from 3 days to daily

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Book IRCTC Railway Tickets using SMS

Tired of Long Queues on Railway stations and Server problems online ? Come on, Let's get rid of Internet and still book Railway tickets on SMS. - Yes You heard it right. on SMS !

Indian Railways has taken a step ahead for the reservation system and made it more easier to book the tickets using Mobile with just SMS or USSD

Note : This service will be active from 1st July, 2013

There are basically two ways :

1. SMS : By Sending a Text SMS
2. USSD : Interactive Menu based Selection

SMS Based Booking :

There are three providers for the SMS Based Railway ticket booking.
Bharat BPO
Frequency Weekly
Pyro Group

Bharat BPO :

STEP 1:
An sms to be sent to --- (Number Coming soon) from your registered mobile (both at Bank
and IRCTC)

SMS Format to be used:
BOOK <TrainNo> <FromCity> <ToCity> <TravelDate(DDMM)> <Class> <Passenger1-
Name> <Age> <Gender> <Passenger2-Name> <Age> <Gender> (upto 6 passengers)

For example : BOOK 12011 NDLS CDG 1404 CC Rakesh 55 M Sarita 53 F

If the format sent is valid, you would receive a message from .The message would carry
the following unique parameters.

• Transaction ID,Ticket Amount, Service Charge, Total Amount payable, Seat Availability
For example:
TID: 2501368 Ticket Amount: 900 Service Charges: 20 Seat: AVAILABLE- 0228

STEP 2: On receipt of the above parameters, SMS to be sent for payment of the ticket.
PAY <Transaction ID as received> <IMPS is the mode of payment)> <Your MMID as
received from the bank> <OTP is your one time password received for this
transaction> <IRCTCUserID>

For Example: PAY 2501368 IMPS 123456 7897 Rakesh

Message received on successful booking of the ticket
Congrates!! Your ticket booked successfully. PNR is: 2345678901 Ticket No:
:0672261674 Booking Status: Rakesh CONFIRM C1 76 WS Sarita CONFIRM C1 77 Ticket
Amt: 900 SC: 20 Src: New delhi Dst: Chandigarh Date of Journey: 14/04/2013 Sch Dep
07:40 hrs

Frequency Weekly

Send START IRCTC_User_Id to (number coming shortly) authenticate the user for the first
time in the system and to receive the SMS booking format in response to this message
START myirctcid009

SMS response for the above example will be:
Send booking SMS as :
BOOK FrmStnCode,ToStnCode,DDMMYY,TrnNo,Class,PsngrName1,Age1,M/F,PsngrName2,Age
2,M/F,PsngrName3,Age3,M/F,PsngrName4,Age4,M/F

For example: BOOK NDLS,ALD,280313,12418,SL,varun,23,m,ezaz,23,m,priyanka,24,f,sukhbir,25,m

SMS response for the above example will be:
"Availability details are TxnID: 92224487261426141055, Fare:277
(Incl.ISC:Rs10,ASC:Rs10,PG:Rs10) Avail: AVAILABLE-0529.

Please send SMS PAY 92224487261426141055,IMPS/MPAY to book ticket.
PAY TransactionID,<IMPS> or <MPAY>

The user can pay either through IMPS or through mWallet
For example: PAY 92224487261426141055,MPAY

SMS response for the above example will be:
Booking successful. PNR: 5612345567, TRAIN: 12418, DOJ: 28/03/2013 Dep.Time: 22:30
NDLS to ALD, VARUN Confirm S6 0035, EZAZ Confirm S6 0036, PRIYANKA Confirm S6
0037, SUKHBIR Confirm S6 0038

Pyro Group

This is applicable only for BSNL Sim for Java Phones with Andhra Bank Prepaid Card

1. Click BSNLPrepaidCard.jad to initiate the installation
2. Select the Register option in the application menu to
get the mPIN

USSD based Booking :

SMS Services are currently offered by:- Airtel Money

Step 1 : Dial designated number, you shall receive a Menu Based Screen dialling.

Step 2 : Select 'book tickets' option, select 'reservation' (user is prompted to enter his IRCTC user ID once only), enter details (date of journey, station, train no, class, etc)

Step 3 : Enter mPIN for authorizing payment through mobile wallet

Note : All the details are provided by IRCTC

IRCTC Mobile Tickets Booking Application [Very Useful]

Gone are those days, when we were supposed to stand in the long queues in railway station for tickets. After the web version of IRCTC, they have released their mobile application which makes the booking ticket very easy.

Also See : How to get Confirmed Tatkal Tickets

Note : Before you proceed with mobile booking, make an List of Passengers in IRCTC Account, as the mobile version doesnt not have option to enter Passengers name Manually

Steps to Book your Tickets on Mobile :

1) Open www.irctc.co.in/mobile on your mobile and login with existing id and password

Updated : Download the Android application of IRCTC From here :