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            The Western Railway is one of the 17 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest railway networks in India. The major railway routes ofIndian Railways which come under Western Railways are: Ratlam - Mumbai Central, Surat - Mumbai, Surat - Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad - Vadodaraand Palanpur - Ahmedabad. The railway system is divided into six operating divisions: Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Ratlam and Mumbai.Ratlam has emerged as the growing division for western railways.

Western Railway

          Western Railway in its present form came into existence on 5th November, 1951 by the merger of its forerunner, the erstwhile Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (BB&CI), with other State Railways viz, Saurashtra, Rajputana and Jaipur. The BB&CI Railway was itself incorporated in 1855, starting with the construction of a 29 mile broad gauge track from Ankleshwar to Utran in Gujarat state on the West Coast. In 1864, the railway was extended up to Mumbai.

          Subsequently, the project was further extended beyond Baroda in a north easterly direction towards Godhra, Ratlam, Nagda and thereafter northwards towards Mathura to eventually link with the Great India Peninsula Railway, now Central Railway, which had already started operating in Mumbai in 1853. In 1883, a Metre Guage Railway system, initially linking Delhi with Agra, Jaipur and Ajmer, was established.

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The Government of India took over the management of the BB&CI railway from 1.1.1942. In 1949, the Gaikwad Baroda State Railway was merged with the BB&CI Railway. After Western Railway came into being certain further jurisdictional changes were effected. The gauge-wise kilometrage of Western Railways as at present, is as under: 

Broad Gauge	4147.37 kms.
Metre Gauge	1412.39 kms.
Narrow Gauge	621.70 kms.
TOTAL	6181.46 kms.

                     Western Railway serves entire Gujarat, part of Rajasthan and some portion of Madhya Pradesh. Western Railway now comprises of six divisions viz. Mumbai, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Ratlam, Rajkot and Bhavnagar. Two erstwhile divisions viz. Jaipur and Ajmer were merged into North West Railway on 1st October 2002 and Kota division was made a part of West Central Railway on 1st April 2003. A new division i.e. Ahmedabad was created on 1st April 2003. The Western coast of India served by Western Railway has a number of ports, important among them being Kandla, Mundra, Pipavav, Navlakhi, Bedi, Rozi, Okha and Bhavnagar.

Mumbai Suburban Railway Network: 

           Historically speaking, the first suburban service in Mumbai with steam traction was introduced wayback in April 1867, with one train each way between Virar and Back Bay. Later it was extended to Churchgate in 1870. By 1900, 44 trains on each way were carrying over one million passengers annually.

         The suburban section of Western Railway in Mumbai extends from Churchgate, the city's business centre to Virar covering a distance of 60 Kms and 28 stations. The section has been extended to Dahanu Road adding 10 more stations and 60 Kms. The first electric train on this section was introduced in 1928 between Colaba and Andheri.

           Today, of 14 million people travelling per day by the Indian Railways, more than 6 million people travel per day on Mumbai Suburban section alone. Of the 2700 plus services run in Mumbai 1250 services which includes 1040 twelve car services and fourteen 15 car services are run by Western Railway with a phenomenal frequency of 3 minutes during peak hours. Western Railway carries more than 3 million passengers per day.

MUMBAI SUBURBAN SECTION:

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SALIENT FEATURES OF WESTERN RAILWAY TIME TABLE

TO COME INTO FORCE FROM 1^ST JULY 2012

100 long distance trains to be speeded up

                           WR will speed up 100 long distance trains from 1st July, 2012 by 5 minutes to 115 minutes which include about 52 trains originating/terminating or passing from Mumbai. The timings of 16 trains have been preponed by 5" or more o­n originating stations i.e. 16 trains will start 5 minutes or more early from their originating stations from 1st July, 2012. Similarly, 47 trains will now arrive 5 minutes or more early at their destination stations.

12908 Nizamuddin – Bandra (T) Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express and 14707 Bikaner – Bandra (T) Ranakpur Express trains have been speeded up by 75 minutes while 12954 Nizamuddin – Mumbai Central August Kranti Rajdhani Express will be speeded up by 25 minutes (Details in Annex – III).

Train No.12908 Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express will now arrive at 16.35 hrs i.e. 75 minutes before than its existing time while 12926 Paschim Express will reach Bandra (T) at 14.45 hrs i.e. 30 minutes before its existing time. 12954 Nizamuddin – Mumbai Central August Kranti Rajdhani Express will also reach Mumbai Central at 09.55 hrs i.e. 25 minutes earlier (Annex – II).

New Mail Line Timrtable
Preponement of long distance trains

A)Preponement by 5” or more on Originating stations w.e.f. 01/07/2012

(i.e. following trains will depart early from the stations shown below as per new timings)

Sr. No	Train No.	Train Name	Station	Previous time	Time from 01/07/12	Diff.
1	12928	Vadodara Exp	Vadodara	22.40	22.30	10”
2	19129	Vadodara-Ahmedabad I/C	Vadodara	18.15	18.10	5”
3	69119	Vadodara-Dahod	Vadodara	18.25	18.15	10”
4	69112	Vadodara-Surat	Vadodara	05.55	05.50	5”
5	69152	Surat-Valsad	Surat	09.25	09.20	5”
6	59038	Surat-Virar	Surat	04.20	04.15	5”
7	59226	Mhow-Bhavnagar	Mhow	14.30	14.25	5”
8	59214	Porbandar-Bhanvad	Porbandar	05.10	05.00	10”
9	19222	Veraval-Ahmedabad	Veraval	19.40	19.35	5’
10	19026	Mhow- Surat	Mhow	19.25	19.20	5”
11	59379	Indore-Maksi	Indore	05.45	05.20	25
12	12465	Indore-Jodhpur	Indore	06.20	06.10	10
13	19313	Indore-Rajendranagar	Indore	14.00	13.50	10
14	19321	Indore-Rajendranagar	Indore	14.00	13.50	10
15	19325	Indore-Amritsar	Indore	17.30	17.20	10
16	11471	Indore-Jabalpur	Indore	17.45	17.40	5

B)Preponement by 5” or more on Destination stations w.e.f.01/07/2012

(i.e. following trains will arrive earlier then there previous timing)

Sr. No	Train no.	Station	Old Timing	Time from 1/07/2012	Diff.
1	12927	Vadodara	06.05	05.55	10
2	19130	Vadodara	17.15	17.05	10
3	22210	Mumbai Central	16.20	16.15	5
4	12228	Mumbai Central	11.50	11.40	10
5	12240	Mumbai Central	11.50	11.40	10
6	12268	Mumbai Central	06.15	06.00	15
7	12479	Bandra Terminus	11.45	11.35	10
8	12489	Dadar	12.15	12.00	15
9	12902	Mumbai Central	06.45	06.25	20
10	12904	Mumbai Central	05.35	05.20	15
11	12908	Bandra Terminus	17.50	16.35	75
12	12926	Bandra Terminus	15.15	14.45	30
13	12928	Mumbai Central	04.55	04.50	5
14	12954	Mumbai Central	10.20	09.55	25
15	12956	Mumbai Central	07.50	07.40	10
16	12960	Dadar	12.15	12.00	15
17	12962	Mumbai Central	06.35	06.10	25
18	12972	Bandra Terminus	10.35	10.20	15
19	12980	Bandra Terminus	14.30	14.20	10
20	12990	Dadar	12.50	12.40	10
21	12996	Bandra Terminus	14.30	14.20	10
22	14707	Bandra Terminus	10.55	09.40	75
23	19006	Mumbai Central	07.40	07.10	30
24	19012	Mumbai Central	16.30	16.25	5
25	19018	Bandra Terminus	05.45	05.40	5
26	19020	Bandra Terminus	04.25	04.20	5
27	19026	Surat	07.40	07.15	25
28	19038	Bandra Terminus	04.40	04.35	5
29	19040	Bandra Terminus	04.40	04.35	5
30	19052	Valsad	05.25	05.20	5
31	19054	Surat	17.10	17.05	5
32	19060	Surat	14.55	14.45	10
33	19066	Bandra Terminus	13.05	12.45	20
34	19110	Valsad	00.30	00.25	5
35	19114	Bhilad	11.20	11.05	15
36	19132	Bandra Terminus	11.30	11.20	10
37	19144	Bandra Terminus	06.05	05.55	10
38	22902	Bandra Terminus	14.15	13.40	35
39	19017	Jamnagar	09.30	09.20	10
40	19570	OKHA	13.40	11.45	115
41	16733	OKHA	15.15	11.45	90
42	18401	OKHA	15.15	11.55	80
43	19005	OKHA	16.00	15.45	15
44	17018	Rajkot	20.05	19.00	65
45	16614	Rajkot	20.05	19.00	65
46	15045	OKHA	04.30	04.20	10
47	15636	OKHA	04.30	04.20	10

New Mail Line Timetable

SPEEDING UP OF TRAINS o­n WESTERN RAILWAY

SR. NO.	TRAIN NO.	FROM	TO	SPEEDED UP BY
1	12927	Mumbai Central	Vadodara	10
2	19130	Ahmedabad	Vadodara	10
3	22210	New Delhi	Mumbai Central	5
4	12228	Indore	Mumbai Central	10
5	12240	Jaipur	Mumbai Central	10
6	12268	Ahmedabad	Mumbai Central	15
7	12479	Jodhpur	Bandra Terminus	10
8	12489	Bikaner	Dadar	15
9	12902	Ahmedabad	Mumbai Central	20
10	12904	Amritsar	Mumbai Central	15
11	12908	Nizamuddin	Bandra Terminus	75
12	12926	Amritsar	Bandra Terminus	30
13	12928	Vadodara	Mumbai Central	5
14	12954	Nizamuddin	Mumbai Central	25
15	12956	Jaipur	Mumbai Central	10
16	12960	BHUJ	Dadar	10
17	12962	Indore	Mumbai Central	25
18	12972	Bhavnagar	Bandra Terminus	15
19	12980	Jaipur	Bandra Terminus	10
20	12990	Ajmer	Dadar	10
21	12996	Udaipur	Bandra Terminus	10
22	14707	Bikaner	Bandra Terminus	75
23	19006	OKHA	Mumbai Central	30
24	19012	Ahmedabad	Mumbai Central	5
25	19018	Jamnagar	Bandra Terminus	5
26	19020	Dehradun	Bandra Terminus	5
27	19026	Mahuva	Surat	25
28	19038	Gorakhpur	Bandra Terminus	5
29	19040	Muzaffarpur	Bandra Terminus	5
30	19052	Sonpur	Valsad	5
31	19054	Muzaffarpur	Surat	5
32	19060	Jamnagar	Surat	10
33	19066	Jodhpur	Bandra Terminus	20
34	19110	Ahmedabad	Valsad	5
35	19114	Vadodara	Bhilad	15
36	19132	BHUJ	Bandra Terminus	10
37	19144	Ahmedabad	Bandra Terminus	10
38	22902	Udaipur	Bandra Terminus	35
39	12901	Mumbai Central	Ahmedabad	15
40	12903	Mumbai Central	Amritsar	5
41	12959	Dadar	BHUJ	10
42	12971	Bandra Terminus	Bhavnagar	5
43	19019	Bandra Terminus	Dehradun	25
44	19017	Bandra Terminus	Jamnagar	10
45	19570	Varanasi	OKHA	115
46	16733	Rameshwaram	OKHA	90
47	18401	PURI	OKHA	80
48	19005	Mumbai Central	OKHA	15
49	17018	Secunderabad	Rajkot	65
50	16614	Coimbatore	Rajkot	65
51	29059	Surat	HAPA	5
52	15045	Gorakhpur	OKHA	10
53	15636	Guwahati	OKHA	10
54	16734	OKHA	Rameshwaram	25
55	19565	OKHA	Dehradun	5
56	15046	OKHA	Gorakhpur	20
57	19568	OKHA	Tuticorin	45
58	12475	HAPA	Jammu Tawi	5
59	19261	Kochuvelli	Porbandar	65
60	19270	Muzaffapur	Porbandar	5
61	12950	Santragachi	Porbandar	20
62	12971	Bandra Terminus	Bhavnagar	25
63	17204	Kakinada Town	Bhavnagar	50
64	19025	Surat	Mahuva	10
65	12905	Porbandar	Howrah	35
66	19263	Porbandar	Delhi Sarai Rohilla	5
67	19269	Porbandar	Muzaffarpur	5
68	11087	PUNE	Veraval	85
69	19306	Howrah	Indore	5
70	14318	Dehradun	Indore	5
71	12974	Jaipur	Indore	20
72	21126	BHIND	Indore	5
73	11126	Gwalior	Indore	5
74	19330	Udaipur	Indore	15
75	12961	Mumbai Central	Indore	10
76	19311	Pune	Indore	10
77	11472	Jabalpur	Indore	5
78	12227	Mumbai Central	Indore	5
79	19801	KOTA	Indore	10
80	19314	Rajendra Nagar	Indore	35
81	19322	Rajendra Nagar	Indore	35
82	19312	Indore	PUNE	30
83	12962	Indore	Mumbai Central	15
84	16325	Indore	Trivendrum central	35
85	12267	Mumbai Central	Ahmedabad	10
86	12998	HAPA	Tirunelveli	5
87	12656	Madras	Ahmedabad	10
88	12834	Howrah	Ahmedabad	25
89	12938	Howrah	GAndhidham	30
90	12948	Patna	Ahmedabad	15
91	19011	Mumbai Central	Ahmedabad	10
92	19115	Bandra Terminus	BHUJ	15
93	19120	Somnath	Ahmedabad	25
94	19143	Bandra Terminus	Ahmedabad	15
95	11049	Kolhapur	Ahmedabad	25
96	11091	BHUJ	PUNE	30
97	11095	Ahmedabad	PUNE	25
98	11453	Ahmedabad	Nagpur	10
99	12655	Ahmedabad	Madras	10
100	16335	Gandhidham	Nagarcoil Jn.	10

New Mail Line Timetable
Re-numbering / Conversion to Super Fast

1. The Indore-Howrah -Indore 19305/19306 Shipra express will be renumbered as 22911/22912. The changes in Passenger Reservation system is to be affected from 04/10/2012.
2. The Surat-Puri weekly express 12744/12743 will be renumbered as 22828/22827. This will be effective from 01/10/2012.
3. The Valsad-Puri weekly express 12583/12584 will be renumbered as 22909/22910 with effect from 27/09/2012.

Reservation Rules

IMPORTANT - FOR SENIOR CITIZENS : 

From 1st September 2001 onwards, concession to senior citizens through PRS (Passenger Reservation System) shall be granted only on demand and not by default as at present. The demand for concession shall be made on Reservation Requisition form in the case of reserved tickets. In the case of tickets issued to senior citizens on concession, during journey the concerned passengers are instructed to carry some documentary proof showing their age or date of birth, issued by any Government Institution/Agency/Local Body. like Identity card, Driving License, Passport, Educational certificate, certificate from Local Bodies like Panchayat/Corporation/Municipality, or any other authentic and recognised document. This documentary proof of age should be produced if demanded by some Railway official during the journey.

GENERAL CONDITIONS :
The Railway Administration reserves seats, berths, compartments, or carriage in accordance with the rules and conditions published in the Coaching Tariff. A passenger seeking reservation of berth or seats should purchase tickets from the Railway Reservation Offices/Authorised Travel Agency only.

Advance reservations are made generally up to 90 days in advance for all classes and all trains. The period of advance reservation (ARP) is exclusive of the day of departure of the train.

At intermediate stations where the train arrives on the following day, such reservations can be done more than 90 days in advance of date of journey from the intermediate station. ARP is in relation to the date of journey from train originating station. In case of some Inter-city day trains, the ARP is less.

An individual can book only up to six passengers on one requisition form provided all passengers are for the same destination and for the same train.

Only one requisition form is accepted from a person at one time. However, if onward/return journey are involved, 2 or 3 forms can be accepted for the same passengers.

Accommodation will not be reserved without purchase of necessary journey ticket. No reservation of accommodation will be made on provisional basis.

When berths are reserved for passengers, the intention is to provide sleeping accommodation between 9 PM to 6 AM. During 6 AM to 9 PM, the passengers concerned, if required make room for other passengers in compartment up to its carrying capacity.

Passengers are requested to quote PNR number which is printed on each tickets on the top left hand side for any enquiry or complaint relating to reservations.

Reservation ticket issued by the computerised system against pre-bought ticket must be accompanied by the journey tickets on train. Similarly journey cum reservation tickets bearing zero amount are not valid for journey unless accompanied by the valid authority to travel authorising issue of such tickets.

Allotment of accommodation is done by the computer as per pre-defined logic. Efforts are made to provide compact accommodation to persons booked under the same PNR on first come first served basis.

The Railway Administration will endeavour to provide reserved accommodation but does not guarantee the same and will admit no claim for compensation for inconvenience, loss or extra expense due to such accommodation including carriages, not being provided or reserved carriage not been attached to a particular train. The supply of any particular type of carriage or the provision of a particular berth and seat is also not guaranteed.

Departure time printed on the ticket is indicative for the guidance of the passengers. Passengers must ascertain correct timings from the Railway station on the day of journey. Such tickets are printed up to 90 days in advance. Any changes in timing after the issue of ticket can not be advised.

While every endeavour is made to advise changes in Time Table by due publicity, Railway Administration shall not be liable for any claim/compensation if a passenger misses a train on this account.

TRANSFER/RESALE OF TICKETS PROHIBITED :
Under Section 142 of the Railways ACT, journey tickets including any half of a return ticket and season ticket are not transferable.

If any person not being a Railway Servant or an agent authorised in this behalf :

a.sells or attempts to sell any ticket or any half of a return ticket, or b.parts or attempts to part with the possession of a ticket against which reservation of a seat or a berth has been made or any half of a return ticket or season ticket. He shall be punishable under the Railways Act.

In addition, if the purchaser or holder of transferred ticket travels or attempts to travel therewith, he shall forfeit the ticket which he so purchased or obtained and shall be deemed to be traveling without a proper ticket.

PAYMENT THROUGH CREDIT CARDS :
Payment through credit cards for issue of reserved tickets is accepted on some nominated counters of computerised locations in India. In Northern Railway these counters are at IRCA, Reservation Office, New Delhi, Delhi Jn., Sarojini Nagar, Kirti Nagar and Karkadooma and the computerised reservation office, Lucknow .

All Master Cards and Visa Cards are accepted.
                                                      
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