Bangalore Train (12543/4) Stoppage at Chittoor Extended

Another credit in the feather of Manachittoor & CRTA.

One anonymous reader brought attention to the fact that stoppage for Yesvantpur-Tirupati train : 12543/12544 stop is being lifted off at Chittoor from 15 october 2011. The Chittoor station name is removed from train stop list on reservation sites too.

This train is the fastest train from Chittoor to Bangalore and just takes 4 hours to reach KR puram with a cost of Just 89 Rs

CRTA (Chittoor Rail Travellers Association) came in to picture and we started numerous petitions and requests to South Central Railway. Finally as per the public demand the railway authorities budged and extended stoppage at Chittoor till June 2012 which we are sure will further continue.

 
Now little more details on this train:

Click on above image for details of timings, and fare. 

ctrivenaktesh@manachittoor.com

New Train to Mangalore

Another new train is announced in latest railway timetable which will connect our Chittoor to Mangalore and Howrah.

Train No.22851/22852 Santragachi (Howrah) – Mangalore – Santragachi Vivek Express (Weekly) 


Train No.22851 Santragachi – Mangalore Vivek Express (Weekly) will depart Santragachi o­n Thursdays at 16.05 hrs. and arrive Mangalore at 11.00 hrs. o­n the third day.


In the return direction, Train No.22852 Mangalore – Santragachi Vivek Express (Weekly) will depart Mangalore at 22.45 hrs. o­n Saturdays and arrive at Santragachi at 18.00 hrs. o­n the third day. 


Enroute, these trains will stop at Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, o­ngole, Nellore, Gudur, Renigunta, Tirupati and Chittoor o­n SCR jurisdiction. 

The exact starting date and timings at chittoor will be announced soon.

TRAIN no 12543

Hi Vinodh
As some of you asked about the status of Train no 12543 and its stop at chittoor, i rechecked the IRCTC website and even booked a ticket to chittoor from KR Puram. Check the schedule for next saturday
Pls note the train runs only on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday

Time Table Train No Train Name Date 12543 TIRUPATHI EXP 14- May- 2011 Stn Code Stn Name Route No Arrival Departure Distance Day Remark    YPR  YESVANTPUR JN 1 - 07:20 0000 1    KJM  KRISHNARAJAPURM 1 08:03 08:05 0023 1    BWT  BANGARAPET 1 09:03 09:05 0079 1    KPD  KATPADI JN 1 11:20 11:22 0241 1    CTO  CHITTOOR 1 12:09 12:10 0274 1    PAK  PAKALA JN 1 12:31 12:32 0303 1    TPTY  TIRUPATI 1 13:30 - 0345 1

NEW TRAINS FROM CHITTOOR : MORE DETAILS

Train No	From	Dep	To	Arr	Time of journey	Fare
						AC Chair Car (CC)	Second Seating (2S)
12543	Yeshwantpur Jn Krishnarajapuram	07:20AM 08:05AM	Chittor	12:10 PM	4H 50 Min 4H 5 Min	324 Rs                 92 Rs 312 Rs                 89 Rs
12544	Chittor	03:59 PM	Krishnarajapuram Yeshwantpur Jn	08:00 PM 08:55 PM	4 Hrs 4H 55Min	312 Rs                 89 Rs 324 Rs                 92 Rs
12757	Chittor	03:59 PM	Salem Coimbatore	07:35 PM 10:40 PM	3H 35 Min 6H 40 Min	301 Rs                 86 Rs 406 Rs                 115 Rs
12758	Coimbatore Salem	06:00AM 08:25Am	Chittor	12:10 PM	6H10Min 3H45Min	406 Rs                 115 Rs 301 Rs                 86 Rs

Note: The fares mentioned include reservation charges.

These are the fastest day time trains available from chittoor to Bangalore & Coimbatore with least stops.

NEW TRAINS TO STOP AT CHITTOOR (CTO)

After repeated queries and representations, finally SCR heeded to the request of Chittoor Rail Travellers and has decided to provide stoppage for new trains.  Though announced for six months, this will be continued because of huge passenger demand to Bangalore, Salem and Coimbatore. As these are day time intercity trains with very less stops, passengers can travel to n from Bangalore with only 3 stops in between.

SCR Press Release:

South Central Railway (SCR) will provide one minute halt for Train Nos 12757/12758 Tirupati-Coimbatore-Tirupati Express and Train No. 12544/12543 Tirupati-Yesvantpur-Tirupati Express at Chittoor station in both the directions with effect from April 16 for a period of six months.

TRAIN NO	From	To	ARR	DEP	DAYS
12757	Tirupati	Coimbatore	03:58 PM	03: 59 PM	Mon Wed Sat
12758	Coimbatore	Tirupati	12:09 PM	12:10 PM	Sun Tue Fri
12543	Yesvanthpur	Tirupati	12:09 PM	12:10 PM	Mon Wed Sat
12544	Tirupati	Yesvantpur	03:58 PM	03:59 PM	Sun Tue Fri