Hyderabad, September 24, 2011
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the Andhra Pradesh government feeling further battered when the two-day rail blockade called by the Telangana joint action committee (JAC) begins on Saturday.
The indefinite strike has brought things to a virtual standstill in the region with essential services such as public transport, coal production, power supply and medical services coming to a grinding halt in the past 11 days.
Fearing any untoward incident, the south central railways have cancelled almost all express and passenger trains passing through the region, besides diverting several other trains for the next two days.
In all, 642 trains, including 55 express trains, 176 passenger trains and 222 MMTS (multimodal transport system) services in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and 102 DHMU (diesel hydraulic multiple unit) trains in other parts of Telangana have been cancelled.
Since the Kazipet junction in Warangal district is the nerve centre of the pan-Indian railway network, the rail blockade here is a sensitive matter. The heartland of the Telangana agitation is the hub of the northern, southern, eastern and western railway divisions. The trains heading towards Bangalore and Mumbai must pass through the restive Hyderabad and Secunderabad stations.
Almost all the express trains connecting Hyderabad to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Howrah, Patna, Rajkot and Bhubaneshwar have been cancelled.
Some of the important trains that were cancelled include New Delhi- bound Andhra Pradesh Express, Dakshin Express, Duronto Express, Rajadhani Express, Visakhapatnam- Nizamuddin Express, Hyderabad- Bangalore Express, Mumbai Express, Shirdi- Secunderabad Express and Hyderabad- Pune Express.
Besides, 55 express trains and 28 passenger trains passing through Telangana have been partially cancelled and diverted.
The rail blockade will further add to the woes of the people, who are already facing a tough time for the past five days after the 54,000- odd employees of the stateowned Road Transport Corporation ( RTC) went on strike. The situation is likely to exacerbate in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad following a two- day strike called by the auto rickshaw drivers from Friday midnight.
The joint action committee of Osmania University students has also called for closure of all petrol bunks and liquor shops in the state capital on Saturday.
Schools and colleges remained closed across the region on Friday as over 1.5 lakh teachers continued their strike. With employees of the state- owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited joining the agitation, power generation in Telangana has been severely affected. The region continues to face severe power cuts, ranging from two hours to eight hours in towns and villages.
The indefinite strike turned violent on Friday as the Telangana activists targeted the camps of Telugu Desam Party ( TDP) leaders at several places. Tension prevailed in parts of Warangal, Karimnagar, Medak, Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar districts as JAC activists tried to prevent TDP leaders from staging a daylong hunger strike demanding a separate Telangana state.

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South Central Railway (SCR) cancelled over 72 express and 264 passenger trains originating from or coming to Telangana or passing through the region.
"In view of some incidents that took place during similar protests earlier, we are not operating train services this time," said SCR chief public relations officer K. Sambasiva Rao.
Leaders and activists of the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) squatted on railway tracks at hundreds of places across the region.
Leaders of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Communist Party of India-ML New Democracy squatted on the track at Kazipet in Warangal district, the main junction connecting south and north India.
The railways have cancelled all 222 (Multi-Modal Transport System) services or local trains in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and 102 DHMU (Diesel Hydraulic Multiple Unit) trains in other parts of Telangana.
The SCR authorities have also short terminated, diverted and rescheduled many long-distance trains in the north-south and east-west corridors. The rail link between Hyderabad and rest of Telangana and also between the state capital and other regions of Andhra Pradesh has completely snapped.
All the trains between Hyderabad and destinations like like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Patna, Rajkot and Balharshah have been cancelled.
Hundreds of policemen, personnel of railway police and central paramilitary forces were deployed at stations to protect railway property.
Secunderabad and Nampally (Hyderabad) railway stations -- two of the busiest railway stations in south India -- wore a deserted look.
All the trains were cancelled from Friday midnight while some long-distance trains coming to Hyderabad were stopped earlier in the day.

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Due to the Telengana agitation in parts of Andhra Pradesh, Railways have diverted trains via Konkan Railway and Renigunta routes.
According to Palakkad Division of Southern Railway, 12625 Thiruvananthapuram Central- New Delhi Kerala express which left Thiruvananthapuram at Friday 11.15 am is diverted via Shoranur, Mangalore Jn, Madgaon, Panvel, Vadodra and Kota (Konakan route). On Saturday also it will run on this route.
Train number 12626 New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Kerala express leaving New Delhi on Friday and Saturday will also run on Konkan route. 12644 Nizamuddin - Thiruvananthapuram express of Friday is diverted via Konkan route. 12511 Gorakhpur- Thiruvananthapuram Express of Saturday will be diverted via Bhusaval, Manmad and Renigunta. 12522, Ernakulam-Barauni Raptisagar Express which left Ernakulam Junction at 10.10 am on Friday will run on diverted route of Vijayawada, Visakhapattanam and Kharagpur. 16317, Kaniyakumari-Jammutawi Himsagar express of Friday will run in the diverted route of Renigunta, wadi and Dharmavaram. 16688, Jammutawi-Mangalore express of Friday will run in the diverted route of Itarsi, Bhusaval, Wadi and Renigunta.
Partial cancellation: 17229,Thiruvananthapuram-Hydrabad Sabari express of Friday and Saturday will be partially cancelled between Guntur and Hyderabad. 17230, Hyderabad -Thiruvananthapuram Sabari express leaving Hyderabad on Friday and saturday will be starting from Guntur. 16326, Thiruvananthapuram-Indore express scheduled to leave Thiruvananthapuram at 5.30 am on Saturday will be running via Shoranur, Mangalore Jn, Madgaon, Panvel and Vadodra ( Konakan route).
16327,Korba-Thiruvananthapuram express of Saturday will be running on the diverted route of Visakhapattanam and Vijayawada. 16359Ernakulam-Patna express scheduled to leave Ernakulam at 10.45 pm on Saturday will also be running on the diverted route of Vijayawada and Visakhapattanam. 12645 Ernakulam Jn- Nizamuddin millennium express of Saturday will be diverted via Vijayawada and this will be terminated at Visakhapattanam and this train is cancelled between Visakhapattanam and Nizamuddin.

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State this weekend, the pro-Telangana groups are gearing up for disruption of train services in the region for the next 36 hours beginning 6 am tomorrow.
As a precautionary measure, the South Central Railway has cancelled 72 express trains, 264 passenger trains and many other local trains.
It has partially cancelled 48 express trains and 28 passenger trains.

Hyderabad, September 24, 2011
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Andhra Pradesh came to a halt as a two-day 'rail blockade' and strike by auto-rickshaws began Saturday morning, adding to the woes of people already reeling under the impact of protest by the state-owned Road Transport Corporation
In an unprecedented situation, commuters have no access to any mode of public transport.
As over 10,000 RTC buses remained off the roads in Hyderabad and nine other districts of the region for the sixth day, all trains were cancelled for Saturday and Sunday.
Moreover, 500,000 auto-rickshaws also joined the 'people's strike' demanding a separate Telangana state. Over 60,000 three-wheelers in Hyderabad are participating in the strike.
South Central Railway (SCR) cancelled over 72 express and 264 passenger trains originating from or coming to Telangana or passing through the region.
"In view of some incidents that took place during similar protests earlier, we are not operating train services this time," said SCR chief public relations officer K Sambasiva Rao.
Leaders and activists of the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) squatted on railway tracks at hundreds of places across the region.
Leaders of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Communist Party of India-ML New Democracy squatted on the track at Kazipet in Warangal district, the main junction connecting south and north India.
The railways have cancelled all 222 (Multi-Modal Transport System) services or local trains in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad and 102 DHMU (Diesel Hydraulic Multiple Unit) trains in other parts of Telangana.
The SCR authorities have also short terminated, diverted and rescheduled many long-distance trains in the north-south and east-west corridors. The rail link between Hyderabad and rest of Telangana and also between the state capital and other regions of Andhra Pradesh has completely snapped.
All the trains between Hyderabad and destinations like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Guwahati, Patna, Rajkot and Balharshah have been cancelled.
Hundreds of policemen, personnel of railway police and central paramilitary forces were deployed at stations to protect railway property.
Secunderabad and Nampally (Hyderabad) railway stations -- two of the busiest railway stations in south India -- wore a deserted look.
All the trains were cancelled from Friday midnight while some long-distance trains coming to Hyderabad were stopped earlier in the day.

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agitation by the Telangana Joint Action Committee on Saturday and Sunday, according to a statement issued by the East Coast Railway (ECoR).Train12861/12862 Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam Express scheduled to leave Visakhapatnam on September 24 and 25 and Nizamuddin on September 23 and 24 have been cancelled. The following trains will be short terminated:Both the Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Garib Rath and Godavari Express train leaving Visakhapatnam on September 23 and 24 will run up to Vijayawada and will return from Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam on September 24 and 25. Both trains will be cancelled between Vijayawada and Secunderabad in both the directions.Howrah-Hyderabad East Coast Express of September 23 and 24 will run up to Vijayawada only and the Hyderabad-Howrah train of September 24 and 25 will be cancelled between Hyderabad and Vijayawada and will be run from Vijayawada to Howrah. Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha Express of September 23 and 24 will run up to Guntur only and the Secunderabad-Bhubaneswar train will be run from Guntur instead of Secunderabad on September 24 and 25.An emergency control room has been opened to monitor the situation, Divisional Railway Manager of Waltair Division N. Kashinath said.

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Action Committee from 6 a.m. on September 24.According to the railways, 11 mail and express trains running to and from the State had been diverted and another three partially cancelled during the period.
Kerala Express
Train no.12625 Thiruvananthapuram-New Delhi Kerala Express leaving Thiruvananthapuram on September 23 and 24 has been be diverted via Shoranur, Mangalore Junction, Madgaon, Roha, Panvel, Vasai Road, Vadodara, and Kota.12522 Ernakulam Junction–Barauni Express leaving Ernakulam Junction on September 23 has been diverted via Chennai Central, Gudur, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, and Kharagpur. 16317 Kanniyakumari–Jammu Tawi Express leaving Kanniyakumari on September 23 has been diverted via Arakkonam, Renigunta, Guntakkal, Wadi, Daund, Manmad, Bhusaval, and Itarsi.12645 Ernakulam Junction–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express leaving Ernakulam Junction on September 24 has been diverted via Katpadi, Tirupati, Renigunta, Gudur, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Raipur. 16326 Thiruvananthapuram–Indore Express leaving Thiruvananthapuram on September 24 will run via Shoranur, Mangalore Junction, Madgaon, Roha, Panvel, Vasai Road, Vadodara and Nagda Junction. 16359 Ernakulam Junction–Patna Express leaving Ernakulam Junction on September 24 has been diverted to run via Katpadi, Tirupati, Renigunta, Gudur, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Kharagpur, Asansol and Jhajha.
Incoming trains
12626 New Delhi–Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Express leaving New Delhi on September 23 and 24 has been diverted via Kota, Vadodara, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Madgaon, Mangalore Junction and Shoranur. 12644 Hazrat Nizamuddin–Ernakulam Junction Express leaving Hazrat Nizamuddin of September 23 has been diverted via Kota, Vadodara, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Madgaon, Mangalore Junction and Shornur.12511 Gorakhpur–Thiruvananthapuram Express leaving Gorakhpur on September 23 has been diverted via Itarsi, Bhusaval, Manmad, Daund, Guntakkal, Renigunta and Arakkonam. 12642 Hazrat Nizamuddin–Kanniyakumari Express leaving Hazrat Nizamuddin on September 24 has been diverted via Bhopal, Vadodara, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Madgaon, Londa, Yesvantpur, Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Arakkonam and Chennai Egmore. 16327 Korba–Thiruvananthapuram Express leaving Korba on September 24 will be diverted via Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Gudur, and Chennai Central, according to the railways.
Partial cancellation
17229 Thiruvananthapuram–Hyderabad Sabari Express leaving Thiruvananthapuram on September 23 and 24 will be partially cancelled between Guntur and Hyderabad. 17230 Hyderabad–Thiruvananthapuram Sabari Express leaving Hyderabad on September 24 and 2511 will be partially cancelled between Hyderabad and Guntur.

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announced by members of the Telengana Joint Action Committee on September 24 and 25, according to South-Eastern Railway authorities.A statement released by the South-Eastern Railway authorities on Friday stated that the Howrah-Hyderabad East Coast Express and the Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express leaving Howrah on September 23 and 24 will short-terminate at Vijaywada.On the return journey, the East Coast Express will originate from Vijaywada instead of Hyderabad and the Falaknuma Express from Guntur instead of Secunderabad, the statement added.
New trains
Meanwhile, Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi said here on Friday that the Railways will run 19 new trains from Howrah and Asansol stations in West Bengal ahead of the Durga Puja festival to ease the festival rush.Following a meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the State Secretariat here, Mr. Trivedi said that the Railway have decided to run 19 new trains – 15 EMU trains and four express trains – before the Durga Puja festival.Out of the 19 trains, two will originate from Asansol and the rest from Howrah.Ms. Banerjee urged Mr. Trivedi to start running the trains as early as possible ahead of the festive season for the convenience of festival-time passengers.

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form of mass transport in the region as the Telangana Joint Action Committee (T-JAC) racheted up its agitation demanding a separate State.Anticipating obstruction of train movement by Telangana activists in response to the T-JAC's call for a 36-hour-long ‘rail roko' from 6 a.m. on Saturday till 6 p.m. on Sunday, the South Central Railway cancelled 55 express trains, diverted 55, partially cancelled 48, rescheduled eight, and regulated two others.This does not include 102 pairs of passenger trains that have been fully or partially cancelled and 222 MMTS services and 102 DHMU trains in the twin cities cancelled for Saturday and Sunday.Many trains like Howrah-Hyderabad, Nanded-Bangalore, Chennai-Hyderabad express and Hyderabad-Trivandrum express trains have been short-terminated at various places. For instance, Howrah-Hyderabad train has been cancelled between Hyderabad and Vijayawada while Nanded-Bangalore one will start from Raichur.However, trains arriving early in the morning will be escorted into the various railway stations in the region.As the strike will also impact long-distance trains in the North-South and East-West corridors, the railways have diverted them through routes on the Konkan Railway, the Wadi station in Maharashtra, and Duvvada near Visakhapatnam on the East Coast Railway.A railway spokesman said there was no possibility of running any train, passenger or goods, since all trains through a particular section would halt if the agitators squatted on the track.Hundreds of personnel of Railway Police and the A.P. Special Battalion are being deployed to protect railway property.As the general strike entered the 11 {+t} {+h} day on Friday, autorickshaw driver unions also announced a two-day-long bandh till Sunday midnight.SCR's Chief Public Relations Officer K. Sambasiva Rao said efforts were being made to minimise inconvenience to the travelling public by setting up 50 help desks in major railway stations.He, however, lamented that the railways had no option this time of engaging APSRTC buses as earlier. He said people intending to know more can browse the website www.indianrail.gov.in.
Ticket cancellation
Additional counters had been opened in the twin cities, apart from extending the working of existing counters in the Passenger Reservation System from the present 8 p.m. to 9.30 p.m for refund of money.Those holding e-tickets and seeking cancellation have been asked to log on to the website before the time of departure of concerned trains so that their refunds could be processed and credited to their accounts.Inspector-General, Government Railway Police, V.S.K. Kaumudi said that with trains being cancelled throughout the region, their focus would be on protecting railway property.

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48-hour Rail-Roko call given by Telangana Joint Action Committee.The T-JAC has been agitating for a separate state of Telangana, to be curved out of Andhra Pradesh.Further deepening the crisis that began with the indefinite strike by the APSRTC employees, three-wheelers also will stay off the road on Saturday in support of the ongoing Sakala Janula Samme. This will be the third rail blockade this year and second in less than three months in demand for the formation of Telangana. The Rail-Roko is expected to cut off rail link between Hyderabad, its outskirts and other parts of the country and expected to affect the daily lives of many.In all 222 MMTS services, 102 DHMS city services will stand terminated. Fifty-five expresses services are cancelled and 4 important trains including Secunderabad-Guwahati, Nagersol-Narsapur, Mumbai-Hyderabad and New Delhi-Hyderabad are rescheduled. Another 55 trains have been diverted and 44 trains including Kacheguda-Bangalore partially cancelled. Also, 88 passenger services stand cancelled till Sunday.Meanwhile, the T-JAC has also called for bandh of all wine shops and fuel stations in the Telangana region. The movement Convener Kodandaram also urged the T-activists to prepare for ‘militant’  struggle for Telangana.

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6am on Monday, the following trains have been diverted:The Chennai Central-Ahmedabad Navjivan Express on September 24 and 25 will be diverted via Arakkonam, Renigunta, Guntakal, Wadi, Daund, Pune and Vasai Road; the Chennai Central-New Delhi Grand Trunk Express on September 24 will be diverted via Arakkonam, Renigunta , Guntakal, Wadi, Daund, Manmad, Bhusaval and Itarsi; the Chennai Central-New Delhi Tamil Nadu Express on September 24 will be diverted via Arakkonam, Renigunta, Guntakal, Wadi, Daund, Manmad, Bhusaval and Itarsi; the Chennai Central-Lucknow Express on September 24 will be diverted via Gudur, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Raipur; the Chennai Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express on September 25 will be diverted via Arakkonam, Renigunta , Guntakal, Wadi, Daund, Manmad, Bhusaval and Itarsi; the Chennai Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express on September 24 will be diverted via Gudur, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam , Raipur, Nagpur and Itarsi; the Madurai-Hazrat Nizamuddin Sampark Kranti Express on September 24 will be diverted via Chennai Egmore, Gudur, Vijayawada , Visakhapatnam and Raipur; the Chennai Central-Chhapra Express on September 24 will be diverted via Gudur, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Kharagpur ; the Chennai Central-Jammu Tawi Express on September 25 will be diverted via Arakkonam, Renigunta, Guntakal, Wadi, Daund, Manmad, Bhusaval and Itarsi ; the Chennai Egmore-Jodhpur Express on September 24, will be diverted via Arakkonam, Renigunta, Guntakal, Wadi, Daund, Manmad, Bhusaval and Itarsi ; the Chennai Central-Jaipur Express on September 25 will be diverted via Arakkonam , Renigunta, Guntakkal, Wadi, Daund, Manmad, Bhusaval and Itarsi. The Ahmedabad-Chennai Central Navjivan Express , leaving Ahmedabad on September 24, will be diverted via Vasai Road, Daund, Pune, Wadi, Guntakal , Renigunta and Arakkonam ; the New Delhi-Chennai Central Grand Trunk Express , leaving New Delhi on September 24, will be diverted via Itarsi, Bhusaval, Manmad , Daund, Wadi, Guntakal , Renigunta and Arakkonam; the New Delhi-Chennai Central Tamil Nadu Express, leaving New Delhi on September 24, will be diverted via Itarsi, Bhusaval, Manmad, Daund, Wadi, Guntakal , Renigunta and Arakkonam ; the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Kanyakumari Express, leaving Hazrat Nizamuddin on September 24, will be diverted via Bhopal, Vadodara, Vasai Road, Panvel, Roha, Madgaon, Londa, Yesvantpur , Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Arakkonam and Chennai Egmore ; the Korba-Thiruvananthapuram Express, leaving Korba on September 24, will be diverted via Visakhapatnam , Vijayawada, Gudur and Chennai Central; the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Chennai Central Duronto Express , leaving Hazrat Nizamuddin on September 24, will be diverted via Itarsi, Bhusaval, Manmad, Daund, Wadi, Guntakal, Renigunta and Arakkonam; the Bilaspur-Chennai Central Express , leaving Bilaspur on September 25, will be diverted via Raipur, Duvvada, Vijayawada and Gudur; the Patna-Bangalore City Express, leaving Patna on September 24, will be diverted via Jhajha , Asansol, Kharagpur, Visakhapatnam , Vijayawada, Gudur and Chennai Central. A special information centre has been set up at Chennai Central and Chennai Egmore for the benefit of passengers. Chennai Central : 044-25357398 , 044-25330710 ; Chennai Egmore: 044-28190216

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stoppage of every form of mass transport in the region as the Telangana Joint Action Committee (T-JAC) ratcheted up its agitation demanding a separate State.Anticipating obstruction of train movement by activists in response to the T-JAC's call for a 36-hour-long ‘rail roko' from 6 a.m. on Saturday till 6 p.m. on Sunday, the South Central Railway cancelled 55 express trains, diverted 55, partially cancelled 48, rescheduled eight and regulated two others besides stopping all local train services in the Twin Cities.Many trains like Howrah-Hyderabad, Nanded-Bangalore, Chennai-Hyderabad express and Hyderabad-Trivandrum express trains have been short-terminated at various places.As the strike will also impact long-distance trains in the North-South and East-West corridors, the railways have diverted them through routes on the Konkan Railway, the Wadi station in Maharashtra and Duvvada near Visakhapatnam on the East Coast Railway. Hundreds of personnel of Railway Police and the A. P. Special Battalion are being deployed to protect railway property.As the general strike entered the 11th day on Friday, auto rickshaw driver unions also announced a two-day-long bandh till Sunday midnight. Buses of the A. P. State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) in the Twin Cities and the rest of the Telangana region are already off the road for the fifth day while schools and colleges remain closed.As political parties in the region vie with one another to enforce the strike, supporters of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and Telugu Desam Party engaged in physical clashes at several places while Congress MPs attacked Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy for allegedly sending ‘misleading reports' to the Centre about the ground reality.

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decided to cancel as many as eight trains to and from Delhi and divert the routes of 22 other trains. The cancelled trains include New Delhi-Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh Express leaving New Delhi today, Hyderabad-New Delhi Andhra Pradesh Express leaving Hyderabad tomorrow and September 25 and H.Nizamuddin-Secunderabad Doronto Express leaving Hazrat Nizamuddin today. According to a Northern Railway spokesperson, the Duronto express from Secunderabad will consequently be cancelled from there on September 25. Similarly, H.Nizamuddin-Hyderabad Dakshin Express will be cancelled from here today while the train from Hyderabad will remain cancelled tomorrow and September 25. Nizamuddin-Vishakhapatnam Link Express will also remain cancelled from here for two days and from there tomorrow and on September 25, the spokesperson said. The routes of 22 South bound trains including H.Nizamuddin-Chennai Rajdhani Express, H.Nizamuddin - Bangalore Rajdhani Express, Chennai-New Delhi-Chennai G.T.Express and New Delhi- Tiruvanthpuram Kerala Express will be diverted through other routes. Train services from several other railway zones to the Southern States have been either cancelled, rescheduled or diverted, the spokesperson said.

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services in Telangana on Friday ahead of a two-day ‘rail roko’ (train stoppage) protest, part of a 11-day-old indefinite strike in the region to press demands for the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh and creation of a separate state.
Some 231 trains, including 55 express trains, passing through the region were cancelled ahead of the strike starting at midnight organized by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC), an umbrella body of pro-Telangana groups. South-Central Railway also cancelled 222 metro train services in Hyderabad, said a statement on its website.
Auto and taxi drivers in Telangana will join the strike on Saturday, crippling the public transport system in a region where 70,000 striking workers have already taken 11,000 buses off the roads. The Andhra Pradesh government is running 250 buses in the region with police protection.

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cancel as many as eight trains to and from Delhi and divert the routes of 22 other trains.The cancelled trains include New Delhi-Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh Express leaving New Delhi today, Hyderabad-New Delhi Andhra Pradesh Express leaving Hyderabad tomorrow and September 25 and H.Nizamuddin-Secunderabad Doronto Express leaving Hazrat Nizamuddin today.According to a Northern Railway spokesperson, the Duronto express from Secunderabad will consequently be cancelled from there on September 25.Similarly, H.Nizamuddin-Hyderabad Dakshin Express will be cancelled from here today while the train from Hyderabad will remain cancelled tomorrow and September 25.Nizamuddin-Vishakhapatnam Link Express will also remain cancelled from here for two days and from there tomorrow and on September 25, the spokesperson said.The routes of 22 South bound trains including H.Nizamuddin–Chennai Rajdhani Express, H.Nizamuddin – Bangalore Rajdhani Express, Chennai-New Delhi-Chennai G.T.Express and New Delhi- Tiruvanthpuram Kerala Express will be diverted through other routes.Train services from several other railway zones to the Southern States have been either cancelled, rescheduled or diverted, the spokesperson said.

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general strike in support of separate statehood demand. TRS and the Telangana political Joint Action Committee (JAC), which is organising the 'sakala janula samme' (strike by all sections of people) since September 13, have made elaborate arrangements to make the agitation a grand success, TRS said in a release. A number of trains have been cancelled, diverted or regulated in view of the 48-hour 'rail roko'. Many South-bound trains move via Telangana region to reach their destinations. As part of the general strike, the Telangana supporters today held rallies, fasts and other forms of protest across the region.Schools, colleges and other educational institutions remained closed and the buses of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) continued to be suspended. The plan of Telugu Desam leaders to hold fasts went awry as TRS and other Telangana supporters tried to obstruct them. Clashes took place between TDP activists and workers of TRS and others at some places in the process. The TRS and others allege that the TDP does not have a clear stand on separate statehood demand and that the party president N Chandrababu Naidu is a hurdle in the formation of separate Telangana. Congress Rajya Sabha member K Keshav Rao and other ruling party leaders expressed solidarity with pro-Telangana teachers at a protest. Speaking on the occasion, Keshav Rao highlighted the need to secure separate Telangana.

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Pradesh. Train No 12625 Thiruvananthapuram Central-New Delhi Kerala Express is diverted via Shoranur, Mangalore Jn, Madgaon, Panvel, Vadodra and Kota via Konakan route on Friday and Saturday.
Train No 12626 New Delhi-Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Express on these days will also run on the Konkan route, a Southern Railway release said on Friday.
Train No 12644 Nizamuddin-Thiruvananthapuram Express has been diverted via Konkan route, while Train No 12511, Gorakhpur-Thiruvananthapuram Express will be operated via Bhusaval, Manmad and Renigunta, it said..
Train No 12522 Ernakulam-Barauni Raptisagar express will run on diverted route of Vijayawada, Visakhapattanam and Kharagpur and Train No. 16317, Kaniyakumari-Jammutawi Himsagar Express will run via Renigunta, Wadi and Dharmavaram Friday.
Train No 16688  Jammutawi-Mangalore Eexpress will run in the diverted route of Etarsi, Bhusaval, Wadi and Renigunta.
Train No 12645 Ernakulam Jn-Nizamuddin millennium Express of tomorrow will be diverted via Vijayawada and will be terminated at Visakhapattanam. The train has been cancelled between Visakhapattanam and Nizamuddin, the release said.
Train No 17229 Thiruvananthapuram-Hydrabad Sabari express on Friday and Saturday will be partially cancelled between Guntur and Hyderabad, while TrainNo,17230, Hydrabad-Thiruvananthapuram Sabari Express leaving Hyderabad on Sept 24 and 25 will start from Guntur.
Train No 16326 Thiruvananthapuram-Indore Express leaving Saturday will be operated via Shoranur, Mangalore Jn, Madgaon, Panvel and Vadodra whereas, Train No 16327, Korba-Thiruvananthapuram Express of Saturday will run on the diverted route of Visakhapattanam and Vijayawada.
Train No 16359 Ernakulam-Patna Express of Saturday  will also be run on theb diverted route of Vijayawada and Visakhapattanam, it said.

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modifications in the pattern of train services, including cancellations/ partial cancellations/ diversions / rescheduling / regulations, etc. the following helpline numbers are provided for the convenience of the rail users and the public seeking information on running of trains at the stations mentioned :
 
Enquiry /Name of the Station
STD Code
Telephone
Central Enquiry
040
27829999
Secunderabad Station Enquiry
040
27710424
27786139
Hyderabad Station Enquiry
040
23201934
Secunderabad Bhoiguda
040
27788185
Kacheguda
040
27568924
Begumpet
040
27765898
Lingampalli
040
23010651
Kazipet
0870
2526226
Warangal
0870
2426232
Khammam
08742
224541
Ramagundam
08728
255237
Mancherial
08736
254445
Tandur
08411
272010
Vikarabad
08416
252013
Nizamabad
08462
250160
220022
Kamareddi
08468
223061
Jadcherla
08542
232410
Mahabubnagar
08542
221277
223777
Gadwal
08546
272777
Vijayawada
0866
2767233
2767070
2767040
Nellore
0861
2345863
2345864
Rajahmundry
0883
2420541
2420543
Ongole
08592
280202
280203
Anakapalle
08924
221698
Tuni
08854
252172
Kakinada
0884
2340592
Samalkot
0884
2328824
Tadepalligudem
08818
226162
Eluru
08812
232267
Tenali
08644
227965
Bapatla
08643
222178
Chirala
08594
235454
Kavali
08626
242826
Guntur
0863
2268959
Nandyal
08514
243028
Narsaraopet
08647
223131
Nadikude
08649
267625
Nalgonda
08682
224392
Miryalaguda
08689
242627
Guntakal
08552
220947
220837
220761
9490359878 (M)
9701374090 (M)
Raichur
08532
226904
09676903403(M)
09490359878 (M)
Renigunta
0877
2100300
9493548007 (M)
9493548008(M)
Nanded
02462
246933
223545
09730471077(M)
09422706341(M)
Adilabad
08732
236808
Mudkhed
02462
275943
Kinwat
02469
222018
Purna
02452
255226
Parbhani
02452
223831
Jalna
02482
239722
Aurangabad
0240
2358018
Nagarsol
02559
261253
 
These helpline numbers will be operative from 22.00 hrs of 23rd September to 08.00 hrs of 26th September, 2011.

CANCELLATION:
12861/12862 Visakhapatnam-Nizamuddin-Visakhapatnam Express scheduled to leave
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Visakhapatnam on 24th & 25th September and scheduled to leave Nizamuddin on 23rd & 24th
September 2011 has been cancelled from both the directions.
DIVERTION:
11020/11019 Bhubaneswar-Mumbai (CSTM)-Bhubaneswar Konark Express leaving on
23rd & 24th September from both the direction will run on diverted route via Guntur-Guntkal &
Wadi.
08465 Bhubaneswar-Manmad weekly special train scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar on
23rd September 2011 has been diverted via Vizianagaram- Titlagarh-Raipur-Nagpur & Bhusawal
instead of its scheduled path.
12749 Visakhapatnam-LTT Express has been diverted via Wadi-Guntkal & Guntur.
16093/16094 Chennai Central –Lucknow-Chennai Central leaving Chennai on 24th and
from Lucknow on 22nd September will run via Raipur and Visakhapatnam.
12522 Ernakulam–Barauni Express leaving Ernakulum on 24th Sep will run via
Visakhapatnam and Kharagpur.
12645 Ernakulum –Nizamuddin leaving Ernakulam, 16327 Korba-Trivandrum leaving
Korba and 12651 Madurai-Nizamuddin leaving Madurai on 24th Sep’ 11 will run via Vijayawada,
Visakhapatnam and Raipur.
12669 Chennai Central-Chapra Express leaving Chennai on 25th September will run via
Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Kharagpur.
12295 Bengaluru–Patna Express scheduled to leave Begaluru on 24th and 25th
September will run via Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Kharagpur, Asansol and Jhajha.
12296 Patna-Bengaluru leaving Patna on 23rd and 24th September will run via Jhajha,
Asansol, Kharagpur, Visakhapatnam & Vijayawada.
12578 Bengaluru –Dibrugarh leaving Bengaluru on 24th Sep will run via Vijayawada,
Visakhapatnam, Kharagpur, Asansol & Jhajha.
12851 Bilaspur-Chennai Express leaving Chennai on 25th September will run via Raipur-
Duvvada & Vijayawada.
16359 Ernakulum-Patna Express scheduled to leave Ernakulum on 24th September will
run via Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam-Kharagpur, Asansol & Jhajha.
12251 Yesvantpur -Korba Express leaving Yesvantpur on 23rd September will run via
Dhone-Nandyal-Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam and Raipur instead of its scheduled path.
16327 Korba-Thiruvanantapuram Express leaving Korba on 24th September will run via
Raipur-Visakhapatnam & Vijayawada.
16039 Chennai-Lucknow Express leaving Chennai on 24th September will run via
Visakhapatnam-Raipur-Bilaspur & Katni.
12434 Nizamuddin-Chennai Express leaving Nizamuddin on 23rd September will run via
ET-Nagpur-Raipur & Visakhapatnam.
12611 Chennai-Nizamuddin Express leaving Chennai on 24th September will run via
Visakhapatnam-Raipur-Nagpur and RT.
SHORT TERMINATION:
18645 Howrah-Hyderabad East Coast Express leaving Howrah on 23rd & 24th
September will be short terminated at Vijayawada and will be cancelled between
Vijayawada & Hyderabad.
18646 Hyderabad-Howrah East Coast Express leaving Hyderabad on 24th & 25th
September will be cancelled between Hyderabad & Vijayawada and will originate from
Vijayawada to Howrah.
17015 Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha Express leaving Bhubaneswar on 23rd &
24th September will run up to Guntur & will be cancelled between Guntur & Secunderabad.
17016 Secunderabad-Bhubaneswar Visakha Express will originate from Guntur
instead of Secunderabad on 24th & 25th September and will remain cancelled between
Secunderabad & Guntur.
12805 Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Janmabhoomi Express leaving Visakhapatnam
on 24th & 25th September will run up to Tenali and will remain cancelled between Tenali and
Secunderabad.
12806 Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Janmabhoomi Express will originate from
Tenali on 24th & 25th September instead of Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam.
12703 Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express leaving Howrah on 23rd & 24th
September will run up to Vijayawada and will remain cancelled between Vijayawada &
Secunderabad.
12704 Secunderabad-Howrah Falaknuma Express leaving Secunderabad will
originate from Guntur to Howrah on 24th & 25th September and will be cancelled between
Secunderabad & Guntur.
18309/18509/18310/18510 Sambalpur-Visakhapatnam-Nanded-Sambalpur Express
leaving Sambalpur on 23rd & 24th September will run up to Vijayawada and will originate
from Vijayawada on 24th & 25th September instead of its scheduled originating place.
12739/12740 Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Garib Rath Express
leaving Visakhapatnam on 23rd & 24th September will run up to Vijayawada and will return
from Vijayawada to Visakhapatnam on 24th & 25th September 2011. This train will be
cancelled between Vijayawada & Secunderabad from both the directions.
12727/12728 Visakhapatnam-Hyderabad- Visakhapatnam Godavari Express leaving
Visakhapatnam on 23rd & 24th will run up to Vijayawada and will return from Vijayawada to
Visakhapatnam on 24th & 25th September 2011. This train will be cancelled between
Vijayawada & Hyderabad from both the directions

South Central Railway has decided to Cancel / Partially Cancel / Reschedule / Divert following trains arriving / depart from...
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Mumbai area due to Rail Roko Agitation from 6.00 am o­n 24.9.2011 to 6.00 am o­n 26.9.2011 o­n South Central Railway system called by Telangana Joint Action Committee -
(A) TRAINS CANCELLED o­n 23.9.2011 & 24.9.2011
12701 Hyderabad Hussainsagar Express leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai at 21.50 hrs
(B) TRAINS CANCELLED o­n 24.9.2011
17031 Hyderabad Express leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Mumbai at 12.45 hrs
(C) TRAINS CANCELLED o­n 24.9.2011 & 25.9.2011
12702 Hussainsagar Express leaving Hyderabad
17032 Mumbai Express leaving Hyderabad
(D) TRAINS PARTIALLY CANCELLED BETWEEN NANDED-SECUNDERABAD
1. 17057 Devgiri Express leaving Mumbai o­n 23.9.2011 and 24.9.2011 will run upto Nanded o­nly
2. 17058Devgiri Express leaving Secunderabad o­n 24.9.2011 and 25.9.2011 will run from Nanded to Mumbai
(E) TRAINS RESCHEDULED o­n 25.9.2011
1. 17031 Hyderabad Express leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus at 12.45 hrs is rescheduled to leave at 16.30 hrs.
(F) TRAINS DIVERTED VIA PUNE-WADI-GUNTAKAL-VIJAYAWADA
1. 11019 Bhubaneshwar Konark Express leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus o­n 23.9.2011 and 24.9.2011
2. 11020Mumbai konark Express leaving Bhubaneshwar o­n 23.9.2011 and 24.9.2011
3. 12749 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express leaving Vishakhapatnam o­n 24.9.2011
(G) TRAINS DIVERTED VIA MANMAD-PURNA-AKOLA-BADNERA
1. 11401 Nagpur Nandigram Express leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus o­n 23.9.2011 and 24.9.2011
2. 11402Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Nandigram Express leaving Nagpur o­n 24.9.2011 and 25.9.2011

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Mumbai area due to Rail Roko Agitation from 6.00 am o­n 24.9.2011 to 6.00 am o­n 26.9.2011 o­n South Central Railway system called by Telangana Joint Action Committee -
(A) TRAINS CANCELLED o­n 24.9.2011
17001 Sainagar Shirdi-Secunderabad Express
17013 Pune-Hyderabad Express
57659/57660 Solapur-Falaknuma Passenger
57155/57156 Gulbarga-Hyderabad Passenger
(B) TRAINS CANCELLED o­n 25.9.2011
17002 Secunderabad-Sainagar Shirdi Express
17014 Hyderabad-Pune Express
57659/57660 Solapur-Falaknuma Passenger
57155/57156 Gulbarga-Hyderabad Passenger
(C) TRAINS PARTIALLY CANCELLED o­n 24.9.2011 & 25.9.2011 BETWEEN NANDED-SECUNDERABAD
1. 17063 Manmad-Secunderabad Express will run upto Nanded o­nly
2. 17064 Secunderabad-Manmad Express will run from Nanded to Manmad
3. 57135 Nagpur-Kazipet Passenger will run upto Balharshah o­nly
4. 51421 Pune-Nizamabad Passenger will run upto Dharmabad o­nly
5. 51433 Nizamabad-Pandharpur Passenger will run from Dharmabad
6. 51434 Pandharpur-Nizamabad Passenger will run upto Dharmabad o­nly
7. 51422 Nizamabad-Pune Passenger will run from Dharmabad
8. 57562 Manmad-Kacheguda Passenger will run upto Nanded o­nly
9. 57561 Kacheguda-Manmad Passenger will run from Nanded
(D) TRAINS DIVERTED
Besides Mail/Express trains leaving o­n 23, 24 & 25.9.2011 have been diverted via alternate routes as under:
PROPER ROUTEDIVERTED VIA
Balharshah-Nagpur-ItarsiRenigunta-Wadi-Daund-Manmad-Bhusaval-Itarsi
Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam-Raipur-Nagpur-Itarsi
Shoranur-Mangalore-Madgaon-Panvel-Vasai Road