Indian Railways: Timings of 300 Northern Railways trains to change from August 15

According to the new schedule, the departure time of 57 trains has been preponed and 58 trains have been postponed. Similarly, the arrivals of 102 trains have been preponed while 84 trains have been postponed.

The Indian Railways has announced a new time schedule for over 300 Northern Railway trains. The new timings will come into effect from August 15 (Independence Day), a statement from the zone read. According to the new schedule, the departure time of 57 trains has been preponed and 58 trains have been postponed. Similarly, the arrivals of 102 trains have been preponed while 84 trains have been postponed.

The new timetable schedule will change the timings of several Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Duronto, Mahamana and Humsafar Express trains. Few of the trains whose departure timings have been preponed include Tejas Express, Haridwar-Udaipur City Express, Lucknow mail among others. Some trains whose arrivals have been postponed are Neelachal Express, Dehradun-Amritsar Express, Humsafar Express, Jan Shatabdi Express among others. The revised timings will affect a difference of five minutes to two-and-a-half hours.

“It is notified for the information of general public that Northern Railways’ new timetable will be effective from August 15,” the statement read. Passengers are requested to please check their train timings from railway enquiry before commencing their journey, the statement said.

Indian Railways releases a new timetable every year to inform passengers about the departure and arrival timings of trains. The new schedule also announces new trains and their timings.