Southern Railway Announced the Revision Of TRAIN TIME TABLE WITH EFFECT FROM 1st OCTOBER 2023

SALIENT FEATURES OF PUBLIC TIME TABLE WITH EFFECT FROM 1st OCTOBER 2025

I.STOPPAGES PROVIDED FOR DURONTO TRAINS

T.No. 12269/12270 Chennai Central – H.Nizamuddin Duronto Bi-weekly Express

T.No. 12270 H.Nizamuddin –  Chennai Central Duronto Bi-weekly Express	(a/d)	Station	(a/d)	T.No. 12269  Chennai Central –                  H. Nizamuddin Duronto Bi-weekly Express
15.45	(d)	H. Nizamuddin	(a/d)	10.35
20.22 / 20.27	(a/d)	Jhansi	(a/d)	05.45 / 05.50
05.10 / 05.20	(a/d)	Nagpur	(a/d)	20.55 / 21.05
08.10 / 08.15	(a/d)	Balharshah	(a/d)	18.10 / 18.15
14.20 / 14.30	(a/d)	Vijayawada		12.30 / 12.40
20.10		Chennai Central	(d)	06.40

Date of implementation :

T.No. 12269 MAS – NZM Duronto bi-weekly Express leaving MAS w.e.f. 04.01.2025

T.No. 12270 NZM – MAS Duronto Biweekly Express leaving NZM w.e.f. 05.01.2025
T.No. 22205/22206 Chennai Central – Madurai AC Duronto Bi-weekly Express

T.No. 22205 Chennai Central – Madurai AC Duronto Bi-weekly Express		Station		T.No. 22206 Madurai – Chennai Central AC Duronto Bi-weekly Express
22.30		Chennai Central		07.20
02.55 / 03.05		Salem		02.20 / 02.30
07.10		Madurai		22.45

Date of implementation :

T.No. 22205 MAS – MDU AC Duronto Bi-weekly Express leaving MAS w.e.f. 04.01.2025

T.No. 22206 MDU – MAS AC Duronto Bi-weekly Express leaving MDU w.e.f. 05.01.2025

3. T.No. 12223/12224 Lokamanya Tilak (T) – Ernakulam AC Duronto Bi-weekly Express.

T.No. 12223 Lokmanya(T) Terminus  – Ernakulam AC Duronto Bi-weekly Express	(a/d)	Station	(a/d)	T.No. 12224Ernakulam-Lokmanya (T) Terminus Ac Duronto Bi-weekly Express.
20.50	(d)	Lokamanya Tilak (T)	(a)	18.15
01.55/02.00	(a/d)	Ratnagiri	(a/d)	12.40/12.45
05.45/05.55	(a/d)	Madgaon	(a/d)	08.45/08.55
10.15/10.25	(a/d)	Mangalore Jn	(a/d)	04.25/04.35
13.45/13.50	(a/d)	Kozhikode	(a/d)	00.55/01.00
17.50	(a)	Ernakulam Jn	(d)	21.30

Date of implementation:

T.No. 12223 LT(T) – ERS AC Duronto Bi-weekly Express leaving LT(T) wef 02.01.2025

T.No. 12224 ERS- LT(T) AC Duronto Bi-weekly Express leaving ERS wef 03.01.2025.

4. T.No. 12283/12284 Ernakulam – H. Nizamuddin Duronto Weekly Express.

T.No. 12284 H. Nizamuddin – Ernakulam Duronto Weekly Express Non-Monsoon timings	(a/d)	Station	(a/d)	T.No. 12283 Ernakulam-   H. Nizamuddin Duronto Weekly Express Non-Monsoon timings
21.35	(d)	H. Nizamuddin	(a)	19.40
03.00/03.10	(a/d)	Kota	(a/d)	13.00/13.05
07.05/07.10	(a/d)	Ratlam	(a/d)	09.10/09.15
10.57/11.15	(a/d)	Vadodara	(a/d)	05.22/05.40
17.55/18.00	(a/d)	Panvel	(a/d)	22.15/22.20
23.00/23.05	(a/d)	Ratnagiri	(a/d)	16.50/16.55
02.15/02.25	(a/d)	Madgaon	(a/d)	11.55/12.05
08.00/08.10	(a/d)	Mangalore Jn	(a/d)	06.25/06.35
11.30/11.35	(a/d)	Kozhikode	(a/d)	02.50/02.55
15.20	(a)	Ernakulam Jn	(d)	23.30

Date of implementation:

T.No. 12284 NZM – ERS Duronto Weekly Express leaving NZM w.e.f. 02.01.2025

T.No. 12283 ERS – NZM Duronto Weekly Express leaving ERS w.e.f. 05.01.2025
V. CHANGE OF DESTINATION / ORIGINATION

Destination/ origination for the following trains have been changed with effect from the dates mentioned against each.

S. No	T. No	Existing		New destination				w.e.f
		From	To	From		To
1	16031	Chennai Central	Jammutawi	Chennai		Shri. Mata Vaishno Devi Katra		02.09.15
2	16032	Jammutawi	Chennai Central	Shri. Mata Vaishno Devi Katra		Chennai		04.09.15
3	16317/ 16787	Kanniyakumari/ Tirunelveli	Jammutawi	Kanniyakumari		Shri. Mata Vaishno Devi Katra		04.09.15
4	16318/ 16788	Jammutawi	Kanniyakumari/ Tirunelveli	Shri. Mata Vaishno Devi Katra		Kanniyakumari		07.09.15
5	16687/ 16787	Mangalore Central/ Tirunelveli	Jammutawi	Mangalore Central		Shri. Mata Vaishno Devi Katra		31.08.15
6	16688/ 16788	Jammutawi	Mangalore Central/ Tirunelveli	Shri. Mata Vaishno Devi Katra		Mangalore Central		03.09.15
7	12615	Chennai Central	New Delhi	Chennai Central		Delhi Sarai Rohillah		10.12.15
8	12616	New Delhi	Chennai Central	Delhi Sarai Rohillah		Chennai		10.12.15
9	14260	Varanasi	Rameswaram	Manduadih		Rameswaram		01.11.15
10	14259	Rameswaram	Varanasi	Rameswaram		Manduadih		04.11.15
11	12295	Bangalore	Patna	Bangalore		Patliputra		01.01.16
12	12296	Patna	Bangalore	Patliputra		Bangalore		01.01.16
13	12510	Guwahati	Bangalore	Guwahati		Bangalore Cantonement		Train leaving Guwahati wef 03.01.16
14	12509	Bangalore	Guwahati	Bangalore Cantonement		Guwahati		Train will leave from Bangalore Cantonment wef 06.01.16
15	12845	Bhubaneswar	Yesvantpur	Bhubaneswar	Bangalore Cantonement		Train leaving Bhubaneswar wef 03.01.16
16	12846	Yesvantpur	Bhubaneswar	Bangalore Cantonement	Bhubaneswar		Train will leave from Bangalore Cantonment wef 05.01.16
17	18637	Hatia	Yesvantpur	Hatia	Bangalore Cantonement		Train leaving Hatia wef 02.01.16
18	18638	Yesvantpur	Hatia	Bangalore Cantonement	Hatia		Train will leave from Bangalore Cantonment wef 05.01.16.

VI REVISED TRAIN NUMBERS.

Train numbers have been revised for the following trains with effect from the dates mentioned against each.

S. No	T. No	From	To	Revised Train numbers	w.e.f
1	14259	Rameswaram	Varanasi	15119	04.11.15
2	14260	Varanasi	Rameswaram	15120	01.11.15
3	16788	Jammutawi (Train leaving o­n Thursday)	Tirunelveli Link Express	16790	03.12.15
4	56851	Nagore	Tiruchchirappalli Passenger	76851	01.10.15
5	56852	Tiruchchirappalli	Nagore passenger	76852	01.10.15
6	56712	Tiruchchirappalli	Nagore passenger	76854	01.10.15
7	56713	Nagore	Tiruchchirappalli Passenger	76853	01.10.15
8	56805	Cuddalore	Tiruchchirappalli Passenger	76841	01.10.15
9	56806	Tiruchchirappalli	Cuddalore Passenger	76842	01.10.15
10	56807	Vriddhachalam	Tiruchchirappalli Passenger	76845	01.10.15
1	56808	Tiruchchirappalli	Vriddhachalam Passenger	76846	01.10.15
12	56833	Cuddalore	Vriddhachalam Passenger	76843	01.10.15
13	56834	Vriddhachalam	Cuddalore Passenger	76844	01.10.15
14	56835	Vriddhachalam	Salem Passenger	76847	01.10.15
15	56836	Salem	Vriddhachalam Passenger	76848	01.10.15
16	56837	Vriddhachalam	Salem Passenger	76849	01.10.15
17	56838	Salem	Vriddhachalam Passenger	76850	01.10.15
18	56729	Tiruchchirappalli	Rameswaram Passenger	56829	01.10.15
19	56730	Rameswaram	Tiruchchirappalli Passenger	56830	01.10.15
20	56847	Tiruchchirappalli	Palakkad Passenger	56713	01.10.15
21	56848	Palakkad Town	Tiruchchirappalli Fast Passenger	56712	01.10.15
22	56827	Tuticorin	Tirunelveli passenger	56741	01.10.15
23	56828	Tirunelveli	Tuticorin Passenger	56742	01.10.15
24	56312	Tirunelveli	Nagercoil Passenger	56718	01.10.15
25	56321	Kanniyakumari	Tirunelveli passenger	56717	01.10.15
26	56325	Nagercoil	Kanniyakumari Passenger	56719	01.10.15

VII : Merger of passenger services:
The following Passenger services will be combined to run as single train.

1. T. No. 56882 Villupuram-Katpadi Pass / 56888 Katpadi-Tirupati Pass as 56882 Villupuram-Tirupati Passenger.

2. T. No. 56887 Tirupati-Katpadi Pass / 56885 Katpadi-Villupuram Pass as 56885 Tirupati-Villupuram Passenger.

3. T. No. 56884 Villupuram-Katpadi Pass / 56890 Katpadi-Tirupati Pass as 56884 Villupuram-Tirupati Passenger
VIII CHANGES IN ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE OF MAIL/EXPRESS TRAINS AT CHENNAI CENTRAL

CHANGES IN CHENNAI CENTRAL ARRIVALS FROM 01.10.2015
S. NO	TRAIN NO	FROM	TO	DAYS OF SERVICE	EXISTING  TIMINGS	REVISED   TIMINGS
1	13351	Dhanbad	Alleppey	DAILY	2.55	1.35
2	12839	Howrah	Chennai Central	DAILY	3.50	3.45
3	12508	Guwahati	Thiruvananthapuram Central	SUN	4.20	4.30
4	12510	Guwahati	Bangalore	TU, W, THU	4.20	4.30
5	12516	Guwahati	Thiruvananthapuram Central	FRI	4.20	4.30
6	12658	Bangalore	Chennai Central	DAILY	4.40	4.45
7	12616	New Delhi	Chennai Central	DAILY	6.15	6.20
8	12682	Coimbatore	Chennai Central	SAT	7.15	7.20
9	22206	Madurai	Chennai Central	W , F	7.15	7.20
10	16090	Jolarpettai	Chennai Central	DAILY	9.15	9.10
11	22801	Visakapatinam	Chennai Central	SAT	9.35	9.30
12	22632	Bikaner	Chennai Central	TU	9.55	10.10
13	16032	Jammutawi	Chennai Central	F, M,TUE	10.10	10.20
14	16094	Lucknow	Chennai Central	WED, SAT	10.10	10.20
15	22208	Thiruvananthapuram Central	Chennai Central	THU, SUN	10.30	10.35
16	57240	Bitragunta	Chennai Central	DAILY	12.00	12.35
17	11073	Lokmanya (T) Terminus	Chennai Central	TU	13.05	13.10
18	12295	Patna	Bangalore	DAILY	15.05	15.15
19	11041	Chatrapathi Shivaji Terminal	Chennai Central	DAILY	16.45	16.30
20	16004	Nagarsol	Chennai Central	TUES	16.15	16.45
21	19420	Ahmedabad	Chennai Central	TH,SU	17.05	17.10
22	12841	Howrah	Chennai Central	DAILY	17.15	17.20
23	22626	Bangalore	Chennai Central	DAILY	20.35	20.30
24	16058	Tirupati	Chennai Central	DAILY	21.35	21.45

CHANGES IN CHENNAI CENTRAL DEPARTURES  FROM 01.10.2015
S.NO	TRAIN  NO	FROM	TO	DAYS OF  SERVICE	EXISTING  TIMINGS	REVISED TIMINGS
1	13351	Dhanbad	Alleppey	DAILY	3.25	2.00
2	12508	Guwahati	Thiruvananthapuram Central	SUN	4.45	4.55
3	12510	Guwahati	Bangalore	TU, W, TH	4.45	4.55
4	12516	Guwahati	Thiruvananthapuram Central	FRI	4.45	4.55
5	12077	Chennai Central	Vijayawada	Ex TUES	7.30	7.35
6	22808	Chennai Central	Santragachi	TH,SU	7.55	8.10
7	17313	Chennai Central	Hubballi	FRI	13.50	13.45
8	17311	Chennai Central	Vascodagama	SU	13.50	13.45
9	16053	Chennai Central	Tirupati	DAILY	14.10	14.15
10	22613	Chennai Central	Haldia	TH	14.35	14.40
11	12375	Chennai Central	Asansol	SA	14.35	14.40
12	12577	Darbhanga	Mysore	TH	14.40	14.45
13	22351	Patliputra	Yesvantpur	SU	14.40	14.45
14	12295	Bangalore	Patna	DAILY	15.40	15.45
15	22840	Chennai Central	Howrah	TUE	17.10	17.20
16	12689	Chennai Central	Nagercoil	FRI	18.15	18.20
17	12601	Chennai Central	Mangalore	DAILY	20.15	20.20
18	22651	Chennai Central	Palani	DAILY	21.30	21.40
19	12840	Chennai Central	Howrah	DAILY	23.40	23.45
20	12511	Gorakhpur	Thiruvananthapuram Central	MON,FRI	23.45	23.50
21	12521	Barauni	Ernakulam Jn.	WED	23.45	23.50
22	22645	Indore Jn.	Thiruvananthapuram Central	TUE	23.45	23.50
23	22647	Korba	Thiruvananthapuram Central	THU, SUN	23.45	23.50

CHANGES IN CHENNAI EGMORE ARRIVALS FROM 01.10.2015
S. NO	TRAIN  NO	FROM	TO	DAYS OF  SERVICE	EXISTING  TIMINGS	REVISED   TIMINGS
1	17652	Kacheguda	Chennai Egmore	Daily	07.15	07.25
2	15119	Rameswaram	Manduadih	Weekly	13.00	12.40
3	22403	Puducherry	New Delhi	Weekly	13.00	12.40
4	16864	Mannargudi	Bagat ki kothi	Weekly	19.30	19.25
5	12663	Howrah	Tiruchchirappalli	Bi-Weekly	19.55	19.50
6	12665	Howrah	Kanniyakumari	Weekly	19.55	19.50
7	56038	Puducherry	Chennai Egmore	Daily	20.30	20.00
8	12389	Gaya	Chennai Egmore	Weekly	20.45	20.30
9	11018	Karaikal	Lokmanya (T) Terminus	Weekly	22.10	22.00

CHANGES IN CHENNAI EGMORE DEPARTURES  FROM 01.10.2015
S. NO	TRAIN  NO	FROM	TO	DAYS OF SERVICE	EXISTING  TIMING	PROPOSED TIMINGS
1	12390	Chennai Egmore	Gaya	Weekly	07.30	07.00
2	15119	Rameswarm	Manduadih	Weekly	13.15	13.00
3	22403	Puducherry	New Delhi	Weekly	13.15	13.00
4	16125	Chennai Egmore	Jothpur	Weekly	15.15	15.10
5	16863	Bagat ki kothi	Mannargudi	Weekly	19.55	19.50

 www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in

Here’s the most accurate and verified update on Southern Railway’s revised train timetable effective from 1st October 2025:

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🚅 Southern Railway Timetable Revision — Effective 01 October 2025

📌 Key Highlights

• A comprehensive overhaul of Southern Railway’s train schedules took effect from 1 October 2025, including changes in departure/arrival times, intermediate stops, and coach compositions.
• Around 20 trains in Kerala, many express and passenger services, had their timings revised. These include adjustments in routes such as Ernakulam–Trivandrum, Kollam–Chennai Egmore, Kanyakumari–Dibrugarh, Madurai–Trivandrum and more.
• Southern Railway also introduced 11 new train services at the same time, including multiple Vande Bharat Express trains (for example, Chennai–Coimbatore, Kasaragod–Thiruvananthapuram via Alappuzha, Chennai Egmore–Tirunelveli) and express services like Ernakulam–Velankanni Express 16361/16262.

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🧭 Context: All-India “Trains At a Glance” Timetable

• The Ministry of Railways issued an updated All-India Timetable (Trains at a Glance) effective 1 October 2025, which includes:
  • Induction of 64 Vande Bharat services
  • Addition of 70 other new train services
  • Extension of 90 existing trains
  • Conversion of 22 services to Superfast status
  • Diversions and punctuality improvements for select routes

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🗂 Summary Table

Category	Details
Effective Date	1st October 2025
Revised Regions	Southern Railway zone — especially Kerala major corridors
Revised Trains	~20 trains such as Ernakulam–Thiruvananthapuram, Kanyakumari–Chennai Egmore
New Services Launched	11 trains including multiple Vande Bharat and superfast expresses
National Changes	All-India timetable (TAG) – hundreds of new/extended services globally

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🔍 What It Means for You

• If your journey involves Southern Railway routes, be sure to check your train’s new schedule on IRCTC, NTES, or official timetables.
• Changes could include altered departure or arrival times, new halts, or coach modifications.
• New Vande Bharat and superfast services now offer alternate options on key South Indian routes.

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✅ Next Steps Available

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• Looking up specific revised schedule or platform details for a particular train?
• Finding or downloading the official PDF timetable for Southern Railway post-October 2025?
• Checking available options like the newly introduced Vande Bharat or express trains for your route?

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