Tejas, Hamsafar Express services in railway's new timetable

New Delhi-Chandigarh Tejas Express, Ananad Vihar-Gorakhpur Hamsafar Express and Howrah -Ernakulam Antodaya Express are among 30 new services which will be part of the much-awaited new railway timetable.

Destinations and schedules of 10 Hamsafar Express, seven Antodaya Express, three each of Uday Express and Tejas Express will find place in the new timetable to be released on October 1.

The release of new railway timetable was delayed for a month as the routes and destinations of new proposed services announced in the Rail Budget could not be finalised due to various reasons.

Besides the new services, the increased speed of about 37 mail/express trains will also reflect in the new timetable.

"We have tried to make the timetable passenger-friendly as there would be many passenger related information in it," a senior Railway Ministry official said.

According to the schedule, while Anand Vihar-Gorakhpur Hamsafar Express will be tri-weekly, rest of nine Hamsafar will be weekly service.

Delhi-Chandigarh Tejas Express and Ananad Vihar - Lucknow Tejas Express will run six days a week and Mumbai-Karmail Tejas five days.

Fares of Tejas and Hamsafar services will be higher than the existing fare structure.