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In view of works to eliminate unmanned railway level crossings on Bibinagar-Nadikude section, the South Central Railway has diverted Hyderabad-Narsapur Express (No. 17256) leaving Hyderabad and Kachiguda-Repalle passenger (57620) leaving Kachiguda on September 23 and 25 to run via Kazipet, Vijayawada and New Guntur.

The Kachiguda-Miryalguda-Piduguralla passenger (77675/77676) has been cancelled on September 23 and 25 and the same train in reverse direction (77677/77678) on September 24 and 26, a SCR release said.

The Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Janmabhoomi express (12805) will be regulated for 45 minutes and Hyderabad-Tiruvananthapuram Sabari express (17230) for 60 minutes en route in the section on October 1.

The much-awaited Hazur Sahib-Nanded Express train to link Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib here with Takht Hazur Sahib, Nanded, will start from the first week of October, local MP Ravneet Singh Bittu said on Sunday.He said the railway ministry had given its nod for starting the new train, which was announced during the railway budget this year by then railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal.Bittu thanked railway minister Mallikarjun Kharge and Bansal for respecting the feeling of the people of Punjab.He said the new train would highly benefit the people of Punjab. Presently, Sachkhand Express runs between Amritsar and Nanded, but for getting a seat on this train, one needs to book a seat around three months in advance.

Chandigarh: The General Manager of Northern Railway has been penalised for failing to refund Rs 320 to the complainant who had booked a ticket and later got it cancelled. The UT Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has also penalised the Chief Reservation Supervisor, Chandigarh, and directed both the respondents to pay Rs 2,500 for mental agony to the complainant.Instead of the prescribed deduction of Rs 120, an amount of Rs 440 was deducted from the cost of the ticket paid by the complainant. The complainant, NK Singla, a resident of Zirakpur, had paid Rs 3,712 for his ticket.However, owing to unavoidable circumstances, the complainant had to get his Circular Tour Ticket cancelled four days prior to the date of journey.The complainant alleged that the money was deducted for three separate tickets while it was a circular tour ticket for three laps of journey.The opposite parties in their joint reply took the objection that the complainant got the tickets cancelled in New Delhi and hence, no cause of action had arisen at Chandigarh.The deduction of Rs 440 is unjustified as only cancellation charges should have been recovered only once and not for each lap of journey, held the forum.

JALPAIGURI (WB), SEPT 15:   Minister of State for Railways Adhir Chowdhury on Sunday said that the railways would soon recruit a large number of people to fill up vacancies.

“We would soon recruit around 1.60 lakh people to fill up the vacancies in the railways,” Chowdhury told reporters here.

When asked by reporters why most of the projects announced by then Railway minister Mamata Banerjee have not started, Chowdhury said most of the projects announced by Mamata were in the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model but we are not finding any takers for such model projects.

If we find people or companies coming forward for these PPP model projects then we will start these projects, he said.

The minister of State for Railways said the railways has imposed a speed restriction on trains travelling through the Dooars forest in Jalpaiguri district which has seen a lot of elephant deaths after being hit by trains.

रेल मंत्रालय डेडीकेटेड फ्रेट कॉरीडोर पर चलने वाली मालगाड़ियों के लिए उच्च क्षमता के रेल इंजनों का भी आयात करेगा।

प्रथम चरण में 9000 हार्स पावर के कुल 200 इंजनों के आयात करने की योजना है।

रेल मंत्रालय से मिली जानकारी के अनुसार देश में पहली बार माल ढुलाई के लिए बन रहे डेडीकेटेड फ्रेट कॉरीडोर पर वर्तमान में दौड़ने वाली मालगाड़ियों की तुलना में एक बार में दोगुनी माल ढुलाई होगी।

इसके लिए जहां मालगाड़ी पर डबल कंटेनर की लोडिंग की जा सकेगी वहीं ज्यादा संख्या में डिब्बे भी इन ट्रेनों में जोडे़ जाएंगे। योजना है कि वर्तमान में एक मालगाड़ी की तुलना में डेडीकेटेड फ्रेट कॉरीडोर पर चलने वाली मालगाड़ियों की लंबाई दोगुना होगी।

इतनी अधिक बोझा ढोने वाले इंजनों का अभी भारत में निर्माण नहीं होता है।

जानकारी के मुताबिक, भारत में वर्तमान में बन रहे इंजनों में अधिकतम क्षमता 5000 हार्सपावर है। यही नहीं इन इंजनों में हाई राईज पेंटों भी नहीं होता है।

डेडीकेटेड फ्रेट कारीडोर के ओवरहेड इलेक्ट्रिक लाइन को विशेष रूप से हाईराईज पेंटो के अनुसार बनाया जा रहा है। मंत्रालय के सूत्रों के अनुसार उच्च क्षमता के इन इंजनों की खरीद जापान से की जाएगी।

इस बारे में जापान स्थिति रेल इंजन बनाने वाली कंपनियों से आरंभिक बातचीत हो रही है।

Jalpaiguri: Minister of State for Railways Adhir Chowdhury today said that the railways would soon recruit a large number of people to fill up vacancies."We would soon recruit around 1.60 lakh people to fill up the vacancies in the railways," Chowdhury told reporters here.When asked by reporters why most of the projects announced by then Railway minister Mamata Banerjee have not started, Chowdhury said most of the projects announced by Mamata were in the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model but we are not finding any takers for such model projects.If we find people or companies coming forward for these PPP model projects then we will start these projects, he said.The minister of State for Railways said the railways has imposed a speed restriction on trains travelling through the Dooars forest in Jalpaiguri district which has seen a lot of elephant deaths after being hit by trains.

The first phase of the Mumbai Metro is likely to commence operation only by April 2014, as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is not keen to start in a piecemeal manner.The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) had earlier planned to start the service from Versova to the International Airport at Sahar by December.Once the operations stabilised, then it was to further extend the service to Ghatkopar by early 2014.A senior MMRDA official told Business Line that if the 11.4-km line is put into commercial operations in two stages, then the safety certification by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, which is currently underway, would have to be repeated in 2014. Therefore, the MMRDA is thinking of getting the whole line certified in a ‘single shot,’, the official said.The official added that since April 2014 is just before Parliamentary elections, the ruling alliance would also be able to draw political mileage by operationalising the whole line. Additional time would also be required by the MMRDA to negotiate with the Mumbai Metro One, which is seeking a hike in fares due to cost escalations.Earlier in the week, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan in an interaction with Business Line, had said there were many options available in the contract with Mumbai Metro One to address the issue of a fare hike. A view would be taken at the appropriate time for approaching an arbitrator for resolving the issue, the CM said.

The 11.4-km line on an elevated track is to connect the Western suburb of Versova to the Eastern suburb of Ghatkopar through Andheri. It would provide much needed connectivity between the Eastern and Western suburbs.

The Metro is designed to carry about six lakh commuters a day and would reduce travel time from the existing 90 minutes to about 21 minutes.

JALPAIGURI (WB), SEPT 15:   Minister of State for Railways Adhir Chowdhury on Sunday said that the railways would soon recruit a large number of people to fill up vacancies.

“We would soon recruit around 1.60 lakh people to fill up the vacancies in the railways,” Chowdhury told reporters here.

When asked by reporters why most of the projects announced by then Railway minister Mamata Banerjee have not started, Chowdhury said most of the projects announced by Mamata were in the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model but we are not finding any takers for such model projects.

If we find people or companies coming forward for these PPP model projects then we will start these projects, he said.

The minister of State for Railways said the railways has imposed a speed restriction on trains travelling through the Dooars forest in Jalpaiguri district which has seen a lot of elephant deaths after being hit by trains.

कानपुर, एक प्रतिनिधि : बुढ़वा मंगल पर रेलवे ने हनुमान भक्तों के लिए पनकी स्टेशन पर 10 ट्रेनों को ठहराव देने की घोषणा की है। जबकि दो मेमू ट्रेनें लखनऊ से पनकी के बीच अप डाउन करेंगी। ये ट्रेनें 16 से 18 सितंबर तक रुकेंगी। उत्तर मध्य जोन के मुख्य जनसंपर्क अधिकारी संदीप माथुर ने बताया कि इन ट्रेनों को पनकी स्टेशन पर दो मिनट का ठहराव दिया गया है। 1सेंट्रल से पनकी की ओर 1ट्रेन >> आना 1इलाहाबाद मथुरा >>रात 2.31 बजे1हावड़ा जोधपुर >>दिन 3.21 बजे1ऊंचाहार >>रात 8.46 बजे1संगम एक्सप्रेस >>रात 9.41 बजे1जनता एक्सप्रेस >>रात 11.26 बजे1लखनऊ मेमू >>दोपहर 1.25 बजे।1पनकी से सेंट्रल की ओर 1मथुरा इलाहाबाद >> रात 1.45 बजे1जोधपुर हावड़ा >>दिन 10.30 बजे1ऊंचाहार एक्सप्रेस >>प्रात: 4.45 बजे1संगम एक्सप्रेस >>प्रात: 3.50 बजे1जनता एक्सप्रेस >>प्रात: 3.25 बजे1लखनऊ की स्पेशल मेमू1ल्लसेंट्रल से दोपहर >>1.05 बजे1ल्लपनकी स्टेशन पहुंचेगी >>1.25 बजे।1ल्लपनकी स्टेशन से चलेगी >> 1.55 बजे1ल्लसेंट्रल स्टेशन आएगी >> 2.15 बजे1दो अतिरिक्त काउंटर खुलेंगे 1पनकी स्टेशन के वरिष्ठ स्टेशन अधीक्षक एमए सिद्दीकी ने बताया कि बुढ़वा मंगल पर भक्तों की भीड़ को देखते हुए यात्रियों की सुविधा के लिए दो अतिरिक्त काउंटर खोले जाएंगे। उन्होंने बताया कि दो एंबुलेंस, दवाएं, व्हीलचेयर, आसपास के डाक्टरों से संपर्क किया जाएगा।616 से 18 सितंबर तक रुकेंगी

BHOPAL: Now one can drive up to the platform and board the coach of Bhopal-New Delhi Shatabdi Express at the Bhopal railway station. The drive-in facility at platform no. 6 at the state has become operational on Saturday.In fact, Bhopal has become third city in the country with the facility of a drive-in platform after Kolkata and Mumbai.With the drive-in facility passengers boarding and alighting Shatabdi Express will now be spared from the trouble of jostling through the rush and using the foot-over-bridge to catch the train.Among other trains, Shatabdi Express would now originate and depart from this platform.Urban administration minister Babulal Gaur and Member of Parliament Kailash Joshi dedicated the platform to the people at a simple function organised at Bhopal railway station.Constructed at a cost of Rs 2 crore, the 720 meter stretch of platform no. 6 has five water stands with 10 bench facilities.Addressing the gathering Gaur said, "Efforts are being made to provide best facilities at both Bhopal and Habibganj railway stations. Drive-in platform is in the series of those efforts."The drive-in platform was sanctioned in the 2011-12 rail budget. Some work like over-shed, building construction are yet to be completed. Bhopal divisional railway manager, west -central railways Rajeev Chaudhary said all work will be completed in the next one year. Besides, no construction would be made on the ground floor of platform number 6.

"Its first floor will have railway waiting room, rest room and cafeteria among others," he said.

Presiding over the function, Member of Parliament from Bhopal Kailash Joshi urged the railway ministry to start double-decker train between Bhopal and Indore as early as possible," he said.