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Gorakhpur: Do you know that poor people travelling in general coaches of Awadh Assam Express and Janseva Express have to shell out extra money even after buying the tickets for their journey? Travel in general coaches of the train and see how the GRP (Government Railway Police) personnel harass you if you don’t give money to them.   Dainikibhaskar.com was informed about the incidents and the team decided to investigate the matter. One of our reporters boarded the train and stayed at the station to find out the scenario.   It’s sad but true that poor people who are travelling in the general compartments of the train have to give money to the personnel who board the train at Gorakhpur. The uniform-clad personnel snatch the identity cards and tickets from people unless they give them money therefore people are forced to shell out that extra money to fill their pockets.   It’s a real shame that the personnel who are deployed for safety of the people are looting them in the name of checking tickets. Any senior of official of the GRP or Railways are not ready to take any action against them.   Our reporter who performed the sting operation also saw some of the GRP personnel beating up people when they denied them the money. Some of them were also forcibly made to deboard the train if they would give them money. It was also found that sometimes the GRP personnel used to forcibly take the identity cards and tickets from labourers who worked in small cities of Delhi and Haryana.   One of the passengers Jamal spoke to Dainikbhaskar.com said that he was going to Saharsa from Delhi. AT Gorakhpur, GRP personnel asked for his identity card and then asked for money. Jamal denied giving money, saying that he has bought the ticket. The angry personnel damaged his ID by pouring a bottle of water on it.   There were many passengers like Jamal and had complaint to police but they did not take any action. We bring you some shocking pictures which show the personnel torturing the passengers.

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of weekly Super Fast Express trains towards New Delhi and Tirupati from Bhubaneswar, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar super fast via Angul, Sambalpur City and Rourkela from 7th September 2013 and Bhubaneswar-Tirupati-Bhubaneswar super fast express from 14th September 2013.

22805 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi weekly super fast Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 1245hrs on every Saturday w.e.f. 7th September 2013 and will arrive at New Delhi at 2050 hrs on every Sundays. In the return direction, 22806 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar weekly super fast Express will leave New Delhi at 0700 hrs on every Monday w.e.f. 9th September 2013 and will arrive at Bhubaneswar at 1630 hrs on every Tuesday.

This train has one AC First Class, One-AC 2 tier, Four-AC 3 tiers, Eight-Sleeper Classes, Two -Guard cum Luggage Vans and one-Pantry Car in its composition having stoppages at Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Gomo, Kodarma, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Allahabad and Kanpur Central between Bhubaneswar and New Delhi.

22879 Bhubaneswar-Tirupati weekly super fast Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 1200 hrs on every Saturday w.e.f. 14th September 2013 and will arrive at Tirupati at 0925 hrs on every Sundays. In the return direction, 22880 Tirupati-Bhubaneswar weekly super fast Express will leave Tirupati at 1245 hrs on every Sunday w.e.f. 15th September 2013 and will arrive at Bhubaneswar at 1010 hrs on every Monday.

This train has One-AC 2 tier, Three-AC 3 tiers, Eleven-Sleeper Classes, Four General Second Class coaches, Two-Guard cum Luggage Vans and one-Pantry Car in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Chatrapur, Brahmapur, Ichhapuram, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, o­ngole, Nellore, Gudur and Renigunta between Bhubaneswar and Tirupati.

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of weekly Super Fast Express trains towards New Delhi and Tirupati from Bhubaneswar, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar super fast via Angul, Sambalpur City and Rourkela from 7th September 2013 and Bhubaneswar-Tirupati-Bhubaneswar super fast express from 14th September 2013.

22805 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi weekly super fast Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 1245hrs on every Saturday w.e.f. 7th September 2013 and will arrive at New Delhi at 2050 hrs on every Sundays. In the return direction, 22806 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar weekly super fast Express will leave New Delhi at 0700 hrs on every Monday w.e.f. 9th September 2013 and will arrive at Bhubaneswar at 1630 hrs on every Tuesday.

This train has one AC First Class, One-AC 2 tier, Four-AC 3 tiers, Eight-Sleeper Classes, Two -Guard cum Luggage Vans and one-Pantry Car in its composition having stoppages at Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Gomo, Kodarma, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Allahabad and Kanpur Central between Bhubaneswar and New Delhi.

22879 Bhubaneswar-Tirupati weekly super fast Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 1200 hrs on every Saturday w.e.f. 14th September 2013 and will arrive at Tirupati at 0925 hrs on every Sundays. In the return direction, 22880 Tirupati-Bhubaneswar weekly super fast Express will leave Tirupati at 1245 hrs on every Sunday w.e.f. 15th September 2013 and will arrive at Bhubaneswar at 1010 hrs on every Monday.

This train has One-AC 2 tier, Three-AC 3 tiers, Eleven-Sleeper Classes, Four General Second Class coaches, Two-Guard cum Luggage Vans and one-Pantry Car in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Chatrapur, Brahmapur, Ichhapuram, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, o­ngole, Nellore, Gudur and Renigunta between Bhubaneswar and Tirupati.

The Tiruchi Railway Division has made various arrangements at Velankanni Railway Stations for the benefit of the devotees for the annual festival.A passenger reservation centre has been opened at Velankanni station to enable the devotees to book the tickets. It has set up an additional unreserved ticketing system counters apart from an enquiry counter. Passenger operated enquiry terminal has also been opened in this station along with the plasma screen boards displaying the arrival and departure timings of the trains on all platforms.The Engineering Department of the Southern Railway has set up 25 temporary toilets and 25 cubicle bath rooms near the railway station. Additional drinking water taps, adequate parking area have been provided. The upkeep of the railway station has been outsourced.A 24-hour medical booth has been opened at the station with the assistance of the state government. An ambulance manned by the volunteers of St. John Ambulance brigade will be in the service round-the-clock.The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) will be posted in adequate numbers at the railway station and in its vicinity. Bomb disposal squad personnel will also be on duty.The Railways has announced operation of special train from different parts of the country including Bandra, Mumbai Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminus, Vasco da Gama, and Nagercoil.

BANGALORE: South-Western Railways will be constructing a world class railway station that can handle around five lakh passengers every day at Byappanahalli, shortly.The Railway Board recently approved the plan for the proposed railway station which will be the biggest in the zone. This station will have the capacity to handle around 100 pairs of trains.At present, Bangalore city railway station is the biggest railway station in the city and it can handle around 1.5 lakh passengers every day.The railway station will be designed to become a nodal point as it can be easily connected to all the major railway routes in the region. The concerned railway authorities and other state government agencies are making plans to provide easy access to the other modes of transport like BMTC and Metro for the passengers from the railway station. Provisions would be made to connect both Yeshwantpur and Bangalore City railway stations from the new railway station.At present both Yeshwantpur and Bangalore City railway stations are handling more passenger traffic than their capacity and it is not possible to introduce new trains from these stations.On an average, seven to eight new trains are introduced to the city every year and the new railway station is expected to meet the needs of the city for another 15 years.South-Western Railways Chief Administrative Officer S Vijay Kumar said, "For the first time in the history of the Indian Railways, this railway station will be constructed on publicprivate partnership basis. According to our estimates it will cost Rs 400 crore for laying the tracks and other railway works in the station. It may cost much more to provide passenger amenities and services.’’ Indian Railways is planning to develop 16 such railway stations in different parts of the country.

Two new long-distance Super Fast trains will add to the strength of East Coast Railway from next month. The  Railway Ministry has decided to introduce one weekly train to New Delhi and another to Tirupati from Bhubaneswar as announced in the Railway budget. The Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Super Fast Express will start from September 7 while the Bhubaneswar-Tirupati-Bhubaneswar will resume from September 14, an ECoR press release said. The train to New Delhi will run via Angul, Sambalpur and Rourkela. It will start from Bhubaneswar at 12.45 pm o­n Saturday and arrive at New Delhi at 8.50 pm on Sunday. In the return direction, the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar train will leave New Delhi at 7 am o­n Mondays (starting September 9) and arrive at Bhubaneswar at 4.30 pm o­n Tuesday. The train will have one AC First Class, an AC two-tier, four AC three-tiers apart from eight sleeper classes having stoppages at Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Gomo, Kodarma, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Allahabad and Kanpur Central. The Bhubaneswar-Tirupati train will leave Bhubaneswar at 12 noon  every Saturday and reach Tirupati at 9.25 am on Sunday. In the return direction, it will leave Tirupati at 12.45 pm o­n Sunday (starting September 15) and arrive at Bhubaneswar at 10.10 am the next day.

 This train will have 11 sleeper class coaches besides an AC 2-tier, three AC 3- tiers and four general second class  coaches. It will have stoppages at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Chhatrapur, Brahmapur, Ichhapuram, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, Ongole, Nellore, Gudur and Renigunta

Gorakhpur: Do you know that poor people travelling in general coaches of Awadh Assam Express and Janseva Express have to shell out extra money even after buying the tickets for their journey? Travel in general coaches of the train and see how the GRP (Government Railway Police) personnel harass you if you don’t give money to them.   Dainikibhaskar.com was informed about the incidents and the team decided to investigate the matter. One of our reporters boarded the train and stayed at the station to find out the scenario.   It’s sad but true that poor people who are travelling in the general compartments of the train have to give money to the personnel who board the train at Gorakhpur. The uniform-clad personnel snatch the identity cards and tickets from people unless they give them money therefore people are forced to shell out that extra money to fill their pockets.   It’s a real shame that the personnel who are deployed for safety of the people are looting them in the name of checking tickets. Any senior of official of the GRP or Railways are not ready to take any action against them.   Our reporter who performed the sting operation also saw some of the GRP personnel beating up people when they denied them the money. Some of them were also forcibly made to deboard the train if they would give them money. It was also found that sometimes the GRP personnel used to forcibly take the identity cards and tickets from labourers who worked in small cities of Delhi and Haryana.   One of the passengers Jamal spoke to Dainikbhaskar.com said that he was going to Saharsa from Delhi. AT Gorakhpur, GRP personnel asked for his identity card and then asked for money. Jamal denied giving money, saying that he has bought the ticket. The angry personnel damaged his ID by pouring a bottle of water on it.   There were many passengers like Jamal and had complaint to police but they did not take any action. We bring you some shocking pictures which show the personnel torturing the passengers.

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of weekly Super Fast Express trains towards New Delhi and Tirupati from Bhubaneswar, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar super fast via Angul, Sambalpur City and Rourkela from 7th September 2013 and Bhubaneswar-Tirupati-Bhubaneswar super fast express from 14th September 2013.

22805 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi weekly super fast Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 1245hrs on every Saturday w.e.f. 7th September 2013 and will arrive at New Delhi at 2050 hrs on every Sundays. In the return direction, 22806 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar weekly super fast Express will leave New Delhi at 0700 hrs on every Monday w.e.f. 9th September 2013 and will arrive at Bhubaneswar at 1630 hrs on every Tuesday.

This train has one AC First Class, One-AC 2 tier, Four-AC 3 tiers, Eight-Sleeper Classes, Two -Guard cum Luggage Vans and one-Pantry Car in its composition having stoppages at Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Gomo, Kodarma, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Allahabad and Kanpur Central between Bhubaneswar and New Delhi.

22879 Bhubaneswar-Tirupati weekly super fast Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 1200 hrs on every Saturday w.e.f. 14th September 2013 and will arrive at Tirupati at 0925 hrs on every Sundays. In the return direction, 22880 Tirupati-Bhubaneswar weekly super fast Express will leave Tirupati at 1245 hrs on every Sunday w.e.f. 15th September 2013 and will arrive at Bhubaneswar at 1010 hrs on every Monday.

This train has One-AC 2 tier, Three-AC 3 tiers, Eleven-Sleeper Classes, Four General Second Class coaches, Two-Guard cum Luggage Vans and one-Pantry Car in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Chatrapur, Brahmapur, Ichhapuram, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, o­ngole, Nellore, Gudur and Renigunta between Bhubaneswar and Tirupati.

As announced in last Railway Budget for running of weekly Super Fast Express trains towards New Delhi and Tirupati from Bhubaneswar, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce Bhubaneswar-New Delhi-Bhubaneswar super fast via Angul, Sambalpur City and Rourkela from 7th September 2013 and Bhubaneswar-Tirupati-Bhubaneswar super fast express from 14th September 2013.

22805 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi weekly super fast Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 1245hrs on every Saturday w.e.f. 7th September 2013 and will arrive at New Delhi at 2050 hrs on every Sundays. In the return direction, 22806 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar weekly super fast Express will leave New Delhi at 0700 hrs on every Monday w.e.f. 9th September 2013 and will arrive at Bhubaneswar at 1630 hrs on every Tuesday.

This train has one AC First Class, One-AC 2 tier, Four-AC 3 tiers, Eight-Sleeper Classes, Two -Guard cum Luggage Vans and one-Pantry Car in its composition having stoppages at Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur City, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Gomo, Kodarma, Gaya, Mughalsarai, Allahabad and Kanpur Central between Bhubaneswar and New Delhi.

22879 Bhubaneswar-Tirupati weekly super fast Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 1200 hrs on every Saturday w.e.f. 14th September 2013 and will arrive at Tirupati at 0925 hrs on every Sundays. In the return direction, 22880 Tirupati-Bhubaneswar weekly super fast Express will leave Tirupati at 1245 hrs on every Sunday w.e.f. 15th September 2013 and will arrive at Bhubaneswar at 1010 hrs on every Monday.

This train has One-AC 2 tier, Three-AC 3 tiers, Eleven-Sleeper Classes, Four General Second Class coaches, Two-Guard cum Luggage Vans and one-Pantry Car in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Balugaon, Chatrapur, Brahmapur, Ichhapuram, Srikakulam Road, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Duvvada, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Eluru, Vijayawada, o­ngole, Nellore, Gudur and Renigunta between Bhubaneswar and Tirupati.

SHORT TERMINATION OF ROCKFORT EXPRESS
  Consequent to the introduction of Train No.16183/16184 Chennai Egmore – Thanjavur – Chennai Egmore Daily express trains, Train No.16177/16178 Chennai Egmore – Kumbakonam – Chennai Egmore Rockfort express trains will run only between Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli with effect from 01.09.2013.

Train No.16177 Rockfort express leaving Chennai Egmore on 31.08.2013 will run upto Kumbakonam. Train No.16177 Rockfort express leaving Chennai Egmore on 01.09.2013 will run upto Tiruchchirappalli only.Train No.16178 Rockfort express will start from Tiruchchirappalli on 01.09.2013.