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The long-cherished dream of people in the district to have railway connectivity is likely to come true in a month’s time if the words of South Western Railway (SWR) general manager A K Mittal are any indication.

Railway work on the Kadur-Chikmagalur route, that have been limping for over a decade due to various reasons, have picked up and 95 per cent of the work is complete. With five per cent of work left, the trains are likely to chug off by October.

The Chikmagalur railway project stormed into the news after late Indira Gandhi contested from this constituency and won, thereby getting a new political rebirth. If the Kadur-Chikmagalur rail starts functioning ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, it will give a boost to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). In all probability, the sound of the train siren will be heard shortly.

A team of officials led by Mittal inspected the ongoing works, which are in their final stage, at Sakrayapatna, Kanivehally, Hoskote and Chikmagalur.  In an exclusive talk with Express, Mittal explained reasons for the delay, saying that land and funds were the main constraints. However, he hastened to add that substantial progress had been achieved over the last two years because of the cooperation of the union and state governments.

The final nod for the project has to be secured from the Railway Safety Authority Commissioner. If that is cleared, the train services will be launched within a month’s time, he said.

Replying to the economic viability of the line, Mittal said it would reduce the distance, besides establishing a link to Mangalire via Belur and Sakleshpur, thus earning a lot of freight revenue. Railway Tourism can be boosted since the region has a number of tourist inplaces, including the world-famous Belur and Halebid.

If wind mills are installed, 30 kV of power can be generated, Mittal said and urged the civil contractor to widen the space before the ticket counter.

CEO Radhesh Sharma expressed happiness over the satisfactory completion of works and the greenery  around the Chikmagalur railway station.

Earlier, the team inspected the staff colony, service sector, over-bridge, ticket counter and the railway works.

Railway’s Mysore division manager Vinod Kumar was part of the team.

Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge will inaugurate a new tri-weekly train between Bidar and Bangalore on September 1.

This was disclosed by former chief minister and Bidar Lok Sabha member N Dharam Singh at a press meet at the District Congress Committee office here on Sunday.

The train’s inauguration will be held at the Bidar Railway Station at 12 noon. The new train will depart from Bidar at 6 pm and reach Bangalore at 8 am the next morning. On the return, it will depart Bangalore at 7 pm and reach Bidar at 8 am the next morning, he added.

“We could not change the timing of the Nanded-Bangalore Express from 12:30 pm to 5 pm despite a series of efforts. However, after Mallikarjun Kharge became the Railway Minister, the district’s long-pending demand for an alternative train has been fulfilled. This has brought happiness to the people of the district and we will celebrate it in a grand manner,” he said.

He pointed out that the Nanded-Bangalore Express train takes 19 hours to cover the 735 km between Bidar and Bangalore. However, the new train will help passengers save 6 to 7 hours, he said.

Dharam Singh said the Bidar-Humanabad push and pull train will also be inaugurated within a month. The demand of Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) students seeking due recognition for the institute will be resolved within two months. “I have discussed this with Medical Education Minister Sharanprakash Patil and he has promised to solve the

issue within two months,” he said.  Compensation to farmers in the district who sufferred loss due to excess rain will be given soon, he added. Problems of the Bidar Sahakara Sakkare Karkhane will be solved soon and a delegation will meet Chief Minister Siddaramaiah shortly, he said.

सोमवार सुबह रींगस के नजदीक चूरू-जयपुर पैसेंजर ट्रेन के 6 डिब्बे पटरी से उतर गए। इससे वहां अफरातफरी मच गई। प्रारंभिक सूचना के मुताबिक घटना में किसी को चोट की सूचना नहीं है। माना जा रहा है कि बारिश के कारण पटरी के नीचे से मिट्टी के कटाव के कारण हादसा हुआ है। हालांकि रेलवे प्रशासन ने इसकी जांच प्रारंभ कर दी है। घटना की सूचना मिलते ही डीआरएम वीरेंद्र कुमार सहित रेलवे के कई आला अधिकारी मौके पर पहुंच गए।


घटना सुबह 7 बजे रींगस और बावरी ठीकरिया स्टेशन के बीच हुई। यहां चूरू से जयपुर आ रही ट्रेन के 6 डिब्बे पटरी से उतर गए। स्पीड कम होने के कारण अधिक नुकसान नहीं हुआ। इस कारण जयपुर-सीकर मार्ग पर ट्रेनों का आवागमन बंद हो गया। दोपहर तक पटरी को दुरुस्त करने का काम जारी था।


6 ट्रेनें अटकी : घटना के कारण जयपुर-चूरू पैसेंजर ट्रेन को रींगस में निरस्त किया गया। जयपुर-सीकर को रींगस में निरस्त किया गया। जयपुर-सीकर पैसेंजर ट्रेन जयपुर जंक्शन से रवाना नहीं हो सकी। सीकर-जयपुर पैसेंजर ट्रेन को पलसाना, चूरू-जयपुर पैसेंजर को सीकर में निरस्त किया गया। चूरू-सीकर पैसेंजर ट्रेन भी रवाना नहीं हो सकी।

In the wake of the recent incident of 28 devotees being run over by a train in Khagaria district, the East Central Railway (ECR) has decided to launch an awareness drive to dissuade people from walking on the tracks.   The drive will be carried out in all the five ECR divisions, Atul Pathak, IG-cum Chief Safety Commissioner of Railway Protection Force (RPF) told reporters.    ECR comprises Danapur, Samastipur (under which Dhamara ghat station falls), Mughalsarai, Dhanbad and Sonepur divisions.    ECR Chief Public Relations Officer Amitabh Prabhakar said the drive would be speeded up to dissuade people from hopping from one platform to another by using the tracks or walking on the tracks.    Pathak said besides prosecution, counselling of the people violating the rules would be done as part of the drive.    28 'kawarias' (devotees of Lord Shiva) were mowed down by Saharsa-Patna Rajya Rani express on Dhamara Ghat station while they were walking on the tracks to visit Katyani temple on the last Monday of the month of 'Shrawan'.    Despite frequent drives, trespassing, which is an act of offence under section 147 of The Railways Act has been rampant in the zone accounting for almost 45 per cent people undertaking a Railway journey, Pathak said.    The Act has a provision to impose a penalty of upto Rs 500 or seven days imprisonment for trespassing, the RPF IG said.

A total of 1,415 persons were sent to jail on the charge of trespassing in areas falling under the ECR in 2011, Pathak said.    

The figure increased to 1,808 in 2012 and in the first seven months of 2013, 702 persons have so far been sent to jail, he said.    

ECR with its headquarters at Hajipur realised over Rs 1.34 crore as penalty from people walking on the tracks in between 2011 and July 2013, the RPF IG added.    

Pathak said that RPF personnel have been told in all the divisions to be vigilant against trespassers to avoid Dhamara Ghat-type incident.    

On the instructions of Minister of State for Railway Adhir Ranjan Chaudhury, who had visited the mishap site, public address system has been installed at Dhamara Ghat station to warn passengers against trespassing and for conveying other necessary information, Prabhakar said.   

Crossing over from one platform to another through the tracks instead of using the over bridge is a common sight in Patna junction and other Railway stations in Bihar resulting in accidents.

सोमवार सुबह रींगस के नजदीक चूरू-जयपुर पैसेंजर ट्रेन के 6 डिब्बे पटरी से उतर गए। इससे वहां अफरातफरी मच गई। प्रारंभिक सूचना के मुताबिक घटना में किसी को चोट की सूचना नहीं है। माना जा रहा है कि बारिश के कारण पटरी के नीचे से मिट्टी के कटाव के कारण हादसा हुआ है। हालांकि रेलवे प्रशासन ने इसकी जांच प्रारंभ कर दी है। घटना की सूचना मिलते ही डीआरएम वीरेंद्र कुमार सहित रेलवे के कई आला अधिकारी मौके पर पहुंच गए।


घटना सुबह 7 बजे रींगस और बावरी ठीकरिया स्टेशन के बीच हुई। यहां चूरू से जयपुर आ रही ट्रेन के 6 डिब्बे पटरी से उतर गए। स्पीड कम होने के कारण अधिक नुकसान नहीं हुआ। इस कारण जयपुर-सीकर मार्ग पर ट्रेनों का आवागमन बंद हो गया। दोपहर तक पटरी को दुरुस्त करने का काम जारी था।


6 ट्रेनें अटकी : घटना के कारण जयपुर-चूरू पैसेंजर ट्रेन को रींगस में निरस्त किया गया। जयपुर-सीकर को रींगस में निरस्त किया गया। जयपुर-सीकर पैसेंजर ट्रेन जयपुर जंक्शन से रवाना नहीं हो सकी। सीकर-जयपुर पैसेंजर ट्रेन को पलसाना, चूरू-जयपुर पैसेंजर को सीकर में निरस्त किया गया। चूरू-सीकर पैसेंजर ट्रेन भी रवाना नहीं हो सकी।

Thiruvananthapuram: The state government has issued an order to hand over 78 acres of land to railway for Cherthala wagon factory, including 58.288 acres near Ilanji in Cherthala taluk and another land as sought by railway. Alappuzha district collector will have charge of future proceedings. The land will be handed over only after getting a written promise from the railway that they will start the factory.

In the wake of the recent incident of 28 devotees being run over by a train in Khagaria district, the East Central Railway (ECR) has decided to launch an awareness drive to dissuade people from walking on the tracks.   The drive will be carried out in all the five ECR divisions, Atul Pathak, IG-cum Chief Safety Commissioner of Railway Protection Force (RPF) told reporters.    ECR comprises Danapur, Samastipur (under which Dhamara ghat station falls), Mughalsarai, Dhanbad and Sonepur divisions.    ECR Chief Public Relations Officer Amitabh Prabhakar said the drive would be speeded up to dissuade people from hopping from one platform to another by using the tracks or walking on the tracks.    Pathak said besides prosecution, counselling of the people violating the rules would be done as part of the drive.    28 'kawarias' (devotees of Lord Shiva) were mowed down by Saharsa-Patna Rajya Rani express on Dhamara Ghat station while they were walking on the tracks to visit Katyani temple on the last Monday of the month of 'Shrawan'.    Despite frequent drives, trespassing, which is an act of offence under section 147 of The Railways Act has been rampant in the zone accounting for almost 45 per cent people undertaking a Railway journey, Pathak said.    The Act has a provision to impose a penalty of upto Rs 500 or seven days imprisonment for trespassing, the RPF IG said.

A total of 1,415 persons were sent to jail on the charge of trespassing in areas falling under the ECR in 2011, Pathak said.    

The figure increased to 1,808 in 2012 and in the first seven months of 2013, 702 persons have so far been sent to jail, he said.    

ECR with its headquarters at Hajipur realised over Rs 1.34 crore as penalty from people walking on the tracks in between 2011 and July 2013, the RPF IG added.    

Pathak said that RPF personnel have been told in all the divisions to be vigilant against trespassers to avoid Dhamara Ghat-type incident.    

On the instructions of Minister of State for Railway Adhir Ranjan Chaudhury, who had visited the mishap site, public address system has been installed at Dhamara Ghat station to warn passengers against trespassing and for conveying other necessary information, Prabhakar said.   

Crossing over from one platform to another through the tracks instead of using the over bridge is a common sight in Patna junction and other Railway stations in Bihar resulting in accidents.

Jaipur: Four coaches of a passenger train derailed near Ringus in Rajasthan's Sikar district Monday, disrupting rail movement on the Churu-Jaipur route.

However, no passenger was injured in the incident as the speed of the train was slow, railway officials said.

The train, Churu-Jaipur Holiday Special, derailed near Ringus yard. The reason for the derailment is yet to be ascertained.

A relief train has been rushed to the spot and work to restore the track has started.

Some of the trains have been partially cancelled due to the derailment.

The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers during Onam/Velankanni Festival season.



1)Chennai Central – Mangalore Junction Superfast special & Mangalore Junction -Chennai Central Special: T.No.06003 Chennai Central – Mangalore Junction Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 21.00 hrs. on 14.09.2013 & 21.09.2013 and arrive Mangalore Junction at12.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.06004 Mangalore Junction – Chennai Central Special will leave Mangalore Junction at 14.45 hrs. on 15.09.2013 & 22.09.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 07.45 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 4 AC3-tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Gudiyattam, Vaniyambadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Shoranur, Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod.T.No.06004 will stop at Perambur also.



2)Nagercoil – Velankanni – Nagercoil Special: T.No.06302 Nagercoil – Velankanni Special will leave Nagercoil at 14.00 hrs. on 27.08.2013 and arrive Velankanni at03.00 hrs. the next day. T.No.06301 Velankanni – Nagercoil Special will leave Velankanni at 13.00 hrs. on 28.08.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 02.45 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 3 AC3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Satur, Virudhunagar, Aruppukottai, Manamadurai, Sivaganga, Devakottai, Karaikkudi, Pudukkottai, Tiruchchirappalli, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam.





3)Chennai Central – Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special (via.Chennai Egmore): T.No.06005 Chennai Central - Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Central at 17.40 hrs. on 07.09.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at09.30 hrs. the next day. T.No.06006 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special will leave Nagercoil at 13.20 hrs. on 08.09.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 05.00 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 4 AC3-tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 3 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Virudhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Sattur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Tirunelveli and Valliyur. T.No.06006 will stop at Mambalam also.





Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 25.08.2013.

Special ticket checking at Kanakpura Station.