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Patna: East Central Railway on Friday said the Digha-Sonepur rail-cum-road bridge will be completed by March 2015. Chief public relations officer, East Central Railway, Amitabh Prabhakar said of 36 spans, 21 have been completed and works on 22nd and 23rd spans was in progress. Prabhakar said the East Central Railway was working hardto complete the work in the stipulated time frame.

ALLAHABAD: A review meeting regarding the various ongoing projects of the North Central Railway was organised at NCR headquarters in Subedarganj on Friday.

Addressing the meeting, general manager of NCR Alok Johri observed that the progress of the ongoing projects compared to last year is better but there is need for accelerating the pace to complete the projects within the stipulated time frame work.

He laid stress on acceleration in implementing the ongoing work of automatic signalling of Allahabad-Mughalsarai and Aligarh-Ghaziabad sections. He also advised for preparing the plan for decongestion of station yard of Allahabad and Agra. Further, there is need for improvement in works relating to the stations of Subedarganj, Cheoki, Eidgah and Agra Fort stations, he said.

He also observed that works related to safety at the level crossings should be conducted on a priority basis and work on construction of 25 ROBs (Railway Overbridges) and 75 limited height subways should also be completed in this financial year.

He said, "The officers should undertake steps for the safety and security of the staff deputed at the work field. Better co-ordination between the different departments is also needed."

Participating in the meeting, principal chief engineer Satish Kumar instructed for preparation of the engineering scale plan for the projects of the next year.

Before start of the meeting, principal chief engineer Satish Kumar welcomed the general manager Alok Johri. During the meeting, works relating to construction department, IRPMU and open line were also discussed. During the meeting, all heads of departments, divisional railway managers of Allahabad, Agra and Jhansi divisions were present.

MUMBAI: The Central Railway (CR) will operate a megablock on its suburban section on Sunday to carry out maintenance work on tracks and overhead equipment.

CR public relations officer A K Singh said, "On Sunday, we plan to operate a megablock on the Down slow line between Matunga and Mulund stations from 11.30am to 3.30 pm." The Down slow line services leaving Matunga from 11.05 am to 3.34pm will be diverted on Down fast line between Matunga and Mulund stations halting at Sion, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup and Mulund stations and further re-diverted to Down slow line after Mulund.

The UP fast line locals leaving Thane station from 11.21 am to 3.25 pm will halt at Mulund, Bhandup, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar and Kurla stations in addition to their scheduled halts and arrive their destination 15 minutes behind schedule.

All Down fast line services leaving Mumbai CST from 11.15 am to 2.51 pm will halt at Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup and Mulund stations in addition to their scheduled halts and will arrive destination 20 minutes behind schedule, he said.

All slow locals arriving and leaving CST between 11 am to 4 pm will arrive their destination 10 minutes behind schedule.

Southern Railway has announced three special trains between Chennai-Mangalore, Nagercoil-Velankanni and Chennai-Nagercoil to clear the rush of passengers during Onam and Velankanni festival seasons.Chennai Central-Mangalore Junction spuerfast special would leave Chennai on September 14 and 29 at 9 PM and reach Mangalore at 12.45 PM the following day respectively, a Railway release said. The return trains would leave Mangalore at 2.45 pm on September 15 and 22 and reach Chennai at 7.45 the following day respectively, it said.
Nagercoil-Velankanni specials would leave Nagercoil at 2 PM on August 27 and reach Velankanni at 3 AM the following day, while the return train would leave Velankanni at 1 PM and arrive at Nagercoil at 2.45 AM, it said.
Southern Railway announces 3 special trains to clear festival rush
Southern Railway announces 3 special trains to clear festival rush
Chennai Central-Nagercoil specials would leave Chennai at 5.40 PM on September 7 and reach Nagercoil at 9.30 AM the following day, while the return train would leave Nagercoil at 1.20 PM on September 8 and would arrive at Chennai at 5 AM the following day, it added. "Advance reservation for the trains will commence on August 25," it said.

Southern Railway has announced three special trains between Chennai-Mangalore, Nagercoil-Velankanni and Chennai-Nagercoil to clear the rush of passengers during Onam and Velankanni festival seasons.Chennai Central-Mangalore Junction spuerfast special would leave Chennai on September 14 and 29 at 9 PM and reach Mangalore at 12.45 PM the following day respectively, a Railway release said. The return trains would leave Mangalore at 2.45 pm on September 15 and 22 and reach Chennai at 7.45 the following day respectively, it said.
Nagercoil-Velankanni specials would leave Nagercoil at 2 PM on August 27 and reach Velankanni at 3 AM the following day, while the return train would leave Velankanni at 1 PM and arrive at Nagercoil at 2.45 AM, it said.
Southern Railway announces 3 special trains to clear festival rush
Southern Railway announces 3 special trains to clear festival rush
Chennai Central-Nagercoil specials would leave Chennai at 5.40 PM on September 7 and reach Nagercoil at 9.30 AM the following day, while the return train would leave Nagercoil at 1.20 PM on September 8 and would arrive at Chennai at 5 AM the following day, it added. "Advance reservation for the trains will commence on August 25," it said.

Thousands of unsuccessful applicants went on a rampage during an army recruitment campaign here pelting stones at buses and stopping trains.

On the last day of the 'Sena Bharti Mela' at the RPSF camp here yesterday, candidates from Mau district were tested. A total of 362 of them were selected and rest about 5,000 were found ineligible, police said.Some of these 5,000 candidates while returning home created a ruckus at the railway platforms, bus stations and streets of the city, they said.They travelled in autorickshaws and buses without paying the fare and also pelted stones on roadways buses, police said.The accused looted railway vendors and stopped Durg Express, Bagh Express and Varanasi-Gorakhpur Intercity trains on Cantt Railway station in a bid to board them, railway sources said.They stopped Shaheed Express at the Cantt railway station for hours, the sources said.Policemen and RPF jawans controlled the mob and got the train moving. The railway is trying to identify the miscreants through CCTV footage, a railway spokesman said."The guilty will be punished once the identification is established," he added.

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AMTRAK OPERATES SPECIAL “AUTUMN EXPRESS” TRAIN
Unique excursion trip provides scenic fall views
WILMINGTON – Amtrak invites passengers to experience the splendor of fall aboard the
inaugural “Autumn Express.” Tickets are now on sale for this one-day-only special train, which
departs from and returns to Philadelphia 30th Street Station on Saturday, Nov. 2, and affords
scenic views of historic railroad sites throughout Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania.
The train will travel the Northeast Corridor to Perryville, Md., then make a rare trip up the
historic Port Road Branch (usually off limits to passenger traffic) along the Susquehanna River,
passing through Enola Yard, crossing the Shocks Mill and Rockville bridges before continuing
over the Columbia Secondary and back to Philadelphia via Amtrak’s Keystone Corridor through
scenic Lancaster County.
“This unique excursion is an exciting opportunity for passengers and a new venture for
Amtrak,” explained DJ Stadtler, Amtrak vice president of operations. “In addition to exploring
rare mileage, the ‘Autumn Express’ is a first of its kind charter train which we’ll test as a
potential new revenue source for America’s Railroad.”
The train will consist of a P-42 locomotive, Horizon coach cars(with larger “picture”
windows to take in the view) and café car. Tickets cost $89 for adults and are half-priced for
children ages 2-15. All tickets include a boxed lunch and free souvenir tote bag emblazoned
with the special “Autumn Express” inaugural logo. Other commemorative merchandise will be
available for purchase aboard the train and special announcements will be made highlighting key
landmarks along the route.
Passengers may purchase tickets online at Amtrak.com or by calling 1-800-USA-RAIL.
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LUCKNOW: It's time to be alert as incorrect personal details on the railway reservation form can put you to inconvenience. In the forthcoming festival season, railways will treat all the tickets, which have incorrect details of the passengers on the reservation form, as invalid.

Sufficient number of staff will be deployed to check the validity of the details provided by passengers in reservation forms. The details will be checked with the telephone/mobile numbers as mentioned in the reservation form for purchasing reservation ticket.

In case the details of the passengers as given in the reservation form are found incorrect during the course of checking, the ticket will be treated as invalid.

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