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A leading Chinese rolling stock manufacturer said Friday it has produced the world's heaviest freight train with a maximum loading capacity of nearly 155 tonnes per wagon.CNR Qiqihar Railway Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. delivered the train to global mining giant Rio Tinto on Friday.The maximum axle load of each wagon is 44 tonnes and the train has a total carrying capacity of 30,000 to 50,000 tonnes.The train shows that China is a global leader in freight train research, development and manufacturing, according to the company.Based in the city of Qiqihar in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Qiqihar Railway Rolling Stock is a leading domestic freight train manufacturer under China CNR Corporation Limited.In 2012, Qiqihar Railway Rolling Stock realized export contracts for trains and parts totaling nearly 400 million U.S. dollars.The company's products have been sold to more than 20 countries or regions.

New Delhi: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to run around 300 extra trains each on Tuesday and Wednesday, in anticipation of the rush of commuters on Raksha Bandhan, an official statement said on Sunday. "In view of the high ridership observed on Rakhi day, and the day before it for the past few years, DMRC has decided to run extra trains and deploy additional personnel to cater to the extra rush of commuters expected on these two days," the DMRC statement said. Raksha Bandhan, the Hindu festival that celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters, will be celebrated Wednesday.An 8-coach metro train would run on the commuter service line connecting Dwarka with Noida and Vaishali from Monday. According to ridership figures, in 2012, over 22 lakh passengers travelled the day before Raksha Bandhan by metro and close to 20 lakh riders took the metro trains on the day of Rakhi. DMRC also said that an eight-coach metro train would start running on the commuter service line connecting Dwarka in west Delhi with Noida and Vaishali in Uttar Pradesh, starting Monday. "This will be the first of a total of 31 eight-coach trains which will be introduced on the blue line in a phased manner," the statement said. Delhi Metro hit a high ridership figure of 25 lakh passengers recently. Its operational network has grown to 190 km. Metro services began in Delhi in 2002

ALLAHABAD: The general manager of North Central Railway AlokJohri gave away the President's Police Medal and Indian Police Medal to RPF personnel for exemplary performance. The President's Police Medal was awarded to assistant security commissioner (passenger safety) TK Chattopadhyay. In addition to this, Indian Police Medals were bestowed upon retired inspector MP Sharma, inspector Sanjay Kumar Singh, sub-inspector Anil Kumar Singh, head constable Rakesh Kumar Tiwari, head constable IndrajYadav and constable Abhinandan Singh Sengar for their meritorious performance.Meanwhile, Johri inaugurated the newly-built regional Railway Protection Force Training Centre at Subedarganj on Saturday. While addressing the RPF officers and the personnel, the general manager observed that the new training centre will help provide better training to RPF personnel. Further, it will also enhance the working potential of the RPF personnel, he said. He also appreciated the architecture of the building of the training centre.

It is pertinent to mention that various types of training will be imparted at this newly-built RPF training centre including training of RPF sub-inspectors and constable cadets, refresher fire-fighting course, modern weapons course, computer training and other courses.On this occasion, chief security commissioner Anoop Srivastava, principal chief engineer Satish Kumar, chief administrative officer (construction) BK Govil, heads of departments and divisional railway manager of Allahabad division Harendra Rao were present.

At least 15 passengers of the Ernakulam-bound Marusagar Express from Ajmer (no. 12978) were taken to various hospitals here after a suspected food-poisoning incident late on Saturday.The passengers, including children, were taken to hospitals in ambulances arranged by Railways when the train reached the Kasaragod station by 11 p.m., Railway police sources told The Hindu.Some of the passengers who complained of vomiting at Mangalore Junction station, when the train pulled in by 9.45 p.m., were taken to hospitals there.Others who showed symptoms were detrained in Kasaragod, they said.

All stable

They said all passengers were stable. Quite a few people, including mediapersons, streamed into the station following of the incident.

Sources said food-poisoning could not be confirmed. Passengers had reportedly taken non-vegetarian food supplied in the train.

The train was at the Kasaragod station at the time this report was filed.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday exuded confidence that the ambitious Lucknow Metro Rail project, to ease traffic and transportation problem of the State capital, would start in time.While releasing the ‘Development Agenda of UP 2013-14’, Mr. Yadav said, “After the Lucknow project, which is a priority of the State government, projects for other cities would be taken up”.Mr. Yadav was presented the model of the proposed project at his residence on Saturday. He added that the funds for the extension of metro in Ghaziabad have been arranged.Housing and Urban Planning Principal Secretary Sadakant said details of the project were being worked out so that the first phase of the Rs.6,757-crore project could be started by the targeted date of December 2013.All efforts are being made to obtain necessary approvals and financial sanctions from the Centre, he said, adding that operations are expected to commence in December 2016.A modified Detailed Project Report had been approved by the high-powered committee headed by the Chief Secretary, Mr. Sadakant said.The constitution of the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) is under way with the memorandum and articles of the association having been prepared, he said.To expedite the work, an interim consultant is required to prepare detailed designs for which two specialist agencies -- RITES and DMRC -- have been asked to submit proposals, he said, adding that the interim consultant would be selected by the end of this month.

The DMRC is working on the depot design for north-south corridor of the first phase, he said.

The underground portion of the north-south corridor had been reduced from 7.5 km to approximately 3.5 km from Charbagh to Hazratganj, Mr. Sadakant said. Twenty-two stations are proposed in the first phase, out of which three are underground and 19 elevated.

An estimated 6.45 lakh passengers are likely to use this corridor in the year 2020. The peak-hour-peak-direction traffic (PHPDT) of this corridor is estimated to be 20,976 in 2020. One rake would consist of six coaches with a passenger carrying capacity of 1,574. Initially, the train will run at an interval of 7 to 14 minutes but with the increase in traffic, the interval will be reduced to 2 to 4 minutes. - PTI

Chandigarh:
Taking cognisance of curfew in Jammu and Kashmir, a total of 80 Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) personnel have been deployed to escort eight express trains plying between Ambala and Jammu stations.The trains in which the RPSF men have been deployed along with the Railway Protection Force (RPF) men are the Malwa Express, Swaraj Express, Dee Uhp AC superfast and Jat Durg superfast.Sources in the Northern Railway said a company comprising 80 RPSF men had been sent to the Ambala station for deployment on the trains.Sources in the Railways said seven RPSF personnel along with two RPF men would escort each train and around 20 RPF personnel were deployed at the Ambala station to inspect all trains plying from the station.Railway Senior Divisional Security Commissioner Mohinder Singh said the RPSF was a reserve force which is usually deployed during disturbances for the security of the passengers.

Records revealed that more than 20 trains were plying between Ambala and Jammu. Officials said the trains were shortlisted for additional security as they were prone to attack by anti-social elements.

औरंगाबाद - गतवर्षी दसरा व दिवाळीच्या सुट्यांमध्ये प्रवाशांच्या झालेल्या गर्दीमुळे यंदा दक्षिण-मध्य रेल्वेने प्रायोगिक तत्त्वावर काही रेल्वेगाड्यांना जादा डबे वाढविण्याचा निर्णय घेतला. यानुसार 1 ऑक्‍टोबरपासून नांदेड-पुणे एक्‍स्प्रेसला पाच जादा डबे जोडण्यात येणार आहे. यामुळे परळी व मनमाड मार्गे जाणाऱ्या दोन्ही गाड्यांमध्ये 360 आसनांची संख्या वाढणार आहे. नांदेडहून पुण्याला जाण्यासाठी नागरिकांना रेल्वे अधिक सोईस्कर आहे. गतवर्षी दसरा व दिवाळीच्या सणानिमित्त प्रवाशांची गर्दी पाहता रेल्वे प्रशासन एक महिना आधीच यासंबंधी पाऊले उचलत असून गाडी क्रमांक 127230, 127229 या नांदेड-पुणे एक्‍स्प्रेस मार्गे मनमाड या गाडीला तसेच गाडी क्रमांक 17614 व 17613 या नांदेड-पुणे मार्गे परळी या दोन गाड्यांना 1 ऑक्‍टोबरपासून पाच जादा डबे जोडण्याचा निर्णय घेण्यात आला आहे. आता या दोन्ही गाड्यांना प्रत्येकी 17 डबे राहणार आहेत. ऑक्‍टोबर महिन्यामध्ये या गाड्यांना चांगला प्रतिसाद मिळाल्यास नोव्हेंबरमध्येही पाच डब्यांचा निर्णय कायम ठेवण्यात येणार आहे. नांदेड - पुणे - नांदेड या गाडीस पाच द्वितीय श्रेणी आरक्षित डबे (स्लीपर क्‍लास) जोडण्यात येणार आहेत. यामुळे गाडीतील आसनक्षमता 360 ने वाढणार आहे.

Chennai: The Madras high court has ruled in favour of a wife of a dead Southern Railway employee who was denied appointment in his place on compassionate grounds because she was a diabetic.Pointing out that diabetes usually has no impact on an individual’s ability to do a particular job, the court said, “In most cases the employer may not even know that his employee has diabetes.As the impact of diabetes and its management varies among individuals there cannot be a blanket ban on giving public employment to persons with diabetes.”The court upheld the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal which had quashed the decision  of  the Southern Railway, denying the widow a job after a medical examination showed she was diabetic.Arockiammal had applied for a job on compassionate grounds after her husband , a commercial clerk with the Southern Railways, died in  2010. But was told in vague terms after her medical examination in 2011 that she was unfit on medical grounds.On her representation, another medication examination was conducted in June 2012. And this time she was told she was being denied a job as her blood sugar was high. The woman then approached CAT, which allowed her application.  

Diabetic wins battle against railways

Coming down hard on Southern Railway for denying the widow of an employee a job in his place because she diabetic and the disorder was “chronic and progressi­ve”, the Madras high court said it had failed to establish its case.

While dismissing the petition filed by the Southern Railway challenging the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal  which had ruled in favour of the Arockiammal, a division bench comprising Justices R. Banumathi and T.S. Sivagnanam said going by medical experts diabetes was only a condition in which the body failed to utilise the ingested glucose properly.

It also noted that  there was a strong school of thought that a diabetic was not suffering from a disease, but only a disorder that could be managed. Quoting a  2011  survey it said 62.4 million were diabetic in the country,  and this figure could rise to 110.1 million by 2030.

Recalling that Arockiammal’s husband was a commercial clerk with Southern Railway when he died in  2010 and that she too had merely done her plus two, it said, “ In the given circumstances one can reasonably conclude that she would have been unaware that her blood glucose level was higher than the acceptable norms.”

In the judges’ view it was unfair of the railway administration to reject her candidature based on a single blood test. “To deny employment to her on speculation about what might occur in future is unreasonable. Medical experts state that blood glucose levels fluctuate throughout the day, which is also the case of people with diabetes, and one test cannot be an assessment of the overall health of a person with diabetes,”  they added.

South Western Railway records 14.73% growth
The Hubli Division of South Western Railway has recorded a growth of 14.73% in earnings from carrying passengers in the first 4 months of the current financial year.

Speaking at the Independence Day celebrations organised by the Hubli Division of SWR here on Thursday, divisional railway manager of Hubli Division Mr. Sanjeev Mittal said that during the first four months of the present fiscal year, 2013-14, the division had carried 133.82 lakh passengers and earned an amount of INR 82.11 crore.

The division could lift freight of 8.949 million tonnes (mt) during the first four months of the present financial achieving 7.56% more than the aim, registering earnings of Rs. 754.08 crore. He said that Gokak Road railway station had been identified as adarsh station and passenger amenity works like improvement the platform surface and lighting arrangements had been done.

He said, the development of Koppal, Almatti and Badami railways stations as adarsh stations on Hubli Division was under progress.

He said the division was committed to provide hygienic environment at stations and on trains and the Nizamuddin-Vasco-Nizamuddin (Train nos.12779/12780) Goa Express have been chosen to be developed as model trains.

Train service on the Chennai Beach-Velachery MRTS line was disrupted on Saturday evening after smoke emanated from the brake biding rack beneath the ladies compartment of a train. The police said around 5.50 p.m., a few woman passengers noticed smoke coming from beneath the compartment of the train that had halted at Thirumalai (Mylapore) station and alerted railway officials. The commuters were evacuated and repairs were carried out. Train services resumed at 6.05 p.m.