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A circular by the Thiruvananthapuram Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) restricting railway employees from taking leave during the LDF-organised indefinite siege to the Secretariat has kicked up a row.

The circular issued on Saturday stated that leave should be restricted in the division for the next three days - from Sunday to Tuesday - ‘in the wake of the agitation’. It also ordered to intensify checking to book ticketless travellers and told officials to take stringent action against the offenders.

According to members of the Southern Railways Mazdoor Union (SRMU), the move is unbecoming as the Railways is a Central Government department and hence state-related strikes should not affect its functioning. 

Also, restricting leave of Railways employees when a statewide agitation is being organised is against the norms, said SRMU general secretary S Gopikrishnan.

“The Railways issue such orders whenever national-level bandhs or any strike remotely connected to the Centre is observed. It makes no sense that the DRM should impose such restrictions in this case, wherein the LDF is laying siege to the Secretariat,” SRMU members said.

Officials within the department state that the order might have come in the wake of the state government’s letter to the Railways.

“Since it is the vacation season, quite a number of employees in the division would have already sought leave from their respective department heads. In the wake of this order, the sanctioned leaves will be withdrawn. If the authorities deny leave to any employee, especially in an emergency case, the SRMU will retaliate,” SRMU divisional president P Unnikrishnan said.

He said the SRMU (the only recognised union in the railways and of which most of the employees are a part of) does not have any political leanings. It is least possible that they would be participating in the strike, he said.

The circular has been issued to all railway stations and station master offices.

12-08-2013
SWR

Press Release No. 104dt. 10-08-2013

SCR REVISES TIMINGS OF TRAIN NOs.12735/12736 SECUNDERABAD-YESVATPUR-SECUNDERABAD GARIBRATH EXPRESS ANDPROVISION OF STOPPAGE AT LINGAMPALLI STATION
As communicated by South Central Railway(SCR) and Railway Board, the timings of Train Nos.12735/12736 SECUNDERABAD-YESVANTPUR-SECUNDERABAD GARIBRATH EXPRESS will be revised with effect from 24th September, 2013 from SECUNDERABADend and from 25th September, 2013 from YESVANTPUR.


Consequent upon revision in timings, two minutes stoppage at LINGAMPALLI for Train Nos.12735/12736 Secunderabad-Yesvantpur-Secunderabad Garibrath Express will be provided.

The revised timings with effect from 24th Sept.13 from Secunderabad and from 25th Sept.2013 from Yesvantpur, are as follows:--There is no change in days of service.


Accordingly, Train No.12735 SECUNDERABAD-YESVANTPUR GARIBRATH EXPRESS will depart at SECUNDERABAD at 19-15 hrs. andreach at YESVANTPUR at 07-40 hrs., the next day,with effect from 24th September, 2013.


En route, the Garibrath Express will arrive/depart at Begumpet at 19-22/19-23 hrs; LINGAMPALLI at 19-38/19-40 hrs.; Yadgir at 22-38/22-40 hrs; Raichur at 23-43/23-45 hrs; Guntakal at 02-05/02-10 hrs; Anantapur at 03-23/03-25 hrs; Dharmavaram at 04-38/04-40 hrs; and arrive/depart at Hindupur at 05-24/05-25 hrs., with effect from 24thSeptember, 2013.

In the return direction, Train No.12736 YESVANTPUR-SECUNDERABAD GARIBRATH EXPRESS will depart at YESVANTPUR at 19-15 hrs. andreach atSECUNDERABAD at 08-35 hrs., the next day,with effect from 25thSeptember, 2013.


En route, the Garibrath Express will arrive/depart at Hindupur at 21-01/21-02 hrs., Dharmavaram at 22-35/22-37 hrs; Anantapur at 23-08/23-10 hrs; Guntakal at 00-30/00-35 hrs; Raichur at 02-23/02-25 hrs; Yadgir at 03-33/03-35 hrs; LINGAMPALLIat 07-53/07-55 hrs;and arrive/depart at Begumpet at 08-21/08-22 hrs., with effect from 25th September, 2013.

The district police made elaborate security at the Visakhapatnam railway station and surrounding areas due to a proposed Samaikhyandhra group's rail blockade agitation against the UPA's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.

The city police did not allow agitators inside the railway station and clamped Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code at the railway station as well as railway tracks under city limits, banning unlawful assembly of people, to avoid any untoward incidents.

In a statement, the city police commissioner said that stern action would be taken against agitators if they tried to stop trains.

Trespassing into railway stations, obstructing trains, causing inconvenience to passengers and damaging railway property are non-bailable offences, the police said.

Conveners of the North Coastal Andhra Political Joint Action Committee K T Rama Rao and Students' Joint Action Committee A Kishore were taken into custody by the police, even as rallies and protests called by various organizations continued for the eleventh day today.

Science Express, a mobile exhibition on a 16-coach, air-conditioned train, travelling across the country since October 2007, will reach the capital on Monday on an eight-day visit to the State.

Divisional Railway Manager Rajesh Agrawal will inaugurate the show to which entry is free. It will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The train will be at platform 16.

After the successful tour of the country in four phases, the train now runs as ‘Science Express — Biodiversity Special (SEBS),’ a collaborative initiative of the Department of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

The SEBS 2013 edition is scheduled to travel to 62 locations till October 28 (It had started on April 9).

As 2011-20 has been declared as the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity and United Nations Decade for Deserts and Fight Against Desertification, the ‘Science Express’ focuses on the ‘biodiversity’ theme. Science Express’ primary targets are teachers and students. There is a facility to arrange training sessions for teachers and group activities for schoolchildren who register in groups of 25 in advance. For details in this regard, contact the Manager, Science Express on 94284 06407 or 9428405408. Mails may be sent to scienceexpress@gmail.com and vascsc.jos@gmail.com.

राजधानी के पश्चिमी छोर पर स्थित पालम, डाबड़ी जैसे इलाके से अगर कोई शख्स दक्षिणी दिल्ली के इलाके की ओर रुख करना चाहे तो कई दफा सोचना पड़ता है। बमुश्किल, नौ से दस किलोमीटर की दूरी तय करने में घंटे भर का समय लग जाता है।
मगर मेट्रो के तीसरे चरण के तहत चल रहा निर्माण कार्य जैसे ही पूरा होगा, इस रूट में सफर करने वालों को ट्रैफिक जाम से मुक्ति मिल जाएगी। वहीं पश्चिमी दिल्ली के लोगों को दक्षिणी दिल्ली जाने में मिनटों का सफर तय करना पड़ेगा। साथ ही दक्षिणी-पूर्वी दिल्ली इलाके के लोग भी पश्चिमी दिल्ली आसानी से आ सकेंगे।
मेट्रो के तीसरे चरण का निर्माण कार्य मार्च, 2016 तक पूरा होना है। इस समय तक मेट्रो दिल्ली के ज्यादातर इलाकों में दस्तक दे चुकी होगी। जिसमें डाबड़ी मोड़, पालम, आइजीआइ एयरपोर्ट, वसंत विहार, मुनीरका, हौजखास, नेहरू प्लेस, जसोला, जामिया व कालिंदी कुंज जैसे इलाके शामिल हैं। यह लाइन जनकपुरी पश्चिम से शुरू होकर कालिंदी कुंज तक जाएगी। इस रूट पर चलने वाली मेट्रो के रखरखाव के लिए कालिंदी कुंज में एक डिपो बनाने की भी योजना है।
इस लाइन की खासियत
इस लाइन की खासियत यह है कि जनकपुरी पश्चिम से कालिंदी कुंज तक पश्चिमी, दक्षिणी तथा दक्षिणी-पूर्वी क्षेत्र एक-दूसरे से जुड़ जाएंगे।
किस-किस रूट से बदल सकेंगे मेट्रो
जनकपुरी पश्चिम से लोग यमुना बैंक-द्वारका सेक्टर-21, हौजखास से जहांगीरपुरी-हुडा सिटी सेंटरतथा नेहरू प्लेस से केंद्रीय सचिवालय-बदरपुर लाइन के लिए मेट्रो बदली जा सकेगी।
साथ ही मुनिरका, आरकेपुरम, आइआइटी, हौजखास, पंचशील पार्क, चिराग दिल्ली, ग्रेटर कैलाश एंक्लेव एक, नेहरू प्लेस, कालकाजी, ओखला फेज तीन समेत बाहरी रिंग रोड के दर्जनों इलाकों से गुजरेगी। जिससे लोगों को जाम तथा घंटों सफर से मुक्ति मिल जाएगी।
किन प्रमुख इलाकों से गुजरेगी मेट्रो
मेट्रो कई पॉश इलाके, प्रमुख बाजार तथा औद्योगिक क्षेत्र से भी गुजरेगी। जिसमें जनकपुरी, पालम, आइजीआइ एयरपोर्ट, ग्रेटर कैलाश, अलकनंदा, नेहरू प्लेस, ओखला औद्योगिक क्षेत्र, जामिया, कालकाजी, जसोला तथा कालिंदी कुंज जैसे प्रमुख जगहों पर भी दस्तक देगी।
इस लाइन की रूपरेखा
कुल लंबाई - 33.50 किलोमीटर
भूमिगत - 17.30 किलोमीटर
एलीवेटेड - 16.20 किलोमीटर
कुल मेट्रो स्टेशन - 22
भूमिगत स्टेशन - 12
एलीवेटेड स्टेशन -10

Metro Railway has launched a plan to install 29 escalators at all 23 stations on the route except Noapara in the next two years at a cost of around Rs 22 crore.
The Metro stations have altogether 64 escalators, many of which often do not function and leave passengers huffing and panting while climbing up long flights of stairs.
“The plan is to have an escalator from all surface entrances to a station to the mezzanine level and from there to the platform,” said a Metro official.
While two new escalators at Jatin Das Park station have been operational, one each at Maidan, Rabindra Sarobar and Sovabazar-Sutanuti are expected to be ready by Puja.
“There was a longstanding demand for more escalators at Jatin Das Park station because of its proximity to Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital,” said Protyush Ghosh, the deputy general manager, Metro Railway.
Four more escalators — one each at Mahatma Gandhi Road, Esplanade, Maidan and Rabindra Sarobar stations — will be ready by April 2014.
Metro officials have decided to install energy-efficient escalators — ones that start moving only when someone steps on them.
Commuters, however, wonder how sincere the authorities would be in maintaining the new escalators, given the sorry state of the existing ones.
Amit Paul, 62, who had a heart attack in 2005 and suffers from a knee problem, stopped using Metro a year ago because of the irregular escalator service and the long flights of stairs he is forced to climb.
“I would often travel by Metro from Shyambazar, but given the state of the escalators, have stopped doing so,” said the Maniktala resident.
Metro officials, however, have promised to ensure smoother functioning of the escalators. “We have undertaken this task (increasing the number of escalators) keeping commuters’ convenience in mind and shall ensure that the old ones are maintained properly,” said Ghosh.

The district police made elaborate security at the Visakhapatnam railway station and surrounding areas due to a proposed Samaikhyandhra group's rail blockade agitation against the UPA's decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh.

The city police did not allow agitators inside the railway station and clamped Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code at the railway station as well as railway tracks under city limits, banning unlawful assembly of people, to avoid any untoward incidents.

In a statement, the city police commissioner said that stern action would be taken against agitators if they tried to stop trains.

Trespassing into railway stations, obstructing trains, causing inconvenience to passengers and damaging railway property are non-bailable offences, the police said.

Conveners of the North Coastal Andhra Political Joint Action Committee K T Rama Rao and Students' Joint Action Committee A Kishore were taken into custody by the police, even as rallies and protests called by various organizations continued for the eleventh day today.

Dehradun:
Kathgodam Express hit a Tanakpur depot bus at the bypass railway crossing in the wee hours today. However, no one was injured in the accident.The train was moving towards Dehradun when it hit the bus that was on its way to Tanakpur from the ISBT, Dehradun, at 4.30 am. There were 20 persons in the bus, including the driver and the conductor, at the time of the accident.According to information, Kathgodam Express had to make a halt 200 m before the railway crossing in the morning as its driver did not get green signal from the flag man at the railway crossing gates.When the driver enquired about it, he found that the flag man was sleeping and he forgot to flash the green signal and close the gates.Later, he flashed the green signal and the train started moving. However, the train driver spotted that the railway crossing gate has not been closed and a bus was moving towards the crossing.On the other hand, the flag man claimed that he did not get any information about the train’s arrival from the control room.In charge, bypass police post, Arvind Kumar said, “After spotting the bus, the train driver applied the emergency brakes, but could not stop the train from hitting the rear portion of the bus.”Pradeep Chauhan, in charge, government railway police station, Dehradun, said, “Luckily, all passengers escaped unhurt.”

He said Railway Protection Force officials also reached the spot, who are now investigating the case.

Senior Section Engineer (Railways) SP Singh said, “The report of the preliminary investigation has been sent to the railway division and action will be taken against whosoever found guilty.”

ईद के बाद ट्रेनों में उमड़ी भीड़ को देखते हुए उत्तर रेलवे लखनऊ मंडल प्रशासन 11 अगस्त को दिल्ली के लिए स्पेशल ट्रेन चलाएगा।

साथ ही कई ट्रेनों में अतिरिक्त बोगियों के इंतजाम करने के आदेश दिए गए हैं। इसके अलावा नई दिल्ली से लखनऊ एसी स्पेशल और डिब्रूगढ़-चंडीगढ़ स्पेशल ट्रेन भी चलाई जाएंगी।

वरिष्ठ मंडल वाणिज्य प्रबंधक अश्विनी श्रीवास्तव ने बताया कि ट्रेन 04209 वाराणसी से लखनऊ के रास्ते दिल्ली के लिए चलायी जाएगी।

यह ट्रेन 11 अगस्त को दोपहर 3:15 बजे छूटकर, शाम 4:50 बजे जंघई, शाम 7:05 बजे प्रतापगढ़, 7:44 बजे अमेठी, रात 8:43 बजे रायबरेली होते हुए 10:35 बजे लखनऊ आएगी।

यहां से बरेली व मुरादाबाद होकर ट्रेन सुबह 10:10 बजे दिल्ली पहुंचेगी। ट्रेन में शयनयान श्रेणी के 10, एसी तृतीय व एसी द्वितीय कम्पोजिट की एक, एसी तृतीय की एक और एसएलआर श्रेणी की दो बोगियां लगेंगी।

इसी तरह 14 अगस्त को एसी स्पेशल ट्रेन 04208 नई दिल्ली से शाम 7:30 बजे रवाना होगी। गाजियाबाद, मुरादाबाद, बरेली, शाहजहांपुर, हरदोई होते हुए ट्रेन 15 अगस्त की सुबह 04:45 बजे लखनऊ पहुंचेगी। रेलवे 11 अगस्त से 23 सितम्बर तक डिब्रूगढ़-चंडीगढ़ साप्ताहिक स्पेशल ट्रेन चलाएगा।

ट्रेन 05903 डिब्रूगढ़-चंडीगढ़ स्पेशल रविवार रात 1:50 बजे लखनऊ आकर चंडीगढ़ की ओर रवाना होगी। इसी तरह ट्रेन 05904 चंडीगढ़-डिब्रूगढ़ स्पेशल प्रत्येक सोमवार को सुबह 11:15 बजे लखनऊ होते हुए� डिब्रूगढ़ की ओर जाएगी।

लगेंगी अतिरिक्त बोगियां रेलवे 11 अगस्त को कई ट्रेनों में अतिरिक्त बोगियां लगाएगा। ट्रेन 14205 दिल्ली-फैजाबाद एक्सप्रेस में एसी तृतीय, 14207 पद्मावत एक्सप्रेस में एसी तृतीय, 12233 एसी एक्सप्रेस में एसी तृतीय की तीन, एसी द्वितीय की एक, एसी प्रथम की एक, 12231 चंडीगढ़ एक्सप्रेस में शयनयान व एसी तृतीय की एक-एक अतिरिक्त बोगियां लगाएगा

ईद के बाद ट्रेनों में उमड़ी भीड़ को देखते हुए उत्तर रेलवे लखनऊ मंडल प्रशासन 11 अगस्त को दिल्ली के लिए स्पेशल ट्रेन चलाएगा।

साथ ही कई ट्रेनों में अतिरिक्त बोगियों के इंतजाम करने के आदेश दिए गए हैं। इसके अलावा नई दिल्ली से लखनऊ एसी स्पेशल और डिब्रूगढ़-चंडीगढ़ स्पेशल ट्रेन भी चलाई जाएंगी।

वरिष्ठ मंडल वाणिज्य प्रबंधक अश्विनी श्रीवास्तव ने बताया कि ट्रेन 04209 वाराणसी से लखनऊ के रास्ते दिल्ली के लिए चलायी जाएगी।

यह ट्रेन 11 अगस्त को दोपहर 3:15 बजे छूटकर, शाम 4:50 बजे जंघई, शाम 7:05 बजे प्रतापगढ़, 7:44 बजे अमेठी, रात 8:43 बजे रायबरेली होते हुए 10:35 बजे लखनऊ आएगी।

यहां से बरेली व मुरादाबाद होकर ट्रेन सुबह 10:10 बजे दिल्ली पहुंचेगी। ट्रेन में शयनयान श्रेणी के 10, एसी तृतीय व एसी द्वितीय कम्पोजिट की एक, एसी तृतीय की एक और एसएलआर श्रेणी की दो बोगियां लगेंगी।

इसी तरह 14 अगस्त को एसी स्पेशल ट्रेन 04208 नई दिल्ली से शाम 7:30 बजे रवाना होगी। गाजियाबाद, मुरादाबाद, बरेली, शाहजहांपुर, हरदोई होते हुए ट्रेन 15 अगस्त की सुबह 04:45 बजे लखनऊ पहुंचेगी। रेलवे 11 अगस्त से 23 सितम्बर तक डिब्रूगढ़-चंडीगढ़ साप्ताहिक स्पेशल ट्रेन चलाएगा।

ट्रेन 05903 डिब्रूगढ़-चंडीगढ़ स्पेशल रविवार रात 1:50 बजे लखनऊ आकर चंडीगढ़ की ओर रवाना होगी। इसी तरह ट्रेन 05904 चंडीगढ़-डिब्रूगढ़ स्पेशल प्रत्येक सोमवार को सुबह 11:15 बजे लखनऊ होते हुए� डिब्रूगढ़ की ओर जाएगी।

लगेंगी अतिरिक्त बोगियां रेलवे 11 अगस्त को कई ट्रेनों में अतिरिक्त बोगियां लगाएगा। ट्रेन 14205 दिल्ली-फैजाबाद एक्सप्रेस में एसी तृतीय, 14207 पद्मावत एक्सप्रेस में एसी तृतीय, 12233 एसी एक्सप्रेस में एसी तृतीय की तीन, एसी द्वितीय की एक, एसी प्रथम की एक, 12231 चंडीगढ़ एक्सप्रेस में शयनयान व एसी तृतीय की एक-एक अतिरिक्त बोगियां लगाएगा