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The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today said its trains had carried a record 2.5 million passengers on August 8, the highest ever ridership figure on its network so far since it started services in 2002.   The number of passengers was 25,04,900 on that day, which supassed the previous high of 24,25,897 achieved on July 29 this year, a press release from DMRC said.   Of these, 3,60,512 passengers were carried on Line 1 ((Dilshad Garden to Rithala), 8,87,003 on Line 2 (Jahangirpuri to HUDA City Centre), 9,81,252 on Line 3 & 4 (Dwarka Sec-21 to Noida City Centre/Vaishali), 90,669 on Line 5  (Inderlok/Kirti Nagar to Mundka) and 1,85,464 on Line 6 (Central Secretariat to Badarpur).   In addition, the ridership of Airport Express link went up from 10,500 to 12,500 on the same day, it said.   DMRC also said that, in a major step towards tackling the issue of overcrowding in the trains, it will introduce the first ever eight-coach train on line 3/4 (Dwarka Sector 21 – NOIDA City Centre/ Vaishali) by the end of this month.    Two eight-coach trains are currently being tested for commissioning into service.   As many as 24 eight-coach trains are currently running on Line 2 (Jahangirpuri – HUDA City Centre) after the introduction of the first such train on December 24 last year. ADVERTISEMENT   A total of 68 trains are being converted to eight coaches, the release added.

Delhi Metro recorded the highest ridership on Thursday with over 25 lakh commuters.“Delhi Metro recorded the highest ever ridership figure of 25,04,900 on August 8, surpassing the earlier record set on July 29 when 24,25,897 people travelled by the Metro,” DMRC Executive Director (Corporate Communications) Anuj Dayal said.The highest number of passengers, 9,81,252, used the metro from Dwarka Sec—21 to Noida City Centre/Vaishali.The second highest footfall was recorded on Jahangirpuri to HUDA City Centre metro line with 8,87,003 passengers.While metro line from Dilshad Garden to Rithala recorded 3,60,512 passengers, Central Secretariat to Badarpur had 1,85,464 commuters and 90,669 passengers used Inderlok/Kirti Nagar to Mundka throughout the day.Meanwhile, the ridership of Airport Express Link has increased from 10,500 to 12,500 passengers on the same day.“In a bid to tackle overcrowding in the metro, DMRC will also introduce the first ever eight coach train on line from Dwarka Sector 21 — NOIDA City Centre/ Vaishali by end of this month,” Dayal said.

Two eight coach trains are currently being tested for commissioning into services, he said.

Presently, 24 eight coach trains run on Jahangirpuri — HUDA City Centre line after the introduction of the first such train on December 24 last year. A total of 68 trains are being converted to eight coaches.

The Delhi Metro has grown to 190 kms of operational network since it began operations in 2002.

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) today said its trains had carried a record 2.5 million passengers on August 8, the highest ever ridership figure on its network so far since it started services in 2002.   The number of passengers was 25,04,900 on that day, which supassed the previous high of 24,25,897 achieved on July 29 this year, a press release from DMRC said.   Of these, 3,60,512 passengers were carried on Line 1 ((Dilshad Garden to Rithala), 8,87,003 on Line 2 (Jahangirpuri to HUDA City Centre), 9,81,252 on Line 3 & 4 (Dwarka Sec-21 to Noida City Centre/Vaishali), 90,669 on Line 5  (Inderlok/Kirti Nagar to Mundka) and 1,85,464 on Line 6 (Central Secretariat to Badarpur).   In addition, the ridership of Airport Express link went up from 10,500 to 12,500 on the same day, it said.   DMRC also said that, in a major step towards tackling the issue of overcrowding in the trains, it will introduce the first ever eight-coach train on line 3/4 (Dwarka Sector 21 – NOIDA City Centre/ Vaishali) by the end of this month.    Two eight-coach trains are currently being tested for commissioning into service.   As many as 24 eight-coach trains are currently running on Line 2 (Jahangirpuri – HUDA City Centre) after the introduction of the first such train on December 24 last year. ADVERTISEMENT   A total of 68 trains are being converted to eight coaches, the release added.

In a bid to fulfil the light refreshment requirements of passengers boarding and alighting trains at railway stations, 45 stations under the Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division are getting new catering stalls. Of this, 39 stations are in Kerala. Stations coming under the lower income D, E categories and halt stations in the F category are getting the stalls. Ten stations are in the D category and 29 are in the E category. The only F station where the stall is being installed is in Tamil Nadu. All these stalls are coming up for the first time in the respective stations. In some stations stalls are coming up on two platforms.  Of this, permission has been granted to install stalls in 19 stations. Whereas in some stations, none has responded. “For the stations where no applications have been received, we would invite fresh applications,” said a railway official.

When some stations which have lowest income got no takers, the stations which witness large number of passengers too evoked no response. For all these stations, fresh applications will be invited, including the B category stations, the official said.

In a bid to fulfil the light refreshment requirements of passengers boarding and alighting trains at railway stations, 45 stations under the Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division are getting new catering stalls. Of this, 39 stations are in Kerala. Stations coming under the lower income D, E categories and halt stations in the F category are getting the stalls. Ten stations are in the D category and 29 are in the E category. The only F station where the stall is being installed is in Tamil Nadu. All these stalls are coming up for the first time in the respective stations. In some stations stalls are coming up on two platforms.  Of this, permission has been granted to install stalls in 19 stations. Whereas in some stations, none has responded. “For the stations where no applications have been received, we would invite fresh applications,” said a railway official.

When some stations which have lowest income got no takers, the stations which witness large number of passengers too evoked no response. For all these stations, fresh applications will be invited, including the B category stations, the official said.

NEW DELHI

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NORTHERN RAILWAY EXTENDS THE RUN OF  04511/04512 MEMU (DAILY) SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN SAHARANPUR- AMBALA CANTT.- SAHARANPUR(62 TRIPS)
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          To clear extra rush of passengers, Northern Railway has decided to extend the run of train No. 04511/04512 Saharanpur- Ambala Cantt.- Saharanpur MEMU (Daily) special with immediate effect upto 09.09.2013  as per the following programme:

          The 04511 Saharanpur- Ambala Cantt. MEMU (Daily) special train will depart from Saharanpur at 04.45 a.m. to reach Ambala Cantt. at 06.30 a.m. the same day. In the return direction, the 04512 Ambala Cantt.- Saharanpur MEMU (Daily) special train will depart from Ambala Cantt. at 08.35 p.m. to reach Saharanpurat 10.35 p.m. the same day.

          The 04511/04512 Saharanpur- Ambala Cantt.- Saharanpur MEMU (Daily) special train will stop at Pilkhani, Sarsawa, Kalanaur, Jagadhari, Jagadhari Workshop, Darazpur, Mustafabad, Barara, Tandwal, Kesari & Dukheri stations enroute in both the directions.

Chennai: The Madras bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed an application fro­m the general manager of the Integrated Coach Fac­tory (ICF), to constitute a fresh selection committee comprising officials from traffic and accounts of the railway board and conduct a fresh selection for the post of member (technical), Railway Cla­ims Tri­bunal.Dismissing the petition from Abhay Kumar Kha­nna who was working as GM, ICF, the bench comprising judicial member K. Elango and administrative member Naresh Gupta held that CAT has no jurisdiction and competence over the issue.Advocate A. Abdul Ajees, counsel for the petitioner, contended that Abhay Kumar Khanna had app­lied for the post of member (technical), in the Railway Claims Tribunal in res­ponse to an advertisement dated January 31, 2013 and attended an interview on April 13, 2013.The selection committee was not constituted as per law. On May 23, 2013, he submitted a representation to the ministry of railways. As there was no response, the official filed this petition.

P. Srinivasan, senior standing counsel for railways, argued that CAT has no jurisdiction to decide the issue and prayed for dismissal of the petition.

Citing a judgment of the HC  where it was observed that the selection of a member (judicial) of the Railway Claims Tribunal was governed by the provisions of the Railway Claims Act, Srinivasan said CAT cannot go into the aspects of appointment of a person to the bench of another tribunal, also governed by a similar enactment. The Railway Claims Tribunal was on the same footing as that of CAT, he added.

Concurring, the bench dismissed the application.

रेलवे स्टेशन पर यात्रियों को कागज के चार्ट से निजात मिलेगी। रेलवे प्रशासन ने यहां सभी प्लेटफार्मों पर पेपर चार्ट के स्थान पर ऑनलाइन ट्रेन आरक्षण चार्ट डिस्प्ले सिस्टम विकसित करने की योजना बनाई है। वर्तमान में प्लेटफॉर्म नंबर 1 पर लगे एकमात्र सिस्टम से यात्रियों को पर्याप्त फायदा नहीं मिल पा रहा है।

रेलवे प्रशासन ने अन्य प्लेटफॉर्म पर सिस्टम विकसित करने की योजना पर काम शुरू कर दिया है। योजना की लागत करीब 51 लाख रुपए हैं। यह सिस्टम 2 माह में तैयार होगा।

रेलवे प्रशासन का कहना है कि वर्तमान में ट्रेन की रवानगी से पहले पेपर चार्ट लगाया जाता है। इस चार्ट को कई बार यात्री फाड़ ले जाते हैं या इसमें सही प्रिंट नहीं आता। इससे यात्रियों को अपना कोच व सीट नंबर देखने में परेशानी होती है। इस ऑनलाइन ट्रेन आरक्षण चार्ट डिस्प्ले सिस्टम से यात्रियों को अपना सीट नंबर देखने में आसानी होगी।

Bhubaneswar:The Dawn-to-dusk bandh called by the Odisha unit of BJP has hit normal life in Odisha as  public transport to go off the road,  and  left many commuters on the way to their respective destinations in the lurch today.

Party activists  resorted to road blockade and rail rook at various places during the 12 hour bandh protesting  death of dalit girl who was allegedly raped.

Rail services have also hit as the protesters  blocked rail track at Bhubaneswar station. Long route trains including Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express, Puri- Yasavantpur express, Sambalpur and Bolangir Intercity were stopped at the platforms.

Expressing irk over the delay in train, a commuter said “We cannot reach our destination on time. The protesters should not halt train services.”

Demanding Naveen Patnaik’s resignation an activists said “People are supporting the bandh and  Naveen Patnaik has no right to continue. He should quit”.

The party members in and around the city blocked the road at different squares including Jayadev Vihar, Master Canteen, Rasulgarh square and Vani Vihar. They stopped all vehicles by picketing. Tyres were also found burnt on the roads at many places to obstruct the vehicles.

The ruling BJD however condemned  BJP’s bandh saying the bandh had caused hardship to the people.

Similarly, Odisha Congress has also declared to launch civil disobedience movement on August 20 and gherao the State Assembly during the session demanding CM’s resignation.

The Southern Railways’ plan to tear down the more-than-a-century-old Royapuram railway station will not fructify, as the State Heritage Conservation Committee is set to turn down its request to de-list the structure from the list of heritage buildings.

Sources in Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority told Express a decision to this effect would be made later this month when the heritage panel will hold a meeting. “We don’t want to set a precedent,” confided a CMDA source.  Built in 1856 during the colonial era by then Madras Railway Company, Royapuram was the first station that initiated railway services in South India. The list prepared by CMDA has described it as a Grade-1 heritage structure. Southern Railways had planned to raze the Royapuram station and build a passenger terminal, adding two rail lines to connect stations in south Tamil Nadu with the rest of the country.

CMDA sources said the heritage panel would also discuss the first draft list of 79 heritage sites. After going through omissions and corrections, the list is likely to be forwarded to the State government for notification.

The Heritage Conservation Committee has identified 500 sites and so far details have been collected on only about 79 sites.

The Royapuram station, noted for its architecture, was the second to be built in India and it remained the main railway terminus in Chennai until 1907. However, due to lack of maintenance, the station is in a dilapidated condition and if the government does not notify it soon, the building would be consigned to the pages of history books.

About 16 trains pass through Royapuram railway station but none of the express trains stop here. However, the station serves local commuters from Arakonam, Gummidipoondi and Ponneri with 42 up and down train halts a day.