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One passenger reservation counter will function as ‘Self Tatkal Counter’ at Mangalore Central, Kannur and Kozhikode railway stations from August 1 to 10 on a trial basis between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. As directed by the Railway Board, this is being tried all over the country to discourage touts walking away with bulk of the Tatkal tickets, said S. James, Public Relations Officer, Palakkad Division of Southern Railway. He said the identity of passengers would be checked when they are in queue, and those booking Tatkal ticket for themselves would be directed to Self Tatkal Counter.

The daily day train from Tuticorin to Chennai on Wednesday – the long-pending demand of the people from this region – was flagged off at Tuticorin railway station by S.Jeyadurai, Tuticorin MP, in the presence of A.K.Rastogi, Divisional Railway Manager, Southern Railway, Madurai, and V.Ajith Kumar, ADRM.The maiden journey of the eight-bogie train, bedecked with flowers, began at the station at 7.35 a.m. As announced in the Railway Budget 2013-14, the sectional coaches running between Chennai Egmore and Madurai in trains (16127/16128) and Chennai Egmore-Guruvayur Express were extended to Tuticorin as Tuticorin-Chennai Egmore-Tuticorin Link Express (numbers 16130/16129).The link express with six second-class sitting coaches (reserved), one general second-class coach and one luggage-cum-brake van would be attached and detached at Vanchi Maniyachi station, Mr.Rastogi said.After flagging off the train, Mr.Jeyadurai said demands were made for introducing one more night train to Chennai from Tuticorin and for extension of Chennai-Tirunelveli Nellai Express to Tiruchendur. Addressing media personnel, he said based on availability of trains, new services would be introduced as announced in the Budget.He stated that 20 unmanned level-crossings would be removed and subways, road overbridges or diversion roads would be constructed there.

M.Piramanayagam, secretary, Tuticorin District Passengers Welfare Association, demanded an air-conditioned chair–car coach and a sleeper coach in the train for the benefit of elderly passengers who should otherwise be sitting till the end of the journey at Chennai Egmore.

Govindappa Raj, Senior Divisional Manager, S.T.Ramalingam, Senior Divisional Operating Manager M.Chidambara Velan, Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer, J.Samson Vijayakumar, Divisional Engineer, N.Venugopal, Senior Public Relations Officer, Madurai Division, D.R.Kodeeswaran, Secretary, Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tuticorin, and others were present.

Timings

The Tuticorin-Chennai Egmore Link Express (16130) Daily will leave Tuticorin at 7.35 a.m. and arrive at Vanchi Maniyachi at 8.30 a.m. and halt there for five minutes. It will reach Chennai Egmore at 21.15 hours.

Chennai Egmore-Tuticorin Link Express (16129) Daily will leave Chennai Egmore at 7.40 a.m. and arrive at Vanchi Maniyachi at 18.35 hours. It will leave the station at 19.15 hours and reach Tuticorin at 20.35 hours.

Stoppages

The train would stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Melmaruvathur, Tindivanam, Villupuram, Vridhachalam, Pennadam, Ariyalur, Srirangam, Tiruchi, Manaparai, Dindigul, Kudalnagar, Madurai, Virudunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachi and Milavittan. The Chennai Egmore-Tuticorin Link Express (16129) will also stop at Tuticorin-Melur and Tuticorin-Chennai Egmore Link Express (16130) will have a stop at Mambalam as well.

इलाहाबाद : दिल्ली से डिब्रूगढ़ जा रही ब्रह्मपुत्र मेल का इंजन इलाहाबाद जंक्शन से आगे निकलने के बाद ही फेल कर गया। ट्रेन को वापस प्लेटफार्म पर लाने के बाद इंजन बदलकर रवाना किया गया। इसके चलते ट्रेन सवा दो घंटे जंक्शन पर ही खड़ी रही।

ब्रह्मपुत्र मेल दो घंटे देरी से इलाहाबाद जंक्शन के प्लेटफार्म नंबर छह पर 10.25 बजे पहुंची। पंद्रह मिनट बाद ट्रेन रवाना हुई। वह अभी प्लेटफार्म से थोड़ा ही आगे पहुंची थी कि इंजन फेल हो गया। अचानक आधे प्लेटफार्म से बाहर ट्रेन के रुक जाने से यात्रियों में ऊहापोह की स्थिति बन गई। इस पर शंटिंग इंजन से रैक को खींचकर वापस प्लेटफार्म पर लाया गया। इसके बाद इंजन फेल होने का एनाउंसमेंट किया गया। इस पर यात्रियों ने राहत की सांस ली। दूसरा इंजन लगाकर ट्रेन को आगे के लिए रवाना किया गया। इस कवायद में ट्रेन लगभग सवा दो घंटे तक जंक्शन पर खड़ी रही।

Irate passengers sent out a station manager and locked up his room at Nagireddypalem station protesting the delay in clearing the train from the station.Train no -77678 Miryalaguda-Kachiguda passenger train arrived at the station (Nalgonda District) of Guntur Railway Division at 7:16 a.m. on Monday.The train had to wait at the station for clearance and crossing of two express trains, being a single line section.About 50 passengers of the passenger train approached the station master to inquire about the delay. He explained to them about the operational constraints involved on single-line sections and sought their co-operation.But the passengers insisted on the station master to start the train and when he refused to heed to their request, they dragged him out and locked the room, disrupting the railway working system in the section, endangering train movements and passenger safety.

Finally the station master resumed train operations in the section.

Senior Divisional Railway Manager C. Ramakrishna appealed to all rail users to refrain from such activities that affect train operations directly or indirectly.

A number of school/college going students and some commuters were found travelling with either irregular tickets or time-barred season tickets in a surprise check conducted by the Commercial Staff and the Railway Protection Force (RPF), under the direct supervision of Senior Divisional Commercial Manager M. Yelvender Yadav at Vizianagaram railway station.The Railway officials counselled the students and other irregular ticket holders on the need to purchase proper tickets for their journey.The surprise check resulted in a steep increase in window sales and Monthly Season Tickets (MST s). Around 12,000 tickets were sold at the General Booking counter raking in a revenue of Rs.2.30 lakh, with a variation of 179 per cent over the previous day.The sale of MSTs showed an increase of 205 per cent over the previous day.More such massive ticket checking drives will be organised by Waltair Division to check ticket-less travel and other irregular travellers, according to Mr. Yelvender Yadav.The objective is to create awareness among the passengers travelling without proper tickets and those without platform tickets and invalid MSTs.

MUMBAI: LokmanyaTilak Terminus, considered to be the city’s worst face presented to a visitor, is on track for a facelift. Central Railway has decided to build a travelator to link LTT and Kurla suburban railway station, to ease commuters’ woes.

CR plans to initiate the bidding process for the project after the Santa Cruz-Chembur Link Road, scheduled to be completed by the end of this year, is opened. LTT is considered to be the city’s most inaccessible station because of its poor road and suburban rail connectivity and a large number of auto and taxi drivers outside it who are infamous for fleecing and even assaulting commuters.

CR’s divisional railway manager Mukesh Nigam said, “We plan to build a 700m-long moving walkway to connect LTT to Kurla station. Passengers will then be able to cover this distance with luggage in tow in 5 to 7 minutes. But we will able to firm up plans only after the SCLR project is complete.” Work on the travelator can only begin after railway land is cleared of construction material and debris from the much-delayed SCLR project, and a proper vehicular traffic pattern is established.

Though built as a modern terminus, travelling to and from LTT is a commuter’s nightmare. Commuters, especially women, have had nightmarish experiences at LTT. In November last year, a starlet was taken for a “long ride” by auto drivers from LTT and assaulted before she managed to escape. “A cartel of drivers is in cahoots with local police and RTO. It is difficult to break the cartel unless the RTO launches a drive to weed out unscrupulous elements,” said activist Anil Galgali. He said several autos fleece passengers with pre-decided fares and don’t ply by meter. Principal secretary (transport) Shailesh Sharma said, “We plan to streamline the auto service outside LTT by introducing a prepaid stand.” But a prepaid taxi service started at LTT a few months back hasn’t deterred rogue cabbies, sources said. A L Quadros, whose union manages the prepaid taxi service at LTT, said, “There is chaos . We have complained several times to the transport department and railways, but the situation has not changed. The RTO and traffic cops too have done precious little to keep the notorious drivers at bay.” An activist said, “Passengers arriving by early-morning or late-night trains have no option but to depend on autos and taxis. They are often gullible victims for rogue drivers who even enter the platform premises.”

A senior CR official said, “Though final estimates are yet be prepared, the project is likely to cost Rs 9 crore.” CR also plans to increase platforms at LTT to 12 from the existing five.

A development proposal of Rs. 16 crore has been submitted to the Railway Board

Mangalore Central Railway Station may get an additional high-level platform and a third foot overbridge if the proposals of the Southern Railways to add these facilities at a cost of Rs. 16 crore in 2014-15 are approved by the Railway Board.

The facilities proposed also include laying of two new lines and a pit line which would enable it to handle more trains.

The information was disclosed by Additional Divisional Railway Manager of Palakkad Division Mohan A. Menon at a tri-monthly meeting chaired by MP Nalin Kumar Kateel to review the progress of railway projects in Dakshina Kannada.

Mr. Menon said the highest amount of Rs. 3.75 crore was being sought for the construction of a new foot overbridge and extension of the second foot overbridge, followed by Rs. 2.70 crore for a 540m pit line (a track with a pit under it all along to clean coaches); Rs. 2.55 crore for a new 540m platform; Rs. 1.71 crore for platform shelter and vacuum de-watering; Rs. 1.35 crore for a concrete apron for tracks to keep them clean; Rs. 1.29 crore for office accommodation and store; Rs. 73 lakh for two new lines; Rs. 50 lakhs for signalling arrangements; Rs. 50 lakh for improvement to circulating areas and Rs. 27 lakh for a compound wall, among others.

He noted that proposals worth Rs. 17 crore sent to the Railway Board were not cleared for the year 2013-14 and fresh proposals are being sent with modifications for the year 2014-15.

Mr. Menon expressed the inability of Railways to extend the Mumbai CST-Mangalore Junction Express train up to Mangalore Central station owing to the crowding of trains during afternoons.

The station would be able to handle more trains when the proposed facilities are added, he said. Extension of the proposed push-pull Bhatkal-Mangalore Junction train was also made at the meeting.

Mr. Menon said Kerala Industrial and Technical Consultancy Organisation (KITCO) has been appointed as consultants for the development of world class stations in Kerala and Mangalore. KITCO had come out with perception maps and it would hold meetings with stake holders.

The railway manager offered to inspect the Mangalore Station with regard to complaints of failure to maintain cleanliness. He also promised to look into the failure of authorities to provide sign boards and application forms in Kannada under the Tribhasha scheme of the railways to include local language.

He said the problems regarding wrong location of the pre-paid autorickshaw kiosk at Mangalore Junction railway station could have been avoided had the Railways been taken into confidence in advance. With the railways insisting on shifting the kiosk to prevent movement of the public being hit, the introduction of pre-paid autorickshaw service has been delayed.

इलाहाबाद (ब्यूरो)। इलाहाबाद जंक्शन से गुजरने वाली आधा दर्जन ट्रेनों के यात्री बुधवार को हलाकान हुए। ब्रह्मपुत्र मेल और मालगाड़ी के इंजन फेल होने के कारण घंटों यात्रियों को प्लेटफार्म पर ही गुजारना पड़ा। बाद में तीन ट्रेनों के प्लेटफार्म बदले जाने से यात्रियों को सामान समेत इधर-उधर भागना पड़ा। चर्चा रही कि शाम को एक नंबर प्लेटफार्म पर बड़े रेल अफसर का सैलून खड़ा होने से दिल्ली जाने वाली दो ट्रेनों के प्लेटफार्म बदलने पड़े। बताते हैं कि सुबह करीब नौ बजे इलाहाबाद जंक्शन से नैनी के बीच एक मालगाड़ी का इंजन फेल हो गया। इसके कारण जंक्शन से नैनी की ओर जाने वाली ट्रेनें फंस गईं। दिल्ली से रीवा जाने वाली रीवांचल, हावड़ा से आई क्षिप्रा एक्सप्रेस और मुंबई जनता एक्सप्रेस दो-तीन घंटे तक विभिन्न प्लेटफार्मों पर खड़ी कर दी गईं। प्लेटफार्म खाली न होने के कारण मुंबई से गोरखपुर की ओर जाने वाली गोदान एक्सप्रेस को आठ नंबर के बजाए 10 नंबर प्लेटफार्म पर भेज दिया गया। ट्रेन आने के पांच मिनट पहले घोषणा की गई कि गोदान एक्सप्रेस 10 नंबर प्लेटफार्म पर आएगी। इसके कारण यात्रियों में भगदड़ जैसी स्थिति हो गई। दिल्ली से डिब्रूगढ़ जाने वाली गाड़ी 14056 ब्रह्मपुत्र मेल सुबह 11 बजे आई। निर्धारित ठहराव के बाद आगे बढ़ी तो यार्ड में ही गाड़ी का इंजन खराब हो गया। इससे ट्रेन के तीन डिब्बे प्लेटफार्म पर रह गए और बाकी यार्ड में पहुंच गए। मशक्कत के बाद गाड़ी को वापस प्लेटफार्म पर लाया गया। इंजन की मरम्मत कर ट्रेन को दो घंटे बाद रवाना किया जा सका। उधर, देर शाम को एक नंबर प्लेटफार्म के दिल्ली क्षोर पर बड़े साहब के लिए सैलून खड़ा कर दिया गया। इसके कारण दिल्ली जाने वाली ब्रह्मपुत्र मेल और महाबोधि एक्सप्रेस को एक नंबर प्लेटफार्म से हटाकर तीन नंबर प्लेटफार्म पर भेज दिया गया। इससे यात्रियों को सामान लेकर दौड़ लगानी पड़ी।

In order to clear extra rush and ‍for the convenience of the rail passengers, Northern Railway has decided to extend the  run  of the train no. 04009/04010 Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Bhatinda- Delhi Sarai Rohilla Special  train as per the under-mentioned  programme:-

The run of 04009 Delhi Sarai Rohilla- Bhatinda special train has been extended with immediate effect upto 07.08.2013 when departing from Delhi Sarai Rohilla, while in return direction, the 04010 Bhatinda- Delhi Sarai Rohilla special train will be extended from 02.08.2013 to 08.08.2013 when departing from Bhatinda with composition of o­ne A.C. 2 Tier, o­ne A.C. 3 Tier, Five Sleeper Class, Six General Class and Two Second Class cum Luggage Van coaches in both directions with same timings and stoppages.

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