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नगरसोल - नांदेड पॅसेंजरची रोटेगाव रेल्वेस्थानकावरुन निघण्याची सकाळी आठ वाजता होती . ही वेळ बदलून सहा करण्यात आल्यामुळे औरंगाबादकडे जाणाऱ्या प्रवासी वैतागले आहेत . नियमित प्रवास करीत असलेले प्रवासी दोन तास अगोदर औरंगाबादला पोहचत असल्याने त्यांची गैरसोय होत असून रेल्वे प्रशासनाने गाडीची वेळ पूर्ववत ठेवावी अशी मागणी प्रवाशांनी केली आहे .

रेल्वेच्या वेळेबाबत युवा सेनेचे ज्ञानेश्वर पाटील कवडे , प्रशांत शिंदे , विठ्ठल डमाळे , गणेश पहाडी , विजय राजपूत , मधुकर मतसागर यांनी सोमवारी वैजापूरचे आमदार आर . एम . वाणी यांची भेट घेतली . नगरसोल - नांदेड पॅसेंजरने रोटेगाव , करंजगाव , लासूर , पोटूळ येथून दररोज जवळपास तीन हजार प्रवासी औरंगाबादला जातात . यात विद्यार्थी , व्यापारी , शिक्षकांचा समावेश आहे . यापूर्वी नगरसोल - नांदेड पॅसेंजरची वेळ सकाळी आठ असल्याने सगळ्यांना सोयीची होती . पण दोन जुलैपासून गाडीची वेळ सकाळी सहा करण्यात आली आहे . त्यामुळे प्रवाशांचे हाल होत असून याबाबत कार्यवाही न झाल्यास आंदोलन करण्याचा इशारा युवा सेनेने दिला आहे . जालना - नगरसोल व हैद्राबाद पॅसेंजर मनमाडपर्यंत नेण्याची मागणीही करण्यात आली आहे . दरम्यान , आमदार वाणी यांनी रेल्वे प्रश्नाबाबत खासदार चंद्रकांत खैरे यांना पत्र लिहून लक्ष देण्याची विनंती केली आहे .

MUMBAI: Thanks to the trend of offices relocating from south Mumbai to its northern parts, Mumbaikars' local train commute has shrunk considerably over the past three years.

A study of suburban card ticket sales on both Western Railway (WR) and Central Railway (WR) between 2010 and 2012 reveals that 44% or almost half the suburban commuters travel less than 20km a day — a distance equivalent to the Churchgate-Vile Parle stretch on WR. Another 35% limit their journey under 40km or, say, CST to Mumbra on the CR. Just a fraction or 12% of the commuters travel 41km to 60km a day—the distance between Churchgate and Virar on WR, or CST and Ambernath on CR.

These startling figures, collated by the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC), have been aired publicly now, but the railways had already begun introducing more short-distance shuttle services. In 2012, 55 suburban shuttle services were launched.

It is the decentralization of business hubs to Parel, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Andheri, Malad, Ghatkopar and parts of Navi Mumbai which has seen commuters limit their daily travel, said experts. Where locals go: Data spur rlys to hammer out city-specific plans

Experts say decentralization of business districts has helped train commuters cut down on their travel. As P C Sehgal, former managing director of MRVC, said, "The growth centres have shifted and there is a consequent change in Mumbaikars' travel pattern. Railway authorities need to run more 15-car services between Andheri and Borivli, which, according to me, is the busiest stretch on WR. Likewise, more people now alight at Ghatkopar, Thane, Kurla, Parel and Currey Road. More services should run between Dadar and Kalyan or Thane to take care of the additional load."

CR, for one, has realized that fewer commuters travel up to CST today. It has, therefore, planned a Parel terminus for shuttle services up to Kalyan and beyond, to avoid loading the already saturated Dadar Terminus.

Shailesh Goyal, former member, National Rail Users' Consultative Committee, said, "The extended suburbs have also witnessed a phenomenal growth in residential projects. The new townships have also led to a boom in the services sector."

Currently, the distance of 22km —CST to Vikhroli or Churchgate to Andheri—takes around 40 minutes by a slow local and 30 minutes by a fast; a local runs at an average speed of 40km per hour.

A journey of 34km, which is equivalent to the distance of CSTThane or Churchgate-Borivli, takes almost one hour in a slow train. A fast train covers this stretch on the CR in less than 40 minutes. A trip on a CST-Borivli fast local will be around 55 minutes.

Rail Yatri Sangh's Subhash Gupta said, "Apart from train travel, a person has to take road transport from the station to his residence or office. This takes another 15 to 20 minutes. It is but natural that a person would like to keep his travel short to spend more time with family." An MRVC official added, "The travel pattern shows that the majority of commuters prefer their location of residence or their workplace within the 20km range."

The preference for short-distance travel is higher on CR than on WR. Nearly 29% of CR commuters prefer to travel a distance of 0-10km compared to 9% on WR.

INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF TRAIN NOs. 16315/16516 KOCHUVELI-BANGALORE CITY-KOCHUVELI TRI-WEEKLY EXPRESS

AND PROVISION OF PERMANENT STOPPAGEAT03 STATIONS

Southern Railway has advised this railway that they have decided to increase in frequency of Train Nos.16316/16315 KOCHUVELI-BANGALORE CITY-KOCHUVELI TRI-EXPRESSto 6 days a Week (Except o­n Wednesday/Thursday respectively) with effect from 01st July, 2013.


On its increase in frequency from Tri-Weekly to 06 days a week o­nwards, Train Nos. 16316/16315 KOCHUVELI-BANGALORE CITY-KOCHUVELI EXPRESS will run with the following stoppages o­n SWR system.

                                    Accordingly, Train No.16316 Kochuveli-Bangalore City 6-day a Week Express will arrive/depart at Bangarpet at 06-43/06-45 hrs; Krishnarajapuram at 07-43/07-45 hrs; and arrive/depart at Bangalore Cantonment at 08-03/08-05 hrs., with effect from 01st July, 2013.

In the return direction, Train No.16315 Bangalore City-Kochuveli 6-day a Week Express will arrive/depart at Bangalore Cantt. at 17-25/17-27 hrs; Krishnarajapuram at 17-38/17-40 hrs; and arrive/depart at Bangarpet at 18-28/18-30 hrs., with effect from 01st July, 2013.

Train Nos. 16316/16315 Kochuveli - Bangalore City - Kochuveli 6-day a week Express will run as DAILY train with effect from Kochuveli endfrom 04th September, 2013 and from Bangalore City end from 05th September, 2013 respectively.


Consequently, Train No.16322/16321 Trivandrum-Bangalore City-Trivandrum Weekly Express will beCANCELLED with effect from Trivandrum end from 04th Sept.2013 and from Bangalore City end from 05th Sept.2013.

திருச்சி, ஜூலை 3: மதுரையில் இருந்து இன்று காலை சென்னைக்கு புறப்பட்ட வைகை எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரெயிலுக்கு வெடிகுண்டு மிரட்டல் வந்துள்ளது. இதையடுத்து அந்த ரெயில் திருச்சியில் நிறுத்தப்பட்டு மோப்ப நாய்கள் உதவியுடன் வெடிகுண்டு நிபுணர்கள் சோதனை நடத்தினர். அப்போது  பயணிகள் அதிரடியாக இறக்கிவிடப்பட்டதால் பெரும் பரபரப்பு ஏற்பட்டது.
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மதுரையில் இருந்து இன்று காலை பயணிகளை ஏற்றுக் கொண்டு வைகை எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரெயில்  சென்னை நோக்கி வந்து கொண்டு இருந்தது. அந்த ரெயில் திருச்சியை நெருங்குவதற்குள், திருச்சி ரெயில்வே சந்திப்பு அலுவலகத்தை செல்போன் மூலம் தொடர்பு கொண்ட வாலிபர் ஒருவர், வைகை எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரெயிலில் வெடிகுண்டு இருப்பதாக தெரிவித்துவிட்டு தொடர்பை துண்டித்துவிட்டார்.

சில நொடிகளில் மீண்டும் தொடர்பு கொண்ட அந்த வாலிபர், வைகை எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரெயில் திருச்சி ரெயில் சந்திப்பை வந்தடைந்ததும் வெடிகுண்டு வெடிக்கும் என தெரிவித்துவிட்டு செல்போனை சுவிட்ச் ஆப் செய்து விட்டார். இதனால் ரெயில்வே அதிகாரிகள் மத்தியில் பெரும் அதிர்ச்சி ஏற்பட்டது.

வெடிகுண்டு மிரட்டல் விடுக்கப்பட்ட ரெயில் சில நிமிடங்களில் திருச்சி சந்திப்பை வந்தடைந்துவிடும் என்பதால்  பெரும் பீதியும் ஏற்பட்டது. இதற்கிடையில் மோப்ப நாய் மற்றும் வெடிகுண்டு செயலிழக்க வைக்கும் கருவிகளுடன் திருச்சி  சந்திப்பில் வெடிகுண்டு நிபுணர் முரளி தலைமையில் போலீசார் தயார் நிலையில் நிறுத்திவைக்கப்பட்டு இருந்தனர்.

வைகை எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரெயில் இன்று காலை 9 மணிக்கு திருச்சி ரெயில்வே சந்திப்பை வந்தடைந்ததும். பயணிகள் அனைவரும் ரெயிலை விட்டு வெளியேறுமாறு  ஒலிபெருக்கி மூலம் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது. வெடிகுண்டு மிரட்டல் குறித்து தகவல் கிடைத்ததும் குளிர்சாதன ரெயில் பெட்டியில் படுத்து இருந்தவர்கள் உள்பட அனைவரும் அலறியடித்துக் கொண்டு வெளியேறினர்.  இதனால் ரெயில்வே சந்திப்பு பகுதியில் பெரும் பரபரப்பு ஏற்பட்டது.

இதனை தொடர்ந்து ரெயில் முழுவதும் ஒரு இடம் பாக்கி இல்லாமல் வெடிகுண்டு நிபுணர்கள் மோப்ப நாய் உதவியுடன் அதிரடி சோதனை நடத்தினர். சுமார் 2 மணி நேர சோதனைக்கு பின் வெடிகுண்டு மிரட்டல் வந்தது புரளி என தெரியவந்தது.

இதனால் ரெயில் போக்குவரத்தில் காலதாமதம்  ஏற்பட்டது. இதனால் இரண்டு மணி நேர தாமதத்திற்கு பின் ரெயில்கள் சென்னைக்கு வந்து சேர்ந்தன. வெடிகுண்டு மிரட்டல் குறித்து ரெயில்வே மற்றும் திருச்சி போலீசார் வழக்குப்பதிவு செய்து விசாரணையை தொடங்கியுள்ளனர்.

முதல்கட்ட விசாரணையில், வெடிகுண்டு மிரட்டல் திருச்சி சத்திரம் பேருந்து நிலையம் அருகில் இருந்து மதுரையைச் சேர்ந்த ஜெகதீசன் என்பவரது செல்போனில் இருந்து வந்துள்ளது என்பது தெரியவந்துள்ளது. அவர் எதற்காக வெடிகுண்டு மிரட்டல் விடுத்தார். அல்லது  அவரது சிம்கார்டை பயன்படுத்தி  வேறு யாராவது மிரட்டல் விடுத்தனரா என்பது  குறித்து போலீசார் தொடர் விசாரணை நடத்தி வருகின்றனர்.

पलपल इंडिया ब्यूरो, मुंबई. मई महीने में पश्चिम रेलवे ने बिना टिकट यात्रियों से जुर्माने के रूप में 10.30 करोड़ रु. वसूले, जिसमें बिना बुक किए गए सामान से लेकर बगैर टिकट यात्रा करने वालों से वसूला गया जुर्माना भी शामिल है. इस दौरान प्रॉपर टिकट के बगैर यात्रा के 229183 मामले पकड़े गए. इसके अलावा आरक्षण टिकटों की हेराफेरी के 1544 मामले पकड़े गये, जिनसे 14 लाख  रु. से अधिक का जुर्माना वसूला गया.इस दौरान दलालों तथा असामाजिक तत्वों के विरुद्ध वाणिज्य विभाग द्वारा 175 छापे मारे गए, जिनमें दोषी पाए गए  244 व्यक्तियों के खिलाफ रेल अधिनियम की विभिन्न धाराओं के तहत मुकदमा चलाया गया.

Photographs of Sonia Gandhi and the prime minister sitting in a railway carriage as it zoomed through the newlymade Banihal Tunnel linking the Kashmir Valley to the rest of the state last week brought back vivid memories.

I had seen the tunnel under construction in 2009 while writing a book called Linking Paradise on the new line from Anantnag to Baramulla. Every turn of the 120 km long broad gauge line brought delightful surprises.

Rolling green rice fields — just like my native Bengal so far away — golden mustard blooms, magnificent chinar trees, proud poplars marching into the blue yonder, apple and walnut orchards, quaint villages and the Pir Panjal and Zanskar ranges standing guard over this delicate, beauteous vale.

The new tunnel was then but a hole in the Pir Panjal range beyond a station called Qazigund, but it held such promise. For it would finally link the rest of India's venerable railway system — that began back in 1853, a mere half century after the first public railway opened in Britain — to the Kashmir Valley's very first line, over 150 years later. A lot has been said about the Konkan Railway, which winds its way through the scenic Western Ghats, beside the Arabian Sea.

It is truly a great feat of engineering. As indeed is the new Banihal Tunnel, which, at 11.2km is India's longest railway tunnel — about 9km longer than the 56-year-old and mostly snow-bound Jawahar road tunnel, 440m above it. But making the Kashmir Railway meant much more. For it entailed building lines and bridges not only in the Valley but also to its people.

It was thus not only an engineering achievement but a political, economic and diplomatic one too. The men who built it didn't merely have to deal with the terrain but also negotiate issues that still confound political leaderships. As a fan of great engineering projects I marvelled at the 811 bridges fording the very scenic brooks and dales that had so enchanted Emperor Jehangir centuries ago. Practically every section of the line also demonstrated the great sensitivity on the part of the railway teams who could have just retreated behind their professional hardhats.

But they didn't. They swapped it ever so often for the bareheaded empathy and adaptability of social workers. The amazing Veith Bridge over the Jhelum is a case in point for it incorporated a specially-made 45.7 metre steel span instead of only standard 30 metre ones, just so that its pylons would not disturb a small cemetery revered by local residents.

Indeed, the sentiments of the Valley folk had to be considered at all times so the indefatigable engineers of the Indian Railways had to use not only their technical skills but also their EQ to plan and execute this project. No canals could be converged to save on culverts, no chinar trees could be cut or orchards razed to make the shortest track alignment, and so on.

I remember musing that the track embankments — made with reinforced material, as the local soil is very soft — were the most bewitching in India if not the world, for they were covered with wildflowers, rather than the usual ordure. And the stations were modern but designed to incorporate features of the Valley's traditional architecture. The waiting hall of the Srinagar station, in fact, has got to be the most magnificent in the world.

Much of the building's interiors, including the waiting hall's stunning triple-height ceiling, is covered with the intricately carved woodwork called khatambandh, a speciality of the Srinagar area. The city's people can truly look upon it as a showcase of their talent.

There was more. Though the government poured money unstintingly into this project, ingenuity was needed too. Moving equipment was expensive and often logistically impossible so impromptu alternatives had to be devised. Trucks retrofitted with railway wheels towing ballast machines to sweep snow instead of gravel were double innovations! The transport of the sleek train coaches needed even more quick thinking.

Given the approach to the Srinagar Airport and the size of it, the coaches had to come by road — 294 km. Dry runs were done with custom-made 32-wheeled trailers towed by 10-wheeled trucks driven at walking speed to check if the roads were wide enough. But the real challenge was the Jawahar Tunnel. Bogies mounted atop the trucks were far higher than the height of the tunnel. So the engineers' first move was to separate the wheel-base from the compartment. That ensured that the bottom halves made it through.

It's been two months since disgraced Western Railway general manager Mahesh Kumar was arrested on bribery charges, but a public notice bearing his name and title continues to greet commuters at Mumbai Central station.

Ironically, the notice, painted on a black background, urges commuters to report demands for bribes from railway officials to Kumar.

"Do not pay bribes. If anybody demands a bribe or you have information about a bribe seeker, you can complain to Mahesh Kumar, general manager," reads the notice, painted in English, Hindi and Marathi on a wall outside senior divisional commercial manager's office.

Railway officials say the warning, painted last year, cannot be changed or removed until the painter's contract is renewed.

Kumar was arrested by the CBI on May 3 for landing a higher railway position after allegedly paying a bribe of Rs 90 lakh to the then Union railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's nephew.

Kumar wanted to become a member (electrical) on the Railway Board, the top decision-making body of the Indian Railways. The position would have given him the authority to take calls on railway contracts worth hundreds of crore.

"It's sad that despite his alleged involvement in the crash-for-promotion scam, Kumar's name continues to be on the notice against paying bribes," said Subhash Gupta, a member of the National Railway Users' Consultative Committee, a forum of government officials and citizens that suggests ways to improve railway services. "His name should have been struck out."

An official in Mumbai Central's commercial department said that the notice would be re-painted once the painter's contract was renewed. "It will be dealt with soon," he said.

After Kumar's arrest, R C Agarwal, North Western Railway general manager, has taken the additional charge of WR general manager.

It's not just notices at stations. The Western Railway's website also continues to name Kumar as its general manager. The site was last updated on December 7, 2012.

Kumar, meanwhile, continues to be in jail. The CBI on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against him and nine others, including Bansal's nephew Vijay Singla.

Protection walls would be constructed and strong iron rods laid to prevent frequent landslides on Nilgiris Mountain Rail track, running over a stretch of 40 KM, a top Southern Railway official said today.

The railways has identified the spots, where frequent landslides occurred on the track and concrete walls would be constructed to prevent such incidents in future, General Manager of Southern Railway Rakesh Mishra told reporters here.

Mishra, who was here to inspect various stations on the route, said, the department was in the process of carrying out maintenance on Mettupalayam-Coonoor Track, which would be completed in a year.

Due to reduced allocation for Southern Railway from Rs 1,200 crore last year to Rs 600 crore in this year's budget, new works cannot be taken up in the region, he said.

To a question on introducing special trains between Udhagamandalam to Coonoor to attract more tourists, Mishra said the issue would be considered after looking at the feasibility.

The third oil-fired engine being manufactured at Golden Rock Workshop in Tiruchirapalli, for NMR would be received by September end, Mishra said.

Southern Railway GM cites security-related constraints to operate additional services

General Manager of Southern Railway Rakesh Mishra on Tuesday cited practical difficulties in replacing oil-fired locomotives with diesel locomotives on the Nilgiris Mountain Railway and inability to operate additional services on the NMR section owing to safety-related constraints.

He was on a routine inspection of the NMR along with the Divisional Railway Manager, Salem, Sujatha Jeyaraj, for assessing the stability of the track and other operational difficulties.

Mr. Mishra told reporters that Railways would initiate measures through agencies concerned for clearing the choked rainwater drain systems at various places along the NMR section and measures would be initiated for putting mesh type nets at places which are vulnerable to landslip during rainy season. As regards locomotives, Mr.Mishra said that indigenously-manufactured oil-fired locomotives have brought respite from the earlier operational problems caused by coal fired locomotives. The locomotives have adequate hauling capacity.

Two oil-fired locomotives from the Golden Rock Workshop at Tiruchi have already joined the NMR system and of the remaining two, one would reach Mettuppalayam by September .

Increase in number of locomotives would not help in introducing more services.

Mr. Mishra pointed out that line had to be inspected in the morning by railway employees by foot and clear the track for the first service and in the evenings there is a need for operating the return trip early because of the risk of wild elephants. Hence, it would not be practically possible to operate more services or add extra coach in the existing service.

Diesel locomotives would not be feasible as they are not compatible with the rack and pinion system of operation in the ghat section for hauling the train in and having a grip while descending steep gradients. Mr.Mishra also said that Southern Railway was managing to offer passenger-friendly services despite the fall in budgetary allocation.

नयी दिल्ली : सीबीआई ने 10 करोड़ रुपये के कथित रिश्वतखोरी मामले में आज आरोपपत्र दाखिल कर दिया जिसमें पूर्व रेलमंत्री पी. के. बंसल के भांजे विजय सिंगला और निलंबित रेलबोर्ड सदस्य महेश कुमार समेत 10 लोगों को नामित किया गया है.
एजेंसी ने विशेष सीबीआई न्यायाधीश स्वर्णकांता शर्मा के समक्ष आरोपपत्र दाखिल किया जिसमें नामित 10 आरोपियों में कुमार, सिंगला, बिचौलिया संदीप गोयल, समीर संधेर, सुशील डागा, अजय गर्ग, राहुल यादव, कारोबारी मंजुनाथ और उसके दो सहयोगी-पीवी मुरली तथा वेणुगोपाल शामिल हैं. रिश्वत पहुंचाने वाले दो व्यक्तियों के नाम आरोपपत्र में शामिल नहीं किए गए हैं. अलबत्ता, आरोपपत्र में पीवी मुरली और वेणुगोपाल के नाम शामिल किए गए हैं.
घोटाले का रहस्योद्घाटन होने के बाद मंत्रिमंडल से हटने वाले बंसल से सीबीआई ने अपनी जांच के क्रम में विस्तार से पूछताछ की थी, लेकिन उनका नाम आरोपपत्र में शामिल नहीं किया गया क्योंकि एजेंसी को अभी तक उनकी प्रत्यक्ष संलिप्तता का कोई साक्ष्य नहीं मिला है.