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Tripunithura is a fast growing satellite town of Kochi city and provides shelter to thousands of people working in and around Ernakulam. The commuters of this area have to go to Ernakulam Town Railway Station (since some of the trains do not pass through Ernakulam Junction) travelling more than 15 km. If a halt is allowed at the Tripunithura railway station for all express trains, traffic congestion at the city roads can be minimised to a certain extent. Even though Tripunithura railway station has two platforms that can accommodate 24 bogies each, the railway station is still underutilised.

--A. Seshadri, President, Tripunithura Rajanagari Union of Resident’s Associations, Central Zone.

District Collector

P.I. Sheikh Pareeth:

The District Administration will discuss the matter with the authorities concerned for exploring the possibility of allowing halt at Tripunithura for all express trains not touching Ernakulam South Railway. But, Tripunithura Railway Station will have more rail connectivity once the Kochi Metro service becomes operational. The present approved proposal for Kochi Metro Rail is from Aluva to Pettah and there is no railway station or railway line at Pettah and since there is a Railway Station at Tripunithura, the District Administration will take up the matter for extension of Kochi Metro Rail up to Tripunithura. Since the Government has agreed in principle to extend Kochi Metro rail up to Tripunithura in the first phase itself, the District Administration will pursue the matter further in this respect.

With the rise in volume of traffic under Danapur division of East Central Railway (ECR), railways is giving a facelift to Danapur station, one of the oldest ones in the eastern zone. Railways is planning to develop it as a terminal point of the division under its Vision 2020 to cope with the increasing load of rail traffic and rush of passengers.The DRM said the newly built Patliputra station, which will be thrown open for traffic by the end of this month, is linked to Danapur station. Soon after its commissioning, railways has to cope with a huge rush of traffic at Danapur end also. It intends to build a route relay interlocking (RRI) system at Danapur station in future, Jha said.

According to Danapur DRM L M Jha, the station needs proper development keeping in view passengers amenities and traffic operation. The station is the main artery of the division while Patna Junction is the hub of passenger trains, he said.

Jha said railways has started building intermediary block huts (IBH) to increase the line capacity on the mainline section of the division right from Jhajha to Mughalsarai. The long section of IBH is being reduced to a minimum distance so that there is no hurdle in movement of passenger trains from both Up and Down directions, he said, adding that loop lines are being built at six important places on the mainline for the smooth passage of traffic load.

While a spacious circulating area of station is under construction, railways has decided to build a state-of-the-art refreshment room and two retiring rooms at Danapur station. A spacious waiting hall for sleeper class passengers would also be constructed outside the station. Railway has already built a VIP lounge at the station, Jha said.

Under the new plan, railways would build a separate building to house the present passenger reservation system (PRS) building at the west end of the station. Besides, railways has no option than to develop Danapur station where there is enough space to carry out development plan, Jha said, adding that Patna Junction and Rajendra Nagar Terminal are already saturated from traffic operation or maintenance of coaches point of view. Thus, Danapur station could be developed as the next terminal of the division to fulfil the operational needs of railways, Jha said.

कोलकाता: बर्दवान नॉन स्टॉप सुपर सहित कई ट्रेनों में सीट कब्जाने के लिए कुछ दैनिक यात्रियों की दबंगई और आम यात्रियों की परेशानी को लेकर बुधवार को प्रभात खबर में समाचार प्रकाशित होने के बाद रेलवे सुरक्षा बल ने त्वरित कार्रवाई करते हुए धर-पकड़ अभियान चलाया.
आरपीएफ ने बुधवार को ब्लैक डायमंड से 10 दैनिक यात्रियों को गिरफ्तार किया. गिरफ्तार यात्रियों में अरविंद तालुकदार निवासी चुंचुड़ा, गिरीष कक्कड़ निवासी हावड़ा, सुब्रत सोम (चुंचुड़ा), इंद्र ज्योति दता (लिलुआ), अरुण कुमार सिंह (बड़ाबाजार), अमित सुमंत (गांगुली रोड, शिवपुर), कमल कुमार शर्मा (रिसड़ा), राजू राजभर (जगदल), राजेंद्र भत्ता (रिसड़ा) और बाबूलाल सोनी निवासी हिंदमोटर शामिल हैं. इन पर रेलवे एक्ट की धारा 155 (ट्रेन में बैठने नहीं देना), 145 ( ट्रेन के अंदर शांति भंग करना) और 146 ( सरकारी काम में बाधा पहुंचाना) के तहत मामला दर्ज किया गया है.
आरपीएफ से मिली जानकारी के अनुसार, सभी आरोपी रोजाना हावड़ा से ब्लैक डायमंड में सवार हो कर धनबाद जाते थे. आरोपियों ने ट्रेन में सीटों पर अपना निशान (डीपी यानी डेली पैसेंजर) बना रखा था. ये लोग पहले से बैठे यात्रियों को जबरन हटा कर सीट पर कब्जा जमा लेते थे. बुधवार सुबह से ही हावड़ा डिवीजन-1 और हावड़ा डिवीजन-2 में आरपीएफ ने चौकसी बढ़ा दी थी. हावड़ा-धनबाद ब्लैक डायमंड को मोगरा स्टेशन पर रोक कर आरपीएफ ने दबंगई कर रहे 10 यात्रियों को गिरफ्तार कर लिया.

NEW DELHI: The rail traffic on Old Yamuna Bridge, which was stopped on Wednesday noon, was restored at 10.40am on Thursday. The decision was taken by senior railway officers, including the DRM, after the water receded to a "permissible'' limit. Regular train service will, however, be allowed under strict monitoring and under restricted speed over the 145-year-old Yamuna Bridge, a senior Northern Railway official said. "We are running trains at a speed of 5-10km/hr on the bridge,'' said a spokesperson. On Wednesday, services of over 70 trains were affected following the rising water-level in Yamuna. "All railway motormen have been informed of the situation. The water-level had touched 207.32m on Wednesday. It was at 206.83m - two metres above the danger mark - at 2pm on Thursday. The road traffic is yet to be restored on the bridge and it will be out of bounds till Friday morning, said a senior traffic police officer.

The traffic police confirmed about the massive waterlogging from the Yamuna into the Ring Road, which caused traffic jams between Chandigram Akhara and Kashmere Gate ISBT.

"Most vehicles preferred taking the extreme right carriageway, thereby reducing space of a large section of vehicles,'' said a senior traffic cop. The water however, had receded by evening and the temporary stop on heavy vehicles on Wazirabad Road was thereby lifted.

The old Yamuna Bridge was reopened for rail traffic on Thursday as the water level of Yamuna receded. The bridge was closed on Wednesday after the river rose to 207.32 metres, and the water reached the bearings of the bridge.Officials said the water receded nearly seven metres below the bridge, allowing them to open it for rail traffic at 10.40 am. Delhi Disaster Management Authority said the level of water in Yamuna was down to 206.83 metres at 2 pm on Thursday."The movement of train was found safe and the services were restored," a spokesperson for Northern Railway said.However, a speed restriction of 10 kmph has been imposed and goods trains are barred on the bridge.Several trains such as Delhi-Alipur Dwar Mahananda Express, New Delhi-Bhubaneshwar Superfast special train, Delhi-Howrah Janata Express have been rescheduled.

The much-awaited railway section, providing all-weather surface link to Kashmir valley, will be launched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on June 26.Singh and Gandhi will jointly flag off the first train on the 18-km-long section between Banihal in Jammu and Qazigund in Kashmir, marking start of the service.The Banihal-Qazigund section, which includes an 11-km-long tunnel, will reduce the distance from 35 km (by road) to 18 km. It has been constructed at a cost of Rs 1,691 crore.This rail section is very significant as it will provide an all-weather link to Kashmir valley which often gets cut off from the rest of the country due to snowfall during winters.Passengers travelling by train from Kashmir valley to Banihal can avail bus service from there till Udhampur where train service is available for rest of the country.Northern Railway is coordinating with Jammu and Kashmir government for arrangements for the bus service."The bus service will be available from Udhampur to facilitate passengers availing train from Banihal next month," a senior Northern Railway official said.Train service is already operational within Kashmir valley in the 118-km-long route between Qazigund and Baramulla in north Kashmir."It (Qazigund-Banihal section) was a challenging task. Besides the difficult terrain, land was acquired for the Kashmir rail link project in adverse law and order situation in the state," the official said."The mandatory inspection of the track by Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) is being done and the clearance is awaited. The line is expected to open on June 26," the official said.Trial run on this section was successfully done on December 28 last year and since then trains carrying stones are running on regular basis.

NEW DELHI: The rail traffic on Old Yamuna Bridge, which was stopped on Wednesday noon, was restored at 10.40am on Thursday. The decision was taken by senior railway officers, including the DRM, after the water receded to a "permissible'' limit. Regular train service will, however, be allowed under strict monitoring and under restricted speed over the 145-year-old Yamuna Bridge, a senior Northern Railway official said. "We are running trains at a speed of 5-10km/hr on the bridge,'' said a spokesperson. On Wednesday, services of over 70 trains were affected following the rising water-level in Yamuna. "All railway motormen have been informed of the situation. The water-level had touched 207.32m on Wednesday. It was at 206.83m - two metres above the danger mark - at 2pm on Thursday. The road traffic is yet to be restored on the bridge and it will be out of bounds till Friday morning, said a senior traffic police officer.

The traffic police confirmed about the massive waterlogging from the Yamuna into the Ring Road, which caused traffic jams between Chandigram Akhara and Kashmere Gate ISBT.

"Most vehicles preferred taking the extreme right carriageway, thereby reducing space of a large section of vehicles,'' said a senior traffic cop. The water however, had receded by evening and the temporary stop on heavy vehicles on Wazirabad Road was thereby lifted.

Srinagar:
The Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Northern Circle, who conducted the safety inspection of the 18.5-km-long Banihal-Qazigund rail link, is likely to submit his report to the rail authorities in a day or two.The two-day inspection of the track began on June 18 from Banhial in Ramban district of Jammu to Qazigund in Kulgam district of south Kashmir. The route is to be inaugurated from Banihal on June 26 by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Jammu : The suspended train services have been restored today by the Northern Railways, which were affected by floods in Uttarakhand. The only train from Jammu to Rishikesh, Hemkunt Express, which was suspended and others which were diverted for the last two days, have been restored today.The Hemkunt Express has finally been moved towards Rishikesh after two days from Jammu, and heavy rush was observed at the Jammu Railway Station. However, many passengers had already cancelled tickets due to the uncertainty about the departure of the train.“We were eagerly waiting for the announcement at the railway station with our fingers crossed about the departure of the Hemkunt Express. Finally, we are relaxed when the authorities have confirmed that the train will depart at right time from Jammu,” said Sushil Yadav, a passenger from Rishikesh, who was here to pay obeisance at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine.Eight trains from Jammu following this route were affected due to the damage of the railway line on the Ambala-Saharanpur route. Hemkunt Express was suspended, and seven others, Begampura Exp, Jat Anvt Spl, Sealdah Express, Archana Express, Shalimar Exp, Lohit Express and Uhp BSB Spl were diverted to the Ambala-Panipat-Delhi route. The route has been cleared this morning and all the trains have been restored on the said route.RN Meena, divisional traffic manager, Jammu, said, “As the track was damaged due to flood in Uttarakhand, we had to suspend the Hemkunt Express and divert other trains towards the Ambala-Delhi route via Panipat on Monday and Tuesday. However, it has been restored today”.