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Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D. Purandeswari held a review meeting with the district officials on the long-pending developmental activities in the city. She discussed with district Collector V. Seshadri on the issue of allotment of JNNURM house pattas to Muslim at Parawada. She spoke to GVMC Commissioner M.V. Satyanarayana on the JNNURM housing projects, fly over work and alternative land allotment to Railways for the BRTS work and the Divisional Railway Manager Anil Kumar relating to termination of 261 contract workers, development of Visakhapatnam and Duvvada Railway Stations, feasibility of new trains and installation of escalators at Visakhapatnam Railway Station.

Changes in timings of 108 trains and introduction of five express trains and three passenger trains are the highlights of the new time table of Southern Railway that will come into effect from Monday.Although the timings, stoppages, and composition of the express and passenger trains, running through the State, announced in the last railway budget have featured in the railway time table, the date of introduction of the trains has not been announced by the zonal railways.The express trains are the 22633/22634 Thiruvananthapuram - Hazrat Nizamuddin Super Fast expresses (weekly) via Mangalore Junction, Konkan Railway; 22114/22113 Kochuveli - Lokmanya Tilak Super Fast express (biweekly) via Konkan Railway, Mangalore Jn., Shoranur Jn. Ernakulam Town, Kottayam; 18567/18568 Visakhapatnam- Kollam expresses (weekly) via Vijayawada, Gudur, Renigunta, Arakkonam bypass, Jolarpettai, Coimbatore and Kottayam;17235/17236 Bangalore City - Nagercoil expresses (daily) via Hosur, Dharmapuri, Salem, Namakkal, Karur, Madurai, Tirunelveli; and 16861/16862 Puducherry - Kanyakumari expresses (weekly) via Villupuram, Mayiladuthurai, Tiruchirappalli, Manamadurai, Virudunagar, Tirunelveli.  The fate of the newly announced passenger trains 56339/56340 Punalur-Kollam Passenger (daily), 56663/56664 Kozhikode- Thrissur Passenger (daily) and the 56367/56368 Guruvayur - Thrissur passenger (daily) is the same. The newly sanctioned 66307/66308 Ernakulam- Kollam passenger via Kottayam (six days a week).

The 66309/66310 Ernakulam- Kollam passenger via Alappuzha (six days a week) will not take off now.

The extension of the 12508/12507 Guwahati - Ernakulam expresses (weekly) to Thiruvananthapuram via Ernakulam Town, 12082/12081 Thiruvananthapuram- Kozhikode Jan Shatabdi expresses (five days) to Kannur.

56700/56701 Madurai- Kollam Passengers (daily) to Punalur, 6612/66611 Ernakulam -Thrissur MEMU (six days) to Palakkad, 66304 / 66305 Kollam - Nagercoil MEMU (six days) to Kanyakumari will be notified later, the pressnote informed.

The increase in frequency of the 12217/12218 Kochuveli - Chandigarh Kerala Sampark Kranti expresses from weekly to bi-weekly and that of the 56312 Tirunelveli- Nagercoil Passenger and the 56325/ 56312 Nagercoil- Kanyakumari passengers and the 56321 Kanyakumari – Tirunelveli passenger will be notified later.

The number of 16865/16866 Karaikkal- Ernakulam expresses 16187/16188 had been changed to 16187/16188 from September 1 and that of the 12997/12998 Tirunelveli- Happa expresses to 16187/16188 from November 1 this year.

From July 1, the frequency of the 16315/16316 Bangalore - Kochuveli express trains will be increased to six days a week.

With effect from September 4, the 16316 Kochuveli - Bangalore Express and with effect from September 5 the 16315 Bangalore- Kochuveli Express will run daily.

Consequently, 16322/16321 Thiruvananthapuram- Bangalore (weekly) expresses will be cancelled from September 4.

Introduction of five express trains and three passenger trains are the highlights of the new time table of Southern Railway.

It will ease traffic congestion at Chinnakada

Even as there are reports that the Chinnakada underpass project is in limbo, Mayor Prasanna Earnest dismissed such fears and said that a meeting of officers concerned convened by the City Corporation took the decision to commence the work at the earliest. The meeting discussed in detail the technical problems likely to crop up during the construction phase.The underpass is being mooted as a project, which on becoming a reality, will considerably ease the traffic congestion not only at Chinnakada but in many other parts of the city. The main hurdle to the project was getting about 21 cents of land in the possession of the Railways to construct the approach road for the underpass.The Mayor said the hurdle has been overcome. The meeting was attended by officials from the BSNL, the KSEB, the Public Works Department and the National Highway department. Once construction starts the Chinnakada overbridge will have to be closed for traffic.

The meeting discussed in detail the traffic problems which will crop up as a result of this and probed the practical alternatives. The Mayor called for the cooperation of the people to realise the project.


Main hurdle was getting 21 cents of land from Railways

The South Central Railway (SCR) has, in what is considered an innovative step, installed closed circuit television cameras in coaches of the Guntur Intercity Express for security purpose.SCR General Manager D.P. Pande said the move was purely experimental and feedback would be analysed. He said that it was part of a massive initiative under which 432 cameras were installed for surveillance at 32 stations in the zone.“We wanted to leverage the advantage of using surveillance cameras and have them on trains so it could help us keep an eye on our own staff too, especially housekeeping personnel deployed on 35 express trains where journey time was over 16 hours,” he said. As of now two cameras on either side of the corridors of the coaches were installed in the Guntur Intercity Express.All these were part of the Integrated Security System (ISS) being taken up a cost of Rs. 6.1 crore. Internet protocol-based surveillance cameras were installed in Secunderabad, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Guntur, Nanded and Guntakal, while similar works at other stations were in an advanced stage of completion, he said. The ISS included under-vehicle scanners, x-ray baggage scanners and bomb detection and disposal systems.The cameras around the passenger reservation systems could help keep a watch on touts, Mr. Pande said, adding that surveillance in station platforms that were considered areas with a large presence of people would also help. “Safety and security are our focus, apart from improving service on board,” he said, at a press conference after releasing the Southern Zone Time Table and MMTS Pocket Time Table for 2013 on Saturday.

Performance

On performance parameters, the SCR GM said that they had made revenues of Rs. 10,036 crore in the fiscal just ended and expected to make Rs. 11,700 crore in the current year. About 65 per cent of this would come in from freight handling he said, adding that freight was the Railways’ ‘bread and butter’.

“Once the proposed Food Security Bill is passed, it will entail massive movement of food grain across India and we estimate it will mean a major increase in rail movement, especially in States like Andhra Pradesh that is a major producer of food grain, he said. Also, the cement industry in India that had made an estimated Rs. 29,000 crore in expanding production capacity, would need more rakes, he pointed out.

All these were part of the Integrated Security System (ISS) being taken up a cost of Rs. 6.1 crore. Internet protocol-based surveillance cameras were installed in Secunderabad, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Guntur, Nanded and Guntakal,

BATHINDA: A policeman died and another injured when their car collided with a train at an unmanned railway crossing near Jassi Bag Wali village in Bathinda district. Constable Surinderpal Singh was killed and assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Mukhtiar Singh was seriously injured as their Maruti Alto car rammed a goods train coming to Bathinda from Dabwali town in Haryana.Mukhtiar has been admitted to a hospital in Bathinda. The policemen were going to Baadi village in connection with some case when the accident took place. Eyewitnesses said the car got dragged for about 100 metres on the rail track after it hit the train.Surinderpal belonged Lahura village in Muktsar district. GRP incharge, Kuljit Singh, said railway police were looking into the incident.

South Central Railway Releases “Southern Zone Time Table” and “MMTS Pocket Time Table”, July-2013 Issues

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The release of new Railway Time Table every year is an event, eagerly awaited by the travelling Public.  Shri D.P. Pande, General Manager, South Central Railway released the Southern Zone Time Table today ie, o­n 29th June, 2013 at a Press Conference held at Rail Nilayam. The Southern Zone Time Table - 2013, which is got designed and printed by South Central Railway will come into force from 1st July, 2013. This time table provides detailed timings o­n all the train services run o­n South Central Railway, Southern Railway, South Western Railway and Konkan Railway and also contains useful information o­n a host of other issues related to Rail services.
        This time table can serve as a o­ne-stop guide for all the information needs of rail passengers in planning their journey.The copies of this new Time Table will be made available for sale to the Public at Railway Stations within a week.This new Time Table offers much cheer for the Passengers of South Central Railway. SCR has got a good number of new trains this year also continuing the trend of getting a large chunk of new trains announced in Rail Budgets in recent years. While a staggering number of 51 new trains - 31 originating and 20 passing through - were introduced o­n SCR in the last 2 years, 25 more new trains - 14 originating and 11 passing through - were allotted to us in the recent Rail Budget in February last.
          There are several firsts in this time table, new connections from important passenger hubs o­n SCR to various popular destinations for the first time fulfilling the rail travel needs of the passengers o­n these routes. Some of them include new express trains from Kacheguda to Mangalore; Tirupati to Puducherri; Kakinada to Mumbai; Guntur to Shirdi; Nizamabad to Mumbai; Nanded to Nangaldam and Visakhapatnam to Gandhidham via SCR etc.
          SCR has already started operation of new trainswith the flagging off of 2 new trains from Kurnool City - to Secunderabad and Nandyal - by Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy, Hon'ble Minister of State for Railways,on 25th June, 2013. The remainingtrains will be introduced in a phased manner in the current Financial Year.
          Apart from new train services, this time table features the extension of 10 trains, increase in frequency of 8 trains and diversion of o­ne train over SCR.10 Trains have been speeded up by reducing their travel time ranging from 10 minutes to 33 minutes. Change of terminal effected for two express trains from Hyderabad to Secunderabad.Additional stoppages have been provided for three express trains at 11 stations. There will be change in timings for 24 trains at various stations. All the details are attached                           
Shri D.P. Pande released the “MMTS - Cum - Local Trains Pocket Time Table - July 2013” issue also o­n the occasion for the benefit of travelling public in twin cities. An attractive multi-colour booklet of pocket size, which can be carried along with conveniently, this time table can serve as a ready reference/travel guide to local rail commuters. This time table contains schedules of MMTS / local train services and other useful information such as system map, fare tables, list of colonies near to each MMTS station, tips for safe journey and public awareness campaign material etc. This valuable issue is priced at a nominal ` 5/-only. The General Manager, SCR expressed hope that  these new time tables will meet the requirement of the public in getting comprehensive information o­n the schedules and other requisite data related to Rail services.
On this occasion, he said that, SCR has consistently been moving ahead o­n a path of high growth. SCR loaded more than 110 million tons of freight and carried around 387 millions of originating passengers, with an earnings of more than Rs.10,000 Cr. during last year. Keeping in view the potential for further growth of traffic and in response to the requirements of public of this region, SCR is committed to expand its network and services with focus o­n delivering a qualitative service to its customers, he added.

  Safety, Security, Punctuality, Cleanliness and providing modern facilities to passengers are the top priority areas for SCR.  It is the earnest resolve of SCR to make the services passenger friendly and the rail journey comfortable.  He narrated the various recent initiatives taken by SCR in this direction. SCR moves forward with focus o­n continuous system improvements and innovations for enhanced utilization of its resources to meet the surge in expectations of the Public, the General Manager Said.

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D. Purandeswari held a review meeting with the district officials on the long-pending developmental activities in the city. She discussed with district Collector V. Seshadri on the issue of allotment of JNNURM house pattas to Muslim at Parawada. She spoke to GVMC Commissioner M.V. Satyanarayana on the JNNURM housing projects, fly over work and alternative land allotment to Railways for the BRTS work and the Divisional Railway Manager Anil Kumar relating to termination of 261 contract workers, development of Visakhapatnam and Duvvada Railway Stations, feasibility of new trains and installation of escalators at Visakhapatnam Railway Station.

South Central Railway Releases “Southern Zone Time Table” and “MMTS Pocket Time Table”, July-2013 Issues

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The release of new Railway Time Table every year is an event, eagerly awaited by the travelling Public.  Shri D.P. Pande, General Manager, South Central Railway released the Southern Zone Time Table today ie, o­n 29th June, 2013 at a Press Conference held at Rail Nilayam. The Southern Zone Time Table - 2013, which is got designed and printed by South Central Railway will come into force from 1st July, 2013. This time table provides detailed timings o­n all the train services run o­n South Central Railway, Southern Railway, South Western Railway and Konkan Railway and also contains useful information o­n a host of other issues related to Rail services.
        This time table can serve as a o­ne-stop guide for all the information needs of rail passengers in planning their journey.The copies of this new Time Table will be made available for sale to the Public at Railway Stations within a week.This new Time Table offers much cheer for the Passengers of South Central Railway. SCR has got a good number of new trains this year also continuing the trend of getting a large chunk of new trains announced in Rail Budgets in recent years. While a staggering number of 51 new trains - 31 originating and 20 passing through - were introduced o­n SCR in the last 2 years, 25 more new trains - 14 originating and 11 passing through - were allotted to us in the recent Rail Budget in February last.
          There are several firsts in this time table, new connections from important passenger hubs o­n SCR to various popular destinations for the first time fulfilling the rail travel needs of the passengers o­n these routes. Some of them include new express trains from Kacheguda to Mangalore; Tirupati to Puducherri; Kakinada to Mumbai; Guntur to Shirdi; Nizamabad to Mumbai; Nanded to Nangaldam and Visakhapatnam to Gandhidham via SCR etc.
          SCR has already started operation of new trainswith the flagging off of 2 new trains from Kurnool City - to Secunderabad and Nandyal - by Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy, Hon'ble Minister of State for Railways,on 25th June, 2013. The remainingtrains will be introduced in a phased manner in the current Financial Year.
          Apart from new train services, this time table features the extension of 10 trains, increase in frequency of 8 trains and diversion of o­ne train over SCR.10 Trains have been speeded up by reducing their travel time ranging from 10 minutes to 33 minutes. Change of terminal effected for two express trains from Hyderabad to Secunderabad.Additional stoppages have been provided for three express trains at 11 stations. There will be change in timings for 24 trains at various stations. All the details are attached                           
Shri D.P. Pande released the “MMTS - Cum - Local Trains Pocket Time Table - July 2013” issue also o­n the occasion for the benefit of travelling public in twin cities. An attractive multi-colour booklet of pocket size, which can be carried along with conveniently, this time table can serve as a ready reference/travel guide to local rail commuters. This time table contains schedules of MMTS / local train services and other useful information such as system map, fare tables, list of colonies near to each MMTS station, tips for safe journey and public awareness campaign material etc. This valuable issue is priced at a nominal ` 5/-only. The General Manager, SCR expressed hope that  these new time tables will meet the requirement of the public in getting comprehensive information o­n the schedules and other requisite data related to Rail services.
On this occasion, he said that, SCR has consistently been moving ahead o­n a path of high growth. SCR loaded more than 110 million tons of freight and carried around 387 millions of originating passengers, with an earnings of more than Rs.10,000 Cr. during last year. Keeping in view the potential for further growth of traffic and in response to the requirements of public of this region, SCR is committed to expand its network and services with focus o­n delivering a qualitative service to its customers, he added.

  Safety, Security, Punctuality, Cleanliness and providing modern facilities to passengers are the top priority areas for SCR.  It is the earnest resolve of SCR to make the services passenger friendly and the rail journey comfortable.  He narrated the various recent initiatives taken by SCR in this direction. SCR moves forward with focus o­n continuous system improvements and innovations for enhanced utilization of its resources to meet the surge in expectations of the Public, the General Manager Said.

Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry D. Purandeswari held a review meeting with the district officials on the long-pending developmental activities in the city. She discussed with district Collector V. Seshadri on the issue of allotment of JNNURM house pattas to Muslim at Parawada. She spoke to GVMC Commissioner M.V. Satyanarayana on the JNNURM housing projects, fly over work and alternative land allotment to Railways for the BRTS work and the Divisional Railway Manager Anil Kumar relating to termination of 261 contract workers, development of Visakhapatnam and Duvvada Railway Stations, feasibility of new trains and installation of escalators at Visakhapatnam Railway Station.

South Central Railway Releases “Southern Zone Time Table” and “MMTS Pocket Time Table”, July-2013 Issues

.. ..
The release of new Railway Time Table every year is an event, eagerly awaited by the travelling Public.  Shri D.P. Pande, General Manager, South Central Railway released the Southern Zone Time Table today ie, o­n 29th June, 2013 at a Press Conference held at Rail Nilayam. The Southern Zone Time Table - 2013, which is got designed and printed by South Central Railway will come into force from 1st July, 2013. This time table provides detailed timings o­n all the train services run o­n South Central Railway, Southern Railway, South Western Railway and Konkan Railway and also contains useful information o­n a host of other issues related to Rail services.
        This time table can serve as a o­ne-stop guide for all the information needs of rail passengers in planning their journey.The copies of this new Time Table will be made available for sale to the Public at Railway Stations within a week.This new Time Table offers much cheer for the Passengers of South Central Railway. SCR has got a good number of new trains this year also continuing the trend of getting a large chunk of new trains announced in Rail Budgets in recent years. While a staggering number of 51 new trains - 31 originating and 20 passing through - were introduced o­n SCR in the last 2 years, 25 more new trains - 14 originating and 11 passing through - were allotted to us in the recent Rail Budget in February last.
          There are several firsts in this time table, new connections from important passenger hubs o­n SCR to various popular destinations for the first time fulfilling the rail travel needs of the passengers o­n these routes. Some of them include new express trains from Kacheguda to Mangalore; Tirupati to Puducherri; Kakinada to Mumbai; Guntur to Shirdi; Nizamabad to Mumbai; Nanded to Nangaldam and Visakhapatnam to Gandhidham via SCR etc.
          SCR has already started operation of new trainswith the flagging off of 2 new trains from Kurnool City - to Secunderabad and Nandyal - by Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy, Hon'ble Minister of State for Railways,on 25th June, 2013. The remainingtrains will be introduced in a phased manner in the current Financial Year.
          Apart from new train services, this time table features the extension of 10 trains, increase in frequency of 8 trains and diversion of o­ne train over SCR.10 Trains have been speeded up by reducing their travel time ranging from 10 minutes to 33 minutes. Change of terminal effected for two express trains from Hyderabad to Secunderabad.Additional stoppages have been provided for three express trains at 11 stations. There will be change in timings for 24 trains at various stations. All the details are attached                           
Shri D.P. Pande released the “MMTS - Cum - Local Trains Pocket Time Table - July 2013” issue also o­n the occasion for the benefit of travelling public in twin cities. An attractive multi-colour booklet of pocket size, which can be carried along with conveniently, this time table can serve as a ready reference/travel guide to local rail commuters. This time table contains schedules of MMTS / local train services and other useful information such as system map, fare tables, list of colonies near to each MMTS station, tips for safe journey and public awareness campaign material etc. This valuable issue is priced at a nominal ` 5/-only. The General Manager, SCR expressed hope that  these new time tables will meet the requirement of the public in getting comprehensive information o­n the schedules and other requisite data related to Rail services.
On this occasion, he said that, SCR has consistently been moving ahead o­n a path of high growth. SCR loaded more than 110 million tons of freight and carried around 387 millions of originating passengers, with an earnings of more than Rs.10,000 Cr. during last year. Keeping in view the potential for further growth of traffic and in response to the requirements of public of this region, SCR is committed to expand its network and services with focus o­n delivering a qualitative service to its customers, he added.

  Safety, Security, Punctuality, Cleanliness and providing modern facilities to passengers are the top priority areas for SCR.  It is the earnest resolve of SCR to make the services passenger friendly and the rail journey comfortable.  He narrated the various recent initiatives taken by SCR in this direction. SCR moves forward with focus o­n continuous system improvements and innovations for enhanced utilization of its resources to meet the surge in expectations of the Public, the General Manager Said.