ProUI

The passengers of coaches C8 and C9 of the AC Double-decker Bangalore-Chennai Express(train no. 22626) held a protest at the Arakkonam railway junction, complaining about non-functional air-conditioners, on Saturday.

The train started at Bangalore at 2.40 pm and reached Arakkonam at 7.08 pm. When the train halted at Arakkonam, more than 50 passengers of the two coaches alighted from the train and protested on the platform.

They said they had been complaining about the non-functioning air-conditioners since the train started from Bangalore but the problem had not been rectified. After the protest, a mechanic from the Arakkonam station was pressed into service to fix the problem. However, as he reported that the snag could not be fixed on the spot, officials at the station pacified the agitators and made arrangements for them to reach Chennai in other AC coaches.

The Bangalore-Chennai AC Double-decker Express was introduced between Chennai and Bangalore on April 25, and there were several reports of non-functional air-conditioners in several coaches.

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The project report for Konkan Railway prepared by the Southern Railway had reckoned (Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd.) KRCL’s jurisdiction from Mangalore Central Station, including the Panambur line (Mangalore Port), according to KRCL’s founder Chairman Managing Director E. Sreedharan.He had told the Railway Ministry that the traffic projection and working expenses had been worked out and project viability was established on this basis only. The Railway Board initially had fixed KRCL’s boundary with Southern Railway to include Mangalore Central station.However, in 1995, the Board fixed KRCL’s boundary from Thokur Railway Station and left Mangalore Central, including the port line under Southern Railway’s jurisdiction.

The project report for Konkan Railway prepared by the Southern Railway had reckoned (Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd.) KRCL’s jurisdiction from Mangalore Central Station, including the Panambur line (Mangalore Port), according to KRCL’s founder Chairman Managing Director E. Sreedharan.He had told the Railway Ministry that the traffic projection and working expenses had been worked out and project viability was established on this basis only. The Railway Board initially had fixed KRCL’s boundary with Southern Railway to include Mangalore Central station.However, in 1995, the Board fixed KRCL’s boundary from Thokur Railway Station and left Mangalore Central, including the port line under Southern Railway’s jurisdiction.

Railways and Karnataka government today decided to spend an additional Rs 600 crore in the current financial year to expedite work on rail projects in the state.Union Railway Minister M Mallikarjuna Kharge told reporters after a meeting with senior Railway and State government officials that the Centre would give an additional Rs 300 crore for the state, which would also chip in with an equal amount to take up those projects on a "war-footing"."It's now possible to spend an additional Rs 600 crore this year," Kharge, who hails from the State, said."We have decided to give more money to some urgent works and complete them in eight to ten months," he added.The State government has promised to resolve disputes relating to land acquisition that hampered rail expansion on a priority basis, the Minister said.Karnataka has a share of Rs 900 crore in the Union Railway budget 2013-14 for rail projects and if one were to include electrification and doubling of tracks, it would top Rs 1200 Rs 1300 crore, according to him.The rail projects which would be taken up for early completion include Kadur-Chikmagalur, Kolar-Chikkaballapura, Gadwal-Raichur, and Bidar-Gulbarga.Kharge also ruled out increasing rail fares this year in view of diesel price hike."There is no such proposal, and fares would not be raised. We will take on ourselves the burden vis-a-vis any amount of increase in diesel and petrol prices and will not pass it on to passengers. So, as of now, there is no increase in rail fares this year," the Minister said.

Meanwhile, a senior Railway Board official said server capacity of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is being increased so that the "problem of not getting connection (for ticket reservation) will get resolved".

Karnataka PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa, Chief Secretary S V Ranganath, Principal Secretaries of Finance, Revenue, Infrastructure and Urban Development, and key officials of Central Railway, South Central Railway and South Western Railway were present at the review meeting.

Railways and Karnataka government today decided to spend an additional Rs 600 crore in the current financial year to expedite work on rail projects in the state.Union Railway Minister M Mallikarjuna Kharge told reporters after a meeting with senior Railway and State government officials that the Centre would give an additional Rs 300 crore for the state, which would also chip in with an equal amount to take up those projects on a "war-footing"."It's now possible to spend an additional Rs 600 crore this year," Kharge, who hails from the State, said."We have decided to give more money to some urgent works and complete them in eight to ten months," he added.The State government has promised to resolve disputes relating to land acquisition that hampered rail expansion on a priority basis, the Minister said.Karnataka has a share of Rs 900 crore in the Union Railway budget 2013-14 for rail projects and if one were to include electrification and doubling of tracks, it would top Rs 1200 Rs 1300 crore, according to him.The rail projects which would be taken up for early completion include Kadur-Chikmagalur, Kolar-Chikkaballapura, Gadwal-Raichur, and Bidar-Gulbarga.Kharge also ruled out increasing rail fares this year in view of diesel price hike."There is no such proposal, and fares would not be raised. We will take on ourselves the burden vis-a-vis any amount of increase in diesel and petrol prices and will not pass it on to passengers. So, as of now, there is no increase in rail fares this year," the Minister said.

Meanwhile, a senior Railway Board official said server capacity of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is being increased so that the "problem of not getting connection (for ticket reservation) will get resolved".

Karnataka PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa, Chief Secretary S V Ranganath, Principal Secretaries of Finance, Revenue, Infrastructure and Urban Development, and key officials of Central Railway, South Central Railway and South Western Railway were present at the review meeting.

LUCKNOW: A seven-member gang was busted by special task force (STF) sleuths on Sunday for allegedly leaking question paper of the exam for Railway Protection Force (RPF) constables. The seven were arrested from Muzaffarnagar and Delhi in separately held operations. The sleuths received a tip-off that some persons were in the process of providing solved question papers to candidates for money. The gang used to provide sophisticated telecommunication device to candidates before they entered the examination hall and told them the correct answers. Alok Singh, STF deputy superintendent confirmed that seven persons were arrested, including Abrar, Vineet, Kuldeep, Sandeep, SubhashTomar, VivekTomar and Rahul. The sleuths claimed that question paper, OMR (optical mark response) answersheet, admit card and some items related to the examination were recovered from the group. The sleuths were provided name of coaching centre owner from Meerut and said that further probe was on.

Puducherry-Mangalore Express too will skip main line

The Railways has once again let down Delta districts by announcing the introduction of the extended Puducherry-Mangalore weekly express via the chord line.This is the second time in as many months that the people of the delta district have been disappointed, the Railways has introduced the much-awaited Madurai-Kacheguda Weekly Express, announced in the Railway Budget 2012 via Tiruchi, Karur, and Erode instead of the much expected main line.The weekly Tiruchi-Mangalore Central overnight express was extended to Puducherry and an announcement in this regard was made in the Railway Budget presented in February last. However, no route was announced in the extended portion then.With the chord line route between Villupuram and Tiruchi remaining highly congested and the delta districts not having direct connectivity to Mangalore, people expected the Railways to introduce the train on the main line. The representatives of the Thanjavur District Rail Users’ Association even called on V. Narayanaswamy, Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, who was instrumental in getting the weekly express extended to Puducherry, to impress upon him the need for operating the train on the main line.The association said that operation of the train on the main line would immensely benefit the people of the major towns of Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, and Thanjavur. Moreover, the commuters of Karaikal could easily reach Mahe, also a part of Union Territory of Puducherry, by this train.According to the new Railway Time Table of the Railways, the train will be operated on the chord line.The Puducherry-Mangalore Central Express (16857) will depart from Puducherry at 4.35 p.m. on Saturdays, Tiruchi Junction at 8.50 p.m., and will reach Mangalore Central at 9.50 a.m. on Sundays. In the return direction, the train (16858) will leave Mangalore Central at 4.50 p.m. on Sundays, Tiruchi Junction at 5.25 a.m. on the next day and will reach Puducherry at 10 a.m.However, the introduction of the new Puducherry-Kanyakumari Weekly Express on the main line has brought some solace to the travelling public of the central districts. Another notable feature of this train, it will be operated via Pudukottai, Karaikudi, Devakottai Road, Sivagangai, Manamadurai, Aruppukottai, Virudhunagar, and Sattur, instead of the regular route of Tiruchi, Dindigul, Madurai.The Puducherry – Kanyakumari Express (16861) will depart from Puducherry at 11.30 a.m. on Thursdays and will reach Kanyakumari at 3.15 a.m. on Fridays. In the return direction, the train (16862) will leave Kanyakumari at 1.35 p.m. on Fridays and will reach Puducherry at 5.25 a.m. on the next day.

जोधपुर। शहर के उपनगरीय स्टेशन भगत की कोठी को रेलवे ने टर्मिनल के रूप में विकसित करने की तैयारी शुरू कर दी है। पिछले छह महीने से दक्षिण की ओर चलने वाली चार ट्रेनों का संचालन यहीं से हो रहा है। रानीखेत एक्सप्रेस भी भगत की कोठी से शुरू की गई।
अब चार नई ट्रेनों को भी यहीं से चलाना तय किया गया है। हालांकि इनकी तारीख तय नहीं की गई है, लेकिन संभवतया जुलाई में ही ऐसा हो जाएगा। इस तरह कुल नौ ट्रेनों का संचालन यहां से होने लगेगा। रेलवे ने यहां दो व तीन नंबर प्लेटफॉर्म तैयार कर दिया है। स्टेशन के बाहर सर्कुलेटिंग एरिया को नए सिरे से तैयार करने का प्रस्ताव जयपुर मुख्यालय को भेज दिया गया है।
इसलिए पड़ी जरूरत सिटी रेलवे स्टेशन पर वर्तमान में पांच प्लेटफॉर्म हैं। ट्रेनों की संख्या लगातार बढ़ रही है। प्लेटफॉर्म खाली नहीं होने से ट्रेनों को जोधपुर के बाहर रोके रखना पड़ता है। सिटी स्टेशन पर दबाव कम करने के लिए बैंगलुरु, यशवंतपुर, बांद्रा रानीखेत व पुणे एक्सप्रेस जैसी साप्ताहिक ट्रेनों को भगत की कोठी से चलाया जा रहा है।
अब बिलासपुर, विशाखापट्टनम, कामाख्या व अहमदाबाद एक्सप्रेस का संचालन भी भगत की कोठी से होगा। मंडल रेल प्रबंधक राजेंद्र जैन ने बताया कि भगत की कोठी के बाहर सिस्टम बेहतर बनाने के लिए प्रस्ताव भेजा हुआ है। नक्शा आदि पास होने पर पार्किंग व यात्रियों के आवागमन की सुविधा बढ़ जाएगी।
यह होगा फायदा भगत की कोठी स्टेशन पर ट्रेनें बढऩे से शहर के विस्तार को फायदा मिलेगा। पाली रोड, कुड़ी भगतासनी, रातानाडा, एयरफोर्स, झालामंड, चौपासनी हाउसिंग बोर्ड, प्रतापनगर, शास्त्रीनगर व बासनी इंडस्ट्रियल एरिया फस्र्ट व सैकंड जैसे एरिया इससे नजदीक होने के कारण हजारों लोगों को सिटी स्टेशन जाने की जरूरत नहीं पड़ेगी।
डीजल शेड से भी एंट्री खुले तो अच्छा भगत की कोठी रेलवे स्टेशन शहर की दो प्रमुख सड़कों के बीच बना है। एक तरफ राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग 65 पाली रोड है तो दूसरी तरफ डीजल शेड रोड है जो एम्स के रास्ते बाड़मेर व जैसलमेर की सड़कों को जोड़ती है। डीजल शेड रोड पर सैकंड एंट्री विकसित हो तो आधे शहर के लोगों को फायदा मिल सकता है। रिटायर्ड गार्ड बाघसिंह चौधरी का कहना है कि भगत की कोठी स्टेशन व डीजल शेड रोड के बीच पर्याप्त जमीन उपलब्ध है।
प्लानिंग : भगत की कोठी को टर्मिनल स्टेशन बनाने की तैयारी 
ऑपरेशन : अब कुल नौ ट्रेनों का संचालन इस स्टेशन से होगा 
इंपैक्ट : सिटी स्टेशन सहित हार्टलाइन पर दबाव कम होगा

Railways and Karnataka government today decided to spend an additional Rs 600 crore in the current financial year to expedite work on rail projects in the state.Union Railway Minister M Mallikarjuna Kharge told reporters after a meeting with senior Railway and State government officials that the Centre would give an additional Rs 300 crore for the state, which would also chip in with an equal amount to take up those projects on a "war-footing"."It's now possible to spend an additional Rs 600 crore this year," Kharge, who hails from the State, said."We have decided to give more money to some urgent works and complete them in eight to ten months," he added.The State government has promised to resolve disputes relating to land acquisition that hampered rail expansion on a priority basis, the Minister said.Karnataka has a share of Rs 900 crore in the Union Railway budget 2013-14 for rail projects and if one were to include electrification and doubling of tracks, it would top Rs 1200 Rs 1300 crore, according to him.The rail projects which would be taken up for early completion include Kadur-Chikmagalur, Kolar-Chikkaballapura, Gadwal-Raichur, and Bidar-Gulbarga.Kharge also ruled out increasing rail fares this year in view of diesel price hike."There is no such proposal, and fares would not be raised. We will take on ourselves the burden vis-a-vis any amount of increase in diesel and petrol prices and will not pass it on to passengers. So, as of now, there is no increase in rail fares this year," the Minister said.

Meanwhile, a senior Railway Board official said server capacity of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is being increased so that the "problem of not getting connection (for ticket reservation) will get resolved".

Karnataka PWD Minister H C Mahadevappa, Chief Secretary S V Ranganath, Principal Secretaries of Finance, Revenue, Infrastructure and Urban Development, and key officials of Central Railway, South Central Railway and South Western Railway were present at the review meeting.