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Ludhiana: Though the Railway authorities plan several projects for the safety of women passengers every year, it seems to be unconcerned about its own women employees.There are several railway workshops and departments where women employees have to use common toilets. In the absence of separate urinals and toilets, the women staff at the railway station face a lot of inconvenience. They have to use washroom of other offices or nearby quarters.According to the railway employees, a huge number of women employees work in the railway workshops and other departments like carriage and wagon (C&W), electric shed, diesel shed, etc.The women employees, who work at the railway booking counters, have the facility of separate washrooms. Moreover, they can use the washrooms meant for passengers.Raising the issue, the office bearers of the Uttriya Railway Mazdoor Union (URMU) has wrote to the higher authorities in Northern Railway, demanding the construction of separate washroom and rest rooms for women employees.General secretary of the Uttriya Railway Mazdoor Union, Ferozepur Division, ML Prashar said: "The contribution of the women employees to the Railways is no less than that of the man employees. The railway authorities must make proper arrangements for them so they can perform their duties safely. The women employees are facing inconvenience due to the unavailability of separate washrooms in various departments. We have raised this issue and will pressurise the authorities to construct separate washrooms for women employees soon".

कोलकाता : अपनी विभिन्न मांगों को लेकर रेल यात्रियों ने शुक्रवार को सोनारपुर स्टेशन पर जमकर हंगामा किया। हालात को नियंत्रित करने आए आरपीएफ और जीआरपी के जवानों पर उन्होंने हमला बोल दिया, जिसमें जीआरपी के छह व आरपीएफ के पांच जवान जख्मी हो गए। यात्रियों के विरोध-प्रदर्शन के कारण सियालदह-कैनिंग, सियालदह-डायमंड हार्बर और सियालदह-लक्ष्मीकांतपुर शाखा में सुबह 8.28 बजे से दोपहर 12.20 बजे तक ट्रेन सेवा पूरी तरह ठप रही। सियालदह शाखा में 23 जोड़ी ईएमयू लोकल ट्रेनों को रद कर दिया गया जबकि 20 ईएमयू लोकल ट्रेनों को देरी से चलाया गया। अवरोध हटने के बाद सियालदह-बजबज शाखा एवं सियालदह लालगोला मेन लाइन शाखा में ट्रेन सेवा सामान्य हो गई। सियालदह से मेल व एक्सप्रेस ट्रेनों के परिचालन में हालांकि रुकावट नहीं आई। यात्री कैनिंग-सोनारपुर लोकल (34355 अप) के समय में परिवर्तन, समय की पाबं दीका पालन और सोनारपुर में भीड़ को नियंत्रित करने के लिए लोकल ट्रेनों की संख्या बढ़ाने की मांग में प्रदर्शन कर रहे थे। सोनारपुर स्टेशन पर तैनात आरपीएफ व जीआरपी के जवान जब हालात को नियंत्रित करने आए तो उन्होंने पथराव किया। इसमें आरपीएफ के सोनारपुर पोस्ट के सब इंस्पेक्टर एसके मित्रा, सहायक उप निरीक्षक एसके सिंह, कांस्टेबल राजीव कुमार, बालीगंज पोस्ट के हेड कांस्टेबल डीएन सिंह व कांस्टेबल सतीश कुमार घायल हो गए। जख्मी होने वाले जीआरपी कर्मियों में सोनारपुर पोस्टके उप निरीक्षक (ओसी) एस जाना व ए सरदार, कांस्टेबल जीएम पाइक , बी मंडल डी जाना व टी पात्र शामिल हैं। नाराज यात्रियों ने ओवरहेड तार पर केला पत्ता फेंका। चार घंटे की कड़ी मशक्कत के बाद स्थिति पर काबू पाया जा सका।

PATNA: Frequently targeted by Maoists and protesters during bandhs and issues as trivial as death of a cattle on tracks respectively, the East Central Railway (ECR) zone has incurred a loss of over Rs 17.26 crore in the past three years.The ECR lost over Rs 2.26 crore between 2011 till June this year on account of damage to its properties by agitators, Inspector General of Police of Railway Protection Force (RPF), ECR, Atul Pathak told PTI.The damage on this account was maximum in 2011 at Rs 1.36 crore.The zone suffered a loss of over Rs 9.58 crore due to damage to ECR properties caused by outlawed Maoists groups.Headquartered at Hajipur, ECR comprises five divisions -- Danapur, Mughalsarai, Dhanbad, Sonepur and Samastipur.Burning of 22 coaches and two engines by protesters at Dhamaraghat in Khagaria district after 28 devotees were mowed down by Saharsa-Patna on August 19 bled the Railway Rs 15 crore, Pathak said.In view of the situation, he said, the RPF and other agencies have tightened security across the zone.ECR Chief Public Relations Officer Amitabh Prabhakar said that awareness campaigns were being carried out regularly to educate people against causing damage to railway properties.It has been witnessed that Railways became the victim of public anger on even petty issues like death of a cow or goat on tracks or agitation against delay in issuing marksheets to college students.Recently, bandh sponsored by RJD and BJP in Saran over the death of 23 children after eating poisonous midday meal saw large scale damage to railway properties and stoppage of many trains.

Protest against alleged neglect towards Kazhakuttom by Railways

The action council for development of Kazhakuttom railway station will observe Friday as Black Day in protest against the neglect towards Kazhakuttom by Railways.To register the protest, people from all walks of life, including the railway passengers and students, would wear black badges, the council said. The railway authorities were adopting a negative stand on the genuine demands, including stops for long-distance trains, at the railway station, general convener John Venatius said.The observance of Black Day was part of intensifying the agitation to achieve the immediate demands. Mr. Venatius said one lakh signatures would be collected on Friday in support of the cause. The general convener said the memorandum would be presented soon to the Union Minister for Railways and Chairman of the Railway Board.To wind up the protest on Wednesday, a public meeting would be held on the station premises at 4.30 p.m.

The memorandum submitted by the council to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and a dharna held in front of the Divisional Railway Office had failed to evoke any response, he said.The council is demanding the elevation of the station as the third terminal of the Central Station; stops for Vanchinad, Malabar, Ernad, Parasuram, Venad, Kannur, and Chennai Super Expresses; increase in the number of ticket counters and reservation facility with IUTS system; and renovation and upgrade of the second and third platforms. Another demand put forward by the council is the renaming of the station as Kazhakuttom Technopark station.

06-09-2013
Secunderabad
Two Special Trains between Velankanni – LTT Mumbai & LTT Mumbai – Chennai Central

Two special trains, o­ne between Velankanni-LTT Mumbai and another between LTT Mumbai-Chennai Central will be run in order to clear extra rush of passengers attending Velankanni Matha festival at Velankanni, Tamilnadu as per the following schedule:-

Velankanni–LTT Mumbai Special Train (1 services) (via Tiruvannamalai, Katpadi, Renigunta, Guntakal and Wadi):
Train No. 06802 Velankanni-LTT Mumbai special train will depart Velankanni at 23 00 hrs o­n 8th September 2013 (Sunday) and arrive LTT Mumbai at 11 05 hrs o­n Tuesday.

Enroute, this train will stop at Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkazhi, Chidambaram, Tirupadaripulliyur, Villupuram, Tirukkovilur, Tiruvannamalai, Arni Road, Vellore, Katpadi, Tirupati, Renigunta, Koduru, Rajampet, Cuddapah, Yerraguntala, Muddanuru, Kondapuram, Tadipatri, Gooty, Guntakal, Adoni, Mantrlayam Road, Raichur, Yadgir, Wadi, Solapur, Daund, Pune, Lonovala and Kalyan stations.

These trains will have 16 coaches viz., o­ne AC II Tier, o­ne AC III Tier, two First Class, o­ne Sleeper Class, four Second Sitting (Reserved), six General Second Class and o­ne Second Class Luggage Cum Brake van Coaches.

LTT Mumbai–Chennai Central Special Train (1 service) (via Wadi, Renigunta):
Train No. 06801 LTT Mumbai–Chennai Central special train will depart LTT Mumbai at 12 25 hrs o­n 10thSeptember 2013 (Tuesday) and arrive Chennai Central at 12 30 hrs o­n Wednesday.

Enroute, this train will stop at Lonovala, Pune, Solapur, Wadi, Yadgir, Raichur, Mantrlayam Road, Adoni, Guntakal, Gooty, Tadipatri, Kondapuram, Muddanuru, Yerraguntala, Cuddapah, Rajampet, Koduru, Renigunta, Puttur, Tiruttani, Arakonam and Perambur stations.

These trains will have 16 coaches viz., o­ne AC II Tier, o­ne AC III Tier, two First Class, o­ne Sleeper Class, four Second Sitting (Reserved), six General Second Class and o­ne Second Class Luggage Cum Brake van Coaches.

Ludhiana: Though the Railway authorities plan several projects for the safety of women passengers every year, it seems to be unconcerned about its own women employees.There are several railway workshops and departments where women employees have to use common toilets. In the absence of separate urinals and toilets, the women staff at the railway station face a lot of inconvenience. They have to use washroom of other offices or nearby quarters.According to the railway employees, a huge number of women employees work in the railway workshops and other departments like carriage and wagon (C&W), electric shed, diesel shed, etc.The women employees, who work at the railway booking counters, have the facility of separate washrooms. Moreover, they can use the washrooms meant for passengers.Raising the issue, the office bearers of the Uttriya Railway Mazdoor Union (URMU) has wrote to the higher authorities in Northern Railway, demanding the construction of separate washroom and rest rooms for women employees.General secretary of the Uttriya Railway Mazdoor Union, Ferozepur Division, ML Prashar said: "The contribution of the women employees to the Railways is no less than that of the man employees. The railway authorities must make proper arrangements for them so they can perform their duties safely. The women employees are facing inconvenience due to the unavailability of separate washrooms in various departments. We have raised this issue and will pressurise the authorities to construct separate washrooms for women employees soon".

Canning: Seven policemen were injured today in a scuffle when they went to lift a railway blockade by daily passengers at Sonarpur station of Eastern Railway.The police said the passengers also ransacked the station premises demanding more local trains to Sealdah station in Kolkata at about 8.00 am.The incident happened this morning when angry passengers sat on the railway tracks complaining inordinate delay in movement of suburban local trains to Kolkata, sources said.The passengers turned violent after local trains reached after a long delay causing overcrowding due to which many failed to board the trains.Local train services from Sealdah station to Canning, Diamond Harbour, Lakshmikantapur, Baruipur and Namkhana in South 24-Pargans district were disrupted as a result of the blockade, railway officials said.The passengers demanded more trains and timely operation, sources said, adding that the blockade was lifted at 1.00 pm.

Jammu:The much-awaited project of the rail connectivity to Katra - the base camp of cave shrine of Goddess Vaishno Devi in Reasi district - is set to be a reality now as the Ferozpur division of the Northern Railway has given its approval to the opening of 25-km-long Udhampur-Katra section.The Northern Railway, however, is yet to announce the date for making the Udhampur-Katra section operational for passenger trains as it awaits the final clearance from the Commission of Railway Safety (CRS), which will conduct the inspection after the trial run on the section before throwing it open for passenger trains.“The Ferozpur division of the Northern Railway has given its approval for opening of the Udhampur-Katra section as the railway track is finally ready for the movement of passenger trains. In this regard, the Ferozpur division wrote a letter to the authorities of all stations falling under the division on August 19, asking them to make suitable arrangements in accordance with the decision,” an official source said. Sources said there would be three stations — Udhampur, Chak Rakhwal in Udhampur district and Shri Vaishno Devi Katra on the Udhampur-Katra rail link. “The Chak Rakhwal station has been set up 9.3 km away from the Udhampur station.,” a source said.N C Goyal, Divisional Railway Manager, Ferozpur Division, when contacted, said the final clearance to the project would be given by the Commissioner of Railway Safety.“The construction of tunnels has been completed. The authorities are likely to make the rail track operational by October,” an official said.

On track

Udhampur-Katra section will have 11-km of tunnelling passage, nine major bridges, 29 minor bridges and 10 rail under-bridges. The tallest bridge on the section is 85 metres and the longest tunnel is 3.15 km.

06-09-2013
Secunderabad
Two Special Trains between Velankanni – LTT Mumbai & LTT Mumbai – Chennai Central

Two special trains, o­ne between Velankanni-LTT Mumbai and another between LTT Mumbai-Chennai Central will be run in order to clear extra rush of passengers attending Velankanni Matha festival at Velankanni, Tamilnadu as per the following schedule:-

Velankanni–LTT Mumbai Special Train (1 services) (via Tiruvannamalai, Katpadi, Renigunta, Guntakal and Wadi):
Train No. 06802 Velankanni-LTT Mumbai special train will depart Velankanni at 23 00 hrs o­n 8th September 2013 (Sunday) and arrive LTT Mumbai at 11 05 hrs o­n Tuesday.

Enroute, this train will stop at Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Mayiladuthurai, Sirkazhi, Chidambaram, Tirupadaripulliyur, Villupuram, Tirukkovilur, Tiruvannamalai, Arni Road, Vellore, Katpadi, Tirupati, Renigunta, Koduru, Rajampet, Cuddapah, Yerraguntala, Muddanuru, Kondapuram, Tadipatri, Gooty, Guntakal, Adoni, Mantrlayam Road, Raichur, Yadgir, Wadi, Solapur, Daund, Pune, Lonovala and Kalyan stations.

These trains will have 16 coaches viz., o­ne AC II Tier, o­ne AC III Tier, two First Class, o­ne Sleeper Class, four Second Sitting (Reserved), six General Second Class and o­ne Second Class Luggage Cum Brake van Coaches.

LTT Mumbai–Chennai Central Special Train (1 service) (via Wadi, Renigunta):
Train No. 06801 LTT Mumbai–Chennai Central special train will depart LTT Mumbai at 12 25 hrs o­n 10thSeptember 2013 (Tuesday) and arrive Chennai Central at 12 30 hrs o­n Wednesday.

Enroute, this train will stop at Lonovala, Pune, Solapur, Wadi, Yadgir, Raichur, Mantrlayam Road, Adoni, Guntakal, Gooty, Tadipatri, Kondapuram, Muddanuru, Yerraguntala, Cuddapah, Rajampet, Koduru, Renigunta, Puttur, Tiruttani, Arakonam and Perambur stations.

These trains will have 16 coaches viz., o­ne AC II Tier, o­ne AC III Tier, two First Class, o­ne Sleeper Class, four Second Sitting (Reserved), six General Second Class and o­ne Second Class Luggage Cum Brake van Coaches.

The team representing Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) 10{+t}{+h}Battalion, based at Dhanbad in Jharkhand, emerged overall winner in the 28{+t}{+h}RPSF inter-battalion basketball tournament that concluded here on Friday. The team beat RPSF 5{+t}{+h}Battalion based at Tiruchi in the final that was held on the sprawling RPSF Battalion premises.