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Regular passenger train service from Virudhunagar to Karaikudi via Manamadurai begins on Saturday.The Virudhunagar-Manamadurai section was closed for gauge conversion five years back, and the broad gauge line was laid at a cost of Rs.178 crore. Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation K.C. Venugopal dedicated the track to the nation at a function in Aruppukottai on July 14.The first train to run on the new track, Puducherry-Kanyakumari weekly special (Train number 06861), was flagged off by Union Minister of State for Railways Surya Prakash Reddy at Puducherry on July 15.Since then, there has been a demand from the public and rail commuters for a regular passenger train service as it is the shortest route to reach Rameswaram and delta districts. The daily service will also benefit the residents of Aruppukottai, Thiruchuzhi and Narikudi.Everyday except Sundays, the Virudhunagar-Karaikudi train (number 76838) will leave Virudhunagar at 6.00 a.m. and reach Manamadurai at 7.40 a.m. It will leave Manamadurai after a 10-minute halt and reach Karaikudi at 9.40 a.m.In the return direction, except on Saturdays, the Karaikudi- Virudhunagar (train number 76837) will leave Manamadurai at 7.45 p.m. and reach Virudhunagar at 9.35 p.m.The ticket fare from Virudhunagar to Aruppukottai, a distance of 22 km, is Rs.5 in the passenger train, whereas the fare is Rs.30 in express train. The fare for Virudhunagar to Manamadurai – 67 km – is Rs.15 in passenger train and Rs.35 in express train. While the fare for Virudhunagar to Karaikudi is Rs.25 in passenger train, it is Rs.50 in express train. Congress MP Manicka Tagore is expected to flag off the Virudhunagar-Karaikudi train service here on Saturday in the presence of Divisional Railway Manager (Madurai) A.K.Rastogi, Assistant DRM Ajith Kumar.

Sonarpur station turned into a battle zone on Friday as people protested a railway decision to run a train from Canning instead of Sonarpur on the southern fringe.Their grouse was not getting seats on Sealdah-bound local trains because by the time they reach Sonarpur from Canning — which is further south — they are always packed with people. Hence they wanted another train to originate from Sonarpur.They alleged that passengers from a Canning-Sealdah train alight at the station and board a Sonarpur local train that leaves four minutes later. “This leads to overcrowding in both trains,” a commuter said.Eyewitnesses said a group of 50 passengers started the protest around 8.15am and more people joined in soon after. They jumped on the tracks to block trains and some of the protesters threw banana leaves at the overhead power supply cables.Railway Protection Force and Government Railway Police personnel initially tried to convince the people to withdraw the blockade. “As they refused, a lathicharge was ordered. This triggered a violent retaliation from the crowd,” the eyewitness said.

At least 11 policemen were wounded as the protesters pelted stones.

The violence prompted the authorities to suspend suburban train services in Eastern Railway’s Sealdah south section from 8.28am to 12.20pm.

“The people have demanded change of timings of the Canning-Sonarpur local train, punctual arrival and departure and introduction of more local trains from Sonarpur to prevent overcrowding,” a railway spokesperson said.

Sources said the Canning-Sonarpur local train used to originate from Sonarpur till two months ago. “The train is already packed when it reaches Sonarpur now. Nobody can get in, let alone find a seat,” said Dipak Chatterjee, a commuter.

“The Canning local should reach Sonarpur after the one from Sonarpur pulls out of the station. This will ensure less crowding,” he added.

पूर्व मध्य रेलवे के मुख्य प्रशासनिक अधिकारी अनिल मित्तल ने शुक्रवार को रक्सौल से छौड़ादानों तक आमान परिवर्तन कार्य का निरीक्षण किया। इस क्रम में उन्होंने मिट्टी भराई, इंटर लॉकिंग, पुल निर्माण सहित अन्य कार्यो का निरीक्षण कर आवश्यक दिशा निर्देश दिये। वहीं रेलवे यार्ड, प्लेटफार्म व नहर रेलवे ढाला की सूक्ष्मता से जांच की। साथ ही सहायक स्टेशन मास्टर के ऑपरेटिँग भवन का भी निरीक्षण किया। कार्योँ को देख उन्होंने संतोष जताया। इसके उपरांत उन्होंने प्रेस वार्ता के दौरान कहा कि हम कोशिश में हैं कि आगामी अक्टूबर माह से छौड़ादानों से रक्सौल रेलखंड पर ट्रेनों का परिचालन हो सके। इसके लिए अधिकारियों को तेजी से कार्य कराने का निर्देश दिया गया है। निरीक्षण के क्रम में मुख्य अभियंता वीएस चितौड़िया, उप मुख्य अभियंता संजय कुमार गुप्ता, पीडब्ल्यूआई बीएन चौबे, एरियन एसबी सिंह सहित अन्य अधिकारी मौजूद थे।

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.

बंसल नहीं रहे रेल मंत्री, अमृतसर-लालकुआँ गाड़ी को कौन दिखाए झंडी....
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लालकुंआ से अमृतसर वाया चंडीगढ़ चलने वाली साप्ताहिक ट्रेन पंजाब अमृतसर स्टेशन पर तैयार खड़ी है। लेकिन चंडीगढ़, अथवा अमृतसर के क्षेत्रीय सांसद की उपलब्धता के कारण ट्रेन संचालन का शुभारंभ नही हो पा रहा है। बता दें कि सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता केशव कुमार पासी की अगुवाई में पिछले दिनों रेल चलाने के लिए आंदोलन चलाया गया था।

Union Minister for Railways M. Mallikarjun Kharge will be formally inaugurating the work on doubling of rail line between Hosadurga Road and Chikjajur Junction at a function on September 8 at 12.30 p.m. at Sri Siddarameshwar PU College in Mallappanahalli of Hosadurga taluk. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will preside over the function.According to sources, once completed, the project will give the much-needed boost to the growth of the region, besides providing relief to commuters. The Hosadurga Road-Chikjajur Junction is a part of the Bangalore-Arsikere-Birur-Davangere-Hubli route of South Western Railway, which was originally a meter gauge line, constructed in 1889 by the then Mysore State Railways and converted later into broad gauge during 1994-95.The traffic on the Arsikere-Chikjajur route got saturated as the line capacity utilisation exceeded expectations, prompting the Railways to double the Arsikere and Chikjajur lines, in phases. The doubling of rail line between Arsikere and Ajjampura has already been completed and the work on Ajjampura-Hosadurga stretch, which is in the advanced stage, is likely to be completed this year.The doubling of Hosadurga Road-Chikjajur Junction rail line is the last phase of the Arsikere-Chikjajur doubling project. The detailed project of doubling the Hosadurga Road-Chikjajur Junction line comprising 29.65 km and estimated to cost Rs. 203.4 crore, was sanctioned by Mr. Kharge in July this year. The doubling work is expected to be completed in about two and half years, according to sources.

After the completion of Hosadurga Road-Chikjajur Junction doubling work, the Arsikere-Chikjajur route will become very prominent as it will connect the mining areas of Karnataka with Mangalore port and facilitate movement of petroleum products from Hassan to north Karnataka and central India. As part of this project, new railway station buildings are being constructed at Hosadurga, Chikjajur, Ramgiri and Halalkere.

The project will also ensure elimination of 11 unmanned and two manned level-crossings and enhance safety of road and rail-users. All stations would be provided with electronic interlocking system to further improve safety in train services.

It has been planned to provide platforms and Chikjajur station building with solar lighting facility, according to sources.

Mallikarjun Kharge will formally launch the scheme at Mallappanahalli

The work is expected to be completed in two and half years

Sonarpur station turned into a battle zone on Friday as people protested a railway decision to run a train from Canning instead of Sonarpur on the southern fringe.Their grouse was not getting seats on Sealdah-bound local trains because by the time they reach Sonarpur from Canning — which is further south — they are always packed with people. Hence they wanted another train to originate from Sonarpur.They alleged that passengers from a Canning-Sealdah train alight at the station and board a Sonarpur local train that leaves four minutes later. “This leads to overcrowding in both trains,” a commuter said.Eyewitnesses said a group of 50 passengers started the protest around 8.15am and more people joined in soon after. They jumped on the tracks to block trains and some of the protesters threw banana leaves at the overhead power supply cables.Railway Protection Force and Government Railway Police personnel initially tried to convince the people to withdraw the blockade. “As they refused, a lathicharge was ordered. This triggered a violent retaliation from the crowd,” the eyewitness said.

At least 11 policemen were wounded as the protesters pelted stones.

The violence prompted the authorities to suspend suburban train services in Eastern Railway’s Sealdah south section from 8.28am to 12.20pm.

“The people have demanded change of timings of the Canning-Sonarpur local train, punctual arrival and departure and introduction of more local trains from Sonarpur to prevent overcrowding,” a railway spokesperson said.

Sources said the Canning-Sonarpur local train used to originate from Sonarpur till two months ago. “The train is already packed when it reaches Sonarpur now. Nobody can get in, let alone find a seat,” said Dipak Chatterjee, a commuter.

“The Canning local should reach Sonarpur after the one from Sonarpur pulls out of the station. This will ensure less crowding,” he added.

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".

गोरखपुर। इलेक्ट्रिक ट्रेन से सफर करने में अभी और वक्त लगेगा। लखनऊ से गोरखपुर तक ट्रेन के चलने में कई बाधाएं हैं। बाराबंकी से गोंडा और सीवान से छपरा तक अभी रेलवे ट्रैक्शन का काम पूरा नहीं हो पाया है। जबकि अगस्त में इस रूट पर ट्रेन दौड़ाने का दावा रेल प्रशासन ने किया था। कार्य की प्रगति इतनी धीमी है कि गोरखपुर तक ट्रेन चलने में कम से कम साल भर का वक्त लगेगा। वहीं तीन बिजली के उपकेंद्र बनाए जाने हैं और रेलवे की ओर से कोई पहल ही नहीं की गई है।
बाराबंकी से छपरा तक कुल 424 किलोमीटर इलेक्ट्रिक लाइन बिछाने के लिए वर्ष 2008 में काम शुरू हुआ। मार्च 2012 तक इसे पूरा किया जाना था। मौजूदा हाल में कार्य की प्रगति धीमी है। गोंडा से गोरखपुर और सीवान के बीच अभी कई जगहों पर न बेस तैयार हो पाएं हैं और न ही पोल गाड़े गए हैं। वहीं गोरखपुर, संतकबीरनगर और बस्ती में पांच-पांच एमबीए के उपकेंद्र बनने हैं। रेलवे के प्रपोजल को पूर्वांचल विद्युत वितरण निगम ने हरी झंडी दे दी लेकिन रेलवे की ओर पहल बंद कर दी गई है। नगरीय विद्युत वितरण खंड प्रथम के एक्सईएन एके सिंह का कहना है साल भर पहले ही पांच एमवीए का सबस्टेशन बनाने की योजना को स्वीकृति मिल गई थी लेकिन इसके बाद रेलवे की ओर से कोई पहल नहीं की गई। लाइन खींचने का काम ट्रांसमिशन करेगा और सबस्टेशन रेलवे को ही बनाना है। रेलवे की ओर से कोई पहल नहीं की गई है।

बंसल नहीं रहे रेल मंत्री, अमृतसर-लालकुआँ गाड़ी को कौन दिखाए झंडी....
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