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Kolkata:

Dr Atasi Chatterjee, Member, Heritage & Culture Committee, Indian Railways visited the Regional Rail Museum at Howrah and the Heritage Museum at Eastern Railway’s Headquarters, Fairlie Place and attended Heritage Committee meeting at Eastern Railway’s Headquarters this morning. The meeting was presided over by Shri B. K. Patel, Addl. General Manager, Eastern Railway.Dr Atasi Chatterjee addressing the members of the Heritage Committee said that Eastern Railway being one of the oldest zones of the Indian Railways and has a rich heritage and culture. She appreciated the efforts of the Eastern Railway in upholding the great culture and heritage of entire Eastern India. She praised for the maintenance of Regional Rail Museum at Howrah. The Heritage & Culture Committee of Indian Railways will recommend Railway Board for the upliftment of the museum and enhancement of fund to complete the pending works which includes a seating gallery near musical fountain, a working model of train signaling system to be made functional, tunnel for toy-train etc. Toy-train at the Regional Rail Museum needs major overhauling of its engines and coaches as observed by Dr Atasi Chatterjee. She urged upon the Eastern Railway’s officials to maintain the standard of the museum as it is one of the national standard museums located in Eastern India.                

After the Heritage & Culture Committee meeting, she had an informal discussion with the General Manager, Shri G C Agarwal and other Principal Heads of the Departments and Additional General Manager Shri B K Patel. She was accompanied by PS and APS of Minister of State for Railways.

Thiruvananthapuram: Trains that pass through Shoranur are to be either redirected or will offer restrictred services  because of rail-doubling work.From September 25 to October 16, about 40 trains would either be cancelled or redirected as part of work related to doubling of railway lines. Travellers to Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Mangalapuram and Nilambur could be affected by the changes.Seven long-distance trains that pass through Shoranur would be redirected through a link path and they would have temporary stops at Ottappalam and Vadakkanchery. About nine trains' long-distance schedules would be cancelled. For example, the Thiruvananthapuram-Kannur Jan Shatabdi express would halt at Thrissur while the Thiruvananthapuram-Shoranur Venad express would halt at Ernakulam.About 14 passenger trains operating in the Shoranur-Nilambur route are to be cancelled. Many trains are also expected to be delayed because of the work.

First phase of Gurgaon's Rapid Metro Rail that covers 5.1 km long track, with six stations: DLF phase-II, Belvedere Towers, Gateway Towers, Moulsari Avenue, DLF Phase-III and Sikanderpur will be inaugurated on Oct 2, Gandhi Jayanti. S.S. Dhillon, Secretary of Haryana Chief Minister said this would be the country's first metro-rail system developed in the public-private partnership mode, at a cost of about Rs. 1,100 crore. The interchange station is at Sikanderpur, where Rapid Metro connects with Delhi Metro via a skywalk. Gurgaon Rapid Metro Rail will provide seamless connectivity to Delhi Metro, thereby connecting DLF cyber city to Delhi. Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited Managing Director Sanjeev Rai said that work on the second phase from Sikanderpur up to Sector 55-56 of Gurgaon has also commenced. Rai said that in the first phase, Rapid Metro will have three coaches, with a capacity of 800 passengers. Rapid Metro will have common ticketing system with Delhi Metro, which means that the tokens and smart cards of Delhi Metro will work on the Rapid Metro system also. This will ensure commuter convenience, as there will be no requirement of purchasing multiple tickets, Rai said, adding that a total of five trains, all air-conditioned to cope with high summer temperatures, will be deployed in the first phase. CCTV cameras are installed for security and surveillance. Rai said that with the services of the Rapid Metro, commuters will get relief from traffic woes, and easy connectivity to NH-8, Gurgaon and Delhi.

The South Central Railway will run superfast special trains between Kakinada Town and Secunderabad to clear extra rush of passengers for the ensuing festival season.Kakinada-Secunderabad special trains will depart from Kakinada Town at 23.05 hrs on October 4,11,18,25, November 1 and 8 (Fridays) and arrive in Secunderabad at 09.15 hrs the next day.

In the return direction, the train will depart from Secunderabad at 23.15 hrs on October 5, 12, 19, 26, November 2 and 9 (Saturdays) and arrive in Kakinada Town at 09.25 hrs the next day.

Kakinada-Secunderabad special trains will depart from Kakinada Town at 18.30 hrs on Oct 6,13,20,27 and November 3 and 10 (Sundays) and arrive in Secunderabad at 04.05 hrs the next day.

In the return direction, the train will depart from Secunderabad at 23.15 hrs on October 7, 14, 21, 28, November 4 and 11 (Mondays) and arrive in Kakinada Town at 08.50 hrs the next day.

Additional Halts: The SCR will provide  additional halts for four express trains.

Secunderabad-Rajkot tri-weekly express will halt for a minute at Chittapur with effect from September 24. Accordingly, the train  will arrive/depart from Chittapur at 17.59/18.00 hrs.

In the opposite direction, the train will arrive/depart at Chittapur at 06.24/06.25 hrs. The stoppage will be on experimental basis for a period of six months.

Secunderabad-Yesvatnhpur Garibrath express will stop for a minute at Chittapur. Accordingly the train will arrive/depart from Chittapur at 22.10/22.11 hrs with effect from  September 24. In the opposite direction, the train will arrive/ depart from Chittapur at 05.17/ 05.18 hrs with effect from September 25.

Yesvantpur-Bidar tri-weekly express will  halt for a minute at Tandur with effect from September 25.

Tiruvananthapuram:  The proposal to entrust the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation with the preparation of the Detailed Project Report for setting up a suburban corridor and commencing suburban train services on Thiruvananthapuram-Chengannur-Harippad section will come up before the Cabinet on Friday.

A steering committee headed by the Chief Secretary with representatives from Railways and the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation will also be set up to oversee the ambitious project and take it forward, official sources said.

The State government has decided to take up the project mooted by Divisional Railway Manager Rajesh Agrawal for hassle-free travel of short-distance commuters.

The decisions comes in the wake of a meeting convened by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy with the Rakesh Misra, General Manager, Southern Railway, and Rakesh Saxena, Chairman and Managing Director, Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation, at the Secretariat here on Thursday.

It has also been decided to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to implement the project that Railways want as a joint venture between the State and Railways.

The SPV will take care of the automatic signalling system, modernisation of the stations, purchase of the rolling stock, upgrade of the level-crossings, and foot and road overbridges.

The project is estimated to cost Rs.3,000 crore as per the current cost of Rs.20 crore for a km.

The State will also look into the possibility of getting a World Bank loan for the project. Mr. Chandy said the corporation had been asked to submit the report by December end.

Minister for Transport and Railways Aryadan Mohammed, Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor; Chief Secretary E.K. Bharat Bhushan; Special Officer Biju Prabhakar; Mr. Agrawal; Chief Signal and Telecommunication Engineer S. Manohar; and Chief Safety Officer S. Anantha Raman attended.

The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers.
1)Nagercoil – Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special (via. Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Salem & Namakkal):T.No.06310 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Special will leave Nagercoil at 17.00 hrs. o­n Sundays from 29.9.2013 to 10.11.2013 and arrive Chennai Central at 07.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.06309 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Special will leave Chennai Central at 11.15 hrs. o­n Mondays from 30.9.2013 to 11.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 03.15 hrs. the next day.  The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class,          3 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Karur, Mohanur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Gudiyattam, Katpadi and Arakkonam.  T.No.06310 will stop at Perambur also.
2)Nagercoil – Kacheguda – Nagercoil Special (via. Dindigul, Karur, Namakkal, Salem, Namakkal, Tirupati & Renigunta): T.No.06308 Nagercoil – Kacheguda Special will leave Nagercoil at 08.10 hrs. o­n Tuesdays from 1.10.2013 to 12.11.2013 and arrive Kacheguda at 13.55 hrs. the next day. T.No.06307 Kacheguda – Nagercoil Special will leave Kacheguda at 16.00 hrs. o­n Wednesdays from 2.10.2013 to 13.11.2013 and arrive Nagercoil at 21.15 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 second class cum luggage coaches. The trains will stop at Valliyur, Tirunelveli, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Kodaikanal Road, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Karur, Namakkal, Rasipuram, Salem, Jolarpettai, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Katpadi, Tirupati, Renigunta, Koduru, Razampetta, Cuddapah, Yerraguntala, Thadipatri, Gooty, Dhone, Kurnool City, Gadwal, Mahbubnagar and Jadcherla.
Advance reservation for the above trains will commence from 22.9.2013.

MANGALORE: Southern Railway has made bus arrangement between Thissur and Kuttipuram for reserved passengers during non-interlocked working at Shoranur.

Passengers arriving at Thrissur by 16606 Nagercoil - Mangalore Ernad express to Kuttipuram and beyond will be transported by bus which leaves Thrissur at 9.55am and reach Kuttipuram at 11.20am. They can board passenger special train to Mangalore Central which leaves Kuttipuram at 2pm.

Likewise, reserved passengers arriving at Kuttipuram by 16605 Mangalore - Nagercoil Ernad express to Thrissur and beyond will be transported by bus which leaves Kuttipuram at 1.15pm and reach Thrissur at 2.45pm. Reserved passengers arriving at Ottapalam by train 13351 Dhanbad - Alappuzha express to Shoranur and beyond will be transported by bus which leaves Ottapalam at 2.30pm. This bus will reach Shoranur at 3pm.

Reserved passengers arriving at Ottapalam by train 17230 Hyderabad Sabari express to Shoranur and beyond, will be transported by bus which leaves Ottapalam at 10.50am. This bus will reach Shoranur at 11.20am.

Reserved passengers arriving at Ottapalam by train 12511 Gorakhpur - Thiruvananthapuram express (Sunday/Tuesday/Saturday), train 12521 Barauni - Ernakulam express (Thursday), train 16325 Indore - Thiruvananthapuram express (Wednesday), and train 16327 Korba - Thiruvananthapuram express (Monday/Friday) to Shoranur and beyond will be transported by bus which leaves Ottapalam at 10am. This bus will reach Shoranur at 10.30am.

Buses will be provided only for reserved passengers up to Shoranur after 20 minutes from the actual arrival of train at Ottappalam. Passengers with reserved tickets will be ferried by the buses from Ottappalam to Shoranur junction and between Thrissur to Kuttipuram and Kuttipuram to Thrissur.

Passengers arriving by trains from Thiruvananthapuram/Ernakulam side bound to Shoranur and via Shoranur should get down at Wadakkancheri, as no transportation has been arranged for passengers arriving by these trains between Ottappalam and Shoranur. They are requested to make use of the road facility adjacent to the Wadakkancheri railway station or by the train to be operated after non-interlocked working hours.

There will not be any bus facility for passengers arriving by any train other than those notified above. Passengers should take note of notifications issued from time to time by the information centres at the railway stations concerned. Special refund counters will be functioning at Kuttipuram, Ottappalam and Shoranur junction to enable passengers get refunds applicable to each case during non-interlocking working hours.

Passengers boarding trains 13352 Alappuzha - Dhanbad express, 17229 Thiruvananthapuram - Hyderabad Sabari express, 12512 Thiruvananthapuram - Gorakhpur express, 12522 Ernakulam - Barauni express, 16326 Thiruvananthapuram - Indore express and 16328 Thiruvananthapuram - Korba express should board at Wadakkancheri/Ottappalam on their own. They can also use the return bus facility from Shoranur as per information available at Shoranur junction.

83520 Additional Berths / Seats by Attaching Additional Coaches to Several Express Trains to Clear Extra Rush / Waitlisted Passengers

        South Central Railway will temporarily augment the following express trains with additional Coaches to clear the extra rush / waitlisted passengers as per the details mentioned below:-

1.Tr.No. 12764 Secunderabad- Tirupati Padmavati Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches o­n 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th and 30thSeptember, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 10th,11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 17th, 18th, 19th& 20th October 2013.

2.Tr.No. 12763 Tirupati - Secunderabad Padmavati Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches o­n 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 27th, 28th, 29th and 30thSeptember, 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 18th, 19th, 20th & 21stOctober 2013.

3.Tr.No. 12731 Secunderabad-Tirupati Bi-Weekly Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches o­n 24th, 25thSeptember 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 15th, 16th October, 2013.

4.Tr.No. 12732 Tirupati - Secunderabad Bi-Weekly Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches o­n 25th, 26thSeptember 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th& 17th October, 2013.

5.Tr.No. 17603 Kacheguda - Yesvantapur Express will be augmented with one additional Sleeper Class Coach in the Kacheguda-Yesvantpur block from 21st September to 20thOctober, 2013.

6.Tr.No. 17604 Yesvantapur - Kacheguda Express will be augmented with one additional Sleeper Class Coach in the Kacheguda-Yesvantpur block from 22nd September to 21stOctober, 2013.

7.Tr.No. 17401 Tirupati - Machilipatnam Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches from from 21st September to 20th October, 2013.

8.Tr.No. 17402 Machilipatnam - Tirupati Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches from 22nd September to 21stOctober, 2013.

9.Tr.No.17429 Hyderabad - Tirupati Rayalseema Express will be augmented with one additional Sleeper Class Coach from 21st September to 20th October, 2013.

10.Tr.No. 17430 Tirupati- Hyderabad Rayalseema Express will be augmented with one additional Sleeper Class Coach from 22nd September to 21st October, 2013.

11.Tr.No. 12770 Secunderabad-Tirupati Seven Hills Bi-Weekly Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches and o­ne additional AC III tier Coach o­n 24th, 27thSeptember, 1st, 4th, 8th, 11th, 15thand 18th October, 2013.

12.Tr.No. 12769 Tirupati - Secunderabad Seven Hills Bi-Weekly Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches and o­ne additional AC III tier Coach o­n 27th, 30thSeptember, 4th, 7th, 11th, 14th, 18thand 21st October, 2013.

13.Tr.No. 12761 Tirupati- Karimnagar Weekly Expresswill be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches and o­ne AC III tier Coach o­n 25th, 28thSeptember, 2nd, 5th, 9th, 12th, 16th& 19th October, 2013.

14.Tr.No. 12762 Karimnagar- Tirupati Weekly Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches and o­ne AC III tier Coach o­n 26th, 29th September, 3rd, 6th, 10th, 13th, 17th & 20thOctober, 2013.

15.Tr.No. 17210 Kakinada Town - Bangalore Seshadri Express will be augmented with one additional Sleeper Class Coach and o­ne additional AC III tier Coach from 21stSeptember to 20th October, 2013.

16.Tr.No. 17209 Bangalore - Kakinada Town Seshadri Express will be augmented withone additional Sleeper Class Coach and o­ne additional AC III tier Coach from 22nd September to 21stOctober, 2013.

17.Tr.No. 17230 Hyderabad – Trivandrum Central Sabari Express will be augmented with one additional First AC Coach from 21st September to 20thOctober, 2013.

18.Tr.No. 17229 Trivandrum Central - Hyderabad Sabari Express will be augmented with one additional Firstt AC Coach from 23rd September to 22nd October, 2013.

19.Tr.No. 12797 Kacheguda - Chittoor Venkatadri Express will be augmented with one additional AC II tier Coach from 21st September to 20thOctober, 2013.

20.Tr.No. 12798 Chittoor - Kacheguda Venkatadri Express will be augmented with one additional AC II tier Coach from 22nd September to 21stOctober, 2013.

21.Tr.No. 17618 H S Nanded - Mumbai CST Tapovan Express will be augmented withone additional AC Chair Car Coach from 21st September to 31stOctober, 2013.

22.Tr.No. 17617 Mumbai CST - H S Nanded Tapovan Express will be augmented with one additional AC Chair Car Coach from 22nd September to 1stNovember, 2013.

23.Tr.No. 17688 Dharmabad - Manmad Marathwada Express will be augmented with one additional AC Chair Car Coach from 21st September to 31stOctober, 2013.

24.Tr.No. 17687 Manmad - Dharmabad Marathwada Express will be augmented with one additional AC Chair Car Coach from 21st September to 31stOctober, 2013.

25.Tr.No. 12747 Guntur - Vikarabad Palnadu Express will be augmented with one additional AC Chair Car and two Second Class Chair Car Coaches from 21st September to 20th October, 2013.

26.Tr.No. 12748 Vikarabad - Guntur Palnadu Express will be augmented with one additional AC Chair Car and two Second Class Chair Car Coaches from 21st September to 20thOctober, 2013.

27.Tr.No.17652 Kacheguda-Chennai Egmore Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coach 21stSeptember to 20th October, 2013.

28.Tr.No. 17651 Chennai Egmore - Kacheguda Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coach from 24thSeptember to 23rd October, 2013.

29.Tr.No. 17643 Chennai Egmore - Kakinada Port Circar Express will be augmented withtwo additional Sleeper Class Coaches from 22nd September to 21stOctober, 2013.

30.Tr.No. 17644 Kakinada Port - Chennai Egmore Circar Express will be augmented with two additional Sleeper Class Coaches from 23rd September to 22ndOctober, 2013.

31.Tr.No. 17255 Narsapur - Hyderabad Express will be augmented with one additional Sleeper Class Coach from 21st September to 20thOctober, 2013.

32.Tr.No. 17256 Hyderabad-Narsapur Express will be augmented with one additional Sleeper Class Coach from 22nd September to 21stOctober, 2013.

In all, 784­­­ Sleeper Class, 96 AC III Tier, 60 AC II Tier, 60 AC First Class, 224 AC Chair Car, 60 Second Class Chair Car Coaches, totaling to 1284 additional Coaches will be attached to the above trains.These additional Coaches will make available 66, 792 additional berths, 16728 additional seats, totaling to 83520 berths / seats in order to clear extra rush and wait listed passengers. Running of these additional coaches is equal to running of 83 additional trains.

Anoorag Sharma | Sep 20, 2013, 17:12PM IST
भोपाल। रेलवे प्रशासन ने यात्रियों की सुविधा के लिए लोकमान्य तिलक टर्मिनस (एलटीटी) से हजरत निजामुद्दीन के बीच दो एसी स्पेशल ट्रेन  चलाने का निर्णय लिया है। यह गाडिय़ां भोपाल में हॉल्ट लेकर जाएंगी।



ट्रेन नंबर 02109 एलटीटी-हजरत निजामुद्दीन के बीच 24 सितंबर को एसी स्पेशल चलेगी। वहीं, ट्रेन नंबर 02110 हजरत निजामुद्दीन-एलटीटी के बीच 25 सितंबर को एसी स्पेशल चलाई जाएगी। इन दोनों गाडिय़ों का भोपाल में आने का टाइम-टेबल इस प्रकार है।

टे्रन नंबर व नाम आने की तारीख व समय बजे

02109 एलटीटी-हजरत निजामुद्दीन स्पेशल 24 सितंबर की देर रात 2.00

02110 हजरत निजामुद्दीन-एलटीटी स्पेशल 25 सितंबर की रात 11.35

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17 कोच: इस स्पेशल टे्रन में एक एसी-1, तीन एसी-2 और 10 एसी-3 श्रेणी के अलावा 1 बफेट कोच और 2 ब्रेक लगेज कम जनरेटर सहित कुल 17 कोच रहेंगे।

GURGAON: The first phase of Rapid Metro Rail covering a distance of little over 5 km is likely to be inaugurated on October 2.The first phase will have six stations - DLF phase-II, Belvedere Towers, Gateway Towers, Moulsari Avenue, DLF Phase-III and Sikanderpur.Principal Secretary to Haryana Chief Minister S S Dhillon today reviewed the progress of laying of Rapid Metro Network here at a meeting with officers of district administration and Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited.Dhillon said it was the country's first Metro Rail system developed on PPP mode at cost of about Rs 1,100 crore.The interchange station is at Sikanderpur, where Rapid Metro connects Delhi Metro system via a skywalk. This will provide seamless connectivity to Delhi Metro, thereby connecting DLF cyber city to Delhi.Managing Director of Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited Sanjeev Rai informed Dhillon that the construction of first phase of Rapid Metro has been completed.He said work on second phase from Sikanderpur up to Sector 55-56 of Gurgaon has also commenced.Rai said that in the first phase the Rapid Metro will have three coaches with a capacity of 800 passengers.He said the Rapid Metro will have common ticketing system with Delhi Metro which means that the tokens and smart cards of Delhi Metro will work on Rapid Metro system also.This will ensure commuter convenience as there will be no requirement of purchasing multiple tickets.He said a total of five trains will deployed in first phase. CCTV Cameras have also been installed.Rai also said that with the advent of Rapid Metro, the commuters will get relief from traffic woes experienced on Gurgaon-Delhi stretch of National Highway 8.