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A record amount of  Rs 5.85 lakh was realized towards penalty from 1880  persons who were detected committing the offence of ticketless / irregular travel during a Fortress Check conducted at Secunderabad Railway Station from 04 00 hrs to 22 00 hrs o­n 19thSeptember, 2013 under the direct supervision of  Shri A. Bharat Bhushan, Chief Commercial Manager, South Central Railway.

            This is the highest ever penalty amount realized in a day in any single ticket checking initiative at a Station o­n SCR. During the checks, the entire Station was fortified and all possible exit routes were sealed by Security Personnel. For carrying out the check, 150 Ticket checking staff, 24 Railway Protection Force  personnel including women constables were pressed into action under the direct supervision of Shri A. Bharat Bhushan, Chief Commercial Manager, South Central Railway.  71 Express trains, 26  Passenger trains and 50 MMTS trins  were thoroughly checked without leaving any scope for the errants to escape.

The effect of the fortress check resulted in 7%  increase in the sale of journey tickets and 12% increase in the sale of platform tickets across the counters in the station.

रेल यात्रियों के लिए एक बड़ी खुशखबरी है. रेलवे ने मधुमेह रोग के यात्री को अब ट्रेन में शूगर रहित भोजन देने की पहल की है, ताकि उनके स्वास्थ्य पर किसी प्रकार का प्रतिकूल असर नहीं पड़े. पहले चरण में राजधानी, शताब्दी और दूरंतो एक्सप्रेस में इसका ट्रायल किया जा रहा है. जिसमें बढ़िया रिस्पांस मिला है. इसकी रिपोर्ट रेलवे बोर्ड को भेजी गयी है. जल्द ही राजधानी, शताब्दी और दूरंतो एक्सप्रेस में इसे नियमित रूप से चालू किया जायेगा. यहां बता दें कि ट्रायल के रूप में अभी राजधानी, शताब्दी और दूरंतो एक्सप्रेस में शुगर फ्री भोजन, रस, चाय, कॉफी, उबला हुआ शाकाहारी व मांसाहारी भोजन, नाश्ता,करेला समेत मौसमी हरी सब्जी और पौष्टिक आहार दिया जा रहा है.

हृदय रोगियों का भी ख्याल : शुगर फ्री खाने-पीने की चीजों के अलावा कॉलेस्ट्रॉल मुक्त खाद्य पदार्थ, कॉलेस्ट्रॉल मुक्त मक्खन की भी सुविधा ट्रॉयल बेसिस पर शुरू की गयी है.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The UDF government in Kerala has decided to tie up with Railways to develop a Rs 3500-crore high-speed suburban corridor stretching some 100 km north of the state capital.The state cabinet today cleared the proposal chalked outduring discussions with senior officials of Railways and Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told reporters today.A special purpose vehicle (SPV) would be formed for implementation of the project and MRVC would be entrusted with the task of preparing a detail project report within three months at a cost of Rs 10.99 crore.The railways and the state would bear 50:50 stake in SPVand the project would be carried out by utilising the existingdouble-line track from Thiruvananthapuram to Chengannur and Kayamkulam to Haripad."The greatest advantage of the project is that it would not require land acquisition as it could be materialised by utilising the existing double-line in the stretch," Chandy said.

The vital component of the project would be automation of the signalling system which would enable operation of as many as 10 MEMUs (Mainline Electrical Multiple Units ) in the stretch without upsetting the current traffic, he said. Modernisation of some important stations would also be part of it.

This particular stretch in south Kerala was selected as the tracks in the area were entirely doubled. Also, this was an area where passenger density is higher compared to other parts of the state.

In the case of central and north Kerala, where the track doubling was yet to be completed, Railways had promised to introduce a few high speed trains. One such service would be between Ernakulam and Kannur, Chandy said.

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.

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.

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.

A record amount of  Rs 5.85 lakh was realized towards penalty from 1880  persons who were detected committing the offence of ticketless / irregular travel during a Fortress Check conducted at Secunderabad Railway Station from 04 00 hrs to 22 00 hrs o­n 19thSeptember, 2013 under the direct supervision of  Shri A. Bharat Bhushan, Chief Commercial Manager, South Central Railway.

            This is the highest ever penalty amount realized in a day in any single ticket checking initiative at a Station o­n SCR. During the checks, the entire Station was fortified and all possible exit routes were sealed by Security Personnel. For carrying out the check, 150 Ticket checking staff, 24 Railway Protection Force  personnel including women constables were pressed into action under the direct supervision of Shri A. Bharat Bhushan, Chief Commercial Manager, South Central Railway.  71 Express trains, 26  Passenger trains and 50 MMTS trins  were thoroughly checked without leaving any scope for the errants to escape.

The effect of the fortress check resulted in 7%  increase in the sale of journey tickets and 12% increase in the sale of platform tickets across the counters in the station.

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.

HUBLI: South Western Railway Sports Association (SWRSA) will organize a 7- day mega event of 26th All India Railway Chess Championship-2013-14 from September 22 to 28, 2013 at EMD loco shed in Gadag road in Hubli.It will be inaugurated by Ashok Kumar Mital, General Manager, SWR. A galaxy of chess players including grand masters, international masters are participating.Seven days of competition for team championship followed by individual championship will decide the best team in Indian Railway and best Player in Indian Railways.