ProUI

NASHIK: The pre-launch run of the Rajdhani-like, fully air-conditioned train from Mumbai to Delhi via Nashik, on Central Railway, has been scheduled for Tuesday.

The bookings for the train - announced as a special train running between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) Kurla and Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi on Tuesday and running back to Kurla on Wednesday (September 25) - will begin on September 21. No schedule has been announced for the train in the following week yet.

Central Railway official said that it is likely that the train - promised in the 2013 railway budget - could be inaugurated formally on its way back to Mumbai on Wednesday.

The rake is equipped with a first AC coach, three second AC coaches, 10 third AC coaches and two end-on-generation (EoG) coaches, quite like the configuration of the Rajdhani Express, to cover the 1,520km journey in 19.5 hours from Mumbai to Delhi. The train will have six intermediate halts - at Nashik Road, Bhusawal, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior and Agra Cantonment - before reaching its destination.

Given that the originating station of the train is LTT and the rake will have to be taken to New Delhi for a formal inauguration, it is likely that this will be utilised as a special train (02109 Dn) during the journey, railway officials said.

"Though there is no confirmation, it is likely that the train will be inaugurated at the Hazrat Nizamuddin station in New Delhi. This may be announced on Monday, after which the number of the train from Delhi to LTT - 02110 Up - may be upgraded, with a regular number and announcement of further schedules," a Central Railway official said.

The train would halt at Bhopal station for 10 minutes on both its journeys, while the duration of its halt in other stations would be from 2 to 5 minutes.

The train will be the fourth direct train to the capital via Nashik and the first Rajdhani-like train on the tracks of Central Railway. Central Railway has been lacking in a train that would reach New Delhi in the shortest possible time period. Western Railway runs the Rajdhani Express that leaves Mumbai Central at 14.30 to reach Delhi at 8.30 the next day.

"This train will be beneficial to commuters from Nashik and Bhusawal areas travelling to Gwalior and Agra Cantonment," the official said.

Railways have decided to run 28 Festival special trains i.e. 12 Superfast special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Howrah via Mughalsarai and 16 Superfast AC special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Santragachi (Howrah) via Nagpur to clear the extra rush of Passengers. The details are as under –
A) 12 SUPERFAST SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS AND HOWRAH
03062 Special will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 11.20 hrs o­n every Thursday from 10.10.2013 to 14.11.2013 (6 trips) and will arrive Howrah at 22.50 hrs next day.
03061 Special will leave Howrah at 08.15 hrs o­n every Tuesday from 8.10.2013 to 12.11.2013 (6 trips) and will arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 00.25 hrs o­n third day.

Halts: Kalyan, Igatpuri, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Khandwa, Itarsi, Pipariya, Narsingpur, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Satna, Manikpur, Chheoki,  Mugalsarai, Sasaram, Dehri-on-sone, Gaya, Koderma, Dhanbad, Asansol, Durgapur and Bardhman. 

Composition: o­ne AC 2-tier, Two AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper class, 3 General Second class and 2 General second class cum guard’s brake vans.



B) 16 SUPERFAST AC SPECIAL TRAINS

BETWEEN LOKMANYA TILAK TERMINUS AND SANTRAGACHI (HOWRAH)



08059 AC Special Train will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus o­n every Friday at 00.45 hrs from 11.10.2013 to 29.11.2013 and will arrive Santragachi at 08.00 hrs next day.



08060 AC Special train will leave Santragachi o­n every Wednesday at 06.05 hrs from 9.10.2013 to 27.11.2013 and will arrive Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 13.35 hrs next day.



Halts: Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Manmad, Bhusval, Akola, Badnera, Wardha, Nagpur, Gondia, Durg, Raipur, Bilaspur, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, Chakradharpur, Tatanagar, Kharagpur.



Composition: o­ne First AC, Four AC-2 Tier, Seven AC-3 Tier, o­ne Pantry Car and 2 Generator cum Guard’s Brake vans.



RESERVATION: Bookings for Train No. 03062 & 08059 open from 23.9.2013.

In order to clear extra rush of passengers attending 609th Urs-e-Shareef of Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz , South Central Railway will run four Special Trains between Hyderabad and Gulbarga as per the following schedule:-

Train No. 07178 Hyderabad - Gulbarga special train will depart Hyderabad at 22 00 hrs on 21st September 2013 and arrive Gulbarga at 04 15 hrs on the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 07177 Gulbarga-Hyderabad special train will depart Gulbarga at 05 25 hrs on 22nd September 2013 and arrive Hyderabad at 11 30 hrs on the same day.

Train No. 07180 Hyderabad - Gulbarga special train will depart Hyderabad at 05 30 hrs on 25th September 2013 and arrive Gulbarga at 11 20 hrs on the same day. In the return direction, Train No. 07179 Gulbarga-Hyderabad special train will depart Gulbarga at 12 35 hrs on 25th September 2013 and arrive Hyderabad at 18 35 hrs on the same day.

Enroute, these special trains will stop at Begumpet, Sanatnagar, Hafizpet, Lingampalli, Nagalapalli, Shankarpalli, Ravalapallikalan , Gullaguda, Chitgidda, Vikarabad, Godamgura, Mailarum, Dharur, Rukmapur, Tandur, Mantatti, Nawandgi, Kurgunta, Seram, Malkhaid Road, Chittapur, Sulehalli and Wadi.

These Special Trains will have Ten General Second Class and Two Luggage cum Brake van Coaches totaling to Twelve Coaches.

The Kerala Government has decided to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) for the proposed suburban rail service connecting Thiruvananthapuram with Chengannur and Harippad.   This was decided at a meeting of senior railway officials chaired by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here yesterday, an official press release said.   The government plans to start the service close on the heels of the completion of the doubling of railway lines on these two routes, it said.   Mr Chandy said Kerala should also get the benefit of the Railways' Suburban Corridor project and adequate measures should be taken for the purpose.   The suburban rail service will be implemented jointly by the Centre and the State.    The SPV formed will undertake works pertaining to setting up of automatic signaling system and modernization of stations.    The project would incur an expenditure of Rs 3500 crores, which will be funded by the Word Bank. The per kilometer work rate has been estimated at an average of Rs 20 crores.   Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation would be asked to prepare the Detailed Project Report, which is expected by the end of December this year, the release added.   Briefing reporters after a meeting of the State Cabinet today, Mr Chandy said Rs 10.99 crore had been sanctioned for the Detailed Project Report.   He said a five-member Joint Steering Committee has been formed with Chief Secretary Bharat Bhushan as chairman and S Anantharaman, Chief Safety Officer, Southern Railway, Rajesh Agarwal, Divisional Railway Manager, Southern Railway and Ravi Agarwal, Executive Director, Planning at Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation as members. Mr Biju Prabhakaran will be nodal officer and convener of the committee.      Mr Chandy said the Kerala Government and the Central Government would have 50:50 stakes in the SPV.   As part of the project, an automatic signaling system will come into place and about 25 stations will undergo modernization. No land acquisition is involved.   As part of the operations, 10 MEMU trains, each having seven coaches, will be used.   In the suburban rail service, trains can approach and leave stations at 60 km/hr and thus save time on stoppage, he said.   The government has also suggested to the Southern Railway to commence high-speed train service in the Malabar region, where the doubling works of railway line would be over in a month’s time.

प्रधानमंत्री ने आज राजस्थान में जवाहरलाल नेहरू राष्ट्रीय सौर मिशन के प्रथम चरण के तहत चालू किया गया सौर बिजली संयंत्र राष्ट्र को समर्पित किया और जयपुर मेट्रो के चरण - 1 बी की आधारशिला रखी। इस अवसर पर प्रधानमंत्री का संबोधन इस प्रकार है:

"आज का समारोह जिन दो प्रोजेक्ट्स से संबंध रखता है उन दोनों का मक़सद हमारे पर्यावरण को और जयपुर और राजस्थान के लोगों के जीवन को बेहतर बनाना है।

आज हम जवाहरलाल नेहरू नेशनल सोलर मिशन के तहत राजस्थान के कुछ ऐसे सोलर इनर्जी प्रोजेक्ट्स को राष्ट्र को समर्पित कर रहे हैंए जो राष्ट्रीय ग्रिड से जोड़ दिए गए हैं। आज जयपुर मेट्रो के फेज- 1बी पर काम की शुरूआत का भी दिन है। ये दोनों प्रोजेक्ट्स अपने.अपने तरीके से पेट्रोल, डीजल और कोयले पर हमारी निर्भरता और कार्बन उत्सर्जन को कम रखने में हमारी मदद करेंगे।

मैं इन प्रोजेक्ट्स से जुड़े सभी लोगों को हार्दिक तौर से बधाई देता हूं। मैं खासतौर पर अपने सहयोगी डॉण् फारूक अब्दुल्ला साहिब को बधाई देता हूंए जो नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा और सौर ऊर्जा के इस्तेमाल को बढ़ावा देने के अभियान का नेतृत्व कर रहे हैं। उन्होंने नवीन एवं नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा मंत्रालय का कार्यभार संभालने के बाद कई उपलब्धियां हासिल की हैंए जिनकी एक मिसाल राजस्थान के सोलर इनर्जी प्रोजेक्ट्स हैं। मैंए राजस्थान के मुख्य मंत्री और मेरे मित्र श्री अशोक गहलोत जी को भी बधाई देता हूंए जिन्होंने राजस्थान राज्य और ख़ास तौर पर जयपुर में आम आदमी की ज़िन्दगी को बेहतर बनाने के लिये कड़ी मेहनत की है। जयपुर मेट्रो इस बात की जीती जागती मिसाल है कि किस तरह श्री गहलोत ने खुद राजस्थान सरकार के बूते पर जयपुर शहर में सुधार लाने के लिए बड़े कदम उठाए हैं।

Thiruvananthapuram: The cabinet on Friday formed a joint steering committee headed by the Chief Secretary and sanctioned Rs 10.99 crore to the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Thiruvananthapuram-Chengannur-Harippad suburban train services. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told meadipersons after the cabinet meeting that the MRVC would hand over the DPR within three months. The government hoped to get World Bank aid for the project which would cost roughly Rs 3,500 crore, he added. The committee with Chief Secretary Bharart  Bhushan as chairman will have S. Anantharaman, chief safety officer, Southern Railway, Rajesh Aggarwal, divisional railway manager, Southern Railway and Ravi Aggarwal, executive director, planning, MRVC, as members. Biju Prabhakar will be the nodal officer and convenor of  the committee. Chandy said the government would form a Special Purpose Vehicle with the centre on a 50:50 basis stakes. “The biggest plus point of the project is that no land acquisition is needed. But the challenge is to manage at least 83 level crossings on the route,’’ he said and added  that 25 stations would be modernised. As part of the project, 10 MEMUs with seven bogies  each would operate on the route at a speed of 60 km per hour. The government has also suggested to the railways to launch a high-speed rail service in the Malabar region with only one stop in each district. The state government’s suburban rail services initiative has gained importance in view of the union government accepting in principle the demand to restrict the width of highways in the state to 30 metres.

MUMBAI: Ministry of Railways have decided to run 12 superfast special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) and Howrah via Mughalsarai to clear the extra rush of passengers.

A Central Railway spokesperson said, "Train no. 03062 LTT-Howrah superfast express will leave LTT at 11.20 am on every Thursday from Oct 10 to Nov 14(6 trips) and will arrive Howrah at 10.50 pm next day."

From Howrah the train will operates between Oct 8 and Nov 12 (6 trips). It will depart from Howrah at Howrah at 08.15 am on every and will arrive LTT at 12.25 am on third day. The reservation for this special services will begin from Sept 23.

The spokesperson said that the train will halts at Kalyan, Igatpuri, Manmad, Jalgaon, Bhusawal, Khandwa, Itarsi, Pipariya, Narsingpur, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Satna, Manikpur, Chheoki, Mugalsarai, Sasaram, Dehri-on-sone, Gaya, Koderma, Dhanbad, Asansol, Durgapur and Bardhman.

The train composition includes one AC 2-tier, two AC 3-tier, 10 sleeper class, 3 general second class and 2 general second class cum guard's brake vans.

The frequency of Train Nos. 17213/17214 Narsapur-Nagarsol-Narsapur Express has been increased to 4 days in a week from the present twice a week.

      Accordingly, Train No. 17213 Narsapur-Nagarsol Express will depart Narsapuron Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdayswith effect from 25thSeptember, 2013.



      In the return direction, Train No. 17214 Nagarsol-Narsapur Express will depart Nagarsol on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays with effect from 26th September, 2013.

The frequency of Train Nos. 17213/17214 Narsapur-Nagarsol-Narsapur Express has been increased to 4 days in a week from the present twice a week.

      Accordingly, Train No. 17213 Narsapur-Nagarsol Express will depart Narsapuron Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdayswith effect from 25thSeptember, 2013.



      In the return direction, Train No. 17214 Nagarsol-Narsapur Express will depart Nagarsol on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays with effect from 26th September, 2013.

प्रधानमंत्री ने आज राजस्थान में जवाहरलाल नेहरू राष्ट्रीय सौर मिशन के प्रथम चरण के तहत चालू किया गया सौर बिजली संयंत्र राष्ट्र को समर्पित किया और जयपुर मेट्रो के चरण - 1 बी की आधारशिला रखी। इस अवसर पर प्रधानमंत्री का संबोधन इस प्रकार है:

"आज का समारोह जिन दो प्रोजेक्ट्स से संबंध रखता है उन दोनों का मक़सद हमारे पर्यावरण को और जयपुर और राजस्थान के लोगों के जीवन को बेहतर बनाना है।

आज हम जवाहरलाल नेहरू नेशनल सोलर मिशन के तहत राजस्थान के कुछ ऐसे सोलर इनर्जी प्रोजेक्ट्स को राष्ट्र को समर्पित कर रहे हैंए जो राष्ट्रीय ग्रिड से जोड़ दिए गए हैं। आज जयपुर मेट्रो के फेज- 1बी पर काम की शुरूआत का भी दिन है। ये दोनों प्रोजेक्ट्स अपने.अपने तरीके से पेट्रोल, डीजल और कोयले पर हमारी निर्भरता और कार्बन उत्सर्जन को कम रखने में हमारी मदद करेंगे।

मैं इन प्रोजेक्ट्स से जुड़े सभी लोगों को हार्दिक तौर से बधाई देता हूं। मैं खासतौर पर अपने सहयोगी डॉण् फारूक अब्दुल्ला साहिब को बधाई देता हूंए जो नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा और सौर ऊर्जा के इस्तेमाल को बढ़ावा देने के अभियान का नेतृत्व कर रहे हैं। उन्होंने नवीन एवं नवीकरणीय ऊर्जा मंत्रालय का कार्यभार संभालने के बाद कई उपलब्धियां हासिल की हैंए जिनकी एक मिसाल राजस्थान के सोलर इनर्जी प्रोजेक्ट्स हैं। मैंए राजस्थान के मुख्य मंत्री और मेरे मित्र श्री अशोक गहलोत जी को भी बधाई देता हूंए जिन्होंने राजस्थान राज्य और ख़ास तौर पर जयपुर में आम आदमी की ज़िन्दगी को बेहतर बनाने के लिये कड़ी मेहनत की है। जयपुर मेट्रो इस बात की जीती जागती मिसाल है कि किस तरह श्री गहलोत ने खुद राजस्थान सरकार के बूते पर जयपुर शहर में सुधार लाने के लिए बड़े कदम उठाए हैं।