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Virudhunagar district people expect direct more and more express trains to North ( Jammu via new delhi ).North East ( guwahathi via howrah),,North west ( jodhpur via mumbai,and ahmadabad ).New trains may operated from Shenkottai .We need not require any drinking water facilities at stations,we need more and more train services in the newly opened Virudhunagar- Manamadurai,and Karur-Salem route.

Coimbatore Railway Struggle Committee has appealed to the Salem Divisional Railway Manager Sujatha Jayaraj to represent to the Railway Board for a commercial stop for the Coimbatore – Rajkot – Coimbatore Express at Mantralayam Road.In a representation, the committee’s office-bearers G.K. Nagaraj and R. Raveendran said Train Number 16613 from Rajkot to Coimbatore leaves Rajkot on Sunday at 5 a.m. and reaches Coimbatore on Tuesdays at 2 a.m.En route, the train stops at Mantralayam Road from 7.57 a.m. to 8.12 a.m. and is treated as a technical stop. Being a technical stop, commuters cannot book tickets from Mantralayam Road.In the opposite direction, Train Number 16614 leaves Coimbatore on Thursdays at 11.45 p.m. and reaches Rajkot on Saturdays at 5 p.m.

The train passes through Mantralayam around 2.30 p.m. on Fridays.

But there is no technical halt for the train at Mantralayam Road.

Devotees of Sri Raghavendra from this region and travelling to Mantralayam Road have two daily trains connections. Train Number 16832 from Kanyakumari to Mumbai Chatrapathi Shivaji Terminal and Train Number 11014 Coimbatore – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Kurla Express. If the Coimbatore – Rajkot – Coimbatore Express trains are given a two-minute commercial stoppage, it will benefit hundreds of devotees. Rail activist S. Ravi wanted Railways to consider routing this train via Bangalore to provide additional train connectivity for Coimbatore.


Devotees of Sri Raghavendra travelling to Mantralayam Road have two daily trains connections

Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Hon'ble Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance laid the foundation stone of Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) Coach Factory at near Rupaheli Station, Bhilwara District, Rajasthan.

Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Government of India, Shri Ashok Gehlot, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Rajasthan, Dr. C. P. Joshi, former Railway Minister and Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Loksabha (Bhilwara) were present. Shri Arunendra Kumar, Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Kul Bhushan, Member Electrical, Railway Board, Shri B. Prasada Rao, Chairman & Managing Director, BHEL, Shri R.C. Agrawal, General Manager, North Western Railway along with Head of Departments and other Hon'ble members of civil society also graced the occasion.

MEMU Coach Factory has been approved in the Rail Budget 2013-14 at an estimated cost of Rs. 800 crore. This factory is a joint effort of Indian Railways, Government of Rajasthan and BHEL. MOU between Ministry of Railways and BHEL was signed for setting up for this factory on 25.02.2013. MOU between Ministry of Railways and Government of Rajasthan for providing 518 acres of land free of cost for setting up for this factory was signed on 21.09.2013.

Once operational, this factory will meet the demand of MEMU Coaches on Indian Railways to a large extent. Besides, it will generate direct and indirect employment & give thrust to area development. With establishment of the factory Bhilwara will now have a new identity that of MEMU Coach Factory, besides being a textile city.

Entire cost of this factory will be incurred by BHEL. Presently the only source manufacturing of the MEMU coaches is Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala of Indian Railways, which has been manufacturing about 112 coaches per year. The new factory in Bhilwara will further facilitate the supply of additional MEMU coaches required by Indian Railways.

MEMU trains are very popular in non suburban sections. These trains are usually used by local commuters to commute from nearby rural areas and small towns to bigger cities for work. They have higher carrying capacity. MEMU trains ensure a better and economical mode of transport for people to commute daily for the livelihood. These trains are more powerful and have faster acceleration and deceleration as compared to conventional trains. This results in less running time resulting in saving of 30 percent in energy consumption. These trains are equipped with toilet and are vestibuled for greater passenger comfort.

Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge expressed special gratitude and thanked Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance, for having the graced this occasion.

Shri Kharge also appreciated the efforts of Shri Ashok Gehlot, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Rajasthan Government, Shri Praful Patel, Hon'ble Industries and Public Enterprises Minister and Dr. C.P. Joshi, former Railway Minister and Member Parliament (Bhilwara), in setting of MEMU coach factory in Bhilwara district, Rajasthan.

COIMBATORE: Pointing out that rerouting trains via Coimbatore junction involves additional running time, railway authorities have said it would not be possible to reroute 8 trains via the city junction in the near future. Southern railway general manager Rakesh Misra, in a written reply to the demands represented by Coimbatore MP P R Natarajan, has said that trains running via Coimbatore take an additional 28 minutes compared to Irugur-Podhanur-Irugur section. "Efforts are being taken to improve running speed by infrastructure improvements," he said, adding that rerouting more trains via Coimbatore will be possible only after this.Expressing displeasure over the manner in which the railway authorities find ways to postpone rerouting trains, P R Natarajan said that this was contrary to the assurances given by them earlier. "There is no valid reason for Kerala bound trains to skip Coimbatore junction as easy dispatch of trains from Podhanur to Coimbatore has now been enhanced," he said. According to him, with the Podhanur-Coimbatore double line and North Coimbatore-Irugur double line in operation and the revamping of Podhanur yard, the demands should have been met with immediately.

Coimbatore MP had represented the demands of this region to the southern railway general manager during a meeting held on September 20. Presently, 11 daily, 18 weekly, 3 biweekly and another 3 tri-weekly trains run via Coimbatore. Rakesh Misra replied in the negative to a demand for introduction of overnight trains between Coimbatore-Chennai in a communication, a copy of which is available with TOI. "Line capacity over Coimbatore-Katpadi section is highly saturated," he said, adding that line capacity utilisation is 111% between Katpadi-Jolarpettai, 120% between Jolarpettai-Erode and 117% between Erode-Coimbatore.

Demand for extending Palakakad-Trivandrum Amrita express to Coimbatore was also not well received as the official said that the section between Palakkad and Podanur is also highly saturated with the line capacity utilisation being 118%. "Consultative committees of Salem and Palakkad divisions need to examine and forward the proposal to the railway board," he added.

Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Hon'ble Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance laid the foundation stone of Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) Coach Factory at near Rupaheli Station, Bhilwara District, Rajasthan.

Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Government of India, Shri Ashok Gehlot, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Rajasthan, Dr. C. P. Joshi, former Railway Minister and Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Loksabha (Bhilwara) were present. Shri Arunendra Kumar, Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Kul Bhushan, Member Electrical, Railway Board, Shri B. Prasada Rao, Chairman & Managing Director, BHEL, Shri R.C. Agrawal, General Manager, North Western Railway along with Head of Departments and other Hon'ble members of civil society also graced the occasion.

MEMU Coach Factory has been approved in the Rail Budget 2013-14 at an estimated cost of Rs. 800 crore. This factory is a joint effort of Indian Railways, Government of Rajasthan and BHEL. MOU between Ministry of Railways and BHEL was signed for setting up for this factory on 25.02.2013. MOU between Ministry of Railways and Government of Rajasthan for providing 518 acres of land free of cost for setting up for this factory was signed on 21.09.2013.

Once operational, this factory will meet the demand of MEMU Coaches on Indian Railways to a large extent. Besides, it will generate direct and indirect employment & give thrust to area development. With establishment of the factory Bhilwara will now have a new identity that of MEMU Coach Factory, besides being a textile city.

Entire cost of this factory will be incurred by BHEL. Presently the only source manufacturing of the MEMU coaches is Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala of Indian Railways, which has been manufacturing about 112 coaches per year. The new factory in Bhilwara will further facilitate the supply of additional MEMU coaches required by Indian Railways.

MEMU trains are very popular in non suburban sections. These trains are usually used by local commuters to commute from nearby rural areas and small towns to bigger cities for work. They have higher carrying capacity. MEMU trains ensure a better and economical mode of transport for people to commute daily for the livelihood. These trains are more powerful and have faster acceleration and deceleration as compared to conventional trains. This results in less running time resulting in saving of 30 percent in energy consumption. These trains are equipped with toilet and are vestibuled for greater passenger comfort.

Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge expressed special gratitude and thanked Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance, for having the graced this occasion.

Shri Kharge also appreciated the efforts of Shri Ashok Gehlot, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Rajasthan Government, Shri Praful Patel, Hon'ble Industries and Public Enterprises Minister and Dr. C.P. Joshi, former Railway Minister and Member Parliament (Bhilwara), in setting of MEMU coach factory in Bhilwara district, Rajasthan.

HYDERABAD: A bogie of Kanyakumari-Howrah Express derailed in the early hours on Sunday when a cattle herd strayed on railway track near Kavali station. No injuries or casualties were reported in the incident involving a second class luggage coach carrying around 25 passengers at the time of the incident, according to a South Central Railway (SCR) release. "Timely response by the railway engine personnel today averted a possible major mishap when four wheels of the coach of Kanyakumari-Howrah Express (No.12666), next to the engine, derailed between Sri Venkateshwarapalem and Kavali stations on Gudur-Vijayawada down-line section at 2:40 AM," the release said.

The incident occurred when a herd of cattle, strayed on railway track, was mowed down by the speeding train. "On noticing the herd on track, the driver immediately applied emergency brakes," the release said.

The train, running at a speed of around 72 kmph at the time of the incident, was deftly brought under control and stopped quickly by the loco pilots within a short distance, according to SCR.

According to the release, four wheels of the coach derailed as they got entangled with the carcass of the cattle.

"Around 25 passengers who were travelling in the affected coach were shifted by the onboard railway staff to adjacent coaches of the train," the release said, adding that a accident relief train from Bitragunta immediately rushed to the spot.

MUMBAI: The Central Railway (CR) will run a special air-conditioned superfast train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) to Hazrat Nizamuddin in Delhi on September 24. CR plans to make it a weekly train later. It will be the third Rajdhani-type train that will leave the city late in the day.

“Number 02109 AC superfast special train will leave LTT on September 24 at 2.30pm and arrive at Hazarat Nizamuddin at 10.20am the next day,” a CR spokesperson said.

The special train will halt at Nashik Road, Bhusawal, Bhopal, Jhansi, Gwalior and Agra Cantonment.

“On its return journey, the train will leave Hazrat Nizamuddin on September 25 at 3.50 pm and arrive at LTT at 11.50 am the next day,” the spokesperson said.

Dates for future weekly runs are yet to be finalized.

Bookings for the special train begin on September 21. The special train has a first class, three two-tier and 10 three-tier coaches.

Similar trains as of now are Rajdhani express and August Kranti Rajdhani express, which leave from Mumbai Central and reach New Delhi the following morning.

The new train will traverse a distance of 1,535 km. Currently, only Punjab Mail travels to New Delhi from CST. The train traverses a distance of 1,544 km and halts at 56 stations during its 26-hour journey.

Palakkad Railway Division of the Southern Railway will conduct a pension adalat on December 16 at Palakkad. It is to address the grievances of those employees retired from the division. The grievances in writing should reach the divisional personnel officer before this October 31. For details, call the Staff Welfare Inspector on 97467 63607.

Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Hon'ble Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance laid the foundation stone of Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) Coach Factory at near Rupaheli Station, Bhilwara District, Rajasthan.

Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Government of India, Shri Ashok Gehlot, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Rajasthan, Dr. C. P. Joshi, former Railway Minister and Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Loksabha (Bhilwara) were present. Shri Arunendra Kumar, Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Kul Bhushan, Member Electrical, Railway Board, Shri B. Prasada Rao, Chairman & Managing Director, BHEL, Shri R.C. Agrawal, General Manager, North Western Railway along with Head of Departments and other Hon'ble members of civil society also graced the occasion.

MEMU Coach Factory has been approved in the Rail Budget 2013-14 at an estimated cost of Rs. 800 crore. This factory is a joint effort of Indian Railways, Government of Rajasthan and BHEL. MOU between Ministry of Railways and BHEL was signed for setting up for this factory on 25.02.2013. MOU between Ministry of Railways and Government of Rajasthan for providing 518 acres of land free of cost for setting up for this factory was signed on 21.09.2013.

Once operational, this factory will meet the demand of MEMU Coaches on Indian Railways to a large extent. Besides, it will generate direct and indirect employment & give thrust to area development. With establishment of the factory Bhilwara will now have a new identity that of MEMU Coach Factory, besides being a textile city.

Entire cost of this factory will be incurred by BHEL. Presently the only source manufacturing of the MEMU coaches is Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala of Indian Railways, which has been manufacturing about 112 coaches per year. The new factory in Bhilwara will further facilitate the supply of additional MEMU coaches required by Indian Railways.

MEMU trains are very popular in non suburban sections. These trains are usually used by local commuters to commute from nearby rural areas and small towns to bigger cities for work. They have higher carrying capacity. MEMU trains ensure a better and economical mode of transport for people to commute daily for the livelihood. These trains are more powerful and have faster acceleration and deceleration as compared to conventional trains. This results in less running time resulting in saving of 30 percent in energy consumption. These trains are equipped with toilet and are vestibuled for greater passenger comfort.

Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge expressed special gratitude and thanked Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance, for having the graced this occasion.

Shri Kharge also appreciated the efforts of Shri Ashok Gehlot, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Rajasthan Government, Shri Praful Patel, Hon'ble Industries and Public Enterprises Minister and Dr. C.P. Joshi, former Railway Minister and Member Parliament (Bhilwara), in setting of MEMU coach factory in Bhilwara district, Rajasthan.

Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Hon'ble Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance laid the foundation stone of Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) Coach Factory at near Rupaheli Station, Bhilwara District, Rajasthan.

Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Government of India, Shri Ashok Gehlot, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of Rajasthan, Dr. C. P. Joshi, former Railway Minister and Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Loksabha (Bhilwara) were present. Shri Arunendra Kumar, Chairman, Railway Board, Shri Kul Bhushan, Member Electrical, Railway Board, Shri B. Prasada Rao, Chairman & Managing Director, BHEL, Shri R.C. Agrawal, General Manager, North Western Railway along with Head of Departments and other Hon'ble members of civil society also graced the occasion.

MEMU Coach Factory has been approved in the Rail Budget 2013-14 at an estimated cost of Rs. 800 crore. This factory is a joint effort of Indian Railways, Government of Rajasthan and BHEL. MOU between Ministry of Railways and BHEL was signed for setting up for this factory on 25.02.2013. MOU between Ministry of Railways and Government of Rajasthan for providing 518 acres of land free of cost for setting up for this factory was signed on 21.09.2013.

Once operational, this factory will meet the demand of MEMU Coaches on Indian Railways to a large extent. Besides, it will generate direct and indirect employment & give thrust to area development. With establishment of the factory Bhilwara will now have a new identity that of MEMU Coach Factory, besides being a textile city.

Entire cost of this factory will be incurred by BHEL. Presently the only source manufacturing of the MEMU coaches is Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala of Indian Railways, which has been manufacturing about 112 coaches per year. The new factory in Bhilwara will further facilitate the supply of additional MEMU coaches required by Indian Railways.

MEMU trains are very popular in non suburban sections. These trains are usually used by local commuters to commute from nearby rural areas and small towns to bigger cities for work. They have higher carrying capacity. MEMU trains ensure a better and economical mode of transport for people to commute daily for the livelihood. These trains are more powerful and have faster acceleration and deceleration as compared to conventional trains. This results in less running time resulting in saving of 30 percent in energy consumption. These trains are equipped with toilet and are vestibuled for greater passenger comfort.

Hon’ble Minister for Railways, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge expressed special gratitude and thanked Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson, United Progressive Alliance, for having the graced this occasion.

Shri Kharge also appreciated the efforts of Shri Ashok Gehlot, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Rajasthan Government, Shri Praful Patel, Hon'ble Industries and Public Enterprises Minister and Dr. C.P. Joshi, former Railway Minister and Member Parliament (Bhilwara), in setting of MEMU coach factory in Bhilwara district, Rajasthan.