Mafia | 15,000 evacuated as rains lash Gujarat on : September 26, 2013 - 05:55:48 AM |
More than 15,000 people were evacuated to safer places on Tuesday as heavy rain in south and central Gujarat caused water levels of rivers to rise, and disrupted rail and road traffic between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. |
greatindian | Amritsar-Lalkuan AC Express to be launched on October 2 on : September 26, 2013 - 05:55:58 AM |
NEW DELHI: Railways have decided to launch a new air-conditioned train between Amritsar and Lalkuan in Uttarakhand.The new weekly Amritsar-Lalkuan AC Express train will be operational every Wednesday from October 2 in both the directions, said a senior Northern Railway official adding "there was a demand by the local people for the train and it was included in the budget proposal."The AC Express train shall depart from Amritsar at 5.55 AM every Wednesday and reach Lalkuan at 8.50 PM the same day. In the return direction, the train will leave Lalkuan every Wednesday at 11.15 PM to reach Amritsar at 2.45 PM the next day.Consisting of 13 AC III tier coaches and three AC Chair Car coaches, the Amritsar-Lalkuan-Amritsar train will stop at Beas, Jalandhar, Phagwara, Ludhiana, New Morinda, Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar, Chandigarh, Ambala Cantonment, Jagadhari, Saharanpur, Roorkee, Laksar, Najibabad, Moradabad and Kashipur stations enroute in both the directions. |
irmafia | Weekly train to Secunderabad on : September 26, 2013 - 05:56:02 AM |
The Indian Railways will run air-conditioned Weekly Special Trains between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam via Vijayawada from October 4. In a press release it said on Monday that to clear extra rush of passengers in the ensuing Durga Puja season it will run the train No. 02727 Visakhapatnam to Secunderabad A/C super-fast express leaving Visakhapatnam at 07.05 p.m. on every Saturday from October 5 to 26 (4 trips) and will arrive at/depart from Vijayawada at 1.00 a.m./1.20 a.m. reach Secunderabad at 07.50 a.m. on the next day. The train No. 02728 Secunderabad to Visakhapatnam A/C super-fast express train will leave Secunderabad at 10.10 p.m. on every Friday from October 4 to 25 (4 Trips) and will arrive at/depart from Vijayawada at 3.40 a.m./3.55 a.m. reach Visakhapatnam at 10.35 a.m. on the next day. This pair of trains will stop at Duvvada, Anakapalle, Tuni, Annavaram, Samalkot, Rajahmundry, Tadepalligudem, Eluru, Vijayawada, Warangal and Kazipet between Visakhapatnam and Secunderabad.This train consists of one first A.C. coach, Three Second A.C. coaches and 11 third A.C. coaches in its composition. |
nikhilndls | Gorakhpur station platform to be longest in world: AK Atal on : September 26, 2013 - 05:56:06 AM |
GORAKHPUR: Due to re-modelling of the station yard of Gorakhpur Junction, several trains have been either cancelled, short-terminated or diverted from today, General Manager of North Eastern Railway, AK Atal said here.After re-modelling of the station yard, Gorakhpur will have the world's longest platform, Atal claimed.Till now Kharagpur was the longest platform with its length of 1,074 metres. Gorakhpur will be of 1,300 metres, Atal said adding, the signalling system of the station is being modernised leading to rescheduling of several trains till October 6.15105 and 15106 Chhapra-Gorakhpur Intercity, 15019 Gorakhpur-Nautanwa Intercity and 15020 Nautanwa-Gorakhpur Intercity will remain cancelled, a NER press release said.Apart from these, 55071, 55069, 55070, 55029 and 55072 passenger trains have been short-terminated, it said.Several long distance trains have been rescheduled to terminate or start from Lucknow, the release added.Atal said, the doubling of railway lines between Lucknow and Chhapra will be completed by March next year while an alternate rail route between Gorakhpur and Gonda will be available by year end after completion of gauge conversion between Barhni-Gonda and Gonda-Behraich. |
RailXpert | Temporary Cancellation of Indo-Bangla ‘Maitree’ Express Train on 15th & 16th October 2013 on : September 26, 2013 - 05:56:26 AM |
There has been some temporary suspension in the movement of bi-weekly regular ‘Maitree’ Express train service between Kolkata (India) to Dhaka (Bangladesh) on account of Eid-Ul-Azha, This train normally runs from Kolkata on every Tuesday and Saturday while in the return direction it departs from Dhaka every Wednesday and Sunday. |
eabhi200k | भारत-बँगला मैत्री एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन 15 और 16 अक्टूबर, 2013 को रद्द रहेगी on : September 26, 2013 - 05:56:32 AM |
ईद-उल-जुहा के कारण कोलकाता (भारत) से ढाका (बंगलादेश) के बीच सप्ताह में दो बार चलने वाली मैत्री एक्सप्रेस ट्रेन में कुछ अस्थायी निलंबन हुए हैं। यह ट्रेन कोलकाता से हर मंगलवार और शनिवार को, जबकि ढाका से हर बुधवार और रविवार को चलती है। बंगलादेश रेलवे के आग्रह पर भारतीय रेलवे ने मैत्री एक्सप्रेस को 15 अक्टूबर, 2013 (मंगलवार) को कोलकाता से 16 अक्टूबर, 2013 (बुधवार) को ढाका से प्रचालन संबंधी जटिलताओं के कारण नहीं चलाने का निश्चय किया है, क्योंकि ईद के दिन बंगलादेश में रेलगाडि़यां नहीं चलती हैं। उसके बाद ट्रेन की सामान्य सेवा बहाल हो जाएगी। |
railgenie | Railways collects Rs 2L fine during 36-hour ticket checking drive on : September 26, 2013 - 05:56:35 AM |
BHUBANESWAR: The ECoR on Tuesday collected about Rs 2 lakh fine from passengers travelling without ticket during a massive 36-hour ticket checking drive here at the Bhubaneswar railway station.As many as 600 without-ticket passengers were caught during the check. In the drive, about 67 railway staffers were involved, including commercial supervisors, chief ticket inspectors (CTI), train ticket examiners (TTE) form Khurda Road division. Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel helped them in the operation."We took the decision not only to check unauthorized entry of persons into the platform, but also to spread awareness among the passengers. Some people, who entered the platform without ticket were also fined," said an officer of ECoR. During the drive, passengers were asked to buy tickets from the counters. Daily commuters were also asked to obtain monthly tickets. While the railway station witnesses movement of about 55, 000 passengers everyday, about hundred trains arrive on and leave from the four platforms. |
nikhilndls | SER to run 7 pairs of spl trains between Santragachi & Rajkot on : September 26, 2013 - 06:00:03 AM |
South Eastern Railway has decided to run 7 pairs of weekly special trains between Santragachi and Rajkot (Gujarat) during the period from October 16 to November 30 during Durga Puja and Diwali Festivals. |
railgenie | East Coast Railways eyes pvt partners for infra boost on : September 26, 2013 - 06:00:17 AM |
BHUBANESWAR: The East Coast Railways (ECoR) has sought private participation in a big way to improve its infrastructure. So far, it has come up with five projects in participatory models and mobilized Rs 1,200 crore from different industry players. |
irmafia | Commuters from Kazhakuttam promised better railway services on : September 26, 2013 - 06:00:26 AM |
Emergency steps will be taken to meet the demands of railway commuters from Kazhakuttam, Rakesh Mishra, General Manager, Southern Railway, has said.He was speaking to representatives of the Kazhakuttam Railway Development Action Council here on Thursday.“Their demands are just. We will take all steps to solve their issues,” Mr. Mishra said. |
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