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Pushing for private participation in railway infrastructure development to tide over the financial handicap, East Coast Railways (ECoR) has mobilised around Rs.1200 crore for different projects in the State.

National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has invested Rs.800 crore for doubling railway line from Jagdalpur to Kirandul in Chhattishgarh.

The additional line over 150 km will connect Bailadila iron ore mines at Kirandul to the proposed 3 mtpa steel plant at Jagdalpur, thus augmenting the evacuation capacity of minerals to meet the requirements of NMDC. The investment would be recovered by the PSU through freight rebate.

“With Odisha witnessing rapid industrialisation, expansion of railway network and infrastructure has assumed utmost importance. The industrialisation spree has also increased the prospects of private participation in railway development. In the last one and a half years, ECoR has generated ` 1,200 crore worth of investment from the stakeholders,” said Chief Operations Manager GD Brahma.

The Railways has introduced participative models where stakeholders invest in projects like new line, additional lines with revenue sharing arrangement by way of freight rebate.

 It has also facilitated deposit work where stakeholders make necessary investment for augmenting terminal and sectional capacity for higher loading and evacuation.

Mahanadi Coalfields Limited has invested Rs.200 crore on autosignalling installation from Paradip to Talcher.

MCL will be able to recover its investment within the very short period as the upgradation will enable higher evacuation of  the freight leading to enhanced profit.

From around 23-24 rakes a day, autosignalling will enable carriage of about 45 rakes.

Likewise, Andhra Pradesh PSU APGENCO has invested Rs.80 crore in autosignalling from Talcher to Gundapalli and beyond.

 “The participatory approach is the way forward as we cannot keep up with the infrastructure development necessities with limited funds. For every industry, we can have customised solutions,” Brahma said at the Transport Infra Conference here.

ECoR is pushing establishment of private freight terminals (PFT) in a big way. Private investors can develop terminals to handle multi-party cargo and provide value added services like warehousing, road transport. Railway sidings can be developed and shared by the owners.

The first PFT has been set up at Lapanga station by Aryan Ispat and Energy Limited and three more are in the offing.

26-09-2013
Mumbai
RESCHEDULING OF TRAINS on 26/09/2013 DUE TO WATER LOGGING AND BREACHES IN BHARUCH-VADODARA SECTION

Due to water logging and breaches some long distance trains had to be rescheduled o­n Thursday, 26thSeptember,2013 . Train no 12952 & 12954 Rajdhani Express coming to Mumbai are delayed by 2 hrs 30 hrs and some other trains coming to Mumbai are delayed by around 4 hours  .

            12953 August Kranti Rajdhani Express is rescheduled at 19.45 hrs, 12925 Paschim Express is rescheduled at 12.35 hrs and 12471 Swaraj Express rescheduled at 11.50 hrs .

                        The details / information can also be obtained from train enquiry system o­n 139.

Railways have decided to suspend the services of Kolkata-Dhaka Maitree Express for two days from October 15 on the request of Bangladesh Railway to avoid operational complications arising due to stoppage of train operations in that country on Eid festival.
The bi-weekly train between Kolkata and Dhaka will not run on October 15 and 16 due to Eid festival, said a senior Railway Ministry official.
The official said it has been done on the request of Bangladesh Railway to avoid operational complications arising due to stoppage of train operations in Dhaka during the festival.
The train runs from Kolkata every Tuesday and Saturday while in the return direction it departs from Dhaka every Wednesday and Sunday.
Meanwhile, railways is planning to introduce the facility for booking of return tickets in Maitree Express.
"Steps are being taken to introduce the system of booking return tickets by Maitree Express," the official said.
India and Bangladesh had signed a Memorandum of Understanding on February 16, 2013 in Dhaka for construction of a new rail link between Akhaura (Bangladesh) and Agartala (India).
In order to improve trade through railways, the two Railways are jointly working towards containerisation of cargo and setting up suitable rail-linked Inland Container Depots to handle the cargo.
Out of the 16 projects that have been included in the USD 800 million Indian Line of Credit to Bangladesh, 13 are railway projects amounting to USD 687.4 million. Projects include procurement of rolling stock and development of infrastructure.

जबलपुर. पश्चिम मध्य रेल प्रशासन ने रेल कर्मचारियों के बच्चों को केन्द्रीय कर्मचारी हित निधि से वर्ष 2013-14 के लिए स्कालरशिप/आर्थिक सहायता/नगद पुरस्कार देने की सूचना जारी कर दी है. इस संबंध में मुखय जान संपर्क अधिकारी पीयूष माथूर ने बताया कि स्कालरशिप/आर्थिक सहायता/नगद पुरस्कार प्राप्त करने हेतु रेल कर्मचारियों को निर्धारित आवेदन 31 दिसम्बर तक जमा किया जाना है. स्कालरशिप रेल प्रशासन के द्वारा तकनीकी शिक्षा को बढ़ावा देने हेतु रेल कर्मचारियो के बच्चों और आश्रित भाई/बहन जो न्यूनतम 4 वर्ष का डिग्री कोर्स या न्यूनतम 3 वर्ष का डिप्लोमा कोर्स कर रहे हैं. उन्हें रु. 5000/- और रु. 3000/- संभावित राषि स्कालरशिप के रूप में केन्द्रीय कर्मचारी हित निधि से प्रदान की जाएगी. तकनीकी शिक्षा में वार्षिक छात्रवृति प्रदान करने के लिए समूह घ के कर्मचारियों का 5 प्रतिशत एवं अनुसूचित जाति के कर्मचारियों हेतु 15 प्रतिशत एवं अनुसूचित जनजाति हेतु 7.5 प्रतिशत आरक्षित किया गया है. रेल प्रशासन द्वारा रेल कर्मचारियों के मेघावी छात्रों को प्रोत्साहित करने हेतु, ऐसे बच्चे जो स्नातक पाठ्यक्रम की अंतिम परीक्षा में प्रथम प्रयास में ही 60 प्रतिषत अंक के साथ उत्तीर्ण हो जाते हैं, उन्हें रु. 2000/- का नगद पुरस्कार भी दिया जाएगा।. नगद पुरस्कार मेरिट तथा फण्ड की उपलब्धता के आधार पर दिया जाता है. रेल प्रशासन के द्वारा रेल कर्मचारियों के अंधे/मानसिक रूप से रोगी एवं बीमारी जिसमे पोलियो/लकवाग्रस्त बच्चों को भी पंजीकृत मेडिकल प्रेक्टिषनर, रेलवे डाक्टर के प्रमाण पत्र के आधार पर प्रति बच्चा रु. 2000/- वार्षिक अनुदान दिया जाता है.

Due to water logging and breaches some long distance trains had to be rescheduled o­n Thursday, 26thSeptember,2013 . Train no 12952 & 12954 Rajdhani Express coming to Mumbai are delayed by 2 hrs 30 hrs and some other trains coming to Mumbai are delayed by around 4 hours  .

            Trains Rescheduled –

·12953 August Kranti Rajdhani Express is rescheduled at 19.45 hrs.

·12925 Bandra (T)-Amritsar Paschim Express is rescheduled at 12.35 hrs .

·22451 Bandra( T) -Chandigarh Express is rescheduled at 14.25 hrs .

·12471 Swaraj Express rescheduled at 11.50 hrs .

  The details / information can also be obtained from train enquiry system o­n 139.

Due to water logging and breaches some long distance trains had to be rescheduled o­n Thursday, 26thSeptember,2013 . Train no 12952 & 12954 Rajdhani Express coming to Mumbai are delayed by 2 hrs 30 hrs and some other trains coming to Mumbai are delayed by around 4 hours  .

            Trains Rescheduled –

·12953 August Kranti Rajdhani Express is rescheduled at 19.45 hrs.

·12925 Bandra (T)-Amritsar Paschim Express is rescheduled at 12.35 hrs .

·22451 Bandra( T) -Chandigarh Express is rescheduled at 14.25 hrs .

·12471 Swaraj Express rescheduled at 11.50 hrs .

  The details / information can also be obtained from train enquiry system o­n 139.

26-09-2013
Mumbai
RESCHEDULING OF TRAINS on 26/09/2013 DUE TO WATER LOGGING AND BREACHES IN BHARUCH-VADODARA SECTION

Due to water logging and breaches some long distance trains had to be rescheduled o­n Thursday, 26thSeptember,2013 . Train no 12952 & 12954 Rajdhani Express coming to Mumbai are delayed by 2 hrs 30 hrs and some other trains coming to Mumbai are delayed by around 4 hours  .

            12953 August Kranti Rajdhani Express is rescheduled at 19.45 hrs, 12925 Paschim Express is rescheduled at 12.35 hrs and 12471 Swaraj Express rescheduled at 11.50 hrs .

                        The details / information can also be obtained from train enquiry system o­n 139.

China's fast expanding high-speed bullet train lines have exceed 10,000 km with opening today of a railway track linking the coastal city of Fuzhou and in-land Nanchang.It is the fourth line to open this year and the total length of track for speedy trains in the country is 10,463 kilometres.Last year, the figure was 9,356 kilometres.With the new line, the travelling time between Fuzhou, capital city of southeastern Fujian Province, and Nanchang, capital city of Jiangxi Province, will be reduced from the previous 11 hours to 3 hours and 12 minutes.The train travels at 200 kilometres per hour, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.At the initial stage of operation, 37 bullet trains will be used for passengers and 18 will carry cargo, according to China Railway Corporation.

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China's fast expanding high-speed bullet train lines have exceed 10,000 km with opening today of a railway track linking the coastal city of Fuzhou and in-land Nanchang.It is the fourth line to open this year and the total length of track for speedy trains in the country is 10,463 kilometres.Last year, the figure was 9,356 kilometres.With the new line, the travelling time between Fuzhou, capital city of southeastern Fujian Province, and Nanchang, capital city of Jiangxi Province, will be reduced from the previous 11 hours to 3 hours and 12 minutes.The train travels at 200 kilometres per hour, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.At the initial stage of operation, 37 bullet trains will be used for passengers and 18 will carry cargo, according to China Railway Corporation.