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NEW DELHI: To clear extra rush during peak hours, Railways is finalising plans to manufacture high axle load bogies which can carry up to 400 passengers.Plans are afoot to manufacture 120 coaches with increased axle load of bogies to carry higher load, a senior Railway Ministry official said.Currently, non-AC LHB (Linke Holfmann Busch) coach can carry the load of up to 250 passengers with a sitting capacity of about 90."But very often more than 250 passengers travel in a coach during rush hour and it has resulted in damage of the spring and other bogie parts," the official said, adding, "due to increasing load of passengers, Railways requires coaches with higher axle load bogies."LHB bogies have axle load up to 16 tons. According to the plan, it can be increased up to 19.5 ton which will enable Railways to carry up to 400 passengers.Railways requires about 120 such bogies to run at a maximum speed of 130 km per hour on high density route.It expects that the high capacity coaches will generate higher passenger revenue."The bogies with increased axle load can cater load up to 400 passengers per coach during peak season. These bogies will also have crash worthy design so that wheel sets do not come out from bogies during accidents and causing major damage," the official said.

The proposed coaches would be non-AC and the height will be the same as the existing LHB coach.

Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday asked officials to ensure Phase 1 of the HyderabadMetro Rail (HMR) is completed by March 2015.

The Chief Minister unveiled the model coach of Hyderabad Metro on the Necklace Road here. The coach will be open for public viewing from Thursday.

He said HMR was the world's largest metro rail project under Public-Private Partnership mode. The project would be another jewel in Hyderabad’s crown along with the 160-km Outer Ring Road and P.V. Narasimha Rao Expressway, he said, adding these infrastructure ventures would ease traffic problems in Greater Hyderabadregion.

HMR covers three routes (corridors) having a length of 72 kms and will cost Rs 14,132 crore. The first 8-km stretch will be completed between Nagole and Mettuguda by the end of 2014 and is expected to be opened for traffic in March 2015.

Ministers Danam Nagender, M Mukesh Goud, Kasu Krishna Reddy and several senior bureaucrats and government officials were present at the function, where the coach was displayed.

MADURAI: The train schedule on Dindigul-Palani section has been altered to accommodate the recently introduced Palani-Chennai Central daily express. According to a statement from the Madurai railway division, timings of a few trains have been changed with effect from October 2.While 56776 Dindigul-Palani passenger will leave Dindigul at 4.20pm instead of 4.30pm and reach Palani at 5.40pm. Dindigul - Palani passenger (56774) will leave Dindigul at 3.15pm, instead of 3.20pm and reach Palani at 4.40pm. Palani-Madurai passenger (56709) will leave Palani at 5pm and reach Madurai at 8.15pm. Dindigul-Palani passenger (56772) and Palani-Dindigul passenger (56775) have been cancelled.

consequent to the introduction of Train Number 16001/16002 Chennai Central - Palani -Chennai Central Daily express,

Commuters at the station in the west have been complaining of a bad approach-road littered with garbage and debris. The road has been taken up by hawkers completely, leaving no space for commuters to walk.


With dna taking up the complaint of railway commuters at Elphinstone Road station, Western Railways Mumbai divisional railway manager Shailendra Kumar on Monday afternoon cracked down on hawkers outside the station and promised action to improve the clogged approach-road to the station.

Commuters at the station in the west have been complaining of a bad approach-road littered with garbage and debris. The road has been taken up by hawkers completely, leaving no space for commuters to walk. The area outside Parel station in the east has been paved up by Central Railway and a proper walkway built there.

"There is utter chaos outside Elphinstone station with debris lying there, with the garbage bin open, with an uneven road, and slums and illegal stalls set up inside the railway premises. I had complained to everybody, but no action is ever taken. Even the space reserved for ambulance(s) has been encroached upon," Sanjay P Ghavate, a regular commuter said.

When dna had complained about hawkers to the senior divisional commissioner of Railway Protection Force a few months ago, hawkers from the bridge had come down to dna office requesting to get the complaint withdrawn.

With more and more offices setting up here, the crowd during peak hours has increased and commuters have to jostle for space while making their way out of the station through this stretch.

WR Mumbai's divisional manager Shailendra Kumar promised to improve the situation and began a crackdown on Monday afternoon with removal of hawkers and encroachers.

Commuters at the station in the west have been complaining of a bad approach-road littered with garbage and debris. The road has been taken up by hawkers completely, leaving no space for commuters to walk.


With dna taking up the complaint of railway commuters at Elphinstone Road station, Western Railways Mumbai divisional railway manager Shailendra Kumar on Monday afternoon cracked down on hawkers outside the station and promised action to improve the clogged approach-road to the station.

Commuters at the station in the west have been complaining of a bad approach-road littered with garbage and debris. The road has been taken up by hawkers completely, leaving no space for commuters to walk. The area outside Parel station in the east has been paved up by Central Railway and a proper walkway built there.

"There is utter chaos outside Elphinstone station with debris lying there, with the garbage bin open, with an uneven road, and slums and illegal stalls set up inside the railway premises. I had complained to everybody, but no action is ever taken. Even the space reserved for ambulance(s) has been encroached upon," Sanjay P Ghavate, a regular commuter said.

When dna had complained about hawkers to the senior divisional commissioner of Railway Protection Force a few months ago, hawkers from the bridge had come down to dna office requesting to get the complaint withdrawn.

With more and more offices setting up here, the crowd during peak hours has increased and commuters have to jostle for space while making their way out of the station through this stretch.

WR Mumbai's divisional manager Shailendra Kumar promised to improve the situation and began a crackdown on Monday afternoon with removal of hawkers and encroachers.

VISAKHAPATNAM: Port operators on Tuesday urged the Indian Railways to review the 'Railway logistics plan' in order to route coal through the East Coast ports instead of the existing practice of hauling the cargo via ports in the West Coast.During a trade review meeting organised by the Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT), sources said that the operators raised the issue of the flawed logistics plan due to which thermal power plants are presently being supplied coal from the West Coast, resulting in longer transportation and higher costs. They pointed out that Chhattisgarh, for instance, is expected to generate nearly 30,000 MW of power by the end of the 12th five year plan, and operating through the East Coast would be more feasible and cut costs."Most power plants need to import coal from Indonesia and the nearest port to the power plants in Chhattisgarh is Visakhapatnam port. Instead they are going all the way to Mundra port in Gujarat or Mumbai port, which means the voyage time almost doubles," a senior port operator said.Explaining, he said that if a cargo vessel takes around seven to nine days to sail from Indonesia to Vizag, the same journey to Mumbai or Mundra takes around 15 to 16 days. Again from the West Coast ports to Chhattisgarh, the rail distance is around 2,000 to 2,200 km. "When you consider that nearly 40 million tonnes of coal is needed to be transported and the extra distance costs around Rs 1200 per tonne, the figure is mind-boggling. Eventually it's the consumer who ends up paying more for the charges," he added.

With a majority of the coal being transported by rail, VPT sources said that East Coast Railway (ECoR) officials will bring the issue to the notice of the Railway Board in order to divert the cargo through the east instead of West Coast.

During the trade meeting, VPT officials, including deputy chairman GVL Satyakumar, participated and urged the ECoR officials to expedite the electrification of yards within the port and augment connectivity in order to cope up with the increase in traffic at the port due to the mechanisation of various terminals.

Meanwhile, Vizag General Cargo Berth CEO Manral D K said that fully mechanised coal handling facility will be able to handle capesize vessels by November 2013.

IRTS chief operating manager G D Brahma gave an assurance that Indian Railways would extend co-operation to enable VPT to regain the top position among major ports. He said that Indian Railways has joined the elite global club by becoming the fourth railway network to have handled one billion tonnes of cargo.

In the face of rising incidence of loot of passengers after drugging them, the East Coast Railways (ECoR) has launched a massive awareness programme among rail users and travellers.The RPF unit of Khurda Road Division conducted a programme at Berhampur railway station and distributed info-leaflets to passengers making them aware on activities of drug peddlers, snatchers and robbers moving in trains and stations.A mock rescue of a passenger drugged by miscreants in a train was also demonstrated. A street play ‘Bhul Hoigala’ was also presented, educating people how miscreants befriend innocent passengers, offer intoxicated eatable items and then loot them. The Railway security force has urged passengers not to take food, drinks and prasad which may have intoxicating elements from any co-passenger. It has also asked people not to buy railway tickets from the touts or any unauthorised agent.Passengers have been advised to immediately inform security personnel if they suspect the activities of anybody as well as unclaimed luggage in trains and platforms.

Meanwhile, ECoR has announced three more special trains between Puri and Santragachhi in Kolkata in view of increase in passenger flow during Durga Puja.

The Santragachhi-Puri Special train will leave Santragachhi at 7 pm on October 10 and arrive at Puri at 4.15 am on October 11. In the return direction, the train will leave Puri at 6.20 pm on October 11 and reach Santragachhi at 3.10 am on October 12.

The second Santragachhi-Puri Special train will leave Santragachhi at 08.30 am on October 13 and arrive at Puri at 5.10 pm on the same day. In return direction, it will leave Puri at 11 pm on October 13 and reach Santragachhi at 8.05 am next day.

The third train will leave Santragachhi at 7 pm on October 17 and arrive at Puri at 4.15 am on October 18. In the return direction, it will leave Puri at 5.30 am on October 18 and arrive at Santragachhi at 2.30 pm on the same day. The trains  will have stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Balasore and Kharagpur between Puri and Santragachhi.

14 वर्ष पूर्व हुई घोषणा के बाद नंगल से शुरू हो रही नांदेड़ साहिब एक्सप्रेस की रेल गाड़ी नंगल में गत मंगलवार सायं पहुंच गई थी। तख्त श्री नांदेड़ साहिब की ओर से सप्ताह में एक बार जाने वाली रेल गाड़ी को सजाने तथा उस पर साइन बोर्ड लगाने का काम आज दिन भर जारी रहा। वहीं शहर के कई लोग तख्त श्री नांदेड़ साहिब की ओर जाने वाली रेल गाड़ी नंबर 22468 को देखने के लिए रेलवे स्टेशन पर पहुंचते रहे। वीरवार सायं 4:20 बजे पर नंगल से रवाना होने वाली नंगल-नांदेड़ एक्सप्रेस के बारे में जानकारी देते हुए स्टेशन अधीक्षक सरूप सिंह ने बताया कि आनंदपुर साहिब रूपनगर, मोहाली, चंडीगढ़, अंबाला, पानीपत होते हुए यह ट्रेन नई दिल्ली रात 10:30 बजे के करीब पहुंचेगी। उसके बाद बाया मथुरा, आगरा कैंट, ग्वालियर, झांसी, भोपाल आदि स्टेशनों से होते हुए अगले दिन शुक्रवार रात्रि 11:45 बजे नांदेड़ साहिब पहुंच जाएगी। शनिवार सुबह नादेड़ साहिब से चलने के बाद रविवार को सायं ट्रेन नंगल डैम पहुंचा करेगी। तीन दिन ट्रेन यहां नंगल में ही रुका करेगी।

Smt. Santosh Chowdhary, Hon’ble  Minister Of State, Health and Family Welfare,  Govt. of India and  Sh. Sunder Sham Arora, Hon’ble MLA, Punjab today flagged off the Train No. 14012  Weekly Express Service From Hoshiarpur To Delhi Jn. from Hoshiarpur Railway Station  at a simple ceremony today. Sh. N.C.Goel, Divisional Railway Manager, Firozpur & Other Senior Railway Officials were also present o­n the occasion.

Following the inaugural run today, regular services of the Train Nos 14011/14012 is as under:-The 14011 Delhi Jn-Hoshiarpur Weekly Express train shall depart from Delhi Jn.  at 11.05 p.m. every Saturday to reach Hoshiarpur at 07.10 a.m. the next day. In the return direction, the 14012 Hoshiarpur – Delhi  Jn Weekly Express Train shall depart  from Hoshiarpur  on every Sunday at 10.30 p.m. to reach Delhi Jn at 07.10 a.m. the next day.Consisting of o­ne AC II Tier, two AC III Tier, five sleeper, six second class coaches besides two second class disabled friendly coach cum luggage van, the 14011/14012  Hoshiarpur-Delhi Jn-Hoshiarpur Weekly Express Train will stop at Jalandhar Cantt, Phagwara, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantt. And Panipat stations enroute in both the directions.

With the introduction of this train, Northern Railway reiterates its commitment to provide more comfortable & faster train services to rail passengers.

MADURAI: The train schedule on Dindigul-Palani section has been altered to accommodate the recently introduced Palani-Chennai Central daily express. According to a statement from the Madurai railway division, timings of a few trains have been changed with effect from October 2.While 56776 Dindigul-Palani passenger will leave Dindigul at 4.20pm instead of 4.30pm and reach Palani at 5.40pm. Dindigul - Palani passenger (56774) will leave Dindigul at 3.15pm, instead of 3.20pm and reach Palani at 4.40pm. Palani-Madurai passenger (56709) will leave Palani at 5pm and reach Madurai at 8.15pm. Dindigul-Palani passenger (56772) and Palani-Dindigul passenger (56775) have been cancelled.

consequent to the introduction of Train Number 16001/16002 Chennai Central - Palani -Chennai Central Daily express,