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The South Central Railway will run four special trains between Hyderabad and Gulbarga for Urs-e-Shareef of Hazrath Khaja Bandanawaz.Hyderabad-Gulbarga special train will depart from Hyderabad at 22.00 hrs on September 21 and arrive in Gulbarga at 04.15 hrs the next day. In the return direction, the train will depart from Gulbarga at 05.25 hrs on September 22 and arrive in Hyderabad at 11.30 hrs on the same day. The Hyderabad-Gulbarga special train will depart from Hyderabad at 05.30 hrs on September 25 and arrive in Gulbarga at 11.20 hrs the same day.In the return direction, it will depart from Gulbarga at 12.35 hrs on September 25 and arrive in Hyderabad at 18.35 hrs on the same day.Meanwhile the SCR will run eight special trains between Secunderabad and Machilipatnam and eight special trains between Hyderabad and Renigunta.

Secunderabad-Machilipatnam special train will depart from Secunderabad at 10.30 hrs on October 6,13, 20 and 27 (Sundays) and arrive in Machilipatnam at 19.30 hrs on the same day. In the return direction the train will depart from Machilipatnam at 21.30 hrs on October 6,13, 20 and 27 (Sundays) and arrive in Secunderabad at 05.55 hrs the next day.

Narsapur, Nagarsol train 4 days a week

The frequency of Narsapur-Nagarsol express has been increased to four days a week from the present twice a week. Accordingly, the train will depart from Narsapur on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays with effect from September 25.

In the return direction, it will depart from Nagarsol on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays with effect from September 26.

Timings revised

Timings of Mannmad-Kacheguda passenger train will be  revised with effect from September 23. Accordingly, the revised timings, the train will depart from  Manmad at 05.20 hrs. There will be no change in train timings beyond Aurangabad and the train will arrive in Kacheguda at 22.30 hrs.

बिलासपुर। चिरमिरी से बिलासपुर आने वाली पैसेंजर में उठाईगीरी की घटना घटी है। पीडि़त यात्री को उसलापुर में उतारा गया और इलाज के लिए जिला अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया है। शनिवार की शाम तक वह बेसुध था, जिससे घटना की सही जानकारी नहीं मिल सकी है।

जीआरपी को संदेह है कि अज्ञात आरोपियों ने यात्री का सामान भी पार कर दिया होगा। आरोपी के होश में आने के बाद मामले का खुलासा होगा, जिसके आधार पर पुलिस मामला दर्ज करेगी। चिरमिरी से बिलासपुर आने वाली पैसेंजर शनिवार की सुबह 6 बजे उसलापुर पहुंची। यहां जनरल बोगी के यात्रियों ने आरपीएफ जवानों को सूचना दी कि एक यात्री बेसुध है और उल्टी कर रहा है। आरपीएफ ने पीडि़त से जानकारी ली तो उसने बताया कि उसके साथ दो और लोग बैठे थे, जिन्होंने उसे बिस्किट खिलाई थी।

बिस्किट खाने के बाद उसे नींद आ गई। यात्री ने अपना सामान गायब होने की बात कही और फिर से बेहोश हो गया। आरपीएफ ने यात्री को ट्रेन से उतारा और जिला अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया। आरपीएफ से मिले मेमो के आधार पर जीआरपी बयान लेने पहुंची। युवक थोड़ी देर के लिए होश में आ रहा है और फिर बेहोश हो जा रहा है। इस बीच जीआरपी ने पीडि़त की पहचान हासिल कर ली है।

वह मनेंद्रगढ़ का रहने वाला 35 वर्षीय विनोद कुमार गुप्ता है। वह चिरमिरी से बिलासपुर के लिए सफर कर रहा था। आरोपी के जेब की तलाशी ली गई तो सिर्फ टिकट मिला, जिससे उसका पर्स की चोरी होने की आशंका है। जीआरपी युवक के होश में आने का इंतजार कर रही है, जिससे घटना की सही जानकारी मिल सके।

According to sources, gauge conversion will be done between few stations and a new railway station will be constructed at Binjana on Ujjain-Indore route. Indore station will also be upgraded.

In a bid to facilitate the passengers coming from different parts of the country during Simhastha (Kumbh), West Central Railway (WCR) railways has plan to run 100 special trains.It has also prepared work plans for development of infrastructure at different railways stations including Indore besides security of passengers during the mega event.According to sources, gauge conversion will be done between few stations and a new railway station will be constructed at Binjana on Ujjain-Indore route. The railway stations of Indore, Mhow, Rau and Ujjain will be upgraded. New platforms will come up at these stations and a new foot overbridge will also be constructed at Ujjain.PRO of Ratlam division of West Central Railways (WCR) Pradeep Sharma said that railway has plans to run 100 special trains during Simhastha.Railways will also upgrade Indore station which will include gauge conversion of Mhow, Rau, Tehi and Pithampur tracks.Three new platforms will be constructed at Indore station while platform number 4 will be expanded to accommodate 24 coach trains.Mhow railway station is being developed as a major source station to reduce pressure at Ujjain during Simhastha.Two new platforms will be constructed at Ujjain taking total number of platforms to nine. Advance digital equipments, CVCTV cameras, metal detectors etc would be installed at railway stations. RPF and GRP booths will also be established for security of pilgrims expected in several lakhs.

Coach Factory at Sonia’s constituency proving to be White Elephant for Railways
LUCKNOW: The.2500 Crore Rail Coach Factory in Sonia Gandhi’s constituency Rae Bareli is proving to be a white elephant for railways. Even after three years of production, the factory has only two shells (the empty coach without the bogey and interiors) to call its own.

Railway ministry has sanctioned Rs.650 crore to the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in 2013-14. But, so far the factory has rolled out only two shells and 25 assembled coaches. There has been no production since June when 12-odd coaches were assembled.

The main reason cited for limping production is Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, decision to back off from its commitment to supply raw material to Rae Bareli factory in the initial years. “The target was to produce 150 coaches this year but not more than 25 coaches have been rolled out,” said sources.

Even after three years, the factory has not become self-reliant in procuring raw material and rolling out coaches, entirely manufactured on its premises. “RCF Kapurthala says it’s time Rae Bareli factory starts its own production. They have to float tenders to procure raw material to us as well,” added sources. But, Rae Bareli factory is still lagging behind despite several assurances from the railway ministry to fast-track the project.

The project has also been hit by split management. The factory is managed through three offices headquarters at Delhi, local office in Lucknow and the small set up at Lalganj in Rae Bareli.

The factory was set up to bridge the gap between the demand and supply of coaches. It was to roll out 1,000 LHB coaches every year. But major chunk of the factory’s budget sanctioned by railway ministry goes in paying salary to its 40 officers and about 1,100 staff.

Besides, Rs 12 to 13 lakh extra is spent on the transportation of raw material like seats, wheels, paints, bathroom fittings and other accessories during every consignment. “The raw material is to be provided as and when required. However, for past two months we are not getting it,” said sources.

Rae Bareli factory has to manufacture only LHB coaches. Railways incurs about Rs 2.73 crore in manufacturing a single AC-3 tier LHB coach and Rs 2.63 crore for an AC-2 tier LHB coach. LHB is a light weight coach based on German technology that improves the speed of a train. It is the latest requirement of Indian Railway.

Three years after it started production, only 113-odd coaches have been assembled at Rae Braeli. The factory has not made a single coach indigenously so far. It rolled out 18 coaches in 2011-12 and 70 in 2012-13.

Initially, the project was delayed due to political apathy as the railway ministry was headed by Mamata Banerjee. The factory was not given more than Rs 100 crore as annual budget then, said sources. The factory has failed to meet its production deadline several times after inauguration in 2007.

Things improved when Pawan Bansal took over as the railway minister. A big sum was sanctioned to the factory in this year’s rail budget.

The factory’s administrative block has to be shifted to Rae Bareli by next month. But, that seems unlikely given the sluggish pace of work.

What ails Rae Bareli rail coach factory?
* Factory has failed to get self-reliant over the past three years
* RCF Kapurthala is showing disinterest in providing raw material
* Factory is managed through three offices in Delhi, Lucknow and Rae Bareli
* Everyday management of the factory is getting affected due to split offices
* Ancillary units have not started
* 1000-strong staff are underemployed at factory
* Major portion of annual budget of the factory goes in paying salaries

सुलतानपुर से ऊंचाहार के लिए रेलवे लाइन का सर्वे किया गया। रेलवे व राजस्व विभाग की टीम ने संयुक्त रूप से सर्वे किया। इससे लोगों में रेल लाइन की सुविधा मिलने की उम्मीद जगी है।
क्षेत्र के अठेहा, कुम्ही डीहा, सेमरा, पूरे बख्शी, बडहुआ व ननौती से होकर गुजरने वाली रेलवे लाइन के लिए विभागीय अधिकारी व राजस्व कर्मी पहुंचे। टीम ने अठेहा में गौरीगंज रोड पर सेमरा के पूर्व रेलवे स्टेशन के निर्माण का भी सर्वे किया। इस सर्वे से क्षेत्रीय लोगों में खुशी की लहर दौड़ गई। उनमें इस बात को लेकर खुशी है कि जहां एक ओर ट्रेन से आवागमन की सुविधा मिलेगी, वहीं हजारों लोगों को रोजगार भी मिल सकेगा। लोगों ने इसके लिए सांसद राजकुमारी रत्ना सिंह व स्थानीय विधायक प्रमोद तिवारी के प्रयास की सराहना की।

The Palakkad Railway Division will hold the Pension Adalat - 2013 at Railway Institute, Hemambika Nagar, here on December 11 to redress the grievances of railway pensioners. Any railway pensioner, family pensioner, or beneficiary, associated with the Palakkad division, could submit their grievances in the prescribed format on or before October 31, to the Senior Divisional Personnel Officer, Railway Divisional Office, Olavakode, Palakkad – 678002. — Staff Reporter

Barak Valley bandh on September 24
#HAILAKANDI,: The Hailakandi unit of the Silchar-Lumding Broadgauge Implementation Movement Committee has called for a 12-hour Barak Valley bandh from 5 am on September 24. The committee has called the bandh to press for the early completion of the ongoing Silchar-Lumding broadgauge conversion works. Various organisations of the valley have already extended their support to the bandh.
Talking to this correspondent, the convenor of the committee in Hailakandi district, Sushil Paul said that at least 30 organisations have extended support to the bandh. Some of these organisations are the Bar Association, Citizens’ Right Protection Committee, Northeast Nadwatut Tamir, Railway Passengers’ Protection Committee, Jamat-e-Islami Hind, Aam Aadmi Party, Hailakandi Press Club, District e-Media Association, SS College Students’ Union, CPI, Rotary Club, Assam State Employees’ Federation, Majuri Shramik Union, Karmachari Parishad, etc.

Paul alleged that the gauge conversion works from Silchar to Lumding via Badarpur started 17 years back, but till date the project has not been completed and there is no certainty regarding its completion. He said that the elected representatives and Railway authorities have been giving only assurances that the works would be finished soon, but this has not materialised yet.

Paul urged the people, irrespective of their identities, to come forward to work for the fulfilment of this long-standing demand. He alleged that a section of corrupt political leaders and a transport lobby are against the completion of this mega project of the Barak Valley.

बिलासपुर। चिरमिरी से बिलासपुर आने वाली पैसेंजर में उठाईगीरी की घटना घटी है। पीडि़त यात्री को उसलापुर में उतारा गया और इलाज के लिए जिला अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया है। शनिवार की शाम तक वह बेसुध था, जिससे घटना की सही जानकारी नहीं मिल सकी है।

जीआरपी को संदेह है कि अज्ञात आरोपियों ने यात्री का सामान भी पार कर दिया होगा। आरोपी के होश में आने के बाद मामले का खुलासा होगा, जिसके आधार पर पुलिस मामला दर्ज करेगी। चिरमिरी से बिलासपुर आने वाली पैसेंजर शनिवार की सुबह 6 बजे उसलापुर पहुंची। यहां जनरल बोगी के यात्रियों ने आरपीएफ जवानों को सूचना दी कि एक यात्री बेसुध है और उल्टी कर रहा है। आरपीएफ ने पीडि़त से जानकारी ली तो उसने बताया कि उसके साथ दो और लोग बैठे थे, जिन्होंने उसे बिस्किट खिलाई थी।

बिस्किट खाने के बाद उसे नींद आ गई। यात्री ने अपना सामान गायब होने की बात कही और फिर से बेहोश हो गया। आरपीएफ ने यात्री को ट्रेन से उतारा और जिला अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया। आरपीएफ से मिले मेमो के आधार पर जीआरपी बयान लेने पहुंची। युवक थोड़ी देर के लिए होश में आ रहा है और फिर बेहोश हो जा रहा है। इस बीच जीआरपी ने पीडि़त की पहचान हासिल कर ली है।

वह मनेंद्रगढ़ का रहने वाला 35 वर्षीय विनोद कुमार गुप्ता है। वह चिरमिरी से बिलासपुर के लिए सफर कर रहा था। आरोपी के जेब की तलाशी ली गई तो सिर्फ टिकट मिला, जिससे उसका पर्स की चोरी होने की आशंका है। जीआरपी युवक के होश में आने का इंतजार कर रही है, जिससे घटना की सही जानकारी मिल सके।

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.

Coach Factory at Sonia’s constituency proving to be White Elephant for Railways
LUCKNOW: The.2500 Crore Rail Coach Factory in Sonia Gandhi’s constituency Rae Bareli is proving to be a white elephant for railways. Even after three years of production, the factory has only two shells (the empty coach without the bogey and interiors) to call its own.

Railway ministry has sanctioned Rs.650 crore to the Rail Coach Factory (RCF) in 2013-14. But, so far the factory has rolled out only two shells and 25 assembled coaches. There has been no production since June when 12-odd coaches were assembled.

The main reason cited for limping production is Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, decision to back off from its commitment to supply raw material to Rae Bareli factory in the initial years. “The target was to produce 150 coaches this year but not more than 25 coaches have been rolled out,” said sources.

Even after three years, the factory has not become self-reliant in procuring raw material and rolling out coaches, entirely manufactured on its premises. “RCF Kapurthala says it’s time Rae Bareli factory starts its own production. They have to float tenders to procure raw material to us as well,” added sources. But, Rae Bareli factory is still lagging behind despite several assurances from the railway ministry to fast-track the project.

The project has also been hit by split management. The factory is managed through three offices headquarters at Delhi, local office in Lucknow and the small set up at Lalganj in Rae Bareli.

The factory was set up to bridge the gap between the demand and supply of coaches. It was to roll out 1,000 LHB coaches every year. But major chunk of the factory’s budget sanctioned by railway ministry goes in paying salary to its 40 officers and about 1,100 staff.

Besides, Rs 12 to 13 lakh extra is spent on the transportation of raw material like seats, wheels, paints, bathroom fittings and other accessories during every consignment. “The raw material is to be provided as and when required. However, for past two months we are not getting it,” said sources.

Rae Bareli factory has to manufacture only LHB coaches. Railways incurs about Rs 2.73 crore in manufacturing a single AC-3 tier LHB coach and Rs 2.63 crore for an AC-2 tier LHB coach. LHB is a light weight coach based on German technology that improves the speed of a train. It is the latest requirement of Indian Railway.

Three years after it started production, only 113-odd coaches have been assembled at Rae Braeli. The factory has not made a single coach indigenously so far. It rolled out 18 coaches in 2011-12 and 70 in 2012-13.

Initially, the project was delayed due to political apathy as the railway ministry was headed by Mamata Banerjee. The factory was not given more than Rs 100 crore as annual budget then, said sources. The factory has failed to meet its production deadline several times after inauguration in 2007.

Things improved when Pawan Bansal took over as the railway minister. A big sum was sanctioned to the factory in this year’s rail budget.

The factory’s administrative block has to be shifted to Rae Bareli by next month. But, that seems unlikely given the sluggish pace of work.

What ails Rae Bareli rail coach factory?
* Factory has failed to get self-reliant over the past three years
* RCF Kapurthala is showing disinterest in providing raw material
* Factory is managed through three offices in Delhi, Lucknow and Rae Bareli
* Everyday management of the factory is getting affected due to split offices
* Ancillary units have not started
* 1000-strong staff are underemployed at factory
* Major portion of annual budget of the factory goes in paying salaries