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  Indian Railways News  / Additional facilities at Kolhapur station

PUNE: The Pune railway administration has decided to upgrade passenger amenities at the Kolhapur railway station. The Central Railway's (CR) general manager S. K. Jain recently announced upgradation plan for Kolhapur railway station during his inspection visit. Jain inspected various on-going developmental works and existing passenger facilities at the station such as waiting rooms, parcel office, toilets and platforms. He said that the facilities require upgaration. He instructed officiers concerned to prepare a detailed plan pertaining to upgradation work. Jain also conducted a review meeting with top officials of Pune railway division in the presence of divisional railway manager Vishal Agarwal.Jain said that more passenger amenities are required at the Kolhapur station considering increased number of passengers and train operations. He said that plans were under consideration to upgrade existing amenities and provision of additional infrastructure at station premises.Jain said that the station requires additional foot-over-bridge, extension of platforms at both ends to accommodate trains with 24 coaches, augmentation of waiting rooms and reservation booking office near the station. Jain also assured that additional fund will be made available for the infrastructure works at the station. The administration has decide to take timely review of on-going works to complete them within stipulated time limits.

  Indian Railways News  / Nabarangpur continues to miss the train

Even after six decades of agitations and demands, a railway line in the backward district of Nabarangpur continues elude.Home to over 12 lakh people, Nabarangpur district comes under schedule area  dominated by tribals and Dalits.The district these days is making headlines due to increased Maoist activities. People here feel it is unfortunate that in a poor and backward district like Nabarangpur, development of rail network has so far not received much attention even after Independence. Absence of railway connectivity is being attributed as the primary reason for backwardness of the district and the heightened Maoist activities.A report by the Planning Commission had stated: “Railways have always played an important role in economic development and rapid social transformation in every part of the country. However, it is unfortunate that seven districts of Odisha, including Nabarangpur and Malkangiri, do not have   any railway connectivity.”Intelligentsia here said that the Indian Railways makes huge profit from its operations in Odisha. “The current policy of the Railways is flawed and detrimental to the backward areas like the KBK. Of all zones, SECR, ECoR and SER are the top profit-making zones. The profit mostly comes from transporting minerals available in the backward districts of Odisha,” they said.MP Pradeep Majhi said he had urged the government to consider railway project in the KBK region as national project. He has demanded early completion of Lanjigarh Road-Junagarh-Nabarangpur-Jeypore-Malkangiri-Bhadrachalam line.Survey work for this line was completed long back and work from Lanjigarh Road to Junagarh in Kalahandi district is underway. This line will pass through most of the Maoist-infested and tribal-dominated areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.Majhi added that on many occasions, he had proposed a new railway line from Nabarangpur to Kantabanji via Dabugam-Jharigam-Dharamgarh-Khariar which will benefit people of Nabarangpur, Kalahandi, Nuapada and Balangir districts of KBK region.There is a narrow gauge railway line from Raipur via Dhantari (Chhattisgarh) which comes till the border of Nabarangpur district near Raighar.The district administration has submitted a proposal to convert the narrow gauge to broad gauge and extend it to Nabarangpur (via Raighar-Umerkote-Dabugam-Papadahandi) by constructing a new railway line. “We had urged the Centre to consider these rail projects on a priority,” he said.

  Indian Railways News  / 15 अगस्त पर भी नहीं चलेगी डबल डेकर, नॉन स्टाप 16 तक बढ़ाई

जयपुर. पिछले दिनों नॉन स्टाप ट्रेन को 13 अगस्त तक बढ़ाने से डबल डेकर ट्रेन के 15 अगस्त स्वतंत्रता दिवस पर चलने की उम्मीद बंधी थी। लेकिन रेलवे बोर्ड ने अब जयपुर दिल्ली नॉन स्टाप ट्रेन को 3 दिन और बढ़ाकर यह उम्मीद भी तोड़ दी है। यात्रीभार को देखते हुए जयपुर-दिल्ली नॉन स्टॉप ट्रेन अब 16 अगस्त तक चलेगी। इस ट्रेन के साथ तीन अन्य ट्रेनों की संचालन अवधि भी बढ़ाई गई है।


डबल डेकर ट्रेन को गुरुवार शाम को 22 गोदाम स्थित यार्ड से रेलवे स्टेशन ले जाया गया था। यहां तकनीकी चेकिंग के बाद इसे वापस 22 गोदाम यार्ड में खड़ा किया गया। इसके संचालन के लिए रेलवे प्रशासन लगातार जांच व अन्य कार्यों में व्यस्त है। लेकिन संचालन की तिथि तय नहीं होने से रेलवे के अधिकारी भी असमंजस में है।


उत्तर पश्चिम रेलवे के मुख्य जनसंपर्क अधिकारी ललित बोहरा ने बताया कि अजमेर-हरिद्वार-अजमेर होली डे स्पेशल ट्रेन अब अजमेर से 16 अगस्त को और हरिद्वार से 17 अगस्त को भी चलेगी। इसी प्रकार कोटा-हनुमानगढ़-कोटा हॉलीडे स्पेशल ट्रेन व दिल्ली सराय रोहिल्ला-रेवाड़ी-दिल्ली सराय रोहिल्ला हॉलीडे स्पेशल ट्रेन को 16 अगस्त तक बढ़ाया गया है।

  Indian Railways News  / Change in Shatabdi coach composition to continue

The change in coach composition of Train No. 12007 Chennai Central — Mysore Shatabdi Express and Train No. 12008 Mysore — Chennai Central Shatabdi Express has been extended till September 16.Reserved passengers who were allotted seat numbers 63 to 78 in each chair car will be given alternative seating arrangements. Assistance to obtain the reallotted seat numbers is available at a specially assigned help desk at Chennai Central railway station or by dialling 139.

  Indian Railways News  / Pinki gets back job

Asian Games gold medallist Pinki Pramanik, who was accused of rape by a woman, has been reinstated by Eastern Railway. The athlete rejoined duty as a ticket collector at the Sealdah Station on Thursday.