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  Indian Railways News  / Boost for Navi Mumbai Metro

MUMBAI: The Metro rail project being constructed by the City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) in Navi Mumbai between Belapur and Pendhar got a shot in the arm on Tuesday.Engineers have started installing segments atop the pillars, said a Cidco official. The Rs 2,111-crore project to create a 11-km viaduct for the Metro with 11 stations, with majority falling in Kharghar,was launched in May 2011. Of the 320 pillars the metro has built nearly 42 are ready now with foundations for many more already in place."Our project has delayed by six months. However, we hope to complete the viaducts and stations by March 2014," said Cidco managing director Tanaji Satre. "We expect another six months for rolling stock to come up.We hope to undertake the trial run by December 2014," he added. "Normally it takes minimum four years to build metro but we are planning to finish it in three-and-half months as there are no hurdles on the ground now. The work on seven stations has already begun. The construction of depots will start this month. Developer for rolling stock like trains, signaling and tracks will be in place in another four months," Satre said. According to planners, the Metro will be extended till Khandeshwar near the proposed Navi Mumbai airport from Taloja in the next phase.While the civil work of the project will cost Rs 1011 crore the rolling stock will cost Rs 1100 crore. Once complete the metro with four to six coaches will up to 2250 passengers one-way.

  Indian Railways News  / Railway extends special services to tackle wedding season rush

RANCHI: Indian Railways has extended services of special trains in the state keeping in mind the rush during festivals and the wedding season.

Trains running to cities, like Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Delhi, are booked to capacity and it has become impossible to get reservations for the next one month. The rush is so huge that the railways has extended the service of a special train from Ranchi to Bangalore by a month.


Ranchi division of the South Eastern Railway has extended services of puja special Hatia-Yeswantpur Express, which was scheduled to be off tracks after November 29, for a month till December 29. The train was started to tackle the additional load during festivals.

Ashok Nagpal, vice president of Chhotanagpur Passengers' Association, said now that the festivals are over, youngsters studying outside are returning and so the rush. "Over 2 lakh students from Jharkhand live in various southern cities for studies. They are bound to Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai after Chhath and Gurupurnima," said Nagpal.

Similar is the case with New Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express, Jharkhand Sampark Kranti Express, Mumbai LTT Express, Rourkela-Muri Jammu Express and other premium trains. "I had booked a ticket in Rourkela Muri Jammu Express that had a waiting list of 145. I waited for confirmation. But on the day of the journey, the waiting list was 65 and I had to cancel my ticket," said Uday Sahay, a management trainee who had to cancel his visit to Kanpur.

DRM G Malaya said running of few special trains from Ranchi to various destinations helped cater to a large number of passengers. "The rush is likely to be over in a few weeks from now," said Malaya. A senior railway official said the rush was because of the beginning of the marriage season and winter vacations in colleges.

  Indian Railways News  / Indian Railways introduces 02802 Sainagar Shirdi-Visakhapatnam Weekly Express Train

Indian Railways has introduced 02802 Sainagar Shirdi-Visakhapatnam Weekly Express Train, a new weekly superfast express train between Sainagar Shirdi and Visakhapatnam via- Vijaywada – Secunderabad – Manmad – Puntamba with effect from 20.12.2012 Ex Vishakhapatnam and 21.12.2012 Ex Sainagar Shirdi.

  Indian Railways News  / New Duronto train services to Madurai, Thiruvananthpuram from Dec. 15

Chennai: Railway is going to introduce another train between Madurai and Thiruvananthpuram on December 15. The new service to be launched from next week includes Air-conditioned Duronto Express service from Chennai Central to Madurai on Mondays and Wednesdays and to Thiruvannanthpuram on Tuesday and Fridays.

The advance reservation for the scheduled inaugural special will begin from Thursday and. It will leave Chennai Central on December 15 at 5pm and will Madurai at 4 am next morning.

Madurai-Chennai Central Duranto special (02206) will leave Madurai at 10:40 pm on December 16 and will reach Chennai central at 7.10 am the next day.

Railway's another introduction inaugural Chennai Central-Thiruvananthapuram Duronto will leave at 5 pm on December 15 and reach Thiruvananthapuram at 5.45 am the next day.

Thiruvananthapuram-Chennai Central Duronto special (02208) will leave Thiruvananthapuram at 9.30 pm on December 16 and reach Chennai Central at 10.15 am the next morning.

Chennai Central-Madurai Duronto express (22205) will leave Chennai Central at 10.30 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays and arrive in Madurai at 7 am the next day.

Madurai-Chennai Central Duronto express (22206) will leave Madurai at 10.40pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays and arrive at Chennai Central at 7.10 am the next day.

Chennai Central-Thiruvananthapuram Duronto express (22207) will leave Chennai Central at 4.30 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays and arrive in Thiruvananthapuram at 5.15 am the next day.

  Indian Railways News  / RPF tightens noose around drug peddlers

BHUBANESWAR: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has tightened the noose around drug peddlers moving in trains and stations under its jurisdiction. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested 10 criminals, mostly drug peddlers, last month from Bhubaneswar and a few other railway stations.

"Raids were conducted at different places. Seven criminals and three touts from stations and ticket booking counters were arrested," ECoR's chief public relations officer R N Mohapatra said. The RPF also recently seized around 5.186 kg of narcotics, suspected to be brown sugar, from Yeshwantpur-Howrah Express and arrested Abdul Hassan (41) of Chennai at Visakhapatnam station. Hassan was carrying the contraband packed in 27 packets in a bag.

A few days ago, the RPF of Rairakhol in Sambalpur division seized over 37 kg of ganja worth over Rs 1.48 lakh from Puri-Sambalpur Intercity Express. "All the recovered contraband were handed over to the excise department," Mohapatra said.