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  Indian Railways News  / शताब्दी में करते हैं सफर, तो मिलने वाली है बहुत जल्द बड़ी खुशी

भोपाल। नई दिल्ली और भोपाल के बीच चलने वाली शताब्दी एक्सप्रेस के कोचों में जल्द की कुछ परिवर्तन दिखाई देगा। टूटे हुए कांच बदले जाएंगे। कोच के अंदर मिलने वाली यात्री सुविधाओं में भी इजाफा किया जाएगा।दिल्ली के डीआरएम एके सचांद ने बताया कि एक पखवाड़े के बाद शताब्दी एक्सप्रेस के सभी कोचों के मेंटेनेंस सहित कई अन्य कार्य करने जा रहे हैं। इसके लिए टेंडर प्रक्रिया आखिरी दौर में है। टेंडर फाइनल होते ही यह काम शुरू किए जाएंगे।

यह काम होगा
कोच विंडो सहित अंदर के सभी टूटे हुए कांच बदलेंगे। पुरानी डिजाइन के डिस्पेंसर भी बदल दिए जाएंगे। इससे यात्रियों को नए लुक वाले डिस्पेंसर तथा अच्छी खुशबू वाले लिक्विड सोप उपलब्ध होंगे। जिन कोच की मैटिन फट गई अथवा खराब हुई है, उन्हें बदलकर आग नहीं पकड़ने वाली नई तकनीक की एक्रिलिक मैटिन लगाई जाएंगी। हालांकि सभी कोच की मैटिन बदलकर एकरूपता लाने का प्रयास किया जाएगा। एंटरटेनमेंट सिस्टम के लिए फिर टेंडर-दिल्ली के डीआरएम के अनुसार शताब्दी एक्सप्रेस के कोचों में टीवी एंड एंटरटेनमेंट सिस्टम के लिए एक पखवाड़े के भीतर फिर से टेंडर बुलाए जाएंगे। टीवी एंड एंटरटेनमेंट सिस्टम के लगने से यात्रियों का मनोरंजन भी होगा।

  Indian Railways News  / The connectivity challenge

For a city breaking into the million-plus category of urban conurbation and projected as an important investment destination with potential for growth, connectivity holds the key for future expansion. And a mass mode of transportation providing link to the rest of the State and major destinations across the country is a critical factor in fostering industrial development and accelerating urbanisation of Mysore. Here, nothing can beat the advantages held out by railways when compared to other modes of transportation. While improvement and expansion of roads is undeniable, it is equally true that the cost benefit advantages of railways, especially for long distance travel, is hard to beat by other modes of transport. Hence it was not surprising that stakeholders represented by the business community and NGOs made a strong case for improved rail links connecting Mysore not only with the rest of the State but with the rest of the country at the recent Divisional Railway Users’ Consultative Committee meeting held in the city. This also brings to the fore the institutional mechanism evolved by the authorities to elicit public feedback and respond to them in the medium to long term. The demands are many and as varied as the daily commuters and passengers using the railways. Though not all of them may materialise in the immediate future, a case is being built for their sanction in the future.

 The business community represented by the Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry spoke for a majority of the people when it strongly pitched for an additional express train connecting Mysore and Bangalore in the morning hours. At present, there is a gap of more than four hours after the departure of the Chamundi Express at 6.45 a.m. before another express service, Tipu Express, leaves Mysore for Bangalore at 11 a.m.  

Major demand

Hence the MCCI President Sudhakar Shetty pleaded for the introduction of an express service at 7.30 a.m. so that people could reach Bangalore by 10 a.m. A long-pending demand of a majority of the daily commuters as also frequent travellers to Bangalore, the issue has already been put up by the railway officials with the Board. But there is a catch here. As the Divisional Railway Manager Vinod Kumar and Senior Commercial Divisional Manager Anup Dayanand Sadhu pointed out, Mysore station receives five trains from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. while nine  trains depart between 4.30 a.m. and 9.30 a.m. and hence the station was saturated.  

 But with the completion of the track doubling work on the Bangalore-Mysore scheduled for December 2013, the track capacity will be augmented and additional express services between the two cities is bound to be a reality. However, there is concern over the delay in land acquisition in Mandya and the shifting of the armoury at Srirangapatna which could not only escalate the cost but put off the completion by another six to eight months.

 Connectivity to Bangalore always holds importance to Mysore as the former is a major transportation hub from where services by way of rail, road or air is easily available to the rest of the country. What is important is the need to reduce the commuting time and it is here that the track doubling work comes into the picture. For, it is expected to reduce the commuting time, for at least non-stop services, to 100 minutes while the regular services with halts at important stations may cover the distance of 139 km in about two hours.

At present, most trains take more about three hours or more, barring the Shatabdi Express, to complete the Bangalore-Mysore leg.  Apart from Bangalore, the business community in Mysore has made a strong plea for increasing the frequency of the Mumbai-bound Sharavati Express.

According to Mr. Sudhakar Shetty and other stakeholders, the train, since its inception years ago, has been running to full capacity and not withstanding the demand, the railway authorities have not increased its frequency.  A legitimate demand for which the railway officials have to come out with a solution as the issue has been discussed for more than five years! This will not only benefit people of Mysore seeking direct connectivity to the commercial capital of the country but also other major centres in Karnataka such as Hassan, Arsikere, Davanagere and Hubli. Similarly, there is a request to increase the frequency of the Mysore-Ajmer train from weekly to four days in a week.

 It has been argued that the industrial estate comprising Hootagalli, Metagalli and Belawadi is the largest of its kind in the State after Peenya in Bangalore and hence the members have sought stoppage of Mysore-Ariskere trains at the industrial area. There are other demands including providing stoppages to a few trains including the Mysore-Talguppa Intercity Express at Kadur and introduction of another daily day train between Bangalore and Mangalore via Mysore.

  Indian Railways News  / Long-route trains from Hisar

Hisar : The railways has decided to set up a washing line at the local railway station which will pave the way for starting long-route trains to and from here.Divisional Railway Manager SS Gupta, who stopped over here for a brief while yesterday, said the washing line would be set up near the Surya Nagar railway crossing where sufficient space and underground water was available.Gupta said the availability of good quality water was a must for setting up a washing line as the entire train had to be washed and spruced up for a long journey. Luckily, the underground water at the proposed site made the grade.He said the railways had been planning to improve train services to this region for long but that required improvement of the rail infrastructure. The washing line would meet a pre-requisite for long-route trains to come to Hisar.The tender for the line had already been floated and it was expected to be completed in about a year.

  Indian Railways News  / IRCTC launches tour package to Dubai

With an aim to cater to the growing number of outbound tourists, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has come up with its first international package for Dubai in August 2012. IRCTC, a PSU of Indian Railways, is already involved in organising domestic tour packages in the country.

According to a report in the Daily Pioneer, the package departs from Bhopal on 21st August 2012 and arrives back at Bhopal on 26th August 2012. Tourists starting from Bhopal by train, in a chartered 2AC coach, reach Mumbai the next day for their onward flight to Dubai. They will be transferred to the airport by coach. With the Economy class air travel they will reach Dubai in the afternoon.

“In between the 3 nights and 4 days stay at Dubai, the tourists will enjoy an evening visit to the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building (2723 ft with 163 floors) in the world; a half-day Dubai City tour; a romantic Dhow Cruise down the Dubai creek through fascinating lights and lilting music while enjoying a sumptuous dinner. A  desert safari is also thrown in, amongst the other attractions, along with a barbeque dinner,” Pradip Kundu, Joint General Manager (PR), IRCTC said.

With its launching IRCTC will enter into the outbound tourism and hopes to conduct many such tours to other popular international tourist destinations in future, Kundu said.

  Indian Railways News  / Four Express Trains to Bypass Kharagpur and Stop at Hijli Instead

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