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  Indian Railways News  / More CCTVs at Railway stations in TN

Erode: The Railway Protection Force will install more Close Circuit Televisions in all the 113 Railway stations in Salem Railway Division, officials said on Sunday.

The Division, comprises Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Coimbatore and four more revenue districts. Only ten such CCTVs are at the Coimbatore Railway Station and it would be increased to 70 shortly.

In Erode Railway station too, the number of CCTVs would be increased.Officials said Erode Railway station would have a luggage scanner soon.

  Indian Railways News  / Railway bribery scam: CBI may book Bansal’s secretary Rahul Bhandari

New Delhi: Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal’s private secretary Rahul Bhandari is heading for more trouble as CBI is likely to register a fresh enquiry against him for allegedly playing role in transfers and posting in the Ministry for illegal gratification.Bhandari has already been quizzed during the probe in Rs 10 crore cash-for-post bribery case, in which Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla has been arrested.CBI sources said some instances during the surveillance of Singla and suspended Railway Board member Mahesh Kumar indicate Bhandari’s alleged involvement in the transfers and postings in the ministry.The sources said Bhandari, a 1997-batch Punjab-cadre IAS officer, has been grilled about these conversations during his examination by the agency which is likely to file charge sheet in connection with the Railway bribery scandal this month.Bhandari did not respond to SMS seeking his reaction on the development or to phone calls.The sources said the agency is also looking into assets of Bhandari which are alleged to have grown disproportionately.Bhandari had been quizzed twice about his role in the postings and transfers in the Railway Ministry during the probe in in Rs 10 crore cash-for-post bribery case registered by CBI on May 3 against Singla, Kumar besides other middlemen. Bansal was forced to quit the Union Cabinet in the wake of the scandal.

The sources said during his questioning, Bhandari denied any involvement in the bribery scandal but they claimed to have found enough evidence which indicate his involvement in the postings and transfers on monetary considerations in the ministry.

The sources said a decision on filing a fresh preliminary enquiry against him is likely to be taken soon by the agency which is examining the material against him.

  Indian Railways News  / Kerela: Three trains to be regulated on June 12

Kozhikode: Southern Railway on Tuesday announced that three trains would be regulated on June 12 for between 15 to 40 minutes due to maintenance work at Shornur yard.

Accordingly the Mangalore Central Chennai Central Express would be regulated for 30 minutes at Karakad and 15 minutes at Shoranur.

The Alappuzha Kannur Express would be regulated at Vallathol Nagar for 30 minutes and the Coimbatore Thrissur passenger at Mannanur station for 40 minutes, a press release from the Palakkad division of the Railways said.

  Indian Railways News  / BANIHAL-QAZIGUND SECTION: TO BE OPENED VERY SOON

Banihal-Qazigund section of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramullah Rail link Project has been completed by Northern Railway and is likely to be opened for public very soon after statutory inspection by Commissioner of Railway Safety for running passenger trains. Trial run o­n this section was successfully done o­n 28.12.12 and since then ballast trains are running o­n regular basis.

Banihal-Qazigund section is 17.730 Kms long out of which 6.514 Km portion is o­n cutting and embankment including bridges and 11.215 Kms is through tunnel. About 11, 78,500.00 cubic meters of earthwork in cutting and filling has been done. The maximum depth of cutting is 15.20 meters and maximum height of embankment is 16.70 meters. 39 nos. of bridges have been constructed in this section which include two major bridges, 30 nos. of minor bridges and 7 nos. of ROBs/RUBs. The total expenditure of Rs. 1691.00 Crores has been incurred by the railways to complete this section.


The section consists of o­nly o­ne tunnel i.e. Pir Panjal Tunnel which is 11.215 Km long. This tunnel is longest transportation tunnel in Indiaand third longest in Asia. The tunnel has been constructed with total cost of Rs.1300.00 Crores. Almost seven years have been taken by Railways to complete this tunnel. About 7,500 Metric Tonnes of steel, 3, 28,000 cubic meters of concrete has been used and10,00,000 cubic meters of underground excavation has been done to complete the tunnel. 1300 workers and 150 engineers worked round the clock to accomplish this challenging task.


In order to expedite the work o­n this tunnel by creating more working faces, o­ne Adit of 772.00 meter length and o­ne Shaft of 56.00 meter depth and 11.00 meter diameter was constructed. The tunnel has been constructed by NATM (New Austrian Tunnelling Method) which was firstly used o­n such large scale in India. This method optimizes the tunnel design by mobilizing the inherent ground strength in adopting a curved section, providing primary support system immediately after the excavation and monitoring the ground behavior while permitting it to develop its inherent strength. Maximum overburden o­n this tunnel is 1100 meters and bore holes up to 640 meters depth were drilled for Geotechnical investigations. A 3.0 meters wide road has been provided inside the tunnel for maintenance, emergency rescue and relief operations. The tunnel has been made water proof by providing continuous PVC membrane between primary and secondary lining. The tunnel has been equipped with the State of the Art air quality monitoring system, ventilation system, communication system, fire fighting system and emergency rescue system in case of emergency. Ballastless Track system has been provided inside the tunnel which is pollution and maintenance free with very good riding quality. By adoption of these systems, Pir Panjal tunnel will be totally dry, pollution free, safe, comfortable and completely illuminated.


Opening of Banihal-Qazigund railway section will connect Jammu Division with Kashmir Division of Jammu & Kashmir State. This section will have two main railway stations i.e. Banihal in Jammu Division & Qazigund in Kashmir Division. In addition to these a halt station is also being provided at Hillar village in Anantnag district which is about 4 Km from Qazigund station for the convenience of local public as per their demand.


Now a day a lot of problems are being faced by passengers travelling between Banihal and Qazigund due to closure of Jawahar Tunnel in winter season owing to heavy snow fall. During this winter also o­ne way movement of vehicles was resorted to between twin capital cities of Jammu & Srinagar o­n National Highway alongwith sudden closures for almost four months from Dec’12 to Mar’13 owing to heavy snowfall and slippery conditions leading to a lot of inconvenience to stranded passengers. All these problems will be reduced to a large extent by running of train services between Banihal-Qazigund. Moreover the distance between Banihal and Qazigund will also be reduced from 35 Km road length to 17.729 Kms railway line. It will be a cheaper, faster and dependable mode of transport.

  Indian Railways News  / Opening of New Passenger Halt at Maroda (MRDA) between Rajoli Station & Mulmaroda station of Nagpur

Opening of New Passenger Halt at Maroda (MRDA) between Rajoli Station & Mulmaroda station of Nagpur Division