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  Indian Railways News  / Shortcut may cut short life - The Times of India

ALLAHABAD: If you are among those who come to the Civil Lines side of Allahabad railway junction from platform number 7 and 8 through a small pathway constructed to carry trolleys, stop doing it now. Reason: You are risking your life just to save a few minutes.

Though the pathway has been constructed across the railway lines for carrying of trolleys by the parcel department but the passengers frequenting the Allahabad railway junction utilize this pathway to reach the Civil Lines side of the junction. They use this pathway to reach quickly to the Civil Lines side and then reach their destination.

  Indian Railways News  / जयपुर-मथुरा पैसेंजर ट्रेन में डिब्बे नहीं बढ़ाए तो हो सकता है हादसा

दौसा-!- यात्री भार को देखते हुए जयपुर-मथुरा पैसेंजर ट्रेन में डिब्बे कम हैं। यात्रियों से ठसाठस भरी ट्रेन में लोगों को गेट व पायदान में लटक कर यात्रा करनी पड़ रही है। इससे कभी किसी के साथ कोई बड़ा हादसा हो सकता है। इसमें विशेष बात यह है कि जयपुर से लौटते समय पैसेंजर ट्रेन में भीड़ बहुत रहती है। इसके बावजूद आंख मूंद कर बैठे रेलवे अधिकारियों को शायद किसी हादसे का इंतजार है। पैसेंजर ट्रेन में तत्काल प्रभाव से डिब्बे बढ़ाने की जरूरत है। हैंडलूम व्यापारी कृष्ण मुरारी झालानी का कहना है कि यात्रियों को दोपहर के समय जयपुर जाने-आने के लिए जयपुर-मथुरा पैसेंजर ट्रेन रास आ रही है, लेकिन डिब्बे कम और यात्री अधिक होने से परेशानी भी उतनी ही 'यादा झेलनी पड़ रही है। डिब्बों के गेट व पायदानों पर लटकते यात्री को देख लगता है कि कभी हादसा हो सकता है। इसे देखते हुए पैसेंजर ट्रेन में अविलंब डिब्बे बढ़ाने की जरूरत है। संदीप चौहान का कहना है कि जयपुर से लौटते समय पैसेंजर ट्रेन ठसाठस रहती है। जयपुर में बैठे अधिकारी भी देखते ही होंगे कि ट्रेन में भीड़ बहुत 'यादा चल रही है। इसके बावजूद अधिकारियों को आंखें मूंदना गलत है। कोई हादसा हो गया तो जवाब देना भारी पड़ सकता है। यात्रियों की सुविधा के लिए ट्रेन में जल्द ही डिब्बे बढऩे चाहिए। यात्रियों की जान-माल की सुरक्षा की जिम्मेदारी रेलवे की ही बनती है

  Indian Railways News  / Additional coach for elderly fails to chug off

A proposal made by the railways more than three years ago to benefit senior citizens in the city has failed to bear fruit. The proposal was put forward by the railways to attach an extra coach to benefit senior citizens.The proposal would have ensured easy availability of tickets for senior citizens and avoid inconvenience to them while boarding the train. But, the proposed coach still needs to see the light of the day. Following the lackadaisical attitude of the officials, the senior citizens of the city have again demanded to attach an extra coach for them in trains that pass through the Ludhiana Railway Station so that they can board them easily.If the proposal comes into force, it would be easy for them to get tickets on various routes and with the addition of an extra coach more people could be accommodated.Deedar Singh, a retired food and supply officer said, "The railways is least bothered about the problems being faced by senior citizens. Firstly the railway station has no escalators through which senior citizens can move easily. Secondly no separate counter has been made for them to buy tickets."Singh said, "To top it all, no one is bothered to accomplish proposals of attaching a separate coach for senior citizens in trains, which is the need of the hour, as there is heavy flow of passengers at the Ludhiana railway station."The divisional railway manager (DRM), Vishlesh Choube, when contacted said, "We will take up the issue again and will send the proposal to authorities and know the status soon."

  Indian Railways News  / Railway workshop to make rubber plates for track applications

Engaged in major rolling stock activities including manufacture of container wagons and steam locomotives besides carrying out periodic overhaul of diesel engines, the Golden Rock Railway Workshop here will soon embark on a new activity of producing grooved rubber sole plates for track application.The over 85-year-old nodal workshop of the Indian Railways has received in principle sanction for the latest activity from the Southern Railway headquarters.The workshop would be investing Rs.1 crore sanctioned by the Southern Railway towards procurement of machinery to execute the new work using its well-established infrastructure and skilled technical workforce.Milling machine, kneading machine, calendaring machine, and hand moulding machine are proposed to be procured for the manufacture of grooved rubber plates, each of which would be four to five millimetre thickness.To start with, the workshop intends to produce five to 10 lakh grooved rubber sole plates per annum and supply them to the Southern Railway. Natural rubber would be used as one of the basic raw materials for the production.The grooved rubber sole plates are placed between concrete sleepers and the track to absorb vibrations and shock when a train runs on the railway line. The plates provide a cushioning effect ensuring better riding quality.The rubber plates were being supplied by private manufacturers to the railways, officials say adding that the workshop had evinced interest in producing them. The production is expected to start before this year.Alongside approving the new project and earmarking funds, the Southern Railway has also sanctioned Rs.1 crore each for extending the electrical maintenance shop; carry out improvements to the toilets; and for the construction of a gas storage shed inside the workshop.Housing over 25 different types of shops, the sprawling workshop also carries out periodic overhaul of air-conditioned and non air-conditioned passenger coaches besides constructing stainless steel body BOX-N wagons.

  Indian Railways News  / KMRL mulls reconstruction of South ROB

KOCHI: The Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) authorities will soon look into the possibilities of the reconstruction of the South Railway Overbridge (ROB) as part of the proposed Kochi Metro Rail project. The decision was taken by the KMRL authorities after holding a meeting on Saturday with various civil society organisations of the city. “The suggestion to rebuild the South ROB was a major request put forth by the participants of the meeting, as once the Metro Rail lines are completed in this area, the bridge can never be reconstructed. The restructuring of the bridge will solve most of the traffic congestion in the southern part of the city. We will check the possibility of the plan with authorities concerned and will take this forward,” said KMRL Managing Director Tom Jose. Regarding the parking facilities at the proposed Metro Rail stations, Jose said that a study report in this regard would be submitted within a month and further decisions would be taken based on the recommendations made in the report. The KMRL authorities will also convene regular meetings with civil society representatives once in every two months to discuss the development project and seek ways to minimise the problems and difficulties people might come across during project implementation. It will also launch an awareness programme called ‘Know Your Metro’. The participants also put forth the idea of extending the Metro Rail service to Tripunithura, Nedumbassery, Kakkanad and Western Kochi, to which Jose said that a feasibility study in all these areas will be conducted after the completion of the first phase of the Kochi Metro Rail.