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Archives for October 2017


Introduction of Pune-Kazipet Superfast Express (Weekly)

Introduction of Pune-Kazipet Superfast Express (Weekly)

Ministry of Railways will introduce a new weekly superfast train between Pune and Kazipet via Daund-Manmad-Akola-Wardha-Balharshah. Inaugural service will be flagged off by Shri Hansraj Ahir, Hon’ble Minister of State for Home Affairs, Govt. of India on 20.10.2017 at 2145 hrs.

The details of train are as under:

22151 Weekly Express will leave Pune at 21.45 hrs every Friday from 20.10.2017 and arrive Kazipet at 18.35 hrs next day.

22152 Weekly Express will leave Kazipet at 13.35 hrs every Sunday from 22.10.2017 and arrive Pune at 11.05 hrs next day.

Halts: Daund, Ahmednagar, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Shegaon, Akola, Badnera, Dhamangaon, Pulgaon, Wardha, Warora, Chandrapur, Balharshah, Sirpur Kagaznagar, Ramagundam, Peddapalli.

Composition: one AC-2 Tier, one AC-3 Tier, 4 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class, 2 General Second Class cum guard’s brake vans.

Reservation: Bookings for 22151 Weekly express opens with immediate effect i.e. on 19.10.2017 at all PRS locations and on website www.irctc.co.in

http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in

Diwali Festival Special Trains:Mumbai-Nagpur-Mumbai

Diwali Festival Special Trains:Mumbai-Nagpur-Mumbai

Weekly Specials on Special Charges Between Mumbai and Nagpur

Central Railway will run 4 Weekly Special Trains between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Nagpur on special charges to clear the extra rush of passengers during Diwali festival.The details are as under:

Train No.01075 Special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 00.20 hrs on Sunday (midnight of Sat/Sun) 15.10.2017 and 22.10.2017 and arrive Nagpur at 14.20 hrs same day.

Train No.01076 Special will leave Nagpur at 16.15 hrs on Sunday 15.10.2017 and 22.10.2017 and arrive Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 08.15 hrs next day.

Halts: Dadar, Kalyan, Igatpuri, Nasik Road, Bhusaval, Malkapur, Shegaon, Akola, Badnera, Dhamangaon, Pulgaon and Wardha.

Composition: 14 Sleeper Class and 2 General second class.

Reservation: Bookings for 01075 and 01076 Special trains on special Charges will open on 13.10.2017 at all PRS locations and through website www.irctc.co.in. The general second class coaches of these trains will run as unreserved coaches and bookings will be done through unreserved ticketing system (UTS).

Chhath Puja Special Train : HOWRAH-RANCHI-HOWRAH

Chhath Puja Special Train : HOWRAH-RANCHI-HOWRAH

SER TO RUN NINE PAIRS OF DIWALI AND CHHAT PUJA SPECIAL TRAINS BETWEEN HOWRAH AND RANCHI VIA BISHNUPUR, BANKURA, ADRA & BOKARO STEEL CITY

To clear the extra rush of passengers during Diwali/Chhat Puja , South Eastern Railway has decided to run nine pairs of Tri-weekly Special trains between Howrah and Ranchi during the period from 15.10.17 to 31.10.17 via Bishnupur-Bankura-Adra-Bokaro Steel City.

Train No.08627 Howrah-Ranchi Special leaving Howrah at 15.30 hrs every Sunday, Monday & Tuesday from 15.10.17 to 31.10.17 will reach Ranchi at 23.55 hrs on the same day.

In the return direction, Train No.08628 Ranchi-Howrah Special leaving Ranchi at 05.45 hrs every Sunday, Monday & Tuesday from 15.10.17 to 31.10.17 will arrive Howrah at 15.15 hrs on the same day.

The Special trains consisting of two AC Chair Car, seven General Chair Car and three General Second Class coaches will have stoppages at Kharagpur, Midnapur, Bishnupur, Bankura, Adra, Bhojudih, Mohuda, Chandrapura, Bokaro Steel City, Jhalda and Muri stations enroute.

DEEPAWALI FESTIVAL TATKAL SPECIAL TRAIN : YESVANTPUR – BELAGAVI – YESVANTPUR

DEEPAWALI FESTIVAL TATKAL SPECIAL TRAIN : YESVANTPUR – BELAGAVI – YESVANTPUR

RUNNING OF YESVANTPUR – BELAGAVI – YESVANTPUR TATKAL SPECIAL TRAIN ON DEEPAWALI FESTIVAL

Railways has decided to run Train No. 06581/06582 Yesvantpur – Belagavi – Yesvantpur Tatkal Special to clear extra rush during Deepawali Festival.

Train No.06581 Yesvantpur – Belagavi Tatkal Special departs Yesvantpur at 20:15 hrs. on 17th October, 2017 (Tuesday) and reaches Belagavi at 08:10 hrs. on next day. Enroute, the train arrives/departs Tumakuru at 21:20/21:22 Hrs., Arsikere at 23:10/23:15 Hrs., Birur at 23:57/23.59 Hrs., onWednesday arrives/departs Davangere at 02:20/02:22 Hrs., Harihar at 02:43/02:45 Hrs., Haveri at 03:50/03:52 Hrs., Hubballi at 05:00/05:15 Hrs., Dharwad at 05:50/05:52 Hrs., Londa at 07:05/07:08 Hrs.

Train No.06582 Belagavi – Yesvantpur Tatkal Special departs Belagavi at 17:20 hrs. on 22nd October, 2017 (Sunday) and reaches Yesvantpur at 05:00 hrs. on next day.Enroute, the train arrives/departs Londa at 18:15/18:16 Hrs. Dharwad at 19:30/19:32 Hrs., Hubballi at 20:10/20:25 Hrs., Haveri at 21:33/21:35 Hrs., Harihar at 22:33/22:35 Hrs., Davangere at 22:51/22:53 Hrs., onMonday arrives/departs Birur at 00:38/00:40 Hrs.,Arsikere at 01:30/01:35 Hrs.,Tumakuru at 03:48/03:50 Hrs.

The Train Composition will have 23 coaches comprising of Two AC 3-tier Coaches, Nineteen Second Class Sleeper Coaches and TWO Luggage-cum-Brakevan with disabled friendly compartment.

Indian and German Railways-Semi High Speed Rail-upto 200 kmph on the Chennai-Kazipet corridor (643 km)

Indian and German Railways-Semi High Speed Rail-upto 200 kmph on the Chennai-Kazipet corridor (643 km)

Indian Railways and German Railways sign Joint Declaration of intent regarding carrying out of feasibility study on existing Chennai-Kazipet corridor of Indian Railways for increasing the speed trains to 200 kmph

A Joint Declaration of Intent was signed between Ministry of Railways and Germany on 10th October,2017 in Rail Bhavan in the presence of Shri Ashwani Lohani, Chairman, Railway Board regarding carrying out of feasibility study on existing Chennai-Kazipet corridor of Indian Railways by German Railways for increasing the speed of passenger trains to 200 kmph on 50.50 percent cost sharing basis.

The current Joint Declaration of Intent is intended to deepen the cooperation, more specifically towards the achievement in the priority area of Semi High Speed Rail: the upgrading of current passenger services to SHS (Semi High Speed) upto 200 kmph on the Chennai-Kazipet corridor (643 km).

The Project is envisaged to consist of three phases to be carried out over a 22 month period with the objectives to provide :

● Phase 1: Definition of three demand-based Upgrade scenarios for the corridor

● Phase 2: Selection of the preferred Upgrade scenario for SHS on the corridor, based on analysis of respective operations and economic-financial impact.

● Phase 3: For preferred scenario, Reference design and technical Tender document:

1. Development of Reference design for technical solution on preferred Upgrade scenario.

2. Procurement concept for Construction works and Railway Systems.

3. Concept and Requirements for construction Phasing under railway Operations.

4. Preparation of technical tender documents for preferred Scenario usable for Design & Build tendering.

5. Development of recommendations on the implications for a larger SHS program for India.

6. Possible financing options for the implementation of the corridor.

The cost of the feasibility study will be shared 50.50 percent by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The final terms and conditions of carrying out of this feasibility study shall be completed through signing a separate Agreement.

Earlier, a Protocol on cooperation in Rail sector was signed between both sides in May, 2016 in Germany, with following priority areas.

a) Concepts for increasing the design and the actually driven speeds;

b) Concepts for increasing the capacity of railway lines in passenger and goods transport;

c) Concepts for improving operational safety to avoid incidents and accidents;

d) Concepts for reducing operational costs, in particular by means of energy efficient railway operations;

e) Concepts for the cooperation between education and training facilities in India and Germany with the objective of enhancing the railway know how;

f) Supporting the expansion of the high speed and semi high speed network;

g) Joint development of user oriented standards and norms for India with the participation of the competent regulatory authorities;

h) Concepts for speed raising on longer stretches for multiple traffic;

i) Concepts for station redevelopment on modern lines.

Salient Features of Chennai-Kazipet Corridor

● Route: Chennai-Gudur Jn-Nellore-Tenali Jn-Vijayawada Jn-Warangal-Kazipet Jn Total length of the corridor – 643 km (135 km in Southern Railway and 508 km in South Central Railway) and the entire corridor is electrified.

● Divisions Involved – Chennai (135 km), Vijayawada (311 km) & Secunderabad (197 km).

● The maximum sectional speed on the corridor is 110 kmph in Southern Railway and 120 kmph for South Central Railway.

● There are 216 (Southern Railway-68 & South Central Railway-148) level crossings on the corridor and all are manned.

● There are 1979 (Southern Railway-514 & South Central Railway-1465) number of bridges on this corridor.

● There is only one direct train from Kazipet to Chennai i.e. Train No. 12760/Charminar SF Express taking 11 hours 20 minutes with 13 stoppages at an average speed of 57 kmph.

● Majority of the trains are from Warangal to Chennai (638 km) and the fastest train is Train no. 12433/12434 Rajdhani Express taking 8 hours 29 minutes with average speed of 75.3 kmph with one stoppage at Vijayawada.

● Details of coaching trains on the route: Gareeb Rath-1, Janshatabdi-1, Superfast-40, MailExpress-21 & Holiday Special-8, Total-71.

● Total number of enroute stations – 108 (Southern Railway-28 & South Central Railway-80).

● Total number of stations where platform is on the mainline – 29 (Southern Railway-23 & South Central Railway-06).

● Southern Railway – Automatic/Absolute signalling, South Central Railway – Mainly absolute and MACLS.

Source : PIB