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Changes will be effected in EMU services
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Departments, Information, Railway, Transport on March 11th, 2010
Changes will be effected in EMU services on Thursday owing to line block in connection with the signalling work at Gummidipoondi in Chennai Central – Gudur section.
The following services will be partially cancelled between Ponneri and Gummidipoondi: Moore Market Complex – Gummidipoondi locals leaving MMC at 11.35 a.m. and 12.10 p.m. and Gummidipoondi – MMC locals leaving Gummidipoondi at 1 p.m. and 1.25 p.m.
The following services will be regulated: MMC – Sullurpetta local leaving MMC at 12.40 p.m. will be regulated at Kavaraipettai for 15 minutes and Sullupetta – MMC local leaving Sullurpetta at 1.25 p.m. will be regulated at Elavur for 10 minutes.
SR special trains in ‘Ammavasai’ festival on March 15
Posted by ganesh in Departments, Festivals, Information, Madurai, Railway, Rameswaram, Temples, Transport, government on March 10th, 2010
Southern Railway will operate a pair of passenger special trains in connection with ‘Ammavasai’ festival on March 15 at Rameswaram.
A statement said that Madurai-Rameswaram passenger special will leave Madurai at 9.45 p.m. on March 14 and reach Rameswaram at 2 a.m. the next day.
The Rameswaram-Madurai passenger special will leave Rameswaram at 1.05 p.m. on March 15 and reach Madurai at 4.55 p.m. on the same day.
These trains will stop at Madurai East, Silaiman, Tirupuvanam, Tirupacheti, Manamadurai, Sudiyur, Paramakkudi, Sattirakudi, Ramanathapuram, Uchipuli, Mandapam and Pamban.
The number of following trains will be changed with effect from July 1.
Train No. 6101/6102 Chennai Egmore-Rameswaram-Chennai Egmore Express has been revised as Train no. 6701/6702,
Modernisation project of the 80-year old Golden Rock Railway workshop
Posted by ganesh in Departments, Railway, Transport, Trichy, government, modification, programme on March 6th, 2010
The Rupees 90 Crore modernisation project of the 80-year old Golden Rock Railway workshop here to enhance wagon production capacity to 1,000 wagons a year and to carry out pariodic overhaul of 150 diesel locos per annum from 120 at present, has commenced.
The capacity to overhaul air-conditioned coaches will also double from 120 to 240 per annum, railway sources said.
The project is expected to be complete in a couple of years. As part of the project a Rs.2.5 crore modern laborary will alos be set up in the workshop for material testing, which is being done in Chennai at present.
Timely detection of cracks on the tracks averted major railway mishaps
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Departments, Health, Information, Madurai, Other, Railway, Transport, Virudhunagar, modification on March 4th, 2010
Timely detection of cracks on the tracks by railway gang men at Kokkalancheri village near Sivarakottai in Madurai District and Soolakkarai railway gate in Virudhunagar District averted major railway mishaps, here today.
Railway sources said the gangmen noticed a crack on the track at Kokkalancheri village during a routine patrol.
They immediately alerted the railway authorities, following which train services was suspended for a couple of hours.
A railway engineers’ team from Madurai division rushed to the site and cemented the crack. Later, the Muthunagar and Shencottai Express trains passed the stretch at a slow pace, followed by other southbound trains.
In another incident, a crack was noticed at Soolakkarai railway gate in neighbouring Virudhunagar district, forcing the railway authorities to temporarily suspend train services.
The railway engineers’ team cemented the crack and restored the traffic.
Mystery of missing scientist clears: body found on rly.track
The body of a scientist working at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), who had been missing since last week, was found in a railway hospital here Friday. S. Ananthanarayanan had died after being hit by a train on Feb 15, police said.
Ananthanarayanan, 37, was hit near the Pothery railway station here and his body sent to the railway hospital at Chrompet.
His wife Rukmani had complained about his disappearance Feb 18.
IGCAR officials said Ananthanarayanan had not gone to work since Feb 15.
IGCAR, located inside the Kalpakkam nuclear complex, some 80 km from here, is a highly sensitive atomic research institution involved in design and development of nuclear reactors.
Ananthanarayanan joined IGCAR in 1997 and was a middle level scientific officer in the E grade. He was involved in the development of software for managing healthcare data of the employees and their family members.
14 new train services proposed for TN Railway budget
Posted by ganesh in Assembly, Chennai, Coimbatore, Communication, Departments, Health, Information, Political, Railway, Transport, government, programme, tamilnadu on February 26th, 2010
Fourteen new train services have been proposed for Tamil Nadu in the Railway Budget.FIle photo in Chennai.
Fourteen new train services, including a ‘Duronto’ between Chennai and Coimbatore have been proposed for Tamil Nadu in the budget submitted by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in Parliament on Wednesday.
However, no new lines, gauge conversion or doubling projects have been included in the budget.
The Chennai – Coimbatore Duronto Express will be a day time point to point service between the two cities which will be cheaper and faster compared to Rajdhani Express, according to the Minister.
Other new trains proposed in the budget are: Nagercoil- Bangalore Express via Madurai and Hosur, Tiruchirapalli – Mangalore (Weekly) Express, Coimbatore – Tirupati Intercity (Tri-weekly) Express via Salem, Madurai – Tirupati ( Bi-weekly) Express, Howrah – Katpadi (Vellore) – Puducherry (Weekly) Express, Haldia – Chennai (Weekly) Express, Chennai – New Jalpaiguri (Weekly) Express, Tiruchendur -Tirunelveli Passenger, Mayiladuthurai – Thanjavur Passenger, Coimbatore – Pollachi Passenger (after gauge conversion) and main line EMU services between Coimbatore and Erode, Tirupati and Chennai via Nellore and between Salem and Katpadi.
To promote tourism, special tourist trains called ‘Bharat Tirth’ connecting tourist towns in the State such as Madurai,, Rameswaram, Kanyakumari with Mantralayam, Varanasi, Mysore, Goa, will be operated. They are not regular services but will be operated during seasons.
The Ministry had committed to complete new lines from Nagapattinam to Velankanni, portion between Salem and Namakkal of Salem – Karur project, and from Nagore to Karaikal and gauge conversion of Tirunelveli – Tenkasi, Mayiladuthurai – Tiruvarur, and Dindigul –Palani sections before the end of next financial year.
Though surveys had been done for new lines between Madurai and Tuticorin, Madurai and Kottayam, Dindigul and Kumuli, and Rameswaram and Dhanushkoti, no further step was taken. Now the Ministry decided to update the survey and process it through the Planning Commission for necessary approval. It had also proposed to take up survey for a new line between Krishnagiri and Chamrajnagar.
The Ministry decided to take up the preliminary engineering-cum-traffic survey for dedicated freight corridors for North -South ( Delhi- Tamil Nadu) and South-South (Tamil Nadu – Goa).
Multi-functional complexes will be set up in Erode, Nagercoil, Salem, Tiruchi Fort, and Tiruttani stations. The Ministry decided to enhance passenger comforts and other facilities in Tiruvarur station.
ICF to be modernised
‘To meet the increasing demand of passenger coaches, Integral Coach Factory, Perambur, will be modernised and a second unit will be set up to equip itself for manufacturing technologically upgraded coaches from its present level of about 1500 coaches. A sports academy will be set up in Chennai along with Delhi, Secunderabad, Kokatta and Mumbai to strengthen sports infrastructure.
M. Karunanidhi commended Mamata Banerjee for new railway projects.
Posted by ganesh in Assembly, Communication, Departments, Information, Other, Railway, Transport, government, programme, tamilnadu on February 25th, 2010
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Wednesday commended Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee for reiterating the emphasis on social responsibility in implementing new railway projects.
In her previous budget too, Ms. Banerjee had laid down the approach, the Chief Minister recalled in a statement.
He welcomed her announcement of formulating proposals for Madurai-Kottayam, Madurai-Tuticorin, Dindigul-Kumuli and Rameswaram-Dhanushkodi sections under the category of socially desirable projects in backward areas.
He appreciated a host of other announcements, including the new line survey for Krishnagiri-Chamrajnagar and completion of gauge conversion work on Dindigul-Palani and Mayiladuthurai-Tiruvarur stretches.
The declaration of Tiruvarur station as Adarsh station and the proposal to construct multi-functional complexes on the premises of Salem, Tiruchi Fort and Tiruttani stations were also welcomed by the Chief Minister.
Ms. Banerjee’s commitment that the section between Velachery and St. Thomas Mount under the Mass Rapid Transit Project would be completed by March 2012 was comforting.
The introduction of new suburban services in the stretches of Chennai Central-Sulurpetta-Beach, Chennai Beach-Velachery, Beach-Tiruttani-Central and Central-Arakkonam-Central would be useful for a large number of commuters.
Welcoming the project for modernisation and expansion of capacity of the Integral Coach Factory, the Chief Minister said the proposal to establish a sports academy in Chennai was happy news.
Southern Railway has announced the summer special trains
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Coimbatore, Communication, Culture, Festivals, Information, Nagercoil, Other, Railway, Transport, government, modification on February 10th, 2010
The Southern Railway has announced the operation of summer specials to Coimbatore, Nagercoil and Kochuveli.
The Chennai Central – Coimbatore weekly superfast special (0621) will depart from Central railway station at 10 .30 p.m. and will reach Coimbatore the next day at 6.50 a.m. The special will be operated on Thursdays from April 8 to June 9, 2010.
The Coimbatore – Chennai Central weekly special (0622) will depart from Coimbatore at 11.55 p.m. and will arrive at Chennai Central the next day at 8.15 a.m. The special will be operated on Tuesdays from April 6 to June 8, 2010.
The Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil special (0605) will depart from Egmore railway station at 8.20 p.m. and will reach Nagercoil the next day at 10.50 a.m. The special will be operated on Thursdays from April 1 to June 24.
In the return direction the Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore weekly special (0606) will leave Nagercoil at 1.30 p.m. and will reach Chennai Egmore at 4.15 a.m. the next day. The special train will be operated on Fridays from April 2 to June 25, 2010.
The Chennai Central – Kochuveli weekly superfast special (0631) will depart from Chennai Central at 11.30 p.m. and will reach Kochuveli at 3.40 p.m. the next day. The special will be operated on Wednesdays from April 7 to June 2, 2010.
In the return direction the Kochuveli – Chennai Central superfast weekly special (0632) will leave Kochuveli at 8.10 p.m. and will reach Chennai Central at 12.20 p.m. the next day. The special will be operated on Thursdays from April 8 till June 3, 2010.
Another weekly superfast special will be operated to Nagercoil from Chennai Central. The special (0603) will leave Chennai Central station at 3 p.m. and will reach Nagercoil at 5.15 a.m. the next day. The special will be operated on Mondays from Central from April 5 to June 28, 2010.
In the return direction the weekly superfast special (0604) from Nagercoil will leave Nagercoil at 4.30 p.m. and will reach Chennai Central at 8.15 a.m. the next day. The special will be operated on Sundays from April 4 to June 27, 2010.
100 Volunteers of DMK,Congress,BJP and MDMK parties were arrested
More than 100 volunteers of the ruling DMK, its ally Congress and the opposition BJP and MDMK parties were arrested when they took out a rally demanding that all trains running between Thiruvananthapuram, Nagercoil and Kanniakumari must stop at Kuzhithurai railway station.
The volunteers led by Town Panchayat head Pon Asaithambi and former MLA Kumaradas, also wanted to hold a protest demonstration on the railway track. However, police prevented them from staging the demo.
They took out the rally from Marthandam bus stand to Kuzhithurai railway station.
Seven trains pass through Thiruvanthapuram-Nagarcoil-Kanyakumari route everyday. But only three trains stop at Kuzhithurai, they pointed out to highlight their demand.
Security at the railway junction augmented with the provision of an advanced X-ray baggage scanner
Posted by ganesh in Communication, Culture, Information, Railway, Transport, Trichy, electronic, government, programme on February 5th, 2010
The x-ray baggage scanner installed at the Tiruchi railway junction on Wednesday.
Security at the railway junction here has been augmented with the provision of an advanced X-ray baggage scanner.
The gadget has been provided to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) as part of an effort to scale up security at the junction and ensure safety of the travelling public.
The sophisticated equipment has been procured at a cost of Rs.25 lakh under the passenger amenities scheme. Baggage of rail travellers will be subjected to intense checks through the x-ray baggage scanner which has been installed at the VIP entry point of the station.
Equipped with x-ray generator, regulator control, peripheral interface and detector chords, the scanner has a high penetration power to screen and detect articles kept inside a baggage.
Zooming facility
It has a zooming facility to enable Railway Protection Force personnel view any suspicious objects more clearly.
The machine has a recording facility up to eight GB with a capacity to record 15,000 to 16,000 baggage.
Each baggage weighing up to 600 kg can pass through the scanner, which will generate dummy images.
Non-metallic and metallic objects
Metallic and non-metallic objects kept inside the baggage will be displayed in different colours in the monitor as the luggage passes through the scanner.
This will help Railway Protection Force personnel in easier identification, the Divisional Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force, Tiruchi Division S.R. Gandhi told The Hindu.
The monitor will display the shape and size of the objects inside the baggage in colour as well as in black and white.
Two Railway Protection Force men will be posted – one to view the monitor as the luggage passes through the scanner and the other to guide the travellers and conduct physical checks of the baggage in case of detection of suspicious objects.
Tiruchi is the second station in the Southern Railway zone to be provided with this scanner facility after Chennai Central.
Dangerous or explosive articles
Alongside creating deterrent effect, the scanner facility will enable Railway Protection Force personnel to monitor effectively and detect any dangerous or explosive articles hidden inside baggage, Mr. Gandhi said.
The Railway Protection Force, Tiruchi Division, has also been provided with a Non-Linear Junction Detector which can detect hidden electronic devices.
Bomb suppression blanket
A bomb suppression blanket, a protective equipment to suppress blast fragmentation and contain fragments created by explosion and a bomb disposal suit will be supplied shortly to the RPF.
The RPF is vested with the responsibility of escorting passenger trains and providing access control, regulation and security on platforms, passenger and circulating areas.
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