Coimbatore City Transportation Updates [Archive]

karthikarthik

June 27th, 2011, 09:21 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/27/stories/2011062759990100.htm

Slew of traffic reforms on the cards on city roads

V.S. Palaniappan
Flow of traffic from Ukkadam signal to Aatuppalam ensured

The timing of green signal for vehicles coming from Aatuppalam increased by 20 seconds

COIMBATORE: Among the slew of reforms planned to streamline the traffic on city roads, the city police are focusing on decongesting the identified stretches, installation of new signals, networking of the police database with that of the Transport Department for suspending or cancelling the driving licence of frequent or habitual violators.

City Police Commissioner Amaresh Pujari has already set an agenda for the traffic police to implement a number of things to streamline traffic flow on city roads. In the first phase, flow of traffic from Ukkadam signal to Aatuppalam has been ensured, said S. Nizamuddin, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic).

The timing of green signal for vehicles coming from Aatuppalam has been increased by 20 more seconds taking it to 80 seconds. Now, a signal is being installed at the exit gate of the Ukkadam bus stand to regulate the exit of buses and to ensure uninterrupted flow of vehicles from the signal heading towards Valankulam Road over Bridge on the bypass road, Mr.Nizamuddin added.

The stretch was getting increasingly congested because of the closure of Nanjundapuram Road for the construction of a flyover across the railway line.

The police are now focusing on the North Coimbatore signal near Chinthamani where flow of vehicles need to be disciplined especially those coming from new flyover side towards flower market and then again at two junctions on Mettupalayam Road near NSR Road Junction and then near the road branching off towards Sivananda Colony.

A free left has been re-introduced near Surya Hospital for vehicles from Saravanampatti on Sathyamangalam Road proceeding towards Ganapathy.

Efforts are on to re-design the flow of vehicles at GRG School signal on Avanashi Road near Masakkalipalayam Road junction. To bring in discipline on Arts College Road that accommodates the District Sessions Court, interceptor two-wheeler with a recovery vehicle is being positioned on this road as well as on Railway Station Road for removing vehicles that are parked beyond the designated parking lot.

In addition to synchronise the signals and ensure uninterrupted flow, the police are planning to bring in suggested speed on signals on Avanashi Road, Tiruchi Road in the first phase and then on Mettupalayam Road after the road works are completed.

The signals in addition to the timers would have a display board indicating the suggested speed to guide the motorists on crossing all the signals without being stopped at the subsequent signals.

Steps are on to re-active the centralised public address system to enable the control to warn the violating motorists at traffic signals and also to bring in a feature for generating three copies of e-challans in the handheld machines so as to dispense with the manual challan system once for all.

Efforts are on to synchronise the vehicular database of the Transport Department with that of the database at the police control room so that steps could be taken to suspend or cancel the driving licence of habitual and repeat offenders/violators.

Coimbatore City Police has Road Safety Patrols (RSP) in 59 schools and 19 colleges with student strength of 2,520 students and 675 students respectively.

Mr.Nizamuddin said that Commissioner Amaresh Pujari has asked for providing another round of training to these students so that these RSP volunteers could regulate traffic and help their fellow students cross the road with ease during the school hours.

In future, RSP will be extended to all schools and colleges in the city. DCP also pointed out that the next step would be to fill up the vacancies in the Traffic Wardens Organisation. As against the 200 sanctioned strength, there were only 57 available now.

In the first phase, the strength would be increased to 100 and then to the maximum 200, so that traffic wardens could be available for traffic regulation on all days.

siruthai

June 27th, 2011, 10:35 AM

chidambaram_mech04

June 28th, 2011, 03:55 PM

Southern Railway Press release:

INTODUCTION OF TRAINS ANNOUNCED IN RAILWAY BUDGET

The following trains announced in the Railway Budget 2011-12 will be introduced as per the details given below.

A)Introduction of new trains

1)T.No.16612/16611 Coimbatore – Tuticorin Daily Link Express: T.No.16612 Coimbatore – Tuticorin Link Express will leave Coimbatore Jn. at 20.30 hrs. and arrive Tuticorin at 06.10 hrs. the next day.T.No.16611 Tuticorin – Coimbatore Link Express will leave Tuticorin at 21.30 hrs. and arrive Coimbatore Jn. at 07.30 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 3-tier, 2 Sleeper Class, 1 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tiruppur, Erode, Pugalur, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Sattur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Milavittan and Tutimelur. These trains will be introduced w.e.f. 1.7.2011 from Coimbatore and from Tuticorin w.e.f. 2.7.2011

4)Coimbatore – Mettupalayam Passenger (except Sundays):

i)T.No.56146 Coimbatore – Mettupalayam Passenger will leave Coimbatore at 09.30 hrs. and arrive Mettupalayam at 10.20 hrs. T.No.56147 Mettupalayam – Coimbatore Passenger will leave Mettupalayam at 10.40 hrs. and arrive Coimbatore at 11.30 hrs.

ii)T.No.56148 Coimbatore – Mettupalayam Passenger will leave Coimbatore at 12.00 hrs. and arrive Mettupalayam at 12.50 hrs. T.No.56149 Mettupalayam – Coimbatore Passenger will leave Mettupalayam at 13.10 hrs. and arrive Coimbatore at 14.00 hrs.

iii)T.No.56150 Coimbatore – Mettupalayam Passenger will leave Coimbatore at 15.00 hrs. and arrive Mettupalayam at 15.50 hrs. T.No.56151 Mettupalayam – Coimbatore Passenger will leave Mettupalayam at 16.20 hrs. and arrive Coimbatore at 17.10 hrs.

The above trains, now running as specials, will be introduced w.e.f. 1.7.2011. The trains will stop at Coimbatore North, Periyanayakanpalayam and Karaimadai.

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

June 29th, 2011, 01:39 PM

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chidambaram_mech04

June 30th, 2011, 11:17 AM

This train has reached Waiting list within few hours of booking.

Train Number Train Name Date
(DD-MM-YYYY) Source Station Destination Station Quota Code
16611 TN CBE LINK EXP 2-7-2011 TUTICORIN COIMBATORE JN GENERAL

S.No. Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Class - SL Class -3A
1 2- 7-2011 AVAILABLE 21 AVAILABLE 30

2 3- 7-2011 WL 17/WL 17 AVAILABLE 30

3 4- 7-2011 AVAILABLE 54 AVAILABLE 35

4 5- 7-2011 AVAILABLE 63 AVAILABLE 35

5 6- 7-2011 AVAILABLE 54 AVAILABLE 37

6 7- 7-2011 AVAILABLE 67 AVAILABLE 34

Train Number Train Name Date
(DD-MM-YYYY) Source Station Destination Station Quota Code
16612 CBE TN LINK EXP 1-7-2011 COIMBATORE JN TUTICORIN GENERAL

S.No. Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Class - SL Class -3A
1 1- 7-2011 AVAILABLE 8 AVAILABLE 14

2 2- 7-2011 RAC7/RAC 7 AVAILABLE 32

3 3- 7-2011 AVAILABLE 21 AVAILABLE 36

4 4- 7-2011 AVAILABLE 30 AVAILABLE 30

5 5- 7-2011 AVAILABLE 60 AVAILABLE 38

6 6- 7-2011 AVAILABLE 59 AVAILABLE 37

chidambaram_mech04

July 1st, 2011, 07:15 AM

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In the new railway timetable also Coimbatore is neglected. Not even a single train out of 13 trains have been diverted.

So people from Coimbatore are finding difficult going to Chennai, Bangalore and Pondy.

Even many organizations have demanded for diversion Southern Railway Officials has neglected their demands.

Many new trains have been introduced from Kerala. Already there is a bi weekly train from Erankulam to Bangalore. Now again one more train is introduced while it starts on sunday evening which will be very helpful for IT people. That train will not touch Coimbatore instead it will stop at Poadnur on Sunday at night 9'o clock and reach Bangalore Monday early morning 04:20

Kanniyakumari-Diburgarh Vivek Express via Guwahati Will reach on Saturday night 01:40

Mangalore-Sanatrangachi(Kolkata) Vivek Express will reach CBE on Sunday morning 06:30.

Ernakulam-Bilaspur Express will reach CBE on Wednesday afternoon 01:25. For reaching Nagpur, Raipur and Durg this train can be used.

Overall Request of People of Coimbatore have not been considered by Southern Railway Authorities.

Till the time we get a Representative who is expressing the feeling of the people the same situation will continue.

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

July 1st, 2011, 01:00 PM

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Mangalore, Jul 1: The triweekly Mumbai CST-Mangalore Express Train (No.12133/12134) will become a daily train with effect from July 2. A release from the railways also said that the Yashwantpur-Mangalore Central (16515/16516) train, which runs thrice a week, will also be extended to Karwar. It said that once this extension comes into effect, the train will not touch the city central railway station. The date of this extension has not been announced as yet.

One of the new trains which will touch the city are, Mangalore Central – Santragachi (Howrah) Vivek Superfast Weekly Express (22852/22851) via Coimbatore, Katpady and Tirupati. It leaves the city station at 22.45 on Saturdays and reaches Santragachi at 11.50 on Monday. In its return journey, it will leave Santragachi at 16.05 on Thursdays and reach the city on Satudays at 9.45 am. The date of commencement of this train is yet to be announced.

The Kochuveli-Bhavanagar Weekly Express (19259/19260) will leave Kochuveli on Thursdays at 15.15 and reach Bhavanagar at 13 hours on Saturdays. On its return journey, the train will leave Bhavanagar at 5.25 on Sundays and reach Kochuveli via Mangalore Junction at 3.10. This train will have stops at Mangalore Junction, Udupi, Kumta, and Karwar. The Southern Railway said that the date of the commencement of this train will be announced later.

Kochuveli-Porbandar Weekly Express Train (19261/19262) will run via Alappuzha and Shoarnur Junction with effect from July 1. It leaves Kochuveli at 10.40 on Sundays and reaches Porbandar at 10.30 on Tuesdays. On its return journey, it leaves Porbandar at 18.20 on Thursdays and reaches Kochuveli at 15.30 on Saturdays. This train will stop at Mangalore Junction, Kasargod, Udupi, and Karwar.

Mangalore Central – Palakkad (22609/22610) Superfast Train will begin plying during July, although the department is yet to announce the date of beginning. The train will leave Mangalore Central station at 12 and reach Palakkad at 18.15. It will leave Palakkad at 7.25 and reach the city at 13.40. It will have stops at Kasargod, Kanhangad, Payyannur, Kannur, Talassery, Kozhikode, Tirur, Shoranur and Ottapalam.

http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=106844

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

July 1st, 2011, 02:14 PM

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CBE-SINGAKUTTY

July 1st, 2011, 02:15 PM

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chidambaram_mech04

July 2nd, 2011, 08:23 AM

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Yesterday morning ( 1st July 2011), the maintanence staff at CBE jn, checked the battery unit of the rakes of the 16612 CBE - Tuticorin link express at the pit line of CBE jn. Also the interior of the 3 AC coach being shown.
The picture is from CBE edition of Tamil murasu.

chidambaram_mech04

July 5th, 2011, 03:11 PM

கோவையில் இருந்து இரவு நேர ரயில்களை காவிரி டெல்டா பகுதிகளுக்கு இயக்க கோரிக்கை

பதிவு செய்த நாள் : ஜூலை 05,2011,02:40 IST
கருத்தை பதிவு செய்ய
கோவை : கோவையில் இருந்து காவிரி டெல்டா மாவட்ட பகுதிகளுக்கு செல்ல, ரயில் வசதி இல்லாததால், பொதுமக்கள் பெரிதும் பாதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர். கேரளாவில் இருந்து வரும் ரயிலும், நள்ளிரவில் கோவையை கடப்பதால் பயணிகள் அதை பயன்படுத்திக் கொள்ள முடிவதில்லை. காவிரி டெல்டா மாவட்ட பகுதிகளான திருச்சி, தஞ்சாவூர், அரியலூர், புதுக்கோட்டை, பெரம்பலூர், நாகப்பட்டினம், திருவாரூர், கடலூர், விழுப்புரம், காரைக்கால், கும்பகோணம், திருக்கடையூர், திருநள்ளார்,வேளாங்கண்ணி உள்ளிட்ட பகுதிகளுக்கும் புதுச்சேரி மாநிலத்துக்கும் இரவு நேர ரயில் வசதி இல்லாததால் பயணிகள் கடும் அவதிக்குள்ளாகின்றனர்.

நீண்ட தூர பயணத்துக்கு பஸ்களில் பயணிப்பதைவிட ரயில்களையே வயதானவர்கள் உள்பட பெரும்பாலான மக்கள் விரும்புகின்றனர். கட்டணம் குறைவு, பாதுகாப்பு, குறித்த நேரத்தில் சென்றடைவது உள்பட ரயில் போக்குவரத்து கொண்டுள்ள சிறப்பம்சங்களே இதற்கு காரணம். கோவையிலிருந்து தஞ்சை, கும்பகோணம், மயிலாடுதுறை உள்ளிட்ட பகுதிகளுக்கு பகல் நேரத்தில் ஓர் அதிவிரைவு ரயில் (உட்காரும் வசதி கொண்டது) ஜனசதாப்தி எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் நாள்தோறும் (செவ்வாய் தவிர) இயக்கப்படுகிறது. கோவை ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனிலிருந்து காலை 7.00 மணிக்கு புறப்படும் இந்த ரயில்(வண்டி எண்: 12084) திருப்பூர், ஈரோடு, கரூர், திருச்சி, தஞ்சை, கும்பகோணம் வழியாக மயிலாடுதுறை சென்றடைகிறது. அதே ரயில் அன்றைய தினம் மதியம் அங்கிருந்து புறப்பட்டு (வண்டி எண்: 12083) இரவு கோவை வந்தடைகிறது. கோவையிலிருந்து புறப்படும் ரயில் காலை 11.45 மணிக்கு தஞ்சாவூர் சென்றடைகிறது. அங்கிருந்து நீடாமங்கலம், திருவாரூர், வேளாங்கன்னி, நாகை, நாகூர், காரைக்கால் உள்ளிட்ட பகுதிகளுக்கு இணைப்பு ரயில் இல்லாததால் மாலை 6.00 மணி வரை, தஞ்சாவூர் ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனில் மக்கள் காத்திருக்க வேண்டிய நிலை உள்ளது. இதனால் தஞ்சாவூர் பஸ் ஸ்டாண்ட் சென்றுதான், அங் கிருந்து மேற்குறிப்பிட்டுள்ள ஊர்களுக்கு செல்ல முடியும்.கோவை வழியாக இயக்கப்படும் எர்ணாகுளம் - நாகூர் - எர்ணாகுளம் விரைவு ரயில் (வண்டி எண்: 16866) எர்ணாகுளத்தில் இரவு 10.05 மணிக்கு புறப்படுகிறது. கோவை ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனை அதிகாலை 3.05 மணிக்கு கடக்கிறது. திருப்பூர், ஈரோடு, திருச்சி, தஞ்சாவூர், திருவாரூர் வழியாக சென்று நாகப்பட்டினத்தை காலை 10.05 மணிக்கு சென்றடைகிறது. இதே போல் (வண்டி எண்: 16865) மாலை 4.30 மணிக்கு நாகூரிலிருந்து புறப்பட்டு திருவாரூர், தஞ்சாவூர், திருச்சி, ஈரோடு, கோவை (அதிகாலை 1.00 மணி), திருச்சூர் வழியாக எர்ணாகுளத்தை காலை 6.15 மணிக்கு சென்றடைகிறது. கோவை, திருப்பூர், ஈரோடு உள்ளிட்ட ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷன்களை, அதிகாலையில் இந்த ரயில் கடந்து செல்வதால் இப்பகுதிகளைச் சேர்ந்த பயணிகள் பலர், இதில் பயணிப்பதை தவிர்க்க வேண்டிய சூழ்நிலைக்கு தள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளனர். பாலக்காடு- திருச்சி (விரைவு பயணிகள் ரயில்) வண்டி எண்: 1888, பாலக்காடு ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனிலிருந்து காலை 6.45 மணிக்கு புறப்பட்டு கோவை (8.10மணி), திருப்பூர், ஈரோடு, கரூர் வழியாக திருச்சிக்கு மதியம் 1.45 மணிக்கு சென்றடைகிறது. இதே போல் வண்டி எண்: 1887 திருச்சி ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனிலிருந்து மதியம் 1.00 மணிக்கு புறப்பட்டு கரூர் 2.40மணி, ஈரோடு 4.15மணி, திருப்பூர் 5.20 மணி,கோவை 7.00 மணி வழியாக பாலக்காடு ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனுக்கு இரவு 8.20 மணிக்கு சென்றடைகிறது.
கோவையிலிருந்து திருச்சி, தஞ்சை, அரியலூர், புதுக்கோட்டை, பெரம்பலூர், நாகை, திருவாரூர், கடலூர், விழுப்புரம், காரைக்கால், புதுச்சேரி உள்ளிட்ட பகுதிகளிலுள்ள சைவ, வைணவ, கிறிஸ்துவ மற்றும் இஸ்லாமிய திருத்தலங்களுக்கு கோவை, திருப்பூர், நீலகிரி மாவட்டங்களில் இருந்து லட்சக்கணக்கான மக்கள் சென்று வருகின்றனர். இப்பகுதிகளுக்கு இரவு நேர ரயில்களை இயக்க, தெற்கு ரயில்வே நடவடிக்கை எடுக்க வேண்டும் என்பதே இப்பயணிகளின் ஒன்றுபட்ட கருத்தாகும். ஆம்னி பஸ்களில் கட்டண கொள்ளை கோவையிலிருந்து திருச்சி, தஞ்சாவூர், அரியலூர், புதுக்கோட்டை, பெரம்பலூர், நாகப்பட்டினம், திருவாரூர், கடலூர், விழுப்புரம், காரைக்கால், கும்பகோணம், திருக்கடையூர், திருநள்ளார்,வேளாங்கண்ணி உள்ளிட்ட பகுதிகளுக்கும் புதுச்சேரி மாநிலத்துக்கும் இரவு நேர ரயில் வசதி இல்லாததால் தனியார் ஆம்னி சொகுசு பஸ்களில் அதிக கட்டணம் கொடுத்து பயணிக்க வேண்டிய நிலைக்கு பயணிகள் தள்ளப்பட்டுள்ளனர். பண்டிகை நாட்கள் மற்றும் பள்ளி விடுமுறை நாட்களில் தனியார் ஆம்னி சொகுசு பஸ்களில் இரண்டு மடங்கு வரை கூடுதல் கட்டணம் வசூலிக்கப்படுகிறது. மேற்குறிப்பிட்டுள்ள வழித்தடங்கள் அனைத்திலும் அரசு போக்குவரத்துக்கழகம் மற்றும் அரசு விரைவு போக்குவரத்து கழகம் சார்பில் பஸ்கள் இயக்கப்படுகின்றன. எனினும், பராமரிப்பு குறைபாடு காரணமாக இத்தகைய பஸ்களில் பயணிப்பதை பெரும்பாலான பயணிகள் தவிர்த்துவிடுகின்றனர்.

People face difficulty as there is no direct Train between Coimbatore and Delata Districts. The train Coming from Kerala is passing Coimbatore in mid night, so its not helpful to passengers. People Travelling to Thanjavur, Nagapatnam, Tiruvarur, Cuddalore, Tirukadaiur, Tirunallar, Velankanni, Pondycherry find it difficult in travelling.

On festival days and School Holidays Omni Buses charge double the anount. Even though there are buses operated by SETC, those buses are poorly operated.

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=269735

karthikarthik

July 6th, 2011, 07:58 AM

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-05/coimbatore/29738060_1_rail-overbridge-traffic-signals-green-corridor

TNN Jul 5, 2011, 12.15am IST
COIMBATORE: The police are planning to start a corridor of green signals on Avinashi Road in the city within a week. Once the signal timings are reset, motorists can drive through Avinashi Road, from the rail overbridge to Sitra bus stop, without having to stop at any point.

In a move to modernise signal patterns and regularise traffic flow in the city, the police is resetting signal timers on Avinashi Road and Tiruchi Road. The earlier signal pattern will be discarded.

"Vehicle movement is very high on the two arterial roads. So, we have planned to reset the timer in traffic signals on the two main roads. Within a week, the green corridor project' will be introduced on the two roads. Thereafter, riders can cross the Avinashi Road stretch from Avinashi Road rail overbridge to Citra without stopping anywhere. But the rider must follow the speed limit of 40 km/hour," said city police commissioner Amaresh Pujari.

Sampathkumar

July 9th, 2011, 07:46 AM

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Indian chamber of commerce arranged an meeting to discuss about the step mother treatment of SRLY.

Individuals who are in coimbatore please attend show your moral support..

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

July 9th, 2011, 02:41 PM

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sujithinfra

July 9th, 2011, 02:55 PM

^^

SO many of them !!! just to start a new Bus service!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they dont have any other job for sure...!!!

Sampathkumar

July 10th, 2011, 02:45 AM

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Non speaking MPs are the main issue for railway infrastructure failures..

Sampathkumar

July 10th, 2011, 02:47 AM

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Valankulam tank water becomes poisonous. Bacteria presence found alarming state.
ADMK MLA assured that he will speak to CM soon.

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

July 11th, 2011, 12:10 PM

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CBE-SINGAKUTTY

July 11th, 2011, 01:09 PM

new bus route introduced from emerald(ooty) to coimbatore
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chidambaram_mech04

July 12th, 2011, 05:28 AM

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Brand coimbatore

July 12th, 2011, 06:05 AM

I was wondering, what did our useless MP talk in the meeting convened by ngos last sunday. It was reported in the local daily that he had explained the steps taken by him in taking the matter with rly authorities. Wat a funny thing or rather crude lie, i have never seen this guy opening his mouth in the parliment . He shud have fighted along with other TN MP's like the ones done by kerala mp's

chidambaram_mech04

July 12th, 2011, 08:26 AM

^^As a rare occurence, the hon'ble member of Parliament, from Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency, participated in the discussions to counter the apathetic attitude shown by railways towards Coimbatore, organized by Indian Chamber of Commerce, CBE and shared his views.

He expressed full support in the issue of fighting the reluctance shown by railways for not rerouting Kerala bound trains presently skipping CBE, via the CBE jn, even after Irugur doubling has been completed. He says he has received many replies from railway administration reg. this matter. He even supports that demonstrations, agitations for various needs of CBE reg. railways. But, he has refuted the allegations that he has not spoken in Parliament (LS) over the railway issue of CBE. While stating that opportunity to talk in LS, for members is given only by draw of lots, he has utilized whatever opportunity has has got to speak in LS.

Also, reg. provision of garbage bins etc, in CBE jn, he says, one should not expect Railway administration to provide such small amenities and can be taken up by local organizations. But, reg. construction of ramp etc for movement of wheel chairs etc for invalids, only the railway administration has to make them, he added.

He said he welcomed all comments ( positive as well as negative) directed towards him in this matter and ready to give due weightage.

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கோவை : ""லோக்சபாவில் பேச வாய்ப்புக் கிடைக்காததால்தான், ரயில்வே பிரச்னைகளைப் பேச முடியவில்லை,'' என்று கோவை எம்.பி., நடராஜன் கூறியுள்ளார்.

கோவை ரயில்வே பிரச்னைகள் தொடர்பாக, தொழில் மற்றும் வர்த்தக சபையின் கோவை கிளை ஏற்பாடு செய்திருந்த ஆலோசனைக் கூட்டத்தில் அவர் பேசியதாவது: கோவையை ரயில்வே துறை புறக்கணிக்கிறது என்பதில் உண்மை இருக்கிறது. கேரளா செல்லும் ரயில்களை, கோவைக்குத் திருப்ப வேண்டுமென்ற கோரிக்கையிலும் நியாயம் இருக்கிறது. ஆனால், 18 ஆண்டுகளாக புதிய ரயில்களை இயக்கவே இல்லை என்பதை ஏற்க முடியாது. திருப்பதி எக்ஸ்பிரஸ், நிஜாமுதீன் எக்ஸ்பிரஸ், மேட்டுப்பாளையம் ரயில் உட்பட 14 ரயில்கள், இயக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன. நம்முடைய தேவைகள் அதிகம்; அதற்காக, எல்லாவற்றையும் எதிர்த்துக் கொண்டிருக்க முடியாது. சாதகமான அணுகுமுறை அவசியம். எதையுமே செய்ய மாட்டார்கள் என்பதை, செய்ய வேண்டுமென்று வலியுறுத்துவது நன்மையில் முடியும். குப்பைக் கூடையையும் ரயில்வேதான் வைக்க வேண்டுமென்று இல்லை. அதை நாமே செய்ய முடியும். ஆனால், ரயில் நிலையத்தில் சாய்வுதளத்தை (ரேம்ப்) அவர்கள் தான் அமைக்க வேண்டும்.

கோவையிலுள்ள ரயில்வே பிரச்னைகளுக்காக, நான் ஏராளமான கடிதங்களை எழுதி இருக்கிறேன். சேம்பர் ஆப் காமர்ஸ்க்கு அடுத்தபடியாக எனக்கு அதிகளவிலான பதில்கள் வந்துள்ளன. அவற்றிலும், "ஆமாம்' அல்லது "இல்லை' என்றுதான் பதில் தருகின்றனர். அதனால், நாம் போராடிப் பெற வேண்டிய கட்டாயமும் இருக்கிறது. ரயில்வே துறைக்கு லாபம் ஈட்டித் தருவதே, தென் மாநிலங்கள்தான். வடக்கே பெரும்பாலான பயணிகள் டிக்கெட் வாங்குவதே இல்லை. டிக்கெட்டே வாங்காதவர்களுக்கு ரயில்களை வாரி வழங்கும் ரயில்வே துறை, நம்மை ஏன் புறக்கணிக்கிறது என்பது புரியவில்லை. இதே நிலை நீடித்தால், தெற்கிலும் டிக்கெட் வாங்க மாட்டார்கள் என்று நான் எச்சரித்திருக்கிறேன். நமது ரயில்வே கோரிக்கைகள் தொடர்பாக டில்லிக்கு நிர்ப்பந்தம் கொடுப்பதற்காக முதல்வரைச் சந்திப்போம். இப்பிரச்னையில், உங்களுடைய அனைத்து விமர்சனங்களையும் மனப்பூர்வமாக ஏற்றுக் கொள்கிறேன். இவற்றுக்குத் தீர்வு காண்பதற்காக, அனைத்து வகையிலான முயற்சியையும் மேற்கொள்வேன். இவ்வாறு, கோவை எம்.பி., நடராஜன் பேசினார்.

"குலுக்கல் முறையில் தான் பேச வாய்ப்பு' : ரயில்வே பிரச்னைகளுக்குத் தீர்வு காண, எம்.பி.நடராஜன் குரல் கொடுப்பதில்லை என்பது கோவையிலுள்ள பல்வேறு தரப்பினரின் குமுறல். இந்த விமர்சனங்களுக்குப் பதில் அளிக்கும் வகையில், நடராஜன் பேசுகையில், ""ரயில்வே பிரச்னைகள் தொடர்பாக, மம்தா பானர்ஜி, இணை அமைச்சர் முனியப்பா, வாரியத் தலைவர் உள்ளிட்ட பலரையும் சந்தித்திருக்கிறேன். கம்யூனிஸ்ட்களுக்கு மூலதனமே பேச்சுதான்; நான் பேசாமலிருப்பதாகச் சொல்கிறார்கள். பார்லியில், எல்லோருக்கும் பேச வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்து விடாது. நாம் 100 கேள்விகளை எழுதிக் கொடுத்தாலும், குலுக்கல் முறையில்தான் வாய்ப்புத் தருகின்றனர்,'' என்றார். இவரது இந்த விளக்கம் பார்வையாளர்களின் வரவேற்பைப் பெற்றது. விமர்சனங்களை மனப்பூர்வமாக ஏற்பதாக அவர் பேசியபோது, அரங்கில் ஏக கை தட்டல்.

dhandapanik

July 12th, 2011, 09:02 AM

^^ Whether he participated in any agitations? He is coming up now may be because of the change in KL govt? Now the ruling party is UDF(majority is Congress).

chidambaram_mech04

July 12th, 2011, 09:19 AM

I think that news has come because of pressure from MP.

If he didnt get a chance to talk in Parliment, why can't he resign that useless MP post?

Sampathkumar

July 12th, 2011, 09:32 AM

I think that news has come because of pressure from MP.

If he didnt get a chance to talk in Parliment, why can't he resign that useless MP post?

+1. He is useless crap. He wont do anything.

murlee

July 12th, 2011, 09:34 AM

+1. He is useless crap. He wont do anything.

And still we elected him.... Shame on him or shame on us??? :|

Brand coimbatore

July 12th, 2011, 10:06 AM

First of all, these dravidian parties should stop giving magnanimously the cbe constituency to the useles communist parties.

dhandapanik

July 12th, 2011, 12:35 PM

I think that news has come because of pressure from MP.

If he didnt get a chance to talk in Parliment, why can't he resign that useless MP post?

Now MP's Constituency fund is increased from 2C to 5C. Do you think he will resign?? :)

Whatever he said is just for media.. :)

Sampathkumar

July 12th, 2011, 12:57 PM

And still we elected him.... Shame on him or shame on us??? :|

For coimbatore- all the way from beginning dravidian parties will give to communist or congress party. In between few years BJP CP RADHAKRISHNAN was MP and he didnt do anything good.
We need a central minister from coimbatore, then only we can get some sort of benefits..

chidambaram_mech04

July 12th, 2011, 04:01 PM

Voluntary organisations and non-Governmental organisations here have sought immediate efforts to clean Valankulam, improve infrastructure at the Coimbatore Railway Station and increase train connectivity to Coimbatore.

Over 100 participants attended a meeting organised by “NGO Connect – The Power of One” at the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Saturday.

Coimbatore MP P.R. Natarajan, Coimbatore South MLA, R. Doraiswamy, Coimbatore North MLA T. Malaravan, and Koundampalayam MLA V.C. Arukutti also participated in the interactive session.

Convener of NGO Connect Vanitha Mohan said the tank bed area of Vallankulam had shrunk to 96 acres from originally 160 acres.

The total catchment area of the tank was 4.8 sq.km. Siruthuli had constructed a culvert from Big Tank at Ukkadam to Valankulam to facilitate draining of excess water to Valankulam.

Valankulam

Valankulam also had provisions for excess water from it to drain into the Noyyal. However, several sewage inlets into the tank had deteriorated its condition. It was filled with water hyacinths now.

Construction debris were dumped into it and the water quality was poor. “We are literally sitting on a time bomb. We do not know when there will be an epidemic,” she said.

Ms. Mohan said sewage water should go to the sewage treatment plants and should not be let into the Valankulam. The encroachments should be removed, dumping of debris should be stopped, water hyacinths should be cleared and a walkway should be constructed around the tank.

R. Raveendran, secretary of Residents' Awareness Association of Coimbatore, said over 10,000 passengers moved in and out of Coimbatore Railway junction every day.

Main trains

At least five main trains that passed via Podanur should be diverted to Coimbatore. Basic amenities such as ramps, dustbins, drinking water provisions and electronic guidance system for coach positions should be provided at the station. A model railway station should be developed at North Coimbatore.

Participants suggested larger campaigns, organising protests, sending post cards to the Union Government, joint representation by all the Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu to highlight the railway needs of Coimbatore.

Plea to CM

Mr. Arukutty said that the issues should be represented jointly to the Chief Minister. Mr. Natarajan said some new trains had been announced for Coimbatore during the last two years. Issues related to the Railways were taken up with the officials at the Centre too.

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Basic amenities should be provided at the station

A model railway station should be developed at

North

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2217612.ece

Raveendran

July 12th, 2011, 06:59 PM

after the NGO meet at Chamber, MLA's complained that they were not honored?? they came only because of the challenge thrown open by the dinamalar. "if you have real interest in Coimbatore , attend this meeting ".

since we didn't expect them we didn't arrange for the shawls ...

kongutamizhan

July 12th, 2011, 07:18 PM

ecotourindia

July 12th, 2011, 07:31 PM

^^

Honour them ? What for ?

After all these irresponsible and idiotic fellows have been 'HONOURED' by ppl of Cbe by electing them to TNLA.

And they have even stalled already sanctioned projects.

Ok, we'll honor them -

Do these guys have the guts 2 force their Amma to immediately clear all hurdles and get going G'puram flyover, Western bypass and -------- Poonga.

Bring them and then the ppl will surely honor these -----.

Brand coimbatore

July 13th, 2011, 05:59 AM

This is utter nonsense. They have (mlas) come for the cause of d city n nt for a paaratu vizha

kannan infratech

July 14th, 2011, 12:35 PM

Tuglak editor CHO had written a nice article on - How he tried to ask a question in Rajya Sabha and what all he went through. Very hilarious.

Even in Lok Sabha, it is a big procedure to ask a question and many TN MPs do not have the confidence to converse with the Speaker / Chairman to get their questions listed. They go behind the Parliamentary Leader of their party as a herd.

They do not even attend all the sessions of Parliament and some have been reprimanded by the Speaker for not being present in Parliament when their question came up for discussion.

Most of them do only lobbying with the Union Ministers & MOS from TN for issues, where they get a fat commission.

The Dravida Kalacharam is MLAS & MPS are more than Gods. Salvais & Malais are more imporatnt than People.

GOSH!!!!!!

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

July 14th, 2011, 03:33 PM

new bus route introduced from GCT to GANDHIPURAM Via Saibaba colony, saravanampatti..^^
http://65.175.77.34/maalaimalar/coimbatore/1472011/epaperimages/1472011/1472011-md-co-3/163543765.jpg

kongutamizhan

July 14th, 2011, 04:13 PM

^^ NSR Road-la ellam nadakkavae edam illa. Idhula pudhu bus route vera. Seekiram Monorail vidungappa

chidambaram_mech04

July 19th, 2011, 03:59 PM

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/5f69077a70.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)

Second Subway in Coimbatore Junction is Constructed using Hydraulic Box Buzzing (do not know exact spelling). Lenght of the subway is 75 metre. It is expected to complete by January.

chidambaram_mech04

July 19th, 2011, 04:14 PM

I saw a new bus route 123 Gandhipuram-Maruthamalai SLF via Sivanandha Colony, Kalpana Theatre, Idayar Palayam, Anna Nagar, Vadavalli.

karthikarthik

July 20th, 2011, 04:35 AM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Kovai-yearns-for-better-connectivity-to-the-south/articleshow/9288960.cms

COIMBATORE: Though the much-awaited link express to Tuticorin began service more than a fortnight ago, it seems there is no respite for commuters from Coimbatore bound for southern cities like Madurai, Tuticorin, Thirunelveli and Nagercoil.

All the ten coaches of Coimbatore-Nagercoil Express, which also carry six coaches of the Tuticorin link express till Vanchi Maniyachi Junction, are getting fully occupied by south-bound passengers everyday. Apart from a passenger train that starts at 7.15am, the Nagercoil Express and the six coaches of the link express are the only train services that link the southern districts with Coimbatore. All tickets for the reservation compartments get booked at least 15 days in advance while the unreserved compartments get jam-packed with those who plan their trips all of a sudden.

All the 50 government buses and 20 omni buses to the southern cities are also running beyond their capacity. "There is no lean day in the case of southern routes. We are not able to issue tickets to all those who approach us on all the days of the week. The sector needs more buses and trains," opines R Bhaskaran, Coimbatore unit secretary of Tamil Nadu Omni Bus Operators Association.

As thousands of people from southern Tamil Nadu are working in textile and other industrial segments of Coimbatore, the city is badly in need of more trains and buses to Madurai, Nagercoil and other southern cities.

"When the Coimbatore-Dindigul meter gauge line was active, there was an express train that went up to Rameswaram. This line was used not only by pilgrims but also commuters from Madurai. Due to gauge conversion in Dindigul-Coimbatore region, this service was stopped. We have been demanding its rerouting via Erode and Karur till completion of the gauge conversion," says M Krishnan, president of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore. Besides the Rameswaram Express, there were three passenger trains that operated between Madurai and Coimbatore through the Dindigul-Pollachi stretch. But the railways opted to cancel them instead of rerouting them via Erode-Karur stretch.

thillai_selvan

July 20th, 2011, 06:04 AM

Saravanan9006

July 20th, 2011, 02:02 PM

^^ Ya, its Hydraulic Box Pushing. This technology was first introduced for the construction of additional subway under railway tracks near GH, CBE. Then it became a successful model.

kongutamizhan

July 20th, 2011, 04:28 PM

^^ Does anyone know if they are making this subway handicapped friendly?

If someone is physically disabled they should better forget boarding trains from CBE. Atleast that's what the condition is now :)

sujithinfra

July 20th, 2011, 05:22 PM

karthikarthik

July 22nd, 2011, 05:07 AM

The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure (CCI) approved the four-laning of the 150-km-long Chhattisgarh-Orissa Border Aurang section of NH-6 at an estimated cost of Rs.1,548 crore.

The CCI also approved the four-laning of a 54-km stretch of the Walayar-Vadakkancherry section of NH-7 at an estimated cost of Rs.785.26 crore. The project will provide relief to the heavy traffic between Palakkad, Thrissur, Kochi and other parts of central Kerala to Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2282612.ece

chidambaram_mech04

July 25th, 2011, 04:27 PM

Re-routing of trains not feasible, says S.Rly
V.S. Palaniappan Share · print · T+
‘Only the Railway Board has to take a decision'

The issue of re-routing of trains skipping Coimbatore Junction has once again suffered a set back. The Southern Railway in response to a grievance petition has said that it was not feasible to re-route trains and it was under the purview of the Railway Board.

The Southern Railway's explanation was in reply to a grievance raised by S. Ravi, an activist for rail users, on February 17, 2011.

Interestingly, the grievance raised with the Railway Board was referred to Southern Railway.

For the last five months after looking into the grievance, the authorities have responded only to say that re-routing was under the purview of the Railway Board.

Mr. Ravi wanted to know why the petition submitted with the Railway Board was referred to the Southern Railway when such issues were not in its purview.

Coimbatore, a highest revenue earner in Southern Railway next only to Chennai, was without proper rail connectivity even as 13 pairs of trains (specials, daily, tri-weekly, bi-weekly and weekly) were skipping Coimbatore Junction and were being run via Podanur – Irugur – Podanur sections, pointed out Secretary of Coimbatore Consumer Cause K. Kathirmathiyon.

The city first waited for the completion of the Coimbatore – Coimbatore North – Irugur railway line doubling, which took nearly two decades. After commencing the works, the implementation of the project took several years owing to land acquisition problem.

After the second line was thrown open, Coimbatore waited for nearly one-and-a-half years for the railway to re-route the trains via Coimbatore, Mr. Kathirmathiyon said.

Then, the Southern Railway sources said it would be announced in the new railway time table, but nothing was mentioned when the time-table was released.

The grievance raised in February was now declared as closed, with a reply stating that re-routing of trains was not under the purview of Southern Railway as it rests with the Railway Board.

Coimbatore MP P.R. Natarajan was trying to get the Bangalore-bound train from Ernakulam and the Puducherry – Mangalore train on either direction via Coimbatore with a stoppage. Mr. Natarajan told The Hindu over phone that General Manager of Southern Railway had already given a reply stating that a recommendation in this connection was sent to the Railway Board.

The reply also contained another line stating that operating new trains via Coimbatore could be examined. Mr. Kathirmathiyon and Mr. Ravi contended that Southern Railway was keen to hand out a “step motherly” treatment to Coimbatore despite its potential and the revenue earned from this region.

They also pointed out the failure of Railway Ministry and Railway Board in extending the Jodhpur–Bangalore Express up to Coimbatore despite having announced it twice in the railway budget. In the absence of rail connectivity and refusal to re-route the trains via Coimbatore, the region continues to wait for train services or adequate accommodation in the trains to Thiruvananthapuram, Mangalore, Chennai and Bangalore.

Meanwhile, Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore and Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam are moving the court seeking directions to Southern Railway to re-route the trains via Coimbatore.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2289490.ece

bonoslack7

July 25th, 2011, 06:32 PM

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CBE-SINGAKUTTY

July 28th, 2011, 12:38 PM

Special trains via Tiruchi

he Southern Railway will run special trains from Coimbatore to Chennai Egmore via Tiruchi to clear extra rush. Train No. 06046 Coimbatore – Chennai Express will leave Coimbatore at 7.15 p.m. on July 30 and August 1 and will arrive at Tiruchi Junction at 11.35 p.m. It will reach Chennai at 6 a.m. on the next day. Train No. 06045 Chennai Egmore –Coimbatore special will leave Chennai Egmore at 4.05 p.m. on July 31 and August 2 and will arrive at Tiruchi at 10.30 p.m. and will reach Coimbatore at 5 a.m. the next day. Advance reservation for these trains commence on July 28, according to a release from M.K.Gopinath, PRO Tiruchi Railway Division.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2301394.ece

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/COIMBATORE/2011/07/28/Article//015/28_07_2011_015_021.jpg

dhandapanik

July 29th, 2011, 05:27 AM

Some more special trains for Covai..

The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers during Onam, Ramzan and Pooja Festival seasons.

1) T.No.06049/06050 Chennai Central – Coimbatore – Chennai Central Superfast Specials: T.No.06049 Chennai Central – Coimbatore Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs. on Fridays from 5.8.2011 to 7.10.2011 and arrive Coimbatore at 06.50 hrs. the next day.T.No.06050 Coimbatore – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Coimbatore at 23.45 hrs. on Mondays from 8.8.2011 to 10.10.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 07.45 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 First Class, 2 AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode and Tiruppur. T.No.06049 will stop at Coimbatore North also. T.No.06050 will stop at Perambur also.

2) T.No.06051/06052 Coimbatore – Rameswaram – Coimbatore Weekly Specials (via.Erode, Tiruchchirappalli, Karaikkudi): T.No.06051 Coimbatore–Rameswaram Weekly Special will leave Coimbatore at 19.45 hrs. on Saturdays from 6.8.2011 to 8.10.2011 and arrive Rameswaram at 07.00 hrs. the next day.T.No.06052 Rameswaram – Coimbatore Weekly Special will leave Rameswaram at 19.00 hrs. on Sundays from 7.8.2011 to 9.10.2011 and arrive Coimbatore at 05.00 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 First Class, 2 AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tiruppur, Erode, Karur, Tiruchchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Chettinad, Karaikkudi, Devakottai Road, Kallal, Sivaganga, Manamadurai, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram and Mandapam. T.No.06052 will stop at Coimbatore North also.

3) T.No.06055/06056 Chennai Central – Ernakulam – Chennai Central Superfast Specials (via. Coimbatore): T.No.06055 Chennai Central – Ernakulam Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 23.30 hrs. on Sundays from 31.7.2011 to 9.10.2011 and arrive Ernakulam Jn. at 11.00 hrs. the next day.T.No.06056 Ernakulam – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Ernakulam at 15.15 hrs. on Mondays from 1.8.2011 to 10.10.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.45 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Ottapalam, Thrisur and Aluva. T.No.06055 will stop at Ernakulam Town also. T.No.06056 will stop at Perambur also.

3) T.No.06063/06064 Chennai Central – Shoranur – Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Specials (via. Coimbatore): T.No.06063 Chennai Central – Shoranur Weekly Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs. on Mondays from 1.8.2011 to 10.10.2011 and arrive Shoranur at 08.50 hrs. the next day.T.No.06064 Shoranur – Chennai Central Weekly Superfast Special will leave Shoranur at 19.10 hrs. on Tuesdays from 2.8.2011 to 11.10.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 05.15 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 3-tier, 5 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad and Ottapalam. T.No.06064 will stop at Perambur also.

4) T.No.06065/06066 Coimbatore – Tirupati – Coimbatore Weekly Superfast Specials: T.No.06065 Coimbatore – Tirupati Weekly Superfast Special will leave Coimbatore at 06.00 hrs. on Thursdays from 4.8.2011 to 13.10.2011 and arrive Tirupati at 13.30 hrs. the same day.T.No.06066 Tirupati – Coimbatore Weekly Superfast Special will leave Tirupati at 14.50 hrs. on Thursdays from 4.8.2011 to 13.10.2011 and arrive Coimbatore at 22.40 hrs. the same day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC Chair Car, 7 Second Sitting, 6 General General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Katpadi, Chittoor and Pakala.

Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 30.7.2011.

Source: http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=341&id=0,4,268

chidambaram_mech04

July 30th, 2011, 12:35 PM

Dear members,

Today's 'The Hindu', CBE edition, gives a news item on much awaited restoration of train connectivity between CBE and Rameshwaram. Though this special train is operated in a slightly different path from the erstwhile, very popular 6715/16 CBE - RMM express / passenger, it has given new connectivity from CBE to places like Pudukottai, Sivagangai, Chettinad, karaikkudi etc.

Also, in total 8 district Headquarters are linked by this special train.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/article2307286.ece

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Special weekly train to Rameshwaram from Aug. 8
Special Correspondent
The much-awaited service will be till October

Rail connectivity between Coimbatore and Rameshwaram has been renewed with the introduction of a weekly special service, to run from August 8 till October.
Coimbatore has been demanding such a service to Rameshwaram via Erode-Karur-Tiruchirapalli, as the gauge-conversion works in the Dindigul-Palani- Udumalpet- Pollachi-Coimbatore line is awaiting completion.

The metre gauge line was laid in the early 1920s. During those days, Coimbatore–Madurai–Rameswaram Express was a very population overnight train, departing from Coimbatore late in the night and reaching Madurai in the early hours of the morning. It was then operated as a Madurai–Rameshwaram Passenger Train.

Service curtailed

When the Madurai–Dindigul gauge conversion was taken up, the service was curtailed between Coimbatore and Dindigul. Then, Tamil Nadu had only two island metre gauge lines i.e., Coimbatore–Madurai (then curtailed up to Dindigul) and Madurai–Theni.

Only recently, the Madurai–Theni metre gauge section was wound up for gauge conversion.

The Coimbatore–Dindigul MG services were curtailed at Podanur when the Coimbatore–Podanur section was taken up for gauge conversion. The last run of that MG service was on May 26, 2009.

Snail-paced work

The works that commenced then are still on. Bridge works are yet to be completed, after which laying of track would begin, and only after a Commissioner Rail Safety inspection, would the line be opened up.

Sources in the construction wing said the works were expected to be completed by mid 2012.

It was one of the non-capital trains (i.e., an express train between two non-State capital destinations), said S. Ravi, an activist. But for now, the special weekly service brings in some breather, reviving the connectivity with Rameshwaram after a gap of nearly eight years.

The much-awaited train would connect Coimbatore with seven district headquarters i.e., Tirupur, Erode, Karur, Tiruchirapalli, Pudukottai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram, where it would stop besides halts at Chettinad, Karaikudi, Devakottai Road, Kallal, Manamadurai and Paramakudi, said M. Krishnan, president of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Migrant workforce

The train would serve the travel needs of pilgrims visiting the shrines at Rameshwaram and Thirupullani besides serving the requirements of migrant workforce in this part of the State, he added.

Passengers to these destinations, who were so far dependent on road transport, would henceforth get a convenient, comfortable and economical mode of travel.

Mr. Krishnan urged for introducing a day-time train on this route for connecting seven districts, and also for increasing the frequency of this train at least gradually to make it a daily and a permanent train service.

Plea to patronise

The Chamber has also appealed to the people to patronise the train fully so that the Railways would consider turning the service into a permanent and daily one.

Similarly, at present Coimbatore has a direct day-time train to Tirupati i.e., a tri-weekly intercity express on Monday, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

The newly announced special train on the Coimbatore– Tirupati route on Thursdays increases the frequency of connectivity between the two places by one more day.

Authorities should consider making this too a permanent and daily service by running the train even on Sundays, Mondays and Fridays.

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•The weekly service revives the city's rail link with Rameshwaram after 8 years
•Seven district headquarters will be covered by the special train

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

July 30th, 2011, 02:29 PM

Dear members,

Today's 'The Hindu', CBE edition, gives a news item on much awaited restoration of train connectivity between CBE and Rameshwaram. Though this special train is operated in a slightly different path from the erstwhile, very popular 6715/16 CBE - RMM express / passenger, it has given new connectivity from CBE to places like Pudukottai, Sivagangai, Chettinad, karaikkudi etc.

Also, in total 8 district Headquarters are linked by this special train.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/article2307286.ece

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Special weekly train to Rameshwaram from Aug. 8
Special Correspondent
The much-awaited service will be till October

Rail connectivity between Coimbatore and Rameshwaram has been renewed with the introduction of a weekly special service, to run from August 8 till October.
Coimbatore has been demanding such a service to Rameshwaram via Erode-Karur-Tiruchirapalli, as the gauge-conversion works in the Dindigul-Palani- Udumalpet- Pollachi-Coimbatore line is awaiting completion.

The metre gauge line was laid in the early 1920s. During those days, Coimbatore–Madurai–Rameswaram Express was a very population overnight train, departing from Coimbatore late in the night and reaching Madurai in the early hours of the morning. It was then operated as a Madurai–Rameshwaram Passenger Train.

Service curtailed

When the Madurai–Dindigul gauge conversion was taken up, the service was curtailed between Coimbatore and Dindigul. Then, Tamil Nadu had only two island metre gauge lines i.e., Coimbatore–Madurai (then curtailed up to Dindigul) and Madurai–Theni.

Only recently, the Madurai–Theni metre gauge section was wound up for gauge conversion.

The Coimbatore–Dindigul MG services were curtailed at Podanur when the Coimbatore–Podanur section was taken up for gauge conversion. The last run of that MG service was on May 26, 2009.

Snail-paced work

The works that commenced then are still on. Bridge works are yet to be completed, after which laying of track would begin, and only after a Commissioner Rail Safety inspection, would the line be opened up.

Sources in the construction wing said the works were expected to be completed by mid 2012.

It was one of the non-capital trains (i.e., an express train between two non-State capital destinations), said S. Ravi, an activist. But for now, the special weekly service brings in some breather, reviving the connectivity with Rameshwaram after a gap of nearly eight years.

The much-awaited train would connect Coimbatore with seven district headquarters i.e., Tirupur, Erode, Karur, Tiruchirapalli, Pudukottai, Sivaganga and Ramanathapuram, where it would stop besides halts at Chettinad, Karaikudi, Devakottai Road, Kallal, Manamadurai and Paramakudi, said M. Krishnan, president of the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Migrant workforce

The train would serve the travel needs of pilgrims visiting the shrines at Rameshwaram and Thirupullani besides serving the requirements of migrant workforce in this part of the State, he added.

Passengers to these destinations, who were so far dependent on road transport, would henceforth get a convenient, comfortable and economical mode of travel.

Mr. Krishnan urged for introducing a day-time train on this route for connecting seven districts, and also for increasing the frequency of this train at least gradually to make it a daily and a permanent train service.

Plea to patronise

The Chamber has also appealed to the people to patronise the train fully so that the Railways would consider turning the service into a permanent and daily one.

Similarly, at present Coimbatore has a direct day-time train to Tirupati i.e., a tri-weekly intercity express on Monday, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

The newly announced special train on the Coimbatore– Tirupati route on Thursdays increases the frequency of connectivity between the two places by one more day.

Authorities should consider making this too a permanent and daily service by running the train even on Sundays, Mondays and Fridays.

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• The weekly service revives the city's rail link with Rameshwaram after 8 years
• Seven district headquarters will be covered by the special train

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CBE-SINGAKUTTY

August 1st, 2011, 01:23 PM

More coaches for two trains from Coimbatore^^^^

Two more coaches have been added to Coimbatore – Mayiladuthurai Jan Shatabdi Express (12083/84) and Coimbatore – Tirupati Intercity Express (12758/12757) with effect from August 3. Rail travel to the delta region (Tiruchy and beyond) has increased after the setting up of the Central University at Tiruvarur and opening up of more colleges and higher educational institution in the region.

This is a most sought after train as there are no overnight trains available from Coimbatore to Thanjavur region.

Similarly, the recently introduced Coimbatore – Tirupati Intercity Express has been a hit with Coimbatore passengers as it was difficult to get a confirmed accommodation in the two trains from Kerala that go via Tirupati.

Southern Railway has decided to increase the number of coaches in these two trains with two ordinary sitting class accommodation each.

On July 15, Southern Railway had increased two coaches on the Coimbatore – Mayiladuthurai Jan Shatabdi Express.

The Southern Railway also had added one ordinary sleeper coach each in Chennai Central – Mangalore – Chennai Central train that runs via Podanur and in the Chennai Central – Mangalore – Chennai Central West Coast Express. The authorities also increased two coaches on the Bangalore – Kochuveli – Bangalore Tri-weekly express with two sleeper class coaches.

R. Raveendran of Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore, welcoming the latest Railway move, pointed out that at least on a piecemeal basis, the authorities were catering to the requirements of Coimbatore region.

However, S. Vaidynathakrishnan of Coimbatore Railway Passengers Association said there was a need to increase the number of coaches in Chennai-bound trains as there was an endless wait list almost everyday.

More coaches were also need in trains bound for Nagercoil, Tuticorin and at least in overnight trains to Thiruvananthapuram. He also reiterated the need for direct overnight trains from Coimbatore to Thiruvananthapuram, Bangalore, Mangalore, Rameswaram via Erode – Karur till the Coimbatore – Pollachi – Udumalpet – Palani – Dindigul gauge conversion was completed and an additional overnight train to Chennai.

A plea also has been made to increase the frequency of the Coimbatore – Nizamuddin Express and additional bi-weekly or tri-weekly train service to Kurla/Mumbai via Bangalore departing from Coimbatore at night

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2312204.ece

sarathy

August 1st, 2011, 05:03 PM

Brand coimbatore

August 1st, 2011, 08:18 PM

No sarathy, Arul was mocking that even if IR achieve 150kmph it would be great. As per plan it is 350kmph, lets see how it turns out to be in due course ( 15-20 yrs)

Arul Murugan

August 2nd, 2011, 02:26 AM

[QUOTE=Arul Murugan;82375920]It says 150KMPH, that means it should be mostly upgrading the existing tracks.

Even 150KMPH will do great for our country. Chennai-Coimbatore can be reached in 3hrs 15minutes! It will then become challenging for aviation sector.

Even a train departing Chennai at 20:00hrs and reaching CBE 23:15 will be a great improvement in a century for our transportation infrastructure.

http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/dec/31/slide-show-1-india-testing-if-it-can-run-350-kmph-bullet-train.htm

Was this 350 KMPL Bullet train shrinked to 150 KMPL passenger train or both are different. Can someone clarify this pls.

What happened / happening to the proposed bullet trains in india.

You can read the MoSR statement at Thanjavur 2 days before. It is likely that they planned to upgrade the existing tracks!

Also 10days before there was a news about Mumbai-Delhi mainline is considered for upgradation to 160KMPH and conventional engine operated trains will not be used for running the train at average speed of 150KMPH. This is planned to be done at the cost of 5000crores compared to building new alignment which may cost 1,35,00crores!

With 150KMPH, the travel time between two biggest cities in India will come down by 7hrs from existing 16hrs.

No sarathy, Arul was mocking that even if IR achieve 150kmph it would be great. As per plan it is 350kmph, lets see how it turns out to be in due course ( 15-20 yrs)

No BC, I am not mocking.... 350KMPH bullet train is nothing but scam. Do you think Indian railways or central gvt have potential in invest 70,000 crores for Chennai-Bengaluru-Coimbatore-Ernakulam route? It is impossible even for 15-20yrs.

I am sure the project will get shrinked to speed increase on existing tracks. Even 150KMPH average speed is very great and this will cost 3100crores compared to 70,000crores 350KMPH (even China does not operate 350 as average speed)

And under this congress gvt we cannot even expect this 150KMPH project! If BJP has not ruled the country in 1999-2004, even now we might be riding in same old 2 lane NH. We need some visionary leaders to implement even this 150KMPH upgradation project... (may be Delhi Metro, Sreedharan!!).. 60yrs seyathava congress ippo senchidum?

MA Eswaran

August 2nd, 2011, 06:41 AM

sarathy

August 2nd, 2011, 01:59 PM

chidambaram_mech04

August 2nd, 2011, 02:30 PM

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Heavy Traffic in Gandhipuram, Railway Satation, Lanka Corner Areas. Traffic Police needs to regulate the traffic in Peak Time.

Personally I feel Gandhipuram Bus Stand must be expanded, during DMK time it was decided to extended by 2 more acres. But nothing has happened it seems.

Brand coimbatore

August 2nd, 2011, 08:14 PM

We have to patiently wait till AMMA comes with a plan for coimbatore ( if anY)

chidambaram_mech04

August 3rd, 2011, 08:02 AM

I am sure this train ( new connectivity) will be patronised well.

Even after opening of converted BG line ( CBE-Pollachi-palani-Dindigul) after a couple of years, this train via Tirupur,Erode would still be popular and ultimately there would be trains in both the routes

Yes there is a good number of migrant population from Pudukottai, Sivagangai and Ramanad Districts settled in Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode. Only the present route will connect Pudukottai and Sivagangai.

chidambaram_mech04

August 3rd, 2011, 08:08 AM

prasadrad

August 3rd, 2011, 12:17 PM

Lets patiently wait for another 30-40 years for bullet trains.

I feel, our economy condition is not upto the mark to pay so much and use the bullet trains.

The reason why am telling this is, I will frequently check the available tickets in doranto express from cbe-mas in curiosity. Except on holidays, we have almost 40-50% seats available.

Bullet trains like TGV's are more expensive than flights , all these bullet trains are rhetorics to catch imagination. If at all introduced in India , it will be somewhere in north India , in that too people will travel in 'without'.

Best option is to modernize the system for eg. ensuring automatic signalling
and increase the number and speed of trains

First of all let railways stop Coimbatore bypass

chidambaram_mech04

August 4th, 2011, 09:31 AM

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One News items says Parcel Reveunue had increased upto 4.5 Crores. The Subway in Platform number 5/6 will be extended at the cost of 50 Lakh Ruppees. The Electronic boards get repaired due to improper Maintainence. The Ramp and Toliets Facilities are required by passengers.

The 14 trains which are currently by passing Coimbatore Needs to be Diverted. This will be helpful to passengers and help railways in increasing the revenue.

Another News Item says Diwali Booking is completed in all the trains except Duronto. In Duronto still 250 Saets are available.

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

August 8th, 2011, 06:54 PM

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CBE-SINGAKUTTY

August 9th, 2011, 06:58 AM

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dhandapanik

August 10th, 2011, 07:13 AM

CHENNAI: Air India, has announced special flights between Chennai and Coimbatore on August 13 and 14, with an all-inclusive one-way special fare of Rs 1,034.

On August 13, flight AI 1569 will depart Chennai at 6am and reach Coimbatore at 7am. On August 14, flight AI 1674 will depart Coimbatore at 6.45pm and arrive in Chennai at 7.45pm.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Air-India-special-flights/articleshow/9548808.cms

kovaidreamz

August 10th, 2011, 09:20 AM

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

August 10th, 2011, 04:02 PM

More trains to reduce burden on chord line

With the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) according his clearance for the operation of passenger train services in the newly laid broad gauge track from Nidamangalam to Mannargudi, people of delta districts are expected to get a few new trains, including a overnight express train to Chennai and passenger trains to Tiruchi.

The construction work of the new railway station in Mannargudi has already been completed and the Tiruchi Railway division has also set up a satellite passenger reservation centre in Mannargudi town.

Though the BG conversion work on the Tiruvarur – Mayiladuthurai section is in progress, the Railways is likely to introduce a direct train service to Chennai from Mannargudi via Thanjavur on the main line initially.

At present, the Tiruchi – Chennai day express, Kumbakonam – Chennai Rockfort express, Rameswaram – Chennai express; Nagore – Chennai express (all daily trains); Madurai – Chennai express (weekly twice), Tiruchendur – Chennai weekly express are the trains connecting the delta districts with the state capital.

Southern Railway is said to have sent a proposal to the Railway Board for introducing a new overnight train from Mannargudi to Chennai via Thanjavur. The recent visit of A..P.Mishra, member (engineering), Railway Board, to Mannargudi to inspect the new infrastructure facilities at the station, apart from the track, has raised the hopes of all the three districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam, of getting an additional train. A cross section of the travelling public of Tiruchi district feel that the introduction of an additional overnight train on the main line will immensely reduce the burden on the trains passing via Tiruchi on the chord line, in particular on the rockfort express, which is at present originating from Kumbakonam.

T.R.B.Rajaa, Mannargudi MLA, submitted a memorandum to Mr.Mishra in this connection. Besides, he also demanded introduction of an overnight express train from Mannargudi to Coimbatore. At present Janshatabdi express and the Nagore – Ernakulam overnight express are the only trains connecting delta districts with Coimbatore, apart from a few passenger trains. The overnight express train will be of great help to the people of Tiruchi district, says Esthar, a housewife.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article2342565.ece

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

August 12th, 2011, 07:57 AM

NEW BUS STAND FOR KURUCHI

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CBE-SINGAKUTTY

August 12th, 2011, 08:29 AM

New train via Erode a big hit

Tuticorin –Coimbatore Express train (16611), which has been introduced recently, has evoked a good response from passengers.

Since the train passes through Erode, passengers can head for various destinations from there like Tirupati, Thiruthani, Katpadi, Mumbai and also to Bangalore.

The train is catering to the needs of travellers by and large, according to M. Piramanayagam, Tuticorin District Passengers' Welfare Association.

Devotees, who arrive in Tiruchendur to offer prayers at Subramaniya Swamy Temple, the second abode of Lord Murugan, could well utilize the Tuticorin– Coimbatore express train to travel across to Tirupati.

“The Coimbatore bound train (16611) from Tuticorin halts at Erode at 5.05 a.m. everyday. The Tirupati-bound express train from Coimbatore arrives at 7.25 a.m. in Erode. The Coimbatore–Tirupati Express (12758) is being made operational thrice a week on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.

The return express train from Tirupati to Coimbatore (12757) is being made operational on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays and arrives in Erode at 8.35 p.m.,” he said.

As for Mumbai-goers, the daily Lokmanya Tilak Express train (11014) from Coimbatore would touch Erode at 9.30 a.m. through Bangalore, Pune and Kalyan. Since many patients seek health expertise at the multi specialty hospital in Vellore, possibilities were also open to board the Katpadi-bound express train which leaves Coimbatore and arrives at Chennai via Erode at 7.40 a.m..

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2349252.ece

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

August 13th, 2011, 10:01 PM

POTHANUR-DINDUKAL GAUGE CONVERSION EXPECTED TO BE OVER BY 2012 MARCH
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karthikarthik

August 14th, 2011, 07:16 AM

The above article speaks only about Palghat to Pollachi conversion. What is the deadline fixed for Podanur-Pollachi?

dr_thapalathy

August 14th, 2011, 09:41 AM

[QUOTE=sarathy;82444066]

You can read the MoSR statement at Thanjavur 2 days before. It is likely that they planned to upgrade the existing tracks!
Also 10days before there was a news about Mumbai-Delhi mainline is considered for upgradation to 160KMPH and conventional engine operated trains will not be used for running the train at average speed of 150KMPH. This is planned to be done at the cost of 5000crores compared to building new alignment which may cost 1,35,00crores!
With 150KMPH, the travel time between two biggest cities in India will come down by 7hrs from existing 16hrs.

Even this wont happen in the current Congress Tenure.

kongutamizhan

August 15th, 2011, 05:31 AM

Circular rail link suggested to de-congest roads in Coimbatore.

Source (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article2356275.ece)

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Coimbatore Railway Passengers Association says it's viable

Nine arterial roads reach out to different areas in this thickly populated and growing city. But, these stretches remain congested because of inadequate link roads. Even as the demand for link roads is being made consistently, the other option is to have a rail network that can reduce the burden on city roads.

A circular rail network and shuttle train services are being suggested whenever the city's chaotic roads come up for discussion. The Coimbatore Railway Passengers Association has come up with a suggestion for reviving a small stretch of railway line that could make the much awaited circular rail a reality.

N.V. Nagasubramanian, President, and S. Vaidyanathakrishnan, Secretary of the Association suggest that the Vellalore link – between the old Singanallur station and Coimbatore Junction – can be revived. It had existed up to 1952, till the laying of single line between Coimbatore and Irugur. The first unopposed MP of Coimbatore in the first Parliament T.A. Ramalingam Chettiar was instrumental in getting the first single line laid between Coimbatore and Irugur and after which the Vellalore link was unused and later removed.

Relaying the Vellalore line between Singanallur and Coimbatore Junction will not involve a huge financial burden, the association claims. As the land on which the railway line was then laid still remain unused, there will be no expense on land acquisition. They also say the people of Coimbatore should oppose the move of the Railways to lay a second line between Podanur and Irugur as this may lead to more trains skipping Coimbatore Junction.

The encroached railway lands on either side of the erstwhile track i.e., the Vellalore line, can be retrieved and a new railway terminal can be constructed closer to the city. Links from here can be established with both Coimbatore and Podanur stations.

The circular railway line will help run through Coimbatore Junction, Podanur, Vellalore, Irugur, Singanallur, Peelamedu and Coimbatore North (see map). This will certainly help decongest the city roads, Mohammed Jameel of the association points out. A senior official with the Salem division says if the revival of an old line can bring about so many benefits, it can be considered.

smohan59

August 15th, 2011, 07:50 AM

Delta passengers likely to get additional trains

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ON TRACK: Inspection of the Nidamangalam-Mannargudi line underway in Tiruvarur district. FILE PHOTO
With the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) according his clearance for the operation of passenger train services in the newly laid broad gauge track from Nidamangalam to Mannargudi, people of delta districts are expected to get a few new trains, including a overnight express train to Chennai.

The construction work of the new railway station in Mannargudi has already been completed and the Tiruchi Railway division has also set up a satellite passenger reservation centre in Mannargudi town.

Though the BG conversion work on the Tiruvarur – Mayiladuthurai section is in progress, the Railways is likely to introduce a direct train service to Chennai from Mannargudi via Thanjavur on the main line initially.

Southern Railway is said to have sent a proposal to the Railway Board for introducing a new overnight train from Mannargudi to Chennai via Thanjavur.

The recent visit of A. K. Mishra, member (engineering), Railway Board, to Mannargudi to inspect the new infrastructure facilities at the station, apart from the track, has raised the hopes of all the three districts of Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam, for getting an additional train. Various associations of Mannargudi presented petitions seeking direct train to Chennai to him.

T.R.B.Rajaa, Mannargudi MLA, submitted a memorandum to Mr.Mishra in this connection. Besides pleading for Mannai-Chennai express, he also demanded introduction of an overnight express train from Mannargudi to Coimbatore. Coimbatore, being the industrial capital of our state, has heavy influx of workers from all over the State, particularly from Thanjavur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam. Hence there is a need for introducing a night express train from Mannargudi to Coimbatore, Mr.Rajaa said.

He also demanded introduction of passenger train in the Mannargudi-Tiruchi section. Tiruchi, being the major connecting point in the central region and a hub for industries, lot of people travel from composite Thanjavur district to Tiruchi every day. Introduction of a train will help them. He suggested that the train can start at 6.30 a.m. at Mannargudi reach Thanjavur at 7.30 a.m. and reach Tiruchi at 8.30 a.m. In the return direction, it can start at Tiruchi at 5 p.m. come to Thanjavur at 6 p.m. and reach Mannargudi at 7 p.m.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2341651.ece

smohan59

August 15th, 2011, 07:53 AM

Plea for direct train from Nagore to Coimbatore

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The Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection Council has submitted a memorandum to the Southern Railway seeking a direct train to Coimbatore from Nagore.

In a petition requisitioned on behalf of the people of the Eastern delta, the council has pointed out to the conspicuous absence of a direct train to Coimbatore and its neighbouring districts. Despite the fact that there has been heavy migration to the textile centres of Erode, Tirupur and Coimbatore from here in the recent years, there has never been rail connectivity. The Nagore-Ernakulam Express that passes via Coimbatore is by far dysfunctional especially due to the odd-hours at which it arrives at and departs from Coimbatore. According to R.Kaladharan, president, Tamil Nadu Consumer Protection Council, the timings of the Nagore-Ernakulam Express ought to be rescheduled to suit the convenience of Coimbatore-bound passengers.

Further, there is no train service from Thanjavur to Nagore between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. The consumer council has sought ad hoc intervention to provide for a service between Nagore and Thanjavur, with the bogies of the Kamban Express. The Kamban Express that arrives in the morning stands idle till its departure. These bogies may be put to use to at least provide for a trip between Thanjavur and Nagore.http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2307358.ece

kovaidreamz

August 15th, 2011, 08:07 AM

Why can't this be planned with the existing route through podanur (marked in red) than laying new tracks through velalore (marked in green, which i feel is highly impossible going by the previous tasks accomplished by SR)

Also if implemented it can have additional stations (violet stars)...
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deepu051993

August 15th, 2011, 08:11 AM

Arul Murugan

August 15th, 2011, 02:51 PM

Circular rail link suggested to de-congest roads in Coimbatore.

Source (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article2356275.ece)

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00754/circular_railway_ep_754198f.jpg

..

Why can't this be planned with the existing route through podanur (marked in red) than laying new tracks through velalore (marked in green, which i feel is highly impossible going by the previous tasks accomplished by SR)

Hindu's map representation looks little bit confusing because it is shown both Palghat and Tiruppur in same direction!

Hope this makes clear...

It is very easy to restore the loop line which was there via Nanjundapuram. Instead of new line from Irugur, if Nanjundapuram line was restored it will help for the purpose.

But Coimbatore needs suburban service to Mettupalayam, Tiruppur, Palghat, Podanur rather than circular railway line. I don't think circular railway line can help in great way for CBE traffic. Monorail can only answer the city traffic congestion. But sadly as usual it has turned into lip service!

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kongutamizhan

August 15th, 2011, 03:10 PM

^^ +1

Proposed system in Hindu won't help much. We need a proper suburban transit system with 2 Metra (or suburban) lines one each towards MTP and Tiruppur and Mono's covering the rest

ecotourindia

August 15th, 2011, 07:59 PM

^^

One suggestion,

The existing BG main railway line is congested and with more passenger / goods trains it will create more pressure if we run suburban trains, plus we have to double Irugur - Podanur line too.

Time being some suburban trains can be run.

There is little scope for further expansion with additional lines for suburban / circular service only.

Hence why can't we have Monorail, that is elevated and takes less space parallel to the rail track on this alignment, where ever possible and then radiating as loops or further connections.

karthikarthik

August 16th, 2011, 05:02 AM

Still we are voicing only for CBE JN. What we need is the second terminal.

Irugur or Podanur(2nd terminal+suburban terminal)+Good Bus connectivity(24 hrs) to this terminal will be beneficial in short term. Monorail/metro(badly required now) is a long term wish and I feel ADMK or DMK is giving least importance to it.

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

August 17th, 2011, 10:40 AM

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/COIMBATORE/2011/08/17/Article//151/17_08_2011_151_013.jpg

dhandapanik

August 17th, 2011, 11:23 AM

^^ This was there for long time. In chennai you can buy the daily pass from conductor and i saw many ppl using this. An year back Madurai divn started selling daily passes through conductors in the city buses. People started buying it in madurai also. Coimbatore also following it. Good move. Among these 3 cities, coimbatore alone has private city buses.

Ananth2604

August 17th, 2011, 12:20 PM

New train via Erode a big hit

Tuticorin –Coimbatore Express train (16611), which has been introduced recently, has evoked a good response from passengers.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2349252.ece

this is not completely a new train, but a link train... the coaches from Tuticorin(16611) are linked to Nagercoil-Coimbatore train(16609) at Vanchi Maniatchi...

deepu051993

August 17th, 2011, 01:59 PM

madurakarenda

August 18th, 2011, 05:48 AM

This is also available in trichy longtime back but i think one has to get the pass from the bustand only.

Nope... First it was as you told... But, then, Tickets could be purchased from the bus conductor itself in MDU....

Arul Murugan

August 19th, 2011, 02:45 AM

dhandapanik

August 19th, 2011, 06:10 AM

In 2008, this daily pass was extended to Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy and Salem.

Arul,
It was extended to Coimbatore, madurai and the other cities in 2008. But you can get the daily passes only at Bus stations. Thats why it is not so popular. Now the facility is extended in Coimbatore and Madurai by selling it through conductors. I dont think it is much useful in Trichy and salem because they have more normal buses.

madurakarenda

August 19th, 2011, 06:24 AM

Arul,
It was extended to Coimbatore, madurai and the other cities in 2008. But you can get the daily passes only at Bus stations. Thats why it is not so popular. Now the facility is extended in Coimbatore and Madurai by selling it through conductors. I dont think it is much useful in Trichy and salem because they have more normal buses.

Yes, and Trichy has more number of private buses too...

dhandapanik

August 19th, 2011, 06:29 AM

Yes, and Trichy has more number of private buses too...

Even Coimbatore has more private buses. Coimbatore has got more city bus routes with 240 SLFs(like madurai) and good chunk of normal buses.

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

August 19th, 2011, 09:13 AM

Police prepare list of bus stops to be relocated

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Location of bus stops that cause traffic snarls have been a major contention when it comes to streamlining traffic and the issue is in focus once again, as the City Police have prepared a list of bus stops that needs to be relocated.

The issue of wrong location of bus stops i.e., near road junctions and traffic signals was discussed several times at the Road Safety cum Traffic Advisory Committee (RSTAC) meetings earlier, but resolving the same remained elusive all along. This required co-ordination with many departments.

Coimbatore Corporation, District Administration, Police, Highways, Transport Department, private bus operators and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) need to come together. In the absence of co-ordination, the problem continues.

City Police Commissioner Amaresh Pujari said that police have already raised this issue and would certainly take it up with the authorities concerned for shifting the bus stops a little away from road turnings and traffic signals.

Location of bus stops especially close to road junctions and traffic signals creates traffic snarls.

In addition, the bus crew while approaching the bus stop tend to speed away without stopping at the bus stop, if there was a green signal, thus leaving the passengers stranded at bus stops.

The bus stops on city roads do not have bus bays for the parking of buses and they occupy a substantial portion of the motorable space thus blocking the vehicles behind.

Secretary of Coimbatore Consumer Cause K. Kathirmathiyon who is also a member of RSTAC pointed out that bus stops have been put up on city roads not on the basis of the needs of the passengers but more on the basis of advertisers' interests.

The shelters for passengers – with advertisements – are indiscriminately erected by advertisers.

In fact the location for shelters for passengers should be decided by the Corporation/ Highways, Police and Transport Department and then they should ask the agencies to erect the shelters for passengers.
Shifted

Earlier, a few such bus stops were shifted to a nearby location. But passengers continue to stop at the old place and bus crew also stop at the same place unmindful of the spot being declared as unauthorised stop.

While the passengers blame the bus crew stating they stopped the buses only at the old place, the crew blame the passengers of standing only at the old place.

In certain cases, competition between TNSTC and private buses defeated the objective of shifting bus stops, Mr.Kathirmathiyon further added.

Bus stop near GP Theatre signal, Women's Polytechnic, Lakshmi Mill Junction, Raja Street – Oppanakkara Street Junction Nava India Junction, Ramanathapuram Junction, Singnallur signal, Sungam junction are just a few examples.

Bus stops should be located a little away from a road junction or a traffic signal.

Otherwise, the buses parked at bus stops will hold up traffic, he added.

There is a need for a comprehensive study on the location of bus stops which should be done by the police, corporation/ highways, Transport Department, before the relocation happens.

After relocation of the bus stops, the relocation of passengers' shelters should be done.

TNSTC and Transport Department should deploy people to ensure that the buses do not stop at the old place.

When contacted, District Collector M. Karunakaran said that agencies concerned will be asked to take up a detailed study based on which steps would be initiated to remove bus stops that are at wrong locations.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article2368540.ece

nirm

August 20th, 2011, 01:29 AM

Police prepare list of bus stops to be relocated

Location of bus stops that cause traffic snarls have been a major contention when it comes to streamlining traffic and the issue is in focus once again, as the City Police have prepared a list of bus stops that needs to be relocated.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article2368540.ece

Haven’t they heard of bus bays?
Building bus bays can reduce traffic congestion on many Indian city roads to a great extant. Bus bays along with other things like encroachment removal, redesigning the geometry of intersections and proper paving of the road margins can be lot simpler and a lot less expensive solution to traffic congestion than road widening in many instances. File this one under Govt. incompetence.

skumaran

August 20th, 2011, 07:03 PM

Today a function held at Neelambur for inaugurating new bus services, but they are not new one.

Nothing new, existing routes are been extended to one or two Kms i.e., to next bus stop.

1. 31-D - doing Neelambur to Madukarai market now extended upto Ambedkar Nagar,Neelambur - Madukarai Market, just 1.5 km extension.

2. 42-A, doing Neelambur to Ukkadam got extended to the above same stage Ambedkar Nagar.

3. 39-A,two services are there doing Chinniampalayam - Ukkadam, now 1 fleet got extended upto Neelambur with revised route No. 39-B, as Neelambur - Ukkadam.

4. 10-C, three fleets are there in service from Chinniamapalayam to Edaiyarpalayam, out of these three one bus got extended upto Neelambur with same route No. as Neelambur - Edaiyarpalayam.

and one more extension, I will find out in due course.

karthikarthik

August 25th, 2011, 04:56 AM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Tickets-for-special-trains-booked-within-24-hours/articleshow/9727395.cms

COIMBATORE: With another festival season round the corner, advance ticket reservation centres of Southern Railway in the city have started seeing a mad rush for booking in long distance trains. But to the utter dismay of those who prefer to spend their festival holidays with their relatives, trains from Coimbatore to important locations including Delhi and Mumbai are booked till the second week of September.

A large number of disappointed men and women were seen in all reservation counters in the city after they were told that tickets have been booked till the end of Ramadan, Vinayaka Chathurthi and Onam festivals.

On the busy Coimbatore-Chennai route, no booking even in waiting list is possible till September 4. The trains bound for Bangalore, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangalore were also completely booked.

Though Southern Railway on Tuesday announced special trains in Coimbatore-Chennai route on August 30 and 31, all the tickets were sold within 24 hours. Same is the case of Chennai-Mangalore special train, which passes through Podanur.

According to railway sources, seats in all the 52 Kerala-bound trains were booked till September end. Similarly, no booking could be made to Bhubaneswar till September 26.

The heavy festival rush has its impact on the prestigious Nilgiri Mountain Railway as well. All the seats of the reserved compartment have been booked till the end of September.

The most disappointed commuters are those who wish to spend their summer in Bangalore. No special summer night train has been sanctioned despite pressure from passenger associations and railway officials here. The only night train from Bangalore that passes through Coimbatore is the over-crowded Island Express bound for Kanyakumari. Even during previous festival occasions, special Bangalore-Nagercoil trains had skipped Coimbatore and passed through Erode.

"This pathetic situation is the railway`s own creation. It is happening in festival season and railways have no idea how to handle the rush," P R Natarajan MP, who is consistently taking up the issue with the railways, said.

According to businessman R Vijayakumar, even short business trips to places like Trichy is complicated because of the lack of enough trains. "I`m planning to go by bus to Trichy in the next two weeks in the absence of trains. I have to shuttle between the two cities at least six times next week," he said.

"We have very few seats under the tatkal quota and the chances of cancellation are very minimal. So, travelling during the summer months for residents of Coimbatore depends on sheer luck," said a senior station officer.

In Chennai-bound trains, commuters are being forced to cancel their waitlisted tickets at the last hour in the absence of confirmation. According to reservation officials, as many as 300 waitlisted tickets for each train in the Chennai-Coimbatore route get cancelled at the last hour on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

"As people are booking tickets from different corners of the country and outside, it is very difficult to find out the number of seats available in Coimbatore and the percentage of increase during festival seasons,`` said a senior official.

karthikarthik

August 26th, 2011, 04:46 AM

Special train between Ernakulam Jn and Bangalore city
PTI | 07:08 PM,Aug 25,2011
Coimbatore, Aug 25 (PTI) In order to clear the extra rush of passengers, Southern Railway will operate special train between Ernakulam and Bangalore City. Train No 06346 Ernakulam Junction�Bangalore Super Fast Special will leave Ernakulam Junction at 5 PM on September 8 and arrive Bangalore City at 0420 AM the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 06345 Bangalore-Ernakulam Junction Super Fast Special will leave Bangalore City at 6.50 PM on Sept nine and arrive Ernakulam Junction at 06.30 AM, the next day, an official release said today. The trains will stop at Aluva, Thrissur, Ottapalam, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Bangarapet, Krishnarajapuram and Bangalore Cantonment.

chidambaram_mech04

August 26th, 2011, 07:52 AM

Dear members,

I thank 'The Hindu', CBE edition wholeheartedly, for publishing the views of mine regarding the recent article / news item on 'Circular railway link to Coimbatore'.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2380991.ece

Rail loop lines

The report on circular railway link to Coimbatore made good reading (Aug. 14).

In fact, a loop line from Irugur to Coimbatore via Nanjundapuram existed till the fifties.

The legendary Blue Mountain Express (at present called Nilgiri Express), one of the prestigeous trains of Southern Railway, used to chug on those tracks.

When the Railway Board and the Southern Railway seem to ignore the second line between Irugur and Coimbatore north and not even diverting through Coimbatore a single train that skips the junction, restoration of such old loop lines via Nanjundapuram to Coimbatore Junction will be a pipe dream. The warning by Railway Passengers Association of Coimbatore to oppose the survey on doubling the Irugur-Podanur byepass line (as announced in the recent budget) should be viewed with the importance it deserves.

If Irugur-Podanur byepass section is doubled all Kerala-bound trains will be diverted through that line leaving Coimbatore and Nilgiris without any train connectivity.

Ravi. S,

Coimbatore

chidambaram_mech04

August 26th, 2011, 07:53 AM

Dear members,

'The Hindu', CBE edition has carried out an exclusive news item / article on the completion of one full year since the Irugur - Coimbatore north section was doubled.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2386441.ece

Track ready, wait for trains continues

V.S. Palaniappan

After a two-decade wait, Coimbatore got a second railway line between Coimbatore and Irugur in 2010, which was expected to bring more train services to Coimbatore.

But even after commissioning the line on August 23, 2010, Coimbatore continues to wait for re-routing trains via Coimbatore which are at present run on the Podanur – Irugur – Podanur sections.

As many as 13 pairs of weekly, tri-weekly, bi-weekly and daily trains besides special trains are skipping Coimbatore Junction.

Most of the trains are bound for Mangalore, Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Yeshwanthpur, Tirunelveli, Bangalore and Mumbai.

Interestingly only a few of the trains stop even at Podanur. A majority of them skips Coimbatore and Tirupur districts.

Southern Railway and Salem Division say that it is for the Railway Board to take a decision on re-routing of trains.

A plea to re-route trains submitted to Railway Board was referred to Southern Railway. But, after eight months, the plea was referred back to Railway Board. Southern Railway's stance is that the power to decide on re-routing of trains rests with Railway Board, said R. Raveendran of Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore.

K. Ramakrishnan of Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam pointed out that Coimbatore has a revenue potential and demand for new train services. But Railways was neglecting Coimbatore. Coimbatore is the largest revenue spinner in Southern Railway next only to Chennai. Mr. Ramakrishnan said that organisations in Coimbatore were planning to move court seeking a directive to the Railways in this regard.

S. Vaidyanathakrishnan of Coimbatore Railway Passengers Association said that Southern Railway was not willing to divert trains through Coimbatore as Kerala would stand to lose a considerable share of quota of seats.

Though 90 per cent utilisation is considered saturation level, Podanur – Irugur single track's capacity utilisation is 91 per cent.

Whereas Coimbatore – Irugur line has only 84 per cent of capacity utilisation. Still railways wants to run trains on this section just to skip Coimbatore Junction, said Mr. Vaidyanathakrishnan.

Now Southern Railway is proposing doubling of the line between Podanur and Irugur, which will permanently deny Coimbatore more trains. Podanur – Irugur should be a freight corridor.

Routing trains via Coimbatore will be a win-win situation for passengers as well as railways as it would meet the demands and generate revenue, Mr. Ravi pointed out.

deepu051993

August 26th, 2011, 02:01 PM

sadly Coimbatore - Tirupati weekly special express has been cancelled due to poor patronage of just 20% as in today's paper.

chidambaram_mech04

August 30th, 2011, 09:12 AM

Circular Bus Routes 100 and 100C extended from Cheran Maa Nagar to Vilankuruchi.

chidambaram_mech04

August 30th, 2011, 09:14 AM

sadly Coimbatore - Tirupati weekly special express has been cancelled due to poor patronage of just 20% as in today's paper.

Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2011 9:16 pm Post subject:

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CANCELLATION OF SPECIAL TRAINS

Due to poor patronization, T.No.06066/06065 Coimbatore – Tirupati – Coimbatore Specials are cancelled on 1.9.11, 8.9.11, 15.9.11, 22.9.11, 29.9.11, 6.10.11 and 13.10.11.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2407510.ece

Dear members,

Hasty decision

Southern Railway has announced in one of their press release regarding cancellation of 06066/ 6065 Coimbatore - Tirupati special trains due to ‘poor patronage'. One can term this decision as hasty and premature. The annual Brahmotsavams in the holy temple town of Tirupati as well as the winter holidays would have definitely attracted a good amount of pilgrim traffic from Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode and Salem towards Tirupati.

Moreover, the existing rakes of the tri weekly Coimbatore - Tirupati Express (12758/57) only are used for operating this special train on Thursdays, and hence there is no requirement of provision of additional rakes for operating this special.

Given these circumstances, Southern Railway could have waited for some more time, and operated this special train as there is every possibility for the improvement in patronage for this special train.

Perhaps, Southern Railway commercial wing is applying its stringent yardsticks relating to patronage etc. for reckoning continuous operation of such special trains confined only to Coimbatore as one can see some trains like 12653/54 Tiruchchirappalli -Mangalore weekly train (regular) which is skipping Coimbatore Junction and is operated via Irugur - Podanur bye pass line hardly getting good occupancy.

Railways should try to improve the patronage of such trains by diverting them via Coimbatore Junction.

Ravi,

Coimbatore

chidambaram_mech04

August 31st, 2011, 02:42 PM

Today's 'The Hindu', CBE edition, carries out a comprehensive news item, on various issues on which CBE jn is neglected which includes, cancellation of CBE - TPTY special train, delay in announcing extending the successfully running special train between CBE and Rameshwaram as well as the non announcement of rerouting of skipping trains via CBE jn. Also, few details reg. annual earnings of various stations in S.Rly jurisdiction are given ( other than Chennai, of course)

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2413499.ece

Coimbatore Junction neglected

V.S. Palaniappan

Cancellation of the recently-introduced Tirupati Intercity Special train on Thursdays citing poor patronage and delay in announcing extension of the Coimbatore–Rameshwaram weekly special train have once again brought to the fore the continued neglect of Coimbatore region by the railway administration, say consumer organisations.

Coimbatore Consumer Cause (CCC) secretary K. Kathirmathiyon said Coimbatore had the highest annual revenue of Rs. 122 crore and was the highest revenue spinner next only to Chennai. Palakkad earned Rs. 38 crore, Ernakulam Rs. 104 crore and Thiruvananthampuram, though it is Kerala's Capital, had only Rs. 118 crore revenue annually. Coimbatore is the gateway to Kerala and the tourist destination Udhagamandalam.

Even after doubling the railway line, 13 trains skip Coimbatore Junction despite demand from passengers. In fact, the trains skipping Coimbatore Junction run to Chennai, Mangalore, Yeswantpur, Tiruvananthapuram, Puducherry, Bilaspur, Ernakulam, Tiruchirapalli and Kannur with Coimbatore passengers being waitlisted and forced to travel by Omni buses. Southern Railway should route the trains via Coimbatore instead of Irugur–Podanur-Irugur as it would only increase the running time by 20 minutes.

An activist S. Ravi said Southern Railway should not have hastily cancelled the Coimbatore – Tirupati special train running on Thursdays, especially with Brahmostavam and the holiday season round the corner. Mr. Ravi wanted the Tiruchirapalli–Mangalore train to be diverted via Coimbatore.

Mr. Kathirmathiyon urged the Railway Board and the Southern Railway to announce further extension of the special train from Coimbatore to Rameshwaram. Ever since the introduction, the train was running to its full capacity. Mr. Jameel Ahmed of Railway Users Welfare Association said it was connecting seven district headquarters and was restoring the rail connectivity with pilgrim centres such as Thirupullani, Erwadi and Rameshwaram after nearly a decade.

It was a boon for the migrant workforce as well.

Mr. Kathirmathiyon said passengers who tried to book tickets after October 8 were told that the train was cancelled. When there was patronage, the Railways should extend the train without waiting for the operational period to come an end.

He also requested the railways that one more second sleeper coach be added to the train besides increasing frequency as tri-weekly or at least bi-weekly.

Arul Murugan

August 31st, 2011, 02:50 PM

^^

unless this train becomes daily train, railways cannot pull the major crowd going to Tirupathy from CBE, Salem, Erode and Tiruppur.

If one use this train to Tirupathy today, tomo for coming back he don't have train!! Then how one will prefer this train? This is how pathetically SR plans!

I will never take train, better will go by car or APSRTC package. Even my family members are doing the same... still the night train Jayanthi Janata exp is heavily patronized by CBE, Erode and Salem! Huge w/l getting cleared.

CBE 19:45 ED 21:45 SA 22:45 TPTY 04:45
TPTY 22:30 SA 04:35 ED 05:30 CBE 07:15

might have been heavenly patronized!

Presently it is helping west TN crowd to reach Vellore/Chittor and also Tirupathi in day time.

Chidambaram, you got chance to browse the chat of this train?

chidambaram_mech04

August 31st, 2011, 05:03 PM

Sampathkumar

September 1st, 2011, 04:01 AM

கோவை : சிறப்பு ரயில் என்ற பெயரில் பெங்களூருக்கு இயக்கப்படும் புதிய ரயிலும், கோவையைப் புறக்கணித்து எர்ணாகுளத்திலிருந்து இயக்கப்படவுள்ளது.கோவையைச் சேர்ந்த ஏராளமான இளைஞர்கள், இளம்பெண்கள், பெங்களூருவிலுள்ள ஐ.டி., நிறுவனங்களில் பணி புரிகின்றனர். கோவைக்கும், பெங்களூருவுக்கும் தொழில் மற்றும் வர்த்தகத் தொடர்புகளும், சமூகரீதியிலான தொடர்புகளும் அதிகம். அதனால், இங்கிருந்து தினமும் பல ஆயிரம் பேர், அங்கு செல்கின்றனர்; அங்கிருந்து அதே அளவில் இங்கு வருகின்றனர்.இதனைக் கருத்தில் கொண்டே, கடந்த 2001ல் பெங்களூருவுக்கு இன்டர்சிட்டி எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் ரயில் அறிமுகப்படுத்தப்பட்டது. ஆனால், கடந்த 2008லிருந்து இந்த ரயில், எர்ணாகுளம் வரை தற்காலிகமாக நீட்டிக்கப்பட்டு, பின்பு நிரந்தரமாக அங்கிருந்தே இயக்கப்படுகிறது. இதன் காரணமாக, கோவைக்கான ஒதுக்கீடு குறைந்துள்ளது.பெங்களூருவிலிருந்து கோவை வழியாக கேரளாவுக்கு இயக்கப்படும் யஷ்வந்த்பூர்-கண்ணனூர் ரயிலும் கோவை நகருக்குள் நிற்காமல் போத்தனூர் வழியாகச் செல்கிறது; ஆனால், அங்கும் நிறுத்தப்படுவதில்லை. யஷ்வந்த்பூரிலிருந்து கேரள மாநிலம் கொச்சுவேலிக்கு இயக்கப்படும் ரயிலும், போத்தனூர் வழியாகச் செல்கிறது; கோவை ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷன் வருவதில்லை.கோவையிலிருந்து பெங்களூருவுக்கு நேரடியாக இரவு நேர ரயில் இயக்கினால், பெரிதும் பயன் அளிப்பதோடு ரயில்வே துறைக்கும் பெரும் வருவாய் கிடைக்குமென்ற கோரிக்கையையும் வழக்கம் போல் ரயில்வே புறக்கணித்து வருகிறது. இந்நிலையில், வெந்த புண்ணில் வேல் பாய்ச்சுவது போல, பெங்களூருவுக்கு சிறப்பு ரயில் இயக்குவதிலும் கேரளாவுக்கு முன்னுரிமை தரப்பட்டுள்ளது.வரும் செப்.8லிருந்து கேரள மாநிலம் எர்ணாகுளத்திலிருந்து பெங்களூருவுக்கு சிறப்பு ரயில் இயக்கப்படும் என்று தெற்கு ரயில்வே அறிவித்துள்ளது. இந்த சிறப்பு ரயிலைக் கூட, கோவையில் இருந்து இயக்க மறுப்பதிலிருந்தே ரயில்வே அதிகாரிகளின் பாரபட்சம் மீண்டும் நிரூபணமாகியுள்ளது.இந்த சிறப்பு ரயில், கோவை வழியாகச் செல்வது ஒன்று மட்டுமே இங்குள்ள மக்களுக்குக் கிடைத்துள்ள தற்காலிக ஆறுதல். வெறும் 72 "பெர்த்' வசதிகளைக் கொண்ட இந்த ரயிலில், கோவையில் உள்ள மக்களுக்கு வாய்ப்பு கிடைப்பது குதிரைக்கொம்புதான். ஏனெனில், கேரளாவிலேயே ஆலுவா, திருச்சூர், ஒட்டப்பாலம், பாலக்காடு ஆகிய நகரங்களைக் கடந்தே, கோவைக்கு இந்த ரயில் வருகிறது. சுருக்கமாய்ச் சொன்னால், கேரளாவுக்குப் போக எச்சத்தையே கொங்கு மண்டலத்துக்கு தருகிறது ரயில்வே துறை.இது இன்னொரு "ஷாக்':கோவையிலிருந்து திருப்பதிக்கு இயக்கப்பட்ட சிறப்பு ரயிலை, போதிய வரவேற்பு இல்லை என்று காரணம் கூறி ரத்து செய்து விட்டது ரயில்வே துறை. அதேபோல, சனிக்கிழமைதோறும் இங்கிருந்து கரூர்-திருச்சி- காரைக்குடி-ராம்நாட் வழியாக ராமேஸ்வரம் வரை இயக்கப்படும் சிறப்பு ரயிலும் வரும் அக்.8 உடன் நிறுத்தப்போவதாகவும் தகவல் தெரியவந்துள்ளது.காரைக்குடி, ராமநாதபுரம், சிவகங்கை தென் மாவட்டப் பகுதிகளுக்குச் செல்லும் மக்களுக்கு இருக்கும் ஒரே ஒரு ரயில் இது மட்டுமே. கோவையிலுள்ள தென் மாவட்ட மக்களின் நலன் கருதி, இதனை மேலும் 6 மாதங்களுக்கு நீட்டிக்க வேண்டுமென்று தெற்கு ரயில்வே பொது மேலாளருக்கு "ராக்' செயலர் ரவீந்திரன் கடிதம் எழுதியுள்ளார். என்ன பதில் கிடைக்கப்போகிறதோ?.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=305227

Naveenmech

September 1st, 2011, 06:52 AM

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/4341/01092011002010.jpg
It seems Dinamalar is pressing the issue heavily regarding the SR's activity of not diverting the 13 trains via Cbe Jn. Here is another news Item
From the RTI act, the information collected by Mr. Kathirmathiyon of Coimbatore Consumer Cause,is the revenue of Cbe Jn is more than important cities of Kerala

Coimbatore Jn 122 Cr.
Palakkad- 38 Cr.
Ernakulam-104 Cr.
Trivandrum-118.
But even then the Kerala bound trains are not entering CBE Jn.
Sr also neglects CBE-POL-DGL by alloting small amount to the works.
and also there is no basic amenities.
and also Kerala authorities said, if Irugur- North CBe additional track is made into use means the usage will increase and it lead to track damage, but in Kerala most of the tracks are Double the times than the prescribed usage..Mr.Kathirmathiyon collected those details also from the RTI Act.
A huge protest is needed against SR's Activities or else they even finished another track for Irugur to Podanur..and all their trains will never touch CBE..:ohno::ohno:

Arul Murugan

September 1st, 2011, 07:07 AM

Every weekend when I go to CBE I remember to see the train at Sun Morn, but missing every time. will try this weekend. Also I can view Coimbatore-Mangalore Special Train on Sunday Morning which is expected to Regularize.

Is it not Palghat-Mangalore day express? How it will regularize at CBE?

Coimbatore-Mangalore Intercity around 06:00-06:30 will be hit for sure. Hope they give stop at Ettimadai.:)

chidambaram_mech04

September 1st, 2011, 09:42 AM

Is it not Palghat-Mangalore day express? How it will regularize at CBE?

Coimbatore-Mangalore Intercity around 06:00-06:30 will be hit for sure. Hope they give stop at Ettimadai.:)

Still the news is not confirmed. If its starting from CBE it'll be connection Mangalore Junction - Mumbai Express. For retun it'll be connection to Matsyaganda express from Mumbai.

Ettimadai I doubt. Podanur may get a stop in return direction.

Naveenmech

September 1st, 2011, 09:53 AM

Special train T.No.06619 /// Likely timings for INTERCITY ?
A trial run for proposed intercity perhaps!

CBE» Coimbatore Main Junction» 06:20 1 0 416m
PGT Palakkad Junction 07:20 07:25 5m 1 55
CLT Kozhikode Main 09:40 09:45 5m 1 185
TLY Thalassery 10:39 10:40 1m 1 253 76
CAN Kannur Main 11:15 11:20 5m 1 274 36 MAQ• Mangalore Central• 13:40

Coimbatore – Mangalore Central Day time Superfast Special & Mangalore Central – Coimbatore Day time Special: T.No.06619 Coimbatore – Mangalore Central Superfast Special will leave Coimbatore at 06.20 hrs. on 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th & 12th September 2011 and arrive Mangalore Central at 13.40 hrs. the same day. T.No.06620 Mangalore Central – Coimbatore Special will leave Mangalore Central at 12.00 hrs. on 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th & 13th September 2011 and arrive Coimbatore at 19.45 hrs. the same day.The composition of the trains will be 9 Second Sitting, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The trains will stop at Palakkad, Ottapalam, Shoranur, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod.
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Got from Kerala Railway forum

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

September 1st, 2011, 11:10 AM

Circular Bus Routes 100 and 100C extended from Cheran Maa Nagar to Vilankuruchi.

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/COIMBATORE/2011/08/30/Article//154/30_08_2011_154_023.jpg

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

September 2nd, 2011, 09:12 AM

Singapore Airlines promotes travel deals

By Shyamala Seetharamanan Sep 01 2011 , Chennai

Singapore Airlines plans to promote leisure travel from India to South Asian destinations including Bali, Thailand, Japan and China. The company is tying up with travel agents to woo Indian travelers, a senior official said.

Richard Tan, manager – southern India, Singapore Airlines, said “Along with our sister airlines Silk Air, we now operate daily flights from most major cities in India. The idea is to market complete tour packages rather than selling just air tickets. We have also partnered with tourism boards of different countries including Malaysia and Indonesia to promote their important destinations. Apart from plans to increase frequency from existing routes, we are also contemplating new routes including Tiruchirapalli and Coimbatore based on demand,” he added.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Silk Air cover at least 98 destinations in close to 40 countries. The airline provides the best connectivity from India to the Far East, Australia, New Zealand and the US West coast through the Singapore Changi Airport, Tan said.

The airline is the flagship carrier of Singapore. SIA has diversified into airline-related businesses such as aircraft handling and engineering. Its wholly owned subsidiary Silk Air manages regional flights to secondary cities with smaller capacity requirements. SIA has a 49 per cent shareholding in Virgin Atlantic and is present in the low-cost carrier sector through its stake in Tiger Airways.

“We also plan to start our own low-cost service in the first quarter of next year. Low-cost domestic players (such as SpiceJet and Indigo) have started to fly to international destinations and this is definitely adding to the pressure of existing airline companies. The situation becomes a little more difficult during worsening economic conditions. More players compete in a limited, shrinking market,” he said.

The company has just appointed a chief executive officer for its low-cost carrier service.

shyamalaseetharaman@mydigitalfc.com

http://www.mydigitalfc.com/companies/singapore-airlines-promotes-travel-deals-939

Goli

September 3rd, 2011, 12:14 AM

For retun it'll be connection to Matsyaganda express from Mumbai.

Ettimadai I doubt. Podanur may get a stop in return direction.

Are you sure its only for the return connection ?

chidambaram_mech04

September 3rd, 2011, 09:37 AM

Are you sure its only for the return connection ?

Now it is monsoon time, so schedule of matsya ghanda express is it arrivies Mangalore Central by 10:15 and Mangalore Coimbatore Special is leaving Mangalore at 12:00.

For heading towards Mumbai Coimbatore Mangalore Special reaches Mangalore Central at by 13.40. You need to travel to Mangalore Junction by road which would take 20 Minutes. From Mangalore Junction Mumbai Express departs at 16.45 reching Mumbai next day 11.30.

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

September 7th, 2011, 10:04 AM

http://epaper.dinamalar.com/PUBLICATIONS/DM/COIMBATORE/2011/09/07/Article//151/07_09_2011_151_006.jpg

karthikarthik

September 8th, 2011, 04:32 AM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article2433392.ece

Southern Railway officials have dismissed as speculative and baseless, reports about winding up of the Nilgiris Mountain Railway (NMR) and suspension of service from October 5.

For the last few days, rumours have been doing the rounds that ‘suspension' of NMR services from October 5 for Permanent Way Maintenance works is a first step towards winding up the heritage railway system.

NMR has an extended UNESCO's world heritage status along with the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway System.

Annual loss

It was also rumoured that the Railways had decided to wind up NMR because of the annual loss of Rs.5 crore in running services on the ‘unviable' section.

The NMR services frequently run into trouble owing to technical snags faced by locomotives during the uphill haul. Landslips affect the track alignment during heavy rain.

Officials clarified that the rumours were based on the decision of Southern Railway to issue only general tickets for journeys beginning October 5 and stop reservation. This was to avoid passengers with confirmed tickets being disappointed because of sudden cancellation of the service.

There was no move for long-term or permanent suspension of services, officials said, added that Permanent Way Maintenance was a regular exercise.

In the last few years, Southern Railway has spent over Rs.20 crore on the maintenance of locomotives and permanent way for ensuring uninterrupted operations of the NMR.

In November 2009, the section suffered extensive damage owing to rain and landslips at over 170 places. The loss was estimated at Rs.12 crore.

The restoration of the section on a war footing, notwithstanding the unfriendly terrain, is considered one of the major achievements in the history of Southern Railway, an official from the Salem division said.

The NMR came into existence in phases, with the Mettupalayam – Coonoor rack and pinion system inaugurated on June 15, 1899; the Coonoor Fern Hill section on September 15, 1908; and Fern Hill to Udhagamandalam on October 15, 1908.

Every year, September 15 is observed as NMR Day.

NMR services on the Coonoor – Udhagamandalam section is hauled by diesel locomotives and the Mettupalayam – Coonoor section by steam locomotives. The train is operated using the X Class Swiss locomotives.

Recently, the Golden Rock Workshop of the Railways at Tiruchirapalli embarked on manufacturing indigenous locomotives to run the NMR service. The first loco has been inducted into the system.

For every tourist visiting the Nilgiris, travelling by NMR at least in one direction is a dream. The train from Mettupalayam to Kallar runs on a normal track and from there it switches run on to the rack and pinion system for easy uphill haul on Asia's steepest track. The train chugs along through scenic areas during the 41.8-km journey and negotiates 208 curves, 16 tunnels and 250 bridges. The uphill journey takes 290 minutes and the down hill one 215 minutes.

Arul Murugan

September 8th, 2011, 02:46 PM

* Feasibility report will be prepared for Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy monorail

http://epaper.maalaimalar.com/892011/epaperimages/892011/892011-md-hr-4/144730609_1.jpg

Goli

September 12th, 2011, 02:32 AM

For every tourist visiting the Nilgiris, travelling by NMR at least in one direction is a dream. The train from Mettupalayam to Kallar runs on a normal track and from there it switches run on to the rack and pinion system for easy uphill haul on Asia's steepest track. The train chugs along through scenic areas during the 41.8-km journey and negotiates 208 curves, 16 tunnels and 250 bridges. The uphill journey takes 290 minutes and the down hill one 215 minutes.

Are there picture available of this ?

Would be nice to see the landscape around that track. :)

karthikarthik

September 12th, 2011, 07:28 AM

Are there picture available of this ?

Would be nice to see the landscape around that track. :)
Coutesy: www.augmentitude.com

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F6z7pr5wnFs/TmifDHOD7CI/AAAAAAAAEAA/J3tBnhBe3UM/s1600/nmr.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Na58lV-NLi4/TmifEQazBOI/AAAAAAAAEAE/DPPB8Vt3yaA/s1600/nmr1.jpg

Goli

September 12th, 2011, 06:51 PM

Coutesy: www.augmentitude.com (http://www.augmentitude.com)

Very impressive, thank you.

Sampathkumar

September 13th, 2011, 09:09 AM

கோவை :கோவையை தொடர்ந்து புறக்கணித்து வரும் ரயில்வேயை கண்டித்து, கொ.மு.க., போராட்டத்தில் குதிக்க முடிவு செய்துள்ளது.
தமிழகத்திலேயே, சென்னைக்கு அடுத்ததாக அதிக வருவாய் தரும் ஸ்டேஷனாக, கோவை ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷன் உள்ளது. கேரள மாநிலம் திருவனந்தபுரத்தை விட அதிக வருவாய் கொடுக்கும் இந்த ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனையும், இங்குள்ள மக்களையும், தெற்கு ரயில்வே நிர்வாகம் தொடர்ந்து புறக்கணித்து வருகிறது.இப்பிரச்னைகளுக்காகப் போராடுவதற்கு, கொ.மு.க., களம் இறங்கியுள்ளது.இது தொடர்பாக, கொ.மு.க., மாநகர அமைப்பாளர் நாகராஜ் வெளியிட்ட அறிக்கை:ஆண்டுக்கு 122 கோடி ரூபாய் வருவாயை அள்ளித்தரும் கோவைக்கு, 20 ஆண்டு கால போராட்டத்துக்குப் பின்பே, இருகூர்-கோவை இரட்டைப் பாதை அமைக்கப்பட்டது. அந்த பாதையில், கோவைக்கு வந்தால் இட ஒதுக்கீடு தர வேண்டுமென்பதற்காக, இங்கே வராமலே, கேரளாவுக்கு பல ரயில்கள் திருப்பி விடப்பட்டன.இதனால், 60 கோடி ரூபாயில் இரட்டைப் பாதை அமைத்தும் பயனில்லாமல் போய் விட்டது. முக்கிய ரயில்களை ரத்து செய்தல், ரிசர்வேஷன் கோட்டாவை குறைத்தல், தேவையான நிதி ஒதுக்கீடு செய்ய மறுத்தல், ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷன் மேம்பாட்டை புறக்கணித்தல் என பல விஷயங்களில், கோவையை தெற்கு ரயில்வே அப்பட்டமாக ஏமாற்றி வருகிறது.இந்நிலையில், இருகூர்-போத்தனூர் வரையுள்ள 10.77 கி.மீ., தூரத்தை இரட்டைப் பாதையாக்கும் முதல் கட்ட அளவீடு செய்யும் பணிக்கு, அறிவிப்பு வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. இருகூர்-போத்தனூர் இடையே கூடுதல் பாதை அமைப்பதன் மூலமாக, கேரளா செல்லும் அனைத்து ரயில்களையும் கோவைக்கு வராமல் செய்வதற்கு முயற்சி நடக்கிறது.தெற்கு ரயில்வேயின் இந்த முயற்சியை, கொ.மு.க., கடுமையாகக் கண்டிக்கிறது. இரட்டைப் பாதைக்கு நில ஆர்ஜிதம் செய்தாலோ, முதல் கட்ட அளவீடு செய்தாலோ, அதனை கொ.மு.க., கடுமையாக எதிர்க்கும். பாதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள கோவை மக்களைத் திரட்டி, மாபெரும் ரயில் மறியல் போராட்டத்தையும் நடத்தும்.கோவை மக்களின் ரயில்வே தேவைகளுக்காகப் போராடுவதற்கு, அனைத்து அரசியல் கட்சிகள் மற்றும் தன்னார்வ நிறுவனங்களையும் சந்தித்து ஆதரவு கேட்கவும், கொ.மு.க., முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. அனைத்துத் தரப்பினரையும் ஒருங்கிணைத்து போராட்டக் குழுவை உருவாக்கி, அடுத்தடுத்த போராட்டங்களை நடத்தவும், கொ.மு.க., உறுதி எடுத்துள்ளது.கோவை மக்களின் நலனுக்காக எடுக்கப்படும் இந்த முயற்சிக்கு, அனைத்துத் தரப்பினரும் ஆதரவு அளிக்க வேண்டும்.இவ்வாறு, நாகராஜ் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

KMK to stir against the SRLY . Despite of highest revenue spinner in SRLY CBE gets only secondary treatment by SRLY...

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=312471

Brand coimbatore

September 13th, 2011, 07:42 PM

I wonder Why the hell main dravidian parties are silent on this issue?, though S.Rly sitting at chennai doing all these atrocities quite blatantly.

karthikarthik

September 14th, 2011, 09:40 AM

CBE-Yeswanthpur-CBE weekly special trains introduced
PTI | 08:09 PM,Sep 13,2011
Coimbatore, Sep 13 (PTI) To clear extra rush of passengers, Southern Railways has introduced weekly special super fast trains between Coimbatore and Yeshwanthpur on Thursdays from September 15. Train No.06621/06622 Coimbatore-Yeswanthpur-Coimbatore Super Fast special will leave Combatore at 6 AM to reach at 1.20 PM Yeswanthpur. On return direction, the train will leave Yeswanthpur at 2.15 PM to arrive at Coimabtore at 9.40 PM, an official release said today. The train will halt at Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Morappr, Tirupatthur, Jolarpet, Bangarpet,Krishnarajapuram and Banswadi, it said. Train services will be till September 29, the release said.PTI NVM

http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/cbeyeswanthpurcbe-weekly-special-trains-introduced/821620.html

Brand coimbatore

September 14th, 2011, 08:02 PM

Is this yeshvanthpur special to quell the anger of coimbatoreans???

Naveenmech

September 15th, 2011, 05:00 AM

That too in odd day and odd timings

kalyan_erode

September 15th, 2011, 06:23 AM

dhandapanik

September 16th, 2011, 05:48 PM

Stainless Steel Body city buses of TNSTC-Coimbatore.. Some of them from my collection..

The first SS body bus of Covai.. Built by Pallipalayam workshop of Erode region.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-ZF49e-oYLdI/TSH5KqYa4kI/AAAAAAAAE-8/Zbt_IG-tGfA/s640/DSC04470.jpg

Only disadvantage i felt is, it had Velvette cloth for seats.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DmrTp6O3Epg/TSH55i7ETGI/AAAAAAAAE_M/E8sbeM-1-5Y/s640/DSC04476.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YB9tBfGJXp0/TWKQX0ym24I/AAAAAAAAF3A/ryxDo26RBbw/s640/DSC04911.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3KJUvFnJ0R8/TWKQYNwF9vI/AAAAAAAAF3E/Kuvz4CS6TiQ/s640/DSC04913.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-xNj1jxrKhto/TXj9As_atxI/AAAAAAAAGdA/Bygv6gcRVTg/s640/DSC05194.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6F0pvRatv7c/TXj9GLdLOjI/AAAAAAAAGdM/7iI18278Ixo/s640/DSC05195.jpg

In one of the important route..
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kdZInQLOe9s/TXj9MzqTCvI/AAAAAAAAGdY/zuD_u3lz-DE/s640/DSC05211.jpg

1C.. Ondipudhur-Vadavalli.. The route which enjoys the best frequency in Covai.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rJB-hB4lxic/TXj9WkqMSCI/AAAAAAAAGdo/p3udT7utyuE/s640/DSC05221.jpg

R.No.2 Perur-Polytechnic.. The route which connects important Educational institutions..
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K9MQa_bLYMk/TZtIq05IQfI/AAAAAAAAHvw/N63B99n5IvA/s640/IMG_1543.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-2YKu4MaZKVQ/Tfd6jm7syaI/AAAAAAAAA1k/_m7ZlhYnV0c/s640/DSC05817.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HSiPCaxcvpo/Tfd6zqetFzI/AAAAAAAAA10/YAwNEnbouIY/s640/DSC05836.jpg

SS body built by CEC, Pollachi.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XSwynlxSYHE/TmTy0fLtMHI/AAAAAAAADFY/6SH579ZLa10/DSC06726.jpg

Finally the latest of the SS body bus.. Have noticed this 2 weeks back. Hopefully we will get some more with the new allotment. This one equiped with SLF type seats and the minimum charge is increased to Rs.3
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-MkzHjN8UTiw/TmTysfUAUEI/AAAAAAAADFE/j8m2ZrdNJOQ/DSC06711.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ZF47VQnPkJ4/TmTyt0fd1OI/AAAAAAAADFI/YGNLZ_G3IwE/DSC06713.jpg

These guys still ruling the city.. These TATAs were introduced mainly in 7, 7c 5, 5c, 96 etc.,
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-tB09atdSyqA/Tfd6dVHIsEI/AAAAAAAAA1c/y3dkRXKy_uw/s640/DSC05788.jpg

A typical design of Cheran and best body for city bus services.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-5IfyAkSTJpM/Tfd6dw3bpiI/AAAAAAAAA1g/19q9az-NdrI/s640/DSC05791.jpg

Atlast..The important Workshop van which helps all the vehicles running in Coimbatore..
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Nx2BjRYf0MI/TclsNdwpbRI/AAAAAAAAIU8/Uv3dN_pVCSU/s640/DSC05796.jpg

kongutamizhan

September 16th, 2011, 07:06 PM

^^ Super photos. Each and every bus body makes a character of its own (especially I liked the service vehicle above, it has an alupu emotion to it). Someone should make an animated movie "Bus" (like cars) and already I am getting ideas for script.

If I ever make that movie, I'll use your photos :lol:

CBE-SINGAKUTTY

September 17th, 2011, 06:10 AM

Special train on Coimbatore-Bangalore sector

Coimbatore, Sept 16:

Bowing to public demand, the Southern Railway has introduced from today a weekly super fast day express between Coimbatore and Bangalore.

In a release, the Salem Division of Southern Railway said the train to be run on Thursdays would leave from Coimbatore at 6 am and reach Yesvantpur at 1.20 pm. In the return direction, the train would leave Yesvantpur at 2.15 pm and reach Coimbatore at 9.40 pm. The train would stop at Tirupur, Erode, Salem, Morappur, Tirupattur, Jolaperpettai, Bangarapet, Krishnarajapuram and Banaswadi.

The service would be operated from Sept 15 to Dec 29.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/article2459659.ece

skumaran

September 17th, 2011, 05:53 PM

Stainless Steel Body city buses of TNSTC-Coimbatore.. Some of them from my collection..

SS body built by CEC, Pollachi.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XSwynlxSYHE/TmTy0fLtMHI/AAAAAAAADFY/6SH579ZLa10/DSC06726.jpg

Finally the latest of the SS body bus.. Have noticed this 2 weeks back. Hopefully we will get some more with the new allotment. This one equiped with SLF type seats and the minimum charge is increased to Rs.3
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-MkzHjN8UTiw/TmTysfUAUEI/AAAAAAAADFE/j8m2ZrdNJOQ/DSC06711.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Nx2BjRYf0MI/TclsNdwpbRI/AAAAAAAAIU8/Uv3dN_pVCSU/s640/DSC05796.jpg

Similar SS body built new bus was introduced today in R.No. 2 - Perur - Polytechnic TN-38-N-2599.

dhandapanik

September 18th, 2011, 04:57 AM

Similar SS body built new bus was introduced today in R.No. 2 - Perur - Polytechnic TN-38-N-2599.

Thanks for the info. Let me check it out. 2600 also came??

chidambaram_mech04

September 21st, 2011, 02:28 PM

மாதம்பட்டி - பீளமேடு வழித்தடத்தில் இயங்கும் புதிய பஸ்øŒ, அமைச்சர் வேலுமணி கொடியசைத்து துவக்கி வைத்தார். மாதம்பட்டி கிராமக்கள் சார்பில், தங்கள் பகுதிக்கு புதிய பஸ் விடக்கோரி, அமைச்சர் வேலுமணி, எம்.எல்.ஏ., தாமோதரனிடம் கோரிக்கை மனு கொடுத்திருந்தனர். மனுவை பரிசீலித்த அமைச்சர் வேலுமணி, பொதுமக்களின் கோரிக்கையை ஏற்று, பேரூர், செல்வபுரம் வழித்தடம் வழியாக, மாதம்பட்டி டூ பீளமேடு சித்ரா வரை "2இ' என்ற நம்பர் கொண்ட புதிய அரசு பஸ் விட, போக்குவரத்து கழக அதிகாரிகளுக்கு உத்தரவிட்டார். மாதம்பட்டி எம்.ஜி.ஆர்., பூங்காவிலிருந்து, புதிய பஸ்øŒ, தொழில்துறை அமைச்சர் வேலுமணி கொடியசைத்து துவக்கி வைத்தார். இந்த பஸ், மாதம்பட்டியிலிருந்து, பேரூர், செல்வபுரம், கடைவீதி, அவிநாசி ரோடு வழியாக பீளமேடு சித்ரா வரை தினமும் 8 முறை இயக்கப்படுகிறது. இதில், பொள்ளாச்சி எம்.பி., சுகுமார், எம். எல்.ஏ., தாமோதரன், போக்குவரத்துக் கழக பொதுமேலாளர் தேவராஜ், ஒன்றியச் செயலாளர் பார்த்திபன், மாதம்பட்டி செயலாளர் புரட்சிதம்பி, ஊராட்சிசெயலாளர் காளிங்ராஜ், ரவீந்திரன் உள்ளிட்டோர் பங்கேற்றனர்.

New bus route 2 E from Madampatti to SITRA. Bus will start from Madampatti MGR Park and reach SITRA via Perur, Selvapuram, Big Bazzar Street, Avinashi Road.

karthikarthik

September 22nd, 2011, 05:11 AM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Police-plan-special-corridor-of-green-signals-on-Avinashi-Road/articleshow/10065745.cms

COIMBATORE: In a major bid to modernize signal patterns and regularize traffic flow in the city, police are planning to start a special corridor of green signals on Avinashi Road in another two weeks. Once the signal timings are reset, motorists can drive through the otherwise busy Avinashi Road, from the rail overbridge to Sitra bus stop near the airport without having to stop at any point.

``The busiest Avinashi Road is being used by a number of people from South Coimbatore to reach airport and various commercial points in and around Sitra. They have to cover 11 signals before completing the 7-km stretch and those who are riding vehicles had to wait at each signal for at least five minutes. Now, the green corridor is going to provide a hassle-free journey for those bound for airport,'' said city police commissioner Amaresh Pujari.

According to him, those who start from the railway over bridge at a speed of 50 km per hour can crisscross all the signals in 20 minutes. The commissioner, who conducted a test driving on Tuesday morning, took 17 minutes to reach the airport. However, he took only 13 minutes in the afternoon when there was less number of vehicles in the road.

"Many stakeholders are urging us to reduce the speed-limit in the green signal to 45 km per hour. Bus operators are saying that the 50-km speed is not suitable to them as they have to stop at many places in between. I will consult experts in another two weeks and implement the green corridor system in a way conducive for all,'' said Pujari.

It has been decided to discard the earlier signal pattern and attempt a similar move in the Trichy Road, which runs parallel to Avinashi Road.

"Vehicle movement is very high on the two arterial roads. So, we have planned to reset the timer in traffic signals on the two main roads. Within two weeks, the 'green corridor project' will be introduced on the Avinashi Road and the same would be experimented in Trichy Road later. Thereafter, riders can cross the Avinashi Road stretch from Avinashi Road rail overbridge to Sitra without stopping anywhere. But the rider must follow the speed limit of 50 km/hour," said Pujari.

There are four signals in Tiruchi Road. The police will also fix digital boards on both sides of Avinashi Road and Tiruchi Road asking motorists to follow traffic rules strictly.

chidambaram_mech04

September 22nd, 2011, 02:23 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2472036.ece

Committee to fight for Coimbatore's share of rail infrastructure

Special Correspondent

In order to end the ‘continuous neglect' of Coimbatore by the Southern Railway, a Citizens Struggle Committee was formed on Tuesday to fight until the ‘genuine' demands of Coimbatore are met.

First meeting

The committee will have its first meeting at Hotel Annamalai on Railway Station Road on September 23 to chalk out its plans and further course of action. All activities of the committee will be led by Coimbatore MP P.R. Natarajan, a release from G.K. Nagaraj, Convenor of Kongu Nadu Munnetra Kazhagam, said.

The committee will first meet the General Manager of Southern Railway and Chairman of Railway Board and present a detailed representation highlighting the long pending demands of Coimbatore region.

Double line

It will vehemently oppose the proposal to lay a double line between Podanur and Irugur at a cost of nearly Rs.70 crore. The existing double line between Coimbatore Junction and Irugur is lying underutilised despite persistent demands for re-routing the 13 pairs of trains that are skipping Coimbatore Junction and being operated via Podanur and Irugur.

The proposed doubling of the Podanur – Irugur railway line is only a “design” of the railways to divert more trains off Coimbatore.

The committee comprises Kongu Nadu Munnetra Kazhagam, Bharatiya Janata Party, Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam, Pattali Makkal Katchi, Indiya Jananayaka Katchi, Christuva Makkal Iyakkam, Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Indian Union Muslim League, Manitha Neya Makkal Katchi, Janata Party, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, Naam Tamilar Iyakkam, Tamilaga Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam and Popular Front of India.

The other organisations are Tamilaga Vivasayigal Sangham, Tamil Nadu Vanigar Sangam Federation, Tamilaga Vyabarigal Sammelanam, Siruthuli, Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore (RAAC), Osai, Consumer Voice, Coimbatore Consumer Cause, Fifth Pillar besides industrial and trade bodies such as Indian Chamber of Commerce, CODISSIA, SIMA, TAPMA, KOPMA, COTMA and TACT

chidambaram_mech04

September 22nd, 2011, 04:31 PM

Dear members,

Dinamani, CBE edition has given a similar news, that a Joint Action Committee (JAC) comprising of many political parties, consumer organizations, industrial bodies in CBE to fight against this discrimination shown against CBE, by railways. The continued byepassed operation of many trains, via Podanur - Irugur has created much resentment and disappointment among the travelling public of Coimbatore.

http://dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?&SectionName=Edition-Coimbatore&artid=480647&SectionID=136&MainSectionID=136&SEO=&Title=கோவை ரயில்வே போராட்டக்குழு

கோவை ரயில்வே போராட்டக்குழு' அமைப்பு உதயம்

கோவை, செப். 21: வடமாநில ரயில்கள் கோவை ரயில்நிலையம் வராமல் செல்வதை எதிர்த்துப் போராடுவதற்காக அனைத்து கட்சிகள் சார்பில், "கோவை ரயில்வே போராட்டக் குழு' என்ற அமைப்பு தொடங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இந்தக் குழுவின் முதல் ஆலோசனை கூட்டம் செப். 23-ம் தேதி கோவையில் அண்ணாமலை ஹோட்டலில் நடைபெறுகிறது.

÷கோவை ரயில் நிலையத்தை மேம்படுத்துதல், பல முக்கிய நகரங்களுக்கு புதிய ரயில் விடுதல் உள்ளிட்ட பல்வேறு கோரிக்கைகளை ரயில்வே நிர்வாகம் கண்டும் காணாமல் உள்ளது. அதேபோல வட மாநில ரயில்கள், கோவை ரயில் நிலையம் வராமலே போத்தனூர் வழியாகச் செல்வதும் பயணிகளிடம் அதிருப்தியை ஏற்படுத்தி உள்ளது.

தெற்கு ரயில்வே சார்பில் ரூ. 60 கோடியில் அமைக்கப்பட்ட இருகூர் - கோவை வரையுள்ள இரட்டை ரயில் பாதை முழுமையாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படாமல் உள்ளது. இதனிடையே மறுபடியும் ரூ. 70 கோடி செலவில் இருகூர் முதல் போத்தனூர் வரை ரயில் பாதை அமைக்கத் திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. வட மாநிலங்களில் இருந்து வரும் ரயில்களை, கோவை ரயில் நிலையத்தை முழுவதும் தவிர்த்து போத்தனூர் வழியாக திசை திருப்பவே இத்திட்டம் தீட்டப்படுவதாக புகார் எழுந்துள்ளது.

கோவை மக்களின் கோரிக்கைக்கு செவி சாய்க்காமல் தொடர்ந்து புறக்கணிக்கப் பட்டதைக் கண்டித்து[b]"பொறுத்தது போதும், பொங்கி எழு"என்ற கோஷத்துடன் மக்கள்நலன் விரும்பும் அரசியல் கட்சிகளும், தன்னார்வத் தொண்டு நிறுவனங்களும், தொழில் முனைவோர் அமைப்புகளும், குடியிருப்போர் நலச் சங்கங்களும் ஒருங்கிணைந்து மிகப் பெரிய போராட்டத்தை நடத்தும் முயற்சியில், கொங்குநாடு முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் இறங்கி உள்ளது.

இதுதொடர்பாக, செப். 23-ம் தேதி அண்ணாமலை ஹோட்டலில் பி.ஆர்.நடராஜ் எம்.பி. தலைமையில் முதல் ஆலோசனைக் கூட்டம் நடைபெற உள்ளது. இதில் அனைத்து அரசியல் கட்சிகளும், தன்னார்வத் தொண்டு நிறுவனங்களும், தொழில்முனைவோர் அமைப்புகளும், நலச்சங்கங்களும் கலந்து கொள்கின்றன. அவற்றின் விபரம்:

கொங்குநாடு முன்னேற்றக் கழகம் - ஜி.கே.நாகராஜ், பாரதிய ஜனதா கட்சி - கல்யாணசுந்தரம், ஜி.கே.செல்வக்குமார், நந்தகுமார், பெரியார் திராவிடர் கழகம் - கு.ராமகிருஷ்ணன், பாட்டாளி மக்கள் கட்சி - ஏ.தங்கவேல் பாண்டியன்,

இந்திய ஜனநாயக கட்சி - ராஜசேகர், இந்திய கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி - ஆறுமுகம் எம்எல்ஏ, மார்க்சிஸ்ட் கட்சி - யு.கே.வெள்ளியங்கிரி, விடுதலை சிறுத்தைகள் கட்சி - சுசி கலையரசன், நாம் தமிழர் இயக்கம் - ஆனந்தராஜ், மனிதநேய மக்கள் கட்சி - சுல்தான் அமீர், தமிழக விவசாயிகள் சங்கம் - வழுக்குப்பாறை பாலு, ÷சிறுதுளி- மயில்சாமி, ராக்-ரவீந்திரன், ஓசை -காளிதாஸ், கன்ஸ்யூமர் வாய்ஸ்,-பி.வி.கோபால், இந்திய தொழில் வர்த்தக சபை - நந்தகுமார், கொடிசியா- கந்தசாமி, சீமா- ஆர்.ஆர்.ரங்கநாதன், கோப்மா- மணிராஜ், காட்மா - ரவிகுமார், டேக்ட் - ஜேம்ஸ் ஆகிய அமைப்புகள் இதில் பங்கேற்கின்றன.

இத்தகவலை, கோவை ரயில்வே போராட்டக் குழு ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளர் ஜி.கே.நாகராஜ் தெரிவித்துள்ளார்.

Sampathkumar

September 24th, 2011, 03:17 AM