Indian Railways' projects in Tamil Nadu [Archive] - Page 8

Arul Murugan

September 5th, 2011, 03:39 AM

Sangam plea to Chief Minister on rail line project

The Krishnagiri Rail, Bus Passengers Sangam has appealed to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to urge the Union Government to take up the long-pending Rs. 687.92-crore Jolarpet-Hosur broad gauge rail line project pending with the Railway Board.

In a petition submitted to the Chief Minister through Minister for Municipal Administration and Rural Development K.P. Munusamy, the Sangam urged the State Government to pressurise Centre as the project will stimulate the economic development of the district.

Over 2,000 industries, lakhs of people from different parts of the southern Tamil Nadu and Kerala would be benefited if the new rail line comes into existence, it said. The office-bearers told The Hindu that they were invited by the Minister to come to Chennai to discuss about the project before taking up the matter with the Chief Minister.

E.N. Mani, secretary of the Sangam, also enclosed a letter received from R. Ramanahan, Chief Administrative Officer, Southern Railways dated February 2, 2011. In his letter, Mr. Ramanathan had stated that the project cost was revised to Rs. 687.92-crore and sent for the decision of the Railway Board.

The Sangam staged a series of agitations jointly with the various traders' associations urging the Union Government to include the project in the last Railway Budget

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2425234.ece

Arul Murugan

September 5th, 2011, 03:12 PM

10% hike in passenger fare

http://epaper.maalaimalar.com/592011/epaperimages/592011/592011-md-hr-9/142251593_1.jpg

Arul Murugan

September 6th, 2011, 02:34 PM

Trichy-Dindigul electric traction put into operation from today

* Vaigai, Koodal, Pandian, Nellai, Madurai-Villupuram pass, Dindigul-Trichy passengers are using electric locos from Dindigul.

http://epaper.maalaimalar.com/692011/epaperimages/692011/692011-md-hr-6/141512750.jpg

Maalaimalar

velayutham

September 6th, 2011, 02:34 PM

http://tm.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/09/06/20110906a_007109016.jpg
http://tm.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/09/06/20110906a_007109004.jpg

Arul Murugan

September 7th, 2011, 03:13 AM

New broad gauge lines to be opened shortly

New broad gauge railway lines laid from Nidamangalam to Mannargudi and between Nagore and Karaikkal will be opened for traffic shortly, the Divisional Railway Manager P.V.Vaidialingam said here on Tuesday.

The gauge conversion work in the Mayiladuthurai – Tiruvarur section will be completed by December 2011, Mr.Vaidialingam said at the final meeting of the Divisional Railway Users' Consultative Committee (DRUCC) for the year 2009-2011 that was held at the Divisional Railway Manager's office.

He said new station building with spacious circulating area and additional platforms that were getting ready at Villupuram would be opened soon. Passenger amenities including retiring rooms and dormitory would be provided at the new station building. New retiring rooms had already been opened at Nagapattinam and Chidambaram stations, he added.

Mr.Vaidialingam, also the chairman of the DRUCC, highlighted the achievements and initiatives of the Tiruchi division in providing better passenger amenities to ensure hassle free train travel. The Additional Divisional Railway Manager M.Selvaraj, branch officers of Tiruchi division and DRUCC members participated in the meeting, a Southern Railway press release here said

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2431515.ece

mduvignesh

September 7th, 2011, 07:47 AM

Trichy-Dindigul electric traction put into operation from today

* Vaigai, Koodal, Pandian, Nellai, Madurai-Villupuram pass, Dindigul-Trichy passengers are using electric locos from Dindigul.

Maalaimalar

aama aama Electric loco romba mukkiyam Madurai-Villupuram pass ku.. :lol: :lol:

Arul Murugan

September 7th, 2011, 08:03 AM

aama aama Electric loco romba mukkiyam Madurai-Villupuram pass ku.. :lol: :lol:

vignesh appadi ellam sollathinga... antha vandiya parthu.:lol:

kkagAW4anJA

KSRaj

September 7th, 2011, 10:01 AM

aama aama Electric loco romba mukkiyam Madurai-Villupuram pass ku.. :lol: :lol:

True :) But, it is to use the AC locos from ONTs which would otherwise be idle at DG. Till now, MDU-VM Pass was getting AC locos from TPJ-VM-TPJ and now it is extended to DG. In fact, VM-TPJ Pass gets WAP4 too :)

Cheers,
Raj

mduvignesh

September 7th, 2011, 11:04 AM

True :) But, it is to use the AC locos from ONTs which would otherwise be idle at DG. Till now, MDU-VM Pass was getting AC locos from TPJ-VM-TPJ and now it is extended to DG. In fact, VM-TPJ Pass gets WAP4 too :)

Cheers,
Raj

Yes Raj, after seeing Arul's post I anticipated because of LSA, MDU - VM got AC loco. Also I was going thro southern railway forum, LSAs are complicated using AC locos and Diesel(WDP4).

Please let me know what will be the link for Madurai - VM pass.

ceeznic pirate

September 7th, 2011, 02:43 PM

He said new station building with spacious circulating area and additional platforms that were getting ready at Villupuram would be opened soon.

What is circulating area?

slightly old pics of Villupuram new Station.. Posted earlier in IR forum.

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8756/dsc00279y.jpg

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/6627/dsc00281op.jpg

velayutham

September 7th, 2011, 03:56 PM

கன்னியாகுமரி-பெங்களூர் இடையே புதிய தினசரி ரயில் இயக்க வேண்டும் என தங்கவேலு எம்.பி. கோரிக்கை விடுத்துள்ளார்.

இதுதொடர்பாக மத்திய ரயில்வே இணை அமைச்சர் கே.எச். முனியப்பாவிடம், அவர் திங்கள்கிழமை அளித்த மனு: கன்னியாகுமரி-பெங்களூர் தினசரி ரயில் கேரளத்தின் 31 நிலையங்களிலும், தமிழகத்தின் 5 நிலையங்களிலும் நின்று செல்கிறது. இதற்கான பயண தொலைவு 944 கிமீ ஆகவும், பயண நேரம் 21 மணியாகவும் உள்ளது. ஆனால், வாரம் ஒருமுறை இயக்கப்படும் நாகர்கோவில்-பெங்களூர் ரயில் திருநெல்வேலி, மதுரை, ஈரோடு, சேலம், ஓசூர் வழியாக பெங்களூர் செல்கிறது. இதற்கான பயண தொலைவு 723 கிமீ ஆகவும், பயண நேரம் 15 மணியாகவும் உள்ளது.

விருதுநகர், மதுரை, கன்னியாகுமரி, திருநெல்வேலி மாவட்டங்களைச் சேர்ந்த லட்சத்துக்கும் மேற்பட்டோர் பெங்களூர், ஓசூர் பகுதிகளில் வசிக்கின்றனர். தினமும் 3,000-க்கும் மேற்பட்டோர் பெங்களூர், ஓசுருக்கு பஸ் மூலம் செல்கின்றனர். இதனால், கடும் போக்குவரத்து நெரிசல் ஏற்படுகிறது.

நாகர்கோவிலில் இருந்து திருநெல்வேலி, மதுரை, கரூர், தர்மபுரி, சேலம் வழியாக ஓசூர், பெங்களூருக்கு தினசரி இரவு ரயில் என்பது அத்தியாவசியம்.

எனவே, கன்னியாகுமரி-பெங்களூர் இடையே தமிழக தென் மாவட்டங்கள் வழியாக புதிய ரயில் இயக்க வேண்டும். ஒருவேளை பெங்களூர் ரயில் நிலையத்தில் ரயிலை நிறுத்துவதற்கான வசதிகள் இல்லையெனில், ரயில் போக்குவரத்தை மைசூர்வரை நீட்டிக்கலாம்.

செங்கோட்டை-கோவை இடையிலான ரயில் திடீரென நிறுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனால், மக்கள் கடும் அவதிக்குள்ளாகியுள்ளனர்.

அகலப் பாதையாக மாற்றிய பிறகு பொதிகை எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் மட்டுமே செல்கிறது. செங்கோட்டை-கோவை ரயிலை மீண்டும் இயக்க வேண்டும் என்றார் அவர்.

எத்தனை நாள் தன் ஏமாற்றுவார்கள் இந்த நாட்டிலே.......

KSRaj

September 7th, 2011, 04:41 PM

Yes Raj, after seeing Arul's post I anticipated because of LSA, MDU - VM got AC loco. Also I was going thro southern railway forum, LSAs are complicated using AC locos and Diesel(WDP4).

Please let me know what will be the link for Madurai - VM pass.

Not sure, Vignesh. I am also guessing! Probably 6127's loco may go with 2632 and 2635's loco maybe given for 702.

Till last week, 6107's loco was given to 702 at TPJ. Now not sure what will happen to that link!

Who knows, 703/704 gets AC locos and may also help shared AC links between TPJ and DG - like MS-TPJ-DG-MS :)

Cheers,
Raj

karthikarthik

September 8th, 2011, 04:30 AM

CHENNAI: Southern Railway has announced two additional special trains to clear the rush of passengers during Onam festival. train number 06305 Trivandrum Central - Hyderabad Special will leave Trivandrum at 9.30pm on September 10 and arrive Hyderabad at 4.30am on September 12 via Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Salem, Tirupathi, Nellore and Secunderabad.

Hyderabad - Chennai Central super fast Special (train number 06306) will start from Hyderabad at 1.45pm on September 12 and arrive at Chennai Central at 3.30pm next day via Secunderabad, Warangal, Vijayawada, Tenali, Ongole, Nellore and Gudur.

Advance reservation for the above trains will commence from Thursday.

On account of Onam, work timings of computerised reservation centers in the city will be altered. As Friday has been declared as a government holiday on account of Onam the computerised passenger reservation centers of Southern Railway will function only one shift (8am to 2 pm) on Friday.

ganie006

September 9th, 2011, 02:54 AM

New train Mannai Express(Mannargudi-Chennai via Thanjavur,Mayiladuthurai) to be launched this month

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1175/manbz.jpg

isham_9626

September 9th, 2011, 04:29 PM

During my visit to Kulithalai on 1st Sep 2011

DEMU Train running between Trichy - Karur

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-td1tuLf6y4E/Tmof7n_aSqI/AAAAAAAAB_s/AGBG_KDYKvk/s576/DSC03609.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eXbVHddpEZ8/Tmof8CiHMMI/AAAAAAAAB_0/kPQopRot-kM/s576/DSC03546.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Wt2PBAQnEDg/Tmof7xqR50I/AAAAAAAAB_w/OGxGNg4UQ2E/s576/DSC03545.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vuABkTyKZYM/TmogAmbMrDI/AAAAAAAAB_8/mwQ2jCYnEDc/s576/DSC03557.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YT41fgqn77o/TmogBIkZDhI/AAAAAAAACAA/lvj8dwRXy1Y/s576/DSC03558.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wYZNxBbdfhk/TmogD8vZ8wI/AAAAAAAACAE/zLx2xsJ1Yko/s576/DSC03588.JPG

Jan Shadabti express from Kovai to Mayiladurai, stops at Pettavaithalai for crossing

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Yf4_OTay2sA/TmogFa7uCqI/AAAAAAAACAI/hgpAA576p6o/s576/DSC03589.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-j5v7zbFoOzE/TmogGeR47PI/AAAAAAAACAM/y0CUaXgWnX4/s576/DSC03590.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8NJE_WyWA7A/TmogISKf9nI/AAAAAAAACAQ/lGWKC_qRXtg/s576/DSC03591.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Uao4gYaObiA/TmogK3YmyBI/AAAAAAAACAU/W_IafArDNTk/s576/DSC03599.JPG

Trichy - Erode passenger in Kulithalai station

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-YAfnGXXn6YU/TmogL1GO_ZI/AAAAAAAACAY/2NIngXFbocs/s576/DSC03600.JPG

thillai_selvan

September 10th, 2011, 05:39 AM

Madurai - Tuticorin Electrification works will be completed within 2012 March.
http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/09/10/20110910a_003107005.jpg

wlbkng

September 10th, 2011, 09:43 AM

The Arakkonam Railway Station is all set to get a facelift with the railway authorities having planned a slew of improvement works. As part of the initiative, huge bins have been proposed around the station premises for collecting garbage.

“This will be largely helpful to maintain cleanliness in the station,” said, S Anantharaman, Divisional Railway Manager, Chennai Division, Southern Railway. “We are also planning to erect similar bins on the Arakkonam-Tirumalpur section to reduce garbage adjacent to the track,” he added.
The move comes after a surprise inspection by the Divisional Railway Manager, who was accompanied by a team of senior officials from departments including electrical, mechanical, signal and safety. The team visited Tirumalpur, Chengalpattu and Arakkonam stations on Thursday.

Also, the extension of three platforms of the eight is underway to accommodate 24 bogie trains at Arakkonam, which is a key junction for long distance trains. According to Anantharaman, the extension of the first three platforms is being carried out under the first phase of the yard remodelling programme.

Asked about identifying a contractor for the cycle-cum-two wheeler parking lot, he said tenders have been called for the purpose and bidders would be finalised soon.

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/facelift-for-arakkonam-railway-station/182802-60-120.html

TuticorinCity

September 10th, 2011, 12:44 PM

Madurai - Tuticorin Electrification works will be completed within 2012 March.
http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/09/10/20110910a_003107005.jpg

Electrification pannittayal puthusa train-a eppo vidapporayal:lol: Any update regarding MEJ - TEN ?

News says 15 crs allocated for Tuticorin - Madurai new line, but sometime back I read in the newspaper that only 1 cr is allocated so far..

Arul Murugan

September 11th, 2011, 06:43 AM

^^

railway board at Delhi might have allotted only 1crore, but Chennai SR HQ might be diverting funds from other projects.

It is quiet common!! many GC projects (like Manamadurai-Virudhunagar) gets suffered because of funds diversion.:)

Arul Murugan

September 11th, 2011, 06:44 AM

cross posting

Salem-Karur new line bridge on Cauvery river looks to be completed.

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/321474_244955488881579_100001013896394_704441_771564767_n.jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/s720x720/320089_244955282214933_100001013896394_704439_1194288978_n.jpg

http://photos.cc.fbcdn.net/hphotos-cc-snc7/s720x720/308132_244955502214911_100001013896394_704442_2090594590_n.jpg

cc: Srforum, MSB

Mr.Nellai

September 11th, 2011, 07:47 PM

IR completely sidelines Southern Districts

If atleast one project is implemented every year in nellai, madurai; railway service in southern districts would have become self sustainable.

Nellai express is the the highest incoming generating express in SR. But there is no fleet addition,electrification or doubling in that route.

Tuticorin - Madurai new train route project estimate is nearly 600 crores, so far just 1 crore is allocated for this project. (info obtained under RTI act)

In previous budget it is mentioned that Dadar-chennai will be extended to Nellai. So far nothing has been done.

During lallu's tenure it is mentioned that chendur express will be operated as daily express. So far no symptoms.

Tenkasi - nellai broad guage conversion and renovation of small stations in between nellai and tenkasi is taking place slowly

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ChennaiIndian

September 11th, 2011, 07:56 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/article2444348.ece

Railways call for tenders to conduct survey for the line
The continued diversion of trains on the Irugur - Podanur - Irugur section, skipping Coimbatore Junction, has resulted in a strong opposition to the move of the Southern Railway to conduct a Preliminary Engineering-cum-Traffic Survey for doubling the Podanur-Irugur section.

The Union Railway Budget presented in the Lok Sabha in February 2011 had a mention about conducting a survey to assess the feasibility for doubling the Podanur-Irugur section (10.77 km).

The Southern Railway has issued an advertisement calling for tenders for the conduct of the survey at a cost of Rs. 1 lakh.

R. Raveendran of Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore observed that the proposed doubling will only result in Coimbatore being dumped altogether by Southern Railway by diverting all the important trains on the Podanur-Irugur-Podanur section after the completion of the doubling work. The railways took a record time to complete the Coimbatore-Coimbatore North-Irugur railway line.

It was nearly a two-decade long wait for doubling the 17 km section. The project had an initial estimate of Rs 38 crore. But when completed, the cost escalation had taken the total cost of the project to Rs 60 crore, secretary of Coimbatore Rail Users Association S. Vaidyanathakrishnan said. The capacity utilisation (pathway congestion) of the Coimbatore-Coimbatore North-Irugur line before doubling work was 110 per cent and according to railways, in the post doubling scenario it had come down to 84 per cent.

S. Ravi disputed the contention of the railways and said that the percentage looked inflated so that it could be an excuse to refuse diversion of trains via Coimbatore. He contended that the present capacity utilisation of both the lines should be only 60 to 65 per cent.

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Arul Murugan

September 13th, 2011, 09:50 AM

crossposting from railway forum

http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/Coaching/Duronto/Rolling_stock_2011-12.pdf

As per the above link, rakes of both MDU and TVC Durontos are old ICF Rajdhani rakes released from NR.
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thalainagar delhi la irukura oldies rajdhani express are getting new LHB coaches, athula thaan namakku duranth trains!

if Coimbatore duranto is some old shadabdi coaches running some where in north...:lol::banana::bash::ohno:

krishnaswamy

September 13th, 2011, 05:38 PM

crossposting from Trichy Forum (Courtesy:bajk)

Ariyalur-Valadi doubling work to be completed by 2012 and Valadi-Trichy section to be taken after this.
Villuppuram-Vridachalam and Vridachalam-Ariyalur work will be completed in two phases.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=83748495&postcount=299
வாளாடி&அரியலூர் இடையேயான இருவழிப்பாதை பணிகள் 2012 மே மாதத்துக்குள் முடிவடையும் என்று தெற்கு ரயில்வேயின் திருச்சி கோட்ட மேலாளர் வைத்திலிங்கம் கூறினார்.

ரயில்வே மின்பாதைகளில் திடீரென தடங்கல் ஏற்பட்டால் அதை உடனடியாக எப்படி சரி செய்வது என்பது குறித்த பயிற்சி வகுப்பு அரியலூர் ரயில் நிலைய வளாகத்தில் நேற்று தொடங்கியது. பயிற்சி வகுப்பைத் தொடங்கி வைத்த கோட்ட மேலாளர் வைத்திலிங்கம் கூறியது:

வாளாடி&அரியலூர் இடையே இருவழிப்பாதை பணிகள் நடந்து வருகின்றன. இந்தப் பணிகள் 2012 மே மாதத்துக்குள் முடிக்கப்படும்.

இதைத் தொடர்ந்து வாளாடி திருச்சி இடை யான பணிகள் தொடங்கப்படும். அதேபோல், விழுப்புரம் விருத்தாசலம் இடையே ஒரு கட்டமாகவும், அதைத் தொடர்ந்து விருத்தாசலம் அரியலூர் இடையே அடுத்த கட்டமாகவும் இருவழிப்பாதை பணிகள் மேற்கொள்ளப்படும்.

deepu051993

September 13th, 2011, 07:42 PM

same news as image

http://tm.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/09/07/20110907b_004107014.jpg

N.kumar

September 13th, 2011, 07:50 PM

I am baffled to know the train accident. so that mamta good for nothing lady and her party screw even one of the safest zones.

no accountability on loss of life. the party must be stripped of railway portfolio

moment i am hearing chennai vellore memu rammed into arakkonam katpadi passenger at chitheri railway station.

Cant understand. chennai vellore preceded by 50 mins.

i think it could be opposite train.

deepu051993

September 13th, 2011, 08:58 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00781/14_tv_grab_781140f.jpg

At least 15 passengers were feared dead and over 70 injured after the Chennai Beach-Vellore Cantonment Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) train proceeding towards Vellore rammed into the stationary Arakkonam-Katpadi Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) passenger train at a point between Melpakkam and Chitheri stations near Arakkonam on Tuesday night.

According to preliminary reports, the Arakkonam-Katpadi EMU train was waiting for the signal when it was hit by the Vellore-bound train. Five bogies of the stationary train and three bogies of the moving train derailed after the accident. Police sources in Arakkonam said that several injured passengers have been admitted to the Government Hospital in Arakkonam while some have been referred to the Government Vellore Medical College Hospital.

Ambulances from in and around Arakkonam have been pressed into service to take the injured to the hospital. Police and railway officials have rushed to the spot to undertake rescue and relief operations.

www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article2450721.ece?homepage=true

Arul Murugan

September 14th, 2011, 01:02 AM

^^

Really sad to see such big accidents. Let their souls RIP.

:ohno: As N.kumar mentioned, Vellore-Beach MEMU was running late by 1.3hours... If trains were on-time this accident could have been avoided

Arul Murugan

September 14th, 2011, 01:25 AM

Cheran, Yercaud and Bengaluru mails are cancelled.

I guess Nilagiri, Kerala trains are diverted via Salem Town, Vridhachalam, Villupuram, Egmore.

N.kumar

September 14th, 2011, 02:43 AM

Arul i still dont get. even if it was running late, what was arakkonam katpadi passenger doing at before chithere station at 9:30 pm when its scheduled departure from chitheri itself was 8:48 pm.

Let me wait for some of you guys to post detail. Its a pity that there is no value for life in our country

Arul Murugan

September 14th, 2011, 02:53 AM

^^

It is Beach-Vellore Cant MEMU and Arrakonam-Katpadi passenger. Where do you get timings for passenger trains in online?

Arul Murugan

September 14th, 2011, 03:09 AM

Beach-Vellore cant MEMU no. is 66017F which is supposed to leave Arrakonam at 19:45,

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Nkumar, see the status below!!

Vellore MEMU was running late by 1.3hrs

http://i54.tinypic.com/fa3cex.jpg

http://i51.tinypic.com/4jwf4i.jpg

Arul Murugan

September 14th, 2011, 03:30 AM

Cancelled trains from/to Central

1 AJJ JTJ EXP 16085
4 BRINDAVAN EXP 12639
5 DURANTO 12243
6 KOVAI EXPRESS 12675
7 YELAGIRI EXPRES 16089
8 BANGALORE MAIL 12657
12 YERCAUD EXPRESS 16669

Diversion

1. Down Cheran via Arrakonam, Tirupathi, Katpadi, now terminated at Arrakonam dep 07:00, CBE arr 13:38
2. Up Yercaud via Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Thiruvanamalai, Villupuram, Egmore, Central arr 11:30
3. Rapthisagar to bye-pass Chennai and will reach Gudur from Katpadi via Tirupathy
4. Down Mangalore Mail via Arrakonam, Tirupathi, Katpadi, MAQ arr 22:40
5. Down Nilagiri terminated at Arrakonam and will go via Tirupathi, Katpadi and will reach CBE at 20:30 and MTP at 20:56
6. Dhanbad-Allepey diversion via Beach, Villupuram, Salem Jn and Allepey arr 23:21
7. Down Allepey express diversion via Arrakonam, Tirupathi, Katpadi and arrival at Allepey by 18:01
8. Down Kaveri express divserion via Arrakonam, Tirupathi, Katpadi and arrival at Mysore by 18:20
9. Down Ahilanagari express diversion via Beach, Villupuram, Vridhachalam, Salem a,d Trivandrum arrival after 23:00hrs
Updates on diversion

10. TVC-Chennai express diversion via Vridhachalam, Beach,
SA dep 08:00 VRI 09:40 VM 10:30 MAS arr 12:14 (impossible)

11. CBE-Chennai Intercity diversion via Villupuram, Egmore, Central
SA 08:54 VM 10:54 MS 14:06 MAS 14:07

13. MAQ-MAS Maill diversion via Tirupathi, Arrakonam, MAS 12:33 arr

14. SBC-MAS maill diversion via Tirupathi, Arrakonam MAS arr 15:50

15. Up Nilagiri diversion via Tirupathu, Arrakonam MAS arr 12:21

16. Up WC express diversion via Villupuram, Egmore SA 09:40 VM 11:45 MS 13:30 MAS 15:15

Arul Murugan

September 14th, 2011, 03:51 AM

Chaos at Central station

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/1492011/FE_1409_MN_01_Cni03.jpg

Trichy_Arun

September 14th, 2011, 10:21 AM

What is the cause of the accident? Is it human error or technical fault?

Kunil143

September 14th, 2011, 12:50 PM

TRAINS DIVERTED/RESCHEDULED/SHORT TERMINATED DUE TO

ACCIDENT NEAR ARAKKONAM

Due to rail accident between Melpakkam – Chitteri stations of Chennai Division of Southern Railway, following changes will be made in the pattern of train services on this section on 14.9.2011.

Trains diverted

1)T.No.22601 Chennai Central – Sai Nagar Shirdi Express left Chennai Central on 14.9.2011 on diverted route via. Renigunta & Guntakkal instead of Jolarpettai, Krishnarajapuram and Dharmavaram.

2)T.No.12507 Ernakulam Jn. – Guwahati Express left Ernakulam Jn. on 13.9.2011 on diverted route via. Salem, Vriddhachalam, Chennai Egmore & Gudur without touching Chennai Central.

3)T.No.12674 Coimbatore – Chennai Central Cheran Express & T.No.12624 Thiruvananthapuram – Chennai Central Mail scheduled to arrive on 14.9.2011, originally advised as short terminated at Katpadi will now be diverted via. Katpadi, Pakala and Renigunta.

Trains rescheduled

1)T.No.12607 Chennai Central – Bangalore Lalbagh Express scheduled to leave Chennai Central at 15.35 hrs. on 14.9.2011 is rescheduled to leave Chennai Central at 19.00 hrs. on 14.9.2011

2)T.No.16628 Mangalore – Chennai Central West Coast Express scheduled to leave Mangalore at 21.45 hrs. on 14.9.2011 is rescheduled to leave Mangalore at 23.30 hrs. on 14.9.2011.

Trains short terminated

1)T.No.06064 Shoranur – Chennai Central Special scheduled to arrive Chennai Central on 14.9.2011 will be short terminated at Katpadi.

http://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=423&id=0,4,268

Arul Murugan

September 19th, 2011, 04:34 AM

crossposting from railway forum

MANNAI EXP TO RUN FROM SEP 27

புதுடில்லி: "சென்னை, எழும்பூருக்கும், மன்னார்குடிக்கும் இடையே, "மன்னை எக்ஸ்பிரஸ்' என்ற புதிய அதிவிரைவு ரயில்வே சேவை, வரும் 27ம் தேதி துவக்கப்படுகிறது. இந்த புதிய ரயிலை, மத்திய ரயில்வே அமைச்சர் தினேஷ் திரிவேதி, மன்னார்குடியில் துவக்கி வைக்கிறார். இத்தகவலை, ரயில்வே துறைக்கான பார்லி., நிலைக் குழு தலைவர் டி.ஆர்.பாலு, நேற்று டில்லியில் தெரிவித்தார். அவர் மேலும் கூறியதாவது: நீடாமங்கலம், மன்னார்குடி இடையே, புதிதாக அமைக்கப்பட்ட அகலப் பாதையையும், திரிவேதி துவக்கி வைக்கிறார். மன்னார்குடியிலிருந்து, இந்த அதிவிரைவு ரயில், இரவு, 9.20 மணிக்கு புறப்படும். மறுநாள் காலை, 5.55க்கு சென்னை, எழும்பூரைச் சென்றடையும். மறு மார்க்கத்தில் எழும்பூரிலிருந்து, 9.30க்கு புறப்பட்டு, மறுநாள் காலை 6.10க்கு மன்னார்குடியைச் சென்றடையும். இந்த ரயில் விழுப்புரம், கடலூர், சிதம்பரம், மயிலாடுதுறை வழியாக இயக்கப்படும். இவ்வாறு, பாலு கூறினார்.

The above news report quoting TRB says
Mannai EXP will be inaguated by the Honble RM on 27th.
Train timings - Mannai Dep 9.20 pm - MS Arr 5.55 am
MS Dep 9.30 pm - Mannai Arr 6.10 am

arun82

September 19th, 2011, 08:11 AM

The 630-km network would cost Rs 77,000 crore

The Kerala government has formed a new public limited company, Kerala High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (KHSRCL), for implementing an ambitious high-speed rail network estimated to cost Rs 77,000 crore. The 630-km network will connect the state capital Thiruvananthapuram with Mangalore in Karnataka.

The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) has been appointed as the nodal agency to develop the project and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) was assigned with the pre-feasibility study. The new company was formed on the basis of the pre-feasibility report submitted by DMRC, according to an official release. Further technical studies and economic evaluation are being planned.

The high-speed corridor would have two parallel tracks in the standard gauge system as is the case with Delhi Metro Rail.

It would have an alignment independent of the existing alignment of the Indian Railways in the state. The project would be implemented as a joint venture between the state government and a suitable private partner to be selected later.

Stations are proposed at the various district headquarters like Thiruvnananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur.

T Balakrishnan, additional chief secretary (Industry and Commerce), Alkesh Kumar Sharma, managing director, KSIDC, and TP Thomas Kutty, executive director, KSIDC, are the first directors of the new company.

It would undertake a detailed feasibility study for the project and identify suitable rail technology for implementing the high-speed corridor. Notification for the acquisition of the land is under way.

The width of the land required to be acquired for the corridor is 13 metres. The high speed corridor will use a greenfield route to keep the rehabilitation to a minimum.

The current railway network in the state is very busy as traffic is high, especially in the goods transportation segment. The traffic situation is expected to become more serious once the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam, near Kochi, is in full swing.

http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/kerala-plans-high-speed-rail-network/449292/

We should have one similar company for Tamil nadu also. All important routes like Chennai- Madurai, Chennai-Coimbatore, Coimbatore- Madurai Should be connected with HSR. In chennai HSR should start from Tambaram to avoid Land aquasition cost. At speed of 200-250 KMS we can reach madurai in 2 - 3 hours with stop in Tirchy. Funding can be BOOT model similar to Mono. It is tough but not impossible to build. This will in long term contribute to our economy.

Arul Murugan

September 19th, 2011, 09:09 AM

We should have one similar company for Tamil nadu also. All important routes like Chennai- Madurai, Chennai-Coimbatore, Coimbatore- Madurai Should be connected with HSR. In chennai HSR should start from Tambaram to avoid Land aquasition cost. At speed of 200-250 KMS we can reach madurai in 2 - 3 hours with stop in Tirchy. Funding can be BOOT model similar to Mono. It is tough but not impossible to build. This will in long term contribute to our economy.

Recently I travelled here in High speed train at China..

1. Xuzhou to Nanjing 333KM costed me 735rupees with 100minutes travel time and 200KMPH average speed and max 250KMPH. D class trains

2. Nanjing to Xuzhou 333KM costed me 1050rupees with 75minutes travel time - 266KMPH average speed and max speed touching 315KMPH G class trains.

3. Salem to Chennai is same 333KM costs me 450rupees+150= 600rupees for tatkal in 3AC with travel avg speed of 55KMPH or 450rupees for tatkal AC CC with travel speed of 67KMPH.

This is insane comparison! but I want to do this...

1. D class 735rupees, 200KMPH - cost/speed -3.675 rupees per KMPH
2. G class 1050rupees, 266KMPH - cost/speed - 3.947 rupees per KMPH
3. Yercaud exp - 600rupees, 55KMPH - cost/speed - 10.9 rupees per KMPH
4. Kovai exp - 450 rupees, 67KMPH - cost/speed - 6.71 rupees per KMPH.

Looking at this I would see Indian railways is charging more!! on an insane comparison of cost/speed.:lol:

I am preparing a statistical report with status of flow of travellers from Chennai/Bangalore to Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Salem, other south TN cities, Kerala who are paying huge money in 2AC,3AC, AC CC, Omni bus etc., Once completed I will post here comparing with the need of high speed train.

I am not expecting any dedicated high speed train in near decades. The IR planned is crap it goes staright from Chennai to Bengaluru to CBE to Ernakulam which means no intermediate station... no where in the world high speed train alignment are skipped from potential cities enroute i.e Vellore, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Palghat, Thirussur are skipped in the straight alignment.

I don't think TN gvt can spend 1,50,000crores for high speed train any where in another 25yrs! So we can keep highspeed train dedicated alignment aside and concentrate on the idea of track upgradation for 150KMPH average speed, EMU high speed trains, change in arrival/departure system in train stations. This is only possible for IR as of now.

arun82

September 19th, 2011, 09:38 AM

Recently I travelled here in High speed train at China..

1. Xuzhou to Nanjing 333KM costed me 735rupees with 100minutes travel time and 200KMPH average speed and max 250KMPH. D class trains

2. Nanjing to Xuzhou 333KM costed me 1050rupees with 75minutes travel time - 266KMPH average speed and max speed touching 315KMPH G class trains.

3. Salem to Chennai is same 333KM costs me 450rupees+150= 600rupees for tatkal in 3AC with travel avg speed of 55KMPH or 450rupees for tatkal AC CC with travel speed of 67KMPH.

This is insane comparison! but I want to do this...

1. D class 735rupees, 200KMPH - cost/speed -3.675 rupees per KMPH
2. G class 1050rupees, 266KMPH - cost/speed - 3.947 rupees per KMPH
3. Yercaud exp - 600rupees, 55KMPH - cost/speed - 10.9 rupees per KMPH
4. Kovai exp - 450 rupees, 67KMPH - cost/speed - 6.71 rupees per KMPH.

Looking at this I would see Indian railways is charging more!! on an insane comparison of cost/speed.:lol:

I am preparing a statistical report with status of flow of travellers from Chennai/Bangalore to Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Salem, other south TN cities, Kerala who are paying huge money in 2AC,3AC, AC CC, Omni bus etc., Once completed I will post here comparing with the need of high speed train.

I am not expecting any dedicated high speed train in near decades. The IR planned is crap it goes staright from Chennai to Bengaluru to CBE to Ernakulam which means no intermediate station... no where in the world high speed train alignment are skipped from potential cities enroute i.e Vellore, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Palghat, Thirussur are skipped in the straight alignment.

I don't think TN gvt can spend 1,50,000crores for high speed train any where in another 25yrs! So we can keep highspeed train dedicated alignment aside and concentrate on the idea of track upgradation for 150KMPH average speed, EMU high speed trains, change in arrival/departure system in train stations. This is only possible for IR as of now.

^^

That was a awesome comparison . But IR with its crapy procedures and policies will not be able to increase the track speed as it involves seperate track or clearing the traffic for the high speed trains. When GC itself goes on for 10 years HSR will take 50 years, SO betterTN takes this as a PP model with BOOT funding . This can be done along the NH 45 alignment with stopping in all important places in between .

Again it is difficult but not impossible.

It will change the people travel in TN and will help in economic growth of the state.

Imagine Morning start from Madurai 7 Am reach Chennai 10 AM . Finish the work start from Chennai 7 Pm reach Madurai 10 pm.

alagesan

September 19th, 2011, 11:26 AM

^^

That was a awesome comparison . But IR with its crapy procedures and policies will not be able to increase the track speed as it involves seperate track or clearing the traffic for the high speed trains. When GC itself goes on for 10 years HSR will take 50 years, SO betterTN takes this as a PP model with BOOT funding . This can be done along the NH 45 alignment with stopping in all important places in between .

Again it is difficult but not impossible.

It will change the people travel in TN and will help in economic growth of the state.

Imagine Morning start from Madurai 7 Am reach Chennai 10 AM . Finish the work start from Chennai 7 Pm reach Madurai 10 pm.

If the train starting at 7pm chennai and reach Madurai 10PM and board a bus to reach Tirunelveli by 1.30AM and reach kanyakumari at 4.30 AM

Such a proposal will be an insane if approved.

Kerala they are thinking about railway line stretching from Trivandrum to next State Mangalore.

Here people are thinking only upto Madurai.
After that 250 Kms from Madurai to Kanyakumari is coming under which state ????

:bash:

arun82

September 19th, 2011, 11:39 AM

If the train starting at 7pm chennai and reach Madurai 10PM and board a bus to reach Tirunelveli by 1.30AM and reach kanyakumari at 4.30 AM

Such a proposal will be an insane if approved.

Kerala they are thinking about railway line stretching from Trivandrum to next State Mangalore.

Here people are thinking only upto Madurai.
After that 250 Kms from Madurai to Kanyakumari is coming under which state ????

:bash:

Please read my original post Kerala is building HSR from Ernakulam not from Trivandrum which is again 200 kms apart.HSR is not about connectivity of all towns in the state . It is quick transfer from one busy place to another from where people can continue their Journey. in the above case the journey is reduced to 3 + 5 = 8 hours against current 14 hours which is a six hour save

Arul Murugan

September 19th, 2011, 12:40 PM

Arul Murugan

September 19th, 2011, 01:03 PM

^^

That was a awesome comparison . But IR with its crapy procedures and policies will not be able to increase the track speed as it involves seperate track or clearing the traffic for the high speed trains. When GC itself goes on for 10 years HSR will take 50 years, SO betterTN takes this as a PP model with BOOT funding . This can be done along the NH 45 alignment with stopping in all important places in between .

Again it is difficult but not impossible.

It will change the people travel in TN and will help in economic growth of the state.

Imagine Morning start from Madurai 7 Am reach Chennai 10 AM . Finish the work start from Chennai 7 Pm reach Madurai 10 pm.

Two corridors

1. Chennai (Poonamallae)-Kanchi-Thiruvanmalai-Salem South-Erode South-Tiruppur South-Coimbatore South.

2. Chennai (Poonamallar)-Chengalpattu-alignment parallel between ECR and NH45-Trichy East-Madurai East-b/w Nellai and Tuticorin-Nagercoil

These two corridors will come around 1200KM, 1KM cost 110crore rupees... so it comes around 1,32,000crores and lest us round it to 1,50,000crores including rolling stocks etc.,

Who will come forward to make such huge investment in ppp model or BOOT model? we need to wait for another 20-25years to have such dedicated high speed rail and by then spending power of the state will be increasing and state will also have funds to support such huge projects.

Till then upgrading the existing tracks is the only way!!

N.kumar

September 19th, 2011, 02:05 PM

Xeno Axe

September 19th, 2011, 02:13 PM

Thiruvananthapuram-Kaniyakumari railway Line electrification reached Kanyakumari.

@ Kulitturai
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/8076/42229250.jpg

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/2525/42229251.jpg
@ Nagercoil
http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3240/120920111704.jpg

@ Kanyakumari
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/8195/120920111724.jpg

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/6471/120920111725.jpg

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/8048/120920111730.jpg

Arul Murugan

September 19th, 2011, 02:24 PM

Arul,

This has to be 6 lane expressway come hsr network. HSR in centre if needed.

we dont need trains running all through in this track. morning two fast trains, evening two fast. rest of time freight operations.

remember this is what we had once prepared. i think you posted map here as well. In that case we wouldnt need it to be elevated all through.

yes now we should be able to build expressway in PPP model and if land is reserved by 2030 when we become upper middle income state it should be possible to build HSR.

Expressway cost 18crores per KM, with rapid increase of vehicles in the state this would be much needed because state will not survive with ordinary 4-lane road of NH45 and its branches, NH4, NH7 and NH47 alone...

These true expressways will reduce the traveling time atleast by another 30-40% from Chennai to all district HQ. In NH 4-lane we could maintain average speed of 65-70KMPH, but if expressways are there we can maintain 80-100KMPH which will make huge difference! Hope Kannan sir is readin this... we will make another attempt with maps.:)

JamesGanesh

September 19th, 2011, 07:35 PM

After reading the news about kerala, I really want tamil nadu also to go for the same route as monorail for HSR rail network.
Depending central government for these HSR within Tamil nadu state is not possible they will concentrate only on Delhi, Mumbai and railway ministry state. We south state will be left out. SO Tamil Nadu as to setup separate company for connecting Chennai With all Tamilnadu cities.

Chennai Nagercoil -> 727

Chennai Coimbatore -> 497

Most of the Tamil nadu cities will be connected in this routes

Instead of going for Over the pillar railway network we can go for on the land railway track with fencing on both sides and road bridges over the HSR track at some places and provding public Bus transport by keep HSR in mind; Will provide good connectivity in the state and help all the people in the state to enjoy the benfits of the growth of Chennai. THis will bring prosperity and peace for the all the people of tamilnadu. Land Acquisiiton can be done in such a way that it is not crossing heavliy populated areas..

Even we can connect with other states if they are intersted. Hopefully with Kochi.

Even in the video attached the railway track is in land only.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw4zn-qw1oM

Laying a HSR track in land with proper fences and safety measures will cost much less than the over the pillar track.

As far as i know tamilnadu terrain is more flatter than other states. Comparing to mumbai pune strech it will be very easy to build from Chennai to Nagercoil. I am not sure about Chennai to

coimbatore As far as i know chennai to madurai is flat and no tunnels are required.

So for two routes the total km is 1250, I am not able to find exact figure for the construction of HSR track in road, pillar, tunnel etc so i have compared european std and indian std with available data and come out with some values

As per european standards[www.internationaltransportforum.org/jtrc/discussionpapers/dp200816.pdf] the cost ranges from 9 to 40 million Euros depending on the terrains. Lower value is for on

the land and higher for tunnel and Avg is 18 million Euro which is when converted to inr is 110 crores but as per Indian standard the avg cost comes to 70 crore. So we can equate euro std and

Indian Std

Avg 18 million Euro = 70 Crore INR
so 9 million Euro = 35 crore INR as cost of laying in land
and for pillar track it will take 110 crores as per indian std

So total km is 1250, out of that 90% in land and 10% in pillar then what will be the cost - > 35*(.9*1250) + 110 *(.1*125) = 53125 INR Crores
out of that 80% in land and 20% in pillar then what will be the cost - > 35*(.9*1250) + 110 *(.1*125) = 62500 INR Crores
out of that 70% in land and 30% in pillar then what will be the cost - > 35*(.9*1250) + 110 *(.1*125) = 71875 INR Crores
and so on

Believing IR and Central Government is useless even in DFC(Dedicated Freight Corriodr) and HSR, south routes taken atlast only. They will connect all the revenues from South and Build DFC and HSR in the north states

Last but not least HSR as the potential to eliminate regional inequalities.

In Case if we are lucky of getting Chennai - Coimbatore - Kochi route approved.

Then we have only 727 Km Chennai and Nagercoil then it will cost only
as per same method out of that 90% in land and 10% in pillar then what will be the cost - > 30897.5 INR Crores
out of that 80% in land and 20% in pillar then what will be the cost - > 36350 INR Crores
out of that 70% in land and 30% in pillar then what will be the cost - > 41802.5 INR Crores
and so on

Atleast TamilNadu as to go for feasibility study.....If feasible go for HSR and State Govt should have the control so that other Tamil nadu cities can be connected to the Chennai easily

For infrastructure Central as to concentrate on all well performing state rather than concentrating on Delhi, Mumbai and railway ministry state.

I can bet Chennai Madurai Doubling and Electrification BY IR will complete only after 2020

I can bet Madurai Nagercoil Doubling and Electrification BY IR will take atleast 2030 to start planning........

Anybody can provide with annual ridership expected in 2017 ( assumption that it will take atleast 5 years for operational if they start planning now) in the above mentioned HSR routes Chennai - Coimbatore and Chennai - Nagercoil route, data with sufficent logic and reasoning will be highly appreciable

Sorry for spelling mistakes

Arul Murugan

September 20th, 2011, 08:43 AM

^^

Good analysis. But I would prefer elevated HSR for dense population like TN... Yes gvt should do feasibility study and you are absolutely right that depending on IR is no way going to help even in 2020.

truthspeker

September 20th, 2011, 11:25 AM

Here people are thinking only upto Madurai. :bash:

Please correct your words. People thinking up Chennai and at the most up to Trichy.

Arul Murugan

September 20th, 2011, 11:43 AM

Please correct your words. People thinking up Chennai and at the most up to Trichy.

Nagecoil people thinks TN ends up Nellai/Tuticorin.

Nellai/Tuticorin people thinks TN ends at Madurai

Madurai people thinks TN ends at Trichy

Trichy people thinks TN ends at Tindivanam

Tindivanam people thinks TN ends at Tambaram

Tambaram people thinks TN ends at Anna salai

Anna Salai people thinks TN ends at TN assembly george fort.

:lol:

thillai_selvan

September 20th, 2011, 12:29 PM

^^ +1... Nan nenaichatha neenga solteenga

Trichy_Arun

September 20th, 2011, 01:28 PM

At last none of them is getting any fruitful projects...

Ramesh-NTM

September 20th, 2011, 06:09 PM

சென்னை மதுரை துரந்தோ ரயில் அடுத்த மாதம் துவக்கம்

திண்டுக்கல்: சென்னை சென்ட்ரல் - மதுரை "இடைநில்லா' தூரந்தோ ரயில், அடுத்த மாதம் முதல் இயக்கப்படவுள்ளது. சென்னையில் இருந்து இரவு 11 மணிக்கு புறப்பட்டு, காலை 7 மணிக்கு மதுரை வரும். மதுரையில் இருந்து இரவு 11 மணிக்கு புறப்பட்டு, திண்டுக்கல், கரூர், ஈரோடு வழி, சென்னை சென்ட்ரல் செல்லும். மதுரையில் இருந்து ஈரோடு வரை, டீசல் இன்ஜினில் இயக்கப்படும். ஈரோட்டில் மின்சார இன்ஜின் மாற்றப்படும். அங்கு இன்ஜின் மாற்ற மட்டுமே நிறுத்தப்படும். பயணிகளை ஏற்றுவதில்லை. அனைத்து பெட்டிகளும் ஏ.சி., வசதி செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன. ரயில் முழுவதும் தூங்கும் (சிலிப்பர்) வசதி கொண்டது. ஒரு பெட்டி மட்டும் "எக்சிகியூடிவ் கோச்' ஆக இயக்கப்படும். மற்ற (பகல் நேரம்) தூரந்தோ ரயில்களில் உணவு கட்டணம் வசூலிக்கப்படும். இந்த ரயிலில் உணவு கட்டணம் இல்லை. மதுரை- சென்னைக்கு கட்டணம் 750; "எக்சிகியூடிவ் கோச்' க்கு 1,000 ரூபாய்க்கு மேல் நிர்ணயிக்க வாய்ப்பு உள்ளது.

MAS - MDU Duronto to start operations from next month. Will depart MAS at 11 PM & reach MDU by 7 AM next day. Will depart MDU by 11 PM and will proceed via DG, KRR, ED with a halt at ED for AC loco change. Passengers will not be allowed to board train at ED. Will have AC sleeper coaches in addition to 1 executive coach. Being a ONT, could be 750 rs (for 3A, I think) and executive coach could be priced above 1000 rs.

Dinamalar news http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=316775

Finally the old Raj will touch MDU incarnated as Duronto!!!

Ramesh

vasu_c4

September 20th, 2011, 08:29 PM

dhandapanik

September 21st, 2011, 07:23 AM

mduvignesh

September 21st, 2011, 07:32 AM

Nagecoil people thinks TN ends up Nellai/Tuticorin.

Nellai/Tuticorin people thinks TN ends at Madurai

Madurai people thinks TN ends at Trichy

Trichy people thinks TN ends at Tindivanam

Tindivanam people thinks TN ends at Tambaram

Tambaram people thinks TN ends at Anna salai

Anna Salai people thinks TN ends at TN assembly george fort.

:lol:

Arul,
Let us know what Salem people thinking??

Arul Murugan

September 21st, 2011, 07:34 AM

Yes. Atleast we are getting a ONT to madurai. I was expecting a ONT Duranto for Coimbatore, but our SR made it as Day Train. :bash:

wait for two-three years, some rajdhani in north will get brand new LHB rakes imported from Germany. The used rake will be kicked to south and IR board will approve Duranto by that time.

Arul Murugan

September 21st, 2011, 07:40 AM

Arul,
Let us know what Salem people thinking??

Salem people thinks they are part of Bengaluru and TN ends at Arrakonam.:lol:

b/w same order but Kovai people thinks Kovai-Tiruppur-Erode as greater Coimbatore and so for them TN ends at Chennai not in Erode or Salem or Tiruppur.

dhandapanik

September 21st, 2011, 08:45 AM

Salem people thinks they are part of Bengaluru and TN ends at Arrakonam.:lol:

b/w same order but Kovai people thinks Kovai-Tiruppur-Erode as greater Coimbatore and so for them TN ends at Chennai not in Erode or Salem or Tiruppur.

What Namakkal or Karur people thinking. :)

mduvignesh

September 21st, 2011, 08:54 AM

What Namakkal or Karur people thinking. :)

Whomever thinks whatever, Chennai never think outside its boundary... :) :)

Arul Murugan

September 21st, 2011, 08:57 AM

What Namakkal or Karur people thinking. :)

Karur has more affinity towards Trichy and Namakkal towards Salem because of the hub role.

Vellore/Kanchipuram people thinks they are part of Chennai.

Obviously Hosur/Krishnagiri people thinks they are part of Bengaluru

No comments on Villupuram, Cuddalore, Thiruvanamalai dt.

Anyway everything is for fun.:)

Arul Murugan

September 21st, 2011, 08:59 AM

Whomever thinks whatever, Chennai never think outside its boundary... :) :)

because majority of them are from other district. So Chennai never think outside its boundary.:lol:

truthspeker

September 21st, 2011, 10:56 AM

Arul Murugan

September 21st, 2011, 11:59 AM

crossposting

Only Indian railways can do this.,, looks to quiet old news!

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Indian train travels 980km in wrong direction... without any rail staff noticing

Passengers furious as they end up FIVE HOURS away from destination

More than a thousand furious rail passengers stormed a station office after they noticed the train they were on had gone 980km in the WRONG direction.

As the packed service pulled into the Indian city of Warangal people on board went berserk as they realised they were five hours away from where they should have been and no staff on board had noticed.

The train departed the southern town of Tirupati heading for the eastern city of Bhubaneswar.

It was when it arrived at an interchange at Vijayawada it went wrong, as it was due to swing north to its eventual destination of Varanasi, one of India's holiest cities.

India's signalling system is run on codes but instead of entering the three-letters for its next intended stop Bhubaneswar (BBS) staff put in the code for Bilaspur (BSP) sending the train in completely the wrong direction.

Experts were amazed the service did not crash as it went for 600 miles on the completely wrong track.

'Though the journey was agonising, we thank our stars that the train did not run into another train,' an angry passenger said.

Embarrassed staff, some of whom were apparently asleep on that leg of the journey, also blamed an unfamiliar route because they were running a special service to Varanasi and many had never been there before.

Before the mistake was noticed the express crossed three of India's huge railway divisions.

But when they grasped what had happened the authorities brought the train back to where it should have been for its onward journey to Varanasi.

Warangal station superintendent Jaya Kumar requisitioned the nearest spare train to change the direction of the special service after almost all those on board rushed his office.

'I do not know as to who allowed the train to enter Warangal section. But once Vijayawada division cleared the signal for the special train, we allowed it to travel back,' he told The Times of India.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2039667/Indian-train-travels-980km-wrong-direction-rail-staff-noticing.html#ixzz1YZzK1avC

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/09/20/article-2039667-0E01480C00000578-250_468x286.jpg

Naveenmech

September 21st, 2011, 12:59 PM

Strange thing:-)that too a very long distance without any crash,..is this the first time?

kannan infratech

September 21st, 2011, 01:13 PM

@ Railway Fiasco:

Idhu comedy piece madhiri irundhalam, potentially dangerous.

The latest reports say that even the Arakkonam accident is due to signal problem.

Though it may upset a few, the real reason seems like poor recruitment policy based on reservations and nepotism along with too much interference from the govt & party (ies) on day to day orders.

Earlier Southern divisions were better but of late, they are also falling down.

Arul Murugan

September 22nd, 2011, 07:04 AM

Signal error may have caused train crash

CHENNAI: After blaming the EMU driver for the Sitheri train crash that killed ten people last Tuesday, investigating railway officers are now studying the probability of a momentary malfunctioning of the signaling system. They call it the 'signal flew back error.'

Sources said the last signal the Chennai-Vellore Cantonment EMU - which rammed the rear end of the Arakkonam-Katpadi passenger train - passed might have shown green for a few seconds, while in real it should have been red. A 'signal flew back error' is when the system shows a wrong signal and turns to the right signal in a few seconds. "The driver might have seen the wrong signal, and by the time the signal corrected itself, the engine would have passed it," the official said.

According to railway's first inquiry report on the Sitheri accident, signals between Arakkonam and Sitheri had shown the right colours. "We found that the signals after Arakkonam station showed 'attention' (double yellow) and 'caution' (single yellow) alerts as a passenger train was on hold about 7km ahead on the same line. But the last signal is suspected to have shown green due to the error, and the driver might have increased the speed

An official in the signal and communication department of Southern Railway said lightning or minor glitches in the network can cause such an error. "From the data we have collected from all the signals along the stretch, it looks like a system error is probable. The driver has had enough experience and seemingly no intention to commit an accident," said a higher official of Southern Railway. Officials compare it with a recent train accident near Beijing in China where a bullet train ploughed into the back of another that had stopped due to a signal error. "There the signaling device malfunctioned by lightening and failed to turn from green to red," said the official.

A day after the accident, A Rajkumar, motorman of the EMU, had told TOI from his hospital bed that he did not violate signals. Later, he told railway investigating officers that the first three signals were yellow, but the last one showed green. This, he has reportedly told officers, was when he increased the speed. Officials, who initially blamed him for the disaster, are now taking his statement seriously as the 'signal flew back error' theory has gained credence.

Additional divisional railway manager John Thomas said commissioner of railway safety S K Mittal is going through the signal records. The inquiry report is expected to be out in four days.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-21/chennai/30183843_1_signal-train-crash-passenger-train

Arul Murugan

September 22nd, 2011, 07:12 AM

^^

@ Railway Fiasco:

Idhu comedy piece madhiri irundhalam, potentially dangerous.

The latest reports say that even the Arakkonam accident is due to signal problem.

Though it may upset a few, the real reason seems like poor recruitment policy based on reservations and nepotism along with too much interference from the govt & party (ies) on day to day orders.

Earlier Southern divisions were better but of late, they are also falling down.

More than poor recruitment policy based on reservation the problem lies with the procurement of railway equipments!! It is one of the money minting section of railways... IRES!! Even if we have or not have reservation, the scam in this procurement is bound to continue until they find better system like that of private companies.

And the problem looks to be due to 'signal flew back error'.. but the oppicers and minister blamed the poor driver on the spot of accident without even doing an inch of investigation. Hope if they find the reason for accident is signal flew back error, they should accept and work on it instead of closing it which may lead to some other disaster accident.

And TOI stats the China high speed train accident took near Beijing... that accident took near Wenzhou which is 1900KM from Beijing..It is like telling Arrakonam accident took near Delhi. EKSI!!

arun82

September 22nd, 2011, 02:07 PM

Which are the Cities in TN which has to the potential to have a sub urban train service

Arul Murugan

September 22nd, 2011, 02:44 PM

Which are the Cities in TN which has to the potential to have a sub urban train service

this is my fav topic. We cannot call it as suburban service like the one in Chennai..

It is more or less intercity service to near by cities!

1. Coimbatore-Mettupalayam
2. Coimbatore-Tiruppur
3. Coimbatore-Pollachi
4. Coimbatore-Palghat
5. Tiruppur-Erode
6. Erode-Salem
7. Salem-Mettur
8. Salem-Attur
9. Trichy-Thanjai (already established)
10. Trichy-Thiruvarur
11. Trichy-Nagai
12. Trichy-Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai
13. Madurai-Dindigul
14. Madurai-Virudhunagar
15. Madurai-Virudhunagar/Shengottai
16. Nellai-Tuticorin

These are sectors where nearly or more than 10,000 commuters travel up and down travels daily.

Train for every one hour will do. But IR/SR will never do. :lol:

thillai_selvan

September 22nd, 2011, 03:14 PM

^^ + Nellai - Nagercoil / KK

deepu051993

September 22nd, 2011, 04:18 PM

In TPJ-TJ the frequencies are high but the few timings are not comfortable like on at around 1 am.
Similarly in
Trichy-Karur
Trichy-Ariyalur

which are served by lots of government and private busses alone.

mduvignesh

September 22nd, 2011, 05:03 PM

this is my fav topic. We cannot call it as suburban service like the one in Chennai..

It is more or less intercity service to near by cities!

1. Coimbatore-Mettupalayam
2. Coimbatore-Tiruppur
3. Coimbatore-Pollachi
4. Coimbatore-Palghat
5. Tiruppur-Erode
6. Erode-Salem
7. Salem-Mettur
8. Salem-Attur
9. Trichy-Thanjai (already established)
10. Trichy-Thiruvarur
11. Trichy-Nagai
12. Trichy-Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai
13. Madurai-Dindigul
14. Madurai-Virudhunagar
15. Madurai-Virudhunagar/Shengottai
16. Nellai-Tuticorin

These are sectors where nearly or more than 10,000 commuters travel up and down travels daily.

Train for every one hour will do. But IR/SR will never do. :lol:

Apart from that, MDU - TPJ, MDU - SA, MDU - CBE, CBE - TPJ, TPJ - SA, MDU - TN, MDU - TEN, CBE - SA intercities or fast passengers are required. These days in fast world, i feel express trains are much better than fast pass.

purushnit

September 22nd, 2011, 07:24 PM

karthikarthik

September 23rd, 2011, 05:25 AM

Similar to the above train running 600 KM, I read a story long back regarding the Indian postal department. Letter sent to Belgaum in Karnataka was dispatched to Belgium in Europe. Belgium returned the same letter back to India saying that the place is in karnataka-India :lol:

darkprinz

September 23rd, 2011, 06:02 AM

Just a doubt... Instead of Relying on these signals ... Cant they implement something like GPS ... with a Control room monitoring train movements & instructing the drivers like how the airplanes are monitored and controlled ... ??

Is anything similar to this being used in any other country ... ??

truthspeker

September 23rd, 2011, 07:10 AM

this is my fav topic. We cannot call it as suburban service like the one in Chennai..

It is more or less intercity service to near by cities!

1. Coimbatore-Mettupalayam
2. Coimbatore-Tiruppur
3. Coimbatore-Pollachi
4. Coimbatore-Palghat
5. Tiruppur-Erode
6. Erode-Salem
7. Salem-Mettur
8. Salem-Attur
9. Trichy-Thanjai (already established)
10. Trichy-Thiruvarur
11. Trichy-Nagai
12. Trichy-Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai
13. Madurai-Dindigul
14. Madurai-Virudhunagar
15. Madurai-Virudhunagar/Shengottai
16. Nellai-Tuticorin

These are sectors where nearly or more than 10,000 commuters travel up and down travels daily.

Train for every one hour will do. But IR/SR will never do. :lol:

Slight modification:
13. Madurai-Didigul-Palani. I think Madurai-Didigul one or two service exist.
14. Madurai-Virudunagar-Sivakasi
17. Madurai-Bodi. I don't know current status. But long back morning Bodi-MDU and evening MDU-Bodi service was there. It is closed for Gauge conversion purpose.

As for as intercity connection
a) Madurai-Tiruchy
b) Madurai-Nellai
c) CBE-MDU. As of now, only one connection. If the service is every one hour, then 13. MDU-Didigul-Palani service will become redundant.

for the above mentioned route multiple day time services are required. This is my wish.

Arul Murugan

September 23rd, 2011, 07:33 AM

Apart from that, MDU - TPJ, MDU - SA, MDU - CBE, CBE - TPJ, TPJ - SA, MDU - TN, MDU - TEN, CBE - SA intercities or fast passengers are required. These days in fast world, i feel express trains are much better than fast pass.

Completely agree.

Inthanai commuter trains, Intercity express vida nanum, neengalum thaan railway minster aganum. :)

yes no more kattaivandi and maatuvandi! Express trains will do as already people are paying express trains fare for mofusil buses.... ivalo elithitom.. ella intercity ku perum vechidalam.:lol:

1. Madurai-Tirunelveli - Tamiraparani Express
2. Madurai-Tuticorin - Korkai Express
3. Madurai-Trichy - Kaveri Vaigai Express
4. Madurai-Coimbatore - Siruvani Express
5. Madurai-Salem - Shervaroyan Express
6. Coimbatore-Salem - Textile City Express
7. Coimbatore-Trichy - Karuvur Express
8. Trichy-Salem - Kollimalai Express

wlbkng

September 23rd, 2011, 07:48 AM

What about Nellai-Nagercoil, Nagercoil-tuticorin, Nellai-Ramanathapuram, Nagercoil-Thiruvananthapuram?

Paavam KK dist ah deal ah vituteengale.. Karpanai la kuda sekka matengiranga.. Idhu kallattam.. selladhu selladhu..

staravindan

September 23rd, 2011, 08:08 AM

Naveenmech

September 23rd, 2011, 08:13 AM

karuvur means?

velayutham

September 23rd, 2011, 02:17 PM

The Indian railways have now decided to install Train Protection Warning System (TPWS) on the busy route of Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi- Kolkata route in the first phase. The decision has been taken in the backdrop of recent railway accidents. System will provide an automatic application of emergency brakes if in case the loco pilot overshot the red signal but required cost is very high, which was estimated around Rs 50 lakh per kilometre. Meanwhile, a pilot project is going on in trail basis in 200 km distance on Delhi-Agra route and 60 km on Chennai-Gumudipundi route for which railways have underlined around Rs 250 crore.

arun82

September 24th, 2011, 03:23 PM

Completely agree.

Inthanai commuter trains, Intercity express vida nanum, neengalum thaan railway minster aganum. :)

yes no more kattaivandi and maatuvandi! Express trains will do as already people are paying express trains fare for mofusil buses.... ivalo elithitom.. ella intercity ku perum vechidalam.:lol:

1. Madurai-Tirunelveli - Tamiraparani Express
2. Madurai-Tuticorin - Korkai Express
3. Madurai-Trichy - Kaveri Vaigai Express
4. Madurai-Coimbatore - Siruvani Express
5. Madurai-Salem - Shervaroyan Express
6. Coimbatore-Salem - Textile City Express
7. Coimbatore-Trichy - Karuvur Express
8. Trichy-Salem - Kollimalai Express

Can SG procure the coaches from ICF or RCF directly . Locomtives from CLW and run these trains. I read a loco costs 2 crores and each coach costs close to 1 crore. if all put together a 15 coach train will come to 15+2= 17 crores for each train . Equal to buying 20 volvo buses. Assuming 20 trains are required it will be 20*17= 340 crores one time investment. And TN will become the best contected state in India.

Malaysia Mustafa

September 24th, 2011, 03:32 PM

karuvur means?

Karuvur is an ancient name of KARUR.

Arul Murugan

September 24th, 2011, 03:48 PM

Can SG procure the coaches from ICF or RCF directly . Locomtives from CLW and run these trains. I read a loco costs 2 crores and each coach costs close to 1 crore. if all put together a 15 coach train will come to 15+2= 17 crores for each train . Equal to buying 20 volvo buses. Assuming 20 trains are required it will be 20*17= 340 crores one time investment. And TN will become the best contected state in India.

romba simple a sollintinga.... Since 2002 myself and many in railway forum were writting to railways and we got standard replies.

For example assume I wrote to SR demanding Coimbatore-Madurai express via Erode. I am 100% sure the following points I will get as reply from operation division of southern railways

1. Presently Coimbatore-Erode section is highly saturated to 160% and we cannot add any trains further, also Erode-Karur-Dindigul is a single line with 120% congestion. Further Dindigul-Madurai double line is 145% congested so we are not in position of adding any new trains

2. The present maintenance facilities slots are exhausted at Madurai and Coimbatore maintenance yard, so we cannot maintain the new proposed train. So new train is not feasible.

3. Indian railways is under going severe shortage of coaches, so we are not in position to operate this proposed train.

4. Coimbatore-Madurai is daily connected by two trains via Erode 1. Coimbatore-Nagercoil fast passengers in day time and Coimbatore-Nagercoil night trains, so we kindly advice passengers to avail this facility.

Considering the above 4 points, the train proposed by you is not possible.

thanking you
hkhuedhuwu
southern railways.

krishnaswamy

September 24th, 2011, 08:03 PM

Lot of people will fight for my below opinion..
Its not Southern Railways.. It is KR.. Kerala Railways...
Kerala is enjoying the benefits of their lobbying and Babus at the highest levels..
this is the difficult pill to digest..

JamesGanesh

September 24th, 2011, 08:20 PM

It is time to privatize railways or give more control to state government in railways because Central Government concentrates only on Delhi and Mumbai and connecting these two cities only. In order to make Indian railways to come out of vote bank politics ( i.e. Minister of particular state concentrate on that state to win local election), we can give state government more powers like laying rail tracks building station and operate within state trains and central railway can operate between state trains and revenue can be shared appropriately. In this way all the states can be benefited rather than Delhi and Mumbai only or the Railway ministry state

vgraja

September 24th, 2011, 08:48 PM

1. Presently Coimbatore-Erode section is highly saturated to 160% and we cannot add any trains further, also Erode-Karur-Dindigul is a single line with 120% congestion. Further Dindigul-Madurai double line is 145% congested so we are not in position of adding any new trains

thanking you
hkhuedhuwu
southern railways.

On what basis they are saying it is saturated to 160%.. ennum englishkaran potta strategy & plan base la thaan statistics irukkuthu pola--

ceeznic pirate

September 26th, 2011, 03:15 AM

Trains from south stopped at mundiyambakkam station for track doubling work. All trains delayed.

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/2219/dsc00498q.jpg

ganie006

September 26th, 2011, 05:32 AM

Mannargudi BG line flag-off delaye

TRICHY: Uncertainty looms large over the inauguration of the much-awaited Needamangalam-Mannargudi broad gauge (BG) line that was originally scheduled to take place on Tuesday. A top railway official told TOI that they are more than willing to launch the project as scheduled, but for the September 21 notification of the code of conduct for the local body elections, which came in the way.

Mannargudi railway station, which was accomplished recently, is equipped with three platforms, one foot-over bridge and a multi-purpose utility hall. The trial of the 14-km track has already been completed and it is said that former Union minister T R Baalu had played a pivotal role in bringing the railway project to fruition. Incidentally, his son T R B Raja is the sitting MLA of Mannargudi.

Speaking to TOI, divisional railway manager of Tiruchirappalli, P V Vaidialingam who is credited with bringing the division to greater heights particularly in freight handling

said the Railway Board had already sanctioned another Rs 216 crore for extending the BG line up to Pattukottai in Thanjavur district, and the current project is ready to take off any time now, subject to rail board clearance.

The Southern Railway had announced a new express train between Chennai and Mannargudi, which will run via Villupuram, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Mayavaram, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur after the completion of the BG conversion. However, the Mannai Express, as the new train is christened, has not been allotted its unique number and a scheduled timing. A top official also told TOI that the Southern Railway is still waiting for the nod from the rail board.

In the meantime, railway passengers are also eagerly awaiting the day when the pounding sound of the first train connecting Mannargudi to Chennai in a direct line would become a reality, but the intervening model code of conduct of the local body elections is ironically not showing the green light to the completed project, a senior official said. "We are on the right track as far as implementation of the scheme goes, everything is in place, but we cannot take any decisions to inaugurate," he added.

The Southern Railway has in fact proposed to run the Mannai Express which will run from Chennai to Mannargudi via Villupuram, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Mayavaram, Kumbakonam and Thanjavur as part of , but is yet to be assign the unique railway number, and the scheduled timing.

Meanwhile, a senior official said the railway could still go ahead with flagging off the service as planned as the railways are not directly involved in the local body elections where only local issues are at stake.

The Rs 79 crore project intersects 66 minor bridges, five manned crossings and an equal number of unmanned crossings.

Kunil143

September 26th, 2011, 07:54 AM

OPENING OF NEW BROAD GAUGE LINE BETWEEN NIDAMANGALAM AND MANNARGUDI FOR PASSENGER TRAFFIC, INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF CHENDUR EXPRESS

The new BG line between Nidamangalam – Mannargudi will be opened for passenger traffic. New Daily train services will be introduced between Chennai Egmore and Mannargudi w.e.f. 27.9.2011 in both directions.

Introduction of Chennai Egmore – Mannargudi – Chennai Egmore Mannai Exp.:

T.No.16179 Chennai Egmore – Mannargudi Mannai Express will leave Chennai Egmore at 22.00 hrs. and arrive Mannargudi at 06.25 hrs. the next day. T.No.16180 Mannargudi – Chennai Egmore Mannai Express will leave Mannargudi at 21.15 hrs. and arrive Chennai Egmore at 05.50 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 First AC-cum-AC 2 tier, 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Tiruppadirippuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur and Nidamangalam. T.No.16180 will stop at Mambalam also.

Increase in frequency of T.No.16735/16736 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchendur – Chennai Egmore Chendur Expresses: As announced in the Railway Budget 2011-12, the frequency of T.No.16735/16736 will be increased by Weekly to Daily w.e.f 27.9.2011 in both directions. The timings of Chendur Express will be revised between Tiruchendur and Tirunelveli as under.

Stations
Existing Timings
Revised Timings

Tiruchendur
19.35
19.45

Kayalpattinam
19.44
19.52/19.54

Arumuganeri
19.49
19.58.19.59

Kurumbur
19.56
20.04/20.05

Nazareth
20.05
20.13/20.15

Srivaikuntam
20.22
20.30/20.32

Seydunganallur
20.35
20.43/20.45

Tirunelveli
21.10/21.15
21.10/21.15

No change in timings between Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore

Advance reservation for the above trains will commence from

12.00 noon today (26.6.2011, Monday).

Source : http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=449&id=0,4,268

Arul Murugan

September 26th, 2011, 08:09 AM

^^

Superb. Well done by TRBalu and his son.... :applause::applause:

Good news for Delta TN and South TN.... after long time two daily trains are going to roll on mainline delta towns.:cheers:

vasu_c4

September 26th, 2011, 10:41 AM

Thank u very very very much for this updation.......Because i wa s unable to get the ticket for diwali...Now i booked the ticket to madurai in Tiruchendu r Exp ....Thanks a Lot....OPENING OF NEW BROAD GAUGE LINE BETWEEN NIDAMANGALAM AND MANNARGUDI FOR PASSENGER TRAFFIC, INCREASE IN FREQUENCY OF CHENDUR EXPRESS

The new BG line between Nidamangalam – Mannargudi will be opened for passenger traffic. New Daily train services will be introduced between Chennai Egmore and Mannargudi w.e.f. 27.9.2011 in both directions.

Introduction of Chennai Egmore – Mannargudi – Chennai Egmore Mannai Exp.:

T.No.16179 Chennai Egmore – Mannargudi Mannai Express will leave Chennai Egmore at 22.00 hrs. and arrive Mannargudi at 06.25 hrs. the next day. T.No.16180 Mannargudi – Chennai Egmore Mannai Express will leave Mannargudi at 21.15 hrs. and arrive Chennai Egmore at 05.50 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 First AC-cum-AC 2 tier, 1 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 6 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Tiruppadirippuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur and Nidamangalam. T.No.16180 will stop at Mambalam also.

Increase in frequency of T.No.16735/16736 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchendur – Chennai Egmore Chendur Expresses: As announced in the Railway Budget 2011-12, the frequency of T.No.16735/16736 will be increased by Weekly to Daily w.e.f 27.9.2011 in both directions. The timings of Chendur Express will be revised between Tiruchendur and Tirunelveli as under.

Stations
Existing Timings
Revised Timings

Tiruchendur
19.35
19.45

Kayalpattinam
19.44
19.52/19.54

Arumuganeri
19.49
19.58.19.59

Kurumbur
19.56
20.04/20.05

Nazareth
20.05
20.13/20.15

Srivaikuntam
20.22
20.30/20.32

Seydunganallur
20.35
20.43/20.45

Tirunelveli
21.10/21.15
21.10/21.15

No change in timings between Tirunelveli and Chennai Egmore

Advance reservation for the above trains will commence from

12.00 noon today (26.6.2011, Monday).

Source : http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=449&id=0,4,268

Kunil143

September 26th, 2011, 12:05 PM

REVISION OF TRAIN TIMINGS CONSEQUENT TO INTRODUCTION OF NEW TRAINS

Consequent to the introduction of new train service between Chennai – Mannargudi and increase in frequency of Chennai – Tiruchendur – Chennai Chendur Expresses, train timings of the following trains will be revised as under.

1) Revision of timings of T.No.11063 Chennai Egmore – Salem Express
2) Revision of timings of T.No.16107 Chennai Egmore – Mangalore Express
3) Revision of train timings of EMU locals between Chengalpattu – Tambaram
4) Revision of train timings on Villupuram – Chennai Egmore section
16108 Mangalore –Chennai Egmore Express

16178 Kumbakonam/ Tiruchchirappalli -Chennai Egmore
Rock Fort Express

16176 Nagore -Chennai Egmore Express

5) Revision of timings of Erode – Mettur Dam Passenger

6) Revision of timings of Mettur Dam – Salem Passenger

Source : http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=451&id=0,4,268

krishnaswamy

September 26th, 2011, 08:43 PM

^^

Superb. Well done by TRBalu and his son.... :applause::applause:

Good news for Delta TN and South TN.... after long time two daily trains are going to roll on mainline delta towns.:cheers:
Arul...
all the delta cities are in Pooled Quota...only Needamangalam, Mannargudi alone in General quota...

Malaysia Mustafa

September 26th, 2011, 08:59 PM

Arul...
all the delta cities are in Pooled Quota...only Needamangalam, Mannargudi alone in General quota...

It is because of RF Exp i think.

krishnaswamy

September 26th, 2011, 09:01 PM

It is because of RF Exp i think.
No... it is because of Omni bus...
There are 15-20 omni bus from Tanjore alone.. WE have another 15 from KMU, 10 from MV..
all of them killed this new express.

ganie006

September 26th, 2011, 09:09 PM

No... it is because of Omni bus...
There are 15-20 omni bus from Tanjore alone.. WE have another 15 from KMU, 10 from MV..
all of them killed this new express.

so sad :sad2:

wlbkng

September 26th, 2011, 10:01 PM

INDIAN Railways is drafting legislation to be introduced into the winter session of the Indian parliament to set up the National High-Speed Rail Authority (NHSRA) which will be responsible for implementing and monitoring the country's high-speed rail projects. The NHSRA will have four full-time members responsible for planning, finance, engineering and project management. There will also be four part-time members to represent stakeholders.

Systra, France, has completed a feasibility study of the 650km Pune - Mumbai - Ahmedabad line, while similar studies are either underway or planned for five more high-speed lines. Mott McDonald, Britain, is studying the 991km Delhi - Agra - Lucknow - Varanasi - Patna line, while Eneco, Spain, is examining the feasibility of building the 135km Kolkata Howrah - Haldia line. Consultants will be chosen soon to conduct feasibility studies for the 450km Delhi - Amritsar, Hyderabad - Chennai, and Chennai - Bangalore - Ernakulum lines. India plans to build the lines as public-private partnerships.

http://www.railjournal.com/newsflash/india-to-set-up-high-speed-rail-authority-1330.html

Arul Murugan

September 27th, 2011, 12:57 AM

Arul...
all the delta cities are in Pooled Quota...only Needamangalam, Mannargudi alone in General quota...

It is not a big deal, TJ-Needamangalam is not that far.... easily one can book ticket from/to Needamangalam and board/alight at Thanjavur.

dineshpkm

September 27th, 2011, 02:35 AM

It is not a big deal, TJ-Needamangalam is not that far.... easily one can book ticket from/to Needamangalam and board/alight at Thanjavur.

yes arul. Needamangalam is just 27 km from Thanjavur, cant anyone spend additional 10 rupee:).

from Hyderabad , i take ticket upto palakkad when i dont get ticket to Erode.

My Friend who travelled from madurai to Hyd had booked ticket upto ahemadabad:lol:

krishnaswamy

September 27th, 2011, 03:06 AM

yes arul. Needamangalam is just 27 km from Thanjavur, cant anyone spend additional 10 rupee:).

from Hyderabad , i take ticket upto palakkad when i dont get ticket to Erode.

My Friend who travelled from madurai to Hyd had booked ticket upto ahemadabad:lol:
True sir... but how many people might do it...
this arguement might hold good for TJ people.. what about KMU, MV people...

Anyway +X..is always welcome.. so i will welcome

Arul Murugan

September 27th, 2011, 03:19 AM

True sir... but how many people might do it...
this arguement might hold good for TJ people.. what about KMU, MV people...

Anyway +X..is always welcome.. so i will welcome

This train is more for Thanjavur-Needamangalam-Mannargudi thaan for Kumbakonam.

The train will become instant hit because of Thanjavur pax. Even the timings is good only for Thanjavur than KMU or MV.

As of now many people will not know... but they will become very familiar with booking tickets to next station.. even in counter the railway emp suggest this to people.

Yesterday I intimated my colleague about this train and he didn't get ticket in Kamban for diwali to go to Thanjavur, now he booked in Mannai express... this single train can take 27 buses load from Thanjavur, Mannargudi alone. Surely a death blow for Rathimeena also KMU TNSTC will loose its delux bus customers!!

I hope this should happen by March 2012.

MS-Karaikal-Kamban express via MV, TVR, NCR (GQ only for Nagore, Nagai and Karaikal)

MS-MQ-Mannai express via MV, TVR, Needamangalam (future one portion can go to Karaikudi) (GQ only for MV, TVR and MQ)

MS-TJ-Thanjai express via KMU (GQ only for TJ and KMU)

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by march 2014

4th night train can be to Trichy with GQ to MV, KMU and TJ.:)

krishnaswamy

September 27th, 2011, 03:55 AM

This train is more for Thanjavur-Needamangalam-Mannargudi thaan for Kumbakonam.

The train will become instant hit because of Thanjavur pax. Even the timings is good only for Thanjavur than KMU or MV.

As of now many people will not know... but they will become very familiar with booking tickets to next station.. even in counter the railway emp suggest this to people.

Yesterday I intimated my colleague about this train and he didn't get ticket in Kamban for diwali to go to Thanjavur, now he booked in Mannai express... this single train can take 27 buses load from Thanjavur, Mannargudi alone. Surely a death blow for Rathimeena also KMU TNSTC will loose its delux bus customers!!

I hope this should happen by March 2012.

MS-Karaikal-Kamban express via MV, TVR, NCR (GQ only for Nagore, Nagai and Karaikal)

MS-MQ-Mannai express via MV, TVR, Needamangalam (future one portion can go to Karaikudi) (GQ only for MV, TVR and MQ)

MS-TJ-Thanjai express via KMU (GQ only for TJ and KMU)

-----------------------------------------------------------

by march 2014

4th night train can be to Trichy with GQ to MV, KMU and TJ.:)
Current situation, this train is for entire delta upto CDM..

Arul Murugan

September 27th, 2011, 04:00 AM

Current situation, this train is for entire delta upto CDM..

which train?

thillai_selvan

September 27th, 2011, 05:17 AM

Pooled quota means? Can anyone explain me?
Thanks in advance!

krishnaswamy

September 27th, 2011, 05:36 AM

which train?
Mannai-Chennai Exp

rsubbu.mdu

September 27th, 2011, 05:46 AM

Pooled quota means? Can anyone explain me?
Thanks in advance!

A Pooled Quota Waiting List ('PQWL') is shared by several small stations in a particular region. E.g., Tiruppur, Salem, etc., share in the quota and wait list for some trains originating from Trivandrum or Mangalore. As another example, the 2723 Andhra Pradesh Exp. has three quotas, for Secunderabad - New Delhi, Secunderabad - nagpur, and Secunderabad - Bhopal. There is also a pooled quota for passengers travelling from Secunderabad to stations beyond Bhopal but short of Jhansi. If this quota is exhausted, a passenger is placed in the pooled quota waiting list. Pooled Quotas normally operate only from the originating station of a route, and there is only one Pooled Quota for the entire run. The Pooled Quota is intended to be utilized by passengers travelling from the originating station to a station short of the terminating station, or from an intermediate station to the terminating station, or between two intermediate stations. Such remote location quotas are also provided when there is a very strong demand for the train in question, because of which, without such additional quotas, all seats or berths might be fully consumed by passengers from the originating station leaving nothing available for those wishing to travel from intermediate points. Vacant Pooled Quota berths are automatically tapped by the PRS for booking end-to-end passengers. Passengers in the Pooled Quota Waiting List are cleared against the vacancies in the earmarked Pooled Quota only, or against General Quota vacancies available at the time of charting.
Source:IRFCA

Arul Murugan

September 27th, 2011, 05:50 AM

Current situation, this train is for entire delta upto CDM..

Mannai-Chennai Exp

Nope the timings does not say so.

It is has good timings only for TJ, Needamangalam, MQ in down direction and in up direction it is convinient upto TJ and some what upto MV.

I don't think it is for CDM. MS-CUPJ/CDM should be covered with an un-reserved express train like Yelagiri express.. but dumb IR will not do.

thillai_selvan

September 27th, 2011, 05:53 AM

A Pooled Quota Waiting List ('PQWL') is shared by several small stations in a particular region. E.g., Tiruppur, Salem, etc., share in the quota and wait list for some trains originating from Trivandrum or Mangalore. As another example, the 2723 Andhra Pradesh Exp. has three quotas, for Secunderabad - New Delhi, Secunderabad - nagpur, and Secunderabad - Bhopal. There is also a pooled quota for passengers travelling from Secunderabad to stations beyond Bhopal but short of Jhansi. If this quota is exhausted, a passenger is placed in the pooled quota waiting list. Pooled Quotas normally operate only from the originating station of a route, and there is only one Pooled Quota for the entire run. The Pooled Quota is intended to be utilized by passengers travelling from the originating station to a station short of the terminating station, or from an intermediate station to the terminating station, or between two intermediate stations. Such remote location quotas are also provided when there is a very strong demand for the train in question, because of which, without such additional quotas, all seats or berths might be fully consumed by passengers from the originating station leaving nothing available for those wishing to travel from intermediate points. Vacant Pooled Quota berths are automatically tapped by the PRS for booking end-to-end passengers. Passengers in the Pooled Quota Waiting List are cleared against the vacancies in the earmarked Pooled Quota only, or against General Quota vacancies available at the time of charting.
Source:IRFCA

10x a lot subbu!

selvank

September 27th, 2011, 10:07 AM

Trains from south stopped at mundiyambakkam station for track doubling work. All trains delayed.

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/2219/dsc00498q.jpg

Which are these trains any idea? The train with WAP-4 loco looks like Pallavan, how about the other? WAG loco looks to be from North India

selvank

September 27th, 2011, 10:18 AM

Arul...
all the delta cities are in Pooled Quota...only Needamangalam, Mannargudi alone in General quota...

Even for MS-TCN exp, only TEN and beyond up to TCN is in GQ. All the intermediate delta dist. stations, TPJ, MDU, VPT, CVP are in pooled quota only that too with meagre berths (around 15 sleeper berths only). Compared to that GQ is huge around 260 for TEN - TCN section and these are all lying vacant during week days. Any one who wants to travel from delta district to Madurai will not get reservation easily. Why SR is doing this kind of mismanagement?

selvank

September 27th, 2011, 10:23 AM

Train Number Train Name Date
(DD-MM-YYYY) Source Station Destination Station Quota Code
16735 TIRUCHENDUR EXP 27-09-2011 CHENNAI EGMORE THANJAVUR GENERAL

S.No. Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Class - SL Class -3A
1 27- 9-2011 AVAILABLE 409 AVAILABLE 55

2 28- 9-2011 WL 17/WL 12 WL 1/WL 1

3 29- 9-2011 WL 37/WL 29 WL 1/WL 1

4 30- 9-2011 REGRET/WL 101 WL 17/WL 14

5 1-10-2011 WL 82/WL 72 WL 7/WL 7

6 2-10-2011 WL 40/WL 30 WL 2/WL 2

selvank

September 27th, 2011, 10:34 AM

Because of festive season MS-TEN, TCN GQ is also full, but after 8th Oct. it is almost vacant

Train Number Train Name Date
(DD-MM-YYYY) Source Station Destination Station Quota Code
16735 TIRUCHENDUR EXP 27-09-2011 CHENNAI EGMORE TIRUNELVELI GENERAL

S.No. Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Class - SL Class -3A

1 27- 9-2011 AVAILABLE 406 AVAILABLE 55

2 28- 9-2011 AVAILABLE 209 AVAILABLE 25

3 29- 9-2011 AVAILABLE 71 AVAILABLE 8

4 30- 9-2011 WL 193/WL 98 WL 30/WL 17

5 1-10-2011 WL 33/WL 23 WL 14/WL 7

6 2-10-2011 AVAILABLE 29 AVAILABLE 21

1 3-10-2011 WL 2/RAC 28 AVAILABLE 1

2 4-10-2011 WL 85/WL 80 WL 1/WL 1

3 5-10-2011 RAC15/RAC 13 AVAILABLE 6

4 6-10-2011 AVAILABLE 169 AVAILABLE 25

5 7-10-2011 WL 85/WL 27 WL 16/WL 10

6 8-10-2011 AVAILABLE 164 AVAILABLE 22

1 9-10-2011 AVAILABLE 220 AVAILABLE 28

2 10-10-2011 AVAILABLE 248 AVAILABLE 31

3 11-10-2011 AVAILABLE 288 AVAILABLE 35

4 12-10-2011 AVAILABLE 284 AVAILABLE 35

5 13-10-2011 AVAILABLE 279 AVAILABLE 35

6 14-10-2011 RAC14/RAC 12 RAC2/RAC 2

thillai_selvan

September 27th, 2011, 10:43 AM

^^ Now only this train has been made as Daily train. All these bookings might be planned before 3 months. Wait and see to know the actual response for this train after a month

ramtongauler

September 27th, 2011, 10:59 AM

Even for MS-TCN exp, only TEN and beyond up to TCN is in GQ. All the intermediate delta dist. stations, TPJ, MDU, VPT, CVP are in pooled quota only that too with meagre berths (around 15 sleeper berths only). Compared to that GQ is huge around 260 for TEN - TCN section and these are all lying vacant during week days. Any one who wants to travel from delta district to Madurai will not get reservation easily. Why SR is doing this kind of mismanagement?

Boss!!
It is premature analysis.

mduvignesh

September 27th, 2011, 11:44 AM

KSRaj

September 27th, 2011, 11:57 AM

^^ Now only this train has been made as Daily train. All these bookings might be planned before 3 months. Wait and see to know the actual response for this train after a month

Thats right! In fact, it is to be noted that the reservations on days other than Fridays opened up only YESTERDAY, and got waitlisted immediately. Shows the demand for TEN.

S.No. Date (DD-MM-YYYY) Class - SL Class -3A

4 30- 9-2011 WL 193/WL 98 WL 30/WL 17

5 1-10-2011 WL 33/WL 23 WL 14/WL 7

1 3-10-2011 WL 2/RAC 28 AVAILABLE 1

2 4-10-2011 WL 85/WL 80 WL 1/WL 1

3 5-10-2011 RAC15/RAC 13 AVAILABLE 6

5 7-10-2011 WL 85/WL 27 WL 16/WL 10

Except 30-09-2011 and 7-10-2011, other 4 days must have started booking only yesterday (26-09-2011) and reached WL. Means excellent patronage!

Cheers,
Raj

thillai_selvan

September 27th, 2011, 12:07 PM

^^ Good to know sir!! If this train runs as a day time train in addition to Guruvayur exp, then it will be more good. Bcz ppl are demanding for a day time train to Chennai. It can have chair car. So it can accommodate more passengers. If it is a day time express, then it will reach delta region by the evening. And it will reach Madras in the early morning.

Arul Murugan

September 27th, 2011, 12:20 PM

^^

Yes KSR, no need of analysis! Surely the train will become hit and it will become one of the money spinning and prime train in SR. I hope soon the train grows into 23 coach train.:)

between Chendur express creates history from today. It will take the pride of daily longest train running within TN serving 26stations. Grand old Kannyakumari express lost this title to Chendur express from today.

Chendur express 779KM, 26 stations
Kanniyakumari express 742KM, 17 stations

Weekly Central-Nagercoil express 927KM, 19 stations
Ananthapuri/Guruvayur express daily 760KM, 25 stations

Great Tiruchian

September 27th, 2011, 01:01 PM

Current situation, this train is for entire delta upto CDM..

Atleast now , will the RF Exp. be restored to TPJ as the originating point????

ramtongauler

September 27th, 2011, 01:01 PM

KSRaj

September 27th, 2011, 01:45 PM

Arul Murugan

September 27th, 2011, 01:46 PM

^^

thank you. I have not travelled in that train, but I love the connectivity! It provides Delta towns-Nellai/Tiruchendur night connectivity. SR should allot more berths for this purpose. It was erstwhile Janatha express running from Egmore to Nellai via Mainline.

Madurai-Egmore express via Mainline is nothing but erstwhile Mahal Express... This train also should become daily soon! both the trains needs some changes in timings to make Cuddalore to Thanjavur section to have good night timings to South TN.

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Arul Murugan

September 27th, 2011, 01:47 PM

crossposting from high speed train thread.

I request to check the no. of cities lying on Chennai-Ernakulam regular route corridor before going for Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysore-un explored transportation route-Ernakulam!

I call Mysore-Ernakulam route as un explored transportation route because there is no regular plains national highway connecting this route or railway line. It is full of ghat route and it is the elephant corridor of western ghats! Other possible route is via Coimbatore from Bangalore to Ernakulam w.o touching Salem... even this through ghat route and elephant corridor.. the railway line proposed in 1920's is dropped by britishers and till now that project is not even moved an inch. High speed rail on that route is highly comical either via Ooty hill station or Sathymangalam or Sultan battery.. the connectivity was established to Kerala from Bangalore via Salem because the ghat on that route had elevation very less compared to other routes.

I will add some more points,

1. Coimbatore cannot be missed on any alignment because it is the 3rd largest revenue generator in southern railways next to Chennai central and Egmore!

2. Erode, Salem, Tiruppur, Palghat, Thirussur if missed in alignment it will be loss of patronage! these cities have UA/dt urban population of more than 40lakhs and their potential to Chennai/Bangalore traffic are also very high. Mysore-Ernakulam traffic is far less compared to Chennai-Coimbatore, Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Palghat, Thirussur traffic. It is not comparable... yes Bangalore-Ernakulam traffic is high but that also will comes less compared to Chennai-these cities traffic.

You can very check the no. of trains, buses available on Chennai-Salem-Coimbatore-Thirussur cluster cities before Ernakulam-Mysore corridor!!

My point was Chennai-Bangalore and Chennai/Bangalore-TN cities/Kerala cities traffic are independent.

Look at the map here!!

http://i52.tinypic.com/r1fyfl.jpg

KSRaj

September 27th, 2011, 02:05 PM

Atleast now , will the RF Exp. be restored to TPJ as the originating point????

Very much justified and we can see increased pressure from Trichy.

It may be already on cards though not widely discussed. Soon RF's patronage will be impacted by Mannai and slightly due to daily Chendur.

KSRaj

September 27th, 2011, 02:10 PM

^^
Madurai-Egmore express via Mainline is nothing but erstwhile Mahal Express... This train also should become daily soon! both the trains needs some changes in timings to make Cuddalore to Thanjavur section to have good night timings to South TN.

^^ Very much support MDU-MS bi-weekly to be a daily. Down the line, if Kamban and Mannai take MV-TVR path, we should get MS-MDU and MS-TJ overnight which will give a complete coverage for MV-TJ-TPJ.

Cheers,
Raj

deepu051993

September 27th, 2011, 03:38 PM

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00793/26sept_tasri09_PAGE_793061e.jpg

The broad gauge line between Nidamagalam and Mannargudi will be opened for passenger traffic on September 27. Southern Railway will operate daily train services between Chennai Egmore and Mannargudi with effect from September 27 in both directions.

Train No. 16179 Chennai Egmore- Mannargudi Mannai express will leave Chennai Egmore at 10 p.m. and arrive Mannargudi at 6.25 a.m., the next day. Train No. 16180 Mannargudi-Chennai Egmore Mannai express will leave Mannargudi at 9.15 p.m. and arrive in Chennai Egmore at 5.50 a.m., the next day. The composition of the trains will be one first AC-cum -AC two tier, two AC two tiers, one AC three tier, seven sleeper class, six general second class and two luggage cum brake van coaches. The train will stop at Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Thiruppadiripuliyur, Chidambaram, Sirkali, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur and Nidamangalam. Train number 16180 Train number 16180 will stop at Mambalam also, a Southern Railway press release said.
The reservation for the new train commenced today and T.R.Baalu, was the first person to purchase a ticket at Mannargudi railway station ticket counter to travel from Mannargudi to Chennai Egmore on Tuesday. The train, first one after a new broad gauge line has been laid between Mannargudi and Nidamangalam, will leave Mannargudi at 9.15 p.m. on Tuesday. Baalu was instrumental in the laying of the railway line and introduction of train service from Mannargudi to Chennai Egmore. Selling of tickets started by noon and ended at 7 p.m. According to Railway sources, one ticket was sold out of eight in the first AC, five out of 43 in the second AC, one out of 35 in the third AC and 32 out of 262 in the sleeper coaches in the train for the first day. T.R.B.Raja, MLA, son of Mr. Baalu said that he has requested the Southern Railway to introduce online booking of tickets soon.

People welcome the train service

S Ranganathan, secretary, Cauvery Delta Farmers Welfare Association, welcomed the introduction of train service to Mannargudi. In a press release he said that consistent effort taken by T.R.Baalu, former Union Minister and Chairman of Standing Committee for Railways for the last one year had paid dividends and resulted in Mannargudi being connected by rail with other states.

Though there was service to Mannargudi in the past, it was snapped in 1964. Nearly after 47 years the train service has been revived. Besides passenger trains, goods trains should also be operated from Bamini near Mannargudi where a Central Ware Housing Corporation is storing paddy and a fertiliser plant is producing fertilisers. The rail service should be utilised for movement of paddy and fertilisers.

www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2489041.ece

alagesan

September 27th, 2011, 04:32 PM

Hi,

Chendur Express is made daily because of continuous demand from South people.

It will ease the travellers from Tirunelveli also.

Now more or less the travellers booked in Buses and other trains.

After 6 months from the introduction you can see it will be always in Waiting List.

alagesan

September 27th, 2011, 04:34 PM

I am extremely happy about the introduction of Mannai Express.

Give a good patronage to this train.

Anything done good for TN is welcome.

:)

Arul Murugan

September 28th, 2011, 02:39 AM

Daily Chendur express starting the first journey yesterday

Loco pilots are treated with shawl and chocolates

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/2892011/FE_2809_MN_09_Cni01.jpg

Arul Murugan

September 28th, 2011, 03:15 AM

crossposting

Chennai-Bengaluru-Ernakulam and Chennai-Hyderabad 300KMPH High speed trains PROPOSALS bills to be passed in parliament

சென்னை - பெங்களூரு இடையே அதிவேக ரயில் : பார்லிமென்டில் விரைவில் மசோதா தாக்கல்

புதுடில்லி : சென்னை - ஐதராபாத், சென்னை - பெங்களூரு - எர்ணாகுளம் மார்க்கத்தில் 300 கி.மீ., வேகத்தில் ரயில்களை இயக்கும் திட்டம் குறித்த மசோதா, பார்லிமென்டின் மழைக்கால கூட்டத்தொடரில் தாக்கல் செய்யப்பட உள்ளது.

பொருளாதார வளர்ச்சித் திட்டத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியாக துணை நகரங்களை அமைக்கவும், ரயில்களின் வேகங்களை அதிகரிக்கவும் முடிவு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. ஐதராபாத் - விஜயவாடா - சென்னை, டில்லி - ஆக்ரா - லக்னோ - வாரணாசி - பாட்னா, டில்லி - சண்டிகர் - அமிர்தசரஸ், புனே - மும்பை - ஆமதாபாத், ஹவுரா - ஹால்டியா, சென்னை - பெங்களூரு - எர்ணாகுளம் ஆகிய தடங்களில் 300 கி.மீ., வேகத்தில் ரயில்களை இயக்குவது குறித்து திட்டமிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதற்கான அறிவிப்பை, மம்தா பானர்ஜி ரயில்வே அமைச்சராக இருந்தபோது பட்ஜெட்டில் அறிவித்தார்.

இந்த திட்டம், பொதுத் துறை மற்றும் தனியார் நிறுவனங்கள் கூட்டு முயற்சியுடன் செயல்படுத்தப்பட உள்ளது.
இந்த திட்டத்தை கண்காணிப்பதற்காக, "தேசிய அதிவேக ரயில் ஆணையம்' அமைக்கப்பட உள்ளது.
ஒன்பது உறுப்பினர்களைக் கொண்டதாக இந்த ஆணையம் இருக்கும். ஒரு தலைவர், எட்டு உறுப்பினர்கள் இதில் இடம் பெறுவர். திட்டக் கமிஷன், நிதித் துறை, இன்ஜினியரிங் துறை ஆகியவற்றை சேர்ந்தவர்களும், இந்த திட்டத்திற்கு நிதியளிக்கக் கூடிய நிறுவனங்களைச் சேர்ந்த நான்கு பேர் பகுதி நேர உறுப்பினர்களாகவும் இடம் பெற உள்ளனர். பொதுத் துறை தேர்வு வாரியத்தின் மூலம் இந்த ஒன்பது பேரும் தேர்வு செய்யப்படுவர்.

இந்த வரைவு மசோதா, சட்ட அமைச்சகம், நகர்ப்புற அமைச்சகம், நிதி அமைச்சகம், திட்டக் கமிஷன் ஆகியவற்றின் ஒப்புதலுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட உள்ளது. அதன் பிறகு, அமைச்சரவை ஒப்புதல் பெறப்பட்டு பார்லிமென்டில் தாக்கல் செய்யப்பட உள்ளது.இந்த அதிவேக ரயில் பாதை ஒரு கி.மீ., தூரத்துக்கு அமைக்க, 100 கோடி ரூபாய் வரை செலவாகும் என மதிப்பிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.

முதற்கட்டமாக, ஆறு தடங்கள் அதிவேக ரயில் பாதைக்காக அடையாளம் காணப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதில் மூன்று பாதைகள், வெளிநாட்டு ஆலோசனை நிறுவனங்களின் உதவியுடன் ஆய்வு செய்யப்பட்டு வருகிறது

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=321838

selvank

September 28th, 2011, 07:25 AM

^^

Yes KSR, no need of analysis! Surely the train will become hit and it will become one of the money spinning and prime train in SR. I hope soon the train grows into 23 coach train.:)

I too agree that MS-TCN daily express will be a success. My point is 15 - 20 berths for PQ is very very less. They should atleast increase it to 60 which would be of immense help to people of delta district who travel to TEN/TCN. If the purpose is to serve only MS - TEN/TCN why are they running this train through main line? Instead they can run it through chord line

Arul Murugan

September 28th, 2011, 08:16 AM

I too agree that MS-TCN daily express will be a success. My point is 15 - 20 berths for PQ is very very less. They should atleast increase it to 60 which would be of immense help to people of delta district who travel to TEN/TCN. If the purpose is to serve only MS - TEN/TCN why are they running this train through main line? Instead they can run it through chord line

CL is congested so they are running via ML. b/w I agree quota should be increased for ML towns.

arun82

September 28th, 2011, 02:49 PM

I am searching the details in net but unable to get it. What is the average trains running inside Tn per day. Which state not UT has the highest railway density in India.

staravindan

September 28th, 2011, 03:32 PM

Dear Friends

Why not extend 50% of the north bound train from chennai central/ egmore to trichy ...introducing more n more train service to chennai in the name of more train service s to TN is absurd, since it fulfil the purpose of AP people rather than TN .

In future any Train service to TN specific should be either to Trichy or Madurai .

Arul Murugan

September 28th, 2011, 03:41 PM

I am searching the details in net but unable to get it. What is the average trains running inside Tn per day. Which state not UT has the highest railway density in India.

Like how the railway management is lazy on the projects, the information you are searching would not available on net because of railways laziness! Either one has to search state by state and complie it for densit of tracks from respective state stats. No. of trains we can either count it from TT or you can apply RTI and get info. if even freight trains data is needed.

Arul Murugan

September 28th, 2011, 03:42 PM

Arul Murugan

September 28th, 2011, 03:48 PM

Mannargudi is connected with state capital after 47years!

Mannai express maiden journey from Mannargudi!

ol5USlX9e5c

people celebrate with fire works...

Kunil143

September 28th, 2011, 05:41 PM

SPECIALTRAINS FOR BUDHA DHAMA CHAKRAPAVARDHAN DAY

Southern Railway will run the following special trains to clear extra rush in connection with Budha Dhama Chakrapavardhan Day celebration at Nagpur on 06.10.2011.

Chennai Central – Nagpur – Chennai Central Superfast Specials: Train No. 06075 Chennai Central – Nagpur Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 21.30 hrs. on 04.10.2011 (Tuesday) and arrive Nagpur at 15.00 hrs. the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 06076 Nagpur – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Nagpur at 16.00 hrs. on07.10.2011 (Friday)and arrive Chennai Centralat 11.00 hrs. the next day. The trains will stop at Gudur, Vijayawada, Warangaland Balharshah. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 3-tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.

Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 30.09.2011.

Kunil143

September 28th, 2011, 05:44 PM

In connection with the Irumudi/Thaipoosam festival at Melmaruvathur, the following trains will be provided temporary stoppage for one minute at Melmaruvathur from 05.12.2011 to 08.2.2012.

16177 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli/ Kumbakonam Rockfort Express
12635 Chennai Egmore – Madurai Vaigai Exp.
12637 Chennai Egmore– Madurai Pandyan Exp
12661 Chennai Egmore–Sengottai Pothigai Exp
12652 Nizamuddin– Madurai Sampark Kranti (bi-weekly) Exp
11043 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Madurai Weekly Express
12667 Chennai Egmore – Nagercoil Weekly Exp
12642 Hazrat Nizamuddin – Kanniyakumari Tirukkural Weekly Exp
16178 Kumbakonam/Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Egmore Rockfort Exp
12636 Madurai – Chennai Egmore Vaigai Exp
12638 Madurai – Chennai Egmore Pandyan Exp
12662 Sengottai – Chennai Egmore Pothigai Exp
12651 Madurai – Hazrat Nizamuddin Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Bi-weekly Exp
11044 Madurai – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Weekly Exp
12668 Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Weekly Exp
12641 Kanniyakumari – Hazrat Nizamuddin Tirukkural Weekly Exp

Arul Murugan

September 29th, 2011, 04:02 AM

Salem-Namakkal-Karur line!

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6085/6065026578_75327b7dbf_b.jpg

Flickr-Sathya (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sathyaclicks/6065026578/)

ganie006

September 29th, 2011, 04:14 AM

Good response to Chendur daily train

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/3241/ce2909mn02tnjl.jpg

pittiraghu

September 29th, 2011, 08:25 AM

Could anyone please upload ANY photos regarding the electrification of Villupuram- T'malai line? It would be GREATLY appreciated.

Naveenmech

September 29th, 2011, 03:22 PM

mr_madras

September 30th, 2011, 11:56 AM

Coimbatore MP requests to Rlys.
CBE MP.Mr.P.Natarajan requests Southern Railways general manager to operate continually CBE-Rameshwaram express..as railways going to stop its run from Oct 8th onwards..
special train was hit amongst weekend traveller. they should make this daily.
i guess around 50 buses each running between trichy & cbe/tup

Kunil143

September 30th, 2011, 01:47 PM

SPECIAL TRAINS FOR POOJA HOLIDAYS

In order to clear extra rush of traffic in various sectors during the Pooja Holidays, the following special trains will be run.

1)Coimbatore – Chennai Central – Coimbatore Super Fast Specials: T.No.06624 Coimbatore – Chennai Central Super Fast Special will leave Coimbatore at 22.45 hrs. on 4.10.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 06.45 hrs. the next day. T.No.06623 Chennai Central – Coimbatore Super Fast Special will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs. on 5.10.2011 and arrive Coimbatore at 06.45 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 13 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Tiruppur, Erode, Salem, Jolarpettai, Katpadi and Arakkonam. T.No.06624 will stop at Perambur also. T.No.06623 will stop at Coimbatore North also.

2)Chennai Central – Mangalore Central – Chennai Central Super Fast Specials (via. Coimbatore): T.No.06087 Chennai Central – Mangalore Central Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.45 hrs. on 5.10.11 and arrive Mangalore Central at 13.00 hrs. the next day.T.No.06088 Mangalore Central – Chennai Central Super Fast Special will leave Mangalore Central at 20.30 hrs. on 6.10.11 and arrive Chennai Central at 12.25 hrs. the next day.The composition of the trains will be 13 AC 3-tier coaches.The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Shoranur, Kuttipuram, Tirur, Kozhikkode, Vadakara, Thalassery, Kannur, Payyanur, Kanhangad and Kasaragod. T.No.06088 will stop at Perambur also.

3)Chennai Central – Nagercoil Super Fast Special (via. Erode, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram): T.No.06089 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Super Fast Special will leave Chennai Central at 23.30 hrs. on 5.10.11 and arrive Nagercoil at 17.00 hrs. the next day. The composition of the train will be 3 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Palakkad, Thrissur, Aluva, Ernakulam Town, Kottayam, Tiruvalla, Chengannur, Kayankulam, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Neyyatinkara, Kulitturai and Eraniel.

4)Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Super Fast Special (via. Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Villupuram): T.No.06090 Nagercoil – Chennai Egmore Special will leave Nagercoil at 19.40 hrs. on 6.10.11 and arrive Chennai Egmore at 08.50 hrs. the next day. The composition of the train will be 3 AC 2-tier, 3 AC 3-tier, 12 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The train will stop at Tirunelveli, Vanchi maniyachchi, Kovilpatti, Sattur, Virudunagar, Madurai, Dindigul, Tiruchchirappalli, Vriddhachalam, Villupuram, Chengalpattu, Tambaram and Mambalam.

Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 2.10.2011.

http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=461&id=0,4,268

deepu051993

September 30th, 2011, 02:37 PM

special train was hit amongst weekend traveller. they should make this daily.
i guess around 50 buses each running between trichy & cbe/tup

50 is small. I dont know the exact figures but there are many service available round the clock.
This train gives a convinient overnight connection between CBE and TPJ which reach TPJ around 00.30 and gets from there around 00.55. Which is the only train giving good timings for students and workers. But an train to delta region definitely needed which is demanded for a long time.

Naveenmech

September 30th, 2011, 06:52 PM

Brand coimbatore

September 30th, 2011, 07:06 PM

deepu051993

September 30th, 2011, 07:12 PM

Previously it was operated via pollachi, due to gauge conversion, they stopped the train.but IR can operate the same train via erode, trichy...they're not doing so..Is it possible to operate a daily train to Rameswaram..? Via erode, trichy..coz already so many south bound trains are using the track.?

ya its very much possible with little change in timing. I travelled twice in which it had crossings for ernakulam and two mysore expreses before KRR spending around half an hour. But it coped up in KRR-TPJ section to reach in time to TPJ. And in TPJ - RMM section is an seperate line which is not too busy with just two daily express and two weekly only i think. Correct me if i am wrong.

Alphastallion

September 30th, 2011, 08:05 PM

If railway babus think they'll operate in any route even if the track utilization is more than 100, but if they want to stop a train they'll find all the reasons to stop it. And if it is from Cbe no need to have second thought the will stop.

if they nk they run railways we need to prevent the kudankulam plant from delivering the power to kerala...let the tea kadai nairs enjoy...:bash: their own medicine hartals

mr_madras

October 1st, 2011, 10:17 AM

TPJ - RMM section is an seperate line which is not too busy with just two daily express and two weekly only i think. Correct me if i am wrong.
add 3 passengers train. i seen 3 buses each to cbe & tup @pudukottai around 930PM. also there are 2 private buses each between kkdi & Cbe/tup. so night train from devakottai-cbe via pudukottai,try,erode is very much required.

joefernando

October 1st, 2011, 11:06 AM

english translation : thoothukudi - madurai electrification will get over in this year itself

மதுரை - தூத்துக்குடி ரயில்பாதை இந்தாண்டிற்குள் மின் மயமாக்கப்படும்

தூத்துக்குடி : மதுரை-தூத்துக்குடி இடையிலான ரயில்வே பாதை இந்தாண்டிற்குள் மின்மயமாக்கப்படும் என்று மதுரை கோட்ட ரயில்வே மேலாளர் கோயல் தெரிவித்தார். தூத்துக்குடி மீளவிட்டான் ரயில்வே ஸ்டேசனில் புதிதாக 5 ரயில்வே லைன்கள் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதனை நேற்று தெற்கு ரயில்வே மதுரை கோட்ட மேலாளர் கோயல் செயல்பாட்டிற்கு கொண்டு வந்தார். மேலும் மீளாவிட்டான் ரயில்வே ஸ்டேசனில் நடைபெற்று வரும் பணிகளை ரயில்வே அதிகாரிகளுடன் கோட்ட மேலாளர் ஆய்வு செய்தார். அப்போது அவர் நிருபர்களிடம் கூறியதாவது; மதுரை-திருநெல்வேலி-தூத்துக்குடி இடையிலான ரயில்வேபாதை மின்மயமாக்கும் பணி வேகமாக நடைபெற்று வருகிறது. மதுரையில் இருந்து தூத்துக்குடி வரையிலான பணிகள் விரைவில் நிறைவு பெறும். இந்தாண்டிற்குள் இந்த பணிகள் முடிக்கப்படும். ரயில்வே பாதைகளில் அசம்பாவிதங்களை தடுக்கும் வகையில் ரயில்வே டிராக்மேன்கள் 24 மணி நேரமும் ரோந்து சுற்றிவர நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. தூத்துக்குடி-துவாரகா இடையேயான ரயில் சேவைஅடுத்தாண்டு முதல் தொடங்கப்படும். தூத்துக்குடி மேலூர் ரயில்வே ஸ்டேசனை புதிய பஸ் ஸ்டாண்ட் அருகில் மாற்றுவதற்கு மாநில அரசாங்கத்திடம் இருந்து இன்னும் அனுமதி கிடைக்கவில்லை. அந்த அனுமதி வந்தவுடன் அதற்கான பணிகள் மேற்கொள்ளப்படும் என்றார். அப்போது உதவி ரயில்வே கோட்ட மேலாளர் வெங்கடசுப்பிரமணி, பயணிகள் நலச் சங்க செயலாளர் பிரமநாயகம் மற்றும் ரயில்வே அதிகாரிகள் உடன் இருந்தனர்.

source : dinamalar.com

joefernando

October 1st, 2011, 11:10 AM

originally posted by thillai selvam.

Tuticorin-Dwarka Express train from March next: DRM
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Tuticorin-Dwarka express train (Vivek Express) services, which were announced in the current railway budget, will be introduced before March, 2012, A.K. Goel, Divisional Railway Manager, Southern Railway, Madurai, has said here on Friday.

After getting an approval from the Railway Safety Commissioner, the bypass railway line, which is adjacent to Vanchi Maniyachi, would be thrown open to passenger trains from Tuticorin to Tirunelveli and vice versa, he replied on a query.

Passage of trains along bypass track to Tirunelveli could reduce journey hours much to the likes of passengers, he said.

On electrification project for cargo trains, he said that erection of poles with power lines was at the nearing stage of completion but transformer facilities at power sub-stations had to be set up alongside, subsequently.

The project was likely to be commissioned after six months, he said. A team of track men had been involved in executing night patrol along railway tracks to avert any attempts of sabotage.

Surveillance had been increased onboard trains to ensure safety of passengers, Mr. Goel said. Mr. Goel along with officials, including T. Venkatasubramanian, Additional Divisional Railway Manager, and S.R. Raguraman, Senior Divisional Operating Manager, were at Milavittan railway station on the inauguration of railway siding project of Sterlite Copper.

Source : thehindu.com

mr_madras

October 1st, 2011, 06:41 PM

What is this bypass railway line?

staravindan

October 2nd, 2011, 10:42 PM

Coimbatore MP requests to Rlys.
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/7931/dinrail.jpg

CBE MP.Mr.P.Natarajan requests Southern Railways general manager to operate continually CBE-Rameshwaram express..as railways going to stop its run from Oct 8th onwards..

:banana:

the only train service which connects sivaganga karaikudi pudukottai to coimbatore...this is very much welcome tanx to CMB MP Mr. Natarajan. thsi has to retained as a daily service b/w rameshwaram to coimbatore via karaikudi

srinath

October 3rd, 2011, 06:18 AM

crossposting

Do we really need a high speed train from Bangalore to chennai. It is just a 6 hour journey. Satabthi will make it faster. Instead of spending 100 crore for 1 KM, SR can electrify all the existing tracks and Double line it and increase the train frequency. If they want to invest more money, they can have more Bangalore to Southern TN connectivity.

ramtongauler

October 3rd, 2011, 08:51 AM

MS-TCN is filling up in no time, not so in the reverse direction due to reaching time at Chennai 1140 hrs.

R2IChennai

October 3rd, 2011, 09:13 AM

Do we really need a high speed train from Bangalore to chennai. It is just a 6 hour journey. Satabthi will make it faster. Instead of spending 100 crore for 1 KM, SR can electrify all the existing tracks and Double line it and increase the train frequency. If they want to invest more money, they can have more Bangalore to Southern TN connectivity.

I agree they can spend on better safety and increase the speed to 120-150km all the way first.

antonylejos

October 3rd, 2011, 09:14 AM

Do we really need a high speed train from Bangalore to chennai. It is just a 6 hour journey. Satabthi will make it faster. Instead of spending 100 crore for 1 KM, SR can electrify all the existing tracks and Double line it and increase the train frequency. If they want to invest more money, they can have more Bangalore to Southern TN connectivity.

Bangalore Chennai Shatabdi express already exists.
It takes 5 hours.

Already tracks between Chennai and Bangalore are electrified and double line!

So the next level of development we can have in this route is a high speed train only.

mduvignesh

October 3rd, 2011, 09:26 AM

MS-TCN is filling up in no time, not so in the reverse direction due to reaching time at Chennai 1140 hrs.

Recently my friend's parents traveled in this train(2 days back), they felt this train is going in a loong route (Generally common people think going via Mainline (TJ & MV)) is long route). Next thing is arriving Chennai by 11.30.
Not sure rescheduling of this train is possible or not as of now, due to path constraints etc. If we ask SR,SR will come up with 100 reasons for not able to reschedule to suitable timings.

TCN is having only 1 train to its state capital, so Chendur exp should have been via Villupuram with SF status, anyway a new train via VM can be introduced.

thillai_selvan

October 3rd, 2011, 10:54 AM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/10/03/20111003a_006107003.jpg

kannan infratech

October 3rd, 2011, 02:42 PM

Cross Posted from TN Chaibar:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...ostcount=11803

Intersting Read:

"I am arrive by passenger train Ahmedpur station and my belly is too
much swelling with jackfruit. I am therefore went to privy. Just I
doing the nuisance that guard making whistle blow for train to go off
and I am running with lotaah in one hand and dhoti in the next when I
am fall over and expose all my shocking to man and female women on
platform. I am got leaved at Ahmedpur station. This too much bad, if
passenger go to make dung that dam guard not wait train five minutes
for him. I am therefore pray your honour to make big fine on that
guard for public sake. Otherwise I am making big report to papers."

Okhil Chandra Sen wrote this letter to the Sahibganj divisional
railway office in 1909. It is on display at the Railway Museum in New
Delhi. It was also reproduced under the caption Travellers Tales in
the Far Eastern Economic Review.

Any guesses why this letter is of historic value?
.
.
It led to the introduction of TOILETS in trains in India.....!!!!

So please don't think any idea is stupid and discard it. Always Speak up.

Kunil143

October 3rd, 2011, 05:22 PM

Chennai Central – Tirunelveli Special (via. Chennai Egmore, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Madurai): T.No.06091 Chennai Central – Tirunelveli Special will leave Chennai Central at 17.40 hrs. on 04.10.2011 and arrive Tirunelveli at 06.30 hrs. the next day. The composition of the train will be 17 Sleeper Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The train will stop at Chennai Egmore, Tambaram, Chengalpattu, Villupuram, Vriddhachalam, Tiruchchirappalli, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Satur, Kovilpatti and Vanchi Maniyachchi.
Advance reservation for the above train will commence on 04.10.2011.

Source : http://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=465&id=0,4,268

rsubbu.mdu

October 4th, 2011, 04:55 AM

Pamban Bridge operations may be privatised
03 Oct 2011 , The NewIE

RAMANATHAPURAM: With the Southern Railway reeling under severe staff crunch, authorities are mulling the option of hiring private employees to operate and maintain the Pamban rail bridge. The Pamban Bridge is a cantilever bridge, located in a very corrosive environment and requires a lot of maintenance. The British Government had then engaged more than 100 persons to man the bridge as ships passed and to maintain it as well.

However, now, there are just 16 operators and two maintenance staff. According to sources, the Southern Railway is planning to engage private operators to lift the bridge and maintain it. This has raised eyebrows as it is not known if the private operators would have the required experience or qualification for the work.

With rail traffic on this route increasing along with the number of visitors, it is hoped that some permanent railway staff are deployed to man the bridge.

Meanwhile, members of the SRMU staged an agitation in front of the Bridge Inspector office-Pamban to protest the decision of engaging retired as well as private persons to maintain the bridge. Sunmugavel, Mandapam branch secretary of SRMU, presided over the demonstration.

http://expressbuzz.com/states/tamilnadu/pamban-bridge-operations-may-be-privatised/319774.html

Arul Murugan

October 4th, 2011, 05:21 AM

Recently my friend's parents traveled in this train(2 days back), they felt this train is going in a loong route (Generally common people think going via Mainline (TJ & MV)) is long route). Next thing is arriving Chennai by 11.30.
Not sure rescheduling of this train is possible or not as of now, due to path constraints etc. If we ask SR,SR will come up with 100 reasons for not able to reschedule to suitable timings.

TCN is having only 1 train to its state capital, so Chendur exp should have been via Villupuram with SF status, anyway a new train via VM can be introduced.

Vignesh,

I hope you very well know that Chendur express is nothing but Janatha express restoration and Tiruchendur got bonus out of it. Instead of terminating at Tirunelveli it is starting from Tiruchendur. It is primary need is to connect south TN with delta towns. But the quota allotted to that is very less.

IMHO, Nellai express 8 coaches can be extended to Tiruchendur for TCN people direct connection to state capital.

ceeznic pirate

October 4th, 2011, 08:44 AM

Off topic...

Any idea what this is used for? Spotted at sp koil station

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3075/dsc00515j.jpg

thillai_selvan

October 4th, 2011, 09:00 AM

^^ For adjusting and aligning the newly laid / existing tracks...

rsubbu.mdu

October 4th, 2011, 09:07 AM

^^ For adjusting and aligning the newly laid / existing tracks...

More info at IRFCA under the Q --> Does IR use mechanized means for track laying and maintenance?

http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-pway.html

Nilotpal

October 4th, 2011, 12:18 PM

Indian railway is planning to set up 2* 10.5 MW wind power plant with an investment of Rs. 1400 million.

deepu051993

October 4th, 2011, 02:04 PM

Indian railway is planning to set up 2* 10.5 MW wind power plant with an investment of Rs. 1400 million.

wind power plant? In 1400 million?

Please say your info clearly and breafly.

TPMiranda

October 4th, 2011, 03:49 PM

deepu051993

October 4th, 2011, 04:17 PM

Dear All,

Very happy to know abt the Indian Railway updates.
Hope most of the people are well aware of Rail Network and other related informations.
Most of the time I get confused when happened to see the Station Code.
Can anyone post the station Code numbers of Tamilnadu Railway stations for clarification please???

www.indianrail.gov.in/stn_code.html

www.stationcodes.com

from this site you can get the sation codes for station and the list from wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_railway_stations_in_India

arun82

October 4th, 2011, 05:18 PM

Cant SG try Chennai-Tirchy Semi HSR along NH45 median without IR getting involved. What will be cost factor and they can try experiement with PPP model.

Arul Murugan

October 5th, 2011, 02:23 AM

Cant SG try Chennai-Tirchy Semi HSR along NH45 median without IR getting involved. What will be cost factor and they can try experiement with PPP model.

elevated semi or high speed HSR will cost 100crores per KM. So it will be 30,000crores!

And no where HSR are built on the median of expressway or national highway also NHAI or CG will not allow to do that.

krishnaswamy

October 5th, 2011, 07:13 AM

elevated semi or high speed HSR will cost 100crores per KM. So it will be 30,000crores!
yea..MS-TPJ will be FEDL in next few years. If they eliminate unwanted crossings and strengthen the existing tracks to increase the average MPS to 75 km/hr, then MS-TPJ can be covered in 4 hrs.. which is very good w.r.t to Indian Geographic...
TPJ 06:00 AM.. TBM-09:45, MS.: 10:00 AM
MS: 06 PM, TPJ: 10:00 pm...
besides that every 3 hrs, there should be a train to TPJ...

SG can use that funding in many other infrastructure projects to improve SH roads, village roads, water and sanitation..

arun82

October 5th, 2011, 12:27 PM

yea..MS-TPJ will be FEDL in next few years. If they eliminate unwanted crossings and strengthen the existing tracks to increase the average MPS to 75 km/hr, then MS-TPJ can be covered in 4 hrs.. which is very good w.r.t to Indian Geographic...
TPJ 06:00 AM.. TBM-09:45, MS.: 10:00 AM
MS: 06 PM, TPJ: 10:00 pm...
besides that every 3 hrs, there should be a train to TPJ...

SG can use that funding in many other infrastructure projects to improve SH roads, village roads, water and sanitation..

Even if they make MS-TPJ as FEDL still all passanger, express, superfast, freight trains, EMU, DEMU have to share the same track. Can't add a third line to it to keep it exclucive for NON stop trains and freight train to maintain MPS 75Km/hr . Seriously they lack planning.

vgraja

October 5th, 2011, 06:28 PM

Off topic...

Any idea what this is used for? Spotted at sp koil station

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/3075/dsc00515j.jpg

This is specially using in railways for lining, leveling the tracks, tamping the blue metals under the rails.. now a days sophisticated rails laying system available in the world, but we are still 40years behind in the system..

chidambaram_mech04

October 6th, 2011, 04:13 PM

Coimbatore Rameshwaram Express last run day after tomorrow.

Due to Request from various organizations weekly Rameshwaram Train was operated. It has seen a good Patronage. Western District people requested for making it into a daily train. Since the Special Train is going to be stopped this week, it has created huge distress for passengers.

கோவை - ராமேஸ்வரம் ரயில்; நாளையுடன் கடைசி பயணம்

ஈரோடு: கோவை - ராமேஸ்வரம் வாராந்திர ரயில் நாளையுடன் நிறுத்தப்படுகிறது. கோவை, திருப்பூர், ஈரோடு, கரூர் பகுதிகளில் இருந்து ராமேஸ்வரம் செல்ல, நேரடி ரயில் வசதியில்லை. பல்வேறு அமைப்புகளின் வேண்டுகோளை ஏற்று, ஆகஸ்ட் 6ம் தேதி முதல் கோவையில் இருந்து திருப்பூர், ஈரோடு, கரூர், திருச்சி, புதுக்கோட்டை, காரைக்குடி, சிவகங்கை, மானாமதுரை வழியாக ராமேஸ்வரத்துக்கு வாராந்திர ரயில் இயக்கப்பட்டது. ஒவ்வொரு சனியன்றும், இரவு, 7.45 மணிக்கு கோவையில் புறப்படும் இந்த ரயில், ஈரோட்டுக்கு இரவு, 9.20 மணிக்கும், ராமேஸ்வரத்துக்கு காலை, 7 மணிக்கும் சென்றது. மறு மார்க்கத்தில் ஞாயிறு தோறும் ராமேஸ்வரத்தில் இருந்து கோவைக்கு இந்த ரயில் இயக்கப்பட்டது.
ரயிலில் முதல் வகுப்பு பெட்டி ஒன்று, மூன்றடுக்கு, "ஏசி' பெட்டி இரண்டு, இரண்டாம் வகுப்பு பெட்டிகள் ஒன்பது, பொதுப்பெட்டிகள் நான்கு இயக்கப்பட்டன. முதல் வகுப்பு கட்டணம், 676 ரூபாய், மூன்றடுக்கு, "ஏசி' 601 ரூபாய், இரண்டாம் வகுப்பு, 224 ரூபாய், சாதாரண வகுப்பில், 109 ரூபாய் கட்டணம் வசூலிக்கப்பட்டது.
பரிசோதனை அடிப்படையில் மூன்று மாதத்துக்கு இந்த ரயில் இயக்கப்படும் என, தென்னக ரயில்வே அறிவித்திருந்தது. அதன்படி, நாளை கோவையில் இருந்தும், வரும், 9ம் தேதி ராமேஸ்வரத்தில் இருந்தும் தன் கடைசி பயணத்தை இந்த ரயில் மேற்கொள்கிறது.
ராமேஸ்வரம் செல்லும் பக்தர்கள் மட்டுமின்றி, கோவை - திருச்சி இடையே வியாபார நிமித்தமாக பயணிப்பவர்களுக்கும், இந்த ரயில் பெரிதும் உதவியாக இருந்தது. இயக்கப்பட்ட மூன்று மாத காலமும், இந்த ரயில் மூலம் நல்ல வருவாய் கிடைத்தது. வாராந்திர ரயிலை, தினசரி ரயிலாக மாற்ற வேண்டும் என, மேற்கு மண்டல மக்கள் கோரி வந்தனர். இவ்வேளையில், நாளையுடன் இந்த ரயில் நிறுத்தப்படுவது, பயணிகள் மத்தியில் பெரும் கவலையை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது.
ஈரோடு ரயில்வே முன்பதிவு மையத்தில், இந்த ரயிலுக்கு நாளையும், மறுமார்க்கத்தில், 9ம் தேதியுடன் முன்பதிவு நிறுத்திக் கொள்ளப்பட்டது. அடுத்த வாரங்களில் முன்பதிவு மறுக்கப்பட்டது.

Arul Murugan

October 8th, 2011, 03:24 AM

Driver made no attempt to stop train, say police

He first crossed the signal in yellow and then ignored red light

Distraction caused by a mobile phone used by the engine driver is suspected to have led to the train accident near Arakkonam on September 13. Police investigation has revealed that the driver, A. Rajkumar, crossed the signal first in yellow and then in red, sources in the Railway Police have said.

Eleven persons were killed and several others injured in the collision between the Chennai Beach-Vellore Cantonment Mainline Electrical Multiple Unit (MEMU) and the Arakkonam-Katpadi passenger train between Melpakkam and Chitheri railway stations in Vellore district.

On Thursday night one of the victims, Kannan (63) of Kancheepuram district, succumbed to injuries at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital here. Since there were no family members attending to Kannan at the hospital, his body was kept at the mortuary after post-mortem, the sources said.

Instead of slowing down to below 50 kmph on seeing the yellow signal, Rajkumar, an ‘A' Grade driver, allegedly crossed at a speed of 97 kmph and then jumped the red signal. While traversing a curve, he saw the last vehicle of the passenger train at a distance of about 150 metres.

“It appears that he made no attempt to stop the train...he just took his hand off the speed lever. The MEMU was speeding at 90 kmph at the time of the collision. Since the passenger train was moving slowly, the damage was less. Rajkumar was speaking on his mobile phone moments before the accident,” a police officer who perused documents and statements of witnesses told The Hindu on Friday.

After analysing the call details of the driver's mobile phone, investigators confirmed that he was speaking with his friend for several minutes just before the collision.

“Rajkumar's claims that he did not use his mobile phone and that he crossed the signal in green were disproved based on documentary evidence and expert opinion. There is a standing instruction from the railways that engine drivers should not use mobile phones unless in case of emergency,” the officer said.

When contacted Inspector General of Police (Railways) Sunil Kumar said that the police had obtained the statements of experts and the case was in the final stages of completion. “We will arrive at a conclusive finding soon.” The police, who initially registered a case under the provisions of Section 304 (A) (causing death due to negligence), could alter the charges based on the findings that may include the charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The enquiry report of the Commissioner of Railway Safety also pointed to negligence on the part of the engine driver, a source said.

“Driver was speaking on mobile phone moments before the accident”

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2519498.ece

Sampathkumar

October 9th, 2011, 06:32 AM

ரயில்வேக்கு எதிரான போராட்டம்; மக்களை திரட்ட பிரசாரம்

கோவை : கோவையை தொடர்ந்து புறக்கணித்து வரும் தென்னக ரயில்வேக்கு எதிராக நவ.11ல் நடக்கும் போராட்டம் குறித்து பிரசாரம் மேற்கொள்ள ரயில்வே போராட்டக்குழு முடிவு செய்துள்ளது.கொங்கு நாடு முன்னேற்றக் கழக கோவை மாநகர தலைமை அமைப்பாளரும், கோவை ரயில்வே போராட்டக்குழு ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளருமான நாகராஜ் வெளியிட்டுள்ள அறிக்கை:கோவை மக்களின் கோரிக்கைகளைத் தொடர்ந்து புறக்கணிக்கும் தென்னக ரயில்வே, கோவை மக்களின் கடும் எதிர்ப்பை சந்திக்க வேண்டிய காலம் நெருங்கி விட்டது. கோவையிலிருந்து திருப்பூர்-ஈரோடு-கரூர்-திருச்சி-புதுக்கோட்டை-சிவகங்கை-காரைக்குடி-மானாமதுரை வழியாகச் செல்லும் கோவை-ராமேஸ்வரம் சிறப்பு ரயில், 7 மாவட்ட மக்களுக்குப் பயனளித்து வந்தது.அக்.8 உடன் முடிவடையும் இந்த சிறப்பு ரயிலை நீடிக்க வேண்டுமென கொ.மு.க., சார்பில் 250க்கும் மேற்பட்ட தந்திகள், தென்னக ரயில்வே பொதுமேலாளருக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டன. கோவையிலுள்ள பல்வேறு சமூக அமைப்புகளும், குடியிருப்போர் நலச்சங்கங்களும் இதை வலியுறுத்தியிருந்தன. ஆனால், எதையும் ஏற்காமல், இந்த ரயிலை நிறுத்தியிருக்கிறது தென்னக ரயில்வே.தீபாவளி நெருங்கும் நேரத்தில், தென் மாவட்ட மக்களின் உணர்வுகளைப் புரிந்து கொள்ளாமல், தென்னக ரயில்வே நிர்வாகம் செய்துள்ள இந்தச் செயல், எரிகிற நெருப்பில் எண்ணெய் ஊற்றுவதாகும். ஆண்டுக்கு 122 கோடி ரூபாய் வருவாயை அள்ளித்தரும் தொழில் நகரமான கோவையை, தொடர்ந்து புறக்கணிப்பதை தென்னக ரயில்வே வாடிக்கையாக்கியுள்ளது.மனிதாபிமானமின்றி செயல்படும் ரயில்வே அதிகாரிகளின் போக்கு, வன்மையாகக் கண்டிக்கத்தக்கது. இதே நிலை நீடித்தால், கோவை மக்களின் மிகப்பெரிய போராட்டத்துக்கு தென்னக ரயில்வே அதிகாரிகள், பதில் கூற வேண்டிய கட்டாயம் ஏற்படும்.கோவை ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனில் அடிப்படை வசதிகள் செய்து தரக்கோரியும், கேரளா ரயில்களை கோவைக்கு திருப்பக்கோரியும் கோவை எம்.பி., நடராஜன் தலைமையில் அனைத்துக் கட்சிகள், 34 சமூக அமைப்புகள், தொழில் அமைப்புகள் பங்கேற்ற ஆலோசனைக் கூட்டம் நடந்தது. கோரிக்கைகளை ஏற்காவிட்டால், நவ.11ல் மாபெரும் போராட்டம் நடத்த தீர்மானிக்கப்பட்டது.இந்த போராட்டம் தொடர்பாக, கோவை, திருப்பூர், நீலகிரி மாவட்ட மக்கள் மத்தியில் விழிப்புணர்வு பிரசாரம் மேற்கொள்ள சிறப்புக்குழு அமைக்கப்படவுள்ளது. வரும் 11-11-11 அன்று நடக்கும் போராட்டத்தில் மக்களைப் பங்கேற்கச் செய்வதற்காக இந்த குழு,பிரசாரங்களை மேற்கொள்ளும்.இது தொடர்பான, இரண்டாம் கட்ட ஆலோசனைக் கூட்டம், அக்.10ல் பெரியார் படிப்பகத்தில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது. மக்கள் நலன் விரும்பும் அரசியல்கட்சிகள், சமூக சேவை அமைப்புகள், தொழில் முனைவோர் அமைப்புகளைச் சேர்ந்த பிரதிநிதிகள் இதில் பங்கேற்க வேண்டுகிறோம்.இவ்வாறு அவர் அந்த அறிக்கையில் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார்

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=328234

KNMK request all people to particiapte in rally against SRLY..

vasu_c4

October 11th, 2011, 10:42 AM

Sampathkumar

October 11th, 2011, 12:19 PM

COIMBATORE: A massive rail roko involving at least 10,000 residents will be organized on November 11 at Coimbatore Junction Railway Station to protest the step-motherly attitude of Southern Railway to the cotton city.

The decision was taken at a meeting of political parties and civil society organizations held on Monday under the initiative of Periyar Dravida Kazhagam (PDK). Though AIADMK, DMK and Congress stayed away from the meeting, it was attended by representatives of other political parties, residential associations, trade and commercial bodies and voluntary organizations.

According to PDK secretary K Ramakrishnan, Coimbatore MP P R Natarajan would lead the rail rokho agitation. It would be a massive show of strength against the mistreatment of Coimbatore by the railway authorities, he said.

Those who attended the meeting wanted a strong initiative in the face of continuing negligence of railways pertaining to long pending demand to reroute all the 13 long distance trains that presently skip Coimbatore junction through the Irugur-Podanur route. Despite the crores of rupees spent on doubling the Irugur-North Coimbatore stretch, the 13 long-distance trains continue to skip Coimbatore junction, which is second in the entire south, in terms of revenue.

The meeting also condemned the hurried way the railways had stopped the Coimbatore-Rameswaram summer special express train. ''The train was of great use for commuters bound for southern districts. The authorities were unfair in cancelling the special train without even waiting for the end of Deepavali holiday season,'' said V Easwaran of Kongu Nadu Munnetra Kazhagam.

The meeting also deplored railways for not operating any train linking Coimbatore with Puducherry and for not operating any direct night train from the city to Bangalore. A poster campaign will be started in the city to ensure maximum participation of residents in the rail roko.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Rail-roko-on-Nov-11-to-protest-step-motherly-treatment-of-Railways/articleshow/10309239.cms

Arul Murugan

October 11th, 2011, 12:26 PM

HIGH SPEED TRIAL BETWEEN VILLUPURAM AND MUNDIYAMPAKKAM

The Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Circle, Bangalore will conduct a High Speed Trial in a special train on the newly converted broad gauge line between Villupuram and Mundiyampakkam between 15.00 hrs. and 16.00 hrs. today (Tuesday, 11th October 2011).No unauthorized person shall approach or work in the proximity.

what is that high speed trial for mere 6KM :bash:

b/w SR has done doubling of 6KM in 2yrs! Good improvement compared to Podanur-Coimbatore-Irugur doubling. Well done SR.:lol:

If it moves in this speed when double tracks will reach Dindigul?

vasu_c4

October 11th, 2011, 12:29 PM

what is that high speed trial for mere 6KM :bash:

b/w SR has done doubling of 6KM in 2yrs! Good improvement compared to Podanur-Coimbatore-Irugur doubling. Well done SR.:lol:

If it moves in this speed when double tracks will reach Dindigul?
Good Question .....
But i dont have an answer............

ceeznic pirate

October 11th, 2011, 01:01 PM

Itha test panrathuku Bangalore la irunthu vera opicer vanauma.

Good Question .....
But i dont have an answer............

Simple... with the current speed of finishing 2km in 6 years. They might complete the doubling by 2128 :)

375(CGL-DG)-6(finished)
----------------------- = 123-6(since project started) =117 years
3(kms per year)

:lol:

dr_thapalathy

October 11th, 2011, 01:22 PM

Arul Murugan

October 11th, 2011, 01:42 PM

Itha test panrathuku Bangalore la irunthu vera opicer vanauma.

Simple... with the current speed of finishing 2km in 6 years. They might complete the doubling by 2128 :)

375(CGL-DG)-6(finished)
----------------------- = 123-6(since project started) =117 years
3(kms per year)

:lol:

I like this. But they will not drag it for 117years... It will be

1. 1+1+7 = 9years
2. 11 years
3. 17years

Chennai-Mumbai doubling, electrification is going for more than 20yrs! Innum kooda 10yrs pogum pola. GQ voda oru legukey antha nilamai na, namma line yosichi parunga.:nuts:

bijuarr

October 11th, 2011, 01:47 PM

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.

Are these statistics based on stationwise or citywise? If stationwise it may be true. But citywise Kochi have Ernakulam Junction, Ernakulam Town, Aluva and Angamaly stations. For Trivandrum - Trivandrum Central and Kochuveli. Kerala state is very exceptional in India, having stops for every major trains on an average 15km distance. Even in Kochi, Angamaly to Ernakulam Junction with a length 29 Kms contains 4 major stations. All the major trains having stop at these stations. But for other states are entirely different. For eg: between Coimbatore and Erode (100km) trains will stop only at Tiruppur. Some trains not even stop in Tirppur, means a non stop running between 100 km Coimbatore - Erode. Due to these facts revenue become high.

Arul Murugan

October 11th, 2011, 01:58 PM

Are these statistics based on stationwise or citywise? If stationwise it may be true. But citywise Kochi have Ernakulam Junction, Ernakulam Town, Aluva and Angamaly stations. For Trivandrum - Trivandrum Central and Kochuveli. Kerala state is very exceptional in India, having stops for every major trains on an average 15km distance. Even in Kochi, Angamaly to Ernakulam Junction with a length 29 Kms contains 4 major stations. All the major trains having stop at these stations. But for other states are entirely different. For eg: between Coimbatore and Erode (100km) trains will stop only at Tiruppur. Some trains not even stop in Tirppur, means a non stop running between 100 km Coimbatore - Erode. Due to these facts revenue become high.

Even Coimbatore have Coimbatore North, Mettupalayam, Podanur Jn serving CBE urban area. These are not included in revenue stats! So your argument on Aluva Angamaly, Kochuveli gets nullified here.

Next even stations like Singanallur, Perundurai, Utthukuli like stations in TN can patronize trains like how small towns in Kerala are patronizing the station. But TN people have not protested or didn't have officials like Kerala to stop express trains in every towns/villages and reduce the average speed of trains!! So hub cities/towns plays the role of rail transit instead of every village and small towns. Hope it is clear!

But as you said these are NOT facts or reason for Coimbatore standing 3rd in revenue generation next to Chennai Central and Egmore. It should be the tickets sold from station including reservation! i.e Coimbatore-Chennai reservation will go to Coimbatore basket and Chennai-Coimbatore reservation will go to Chennai basket!

Incase of un-reserved tickets, if I purchase Coimbatore-Chennai UR ticket at Palghat, it may go to Palghat basket and not for Coimbatore basket. I will stand correct if you have any official facts on this revenue sharing.:)

JamesGanesh

October 11th, 2011, 02:35 PM

The VM - DGL section will be done by RVNL. So, if RVNL doesn't let us down, then we may have trial runs for 2nd line from DGL to VM, VM to CGL and CGL to TBM 3rd Line, at the same time in some 6/7 years.

Though RVNL will do doubling VM to DG route but funds as to be released by the railway ministry, southern states always reccieve step motherly treatment only Whther it DFC or HSR or Doubling or Electrification.... so this will take minimum another 20 years but as per current implementing speed and Begalurur officer checking with high speed rail for every 6km it will take 117 years.....

JamesGanesh

October 11th, 2011, 02:40 PM

I like this. But they will not drag it for 117years... It will be

1. 1+1+7 = 9years
2. 11 years
3. 17years

Chennai-Mumbai doubling, electrification is going for more than 20yrs! Innum kooda 10yrs pogum pola. GQ voda oru legukey antha nilamai na, namma line yosichi parunga.:nuts:

I am really surprised to know that Chennai-Mumbai doubling is going for 20 years, I am travelling from Trichy to Mumbai and vice versa for one and half years, i have never seen any doubling work going in Chennai - Mumbai Stretch... can u post any news link for the same......

bijuarr

October 11th, 2011, 02:56 PM

Next even stations like Singanallur, Perundurai, Utthukuli like stations in TN can patronize trains like how small towns in Kerala are patronizing the station. But TN people have not protested or didn't have officials like Kerala to stop express trains in every towns/villages and reduce the average speed of trains!! So hub cities/towns plays the role of rail transit instead of every village and small towns. Hope it is clear!

Yes dear AM...you said it.:) Coimbatore plays an hub for Singanallur, Perundurai etc.. Means people from Singanallur wants to go to Chennai, can board the train only from Coimbatore, then the revenue will automatically increases. But in case of Aluva or Angamaly they can bought ticket and board the train from the respective stations itself.

Coimbatore standing 3rd in revenue

But a confusion here

Coimbatore Jn 122 Cr - From Coimbatore Junction only.
Palakkad- 38 Cr.- Its ok.
Ernakulam-104 Cr. - From Ernakulam Junction and Ernakulam Town or ERS only??? Please clarify. (Ignore Aluva and Angamaly)
Trivandrum-118 - From Trivandrum Central and Kochuveli or may be TVC only.

Arul Murugan

October 11th, 2011, 03:18 PM

I am really surprised to know that Chennai-Mumbai doubling is going for 20 years, I am travelling from Trichy to Mumbai and vice versa for one and half years, i have never seen any doubling work going in Chennai - Mumbai Stretch... can u post any news link for the same......

More here...

Orginally posted by Nishasiva

http://indianrailways.informe.com/forum/guntakal-renigunta-doubling-progress-dt1568.html

So the following are the non-doubled sections in the MAS-CSTM trunk route (Assuming Kamalapuram-Muddanuru will be opened shortly)

1. Kondapuram-Rayalacheruvu

2. Aspari-Kupgal

3. Kosgi-MALM-Matmari (Biggest hurdle is Tungabhadra bridge)

4. Gulabarga-Hotgi in CR

5. Mohol-Bhigwan in CR

ceeznic pirate

October 12th, 2011, 09:22 AM

High speed trial run success

இரட்டை வழி அகலப்பாதை பணி திருப்தி: ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்பு கமிஷனர் பேட்டி

விழுப்புரம் : முண்டியம்பாக்கத்திலிருந்து விழுப்புரம் வரை நடந்துள்ள பணிகள் திருப்தியாக இருந்தது என ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்பு கமிஷனர் மிட்டல் கூறினார்.செங்கல்பட்டிலிருந்து விழுப்புரம் வரை 105 கி.மீ., தூர இரு வழி அகல ரயில் பாதை அமைக்க ரயில்வே வாரியம் ஒப்புதல் அளித்து 500 கோடி ரூபாய் மதிப்பில் பணிகளை 2011ம் ஆண்டில் முடிக்க உத்தரவிட்டது.ஆரம்ப கட்ட பணிகள் 2008ம் ஆண்டு துவங்கியது. 2009ம் ஆண்டு முதல் பணிகள் 3 பிரிவுகளாக ரயில்வே நிர்வாகத்தின் கீழ் இயங்கும் கட்டுமான பிரிவினர் செய்து வருகின்றனர். முதற்கட்டமாக விழுப்புரம்- முண்டியம்பாக்கம் வரை 7 கி.மீ., தூரத்திற்கு இரட்டை வழிப் பாதை பணிகள் முடிந்து கடந்த பிப்., 28ம் தேதி ரயில் இன்ஜின் சோதனை ஓட்டம் நடந்தது.விழுப்புரம்- முண்டியம்பாக்கம் அகல ரயில் பாதை பணிகளை ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்பு கமிஷனர் (சி.ஆர்.எஸ்) மிட்டல் நேற்று ஆய்வு செய்தார். முண்டியம்பாக்கத்தில் நேற்று காலை 9.10 மணிக்கு சிறப்பு பூஜைகள் நடந்தன. அங்குள்ள ஸ்டேஷன் மாஸ்டர் அறை, சிக்னல் அறை, பயணிகள் உட்காருமிடம், குடிநீர் வசதியை ஆய்வு செய்தார். காலை 9.40 மணிக்கு 7 டிராலிகளில் அதிகாரிகளுடன் புறப்பட்ட அவர் சிந்தாமணி ரயில்வே கேட், அய்யூர் அகரம் ரயில்வே கேட், அய்யூர் அகரம் பாலம் பகுதிகளில் ஆய்வு செய்தார்.உதவி பாதுகாப்பு ஆணையர் சாந்திராம், தென்னக ரயில்வே முதன்மை நிர்வாக அதிகாரி ராமநாதன், தென்னக ரயில்வே முதன்மை பொறியாளர் அனில் கந்தேல்வால், உதவி முதன்மை பொறியாளர் இளம்பூரணம், சென்னை கோட்ட மேலாளர் அனந்தராமன், சென்னை கோட்ட சிக்னல் பிரிவு அதிகாரி ஸ்ரீதர், முதன்மை பாதுகாப்பு அதிகாரி காந்தி, கோட்ட பொறியாளர் சாம்சன் விஜயகுமார், உதவி பொறியாளர்கள் எத்திராஜ், அன்பழகன் உட்பட பலர் உடன் வந்தனர்.மதியம் 1 மணிக்கு விழுப்புரம் ரயில் நிலையத்திற்கு வந்து சிக்னல் பிரிவிற்கு சென்று முண்டியம் பாக்கம், விழுப்புரம் மார்க்கத்தில் சிக்னல் தடையின்றி கிடைக்கிறதா என ஆய்வு செய்தார். பின் விழுப்புரத்தில் இருந்து முண்டியம்பாக்கம் வரை அதிவேக சோதனை ஓட்டம் நடந்தது. மாலை 3.54 மணிக்கு விழுப்புரத்தில் புறப்பட்ட அதிவேக ரயில் 4 மணிக்கு முண்டியம்பாக்கம் சென்றடைந்தது.ஆய்வு குறித்து முண்டியம்பாக்கத்தில் ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்பு கமிஷனர் மிட்டல் நிருபர்களிடம் கூறுகையில், "முண்டிம்பாக்கம்- விழுப்புரம் வரை 7 கி.மீ., தூர இரட்டை ரயில் பாதை பணிகள் முடிந்து ஆய்வு செய்யப்பட்டது. முண்டியம்பாக்கம்- விழுப்புரம் வரை காலையில் புறப்பட்டு டிராலியில் சென்று அனைத்து பணிகளையும் ஆய்வு செய்தோம். விழுப்புரத்தில் மாலை 3.54 மணிக்கு புறப்பட்டு மணிக்கு சராசரியாக 120 கி.மீ., வேகத்தில் மின்சார ரயிலை இயக்க அறிவுரை வழங்கி மாலை 4 மணிக்கு சேர்ந்துள்ளோம். அனைத்து பணிகள் மற்றும் அதிவேக சோதனை ஓட்டமும் திருப்திகரமாக இருந்தது' என்றார்.

Dinamalar (http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=329988)

Photo from Dinakaran

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/10/12/20111012a_003103004.jpg

dr_thapalathy

October 12th, 2011, 02:06 PM

^^
:lol::lol:

Anyway, happy to see the news of positive result in the first test itself.
A good progress by SR Standards.

dr_thapalathy

October 12th, 2011, 02:07 PM

More here...

Orginally posted by Nishasiva

http://indianrailways.informe.com/forum/guntakal-renigunta-doubling-progress-dt1568.html

So the following are the non-doubled sections in the MAS-CSTM trunk route (Assuming Kamalapuram-Muddanuru will be opened shortly)

1. Kondapuram-Rayalacheruvu

2. Aspari-Kupgal

3. Kosgi-MALM-Matmari (Biggest hurdle is Tungabhadra bridge)

4. Gulabarga-Hotgi in CR

5. Mohol-Bhigwan in CR

I think that they are progressing in Gooty - Guntakal stretch for around years.

kannan infratech

October 12th, 2011, 03:41 PM

Namma Arul kku SR a keli pannarathe Thozila pochu.

Enga nammaloda Great Great Great.......grand children kalathuala vara projects ellam ippave discuss pannararu.:lol:

Vidunga Boss :)

venkatm

October 12th, 2011, 08:18 PM

in pic above, see the number of trolleys for the 6 KM inspection. Maybe SR officers brought wife, kids etc. for joyrides

Arasu

October 13th, 2011, 03:38 AM

^^
To bring along kids is essential. They can take over from dad and pass on the hereditary job to grand kids/great grand kids for completion. Job safety not for just self but for future generations.

Looking at the photographs, it appears that some 600 people would be required to test 6 km long track.

thillai_selvan

October 13th, 2011, 05:05 AM

Villupuram - Mundiyambakkam FEDL ( From : Dailythanthi )

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/12102011/espe3.jpg

TShyam

October 13th, 2011, 07:05 PM

in pic above, see the number of trolleys for the 6 KM inspection. Maybe SR officers brought wife, kids etc. for joyrides

Mela irunthu paathaa Azhagar aathula erangura maathiri irukkum.

deepu051993

October 13th, 2011, 07:52 PM

The driver of a train that collided with a waiting train has been arrested.11 people were killed in collision in Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu last month.The driver is alleged to have oversped and jumped signals.The railway probe report is yet to be submitted.

www.ndtv.com/article/view/india/140998

krishnaswamy

October 14th, 2011, 02:45 AM

satishanu

October 14th, 2011, 03:06 AM

If he was able to survive when few others died why the heck did he dash the train infront. I feel lethargy on the part of the driver.

Gansan

October 14th, 2011, 06:38 AM

I hope you very well know that Chendur express is nothing but Janatha express restoration and Tiruchendur got bonus out of it. Instead of terminating at Tirunelveli it is starting from Tiruchendur.

IIRC the MG Janata Express was running between Egmore and Tuticorin on the mainline.

venkatm

October 14th, 2011, 10:58 AM

They claim proof based on mobile call records. Let him clear his name in court. I have seen bus drivers on phone many a time and this probably reflects in the very abnormal accident rates in TN. They all have a devil may care attitude and not for a moment think of the tragedies many families face due to their irresponsible behaviour

chennaidesi

October 14th, 2011, 04:49 PM

Villupuram - Mundiyambakkam FEDL ( From : Dailythanthi )

http://www.dailythanthi.com/thanthiepaper/12102011/espe3.jpg

Was it snowing in Villupuram:lol:

Arul Murugan

October 14th, 2011, 06:24 PM

Intha photova parthu

:cry::rofl::cheer::gaah::madwife::cripes::colbert::bash:

theriyala..

6km line parka 7-8 trolley!

High speed trial run success

Photo from Dinakaran

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/10/12/20111012a_003103004.jpg

kannan infratech

October 14th, 2011, 06:38 PM

Safety Director vararna, Ch Engineer la start panni kadaisi Kalasi vara kooda varanum - Railway Practice.

Contractor Sappadu tiffin Kaapi vangi koduthe Setthuduvan.

Mr.Nellai

October 15th, 2011, 03:26 AM

^^^^

Thiruvilaavukku katta vandila kiraamathula povanga! antha maathiri irukku :)

thillai_selvan

October 15th, 2011, 04:36 AM

Was it snowing in Villupuram:lol:

Orey Pani mootama irukuthey..... :) Ithu sand dust sir..

rsubbu.mdu

October 17th, 2011, 06:06 AM

அதிகரிக்கிறது ரயில் உயர் வகுப்புக் கட்டணம்

Dinamani (http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=அதிகரிக்கிறது+ரயில்+உயர்+வகுப்புக்+கட்டணம்&artid=493127&SectionID=130&MainSectionID=130&SEO=&SectionName=India), 17 Oct 2011

புதுதில்லி, அக். 16: நிதிப்பிரச்னை காரணமாக உயர்வகுப்புப் பிரிவு பயணக் கட்டணத்தை உயர்த்த ரயில்வே நிர்வாகம் தீர்மானித்துள்ளது.

அண்மையில் சரக்குக் கட்டணத்தை ரயில்வே துறை 6 சதவீதம் உயர்த்தியது. இந்நிலையில் நிதிப்பிரச்னை காரணமாக உயர்வகுப்புப் பிரிவு பயணக் கட்டணத்தை உயர்த்துவது குறித்தும் பரிசீலித்து வருகிறது.

கடந்த 8 ஆண்டுகளாகக் கட்டணங்களை ரயில்வே துறை உயர்த்தவில்லை. இந்நிலையில் திட்டக் கமிஷனின் ஆலோசனைப்படி தற்போது கட்டணங்களை உயர்த்தத் தீர்மானித்துள்ளது. ஏழை மக்களால் கட்டண உயர்வைத் தாங்க இயலாது. எனவே அவர்களை பாதிக்காத வகையிலும், கட்டணங்களைச் சீரமைக்கும் விதமாகவும் இந்த உயர்வு இருக்கும். வரும் ரயில்வே பட்ஜெட்டுக்கு முன்பாகவே கட்டணம் உயர்த்தப்பட வாய்ப்பு இருக்கிறது. ÷கட்டணங்களை உயர்த்துவதற்கு பதில், ரயில்வே துறைக்குத் தேவைப்படும் நிதியை மத்திய நிதி தொகுப்பில் இருந்து பெற்றுக் கொள்ளலாம். இதற்கு நாடாளுமன்றத்தின் அனுமதி தேவை.

ஆனால் பயணக் கட்டணத்தை உயர்த்த அவ்வாறு அனுமதி பெறத் தேவையில்லை என ரயில்வே நிதித்துறை ஆணையர் பூம்பா பப்பர் தெரிவித்தார்.

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IR is planning to raise the upper class rail fares, hike will happen before the rail budget.

thillai_selvan

October 17th, 2011, 12:26 PM

Long time pending request of Nagercoil-Bengaluru daily train service from southern district people continued to be ignored :(

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/10/17/20111017d_013107010.jpg

Kunil143

October 19th, 2011, 05:11 PM

AUGMENTATION OF CHENDUR EXPRESS

No. 121/2011-201219.10.2011

AUGMENTATION OF CHENDUR EXPRESS

In order to help passengers travelling during Deepavali period, Southern Railway has decided to run special trains as well as augment the already running trains.In order to cater to the demand in the Chennai Egmore – Tiruchchirappalli – Madurai – Tirunelveli – Tiruchendur sector, Southern Railway is attaching 5 extra coaches daily by T.No.16735 Chennai Egmore – Tiruchendur Chendur Exp. from 21.10.2011 to 30.10.2011.In the return direction, these five coaches will be attached by T.No. 16736 Tiruchendur – Chennai Egmore Chendur Exp. from 22.10.2011 to 31.10.2011. By this, on a daily basis, 360 extra berths are being made available for the passengers.Passengers are requested to check the status and make reservations from the general quota as well as the Tatkal quota. Passengers waitlisted by this train are also requested to check the status of their tickets.

DEEPAVALI SPECIAL TRAINS
The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers in connection with the Deepavali festival.

1)Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Central – Tiruchchirappalli Superfast Specials (via. Karur, Erode, Jolarpettai): T.No.06802 Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Tiruchchirappalli at 18.00 hrs. on 24.10.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.30 hrs. the next day. T.No.06801 Chennai Central – Tiruchchirappalli Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 18.15 hrs. on 27.10.2011 and arrive Tiruchchirappalli at 03.30 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Karur, Erode, Sankaridurg, Salem, Morappur, Jolarpettai, Katpadi and Arakkonam. T.No.06802 will stop at Perambur also.

2)Chennai Central – Coimbatore – Chennai Central Superfast Specials:T.No.06803 Chennai Central – Coimbatore Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 22.30 hrs. on 25.10.2011 and arrive Coimbatore at 06.50 hrs. the next day. T.No.06804 Coimbatore – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Coimbatore at 23.45 hrs. on 26.10.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 07.45 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode & Tiruppur. T.No.06803 will stop at Coimbatore North also. T.No.06804 will stop at Perambur also.

3)Chennai Central – Nagercoil – Chennai Central Superfast Specials (via. Jolarpettai, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai): T.No.06001 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 23.30 hrs. on 23.10.2011 and arrive Nagercoil at 14.00 hrs. the next day. T.No.06002 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Nagercoil at 12.40 hrs. on 26.10.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.30 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Sattur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Tirunelveli and Valliyur. T.No.06002 will stop at Perambur also.

4)Chennai Central – Nagercoil – Chennai Central Superfast Specials (via. Jolarpettai, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai): T.No.06003 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 20.45 hrs. on 24.10.2011 and arrive Nagercoil at 11.00 hrs. the next day. T.No.06004 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Nagercoil at 12.40 hrs. on 27.10.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.30 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 3-tier, 8 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Sattur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Tirunelveli and Valliyur. T.No.06004 will stop at Perambur also.

5)Chennai Central – Nagercoil – Chennai Central Superfast Specials (via. Jolarpettai, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai): T.No.06005 Chennai Central – Nagercoil Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 15.15 hrs. on 25.10.2011 and arrive Nagercoil at05.30 hrs. the next day. T.No.06006 Nagercoil – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Nagercoil at 12.40 hrs. on 30.10.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.30 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 2 AC 2-tier, 1 AC 3-tier, 7 Sleeper Class, 4 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches.The trains will stop at Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode, Karur, Dindigul, Madurai, Virudunagar, Sattur, Kovilpatti, Vanchi Maniyachchi, Tirunelveli and Valliyur. T.No.06006 will stop at Perambur also.

Advance reservation for the above trains will commence on 21.10.2011.

http://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=483&id=0,4,268

deepu051993

October 19th, 2011, 08:29 PM

DEEPAVALI SPECIAL TRAINS
The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers in connection with the Deepavali festival.

http://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=483&id=0,4,268

Its really surprising to see all the special trains, annouced at the last minute is running on Dindigul-Karur-Erode route insted of Trichy cord/main line, even the special from Trichy. This section is to be overcrowded for the first time, i think so.

MA Eswaran

October 20th, 2011, 08:08 AM

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DEEPAVALI SPECIAL TRAINS
The following special trains will be run to clear the extra rush of passengers in connection with the Deepavali festival.

1)Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Central – Tiruchchirappalli Superfast Specials (via. Karur, Erode, Jolarpettai): T.No.06802 Tiruchchirappalli – Chennai Central Superfast Special will leave Tiruchchirappalli at 18.00 hrs. on 24.10.2011 and arrive Chennai Central at 03.30 hrs. the next day. T.No.06801 Chennai Central – Tiruchchirappalli Superfast Special will leave Chennai Central at 18.15 hrs. on 27.10.2011 and arrive Tiruchchirappalli at 03.30 hrs. the next day. The composition of the trains will be 1 AC 2-tier, 2 AC 3-tier, 11 Sleeper Class, 2 General Second Class and 2 luggage-cum-brake van coaches. The trains will stop at Karur, Erode, Sankaridurg, Salem, Morappur, Jolarpettai, Katpadi and Arakkonam. T.No.06802 will stop at Perambur also.

http://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=483&id=0,4,268

I think for the first time a special train stops at Sankaridurg. This station is being off late well patronised.

alagesan

October 20th, 2011, 05:51 PM

Long time pending request of Nagercoil-Bengaluru daily train service from southern district people continued to be ignored :(

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2011/10/17/20111017d_013107010.jpg

[B]In coming budget we can expect this Nagercoil to Bengaluru daily train :colbert:

Also a new train is needed from Tirunelveli to Mangalore via Bengaluru or Coimbatore

selvamssr

October 20th, 2011, 10:13 PM

Salem-Namakkal-Karur line!

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Flickr-Sathya (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sathyaclicks/6065026578/)

Very nicely taken pic. Thanks.

vasu_c4

October 21st, 2011, 10:04 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoiw6BKlFEM

Guruvayur Exp Near Between Villupuram & Ulunthurpet

dineshpkm

October 22nd, 2011, 03:04 AM

I think for the first time a special train stops at Sankaridurg. This station is being off late well patronised.

Hi Eswaran, not because well patronisation. Sankagiri is a part of Thiruchengode MP constituency! hmm political stop:)

ganie006

October 22nd, 2011, 04:57 AM

Installation of CCTV @Nellai Juntion

நெல்லை ஜங்ஷன் ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனில் நவீன காமிரா பொருத்தும் பணி தீவிரம்

திருநெல்வேலி : நெல்லை ஜங்ஷன் ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனில் அசம்பாவிதங்களை தவிர்க்கும் பொருட்டு நவீன சுழலும் காமிரா பொருத்தும் பணி நடைபெற்று வருகிறது. காமிராவில் பதிவாகும் காட்சியை சிசி., டிவி மூலம் கண்காணிக்க ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்படை போலீசாருக்கு தனிஅறை ஒதுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. நெல்லை ஜங்ஷன் ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனிலிருந்தும், நெல்லை வழியாகவும் தினமும் ஏராளமான எக்ஸ்பிரஸ் மற்றும் பாசஞ்சர் ரயில்கள் இயக்கப்படுகின்றன. இதன் மூலம் வெளியூர்களில் இருந்து நெல்லைக்கும், நெல்லையில் இருந்தும் வெளியூர்களுக்கும் ஏராளமான பயணிகள் சென்று வருகின்றனர். இதனால் காலை, மாலை நேரங்களில் நெல்லை ஜங்ஷன் ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷன்களில் பயணிகள் கூட்டம் நிரம்பி வழிவது வழக்கமாகும். இந்த நேரங்களில் மர்ம நபர்கள் பயணிகளின் நகை, பணம் மற்றும் உடமைகளை திருடி செல்கின்றனர். இதனை தடுக்கவும், தீவிரவாத செயல்கள் நடைபெறாமல் இருக்கவும், சமூக விரோதிகளை அடையாளம் காணவும் தென்னக ரயில்வே நிர்வாகத்தின் சார்பில் சுழலும் காமிரா பொருத்த நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இதற்காக ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷன்களில் உள்ள அனைத்து பிளாட்பார்ம்கள், நடைமேடை பாலம் போன்ற பகுதிகளில் நவீன சுழலும் காமிராக்கள் பொருத்தும் பணி நடைபெற்று வருகிறது. இந்த காமிராவில் பதிவாகும் காட்சிகளை சிசி.,டிவி., மூலம் உடனுக்குடன் கண்காணிக்க ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்பு படை போலீசாருக்கு அறை ஒதுக்கீடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது. இங்கிருந்து கண்காணிக்கும் போலீசார், சமூக விரோத செயலில் ஈடுபடும் நபர்களை அடையாளம் கண்டு நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கவுள்ளனர்.

இது குறித்து ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்பு படை போலீசார் கூறியதாவது: வட மாநிலங்களில் ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷன்களை தீவிரவாதிகள் குறிவைத்து தாக்குதல் நடத்தினர். இதனை கருத்தில் கொண்டும், பயணிகளின் பாதுகாப்பை கருத்தில் கொண்டும் நெல்லை ஜங்ஷன் ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷனில் நவீன சுழலும் கண்காணிப்பு காமிரா பொருத்த தென்னக ரயில்வே நிர்வாகம் அனுமதி வழங்கியது. இதன்பேரில் தற்போது சுழலும் காமிராக்கள் பொருத்தும் பணி தீவிரமாக நடைபெற்று வருகிறது. இப்பணியை சென்னையை சேர்ந்த தனியார் நிறுவனம் மேற்கொண்டு வருகிறது. இந்த பணி முடிந்தவுடன், நெல்லை ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்பு படை போலீசாருக்கு சிசி., டிவி மூலம் கண்காணிப்பது குறித்து பயிற்சி அளிக்கவுள்ளனர். இந்த பயிற்சி முடிந்தவுடன் சிசி., டிவி., அறை ரயில்வே போலீசாரின் கட்டுப்பாட்டில் வரவுள்ளது. இதனையடுத்து ரயில்வே போலீசார் 24மணி நேரமும் ரயில்வே ஸ்டேஷன் பிளாட்பார்மில் பயணிகள் நடமாட்டம் குறித்து கண்காணிக்கவுள்ளனர். இவ்வாறு ரயில்வே பாதுகாப்பு படை போலீசார் தெரிவித்தனர்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=335626

dr_thapalathy

October 23rd, 2011, 05:29 AM

MRTS Construction Updates from Velachery till Madipakkam

I am really happy to see construction works progressing here

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Road Closed. Most probably the site for construction of Puludhivakkam Station.
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Notice the pillars topping on the other side of the road.
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dr_thapalathy

October 23rd, 2011, 05:44 AM

Advertisements in display in the vaiducts of MRTS

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A contradictory worst looking station of MRTS - Indra Nagar, in between two good looking stations, Thiruvanmyiur and Kasturiba Nagar.

Indra Nagar is one of the least used MRTS station and is a shame for a good looking OMR from Madhya Kailash to SRP Tools. It is a victim of poor planning by IR. There is hardly a km distance between Indra Nagar and Kasturiba Nagar at one end and Thiruvanmyiur at the other end.

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Refurbished Thiruvanmyiur MRTS Station, ready for display of advertisements. Notice the provision for hoardings in the 1st and 4th pic.
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One of the best looking MRTS Station - kasturiba Nagar, at Madhya Kailash Junction.
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