Railway Budget/Expectations/wishlist- News and Updates

[gentem]

dude dont waste ur effort.. we arent bothered about occupancy etc, they make illogical kochi-delhi ahead of bangalore-delhi due to political reasons. duronto is proven success google it ur self. they should make duronto doors automatically close reducing aero drag and improve fuel efficiency and vibrating comfort..

initially there will be weekly durontos between all major cities, later all will be made daily. we are still waiting for bangalore-mumbai duronto there is already both howra-delhi and sealda-delhi durontos

[lucky_123]

Forget about mumbai -bnglr.

We don't even have a mumbai delhi duranto..till date.
forget about mumbai bglr

[anujkb]

Originally Posted by gentem

dude dont waste ur effort.. we arent bothered about occupancy etc, they make illogical kochi-delhi ahead of bangalore-delhi due to political reasons. duronto is proven success google it ur self. they should make duronto doors automatically close reducing aero drag and improve fuel efficiency and vibrating comfort..

initially there will be weekly durontos between all major cities, later all will be made daily. we are still waiting for bangalore-mumbai duronto there is already both howra-delhi and sealda-delhi durontos

i m not wasting my time.... this is what i do 90% of the time i spend on internet.... trains trains and more trains.....
YOU arent bothered, but the railways are bothered! duranto is success only on special corridors like hwh-pune, hwh mum, sdah-delhi, mum-adi, and nothing much.


BTW doors of all trains have to be closed whenever train is in motion (except SLR and GN coaches. for less vibration we need better couplers, lets see how mum-hyd duranto feels...

Yeah bang-mum in 17 hrs would be strong competitor to airavat and shivneri.
and yea, mum-delhi daily duranto is much needed.

mamta introduces 16 coach trains right from beginning, the reason they run empty, whereas laloo introduced 12 coachers initially and IR later extended them to 16 coaches duriong mamtas regime.

[invincibletiger]

Originally Posted by lucky_123

Forget about mumbai -bnglr.

We don't even have a mumbai delhi duranto..till date.
forget about mumbai bglr

There still are couple of Rajdhanis, a Garib Rath and a few other SFs between Delhi-Mumbai. Bangalore-Mumbai has none. Either IR has failed to notice the growth of Bangalore in the past 20 years, or they have succumbed to the bus lobby.

[gentem]

nope. politicians of mh and ka dont talk to each other and that is the reason. a train needs political will from both states.

[Bombay2Calcutta]

Railway is a national property and not a state proprty , so the theory does not hold true.

[s.yogendra]

Originally posted by SRIRAM GS

Track utilization between chickjajur & bellary for passenger trains is not 100%. I wish to see some of trains on this route in coming budget:

1. Mangalore - Secundrabad Exp [Via Chitradurga, Bellary]
2. Mysore - Chitradurga - Bellary - Bidar Exp

Also wish for some imp trains for karnataka.

1. Bangalore - Karwar Exp
2. Bangalore - Gulbarga Exp
3. Hubli - Mangalore Exp
4. Mysore - Hubli - Goa Exp
5. Bangalore - Salem - Erode Passenger
6. Bangalore - Chamarajanagar Express
7. Mysore - Yesvanthpur - Kacheguda GaribRath
8. Hubli - Dadar Express
9. Bangalore - Belgaum Express

[s.yogendra]

Originally posted by Suganthan Varadarajan

TPJ - MS (Via ML) - 1 ONT; 1-Day Intercity Exp
TPJ - SBC via VRI, SA ONT
NCR - SBC Via VRI, SA - 1 ONT, 1- Day Exp/Pass
MDU - MS day train Via ML
CBE - SBC ONT
NCR - MAQ Via Tpj - day train
Pondy - SBC Via Katpadi, JTJ
_________________
Suganthan Varadarajan

[gentem]

Originally Posted by Bombay2Calcutta

Railway is a national property and not a state proprty , so the theory does not hold true.

but indian politics goes by states. even mp's are associated with state unit of a party.. they may not even know neighboring mp from another state.. occupancy matters 25% but politics matters 75% in railway decisions

[ChennaiIndian]

True. In India, there has to mandatory direct train connectivity between all Tier-1 cities and then with major Tier-2 cities across various regions.

[gentem]

tier 1 cities should have at least 1 weekly train

Duronto Yesvantpur bangalore to Delhi Rohilla in 32 hours flat.

Sat 11:40pm from bangalore reach delhi on monday morning. finish work in 3 days and 2 nights and...
Wed 11pm from Delhi to bangalore

Announced in last budget but yet to be started

http://indiarailinfo.com/train/14035
http://indiarailinfo.com/train/14036
train no.s 12213 and 122134

that is average speed of 71km/h. if it is increased to 140km/h bangalore-delhi in 18 hours! look forward to that day!

[Bombay2Calcutta]

More trains to Rajasthan sought

CHENNAI: More than 3,000 people have signed a petition addressed to the Railways urging to introduce more trains to Jaipur and Jodhpur from Chennai. In response to the demand of the community, Central Chennai MP Dayanidhi Maran has recommended to the Railway Ministry to increase frequency of trains between Chennai and Jodhpur.

People belonging to Rajasthan who live and do business in Chennai find it difficult to travel to their native place because the existing services from Chennai to Jaipur and Jodhpur are inadequate. Inspite of repeated demands railways is yet to introduce more trains in the sector.

Recently, DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran wrote to union railways minister Mamta Banerjee demanding more trains between Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.

As the railways is not taking notice of the demand, a signature campaign has been launched by international human rights organisation in the city. The organisation has also sought permission from the city police to stage a protest demonstration on Tuesday to highlight their demand.

"The waitlist always runs to 200 or more on most of the days. People are finding it difficult to travel to Jaipur or Jodhpur because of the huge demand. Railways will get enough patronage even if they introduce two more trains in the sector," said Ashok Modi, founder of International Human Rights.

Dayanidhi Maran, in his a letter to Mamta Banerjee, said: "Chennai-Jodhpur Express should be operated thrice a week." Currently, the train is run only once a week

Read more: More trains to Rajasthan sought - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...#ixzz1DHxBhKlF

[s.yogendra]

Originally posted by AnandKumaR

EXP Trains
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PDY-Karaikal EXP
CBE-MS (Via SA-VRI-VM) (Day Time Exp) (Morg 9.00 from CBE)
CBE-MS (via TPJ,MV,VM) (OverNight EXP )
(Dept 23.00 From CBE and Arrival at 4.00 AM)
( It will be a night train for 10 Municipal Cities in VM-MV-TPJ Belt)
TPJ-SBC (Via VRI,SA)
CBE-ED-RMM (Tri Weekly)
VLKN-Kollam (Via TPJ,MDU,NCJ)
VLKN-Vasco (Bi weekly)
RMM-NDL (Via TPJ,MV,MS) (Bi Weekly)
MS-TUT (Tri Weekly) (VIa MV)
MS-NCJ (Tri Weekly)(VIa MV)
MS-TPJ( IC or JS) via MV ( (TPJ-6.45)=MS-13.15/14.00)=TPJ-21.00)


Passengers
##########

MDU-TUT
VM-TPJ (ML)
TPJ-RMM (Leaving 6.00 at RMM and arrival at 21.30)
(Connection for TPJ-PGT)
TPJ-VLKN
TPJ-MS (ML pass)
TJ-MS(ML pass)
VM-TPTY Via KPD
SA-CUPJ
MV-SA (Via CDM,CUPJ)
_________________
Regards
-Anand kumar

[Yagya]

Originally Posted by Bombay2Calcutta

More trains to Rajasthan sought

CHENNAI: More than 3,000 people have signed a petition addressed to the Railways urging to introduce more trains to Jaipur and Jodhpur from Chennai. In response to the demand of the community, Central Chennai MP Dayanidhi Maran has recommended to the Railway Ministry to increase frequency of trains between Chennai and Jodhpur.

Avo ni sa... padharo mahre des....

[s.yogendra]

MYSORE MP CALLS ON RAILWAY MINISTER



The Member of Parliament from Mysore, H.Viswanath, called on Union Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa in New Delhi this morning and requested for Survey of Mysore-Madikere line via Kushalnagar; introduction of daily passenger train service between Mysore-Arsikere; Opening of new railway reservation counter at Kushalnagar; Upgradation of infrastructure at CWS at Mysore and filling up of vacant posts in SWR

Source Star of Mysore

[s.yogendra]

The South Western Railway has sought Rs. 1,500 crore for various track-doubling works in its proposal submitted to the Railway Board in the wake of the forthcoming Railway budget.

Chief Public Relations Officer and Deputy General Manager (SWR) P. Shameer Basha told presspersons here on Tuesday that the zone had sought more funds for track-doubling work as the existing railway lines in the zone were overburdened.

Mr. Basha said that the two major track-doubling works proposed for the next fiscal were the Hubli-Chikkajajur and Tumkur-Arsikere lines.

He said track doubling of the 190-km stretch between Hubli and Chikkajajur would cost Rs. 660 crore and the 96-km railway line between Tumkur and Arsikere would cost Rs. 347 crore.

Mr. Basha said track doubling and new projects would help the zone in easing both freight and passenger traffic.

He said that the zone had also sought Rs. 250 crore for improvement of traffic facilities and Rs. 120 crore for upgrading of technology.

Mr. Basha admitted that development of the Hubli Railway Station had been stopped owing to lack of funds, but clarified that the work had been allotted under maintenance head and was not high on priority compared to other development works.

He said the zone had also sought another daily train between Yeshwanthpur and New Delhi, an inter-city train between Guntakal and Hubli.

The zone had also asked for bifurcation of Haripriya Express which now connects Kolhapur with Hyderabad and Tirupati, Mr. Basha added.

source the hindu

[Bombay2Calcutta]

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[s.yogendra]

Mamata Banerjee meets Pranab Mukherjee for budget strategy

Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee called on Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee at the latter’s residence late on Friday.

During the meeting, Mukherjee sought help from the Trinamool chief in the smooth conduct of business in the coming budget session of Parliament.

Addressing media jointly after meeting, Mukherjee said: “I discussed with her (Mamata Banerjee) a few issues including the current situation of Bengal. We also discussed how to work together in the future since we (Congress-Trinamool Congress) have an alliance from Lok Sabha polls and we are in the government, we are running the government together and being members of the Cabinet, we discussed several issues.”

Banerjee said since she is not going to attend the meeting, Trinamool party will send a representative.

“We have budget session ahead of us. Pranab Mukherjee himself is very busy, despite the busy schedule, he came to Kolkata and discussed about West Bengal’s overall situation. Representatives of my party will attend the Feb 8 meeting. We feel Pranab Mukherjee commands respect in the government and we will follow what we will be told,” she added.

Source:- bugetonline

[Bombay2Calcutta]

Delegation to visit Delhi demanding circular train for Bangalore

By Rohith BR | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

BJP general-secretary and MP (Bangalore South) Ananth Kumar on Saturday said a delegation of state legislators and MPs would visit New Delhi to demand a circular train project for Bangalore in the upcoming Union railway budget. “It is a long-pending proposal from the state government that we want the railway minister Mamata Banerjee to sanction in the budget. The project needs an allocation of Rs500 crore and will go a long way in de-congesting traffic,” he said.

Kumar, who was speaking at a Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) programme in Nagarabavi on Saturday, said the project, along with the Metro, would build the city’s mass transport network. “The legislators’ delegation would also meet the Union minister of state for railways KH Muniyappa,” he said.

The circular train network will aim to connect the city with surrounding towns like Anekal, Devanahalli, Doddaballapur, Magadi and Ramanagaram. The project proposal is to have 241 km of railway connectivity. Kumar said that both the Namma Metro and the circular train projects would be assisted with a well-connected network of buses. The state is also demanding fund allocation for a 5,000mw power plant to address the power needs of Bangalore, he added

[Bombay2Calcutta]

Hindu
SCR : New railway line proposal sent to Board

KHAMMAM: South Central Railway (SCR) General Manager M.S. Jayanth said that a proposal to lay new rail line between Pandurangapuram and Sarapaka near the temple town of Bhadrachalam has been sent to the Railway Board for its approval.

Mr Jayanth offered special prayers at the renowned Sri Seetharamachandra Swamy temple in Bhadrachalam on Saturday. Speaking to media persons on the occasion, he said that a proposal for laying a new rail line from Pandurangapuram to Sarapaka near Bhadrachalam for a length of about 13 kms at an estimated cost of Rs 96 crore has been finalised based on a survey.

The survey found that the proposed rain link would be feasible with a favourable rate of return of 18 per cent, he said adding that the new rail line would be of immense benefit to the devotees visiting the temple town.