Indian Railways Signs MOU with Spain on High Speed Rail Service

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">NEW DELHI  (NNN-Bernama) -- Indian Railways is exploring possibilities of introducing bullet train service and improving safety features in train operations in the country with Spain.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in the rail sector was signed on Friday by Railway Minister C P Joshi and visiting <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country> Minister of Public Works and Transport Ana Pastor Julian.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <st1:country -region="-region" w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Spain</span></st1:place></st1:country><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";"> has a modern railway network linking all major towns and cities, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Under the agreement, both countries will promote cooperation and information exchange in the areas of high speed railway, upgrading speed of passenger trains, improving safety of train operations, maintenance of technologies for track, bridges, tunnels and power supply systems, among others.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Indian Railways is in the process of setting up a high-speed rail authority to run trains at 300 km/hour speed on seven selected routes.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">"We have plans to develop high-speed train service in the country and we are currently in the process of carrying out pre-feasibility study on seven identified corridors," an official said.<o:p></o:p></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS";">Routes that have been identified for proposed bullet train service are Pune-Mumbai-Ahmedabad (650 km), Delhi-Chandigarh-Amritsar (450km), Delhi-Lucknow-Patna (991 km), Hyderabad-Chennai (644km), Chennai-Bangalore-Thiruvanthapuram (850 km) and Delhi-Jaipur-Jodhpur (591 km). --NNN- BERNAMA<o:p></o:p></span></div> </div>

Indian Railways Signs MOU with Spain on High Speed Rail Service

NEW DELHI  (NNN-Bernama) -- Indian Railways is exploring possibilities of introducing bullet train service and improving safety featu...

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More Than 32 Killed in Indian Train Fire

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">By VOA News<o:p></o:p></span><br /> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /> </span><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8EmU1CPK7E0sBOHuKqBtrogH96RmyuzBYJCZa32BVQaPlL-1VQD6mgKsTqp5OH94eOnsg6CkMHQsD4TqvOYd9xacKAoXgZiWiXFUg6_f7kg2MZdV0Dxv4VPLkSwxyhQsHD1LNsiM6D0/s1600/2012073013130822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8EmU1CPK7E0sBOHuKqBtrogH96RmyuzBYJCZa32BVQaPlL-1VQD6mgKsTqp5OH94eOnsg6CkMHQsD4TqvOYd9xacKAoXgZiWiXFUg6_f7kg2MZdV0Dxv4VPLkSwxyhQsHD1LNsiM6D0/s640/2012073013130822.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Fire fighter and rescue teams rescue passengers from a train that caught fire in Nellore on 30 July 2012. The train was completely gutted in the fire,railway officals said. The coach had 72 passengers. Photo courtesy agencies---NNN<o:p></o:p></span></div></td></tr> </tbody></table><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Authorities say more than 32 people are dead and more than 22 burned after a fire broke out on a passenger train in southern India.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The fire on the long-distance service from New Delhi to Chennai apparently started in one coach during the early morning hours of Monday while most of the passengers slept.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">An official at a train station noticed the fire as the train passed through.  The train was stopped near the town of Nellore in Andhra Pradesh state and the coach was detached to prevent the spread of flames.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but authorities suspect it was caused by a short circuit.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

More Than 32 Killed in Indian Train Fire

By VOA News Fire fighter and rescue teams rescue passengers from a train that caught fire in Nellore on 30 July 2012. The train was c...

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INDIA: ADB Extends loan to Boost Investment for Agribusiness Infrastructure in Bihar and Develop Nation's Railway System

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NEW DELHI (PIB) --- Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a $67.6 million loan that will help improve physical and institutional links to support agriculture in the state of Bihar and a US$ 150 million loan for 1st tranche of Railway Sector Investment Program aimed at improving rail freight services and passenger transport routes. So far as the Agribusiness Infrastructure loan of Bihar is concerned, it will help expand agricultural value chains and facilitate better linkages for small scale farmers with processors, agribusiness entrepreneurs, and service providers in Muzaffarpur and Patna-Nalanda regions of Bihar. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The loan is the first tranche of a $170 million multitranche financing facility under the Agribusiness Infrastructure Development Investment Program, which was approved by the ADB Board in September, 2010 to boost private sector investment in agribusiness infrastructure in selected regions of Bihar and Maharashtra. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The programme will build physical and institutional links along horticulture integrated value chains (IVCs), which include farmers, processors, agribusiness entrepreneurs, and service providers, a central goal of the Indian government. This will help farmers, traders and other value chain stakeholders to improve their products and processes, become competitive and adapt to changes in end markets. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Public-private partnerships (PPP) to design, build, finance and operate the integrated value chains are a key component of the project. Private investors will provide collection services, grading, packaging, storing, processing and cold-storage facilities to a range of high value chains. This will raise the value addition being done from agricultural activities, by reducing post-harvest wastes and integrating small landholders into the agribusiness value chains. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The programme would also enhance livelihoods by benefitting farmers, the landless poor and women through creation of additional employment opportunities along the integrated value chains and ancillary industries thereby raising their income, and improving off-farm income opportunities for the rural poor. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The signatories to the loan were  Venu Rajamony, Joint Secretary (Multilateral Institutions), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Government of India; and  Hun Kim, Country Director for India, on behalf of ADB. The project agreement was signed by Dr. N. Vijaya Lakshmi, Secretary (Agriculture) on behalf of the State Government of Bihar. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Speaking on the occasion Rajamony said that the Agribusiness Infrastructure Development Investment Program fills gaps in agribusiness infrastructure value chains from farm gate to market. This innovative and integrated approach will promote a more inclusive agribusiness value chain and promote efficient and market-oriented farming among smallholder farmers. He said that the Program aims to leverage private sector investment and management into agri-business infrastructure through public-private partnership mode. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="LTR"></span> Kim said that the pioneering nature of the investment program is the introduction of integrated value chains and application of public-private partnerships in the agribusiness sector. He said that this will help scale-up future models for agribusiness operations in India. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, is the executing agency of the project, which is expected to be implemented over a period of six years, completing in 2017. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This first tranche loan from the ordinary capital resources of ADB has a 25-year term, including a grace period of 5 years, commitment charges of 0.15% and interest rate in accordance with ADB’s LIBOR-based lending facility.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another loan to develop nation's Railway system will help India improve rail services along some of its busiest freight and passenger transport routes, providing double-track for about 840 kilometers of rail routes and electrifying about 640 kilometers. New signaling will also be installed. ADB will also support accounting reforms to improve operational and financial efficiency at Indian Railways. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The program will (i) reduce fuel consumption and enhance energy efficiency, (ii) reduce pollution, (iii) enhance railway safety, (iv) increase the line capacity, benefiting consumers and producers of goods and services, (v) improve staff productivity, and (vi) incorporate innovating financing modalities by pursuing carbon credits under UNFCCC. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The total cost of the Railway Sector Investment Program is US$ 1,144.6 million, out of which loan assistance from ADB is US$ 500 million (in four tranches) and GOI’s funding is US$ 644.6 million. This is the 1st tranche for a total US$ 343.4 million (ADB loan US$ 150 million + GOI share US$ 193.4 million). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The signatories to the loan were  Venu Rajamony, Joint Secretary (Multilateral Institutions), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, on behalf of the Government of India; and  Hun Kim, Country Director for India, on behalf of ADB. The project agreement was signed by Satish Agnihotri, Managing Director, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Speaking on the occasion, Joint Secretary, Venu Rajamony said that although railways make up a significant part of India’s transport sector, constraints on high density railway routes present a chronic challenge. This program should improve energy efficiency, safety, reliability, affordability, and environmental sustainability along key railway routes with heavy traffic, he said. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="LTR"></span> Hum Kim, Country Director for India said that our goal is to get people and goods moving more quickly and easily throughout India. Better railways not only help promote environmentally sustainable growth, they build better links between states and open opportunities to more people, he said. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Indian Railways Vision 2020 highlights the need to remove infrastructure bottlenecks, design and deliver market-driven services, provide safe and reliable operations, and build capacity. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ADB will also provide a program linked technical assistance of US$ 300,000 to promote sustainable transport modes by monitoring carbon emission reductions from shifting bulk goods from road to rail. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ministry of Railways is the Executing Agency (EA) and Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) is the Implementing Agency (IA) for the program.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

INDIA: ADB Extends loan to Boost Investment for Agribusiness Infrastructure in Bihar and Develop Nation's Railway System

NEW DELHI (PIB) --- Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed a $67.6 million loan that will help improve physic...

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India: New Timings for Booking Tatkal Tickets from 10th July 2012

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Railway Administration Making Local Arrangements to Implement New Tatkal Booking Timings<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">NEW DELHI (PIB) --- The Ministry of Railways has further streamlined the delivery of tickets under Tatkal Scheme and the new amendment in the scheme will come into effect from tomorrow i.e. 10th July 2012 (Tuesday). Under the new amendment the booking of Tatkal tickets will start at 10.00 hours on the previous day of journey from train originating station instead of 0800 hours at present. For example, if a train is to depart from the originating station on the 2nd of the month, the Tatkal quota booking both through Internet (IRCTC Website) and reservation counters for that particular train shall open at 1000 hours on the 1st of the month. In addition, it has also been decided that no authorised agents, including agents of IRCTC and RTSAs/RTAs will be allowed to book Tatkal tickets from 1000 hours to 1200 hours from counters as well as from Internet. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">At the Zonal Railway and the Divisional Railway level, the local Railway administration is also making arrangements at the reservation counters for orderly implementation of the amendment in the scheme like segregation of Tatkal buyers through separate queues, separate counters etc. as per the local requirement and feasibility. The travelling public is being informed about the new arrangements through Press Releases, Press Advertisements, Announcements and Notice Boards. Moreover, installation of CCTVs in all major booking centres to monitor any unusual activities, inspection of the reservation centres by the senior officers, display of helpline numbers for complaints, raids by the vigilance squads are some of the measures being taken to prevent misuse of Tatkal facility. The requirement of indicating Mobile number of the passenger in the application form is also being insisted to cross verify the genuineness of the passenger. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">These new measures are in addition to the previously taken measures to revamp Tatkal system from November 2011. In November 2011, the following measures were introduced to reduce/minimize the possibility of booking of tickets by touts/miscreants and which are still continuing: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span dir="LTR"></span>1.       Advance Reservation Period of Tatkal scheme was reduced from two days excluding the day of journey to one day excluding the day of journey. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2.       Refunds are not granted on cancellation of confirmed Tatkal tickets except in case of special circumstances like late running of train by more than three hours, cancellation of trains etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3.      Duplicate Tatkal tickets are not issued under normal circumstances. In exceptional cases Duplicate Tatkal tickets can be issued on payment of full fare including Tatkal charges. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4.       Tatkal tickets are issued only on production of self attested photocopy of one of the 9 prescribed proofs of Identity mentioned in the scheme, at the computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counter. While booking e-ticket, the passenger has to indicate the number of identity card in the system. The passenger is required to carry the same proof of Identity during the journey. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">5.      A restriction of booking of a maximum of four passengers per PNR on Tatkal ticket has been imposed. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a Public Sector Undertaking of Ministry of Railways which manages Railways e-ticketing website namely www.irctc.co.in has also implemented following additional steps to streamline Tatkal ticket bookings: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span dir="LTR"></span>1.   High capacity Database servers have been installed. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2.   Internet Bandwidth has been increased from 344 mbps to 450 mbps <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3.   Single user registration on one e-mail ID with email verification has been implemented. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4.  Mobile validation of users and single user registration on one mobile number has been implemented. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">5.  Web service agents have been permitted to book only one Tatkal ticket per train per day on internet after 12.00 A.M. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">6.  Individual users are permitted to book only two tickets between 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 A.M. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">7.  Only two tickets can be booked per IP address between 10-12 AM. IP address check has helped in preventing multiple bookings from same office complex/internet café etc. This also helps in facilitating bookings by genuine users and prevents bookings for commercial gains. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">8.  Single session per user ID check has been implemented. With this step, a user on irctc.co.in will be able to open his account for booking of e-tickets only once. Multiple sessions with single user ID cannot be opened thereby enabling maximum users to access website and reduce congestion. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">9.       Captcha has been put and strengthened for booking in the ‘Plan My Travel’ to check fraudulent booking through automation software. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(CAPTCHAs is a technology used in attempts to prevent automated software from performing actions which degrade the quality of service of a given system)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">10.  Quick Book Option and Cash Cards option has been stopped between 10.00 A.M. to 12.00 A.M. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">11.  An IT-Anti Fraud Squad has been created at Internet Ticketing Centre to detect cases of fraud and fraudulent activity and also for constant cyberspace surveillance to detect possible threats to the system. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">12. Upon receipt of complaint against the sub-agent, the user –id is deactivated and the sub-agent is black-listed. The details of the black-listed agent are put on the IRCTC website. All the Principal Agents have been instructed not to take on such black-listed agents. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">13. For any complaint, against the e-ticket agents, one may contact agentcomplaint@irctc.co.in (011-23745962) or care@irctc.co.in (011-39340000) <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; text-align: justify; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">14.  The Ministry of Railways has also initiated steps to augment e-ticket handling capacity of its website through short term and long term measures. Both IRCTC and CRIS are working jointly in this direction. Due to these steps, the present e-ticket capacity will increase from existing about 3.5 lakh bookings to around 5 lakh bookings per day in about four months period in the short term which will further be increased to about 8 lakh bookings per day in the long term plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

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INDIA: MoU on Campaign Clean India Signed between the Ministries of Tourism and Railways

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SJcxVqmJwL_kD21GIm5gCdqX7tQ9dMe-aR7hT5vOziHxkt2ibSkGVFLRqyTwXt69VaToL8HFcoCjPpXVUYqTifZrISqstEmvQxBwIM_H6ZHFHgpj6hLGUZmBQDN8N0t6LcBpza5bzMc/s1600/l2012070641282.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SJcxVqmJwL_kD21GIm5gCdqX7tQ9dMe-aR7hT5vOziHxkt2ibSkGVFLRqyTwXt69VaToL8HFcoCjPpXVUYqTifZrISqstEmvQxBwIM_H6ZHFHgpj6hLGUZmBQDN8N0t6LcBpza5bzMc/s640/l2012070641282.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Union Tourism Minister,  Subodh Kant Sahai and the Union Minister for Railways,  Mukul Roy jointly briefing the media, after signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Campaign Clean India between the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Railways, in New Delhi on July 06, 2012. The Chairman, Railway Board,  Vinay Mittal is also seen.</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Photo © PIB</span> </td></tr> </tbody></table><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">NEW DELHI (PIB) --- A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Campaign Clean India between the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Railways was signed in the presence of the Minister of Tourism Subodh Kant Sahai and the Minister of Railways  Mukul Roy, here today. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Speaking on the occasion Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai said convergence with Railway Ministry is very important for developing tourism in the country and abroad. He said this will help in effectively branding India as a major tourist destination.  Sahai said Railway is a major driver for development of tourism and the Ministry of Railway and Ministry of Tourism have decided to work together towards the common objective of brand positioning and effective promotion enhancing tourism in India. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Minister for Railways Mukul Roy said that the Indian Railways have taken a number of steps for improving cleanliness by way of Green Toilets, clean train stations, rag picking contracts, washable aprons on platforms, mechanized cleaning on the stations and on-board service schemes etc.  Roy said that modern methods, equipment and material are being used by Railways for improved cleanliness and hygiene in and around railway stations. He said that on mutually agreed term and conditions, Railways and Ministry of Tourism together will undertake vinyl wrapping of rakes of some long distance trains highlighting Campaign Clean India. Staff would also be available in such trains under this scheme for maintaining proper cleanliness. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The MOU was signed by Smt. Usha Sharma, Additional Director General (Tourism) on behalf of Ministry of Tourism and Smt. Mani Anand, Executive Director (Tourism & Catering) on behalf of Ministry of Railways. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As per the MoU the two Ministries will work together towards a sustained sensitization campaigns for train travellers and service providers under the Capacity Building for Service Providers scheme of Ministry of Tourism and for consultations and discussions with the stake holders including the travel trade to evolve strategies for the up-keep and cleanliness of the stations and coaches. The Ministry of Railways will work towards the provision of controlled access to the stations and provision of chemical toilets in trains to keep the stations clean. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Ministry of Railways will encourage the Hotels and Travel Trade Associations, the Companies and the Corporate Houses to adopt Railway Stations in furtherance of Campaign Clean India. In return, the Ministry of Railways will offer advertising opportunities to the patrons.The Ministry of Tourism will undertake branding of long distance trains running on important routes in different regions of the country, whereby one side would depict important tourism sites of the country and the other side would carry Campaign Clean India messages on mutually agreed routes and terms. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Each Ministry will designate a Joint Secretary level officer for monitoring the implementation of the MoU. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The MoU acknowledges the emergence of tourism sector as a key driver of economic development as evident from the fact that it contributes nearly 6 per cent to the national GDP and generates over 9 per cent of the total employment in the country. It endorses the fact that achieving the growth of tourism to its potential will call for quality facilities and infrastructure, as also an ambience that is clean and friendly to the tourists. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cleanliness and proper hygiene are universally regarded as indispensable existential norms that must inform and permeate all our actions. However, a consciousness in terms of education, demonstration and training is required to be created to ensure that these norms become part of a national psyche, at home and outside it. Conversely, lack of or inadequate personal and environmental cleanliness will have a pull-down impact on the image-India, the worst hit being the tourism sector where the first impression of a visitor is often his last. The MoU will therefore visualize and look for an India that impacts a visitor, to begin with, for its cleanliness and hygiene. Hence, the Campaign Clean India.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

INDIA: MoU on Campaign Clean India Signed between the Ministries of Tourism and Railways

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India: Railways Takes Steps to Combat Misuse of Tatkal (Instant) Tickets

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Muniyappa Convenes a Review Meeting of Senior Railway Officials to Further Streamline Tatkal Scheme<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /> </span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">NEW DELHI (PIB) --- The Minister of State for Railways,  K. H. Muniyappa said that with the recent steep hike in the fares of the airlines, the demand and supply gap for Railway tickets have substantially increased which Railways is trying its best to reduce through various measures.  Muniyappa said this during his meeting of senior officers of Railways Board here today to review the progress of the steps taken to combat some cases of black marketing and purchase of railway tickets by touts. Member Traffic, Railway Board, Managing Director, IRCTC, Additional Member (Commercial) and other senior officers of Railway Board were present at the meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Muniyappa said that that the Indian Railways have been regularly monitoring the activities of the agents, touts and other individuals carrying out such activities and strict action has been initiated. The Minister said that every day on an average of around 15 lakh Railway tickets are being sold through 8838 passenger reservation ticket counters and the e-ticketing website through IRCTC, out of which the Tatkal tickets constitutes around 1.70 lakh. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Muniyappa said that the Railways had introduced the Tatkal scheme to facilitate the bonafide passengers to travel by train at short notice. However, there are some reports of this facility being misused by some persons for pecuniary and personal gains, thereby defeating the very purpose of the scheme. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Minister further said that some of the major problems being faced by the Railways are large scale sale of tickets within a short period in the counters, deployment of proxies to procure tickets at counters etc. To prevent misuse of the facility, Railways have taken steps like debarring the agents to book tickets during the first two hours, installation of CCTVs in all major booking centres to monitor the movement of touts, non issuance of duplicate in lieu of the lost Tatkal tickets and non-refund on cancellation of unused Tatkal tickets. The requirement of indicating Mobile number of the passenger in the application form is also being insisted to cross verify the genuineness of the passenger. Besides these measures, attaching the photo copy of identity proof of passenger has been made mandatory for booking of Tatkal tickets and carrying of ID card have also been made compulsory for all passengers of AC classes. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In addition, it has further been decided to change the time of booking of Tatkal tickets at the counters from existing 8.00 A.M. to 10.00 A.M. with effect from 10th July, 2012 to avoid congestion in the morning hours at counters for the normal advance booking passengers. The restriction on the agents for Tatkal tickets booking during the first two hours shall also continue. The Minister said that these steps have started yielding results. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Minister also said that surprise inspections and preventive checks are being conducted regularly at reservation centres to contain the activities of the unauthorized agents and touts. These checks are intensified during peak/rush period and festival seasons. The department has carried out around 82,000; 61,000; and 65,000 surprise checks during 2009-10 to 2011-12, said the Minister. Against these surprise checks, around 4200 touts were apprehended and an amount of around Rs. 63,68,000/- were realized as fine and around 2000 persons were convicted. The connivance of around 170 Railway officers were also found during the above surprise checks against whom departmental actions were initiated which resulted in imposing of various penalties upon 102 officials including major penalties like removal, reversion from service etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Minister said that IRCTC, a public sector undertaking of the Ministry of Railways which handles ticketing website, has also taken several steps to prevent touts and unauthorized agents from their illegal activities. Several technological innovations like increase in the bandwidth of internet, augmenting E-Ticketing software licences, technical evaluation of mobile based technology etc. are regularly being undertaken to cope up the demand and minimize the misuse of the system by unscrupulous people, added the Minister. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Minister informed that the Ministry of Railways has also initiated steps to augment e-ticket handling capacity of its website through short term and long term measures. Due to these steps, the present capacity will increase from existing about 3.5 lakh bookings to around 5 lakh bookings per day in about four months period in the short term which will further be increased to about 8 lakh bookings per day in the long term plan. He informed that both IRCTC and CRIS are working jointly in this direction. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Muniyappa said that wide publicity is being given at regular basis both through the print and electronic media appealing the general public to purchase ticket only from authorized sources so as to prevent prosecution and penalty. He appealed to the general public to co-operate with the Railways to make the system work successfully.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

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India: Eight Bogies of Punjab Mail Derailed; 19 Injured

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">ROHTAK, India (NNN-UNI) -- As many as 19 people were injured when eight bogies of Punjab Mail were derailed in this district of Haryana today.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Police said the incident occurred at about 0350 hrs near Kharavad village when the Punjab Mail was going from Ferozepur to Mumbai.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The 19 people, who sustained minor injuries in the derailment, were taken to PGIMS hospital in Rohtak.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Railway sources said about 300 mt long track of the Railway line was damaged due to the accident.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The train later left for New Delhi after rescue work was completed. --NNN-UNI<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

India: Eight Bogies of Punjab Mail Derailed; 19 Injured

  ROHTAK, India (NNN-UNI) -- As many as 19 people were injured when eight bogies of Punjab Mail were derailed in this district of Haryana ...

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Italy's New 'Bullet Train' Aims to Shake Up Euro Travel

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">By Sabina Castelfranco from Rome<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="305" src="http://www.voanews.com/templates/widgetDisplay.html?id=149353475&player=article" width="480"></iframe></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Italy will launch Europe's first private high-speed train service Saturday, as the country moves towards a more liberal economy.  The move could lead other European countries to follow Italy's example of privatizing rail transport and creating new jobs and competition in the marketplace.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The new bullet-shaped "Italo" trains can travel at a top speed of 360 kilometers per hour.  They are run by NTV, a company headed by Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo, which invested $1.3 billion.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He says the real achievement was having brought about liberalization in Italian rail transportation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">"At last, Italian citizens and foreign travelers will be able to choose, and one of the longest monopolies in our country has come to an end," said Montezemolo.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Montezemolo says passengers would benefit from the competition.  He adds that the aim is to take a quarter of the market from the state rail network Trenitalia, the biggest employer in the country, by 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Transport experts say despite the difficult economic times, the new train could be a positive development. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">"We are still the second manufacturing system in Europe after Germany and I think what is happening in the railway system is an example of the strength of the industrial system," noted Professor Matteo Caroli at LUISS university in Rome.  "We have basically financial problems, like other European countries, but the competitiveness of our companies is strong."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The project is one example of the new ambitions for Italy's economy, the eurozone's third largest, under Prime Minister Mario Monti.  Monti has been working to shake up a sluggish economy heavily influenced by protectionist traditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">NTV's fleet will consist of 25 trains that are being supplied by French multinational Alstom.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">"This train is the fourth generation of train for Alstom.  So, it's really at the top, and there is no other technology in the world like this one," said Alstom Managing Director Pierre-Louis Bertina.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The trains boast sleek interiors with leather seats, large panoramic windows and a cinema car.  There will be three different classes of travel allowing passengers to choose what best suits their needs and how much they want to spend.  NTV's Giuseppe Bonollo says the quality of the service is the real distinguishing point.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">"High technology inside, Wi-Fi connectivity to Internet, free for all travelers and on top of that - this really is a world premiere - the possibility through the laptop to access to satellite direct TV connection," Bonollo explained.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">At Rome's Termini station, many travelers were looking forward to the launch of the new high-speed train.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Italo is adopting an aggressive pricing policy, with discounted fares for advance reservations. In the meantime, the state-owned rail network has already lowered its ticket prices and improved its service.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Other European nations will be watching carefully to see whether it is in their interest to follow the Italian example. ---VOA News</span></div>

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India: New Railway Minister Rolls Back Fare Hike

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">NEW DELHI (NNN-AGENCIES) -- Hikes in rail passenger fares for second class suburban and non-suburban, Sleeper, AC Chair Car and AC 3-tier were on Thursday rolled back with the new Railway Minister Mukul Roy dubbing it as a "huge drain" on the pocket of masses.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He, however, kept untouched the increase of 15 paise per km and 30 paise per km respectively in passenger fares in AC 2-tier and AC-I announced by his predecessor Dinesh Trivedi in the Railway Budget only last week.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Replying to the debate on the Railway Budget in the Lok Sabha, Roy also put on hold Trivedi's proposal of setting up a committee to examine whether there should be an independent tariff regulatory authority.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He scrapped Trivedi's proposal to expand the Railway Board.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Roy, who was replying to the debate just a day after taking over as Railway Minister, said, "The proposal to increase fare by 2 paise per km, 3 paise per km and 5 paise per km in second class suburban and non-suburban and Sleeper class is a huge drain on the pocket of the masses."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"Similarly, increase in the fare of AC Chair Car and AC 3-tier, which is now patronised by the middle class, is also quite severe.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"I intend to give relief to the already over burdened common man by not effecting any increase in these classes."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Trivedi had proposed 10 paise per km each for AC Chair Car and AC 3-tier.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Roy, however, did not refer to AC 2-tier and AC-I Class for which his predecessor had proposed hike of 15 paise per km and 30 paise per km.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Referring to the rollback of hike in train fares announced earlier, Roy said "many members have expressed anguish over the proposal to hike passenger fares that would impact the aam aadmi."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"The concern of the common man is over-riding, even if it means biting the bullet of a different kind, the impact of the fare hike on the aam aadmi is huge," he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After Roy's 20-minute speech, the House passed the Vote on Account and the relevant Appropriation Bills, as well as a resolution to adopt recommendations of the second report of the Railway Convention Committee by voice vote.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He said the Railways would launch an "aggressive drive to mop up resources from non-conventional sources" like public-private partnership (PPP) projects would be carried out on a fast-track.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Advertising as a source of revenue was not being fully explored, he said, adding that there would be "a focused approach" on using the vacant land and airspace with the railways to raise resources.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Noting the concerns expressed by almost all members over rail safety, he said in order to avoid accidents at unmanned railway crossings; he would pursue the commitment to "eliminate" such crossings.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Major initiatives would be launched to construct overbridges, revamp telecommunications, rolling stock and terminals, the Minister said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Maintaining that members had expressed "deep anguish" over cleanliness and hygiene at stations and in trains, he said these issues would be on his top priority after safety.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Regarding filling up of vacancies, Roy said all posts relating to safety, especially unmanned crossings, would be filled.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Noting that the recruitment of over one lakh people was "already on", Roy said "we will wipe out all backlog for weaker sections of society, including physically disabled".<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Trivedi, whom he replaced as the Railway Minister, was not present in the House despite being a Lok Sabha member. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was also not present.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Observing that he had assumed charge only recently, he assured the House that the demands made by the members, including for new trains, would be implemented taking into account financial and other constraints.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sharing the concern voiced by members over the standard of cleanliness in Indian Railways, he said cleanliness and hygiene are the most important aspects for him after safety. -- NNN-AGENCIES<o:p></o:p></span></div></div>

India: New Railway Minister Rolls Back Fare Hike

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15 KILLED IN TRAIN-VAN COLLISION IN INDIA'S UTTAR PRADESH STATE

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">NEW DELHI (NNN-Bernama) -- Fifteen people were killed and two others seriously injured when a train rammed into a van at an unmanned railway crossing in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, a state in the northern part of India. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The accident, involving the Mathura-Kasganj express train and the van with 17 passengers took place near the Madu railway station at 7.29 am today. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Times of India quoted superintendent of police Chandra Prakash as saying that the 15 people were killed on the spot and that the two injured have been admitted to a hospital. -- NNN-BERNAMA </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div></div>

15 KILLED IN TRAIN-VAN COLLISION IN INDIA'S UTTAR PRADESH STATE

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INDIA : Mukul Roy is the New Union Railway Minister

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CyNEZGoPhqaSvdaNOErabBSaFGK725uz-RTePlhfJa37ZuGsrOxG2ywG_qsqnWXJm7fQl6ZiSpfXnWTeldIIeNdpWwfBzcphBBerrDJGONOoN_CMkG_2QmuHdDqzKKOUnMNM8xpwa5w/s1600/2012032015304022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CyNEZGoPhqaSvdaNOErabBSaFGK725uz-RTePlhfJa37ZuGsrOxG2ywG_qsqnWXJm7fQl6ZiSpfXnWTeldIIeNdpWwfBzcphBBerrDJGONOoN_CMkG_2QmuHdDqzKKOUnMNM8xpwa5w/s1600/2012032015304022.jpg" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">PresidentPratibha Patil (L) administers oath to Mukul Roy as new railway minister, replacing his partycolleague Dinesh Trivedi, in New Delhi March 20,2012.Trivedi resigned March 18,2012 after he refused to obey his Trinamul Congress party’s orders to roll back the hike in passenger fares . In his Railway Budget speech March 14,2012, he had announced train fare increase by a maximum of 30 paisa (0.006 U.S. dollars) per km, saying the network was passing through a "difficult phase" and the hike was justified. Trinamul Congress party, a key ally of the central government, is headed by Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister.Photo courtesy agencies---NNN</span></td></tr> </tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><br /> </span></div><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">NEW DELHI (NNN-Bernama) -- Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy was elevated to cabinet rank to take over as Railway Minister replacing Dinesh Trivedi, who was forced to resign after Congress caved in to Mamata Banerjee's pressure. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Roy, 57, was sworn in as cabinet minister at a special and brief ceremony by President Pratibha Patil at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He is widely expected to roll back at least the lower class passenger fare hike proposed by Trivedi in the Railway Budget. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Roy was currently serving as Union Minister of State for Shipping and had earlier served as Minister of State in the Railway ministry before Trivedi took over last July. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The ceremony was attended by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the UPA chairperson and cabinet ministers including ministers of Tinamool Congress. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Trivedi was forced out by Trinamool Congress after he incurred the wrath of party chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who was opposed to his proposal to increase fares in the railway budget. Trivedi resigned on Sun March 18. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Congress leadership caved in to the Trinamool demand for replacing him with Roy. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yesterday Mamata had indicated that the hike in the lower class fares proposed in the Railway budget may be rolled back. -- NNN-BERNAMA </span></div><br /> </div>

INDIA : Mukul Roy is the New Union Railway Minister

PresidentPratibha Patil (L) administers oath to Mukul Roy as new railway minister, replacing his partycolleague Dinesh Trivedi, in New Del...

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India to Fast Track High Speed Trains

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bj8W7FRR4HoWlMWc4MYfwmuABL7fKZJBe_gW-UimCIX4i8X8FxF8G_3zaUSYTxNCIJj1vZyIQ54wT0s0f5wPXukvF2xOLVzQVXy854JtZ3B_YxbUkkBcSQfEUiHJBiXrYux-h4_obCk/s1600/2012031412255911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bj8W7FRR4HoWlMWc4MYfwmuABL7fKZJBe_gW-UimCIX4i8X8FxF8G_3zaUSYTxNCIJj1vZyIQ54wT0s0f5wPXukvF2xOLVzQVXy854JtZ3B_YxbUkkBcSQfEUiHJBiXrYux-h4_obCk/s1600/2012031412255911.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><i><span style="background: white; font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">New Delhi (NNN) --- Indian Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi (2nd from L) listens as senior executive director of Central Japan Railway Co.,Tsutomu Morimura (L) explains his company's exhibit during a high-speed train technology seminar, hosted by <st1:country-region w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region> in <st1:city w:st="on">New Delhi</st1:city> Jan. 13, 2012, as part of efforts to sell its shinkansen bullet-train system to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Foreign consortiums are eyeing for a stake in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s bid to modernise its railway system network by introducing high speed trains. Photo courtesy Kyodo---NNN</span></i></div>

India to Fast Track High Speed Trains

New Delhi (NNN) --- Indian Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi (2nd from L) listens as senior executive director of Central Japan Railway Co....

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Indian Government Presents People-Friendly Railway Budget

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvurmwBR92OdeTRv0xisj2en2tjjOTCFnVOlnHrnmaGCakK3nMehjuig1MJl1QWFz496nDrmX4wQHPL-t0npK9BBMj1aGGv-_DbIP0lKCcZZYr98LbkDrbG6HDecfRrqsPZRNEMViJGjw/s1600/l2012031439701.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvurmwBR92OdeTRv0xisj2en2tjjOTCFnVOlnHrnmaGCakK3nMehjuig1MJl1QWFz496nDrmX4wQHPL-t0npK9BBMj1aGGv-_DbIP0lKCcZZYr98LbkDrbG6HDecfRrqsPZRNEMViJGjw/s640/l2012031439701.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 8.0pt;">The Union Minister for Railways, Dinesh Trivedi interacting with the media persons after presentation of Railway Budget 2012-13, in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Delhi</st1:place></st1:city> on March 14, 2012. The Ministers of State for Railways, Bharatsinh Solanki and K.H. Muniyappa and the Board Members are also seen. Photo © PIB<o:p></o:p></span></i></div></td></tr> </tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:city w:st="on"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">NEW DELHI</span></span></st1:city><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> (NNN-Bernama) -- Indian government on Wednesday presented a 'people friendly' railway budget in parliament that stresses safety as top priority for the train network which has 'to be benchmarked with Europe and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region></st1:place>'.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"Indian Railways has to be benchmarked with Europe and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region>. My focus is safety, safety, safety," said Indian Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Trivedi said he was not satisfied with the current safety standards and claimed a special purpose vehicle would be set up to achieve better safety protocols, adding unmanned level crossings would be abolished in the next five years, Xinhua news agecny reports. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He said the target of reducing accidents from 0.55 to 0.17 had been met, saying "I vow to target zero deaths," in his budget speech. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">However, there would not be any steep increase but a minimal hike in passenger fares. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Trivdei announced 75 new express trains and 21 new passenger trains and with this new addition the railways are expected to recruit over 100,000 people in the next financial year. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Several railway modernisation programmes requiring an investment of 560 billion rupees (US$12 billion) were also announced by Trivdei. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Indian Railways is the third largest rail network in the world. -- NNN-BERNAMA<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div></div>

Indian Government Presents People-Friendly Railway Budget

The Union Minister for Railways, Dinesh Trivedi interacting with the media persons after presentation of Railway Budget 2012-13, in New D...

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INDIA: Railway Budget 2012-13 at a Glance

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span><br /> <div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">75 New Express Trains, 21 New Passenger Services, 9 DEMU And 8 MEMU Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">137 Services New Sub-Urban Services to Come Up in Mumbai, Chennai & Kolkata<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">725 Km New Lines to Be Introduced<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A Green Train and 200 Green Energy Stations Proposed<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Special Coaches For Differently- Abled Persons<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Emphasis on Infrastrucurure Development – 5 Focus <st1:place w:st="on">Aras</st1:place> Identified<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">19000 Km Rail Tracks to BE Modernised<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Mission-Mode Approach for Rail Modernisation<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Minor Incrase in Passanger Fares<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A Slew of Passenger Amenities Being Introduced.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH59oYqN0w7CEE__qV1nHN8oazvvR9M6DMF4VO1_hLWtRQG08zIhi8QQqkifCyZE4o4Y7kX31drtbua5en0dme21DW3smbnQc2P9yV58Y2jLX8sdVHWbYLG-6RhjEVU2dBUf8WFiJNrlM/s1600/l2012031439700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH59oYqN0w7CEE__qV1nHN8oazvvR9M6DMF4VO1_hLWtRQG08zIhi8QQqkifCyZE4o4Y7kX31drtbua5en0dme21DW3smbnQc2P9yV58Y2jLX8sdVHWbYLG-6RhjEVU2dBUf8WFiJNrlM/s400/l2012031439700.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 8.0pt;">The Chairman, Railway Board, Vinay Mittal addressing the Post <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Railway Budget Press Conference, in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New Delhi</st1:place></st1:city> on March 14, 2012. Photo © PIB<o:p></o:p></span></i></div></td></tr> </tbody></table><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">NEW DELHI</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> (PIB) --- The Railway Budget presented by Minister of Railways Dinesh Trivedi in Parliament today seeks to raise investment in modernization and upgradation of rail infrastructure. It gives very high priority to rail safety and security. Passenger fares have been increased marginally.  Presenting the Railway Budget 2012-13 in Parliament today,  Trivedi proposed a Budget with highest ever plan outlay of Rs. 60,100 crore which provides Rs. 6,872 crore for new railway lines and significant funds for passengers safety, security and amenities.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">    <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In this Budget, the Railway Minister has focused on five important fields, which are: Safety; Consolidation; Decongestion & Capacity Augmentation; Modernization; and to bring down the Operating Ratio from 95% to 84.9% in 2012-13. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">   <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The marginal increase in passenger fares is as follows: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">By 2 paise per km for suburban and  ordinary second class; 3 paise per km for mail/express second class; 5 paise per km for sleeper class; 10 paise per km for AC Chair Car, AC 3 tier and First Class; 15 paise per km for AC 2 tier and 30 paise per km for AC I.  The fares will be rounded off to the next nearest five rupees and the minimum fares and platform tickets will cost Rs. 5.  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In the Railway Budget, the Minister has proposed 75 new Express trains, 21 new passenger services, 9 DEMU services and 8 MEMU services.  Trivedi also announced the extension of the 39 trains; increase in the frequency of 23 trains; 75 additional services to run in Mumbai suburban; 44 new suburban services to be introduced in Kolkata area; 50 new services to be introduced in Kolkata Metro; and 18 additional services to be run in Chennai area.   <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Railway Budget for 2012-13 also provides for 50% concession in fare in AC-2, AC-3, Chair Car & Sleeper classes to patients suffering from ‘Aplastic Anaemia’ and ‘Sickle Cell Anaemia’. It also provides for extending the facility of travel by Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains to Arjuna Awardees. The travel distance under ‘Izzat Scheme’ has also been increasd from 100 kms to 150 kms.  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Proposing highest ever plan outlay for the Railway Budget, the Railway Minister said that it will be financed through Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs 24,000 crore; Railway Safety Fund of Rs 2,000 crore; internal resources  of Rs 18,050 crore; and Extra Budgetary Resources of Rs 16,050 crore, which includes market borrowing of Rs 15,000  crore through IRFC.   <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Railway Budget provides for 725 km new lines; 700 km doubling; 800 km gauge conversion and 1,100 km electrification. Rs 6,872 crore have been provided for new lines; Rs 3,393 crore for doubling; Rs 1,950 crore for gauge conversation and Rs 828 crore have been provided for electrification.   <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Railway Budget 2012-13 lays emphasis on safety and security of the passengers.  Dinesh Trivedi said that drawing from the recommendations of the Anil Kakodkar and Sam Pitroda Committees, he has chosen five focus areas. These are: Track; Bridges; Signalling & Telecommunication; Rolling Stock; and Stations & Freight Terminals. Under this a Railway Safety Authority has been proposed as statutory regulatory body; Missions will be created to implement the modernization programme; and setting up of a Railway Tariff Regulatory Authority is to be considered. Two new Board Members (Safety/Research and PPP/Marketing) are to be inducted.   Trivedi also announced the setting up of a Rail-Road Grade Separation Corporation to eliminate level crossings. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Three ‘Safety Villages’ will also be set up at Bengaluru, Kharagpur and <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lucknow</st1:place></st1:city> for skill development for disaster management. The Railway Minister also announced that an Indian Railway Station Development Corporation will be set up to redevelop stations through PPP mode. He also announced that a Logistics Corporation will be set up for development & management of existing railway goods sheds and multi-modal logistics parks. A National High Speed Rail Authority is also to be set-up. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Highlighting the efforts being made to improve the amenities and to provide better experience to the passengers at stations the Railway Minister said that 929 stations will be upgraded as Adarsh Stations including 84 stations proposed in 2012-13.  Specially designed coaches for differently-abled persons will be provided in each Mail/Express trains. RPF helpline will be integrated with the All India Passenger Helpline. SMS on passenger mobile phone in case of e-ticket will be accepted as proof of valid reservation. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Satellite based real time train information system (SIMRAN) will be introduced to provide train running information to passengers through SMS, internet, etc. On board passenger displays indicating next halt station and expected arrival time will be introduced. 321 escalators will be installed at important stations of which 50 will be commissioned in 2012-13. Regional cuisine will be introduced at affordable rates.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Railway Minister also announced launching of Book-a-meal scheme to provide multiple choices of meals through SMS or email. Coin/currency operated ticket vending machines will be introduced during 2012-13. Rail Bandhu on-board magazines will be distributed on Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and Duronto trains. The Railway Budget 2012-13 also proposes setting up of AC Executive lounges at important stations. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">  <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Railway Minister announced that pre-feasibility studies on six high speed corridors have already been completed and study on Delhi-Jaipur-Ajmer-Jodhpur will be taken up in 2012-13.   <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Announcing the measures for the welfare of railway employees, the Minister proposed a wellness programme for railway staff at their work places; ensuring proper rest for skilled and technical staff including the running crew; and institution of ‘Rail Khel Ratna’ Award for 10 rail sports-persons every year.   <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Caring for the environment, the Railway Minister announced the introduction of a ‘Green Train’ to run through the pristine forests of North Bengal; 200 remote railway stations will be set up as ‘green energy stations’ powered entirely by solar energy; solar lighting system will be provided at 1,000 manned level crossing gates;  2,500 coaches will be equipped with bio toilets.  Dinesh Trivedi also announced setting up of 72 MW capacity windmill plants in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and <st1:place w:st="on">West Bengal</st1:place>.   <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Minister said that during 2011-12 the railways recruited over 80,000 persons to fill up various vacancies; now he proposes to recruit over one lakh persons during 2012-13 so that backlog of SC/ST/OBC and other categories will be wiped off.   <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Minister announced that freight loading during 2012-13 is expected to be 1,025 MT which will be 55 MT more than 2011-12. The passenger growth during the year is pegged at 5.4%.   <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Highest Ever Plan Outlay of Rs.60, 000 crore<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Highlights of Railway Budget 2012-13<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Passenger fares increased marginally. The increase will be by 2 paise per km for suburban and ordinary second class; 3 paise per km for mail/express second class; 5 paise per km for sleeper class; 10 paise per km for AC Chair Car, AC 3 tier and First Class; 15 paise per km for AC 2 tier and 30 paise per km for AC I. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Minimum fare and platform tickets to cost Rs. 5. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• 50% concession in fare in AC-2, AC-3, Chair Car & Sleeper classes to patients suffering from ‘Aplastic Anaemia’ and ‘Sickle Cell Anaemia’. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Extending the facility of travel by Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains to Arjuna Awardees.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Travel distance under ‘Izzat Scheme’ to increase from 100 kms to 150 kms. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• SMS on passenger mobile phone in case of e-ticket to be accepted as proof of valid reservation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Introduction of satellite based real time train information system (SIMRAN) to provide train running information to passengers through SMS, internet, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• On board passenger displays indicating next halt station and expected arrival time to be introduced. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Installation of 321 escalators at important stations of which 50 will be commissioned in 2012-13. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Introduction of regional cuisine at affordable rates; launching of Book-a-meal scheme to provide multiple choices of meals through SMS or email. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Introduction of coin/currency operated ticket vending machines. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Upgradation of 929 stations as Adarsh Stations including 84 stations proposed in 2012-13; 490 stations have been completed so far. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Specially designed coaches for differently-abled persons to be provided in each Mail/Express trains. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Introduction of Rail Bandhu on-board magazines on Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and Duronto trains. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Setting up of AC Executive lounges at important stations<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• 75 new Express trains to be introduced. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• 21 new passenger services, 9 DEMU services and 8 MEMU services to be introduced. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Run of 39 trains to be extended. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Frequency of 23 trains to be increased. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• 75 additional services to run in Mumbai suburban; 44 new suburban services to be introduced in Kolkata area, 50 new services to be introduced in Kolkata Metro; 18 additional services in Chennai area. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• 725 km new lines, 700 km doubling, 800 km gauge conversion and 1,100 km electrification targeted in 2012-13. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Rs 6,872 cr provided for new lines, Rs 3,393 cr for doubling, Rs 1,950 cr for gauge conversation, Rs 828 cr for electrification<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Highest ever plan outlay of Rs. 60,100 cr <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Rae Bareli coach factory manufactured 10 coaches in 2011-12; phase-II of the factory would be commissioned in 2012-13. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• A wagon factory to be set up at Sitapali (Ganjam District of Odisha) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• A rail coach factory with the support of Government of Kerala to be set up at Palakkad; two additional new manufacturing units for coaches to be established in the Kutch area in <st1:place w:st="on">Gujarat</st1:place> and at Kolar in Karnataka with active participation of the State Governments. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Setting up of a factory at Shyamnagar in <st1:place w:st="on">West Bengal</st1:place> to manufacture next generation technology propulsion system for use in high power electric locomotives. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Creating Missions as recommended by Pitroda Committee to implement the modernization programme. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Setting up of Railway Tariff Regulatory Authority to be considered. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• New Board Members for Safety/Research and PPP/Marketing to be inducted. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Rail-Road Grade Separation Corporation to be set up to eliminate level crossings. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Indian Railway Station Development Corporation to be set up to redevelop stations through PPP mode. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Logistics Corporation to be set up for development & management of existing railway goods sheds and multi-modal logistics parks. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• National High Speed Rail Authority to be set-up. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Pre-feasibility studies on six high speed corridors already completed; study on Delhi-Jaipur-Ajmer-Jodhpur to be taken up in 2012-13. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Introduction of a ‘Green Train’ to run through the pristine forests of <st1:place w:st="on">North Bengal</st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Setting up of 200 remote railway stations as ‘green energy stations’ powered entirely by solar energy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Providing solar lighting system at 1,000 manned level crossing gates. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• 2,500 coaches to be equipped with bio toilets. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Setting up of 72 MW capacity windmill plants in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and <st1:place w:st="on">West Bengal</st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Installation of Integrated Security System at all 202 identified stations to be completed in 2012-13. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Escorting of trains by RPF/GRP extended to 3,500 trains. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Integration of RPF helpline with the All India Passenger Helpline. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Setting up of a Railway Safety Authority as a statutory regulatory body as recommended by Kakodkar Committee<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• . Three ‘Safety Villages’ to be set up at Bengaluru, Kharagpur and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Lucknow</st1:city></st1:place> for skill development for disaster management. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Over one lakh persons to be recruited in 2012-13 – backlog of SC/ST/OBC and other categories to be wiped off. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Introduction of a wellness programme for railway staff at their work places. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Ensuring proper rest for skilled and technical staff including the running crew. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Institution of ‘Rail Khel Ratna’ Award for 10 rail sports-persons every year. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• New coaching terminal at Naihati, the birth place of Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay commemorating him on 175th Birth Anniversary. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• .Project to connect Agartala with Akhaura in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bangladesh</st1:place></st1:country-region> to be taken up in 2012-13.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Freight loading of 1,025 MT targeted; 55 MT more than 2011-12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Passenger growth targeted at 5.4 %.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span><br /> <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></span><br /> <div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">List of new Express Trains, Passenger Trains, MEMU, DEMU, Extension of run and increase in frequency of trains announced in Railway Budget 2012-13.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></span></div><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div><ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kamakhya-Lokmanya Tilak (T) AC Express (Weekly) via Katihar, Mughalsarai, Itarsi<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Secunderabad-Shalimar AC Express (Weekly) via <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Vijayawada</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Bandra (T)- Bhuj AC Express (Tri-Weekly)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Delhi</span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> Sarai Rohilla-Udhampur AC Express (Tri-Weekly)via Ambala, Jalandhar<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Coimbatore-Bikaner AC Express (Weekly) via Roha, <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Vasai Road</st1:address></st1:street>, Ahmedabad, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jodhpur</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kakinada-Secunderabad AC Express (Tri-weekly)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Yesvantpur-Kochuveli AC Express (Weekly)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Chennai-Bangalore AC Double-decker Express (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Habibganj-Indore AC Double-decker Express (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Howrah-New Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Express (6 days a week) via <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Malda</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Town</st1:placetype></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kamakhya-Tezpur Intercity Express (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Tiruchchirappalli-Tirunelveli Intercity Express (Daily) via <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Madurai</st1:place></st1:city>, Virudunagar<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Jabalpur-Singrauli Intercity Express (Daily) via New Katni Jn.<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Bidar-Secunderabad Intercity Express (6 days a week)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kanpur-Allahabad Intercity Express (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Chhapra-Manduadih Intercity Express (Daily) via Phephna, Rasra, Mau, Aunrihar<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ranchi-Dumka Intercity Express (Daily) via Deoghar<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Barbil-Chakradharpur Intercity Express (Daily) via Dongoaposi, Jhinkpani<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Secunderabad-Belampalli Intercity Express (Daily) via Kazipet<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">New Jalpaiguri-New Cooch Behar Intercity Express (5 days a week)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ahmedabad-Ajmer Intercity Express (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Dadar (T) – Tirunelveli Express (Weekly) via Roha, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Coimbatore</st1:place></st1:city>, Erode<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Visakhapatnam-Chennai Express (Weekly)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Visakhapatnam-Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Weekly) via <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Vijayawada</st1:place></st1:city>, Manmad<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Indore-Yesvantpur Express (Weekly) via Itarsi, Narkher, <st1:city w:st="on">Amravati</st1:city>, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Akola</st1:place></st1:city>, Kacheguda<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ajmer-Haridwar Express (Tri-Weekly) via <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Delhi</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Amravati-Pune Express (Bi-weekly) via <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Akola</st1:place></st1:city>, Purna and Latur<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kacheguda-Madurai Express (Weekly) via Dharmavaram, Pakala, Jolarpettai<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Bikaner-Puri Express (Weekly) via Jaipur, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kota</st1:place></st1:city>, Katni Murwara, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Secunderabad-Darbhanga Express (Bi-weekly) via Ballarshah, Jharsuguda, Rourkela, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ranchi</st1:place></st1:city>, Jhajha<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Bilaspur-Patna Express (Weekly) via Asansol, Jhajha<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Howrah-Raxual Express (Bi-weekly) via Asansol, Jhajha, Barauni<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Bhubaneswar-Bhawanipatna Link Express (Daily) via Vizianagaram<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Puri-Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express (Weekly) via <st1:city w:st="on">Visakhapatnam</st1:city>, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Guntur</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Sai Nagar Shirdi-Pandharpur Express (Tri-weekly) via Kurduwadi<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Express (Weekly) via <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Visakhapatnam</st1:place></st1:city>, Gudur<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Visakhapatnam-Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express (Weekly) via Titlagarh, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Raipur</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Howrah-Lalkuan Express (Weekly) via Mughalsarai, <st1:city w:st="on">Varanasi</st1:city>, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lucknow</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kolkata-Jaynagar Express (Weekly) via Asansol, Jhajha, Barauni<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Dibrugarh-Kolkata Express (Weekly)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Firozpur-Sriganganagar Express (Daily) via Fazilka, Abohar<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Jaipur-Secunderabad Express (Weekly) via Nagda, <st1:city w:st="on">Bhopal</st1:city>, Narkher, <st1:city w:st="on">Amravati</st1:city>, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Akola</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Okha-Jaipur Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Ajmer</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Adilabad-Hazur Sahib Nanded Express (Daily) via Mudkhed<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Shalimar-Chennai Express (Weekly)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Mysore-Sai Nagar Shirdi Express (Weekly) via <st1:city w:st="on">Bangalore</st1:city>, Dharmavaram, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bellary</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Valsad-Jodhpur Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, Marwar<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Porbander-Secunderabad Express (Weekly) via Viramgam, <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Vasai Road</st1:address></st1:street><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Bandra (T) – <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Delhi</st1:place></st1:city> Sarai Rohilla Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, Phulera<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Hapa-Madgaon Express (Weekly) via <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Vasai Road</st1:address></st1:street>, Roha<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Bikaner-Bandra(T) Express (Weekly) via <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Jodhpur</st1:place></st1:city>, Marwar, Ahmedabad<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Express (Weekly) via Palanpur, Jaipur, <st1:city w:st="on">Mathura</st1:city>, Farrukhabad, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kanpur</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Durg-Jagdalpur Express (Tri-Weekly) via Titlagarh<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Mannargudi-Tirupati Express (Tri-Weekly)  via Thiruvarur, Villupuram, Katpadi<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Gandhidham-Bandra (T) Express (Weekly) via Morbi<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kota-Hanumangarh Express (Daily) via Jaipur, Degana, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bikaner</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Jhansi-Mumbai Express (Weekly) via <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Gwalior</st1:place></st1:city>, Maksi, Nagda<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Secunderabad-Nagpur Express (Triweekly) via Kazipet<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kanpur-Amritsar Express (Weekly) via Farrukhabad, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bareilly</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Chappra-Lucknow Express (Tri-Weekly) via Masrakh, Thawe, Padrauna<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Karimnagar-Tirupati Express (Weekly) via Pedapalli<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Anandvihar-Haldia Express (Weekly)  via Mughalsarai, Gomoh, Purulia<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Barrackpore-Azamgarh Express (Weekly) via Jhajha, Ballia, Mau<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Indore-Rewa Express (Tri-weekly) via Bina<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Running of independent train between Jabalpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin by delinking from 12405/12406 Bhusawal-Hazrat Nizamuddin and 12409/12410 Raigarh-Nizamuddin Gondwana Express<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Darbhanga-Ajmer Express (Weekly) via Raxaul, Sitapur, <st1:city w:st="on">Bareilly</st1:city>, Kasganj, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mathura</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Solapur-Yesvantpur Express (Tri-weekly) via <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Gulbarga</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Chennai-Puri Express (Weekly)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Hyderabad-Ajmer Express (Weekly) via Manmad, Itarsi, Ratlam<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Asansol-Chennai Express (Weekly) via Purulia, Sambalpur, Vizianagaram<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Shalimar-Bhuj Express (Weekly) via Bilaspur, Katni, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Bhopal</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Amritsar-Hazur Sahib Nanded Express (Weekly)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Santragachi-Ajmer Express (Weekly) via Kharagpur, Chandil, Barkakana, Katni, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kota</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Malda Town-Surat Express (Weekly) via <st1:city w:st="on">Rampur</st1:city> Hat, Asansol, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nagpur</st1:place></st1:city><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Dwarka-Somnath Express (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol><div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Passenger Trains<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div><ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Koderma-Nawadih Passenger (6 Days)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Sriganganagar-Suratgarh Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Yerraguntla-Nosam/Nanganapalli Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Villupuram-Katpadi Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Gunupur-Palasa (via Parlakhemundi) Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ajmer-Pushkar Passenger (5 Days)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kota-Jhalawar</span></st1:placename><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> <st1:placetype w:st="on">City</st1:placetype></span></st1:place><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Bareilly-Kasganj Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Anandnagar-Barahani Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Rangiya-Tezpur Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Mysore-Shravan belgola (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Jodhpur-Bilara Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Rohtak-Panipat Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Miraj-Kurudwadi Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Phulera-Rewari Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Mysore-Chamarajanagar Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Gorakhpur-Siwan Passenger (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol><div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Running of independent Passenger trains between Rewa-Bilaspur & rewa-Chirmiri by delinking from 51751/51752 rewa-Bilaspur Passenger & 51753/51754 rewa-Chirmir Passenger<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Mysore-Birur Passenger via Arsikere (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Jhansi-Tikamgarh Passenger via Lalitpur<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">MEMU<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div><ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Dahod-Anand<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Anand-Gandhinagar<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Bina-Bhopal MEMU service in lieu of conventional services<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Palakkad-Coimbatore-Erode<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Ernakulam-Thrisur<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Adra-Asansol<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Adra-Bishnupur via Bankura<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Sealdah-Lalgola<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol><div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">DEMU<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /> </div><ol start="1" style="margin-top: 0in;" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Baripada-Bangriposi(Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Masagram-Matnashibpur (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Mannargudi-Trichy-Manamadurai (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Hoshiarpur-Firozpur (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Siliguri-Changrabandha (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Pratapnagar-Chota Udepur (Daily)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">New Jalpaiguri-Bamanhat DEMU service in lieu of conventional services.<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol></span></span><br /> <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Reacting on the Railway Budget, the Prime Minister of India said that, the Railway Minister has presented a forward looking Budget with emphasis on safety and modernisation of the Indian Railways. The Budget for 2012-13 has been formulated against the background of Railways` responsibilities in meeting the demands of the 12th Five Year Plan. </i></span></span><br /> <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /> </span></span><br /> <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br /> </span></span></div></div>

INDIA: Railway Budget 2012-13 at a Glance

75 New Express Trains, 21 New Passenger Services, 9 DEMU And 8 MEMU Services 137 Services New Sub-Urban Services to Come Up in Mumbai, C...

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