Management of On-Board Catering Services on Vande Bharat Express
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAY BOARD
No. 2018/Catering/600/14
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Delhi, Dated: 11.10.2019
The Principal Chief Commercial Managers,
All Zonal Railways,
The Chairman and Managing Director,
IRCTC, Barakhambha Road, New Delhi.
CMD/CRIS
Chanakya Puri, New Delhi.
(Commercial Circular No. 49 of 2019)
Sub: Management of On-Board Catering Services on Vande Bharat Express.
For management of Catering Services on Vande Bharat Express to be introduced in future, following is advised:-
(i) The service-wise tariff of Vande Bharat Express shall be as under :-
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Durga Puja Special Train 2019
No. Special Train Between The Station For Information
1 Kolkata-Puri-Kolkata
2 Kolkata-Chennai-Kolkata
3 Shalimar-Puri-Santragachi
4 Hyderabad-Tatanagar-Hyderabad ...
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5 Visakhapatnam-Tirupati-Visakhapatnam
6 Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam
7 Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad-Bhubaneswar (A/C Express)
8 Kolkata-New Jalpaiguri-Kolkata
9 Howrah-Chhapra-Howrah
10 Howrah-Gorakhpur-Howrah
11 Malda-Haridwar-Malda
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Boost in rail connectivity in capital region of Andhra Pradesh – Commissioning of Double line & Electrification between Guntur and Tenali
The Guntur-Tenali Railway line, a critical component of the rail link serving the three important cities viz., Guntur, Vijayawada & Tenali which are located in the capital city region of Andhra Pradesh state. This line serves as an important and short route connecting both Telugu states with Southern states viz., Tamil Nadu and Kerala. This fast developing belt has seen a huge increase in rail traffic in the recent years due to diversion of several long distance trains running between Vijayawada and Tenali and the gradual increase of train services in the Nadikudi-Guntur-Tenali-Vijayawada route. Added to this, the freight traffic from...
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Guntur side towards Chennai and down South has increased enormously leading to saturation of section capacity. Currently, trains are running in this section at 125 % of the section capacity. In order to cope up with the further increase in rail traffic on the Guntur-Tenali route, Doubling & Electrification of railway track between Guntur-Tenali is taken up.
The Doubling & electrification project is executed by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) and has been successfully completed within the targeted time. Double line of the section is commissioned today i.e., 26th April, 2019 with running of 57652 Repalle – Secunderabad Passenger on newly constructed Double Line.
Highlights & Benefits of Guntur-Tenali Doubling and Electrification Project
1. Project Brief
The project is sanctioned in 2011-12 for a distance of 25.47 Kms.
Detailed estimate of the project is sanctioned at the cost of Rs 147 crores.
Total stations covered: Tenali Jn, Angalakuduru (Halt), Sangamjagarlamudi, Vejendla, Manipuram Cabin (special class) and Guntur Jn.
2. Infrastructure Facilities
As a part of doubling between Guntur and Tenali, yard modifications have been done at Guntur, Sangamjagarlamudi, Vejendla and Tenali stations.
New station buildings have been constructed at Vejendla & Sangamjagarlamudi stations.
3. Safety Enhancement
The modern state of the art signalling system provided will strengthen safety of the trains running in the section.
Construction of Road over Bridges & Road under Bridges in place of Level Crossing gates and Interlocking of existing Level Crossing gates will enhance the safety of road users.
2 major bridges and 39 minor bridges are constructed in this section.
one Existing Road under Bridge is extended for the new Double Line.
Sangamjagarlamudi, Vejendla and Manipuram Cabin stations are provided with new Electronic Interlocking System with dual Visual Display Unit (VDU).
12 Nos. of Existing Manned Level Crossings have been extended for the new Double Line.
4. Provision of Passenger Amenities
Foot over Bridges are constructed at Vejendla & Sangamjagarlamudi stations
New High Level Platforms have been constructed at Angalakuduru, Vejendla and Sangamjagarlamudi stations.
To improve the passenger convenience, amenities like – Water taps, Toilets, Cover over Platforms, RCC Benches, Indication Boards, etc. have been provided at all the stations
The elevation and Facade of the new station buildings constructed in the section will improve the aesthetics. The paintings provided to the station walls depicting the local art will enhance the grandeur of the station building.
5. Connectivity
At present, Guntur – Tenali single line section is saturated with 125% of its capacity.
This new double railway line will offer a huge boon to the local populous of the three cities of Vijayawada-Guntur-Tenali which come under one urban conglomeration, to travel short distance on local commuter services.
It will substantially enhance the potential for running more number of passenger carrying and freight trains between Guntur-Tenali there by leading to the possibility of handling more rail services from Hyderabad/Nadikudi side towards Chennai and South direction.
With the fast developing Amaravathi Capital area of Andhra Pradesh in the vicinity, the doubling and electrification of Guntur-Tenali section will enable provide enhanced rail connectivity to the area by introducing intercity suburban services.
The enhanced connectivity will add strength to revenue generation of railways in terms of harnessing the potential of mineral rich Palnadu Region to transport its produce/goods to any part of the country.
6. Electrification
Electrification of this section ensures seamless connectivity of the rail network from North to South and Vice-Versa.
It helps in reducing fuel expenses incurred by the organisation.
Avoids change of traction and thus saves running time of the trains.
It helps in reducing Carbon imprints contributing to greener environment.
Shri Gajanan Mallya, General Manager, South Central Railway congratulated the entire team involved in completion of this prestigious project in record time. Speaking on this Occasion, he opined that commissioning of new line will give impetus to the rail services on the zone in general and the capital city region of AP state in particular.
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MEGA BLOCK ON 28.04.2019
Central Railway will operate Mega Block on Main line and Harbour line for carrying out maintenance work on 28.04.2019
Special Traffic and Power Block between CSMT and Sandhurst Road on 27/28.04.2019 (Saturday/Sunday Night)
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UP FAST LINE FROM 11.15 AM TO 3.45 PM
All UP fast line services leaving Kalyan from 10.37 am to 3.06 pm will be diverted on Up slow line between Diva and Parel stations halting at all stations up to Parel and further re-diverted on Up fast line and will arrive destination 20 minutes behind schedule.
Dn fast/semi fast services leaving Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus from 10.05 am to 3.22 pm will halt at Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup, Mulund and Diva stations in addition to their respective scheduled halts and arrive destination 20 minutes behind schedule.
All slow line services leaving/arriving Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus between 11.00 am and 6.00 pm will arrive destination 10 minutes behind schedule.
Short Termination:
50104 Ratnagiri – Dadar Passenger will be terminated at Diva Jn. and
50103 Dadar – Ratnagiri Passenger will depart from Diva Jn. Special suburban service will be run from Dadar to Diva for passengers of 50103 which will depart from Dadar at 3.40 pm, reach Thane at 4.06 pm and arrive Diva at 4.13 pm.
Up and Down Harbour line between Vadala Road and Mankhurd from 11.10 AM to 4.10 PM
Up and Dn Harbour line services will remain suspended between Wadala Road and Mankhurd Station during block period.
Dn harbour line services leaving CSMT from 10.34 AM to 03.44 PM to Panvel/Belapur/Vashi and Up harbour line services leaving from Panvel/Belapur/Vashi from 10.21 AM to 03.47 PM will remained suspended.
However special trains will be run on Panvel-Mankhurd-Panvel section during the block period.
Harbour Line passengers are permitted to travel via Trans-Harbour / Main Line from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm.
Due to these blocks, suburban trains are likely to be more crowded than usual. Passengers are requested not to take any risks while travelling. They are also requested to avoid travelling on footboard, rooftop of locals and not to board extremely over crowded trains. These maintenance mega blocks are essential for infrastructure upkeep and safety.
Passengers are requested to bear with the Railway Administration for the inconvenience caused.
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Ajmer URS Special Trains 2019
Barauni-Ajmer-Barauni
Chhapra-Ajmer-Chhapra
Hyderabad-Ajmer-Hyderabad
Nanded–Madar Jn.–Nanded
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