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Saturday, 7 January 2017

09:06

TRIAL RUN OF RO-RO FROM PEN TO BOISAR VIA VASAI

TRIAL RUN OF RO-RO FROM PEN TO BOISAR VIA VASAI
2017/01
06-01-2017
Mumbai

TRIAL RUN OF RO-RO FROM PEN TO BOISAR VIA VASAI TO EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES AS WELL AS TO MAXIMISE FREIGHT EARNINGS

TRIAL RUN OF RO-RO FROM PEN TO BOISAR VIA VASAI

TO EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES AS WELL AS TO MAXIMISE FREIGHT EARNINGS

A trial run of RO-RO (Roll-on-Roll-off) was organised on 5th January 2017 from PEN to Boisar via Vasai Road station. The run was conducted to examine the feasibility as well as to explore the possibilities of maximising freight earnings. Ro-Ro will not only add to earnings but also take care of environment & decongest road traffic. The trial run was attended by Western Railway officers from various departments along with their supervisory staff. The train left Pen station at 11.10 hrs and ran via Vasai Road station to reach Boisar at 17.10 hrs. The trial run was conducted smoothlywhereas other operational feasibilities such as loading/unloading and other infrastructural requirements are being looked into.




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Saturday, 24 December 2016

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Thursday, 1 September 2016

20:29

Special Trains :Ganapathi Festival - Central Railway

Special Trains :Ganapathi Festival - Central Railway

2016/9/2
01-09-2016

Special Trains :Ganapathi Festival - Central Railway

8 SPECIAL TRAINS DURING GANPATI FESTIVAL

Central Railway Press Release

8 SPECIAL TRAINS DURING GANPATI FESTIVAL

Railways have decided to run 8 special trains during Ganpati Festival 2016 to clear the extra rush of passengers. The details are as under -

(A)  Madgaon – Vasai Road - Madgaon special train on special fare (Reserved)  

Train No. 00112 Madgaon-Vasai Road Special will leave Madgaon on 2.9.2016 & 9.9.2016 (2 trips) at 21.00 hrs and will arrive Vasai Road at 12.50 hrs next day.

Train No. 00111 Vasai Road – Madgaon Special will leave Vasai Road on 5.9.2016 & 12.9.2016 (2 trips) at 13.45 hrs and will arrive Madgaon at 03.00 hrs next day.

HALTS: Thivim, Sawantwadi Road, Kudal, Sindhudurg, Kankavali, Vaibhavwadi Road, Rajapur Road, Adavali, Ratnagiri, Sangameshwar Road, Savarda, Chiplun, Khed, Veer, Mangaon, Roha & Panvel.

COMPOSITION: 14 second class seating.

(B) Mangalore – Vasai Road - Mangalore special train on special fare (Reserved)

Train No. 00116 Mangalore-Vasai Road Special will leave Mangalore Jn. 4.9.2016 & 11.9.2016 (2 trips) at 18.00 hrs and will arrive Vasai Road at 12.50 hrs next day.

Train No. 00115 Vasai Road – Mangalore Special will leave Vasai Road o­n on 3.9.2016 & 10.9.2016 (2 trips) at 13.45 hrs and will arrive Mangalore at 11.00 hrs next day.

HALTS: Suratkal, Udupi, Kundapura, Mookambika Road Byndoor, Bhatkal, Kumta, Karwar, Madgaon, Thivim, Sawantwadi Road, Kudal, Sindhudurg, Kankavali, Vaibhavwadi Road, Rajapur Road, Adavali, Ratnagiri, Sangameshwar Road, Savarda, Chiplun, Khed, Veer, Mangaon, Roha & Panvel.

COMPOSITION: 14 second class seating.

RESERVATION:  Booking for train No. 00111 & 00115 on special fare will be opened from 02/9/2016.

Passengers are requested to note and avail this facility.

 Source:Central Railway

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Wednesday, 18 November 2015

07:48

ADDITIONAL EMU SERVICE BY WESTERN RAILWAY FOR VASAI-VIRAR MAYOR’S MARATHAN ON SUNDAY 22.11.15

2015/11
16-11-2015
Mumbai
ADDITIONAL EMU SERVICE BY WESTERN RAILWAY FOR VASAI-VIRAR MAYOR’S MARATHAN ON SUNDAY 22.11.15
To facilitate participants to attend the 5th Vasai-Virar Mayor’s Marathon, 2015, WR will run an additional service in the dawn of Sunday, 22ndNovember, 2015 in down direction from Churchgate to Virar. The train will depart from Churchgate at 03.45 hrs and arrive Virar at 05.25 hrs. The details are as under.

Down (Churchgate to Virar)
Stations
Spl-1 (12 Car)
Churchgate
03.45
Vile Parle
04.23
Marine Lines
03.48
Andheri
04.28
Charni Road
03.50
Jogeshwari
04.31
Grant Road
03.53
Goregaon
04.36
Mumbai Central
03.55
Malad
04.40
Mahalaxmi
03.58
Kandivali
04.43
Lower Parel
04.01
Borivali
04.48
Elphinstone Rd
04.04
Dahisar
04.51
Dadar
04.06
Mira Rd
04.56
Matunga Rd
04.08
Bhayandar
05.01
Mahim
04.11
Naigaon
05.07
Bandra
04.15
Vasai Rd
05.12
Khar
04.18
Nalasopara
05.17
Santacruz
04.20
Virar
05.25


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Tuesday, 15 September 2015

19:38

RTI Query reveals Spike in death from falling off trains

RTI Query reveals Spike in death from falling off trains

Mumbai: Even as railway officials claim to be operating maximum suburban trains to ease the hardships of daily commuters in Mumbai, the number of deaths and those injured after falling from trains has gone up in the last one decade, as per an RTI query.

A whopping 25,722 passengers fell from suburban trains (travelling on Western, Central and Harbour suburban services in Mumbai Commissionerate) in last 10 years, of whom 6,989 commuters died while 18,733 survived, said RTI activist Anis Khan quoting a reply received from Government Railway Police (GRP), Mumbai. Despite the authorities’ efforts to curb deaths on tracks, the city’s railway system continues to claim lives at a constant rate. As per data with the Government Railway Police (GRP), nine people have died on the railway tracks every day this year.

In 2005, a total of 494 commuters lost their lives after falling from running trains. This figure went up subsequently in the coming years and reached up to 901 in 2013, up 82 per cent as compared to the death toll in 2005, he said. However, 2014 saw a marginal decline with 797 deaths reported after falling from suburban trains, he said.

Kalyan, Kurla, Thane, Borivli, and Vasai are the railway stations, which have recorded the most fatalities near them. These people were found dead after falling from a train, committing suicide, or having been pushed by someone.

Mr Khan said the railway administration has “completely failed” to provide safe and comfortable journey to the people. “The basic reason why people are dying like animals is that railway officers have entirely failed to comprehend the hardships of the commuters…and the basic reason behind this (inability to comprehend the problems) is that officers never travel in local trains,” he said. Most of the passengers fall or slip from the running trains when they struggle to get into a coach and fail to enter it or get dashed against a pole near the railway tracks, he said. “Until and unless officers do not feel the pinch of travelling in overcrowded local trains, such deaths are not going to stop,” Mr Khan said.

As per the statistics provided under the RTI query, apart from 6,989 passengers who died after falling from trains, 22,289 passengers succumbed while crossing the tracks (trespassing). A railway officer, on condition of anonymity, said, “This is true that number of cases of falling of passengers has gone up, but it also includes those cases when many people lost their lives while performing stunts.” “But sensing the gravity of the cases, constant announcements are made not to board or alight from running trains,” he added.

Railway activist Sameer Zaveri, who was also a railway victim once, said overcrowding is the biggest problem at hand. “People buy tickets but still have to stand on footboards. There are no safety measures for them. Moreover the High Court has asked the railways to build fences near the tracks to prevent people from entering, but the railways don’t do anything,” he said.

Around 30 per cent of victims’ bodies have to be disposed of by the cops; the families approach much later or the bodies remain unclaimed,” said Rupali Ambure, deputy commissioner of police, GRP, Central Railway. She further added, “We have been creating awareness among commuters to not cross tracks, not travel on footboards, and to take precautions while travelling. We have also written to railways to close all unauthorised entry points that bring one to railway tracks,” said Ambure. 1,679 people were injured this year on the railway tracks.

Chennai groups drum home point to stop train hits in the City

Should you happen to come upon a band playing music at a railway station, don’t look around for cameras. A film crew hasn’t turned the station into a set: it’s a live show that the Government Railway Police hopes will create the awareness needed to put the brakes on train accidents.

Officers of the GRP hit upon the idea after a study they conducted on railway tracks in city and suburbs showed that at least 35 people died in such accidents on a single stretch, between Beach and Chengalpet, in a month.

Train hits accounted for many as 2,750 deaths across the state in a year. The study also helped the GRP officers identify 20 accident prone spots, including at Korukkupet, Perambur, Avadi, Ambattur and Mambalam, where the most deaths took place.

When distribution of fliers to spread awareness did not appear to have yielded any results, the officers tied up with bands who agreed to play small shows on railway platforms to draw train users together as groups.

“The bands penned songs that include safety tips and set them to some peppy music from popular film tracks to attract the attention of train passengers,” Egmore DSP V Ponramu said. “The lyric makes it clear that it is illegal to cross railway tracks by any means.”

The bands have pulled in crowds at Mambalam, Guindy, Egmore and Chennai Central, he said, with people taking a short break to hear them despite being in a hurry. “So I would think the message is getting across,” the DSP said.

The GRP have also identified places where commuters cross tracks and erected new walls to prevent them from doing so. “We have posted two policemen at each of these locations,” a senior GRP officer said. “They will work in two shifts of eight hours each .”

The efforts of the GRP officers seem to be paying off. Regular train users report that there has been a sharp decline in the number of people they see crossing railway tracks in the city.
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Friday, 17 July 2015

17:08

WESTERN RAILWAY JUMBO BLOCK ON 19-07-2015

2015/07
17-07-2015
MUMBAI

JUMBO BLOCK ON UP & DOWN FAST LINES BETWEEN ANDHERI AND BORIVALI STATIONS                                                              

To carry out maintenance work of tracks, signaling & overhead equipments, a major block of four hours will be undertaken between Andheri and Borivali stations from 10.35 hrs to 14.35 hrs o­n Sunday i.e 19th July, 2015 o­n UP & DOWN Through (i.e. fast) lines.

During the block period from 10.35 to 14.35 hrs all Virar, Vasai & Bhayandar suburban services will stop at all stations between Andheri & Borivali in both the directions. Due to the block, some UP & DOWN suburban local trains will remain cancelled.

During the block period, Borivali trains will be dealt at any of the Platform No. 7/8/1/2/3 and Virar trains o­n Platform No. 1/2/3 at Borivali. Mail/Express trains will be dealt o­n Platform No. 6/6A & 3 at Borivali.

Detailed information to this effect is available with concerned Station Masters. Passengers are requested to take note of the above arrangements.
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Friday, 8 August 2014

20:07

SPECIAL TRAIN TO RUN BETWEEN JODHPUR-PUNE (VIA VASAI) ON 14th AUGUST 2014

2014/08
08-08-2014
Mumbai

SPECIAL TRAIN TO RUN BETWEEN JODHPUR-PUNE (VIA VASAI) ON 14th AUGUST 2014

To clear the extra rush, it has been decided to run o­ne way special train between Jodhpur and Pune o­n 14th August 2014.

Train No 04825 Jodhpur-Pune Super Fast Special will leave Jodhpur o­n 14thAugust 2014 at 14.00 hrs to reach Pune the next day at 19.10hrs.This train will arrive at Vasai Rd stn o­n 15th August, at 12.55 hrs and depart at 13.05 hrs. The train will halt at Rai Ka Bagh Palace, Gotan, Merta Road Jn, Degana Jn, Makrana Jn, Phulera Jn, , Jaipur Jn., Sawai Madhopur Jn., Kota Jn., Ramganj Mandi, Bhawani Mandi, Shamgarh, Nagda Jn, Ratlam Jn, Vadodara Jn, Bharuch Jn., Surat, Vasai Road, Kalyan Jn. and  Lonavla station.

The train will comprise of Ist AC, AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier and Second Class Sleeper coaches.
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