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Tuesday, 5 July 2016

07:49

Trains affected due to derailment of Container wagons at Dahanu Road -Down Trains Cancelled dt. 04.07.2016

Trains affected due to derailment of Container wagons at Dahanu Road-Down Trains Cancelled dt. 04.07.2016/05.07.2016

Passengers are requested to please note .
Detail of Trains affected due to derailment of Container wagons at Dahanu Road at 2.50 hrs on 4th July,2016 are follows.
Trains affected due to derailment of Container wagons at Dahanu Road as follows.
Down Trains Cancelled dt. 04.07.2016
1. 19011 BCT- ADI Gujarat Exp 
2. 12009 BCT- ADI Shatabdi Exp 
3. 19023 BCT- FZR Firozepur Janta Exp 
4. 09021 BDTS - Jammu Holiday Spl
5. 12935/19059 BDTS - ST/JAM Intercity Exp 
6. 12471 BDTS- SVDK Swaraj Exp 
7. 59045 BDTS - VAPI Passenger 
8. 19215 BCT- PBR Saurashtra Exp 
9. 59009 VR- BH Virar Bharuch Shuttle 
10. 12927 Mumbai Central- Vadodra Exp 
11. 12267 Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad 
12. 12961 Mumbai Central-Indore Avantika Exp 
13. 19017 Bandra Tr- Jamnagar Saurashtra Janta Express 
14. 69157 Dadar-Dahanu MEMU
15. 71082 Dombivili- Boisar DMU
16. 59439 Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad 
17. 59440 Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central pass terminated at Surat and reversed as 59439 Ex Surat
18. 69143 Virar-Sanjan MEMU 
19. 59047 Virar-Surat Shuttle 
20. 69149 Virar-Dahanu Road MEMU
21. 69147 Virar –Dhanu Road MEMU
22. 12955 Mumbai Central-Jaipur SF .
23. 12931 Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad (Double Decker) AC Exp.
24. 12921 Mumbai Central-Surat Flying Ranee Exp
25. 59023 Mumbai Central-Valsad Fast Passsenger
26. 19005 Mumbai Central-Okha Saurashtra Mail
27. 12903 Bandra Tr.-Amritsar Golden Temple Mail
28. 12971 Bandra Tr.-Bhavnagar Express 
29. 22927 Bandra Tr-Ahmedabad Lokshakti Express
Down Trains Rescheduled on 4.7.16
1. 12925 Bandra(T)- Amritsar Paschim exp rescheduled to leave at 17.35 hrs instead of 11.35 hrs.
2. 22915 Bandra Tr. –Hissar SF exp rescheduled to leave at 18.10 hrs. instead of 12:55 hrs 
3. 22933 Bandra Tr.-Jaipur SF rescheduled to leave at 19.40 hrs instead of 16:35 hrs 
4. 12901 Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Gujarat Mail rescheduled to leave at 23.35 hrs instead of 22:00 hrs 
5. 19707 Bandra Tr-Jaipur Aravali Express reschedule to leave at 23.55 hrs instead of 21:00 hrs .
Down Trains Diverted on 4.7.16
1. 19049 Bandra Tr-Patna Exp will be diverted via Vasi Road-Kalyan-Manmad-Jalgaon
2. 19261 Kochuveli-Porbandar will be diverted via Panvel-Igatpuri-Jalgaon.
3. 19419 Madras-Ahmedabad will be diverted via Daund-Manmad-Jalgaon.
UP trains Cancelled/Terminated on 4.7.16
1. 12010 ADI-BCT Shatabdi Exp
2. 12922 ST-BCT Flying Ranee Sch 
3. 59038 ST- VR Surat- Virar Passenger 
4. 59024 BL- BCT Valsad Fast Passenger 
5. 59044 DRD- VR Dahanu-Virar shuttle 
6. 12928 Vadodra – Mumbai Central Vadodra Express terminated at Dahanu Road stn.
7. 19018 Saurashtra Janta Exp terminated at Billimora stn.
8. 12902 Gujarat Mail terminated at at Valsad .
9. 12268 ADI-Mumbai Central Durronto Exp terminated at Billimora .
Short Termination and Reversion on 4.7.16
1. 12479 Jodhpur_Bandra(T) Suryanagri Exp terminated at Surat & will be reversed as 12480 ex Surat dep at 17.27hrs.
2. 12990 Ajmer-Dadar Superfast terminated at Valsad & will be reversed as 12989 ex Valsad dep 17.19hrs
3. 12934 Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Karavati Exp terminated at Valsad & will be reversed as 12933 ex Valsad dep 15.30hrs
4. 19204 Bhavnagar- Bandra(T) terminated at Surat & will be reversed as 19203 ex Surat Dep 16.39hrs
5. 19132 Bhuj-Bandra(T) Kutch exp terminated at Vapi &will be reversed as 19115 ex Vapi dep 17.18hrs
6. 19116 Bhuj-Bandra(T) exp terminated at Navsari & will be reversed as 19131 ex Navsari Dep 21.01hrs.
7. 14707 Bikaner-Bandra(T) Ranakpur exp terminated at Valsad & will be reversed as 14708 ex Valsad dep 18.20hrs
8. 22452 Chandigarh-Bandra Tr. Short terminated at Surat and will be reserved as 14708 ex Surat 
9. 19216 Porbandar-Mumbai Central Saurashtra Express short terminated at Navsari and will reserved as 19215 Ex Navsari 
10. 19060 Jamnagar-Surat Intercity short terminated at Vadodra and reserved as 29059 Surat-Hapa Ex Vadodra
11. 59440 Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Pass terminated at Umbargaon and reversed as 59439 ex Umbargaon.
Up Trains regulated on 4.7.16
1. 12297 ADI-Pune Duronto at Umbergaon from at 3.18 am
2. 22944 Indore-Pune exp at Sanjan from 3.03 am
3. 22928 Lokshakti exp at Vapi from 3.15 am
4. 12962 Avantika Exp at Dungri from 3.27 am
5. 12904 Golden Temple Mail at Vedchha from 3.40 am
6. 19708 Aravali Exp at Navsari from 3.22 am
7. 19006 Saurashtra Mail at Sachin from 3.28 am
8. 12956 Jaipur-Mumbai Central at Udhna from 4.20 am
UP trains Cancelled of 05/07/2016
1. 19018 Jamnagar-Bandra Tr Saurashtra Janta Express
2. 12962 Indore-Mumbai Central Avantika Express
3. 12956 Jaipur - Mumbai Central SF Express
4. 09022 Jammu Tavi –Bandra Tr. Holiday special
UP Trains Rescheduled on5.7.16
1. 12298 Pune-Ahmedabd AC Duronto Exp at 05:30 hrs on 05/07/2016
UP trains Cancelled of 06/07/2016
5. 19024 Firozepur Janta Exp.
6. 12472 Shri Vaishno Devi Katra –Bandra Tr Swaraj Express 
7. 12904 Amritsar-Mumbai Central Golden Temple Express
8. 19006 Okha –Mumbai Central Saurashtra Mail

Source:Western Railway

Saturday, 11 June 2016

07:49

SAIL-RITES Bengal Wagon Ltd to begin production at Kulti Rail Wagon project soon

SAIL-RITES Bengal Wagon Ltd to begin production at Kulti Rail Wagon project soon

Kolkata: Railway Wagon project at Kulti in West Bengal, which was initiated in 2011, is set to become operational soon.

The Railways has fostered a Joint Venture initiative between two public sector undertakings viz. SAIL and RITES and Railwayd will have an indirect participation.

The wagon factory will be a joint venture between Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and RITES Ltd and is named as SAIL-RITES Bengal Wagon Industries Pvt Ltd (SRBWIPL).

The project is likely to be commissioned very shortly,” Hemant Kumar, Railway Board member, said at an interactive session with Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu hosted by MCC Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The foundation stone for the project and work on the factory had began in 2011.

SAIL RITES Bengal Wagon Industry Private Limited (SRBWIPL) is a Joint Venture Company (JVC) of Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) and RITES Limited (RITES), each holding equal equity stake of 50%. SAIL is a Maharatna PSU and a Government Company under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel. RITES, a Mini Ratna PSU is a 100% Government Company under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways. Therefore, SRBWIPL is 100% owned by Govt. of India (Ministry of Steel and Ministry of Railways).

SRBWIPL would primarily manufacture wagons including high end specialized wagons for Indian Railways and other domestic and overseas customers. It is also geared up to undertake other business activities like wagon prototyping, rehabilitation of wagons, manufacture of fabricated items / components for railway vehicles etc.

Indian Railways has signed agreements worth Rs.25bn for the SAIL-RITES Bengal Wagon Industry joint venture to supply 1200 stainless steel wagons and refurbish 300 existing wagons every year for the next 10 years. The two agreements will enable production to start shortly at a Rs.1.2bn factory at Kulti in West Bengal which has been built by the SRBWIPL 50:50 joint venture of the Ministry of Railways’ RITES consultancy and the Ministry of Steel’s SAIL.

SAIL provided the land and RITES was responsible for constructing the factory and procuring ‘state-of-the-art’ manufacturing equipment. SRBWIPL is expected to employ between 400 and 500 people, and support the development of ancillary industries in the area.

Speaking at the signing ceremony on November 24, 2015, Suresh Prabhu said the assured take-off agreements were ‘a very significant landmark’ for the two ministries. He said the factory would support the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, and he hoped it would become a centre of excellence for the development and manufacturing of special purpose wagons for the domestic and international markets. IR should also consider using aluminium wagons, Prabhu added on the occasion.

Source:RailNews

Wednesday, 16 March 2016

07:52

Railways launches new Policy to ramp up Freight volume

Railways launches new Policy to ramp up Freight volume

New Delhi: Aiming at increasing freight volume, railways today launched a new traffic rationalisation policy which includes multi-point loading facility for covered wagons and increasing distance limit for mini-rake facility to 600 kms.

“Our 2/3rd revenue comes from freight. We have to improve freight revenue collection and we will also rationalise freight rates,” Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said.

The policy aims at increasing freight by about 6 million tonnes as it has allowed multi-point loadings and also increased the distance limit for loading mini rakes to 600 kms from current 400 kms.

“Railways will be market-friendly. We will be guided by market forces and we will be market-oriented. We will keep upgrading our policies so that we do not lose our freight,” Prabhu said.

Earlier loading was permitted for point-to-point service which was favouring big players. But now it would allow multi-loading facility which will benefit small players too, railways said.

The public transporter has been witnessing continuous erosion of its share in cement dispatch. Railways share has come down from over 40 per cent at the beginning of the financial year 2015-16 to around 37.8 per cent in January 2016.

We need to gear up and all our steps will be completely transparent, Prabhu said.

The traffic rationalisation move is expected to help cement and fertiliser sectors in transportation to smaller markets as the policy entails allowing multi-point loading in covered wagons which was earlier not permitted.

The measures like introducing mini rake, multi-point loadings will provide much needed support to cement sector and at the same time, help Railways in ensuring that its share does not deplete any further.

Monday, 13 July 2015

07:03

Uncertainty looms over Wagon Factory at Sitalapalli in Ganjam

Uncertainty looms over Wagon Factory at Sitalapalli in Ganjam

Ganjam (GAM): Uncertainty looms large over setting up of the wagon factory at Sitalapalli in Odisha’s Ganjam district following allocation of meagre amount for the project in the last Railway budget.

The proposal for construction of the railway wagon factory was first announced in 2011-12 by then railway minister Mamata Banarjee. Since then, her successors have mentioned about the project in their respective budget speeches without allocating adequate funds to take the project forward.

The district administration has earmarked around 101-acres of land in the area for the wagon factory. Necessary communication on the site has been sent to the Railway Ministry, sources said. However, there is no progress on the project yet. Sitalapalli is situated near Jagannathpur railway station, about 20 km from Berhampur. Tata Steel is setting up an Industrial Park close to the site, while the Gopalpur port is also located nearby.

“We are doubtful about the implantation of the project by the Centre,” said T. Gopi, state secretary of the ruling BJD. “We had high hopes for the project when the central government announced it in 2011-12. But now uncertainty looms large over its implantation with allocation of meagre amount in the successive Railway budgets,” added Mamata Bisoi, vice president of state women’s wing of BJD.

Senior BJP leader and former deputy speaker of state Assembly, Ram Chandra Panda, had submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to implement the railway project and allocate more funds for it.

Former Union minister and Congress leader Chandra Sekhar Sahu and CPM’s state secretary Ali Kishor Patnaik also criticized the NDA government for ignoring the project

Apart from the proposed railway wagon factory at Sitalapalli, the people of the area want construction of the railway line from Gopalpur to Rayagada, Berhampur to Phulbani, railway terminal at Berhampur, running of direct train from Berhampur to New Delhi, Berhampur to Rourkeal via Sambalpur, a DMU from Berhampur to Puri, said Sahu.

Thursday, 2 July 2015

07:27

Predatory Pricing in Tenders a Worrisome Trend in India’s fast growing Rail Business: Dolat Capital

Predatory Pricing in Tenders a Worrisome Trend in India’s fast growing Rail Business: Dolat Capital


With the Indian Railways looking to overhaul its networks, analysts see greater business emerging in Infrastructure, Communications, Rolling Stock, Safety, Services & Products. However the trends to win the Bids by certain OEMs encountered by the nominated members of the Tender Committee Proceedings were aghast on the pattern, however to remain lip locked due to the framework and the rules

In a tender for 2015-16 in which Technical and Financial Bids were opened, the L1 price quoted by one large but new company for BOXNHL Wagon was Rs.10.80 Lakh, whereas the aggregate cost of materials alone for the said wagon is around Rs.13 Lakh. Adding to it the conversion cost including labour, consumables, power, finance charges, and other overheads, the cost (without profit) would be substantially higher.  The department has just come out with one order, but in an unprecedented development, almost all the major wagon makers have refused to produce the wagons for the price quoted by L1 manufacturer. The industry has described the price as predatory as it is even below cost of material.

As a consequence, the Railways, against a total tender volume of 8,509 wagons, has just issued order to only one wagon maker for 1871 wagons. The price quoted by the bidder and accepted by the Railways with respect to the order for wagons of type BOXNHL is Rs 10.80 lakh a piece, lower than previous year’s price of Rs 11.74 lakh. The realistic price should have been not less than Rs 13 lakh, the industry has told the ministry.

“It is an existential crisis for the whole industry. Despite repeated pleas, the Railways, in its wisdom, has decided to accept a price which is unrealistic,” said an industry insider. Finally, all the Bidders (including Railways), were asked to refer the matter to the Bureau of Industrial Cost and Price or any other agency to examine and work out a fair price.

As the government tries to revive Indian Railways, wagon manufacturers are broadening their product portfolios. Texmaco Rail and Engineering Ltd is merging Kalindee Rail Nirman (Engineers) Ltd with itself. The latter does signalling, telecommunications and railway track works. Titagarh Wagons Ltd has received regulatory approval to acquire a rolling stock manufacturing company in Europe.

The merger will help Texmaco climb the rail business value chain. Sporadic ordering and intense pricing pressure have rendered wagon manufacturing no longer lucrative. From around Rs.17 lakh three years ago, the price of a wagon has come down to about Rs.11 lakh, Dolat Capital Market Pvt. Ltd says. As a result, both revenue and profit of Texmaco fell in the last fiscal year. “Besides, what is more worrisome is the predatory pricing in the recent tender for 2015-16,” Texmaco said in May.

Compared with this, Kalindee registered a healthy double-digit growth in revenues. Last fiscal year, it posted a loss due to high interest costs and provision for bad debts. But Kalindee’s margins are better than Texmaco’s. A merger can help Kalindee overcome liquidity constraints. Texmaco will get a chance to offer an array of services and products, based on which it can bid for large-value turnkey projects in rail infrastructure, be it in the private sector or for Indian Railways.

Like Texmaco, Titagarh also aims to broaden its railway product portfolio. It has started manufacturing electric multiple units and metro coaches. The bid for the European company, if it succeeds, will increase Titagarh’s capabilities in the rolling stock business. Through the acquisition, Titagarh plans to cater to the both state and private sector customers.

These steps should help take Texmaco and Titagarh a long way. With the Indian Railways looking to overhaul its networks, analysts see greater business emerging in infrastructure segments like communications and rolling stock. “The big business and investment opportunities will come from segments like infrastructure, safety and rolling stock. The wagon business is a very minuscule portion of overall business in Indian Railways,” Dolat Capital Market Pvt. Ltd said in a note.

Tracking these prospects, these stocks rose sharply in the last year. Though companies are yet to see strong order inflows, it is critical that the government plans translate into business for these companies in the next few months.

Thursday, 25 June 2015

09:35

Railways to utilise empty freight rakes by offering rebate to customers

Railways to utilise empty freight rakes by offering rebate to customers 

NEW DELHI: Taking the cue from flash sales by airlines to sell off their empty seats, Indian Railways has decided to utilise the 46,000 rakes that run empty every year after dropping off the freight.

Starting from Thursday, railways will start the Automatic Freight Rebate Scheme, offering incentives to customers to carry load in the traditional empty flow direction. Railway officials said it is a simple scheme whereby automatic rebates will be offered to customers over-the-counter. "Everything is computerised.

There will be no delays, no processing and no waiting. It will be as easy as hailing an auto-rickshaw on the road. It will be completely transparent," said an official of the traffic directorate.

GARNER ADDITIONAL REVENUE

The scheme will garner additional revenue for the railways. "It will add to the railways' bottom-line. Each rupee earned is a bonus. The rakes are anyway moving in the empty flow direction, using up the fuel. Now they will carry load and earn revenue," he said. Added benefit will be, reducing the carbon footprint of railways, he said. 

 About 40% of freight rakes move empty, waste fuel and infrastructural capacity. "This scheme will not only help the customer to carry freight at cheaper rates and target new markets, it will also help in bringing down the cost of commodities like cement, steel, jute and food grains, benefiting the consumers. It is going to be a game-changer," another official said. 

The users will be offered a discount that could go up to 30% of the normal freight rates. "The discounts could be as much as Rs 400 per tonne of freight, carried at a distance of 800 km. In simple terms, a bag of cement could be cheaper by Rs 20," he said.

The traffic directorate worked out the scheme after detailed surveys of rakes running empty in what it calls "back haul freight". The effected sectors and commodities were studied before devising the scheme. Efforts were made to ensure ease of business for customers, and many of the existing norms were relaxed.

A wagon, for example, can be loaded with a single or multiple commodities. Railways have also reduced the minimum load size carried from 2,400 tonne to 1,200 tonne. "Entry barriers for users have been reduced. The scheme will help existing customers target new markets, it will allow new customers to come in and also open up new geographical market," a senior railway board official said. 


Tuesday, 19 May 2015

17:37

Ministry Aim to make the Railways more efficient and optimize the resources available with the organization :SureshPrabhu

Ministry Aim to make the Railways more efficient and optimize the resources available with the organization  :SureshPrabhu

NEW DELHI: Union Railways minister, Suresh Prabhu, in an exclusive chat with ET Now, stated that private investment is welcome in upgradation and green field projects for railway wagons and railway terminals. These projects can come up in existing Railway land. 

He said that the aim for his ministry was to make the Railways more efficient and optimize the resources available with the organization rather than adding new projects stretching existing bandwidth and resources in the Railways. 

Prabhu explained that it did not make sense to sell off pockets of land owned by the Railways as the money realized for such land would not solve even a fraction of the funding needs of the Railways. Rather, ownership of such land made more sense to construct new facilities after pursuing alternative means of funding. 

If the Railways, sold off its land it would again have to purchase land for construction of new capacity of wagons and freight terminals. 

Source: Economic Times.