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www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2021-11-27
Central Railway Press Release Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways flags off “Rampath Yatra Special Train” Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Patil Danve, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways, Coal and Mines, Government of India, flagged off the “Rampath Yatra Special Train” on 27.11.2021 through video conferencing. Shri Murlidhar Mohol, Hon’ble Mayor, Shri Sunil Kamble, Hon’ble MLA Pune attended the event at Pune station. Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, General Manager, Central Railway Mumbai and Smt.Rajni Hasija, Chairman and Managing Director, IRCTC joined the function through weblink. Smt Renu Sharma, Divisional Railway Manager, Pune Division and other Senior officers of Central Railway and IRCTC were also present at Pune station. Shri Raosaheb Patil Danve, in his address said that “In line with the appeal by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji, the campaign ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ was launched to promote tourism in the country. The Rampath Yatra train is a part of the Ramayan Circuit & connects the important places in the journey of Prabhu Ram.” He congratulated Railway administration, especially IRCTC for making all the arrangements like ticketing, accommodation, food, transport, tourist guides etc for devotees in the Rampath Yatra package. He urged the people to undertake this tour and share their experiences widely thus making the Hon'ble Prime Minister’s ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ campaign and Ramayan Circuit a grand success. Main Features: “Rampath Yatra” a pilgrimage special tourist train is an all-inclusive tour package covering the important tourist places such as Ayodhya, Nandigram, Varanasi, Prayag, Shringaverpur and Chitrakoot. The booking of this pilgrimage special tourist train done online on IRCTC website and also at Zonal offices, Regional offices and Tourist Facilitation Centers of IRCTC. This Pilgrimage special Pune-Ayodhya-Pune will halt at Lonavala, Panvel, Kalyan, Nashik, Manmad, Chalisgaon, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Khandwa and Itarsi for boarding and deboarding of passengers. The tourist halts have been provided at Ayodhya and Varanasi. The Train composition: five AC-3 tier, five sleeper class and one Pantry car along with 2 luggage cum brake vans. --- --- Date: November 27, 2021 PR No.2021/11/55 This press release is issued by the Public Relations Department, Central Railway, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai (Shivaji Sutar) Chief Public Relations Officer 2
www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2021-10-05
Central Railway Press Release Central Railway develops prototype coach for loading of automobiles with improved features. General Manager, Central Railway inspects prototype Newly Modified High Speed automobile carrier (NMGHS) coach with side entry at CSMT For the first time on Indian Railways, Central Railway has developed a prototype coach with side entry and other improved features for loading of automobiles. Last year, Central Railway in co-ordination with RDSO and automobile manufacturers developed High Speed Automobile Carrier (NMGH), from released & unused passenger coach, with speed potential of 110 kmph and higher payload of 12 T with improved features like •Wider opening •Strong floor with chequered sheet •Natural pipe light •Pavement markers and retro reflective tape for guidance. •Improved fall plate arrangement for smooth entry •Improved end door design with barrel lock for ease of locking. Further, based on the interaction with two-wheeler industry and feedback received from Business Development Units (BDUs), Parel workshop in association with RDSO, Lucknow has developed a new design automobile carrier with side entry (NMGHS) and higher pay load capacity of 18T compared to 12T capacity of earlier version of NMGH. Higher pay load of 18T with side entry makes it universal coach which can not only be used for wide variety of automobiles but also for parcel traffic. This coach is developed in a record time of only 30 days by Parel Workshop in association with RDSO/Lucknow. The prototype coach was inspected by Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, General Manager, Central Railway at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai. Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti, General Manager, Central Railway said that NMGHS coach with higher pay load and side entry design can prove to be a game changer in fast and safe transportation of the wide variety of automobiles and parcel traffic. He also said that during recent years, there have been a quantum jump in automobile traffic on Central Railway. During the year 2019-20, 118 rakes were loaded which increased to 278 rakes in year 2020-21. During the period from April to October (3.10.2021), Central Railway loaded 200 automobile rakes which is 133% more as compared to the same period last year (86 rakes). Automobiles are mainly loaded from Chinchwad in Pune division, Nashik in Bhusaval, Ajni in Nagpur and Kalamboli in Mumbai division. Traditionally, automobiles have been loaded for Fatua, Changsari, Chitpur, Hatia etc. But, recently, new destinations like Farukhabad, Okhala, Kapilas Road etc. have been added. Automobiles have also been exported to Bangladesh from Chinchawad, Ajni & Kalamboli. Shri A.K. Gupta, Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer, Shri Mukul Jain, Principal Chief Operations Manager, Shri Mani Jit Singh, Principal Chief Commercial Manager, Shri Shalabh Goel, Divisional Railway Manager and other senior officials were present on the occasion. Later, the General Manager, Central Railway interacted with the media on the occasion. --- --- Date: October 5, 2021 PR No.2021/10/09 This press release is issued by the Public Relations Department, Central Railway, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai. (Shivaji Sutar) Chief Public Relations Officer
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