BHAWANI MANDI

●          All Railway Accommodations/Quarters hoisted Tri-colour from 13^th to 15^th August, 2022.

●          Stations & Railway Establishments over ECoR hoisted National Flag during Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign.

●          Residents of Railway Colonies and Staff residing outside Railway accommodation hoisted National Flag at their home.

●          Selfie points at various Stations were also prepared to mark the occasion.

To mark 75^th year of India’s Independence, East Coast Railway has taken Har Ghar Tiranga Drive under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, to encourage its employees to bring the Tiranga at their home and to hoist from 13^th to 15^th August’2022.

Citizens of the country along with Railway Employees relationship with the National Flag has always been more formal and institutional than personal. Bringing the National Flag to their home collectively, as the nation in the 75th year of independence, thus becomes symbolic of not o­nly an act of personal connection to the Tiranga but also an embodiment of their commitment to Nation-Building. The idea behind the initiative is to invoke the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the employees and to promote awareness about the Indian National Flag.

Employees and officers of East Coast Railway led by its General Manager (I/C) Shri Sharad Kumar Srivastava participated in the Har Ghar Tiranga Drive to bring the patriotism amongst the Railway employees by hoisting the National Flag at their home and to promote awareness about the Indian National Flag.

Earlier, General Manager Shri Srivastava had appealed all its employees to participate in the Har Ghar Tiranga Drive and advised all Principal Heads of the Departments and Divisional Railway Managers to take necessary action so that every employees can be involved in the drive. Steps were taken to distribute National flag amongst all employees.

Selfie points were also provided to mark the occasion at Puri, Khurda Road, Brahmapur & Cuttack Stations under Khurda Road Division; Bhawanipatna, Nawapara Road, Mahasamund, Balangir, Bargarh Road & Sambalpur Stations under Sambalpur Railway Division and Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram & Rayagada Stations under Waltair Division during the observance of Har Ghar Tiranga Drive.   

WESTERN RAILWAY TO RUN WEEKLY SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS o­n SPECIAL FARE FOR VARIOUS DESTINATIONS

            For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand, Western Railway has decided to run several summer special trains o­n Special fare for various destinations.

            According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur - Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details of the Summer Special trains are as under:

1) Train No. 05054/05053 Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Special (Weekly) [22 Trips]

Train No. 05054 Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Special will leave Bandra Terminus every Saturday at 19.25 hrs & will reach Gorakhpur at 06.25 hrs the third day. This train will run from 16th April, 2022 to 25th June 2022. Similarly, Train No. 05053 Gorakhpur - Bandra Terminus Special will depart from Gorakhpur every Friday at 04.10 hrs & will arrive Bandra Terminus at 16.00 hrs the next day. This train will run from 15th April, 2022 till 24h June, 2022. Enroute this train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara Jn, Ratlam Jn, Kota Jn, Gangapur City, Bharatpur Jn, Achhnera Jn, Mathura Jn, Kasganj, Farrukhabad, Kannauj, Kanpur Central, Aishbag, Gonda Jn, Basti and Khalilabad stations in both directions. This train comprises of General Second Class coaches.

2) Train No. 09191/09192 Bandra Terminus - Kanpur Anwarganj Superfast Special (Weekly) [20 Trips]

Train No. 09191 Bandra Terminus - Kanpur Anwargaj Superfast Special will leave Bandra Terminus every Thursday at 04.55 hrs & will reach Kanpur Anwargaj at 07.00 hrs the next day. This train will run from 14th April, 2022 till 16th June 2022. Similarly, Train No. 09192 Kanpur Anwargaj - Bandra Terminus Superfast Special will depart from Kanpur Anwargaj every Friday at 08.40 hrs & will arrive Bandra Terminus at 11.55 hrs the next day. This train will run from 15th April, 2022 till 17th June, 2022. Enroute this train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara Jn, Ratlam Jn, Shamgarh, Bhawani Mandi, Kota, Gangapur City, Hindaun City , Bharatpur Jn , Achhnera Jn, Mathura Jn, Kasganj, Farrukhabad Jn stations in both directions. This train comprises of General Second Class coaches.

3) Train No. 09117/09118 Surat - Subedarganj Superfast Special (Weekly) [20 Trips]

Train No. 09117 Surat - Subedarganj Superfast Special will leave Surat every Friday at 06.00 hrs & will reach Subedarganj at 08.40 hrs the next day. This train will run from 15th April, 2022 till 17th June 2022. Similarly, Train No. 09118 Subedarganj - Surat Superfast Special will depart from Subedarganj every Saturday at 19.55 hrs & will arrive Surat at 20.00 hrs the next day. This train will run from 16th April, 2022 till 18th June, 2022. Enroute this train will halt at Bharuch Jn, Vadodara Jn, Dahod, Ratlam Jn, Ujjain Jn, Maksi Jn, Shajapur, Pachor Road, Biyavra Rajgarh, Ruthiyai, Guna, Badarwas, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Malanpur, Soni, Bhind, Etawah, Govindpuri and Fatehpur stations in both directions. This train comprises of  AC 3-Tier and Sleeper Class coaches.

The booking of Train No. 05054/09191/09117 will open from 10th April, 2022 at PRS counters and IRCTC website.

For detailed information regarding timings of halts and composition, passengers may please visit  www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.

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