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www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2022-05-13
HON’BLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR RAILWAYS INAUGURATED SEVERAL PROJECTS FOR INCREASING INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITIES & ENHANCING PASSENGER AMENITIES Newly constructed Road Over Bridges at Palanpur – Umardashi, Unjha - Bhandu Motidhau section & Twin Road Over Bridge (No.1) at Palanpur station Pedestrian Subway at Palanpur Yard Photo caption: In the 1st photo, Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways & Textiles, Smt. Darshana Jardosh is addressing the gathering. In the 2nd photo, Hon’ble MoSR alongwith other dignitaries is seen unveiling the plaque while in the 3rdphoto, Hon’ble MoSR is seen inaugurating the Road over Bridge at Bhandu. In the last photo, Hon’ble MoSR is seen interacting with the media representatives. Smt. Darshana Jardosh – Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways & Textiles inaugurated various infrastructural projects pertaining to safety and enhancing convenience through speedier connectivity at a function held at Unjha station oÂn 13th May, 2022. Shri Purnesh Modi - Hon’ble Minister of Road and Building, Transport, Civil Aviation, Tourism & Pilgrimage Development, Govt. of Gujarat; Shri Nitinbhai Patel – Hon’ble Ex Deputy Chief Minister, Govt. of Gujarat; Hon’ble MPs - Smt Shardaben Patel,Shri Bharatsinhji Dabhi, Shri Parbatbhai, Shri Jugalsinh Lokhandwala, Shri Dineshchandra Anavadiya and Hon’ble MLAs – Shri Ramanbhai Patel, Shri Ajmalji Thakor & Shri Karshanbhai Solanki, other distinguished guests including Shri Tarun Jain – Divisional Railway Manager of Ahmedabad Division of WR and senior railway officers were also present. According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, in a major boost to enhancing safety, speed & increasing the mobility, Hon’ble MoSR Smt. Darshana Jardosh inaugurated several Road over Bridges - the newly constructed Road Over Bridges at Palanpur – Umardashi, Unjha - Bhandu Motidhau section & Twin Road Over Bridge (No.1) at Palanpur station and also a Pedestrian Subway at Palanpur Yard in Ahmedabad Division. In her address, Hon’ble MoSR shared her vision for Indian Railways in general as well as for Western Railway and welcomed the new & positive changes that Railways is bringing to the region. She emphasized that these public welfare projects will increase safety & security of passengers and will also bring about ease in commuting and comfort to all stakeholders. Shri Thakur further stated that the new Road over Bridges have been constructed in lieu of Level Crossings (LC No. 170, 206, 208B) while a Twin ROB (No.1) has been constructed at Palanpur yard. The ROBs have been constructed at a cost of Rs. 148.77 crores oÂn cost sharing basis with Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) and also with State Government (in case of ROB in lieu of 208B). These projects have a direct impact oÂn enhancing the safety & increasing the speed of trains as well as maintaining punctuality of rail traffic. The ROBs provides a smooth & safer alternative for vehicular movement thus reducing congestion. It also provides better connectivity for people from Bhandu, Visnagar, Jetal Vasna, Esbipura, Palanpur, etc. with Highway. Also, a new pedestrian subway has been constructed by DFFCIL at Palanpur station at a cost of Rs. 3.5 crores. The subway consists of ramps oÂn both ends & will facilitate easy and safe movement of pedestrians, including Divyangjans. ****** 2
www.er.indianrailways.gov.in- 2020-12-21
ER REMOVES OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS TO ENHANCE SPEED OF TRAIN. Kolkata, December 20, 2020 Eastern Railway has been continuously taking proactive steps to remove operational constraints to enhance mobility. In order to ease traffic congestion and to enhance speed of trains, ER’s Asansol Division has taken steps to correct the layout of the Railway tracks by using state of the art T-28 machine in Barddhaman – Asansol section. These layout correction of Railway track has been done at Galsi, Paraj and Mankar of Asansol Division. In order to correct the track layout, necessary data was collected beforehand like survey of existing turnout, their overall length, centre to centre track distance which was then followed by the calculation phase which suggested the amount of alteration in the length which was required to rectify the alignment in order to get smooth ride of trains. The layout was then successfully corrected by using state of the art T-28 machine. The work was executed by the concerted effort of the Permanent Way Department, Signal Department, Traction Department and Operating Department of Eastern Railway’s Asansol Division. These departments worked in close coordination in this COVID situation to successfully execute the targeted work in a mission mode for betterment of Railways so that the journey of passengers can be faster and safe. Currently, 13 layout corrections have been made using the above principle which resulted in enhancement of safety in trains as well as smooth riding for the passengers.
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