KRISHNA CH PURA

PASSENGER AMENITIES COMMITTEE (PAC) CONDUCTS INSPECTION OF BANDRA TERMINUS & MUMBAI CENTRAL STATIONS

The Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC) headed by Chairman - Shri P.K. Krishnadas and members Dr. Ajit Kumar, Dr. Rajendra Ashok Phadke, Shri G. Premendar Reddy, Shri Himadri Bal, Smt Kaku Vijayalakshmi, Shri C. Ravindran & Shri Parshuram Mahto visited Bandra Terminus & Mumbai Central stations o­n 21^stJanuary, 2020 and inspected the provision of various passenger amenities at these stations.

According to a press release issued by Shri Ravinder Bhakar – Chief Public Relations Officer of WR, the Passenger Amenities Committee is nominated by the Railway Board. The Committee inspected all the passenger amenities at Bandra Terminus and Mumbai Central stations which included Pay & Use Toilets, Lifts, Luggage Scanner Machine, Batter Operated Cars, Bottle Crushing Machine, Foot Over Bridge, Catering Stalls, Current reservations berth availability display board, etc. The overall cleanliness at both the stations was appreciated by the members. They took stock of the o­ngoing passenger amenities works at both these stations and also at other stations of suburban and non-suburban section. The Committee also interacted with passengers at both stations regarding cleanliness and other amenities at stations. The passengers gave positive feedback and were largely satisfied with the services provided.

Shri G.V.L. Satya Kumar - Divisional Railway Manager of Mumbai Central Division gave a detailed presentation to the members of the committee and an overview of the infrastructure work in progress & innovative steps taken by Railways to improve Passenger experience as well as the efforts made to satisfy traveller needs in Mumbai Division was also conveyed.

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                                                                 SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY

                                      Press Release No. 355  Dt. 20.01.2020

TEMPORARY STOPPAGE OF TRAINS

Following trains will be provided with o­ne minute temporary stoppage at Nalwar station from 21.01.2020 to 31.01.2020 to clear rush of pilgrims attending for Jathra Mahotsava as detailed below:-

1.Train No. 11013 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus – Coimbatore Express from 21.01.2020 to 31.01.2020 will arrive/depart Nalwar – 10:15/10:16 hrs.

2.Train No. 11014 Coimbatore – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express from 21.01.2020 to 31.01.2020 will arrive/depart Nalwar – 02:10/02:11 hrs.

3.Train No. 16339 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai)– Nagercoil Express from 21.01.2020 to 31.01.2020on nominated dayswill arrive/depart Nalwar – 23:35/23:36 hrs.

4.Train No. 16340 Nagercoil – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai) Express from 21.01.2020 to 31.01.2020 o­n nominated days will arrive/depart Nalwar – 07:40/07:41 hrs.

EXPERIMENTAL STOPPAGE OF TRAIN

Train No. 56926 Tumakuru – KSR Bengaluru Fast Passenger will be provided with o­ne minute stoppage at Gollahalli o­n experimental basis for a period of six months from 20.01.2020 to 19.07.2020. Accordingly this train will arrive/depart Gollahalli – 08:54/08:55 hrs.

CANCELLATION OF TRAINS

Following trains will be Cancelled / Short terminated due to Railway related work between Monkey Hill – Karjat as detailed below: -

1.Train No. 51029 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Mumbai) – Vijayapura Passenger commencing journey from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai) o­n 21.01.2020, 22.01.2020, 26.01.2020, 27.01.2020, 28.01.2020 & 29.01.2020 will be cancelled.

2.Train No. 51030 Vijayapura – Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai) Passenger commencing journey from Vijayapura o­n 22.01.2020, 23.01.2020, 27.01.2020, 28.01.2020, 29.01.2020 & 30.01.2020 will be cancelled for want of rake.

DIVERSION OF TRAINS

I.Trains as detailed below will be diverted due to Doubling Electrification of track between Guntur and Guntakal stations of Nallapadu – satular section:-

1.Train No. 18463 Bhubaneswar – KSR Bengaluru Prasanti Express commencing journey from Bhubaneswar from 27.01.2020 to 04.02.2020 will be diverted to run via Krishna Canal, Gudur, Renigunta, Melpakkam, Jolarpettai instead of Krshna Canal, Guntur, Guntakal, Dharmavaram.   

2.Train No. 18464 KSR Bengaluru – Bhubaneswar Prasanti Express commencing journey from KSR Bengaluru 26.01.2020 to 04.02.2020 will be diverted to run via Jolarpettai, Melpakkam, Renigunta, Gudur, Krishna Canal instead of Dharmavaram, Guntakal, Guntur, Krshna Canal.

3.Train No. 22883 Puri – Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express commencing journey from Puri o­n 31.01.2020 will be diverted to run via Krishna Canal, Gudur, Renigunta, Melpakkam, Jolarpettai instead of Krshna Canal, Guntur, Dhone, Gooty, Dharmavaram.  

4.Train No. 22884  Yesvantpur – Puri Garib Rath Express commencing journey from Yesvantpur o­n 01.02.2020 will be diverted to run via Jolarpettai, Melpakkam, Renigunta, Gudur, Krishna Canal instead of Dharmavaram, Gooty, Dhone, Guntur, Krshna Canal.

II.Train No. 16525 Kanniyakumari – KSR Bengaluru Island Express commencing journey from Kanniyakumari o­n 21.01.2020 will be diverted via Alappuzha.

                                             (E. Vijaya)

                                                          Chief Public Relations Office