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www.swr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2020-10-13
दक्षिण पश्चिम रेलवे/ SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY प्रेस विज्ञप्ति/ Press Release No. 249 Dt: 13.10.2020 50thNMG RAKE FLAGGED OFF FROM PENUKONDA Shri Ajaya Kumar singh, General Manager, South Western Railway today virtually flagged off the 50th NMG (New Modified Goods) rake dispatched from Penukonda. He flagged off the train from Hubballi through video link. The train loaded with 100 cars (SUVs) of M/S KIA motors in 25 NMG wagons (NMG wagons are wagons modified to facilitate the easy movement of automobile goods) left Penukonda Railway Station in Anantpur district of Andhra Pradesh to Faruknagar in Gurugram District of Haryana. Penukonda Station is in the Jurisdiction of Bengaluru Division of South Western Railway. Shri H.C. Verma, Principal Chief Operations Manager, Shri Anil Pavithran, Principal Chief Commercial Manager, Shri Vipul Kumar, Principle Chief Engineer, Shri Ashok Kumar Verma, Divisional Railway Manager, Bengaluru Division were also present with the General Manager at Hubballi during flagging off. Shri Akhil M Shastri, Sr. Divisional Operations Manager, Bengaluru division, Shri Raushan Kumar, Divisional Commercial Manager, Bengaluru Division and Shri John Soo Kim, Logistics Head, KIA Motors and other officers from Railways were present at Penukonda during flagging off. During the financial year 2020-21, every month at a steady rate of 10 rakes per month, loading of cars is being done at Penukonda Railway Station, from Anantpur plant of M/s. KIA motors. Till date a total of 4980 cars (including 100 cars sent today) have been transported to Farukh Nagar from Penukonda. Railways have set up a siding at Penukonda exclusively for transport of these cars. Each NMG rake normally carries 100 cars. The cars were loaded by M/s. IVC Logistics Ltd, who are logistic partners for Railways and KIA Motors. Bengaluru Division which was mainly transporting raw materials and essential commodities took to loading of automobiles for the first time when it transported 175 tractors from Doddaballapur Railway Station to Phuleria in Rajasthan on 29.04.2020. During current year, 47 rakes of automobiles manufactured by M/s. TAFE, mainly tractors have been loaded by Train from Doddaballapur Railway Station near Bengaluru. Mysuru Division of South Western Railway also has started to operate NMG trains to transport automobile goods to different regions. one NMG train loaded with 1000 TVS two-wheelers was dispatched from Kadakola in Mysuru Division to Changsari in Assam on 10.10.2020. This automobile loading in NMG rakes was nearly Nil last year. With extensive marketing efforts of recently constituted Business Development Units, Railways is capturing new streams of traffic and thereby contributing to the revival of economy which is adversely affected by COVID-19.
Chief Public Relations Officer
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www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in- 2020-08-03
During the last 6 years, Rs 27,655 crore of Capital Investment was made by Indian Railways in North East Projects which is 160% more than the capital investment of Rs 10,610 made during 2009-14. The major projects that were completed during the last 6 years are- ● Bogibeel Rail cum Road Bridge: 5 km Bogibeel Rail cum Road Bridge across river Brahmaputra commissioned and dedicated to the Nation by Hon’ble Prime Minister in December 2018. The bridge has brought North and South Assam closer together like never before by shortening rail travel distance between Naharlagun (Itanagar) and Dibrugarh by more than 700 km, thereby reducing travelling time from 24 to 5 hours. The Road distance between Dibrugarh and Itanagar also reduced by more than 100 km. ● Barak Valley of Assam connected with Broad Gauge (BG) rail network in Nov’2015 with completion of Gauge conversion work of Lumding - Silchar section ● 503 Km Gauge Conversion project between Rangiya - Murkongselek passing through the north bank of Brahmaputra fully completed and commissioned for Train services on 10.08.2015 ● 4 States connected with Broad Gauge rail network (i) Meghalaya in Nov 2014 with 20 Km long new line from Dudhnoi to Mendipather. (ii) Manipur in May’2016 connected at Jiribam for Passenger Services. (iii) Mizoram in May’2016 connected at Bhairabi for Passenger Services. (iv) Tripura in May’2016 ● Capital City of Arunanchal Pradesh connected with New Delhi through direct train service on 20.02.2015. Connectivity to the North Eastern States: ● Entire Rail network of North-eastern States converted to Broad Gauge. A total of 972 Kms converted in three years (2014-17) ● All North-eastern States (except Sikkim) connected by Rail network; Sikkim to be connected by December 2022. ● While Capitals of Assam, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh are already connected; others state Capitals will be connected as per the targets decided as below: S. No State Capital City Name of Project Length(Km) Target Date of Completion 1 Manipur Imphal Jiribam – Imphal 111 March 2022 2 Mizoram Aizawl Bhairabi – Sairang 51 March 2023 3 Nagaland Kohima Dimapur – Kohima 82 March 2023 4 Meghalaya Shillong Teteliya – Byrnihat 22 March 2022 5 Sikkim Gangtok Sivok – Rangpo 44 Dec 2022 The major thrust given in developing Rail infrastructure in the North East has provided direct connectivity of the North Eastern states to the rest of India and it will have a great impact on the socio- economic development of the region. (Subhanan Chanda) CPRO/N.F. Railway
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