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www.er.indianrailways.gov.in- 2021-02-09
UNION BUDGET LAID STRESS on DEVELOPMENT OF RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FUTURE GROWTH •MEDIA INTERACTION BY GM/ER on UNION BUDGET FOR RAILWAY Shri Manoj Joshi, General Manager, Eastern Railway in a virtual Press Conference at Kolkata today (8.2.2021) said that main stress in the Union Budget 2021-22 has been given on development of railway infrastructure for future growth. He said that there is 19% increase in allocation of funds for various projects of Eastern Railway. Stress has been given on creating robust infrastructure in accordance with Vision 2024. Railway is getting future ready. Priority works related to capacity enhancement have been identified and adequate funds have been allocated accordingly. He said that new trains could not be introduced without coaching terminal infrastructure. Therefore, sanction of new coaching terminal at Dankuni is a major gain in the Union Budget and railway has adequate land there. The proposed terminal at Dankuni can easily accommodate 20 – 25 trains. Adequate funds were also allocated for works related to safety, passenger amenities and upgradation of infrastructure. Required fund has been allocated for different critical projects viz. Dankuni – Chandanpur 4th line, Bandel-Boinchi 3rd line, Boinchi-Shaktigarh 3rd line, Monigram-Nimtita 2nd line, Nimtita-New Farakka 2nd line, Rampurhat – Murarai 3rd line, Katwa-Bazarsau 2nd line, Bazarsau-Azimganj Jn. 2nd line, Dankuni – Bhattanagar-Balitikuri 2nd line. He further said that fund has also been allocated based on priority and progress for other critical projects including Sondalia-Champapukur 2nd line, Madhupur Bye Pass, Tarakeswar-Bishnupur New Line, Munger Rail-cum-Road Bridge on Ganga and Hansdiha-Godda New Line. There is a plan to increase the sectional speed in Howrah-New Delhi route to 160 kilometer per hour. Funds are also allocated for other important works related to operational improvement which include increase in sectional speed upto 130 kilometer per hour on important routes and 110 kilometer per hour on other routes. Shri Joshi also pointed out that there is substantial increase in speed of goods trains as bottle necks were eliminated. The speed of freight trains of Eastern Railway is highest over Indian Railways. The media persons participated in the question-answer session. 2
www.er.indianrailways.gov.in- 2020-04-14
WHEELS OF ER’S PARCEL EXPRESS TRAINS ARE ROLLING FOR SENDING COMMODITIES : COME FORWARD, BOOKING IS AVAILABLE Kolkata,April14, 2020: In an endeavour to maintain the supply of essential commodities to different parts of the country, Eastern Railway is running parcel express trains in seven different routes viz. Sealdah - Guwahati –Sealdah, Howrah-Guwahati-Howrah, Sealdah- Malda Town – Sealdah, Howrah-Jamalpur-Howrah, Howrah-New Delhi-Howrah, Sealdah-New Delhi-Sealdah and Howrah- Mumbai CSMT-Howrah. Few more dates in the schedule of these parcel express trains are available for booking towards transport of commodities, which are as follows: i)Sealdah- Guwahati- Sealdah(via Malda Town- New Jalpaiguri) Parcel Express train will start from Sealdah at 19:15 hrs on 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25 Apriland from Guwahati at 09:00 hrs. on 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25 & 27 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Barddhaman, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri, New Cooch Behar, New Alipurdurar & New Bongaigaon Jn enroute. ii)Howrah- Guwahati- Howrah(via Malda Town- New Jalpaiguri) Parcel Express train will start from Howrah at 18:30 hrs on 15, 17, 19, 22, 24 Apriland from Guwahati at 09:00 hrs. on 17, 19, 21, 24, 26 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Shrirampur, Seoraphuli, Bandel, Barddhaman, Bolpur Shatiniketan, Rampurhat, Malda Town, New Jalpaiguri, New Cooch Behar, New Alipurdurar & New Bongaigaon Jn enroute. iii)Sealdah- Malda Town- Sealdah(via Barddhaman) Parcel Express train will start from Sealdah at 23:00 hrs daily till 25 Apriland from Malda Town at 16:00 hrs. daily till 26 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Naihati, Barddhaman, Rampurhat, Murarai & New Farakka enroute. iv)Howrah- Jamalpur- Howrah (via Barddhaman - Barharwa) Parcel Express train will start from Howrah at 12:00 hrs daily till 25 Apriland from Jamalpur at 09:00 hrs. daily till 26 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Barddhaman, Rampurhat, Barharwa Jn, Sahibganj & Bhagalpur enroute. v)Howrah- New Delhi- Howrah (via Dhanbad- Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn ) Parcel Express train will start from Howrah at 08:15hrs on 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25 Apriland from New Delhiat 16:45 hrs. on15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Barddhaman, Asansol, Dhanbad, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Prayagraj Jn andKanpur Central enroute. vi)Sealdah- New Delhi- Sealdah (via Dhanbad- Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn ) Parcel Express train will start from Sealdah at 07:40hrs on 15, 17, 19, 22, 24 Apriland from New Delhiat 16:45 hrs. on17, 19, 21, 24, 26 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Barddhaman, Asansol, Dhanbad, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Prayagraj Jn andKanpur Central enroute. vii)Howrah- Mumbai CSMT - Howrah (via Asansol- Patna - Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn ) Parcel Express train will start from Howrah at 21:00hrs on 16, 21, 23 Apriland from Mumbai CSMTat 06:00 hrs. on 18, 20, 25, 27 April, 2020. This Parcel Express train will have stoppages at Shrirampur, Bandel, Barddhaman, Durgapur, Asansol, Madhupur, Jasidih, Patna, Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn, Varanasi Jn, Prayagraj Jn, Katni Jn, Jabalpur, ItarsiandManmad Jnenroute. Interested customers may please contact : Howrah- 9002022962 , Sealdah- 9002021964 , Asansol- 9002023962 , Malda & Jamalpur- 9002024961 , Headquarters- 9002020971 and CPLI/Howrah- 9002022975, CS/Parcel/Sealdah-9002071957 for booking of their consignment on these routes.
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