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प्रेस विज्ञप्ति/ Press Release No. 279  Dt: 09.11.2020

SWR INCREASING SPEED LIMIT OF TRAINS OVER ITS JURISDICTION

SWR is taking up works for increasing the speed in its sections by carrying out track renewal works which enable trains to run at a speed of 110 Kmph. All requirements for faster trains like increase in super-elevation at curves, correction of transition length, through tamping, attending points and crossings with track machine named UNIMAT have been completed. Recouping of Ballast to maintain cushion, recouping missing permanent way fittings are also being done to facilitate faster trains.

After completing speed trial and complying observations of Commissioner of Railway Safety, Bengaluru Division of SWR is ready to run trains up to 110 Kmph o­n section between Yelahanka - Chikballapur section (46.05 KMs).  This section was opened in 1996 at 50 kmph and was cleared for 75 kmph in 2007.  After a gap of 13 years the section is upgraded to run trains from 100 kmph to 110 Kmph.

With this work the following sections of SWR are capable of running trains at 110 Kmph.

1)         Baiyappanahalli - Dharmavaram (177 Kms)

2)         Penukonda - Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam- Dharmavaram (53 Kms)

3)         KSR Bengaluru -  Jolarpettai (Double Line) (281 Kms)

4)         Yesvantpur – Tumakuru (Double Line) (128 Kms)

5)         Birur - Chikjajur (68 Kms)

Recently Commissioner of Railway Safety had permitted running of trains at 110 Kmph in the following sections SWR.

6)         Londa to Miraj (186 Km)

7)         Sanvordem – Vasco (19 Kms)

The work of increasing speed over the zone is being taken up at the divisional level under the direction of Shri Vipul Kumar, PCE/SWR.  Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, GM/SWR has informed that the zone is focusing o­n eliminating speed restrictions to minimum to improve speed of trains.

                                                                    Chief Public Relations Officer                                                                 South Western Railway, Hubballi

प्रेस विज्ञप्ति/ Press Release No. 273  Dt: 03.11.2020

FREIGHT LOADING TOUCHING NEW HEIGHTS IN SWR - RECORDS 3.22 MILLION TONES IN OCT

With thrust given in o­n becoming easy, quick, economic and efficient transport for freight, loading has shown a remarkable surge over Indian Railways of late.  After a relative slowdown during the first four months of the Lock down necessitated due to pandemic, freight loading has picked up o­n SWR consistently from Aug. 2020. The zone has been steadily loading over 3.0 Million Tonnes every month since then. 

After the setting up of the Business Development Units (BDU) o­n SWR both at the Zonal and Divisional Levels in Apr. 2020, the freight loading has picked up. A slew of freight incentive schemes and concessions were announced to give boost to freight loading and attract customers to use Railways as their preferred mode of transport of goods and to bring more and more commodities into freight basket of Railways.   Interactions are also being done by these BDUs with prospective customers for roping in additional freight traffic.

During this financial year, SWR has loaded 19.51 million tonnes of freight up to Oct 2020.  In spite of the restrictions due to the pandemic, SWR has so far loaded 5.035 Million Tonnes of Coal to ensure uninterrupted power generation for the plants in Karnataka.  The Zone continued to load Hot Rolled Coil Steel from the steel plants and 4.768 Million Tonnes of Steel were loaded till Oct 20 during this financial year.  Despite the lockdown due to pandemic SWR could load 10,000 + Tonnes of food grains and maintained the food chain in Karnataka.

During the month of Sept and Oct 2020, SWR has surpassed the freight loading target set by Railway Board and also corresponding figures of last year. During the month of Sept 2020, SWR has loaded 3.03 Million Tonnes of freight which is 4.48 % more that the corresponding period of last year. Similarly during the month of Oct 2020, SWR has loaded 3.22 Million Tonnes of freight which is 8.61% more that the corresponding period of last year.

SWR is striving to improve facilities and infrastructure at all loading and unloading terminals by improving approach roads, provision of better lighting, restrooms for workers etc to encourage loading.  Monitoring of running of freight trains and ensuring availability of wagons for movement of freight is being done at highest level. The Zone has been able to achieve turnaround in loading duly observing all Covid related protocols like social distancing, wearing of face masks etc.

The highlight of this year's freight loading is quantum jump in transportation of automobiles from Dodballapur, Penukonda, Kadakola, Hosur etc. o­n the average o­ne rake of New Millennium Goods has been transported from SWR every day of the month during October.

Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, GM/SWR has informed that freight operations are being ramped up and all out efforts are being made to match last year's loading by the end of current quarter. The zone is confident that with persistent efforts SWR will be able to surpass the loading targets set by Railway in the last quarter.

                                                                    Chief Public Relations Officer                                                                 South Western Railway, Hubballi