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                            दक्षिण पश्चिम रेलवे/ SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY                                प्रेस विज्ञप्ति/ Press Release No. 262 Dt: 25.07.2021

ALERT CREW TAKE TIMELY ACTION TO SAVE

 PASSENGERS LIVES

General Manager Shri Gajanan Mallya appreciated the presence of mind, swift action by the Loco Pilot, Asst Loco Pilot and Guard of the Train No 01134 (Mangaluru Jn - Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai). He also announced a cash award to recognise their good deed.

On 23.7.2021, at about 6.10 AM, while driving the engine of this train from Kulem towards Castle Rock (up the Ghat), at km 39/800 near Dudhsagar-Sonaulim section, the Locopilot of the leading engine Shri Ranjeet Kumar observed that the mud was slipping ahead o­n the track from the side walls of the hill beside the track, due to continuous very heavy rainfall. Sensing danger, he immediately applied emergency brakes and brought the train to a stop. Due to mud and soil mixed boulders o­n the track, the engine got derailed along with 2 set of wheels, despite the immediate braking. He informed the Station Master of Dudhsagar about the same, to give message to Control Office, Hubballi. Upon noticing emergency brake being applied, the Guard of the train Shri Shailder Kumar applied hand brakes to the Brake Van, which is situated rear most of the train and then proceeded to the engine. Parallely the Guard and Locopilot instructed the Assistant Locopilots of the leading and banking engines to place detonators at stipulated distance o­n the track at both rear & front, and also secured the train by tying chains to the track, placing wheel-skids etc as per standard safety protocol.

Ranjeet and Shailender noticed that from the steep cutting of the hill beside the track, slush and mud were also falling o­n the coaches immediately rear to the front engine. In order to ensure protection of passengers, they shifted the passengers from the first 3 coaches to the rear coaches, and un-coupled these coaches from the rest of the train. Displaying alertness, and presence of mind, the crew took instruction from their senior Officers in Hubballi Divisional Control Office and utilised the rear (banking) engine to pull the train with 345 passengers back to Kulem Station. The Guard Shri Shailender Kumar accompanied along with Locopilot Shri SD Meena, Assistant Loco Pilot Shri SK Saini to take the train safely, with passengers to Kulem, while Ranjeet Kumar and his Assistant Shri Hashid K stayed back with the derailed engine near the spot to assist in restoration.

BACKGROUND OF THE GHAT SECTION

The Castle Rock - Kulem Ghat section is 27 kms long: it is single line rail section passing through western Ghats in uninhabited territory through forested area. The entire Ghat section has a steep gradient (1 in 37) and trains are pushed with engines in rear (for providing sufficient horsepower) in addition to the engines in front. The stations between Castle Rock and Kulem, namely Caranzol, Dudhsagar & Sonaulim are connected o­nly by rail with no road connectivity. This is a challenging terrain. o­n 22.7.21 and 23.7.21, this section witnessed an intense rainfall of 640 mm in 48 hours, which resulted in land-slide.

For displaying courage and exemplary presence of mind in taking swift action to shift passengers to safer coaches, and transport the train back to Kulem, the General Manager SWR Shri Gajanan Mallya has appreciated the Crew and announced a cash reward as a sign of encouragement. The Crew of this train, have acted as ‘first responder’ at site, even before the rescue team arrived, resulting in saving of the lives of passengers

                                                                                       Chief Public Relations Officer          

Central Railway

Press Release

Non-Interlocking work in connection with Jalgaon yard re-modification – Trains cancelled

Central Railway has taken up non-Interlocking work in connection with yard re-modification for providing connectivity of third line between Jalgaon and Bhadli o­n 16.7.2021 and 17.7.2021. Due to this infrastructure work, the following special and parcel trains will be cancelled.

Cancellation of Special Trains

•           01221 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus- Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani  Special JCO 16.7.2021 and 01222 Hazrat Nizamuddin- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Rajdhani  Special JCO 17.7.2021

•           02169 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Nagpur Superfast Special JCO 17.7.2021 and  02170 Nagpur- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Superfast Special JCO 16.7.2021

•           02223 Pune-Ajni AC Special JCO 16.7.2021 and 02224 Ajni-Pune AC Special JCO 13.7.2021

•           02117 Pune-Amravati AC Special JCO 14.7.2021 and 02118 Amravati-Pune AC Special JCO 15.7.2021

•           02293 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Prayagraj Duronto Special JCO 16.7.2021 and 02294 Prayagraj -Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Duronto Special JCO 17.7.2021

•           02161 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Agra Cant Superfast Special JCO 16.7.2021 and 02162 Agra Cant -Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Special JCO 17.7.2021

•           02189 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Nagpur Duronto Special JCO 17.7.2021 and 02190 Nagpur- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Duronto  Special JCO 16.7.2021

•           02111 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Amravati Superfast Special JCO 17.7.2021 and 02112 Amravati- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Superfast Special JCO 16.7.2021

•           01057 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Amritsar Special JCO 16.7.2021 and 01058 Amritsar- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Special JCO 19.7.2021

•           01039 Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, Kolhapur-Gondia Special JCO 15.7.2021 and 01040 Gondia- Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, Kolhapur Special JCO 17.7.2021

•           02042 Nagpur-Pune Humsafar Special JCO 16.7.2021 and 02041 Pune-Nagpur Humsafar Special JCO 15.7.2021

•           02113 Pune-Nagpur AC Special JCO 17.7.2021 and 02114 Nagpur-Pune AC Special JCO 16.7.2021

•           02138 Ferozpur-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Punjab Mail Special JCO 18.7.2021 and     02137 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Ferozpur Punjab Mail Special JCO 16.7.2021

•           02172 Haridwar -Lokmanya Tilak Terminus AC Special JCO 16.7.2021 and 02171 Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Haridwar AC Special JCO 15.7.2021

•           09105 Kevadiya-Rewa Special JCO 16.7.2021 and 09106 Rewa-Kevadiya Special JCO 17.7.2021

•           09125 Surat-Amravati Superfast Special JCO 16.7.2021 and 09126 Amravati-Surat Superfast Special JCO 17.7.2021

•           09077 Nandurbar-Bhusaval Special JCO 16.7.2021 & 17.7.2021 and 09078 Bhusaval-Nandurbar Special JCO 16.7.2021 & 17.7.2021

•           09008 Bhusaval-Surat Special JCO 16.7.2021 & 17.7.2021 and 09007 Surat-Bhusaval Special JCO 15.7.2021 & 16.7.2021

Cancellation of Parcel Special Trains

•           00107 Devlali-Muzaffarpur Parcel Special JCO 17.7.2021 and 00108 Muzaffarpur-Devlali Parcel Special JCO 19.7.2021

•           00109 Sangola-Manmad Parcel Special JCO 17.7.2021 and 00110 Manmad-Daund Parcel Special JCO 20.7.2021

•           00111 Pune-Daund Parcel Special JCO 17.7.2021 and 00112 Daund- Pune Parcel Special JCO 20.7.2021

•           00113 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Shalimar Parcel Special JCO 16.7.2021 and 00114 Shalimar-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Parcel Special JCO 18.7.2021

•           00763 Hyderabad-Amritsar Parcel Special JCO 16.7.2021 and 00764 Amritsar-Hyderabad Parcel Special JCO 18.7.2021

Passengers are requested to please take note of this and bear with the Railway Administration for the inconvenience caused due to this work. These infrastructure works are necessary for future benefits.

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Date: July 13, 2021

2021/07/16

This press release is issued by the Public Relations Department, Central Railway, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai.