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INDIAN RAILWAY’S SECOND TEJAS EXPRESS TO DEBUT BETWEEN AHMEDABAD AND MUMBAI o­n 17^TH JANUARY, 2020

Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat and Hon’ble Minister of Railways will be the Chief Guests at the function

The long awaited semi-high speed and fully air-conditioned Tejas Express will make its maiden journey o­n 17^th January, 2020 from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in a celebratory function at Ahmedabad. The train will be flagged off by Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Vijaybhai Rupani and Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal. Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Transportation of Gujarat Shri R.C. Faldu, Hon’ble Mayor of Ahmedabad Smt. Bijalben Patel, Hon’ble Members of Parliament Dr. Kirit P. Solanki, Shri Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel, Shri Mahant Shambhu Prasadji Tundiya, Dr. Amee Yajnik and Hon’ble MLAs Shri Gyasuddin Habibuddeen Shaikh and Shri Himmat Singh Patel will be the distinguished guests in the inaugural ceremony.

According to a press release issued by Shri Ravinder Bhakar – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, Ministry of Railways has accorded approval for introduction of new Tejas Express between Ahmedabad and Mumbai Central which will run six days a week (except Thursday) with its inaugural run o­n Friday, 17^thJanuary, 2020 and the regular service will commence from 19^thJanuary, 2020. The train in its inaugural service will run with the Train No. 09426 Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central Tejas Express and will depart from Ahmedabad at 10.30 hrs o­n Friday, 17^th January, 2020 and will reach Mumbai Central at 16.45 hrs o­n the same day. Similarly, in the return direction, the train will run with the Train No. 09425 Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Tejas Expressand will depart from Mumbai Central at 17.15 hrs o­n Friday, 17^th January, 2020 to reach Ahmedabad at 23.30 hrs o­n the same day. The train will halt at Nadiad, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Vapi and Borivali stations in both directions. The train will have AC Chair Car Executive Class and AC Chair Car coaches.

The regular services of Train No. 82902/82901 Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central Tejas Express will commence from 19^th January, 2020 and will run six days a week except o­n Thursdays. Train No. 82902 Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central Tejas Express will depart from Ahmedabad at 6.40 hrs and will reach Mumbai Central at 13.10 hrs o­n the same day. In return direction, Train No. 82901 Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Tejas Express will depart from Mumbai Central at 15.40 hrs and will reach Ahmedabad at 21.55 hrs o­n the same day.

The train will halt at Nadiad, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Vapi and Borivali stations in both directions. The train will have AC Executive Chair Car Class and AC Chair Car coaches. Meals will be served by o­n-board service staff in Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Tejas Express. Tea and coffee vending machines will be available in the train. Water will be provided o­n demand through RO machines for passengers. Tejas Express contains all the modern facilities with the state-of-art interior, personalised reading lights, AC coaches, mobile charging points, CCTV cameras, bio-toilets, LED TV, automatic doors and many more.

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No. 11PR/12/2019/Press ReleaseDate:18.12.2019

GeneralManager NCR Sri Rajiv Chaudhry Inaugurated Free of Cost o­n wheel OPD services- The “Lifeline express”

On 18.12.2019, General Manager North Central railway Sri Rajiv Chaudhry inaugurated OPD services of Lifeline Express at Subedarganj station of North Central Railway.

A joint initiative of Indian Railway, Impact India foundation andMinistry of Health- The Lifeline Express was started in the year 1991 to provide o­n-the-spot diagnostic, medical and advanced surgical treatment for disabled adults and children. It is an outreach program for inaccessible rural areas where medical services are not available, traveling via Indian Railways. In addition to providing access to these much needed services, the Lifeline express seeks to improve the efficiency of the existing local government and voluntary health infrastructure and services, as well as providing initiative and encouragement for the local bodies to get involved in all aspects of the programme and provide follow-up services after the train has left. The Lifeline Express went o­n its maiden journey o­n 16 July 1991, with three coaches donated by Indian Railways, and the equipment from Impact India Foundation. Impact India Foundation is the Indian branch of a non-profit organization based in seven countries around the world, with its Indian headquarters in Mumbai. The Lifeline Express train is formed of specially-designed air-conditioned coaches. In 2007 Indian Railways provided five new coaches for the service. The first coach is a power car which also has a staff compartment and pantry area. The staff compartment is situated at the rear with a 12-berth staff-quarter, kitchen unit, water purifier, a gas stove and electric oven and refrigerator. The second coach consists of the medical store, as well as two autoclave units. It also houses a drawing room. The train has a main Operation Theatre with three operating tables and a second self-contained operating theatre with two tables. Operation theatres are also equipped with a closed circuit television camera which is used in providing training to local doctors in live surgical procedures. An attached six bed recovery room is situated beside the main theatre. Additionally, the train has an ophthalmologic testing room, a dental unit, a laboratory, an X-ray unit and an auditorium with a large LCD display unit. The train also has a public address system and closed-circuit TV. The Lifeline Express provides a number of medical services including Orthopedic ,Ophthalmological procedures ,Surgical interventions ,Plastic Surgical correction , Epilepsy ,Counseling and referral services ,Liaison with local health authorities ,Immunizations and other preventive measures.

With help of vast network of Indian Railway having outreach to remotest part of the country it has already provided free Medicare tomore than 120 thousands patients in 138 districts spread over 19 states and has the distinction of being world first and biggest such medical facility o­n wheels.

While inaugurating the OPD service of Lifeline Express GM Sri Chaudhry said that adequate publicity should be done including Railway Colonies so as its benefits reaches to masses especially those from economically weaker section of Society. During its halt at Subedarganj station from 18^thDecember-2019 to 8^th January 2020, Lifeline express is expected to cater more than 10000 patients from Prayagraj and nearby districts. During inspection of o­n board facilities GM Sri Chaudhry also suggested that digital means like LED TVs etc. can be used for spreading awareness among patients o­n healthcare issues coming to Lifeline express for treatment. He further added that facilities and awareness program related to personal hygiene for women will have far reaching impact o­n wellbeing of women living in Rural areas. He also assured doctors and members from Impact India Foundation that all possible helps shall be rendered to Lifeline Express team by NCR so as maximum number of people get benefitted.

PCMD NCR Dr Anand Tandon, other Principal Head of Departments of NCR, DRM Allahabad Sri Amitabha, Doctors and Team from Imact india Foundation were present during the Inauguration program.