TUNDLA JN

North Central Railway

Headquarter

Public Relations

Prayagraj

No. 11PR/11/2019/Press ReleaseDate: 05.11.2019

North Central Railway Gears up for safe and detention free train operation during winters- GM/NCR Sri Rajiv Chaudhry conducts Video Conferencewith Divisions

A video conference of North Central Railway Headquarters held with Agra, Allahabad and Jhansi divisions. In the beginning of the video conference, General Manager North Central Railway Shri Rajiv Chaudhry along with principal head of departments reviewed the safety position o­n Agra, Allahabad and Jhansi divisions. Shri Chaudhry emphasized that detailed investigation in all cases of failure and detention are must for system improvement and instructed divisions to ensure it religiously. He sensitized all three Divisions that winters has already set in and stipulated patrolling of railway tracks must be ensured. He also stressed that proper visibility of signals, compliance of stipulated winter precautions for locomotives, coaches &wagons, availability of retroreflective boards etc. must be ensured for safe and detention free travel this winter. Safety record of Indian Railway has been quite good this year and no human life is lost in any train accident in first 07 months of financial year 2019-20. North Central Railway runs about 100 trains o­n 130 Kmph or more and it has been doing pioneering work in field of way side rolling stock monitoring system by installing first Hot Box Detector and Hanging part detection system at Chunar station of Allahabad division. Wheel impact detectors are also installed in Allahabad and Agra divisions and CCTV provision for rolling in examination has been done at many stations. Advanced system of o­nline Rolling Stock monitoring is also being installed in Allahabad division. Moving ahead in this direction NCR has now decided to conduct a trial to provide CCTV at Bamrauli station at both UP and Down lines with display to Porter or Assistant Station Master to ensure that mandatory monitoring of passing train at enroute station is augmented for enhanced safety in train operation.Besides this “Transfer of Key” is also being provided for all manned level crossing gates o­n NCR to give positive confirmation to Assistant Station Master o­n level crossing gate closing before signal is lowered for any train to avoid any possibility of miscommunication regarding gate closure. General Manager also directed that a drive must be done to assess proper functioning of all equipment o­n Level Crossing andavailability of basic amenities for gate man. Indian Railways has already removed all unmanned level crossing from its broad gauge(BG) network last year and it is now replacing manned gates with Road over bridges or Limited height subways to further improve safety as well as to reduce detention of trains due to cases of late gate closures etc. This year NCR has targeted replacement of 114 manned level crossing with ROBs/RUBs, of which 65 are already done upto Oct-19 and balance 49 are planned for execution in current financial year.

In the meeting it was also discussed that with substantial conversion of coaching trains o­n LHB stock it is important that more and more Assistant Loco Pilots and Shunting staff needs to be trained o­n handling of LHB coaches.

After Chairman Railway Board visit to NCR o­n 02.11.19, process for introduction of New Shatabdi between Allahabad and Lucknow has been expedited and tentative timings of run etc.are being worked out by North Central Railway in consultation with Northern Railway. o­n infrastructural front, it was decided to start preparatory work in connection with Electronic Interlockingof Govindpuri station. North Central Railway has recently completed major Electronic Interlocking work at Tundla Jn.thusremoving mechanical signaling system from its trunk route. Other important infrastructure works of Jhansi-Kanpur doubling, construction of new washable apron at Allahabad Platform-3 , Renewal of washing lines at Allahabad etc were also discussed .

Punctuality position prevailing o­n all the divisions of North Central Railway was also reviewed during the meeting. General Manager Shri Rajiv Chaudhry advised divisions to monitor regular bad runners and pull up their punctuality performance.This year punctuality performance of North Central Railway has improved substantially which is higher by 11 percent in first 07 months of financial year 2019-20 when compared to same period of last year.

North Central Railway

Headquarter

Public Relations

Prayagraj

No. 11PR/11/2019/ Press ReleaseDate: 02.11.2019

Chairman Railway Board Sri Vinod Kumar Yadav Conduced review meeting at

North Central Railway HQ

On 02.11.2019 Chairman Railway Board conducted a review meeting of North Central Railway at its headquarters office. At the outset in the review meeting GM Sri Rajiv Chaudhrywelcomed Sri Vinod Yadav Chairman railway Board , Sri Rajesh Tiwari Member Traction Railway Board and General Manager Railway Electrification in the review meeting. All principal head of departments of NCR , DRM Allahabad Sri Amitabha and other senior officials from NCR were present in the review meeting . In the beginning a presentation covering performance of NCR , earning and expenditure , development of infrastructure , innovation and assistance needed from Railway Board was made. CRB congratulated NCR for achieving all time high punctuality in 19-20 which is more than 11 percent higher in April-Sept-2019 as compared to same period of last year . In the presentation GM NCR covered many innovations done by North Central Railway like Hot Box detector & Hanging part detectionsystems which are automatic way side rolling stock monitoring equipment.CRB said that such systems are need of the day as with elimination of gates and end cabins etc. available eyes for watching safe passing of trains are coming down and such automation is way ahead. Presentation also covered many initiatives taken to improve condition of running rooms , grievance redressal of employees etc. CRB during the presentation emphasized that work of 160 kmph upgradation of New Delhi- Howrah route which is already cleared by Cabinet chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister is required to be executed now. He further added that Boundary wall work which is covered under this sanctioned work is required to be taken o­n top priority which will bring down cattle run over cases substantially which is major cause of punctuality loss o­n North Central Railway. Boundary wall will also help in reducing loss of cattle due to run over thus a win-win situation . Use of solar energy was also covered in the presentation, NCR is leader in solar energy usage with installed capacity of 9.8 Megawatt over its territory and work of another 2.8 Megawatt under execution reaffirming itscommitment to remain eco friendly . CRB complimented NCR for recently completed major work of Yard remodeling and Electronic Interlocking atTundla sanctioned way back in 1998-99. Renovation of coaching rakes under Project Utkristh and completion of Bio toilet fitment in all passenger coaches of NCR were also covered in the power point presentation. CRB directed officers to travel o­nboard more frequently to get first hand feedback from passengers. GM apprised CRB o­n mechanized cleaning efforts o­n this railway in trains and o­n stations. Total 21 station are covered under Mechanized cleaning and 200 trains are cleaned enrouteunderClean Train Station (CTS), while 22 trains of NCR are covered under OBHS for o­nboard cleaning needs . IT initiatives like e-office , Human recourse management system , variousweb applications launched o­n NCR were also reviewed which areIndian Railway concrete steps towards speedy and transparent delivery .After the presentation an animation based video spot titled “GappuBhaiya” was also launched by CRBSri V K Yadav , Member Traction Railway Board Sri Rajesh Tiwari , GM NCR Sri Rajiv Chaudhryalong with GM CORE and other PHODs of NCR . This animation based awareness video covering current safety issues of Railway is developed with an aim to educate people o­n precautions to be taken during rail travel as well as at Railway stations etc . Animation based video is made specially targeting school students to have maximum impact and outreach. Followed by video launch Chairman Railway Board Sri Vinod Kumar Yadav addressed the gathering. Some important highlights of his address were:

1.Safety is most important performance parameterand Indian Railway has performed well o­n safety front with zero fatalityduring accidents in first 07 months of FY-19-20 .

2.Indian railway is working towards an era where it can run trains o­n demand in next 05-07 years while ensuring confirmed berth for everyone.

3.No privatization of Railway is being done. With major thrust o­n infrastructure creation in last 05 years and DFC completion in the year 2020-21, there will be ample capacity to run extra passenger trains . To run these additional trains more efficiently and with improved amenities private players shall be required to work together with Railways . He further assured that all stake holders shall be taken in confidence o­n these issues.

4.Cleanliness o­n station and in trains have improved remarkably and 98% of passenger coaches are now fitted with bio toilet ensuring clean tracks and less corrosion to rail fittings.

5.Station name change of Allahabad Jn. to Prayagraj is in active consideration of Home Ministry and expected to be done soon.

6.New Shatabdi/ Intercity train between Allahabad -Lucknow shall be examined and implemented early.

7.Complete electrification ofIndian Railway Network in next 03 years .

8.03 New DFC routes tentatively between Kharagpur -Vijayavada , East-West and North South of approximately5800 Kms through PPP or institutional funding routes .

9.All trains will use Fog-safe (device to tell location of signal to crew based o­n GPS) to minimize detention of trains during fog.

10.Digital initiatives like WiFi o­n all stations, CCTV in all coaches, Content o­n Demand (Localized WiFi hot spot for streaming pre-loaded media content o­n board ) etc. are being taken in big way .

Sri Vinod Kumar Yadav Chairman Railway Board also attended 16^th annual convocation program at MNNIT before review meeting at North Central Railway headquarters office. Sri Yadav an electrical engineering graduate of 1980 batch from this premier institute and officer of Indian Railway Services of electrical engineers of 1980 batch attended 16^th annual convocation in his almamateras Chief guest.