TAMLUK

SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY

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GENERAL MANAGER  INSPECTS DIGHA-TAMLUK  & PANSKURA – KHARAGPUR SECTIONS OF KHARAGPUR DIVISION

Kolkata, January 29:

            Shri P.S.Mishra, General Manager, South Eastern Railway inspected Digha -Tamluk & Panskura - Kharagpur sections of Kharagpur Division along with all principal officers from SER Hqrs. and Divisional Rly Manager, Kharagpur, this morning (29-01-2019). During his day- long inspection, General Manager inaugurated various works in these sections from Digha to Kharagpur i.e. Pre cast Gang Tool Room, Children’s Park, renovated Parcel Office, Supervisors’ & Officers’ Rest House, RPF Outpost etc.

            Shri Mishra, during his detailed inspection, inspected the progress of various passenger amenities works like facilities at Railway Colony, Rest Houses, Divyang toilets, Dormitory, VIP Lounge, Waiting Halls (both AC & Non-AC), circulating areas etc.  During inspection, General Manager inspected level crossing gates, curves, Traction Sub-stations etc. General Manager, while proceeding to Tamluk, inspected the important Railway Bridge o­n river HALDI. Minor railway bridges were also taken into his inspection from engineering point of view for better maintenance. General Manager/SER has given priority of existing amenities and above all cleanliness at station premises and explored the possibility of further improvement.

         While inspecting the Digha-Tamluk  section, Shri Mishra asked all officers and staff to be more careful o­n safety of train operations and ensure utmost safety. General Manager warned that no o­ne will be spared if safety related rules are not followed. No short-cut o­n safety will be tolerated. General Manager wants zero tolerance o­n safety o­n SER. General Manager thoroughly inspected cabins, Station Managers’ room, booking  offices and spoke to the concerned staff o­n duty. General Manager stressed o­n passenger comfort, better facility, punctuality, safety and security. A speed trial at 130 kmph was conducted between Panskura and Kharagpur to assess the condition of the railway track. General Manager interacted with Press & Media Reporters at Tamluk and apprised them about various innovative initiatives in the field of passenger amenities.

           Later, Shri Mishra interacted with local Public Representatives and Railway Associations at Divisional Railway Manager’s Office, Kharagpur.

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SHALIMAR STATION OF S E RAILWAY NOW HAVE WI FI FACILITY

ANOTHER NINE STATIONS OF SER TO HAVE WI FI

Kolkata, 11^th January 2019

Shalimar Station of South Eastern Railway has been provided with free Wi Fi facility from today (11.1.19). The Wi Fi facility for the rail users of this station has been commissioned by RailTel for providing free high speed state-of-the-art world class internet experience to the commuters. Passengers at Shalimar will now be able to download a book or music of their choice, have an overview of their destination or simply log into the current news without interruption.

There is a rising trend of Wi Fi usage among the passengers at different stations of S ERailway. Keeping this in view, nine more stations under SER’s jurisdiction will be covered with free Wi Fi connectivity within the current financial year (2018-19). The stations are Chakulia, Haldia, Tamluk, Dantan, Midnapur, Mecheda, Santragachi, Bagnan and Panskura.

As a part of Government’s Digital India initiatives, South Eastern Railway has so far commissioned Wi-Fi services at 14(fourteen) Stations enabling about lakhs of rail passengers to log o­n to the free internet facility. Apart from Shalimar, the 13 SER stations which are already equipped with Wi-Fi facility are Kharagpur, Ranchi, Digha, Purulia, Hatia, Bokaro, Tatanagar, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Balasore, Mahalimarup, Barabamboo and Tiruldih.

 Over Indian Railways, altogether 746 railway stations have been provided with Wi-Fi facility which has proved very useful to the general public. Indian Railways is also planning to extend Wi-Fi facilities in at least 2000 stations across the country in near future and all stations ultimately.