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Western Railway’s gift to Mumbaikars o­n its 69^th Foundation Day

WESTERN RAILWAY’S LATEST ADDITION TO MAKE TRAVELING IN MUMBAI LOCAL TRAINS MORE COMFORTABLE & SAFE
WITH THE NEWLY INTRODUCED UTTAM RAKE

Photo caption: In the first two pictures, interiors of the Second and First Class coaches of the latest Uttam rake can be seen. In the third picture, Western Railway’s glorious saga of improved services can be seen in a poster. In the fourth picture, the ladies coach adorned with poster of iconic women achievers in various fields. The last picture is of the modern day electrically operated Passenger Alarm System which has replaced the chain.

After creating history by introducing world’s first ever Ladies Special local train o­n 5^th May, 1992 and India’s first ever Air Conditioned EMU train o­n 25^th December, 2017 o­n Mumbai Suburban section, Western Railway continues to bring style, charisma and comfort for Mumbaikars o­n the auspicious occasion of its 69^thFoundation Day o­n 5^th November, 2019. The latest addition of the state-of-the-art “UTTAM RAKE” is a pleasant surprise for Mumbaikars and to the list of various achievements & contribution towards better passenger services by Western Railway.

According to a press release issued by Shri Ravinder Bhakar – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the Uttam rake has improved interiors and advanced features to make traveling in local a better experience. The new rake was operated in its inaugural run as Ladies Special train from Churchgate – Virar, departing from Churchgate at 18.13 hrs and arriving Virar at 19.57 hrs o­n 5^th November, 2019. All the women commuters travelling in this ultra-modern “Uttam” rake were very much thrilled to witness the awesome look & features of the new rake. Many of the lady commuters appreciated this new local train and the facilities it provides especially the provision of CCTV cameras in all the coaches. They also appreciated the posters of iconic women along with their inspirational stories. It will run o­n its normal services from 6^th November, 2019 with 10 services a day. The Uttam rake is well equipped with better seats, CCTV cameras, Red Emergency Buttons, Anti-Dent Partitions, Modular Luggage Racks, etc. and more such modern facilities while saving energy. The new rake will feature posters about Western Railway’s journey as an effective transport medium, various landmarks of Mumbai, inspirational quotes and posters of iconic women achievers to make the journey more enriching and delightful. o­nly two Uttam rakes have built at the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, out of which the other has been given to South Central Railway. Western Railway is proud to continue its legacy of providing comfort and care to its Mumbai Suburban line passengers o­n a daily basis.

Salient Features of Uttam rake:

1)Provision of CCTV Surveillance System in all coaches

2)Anti-dent partitions in coaches to prevent thefts

3)Modular Luggage rack

4)High backrest seats in First Class coaches

5)Provision of Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) seats in Second Class coaches with wooden finishing for better aesthetics

6)Improved Dual Lock Stopper with dual slot handles windows in all coaches

7)Wider and improved grab handles for better grip

8)Latest Brushless DC (BLDC) fans in all coaches which consumes 30% less energy than conventional fans

9)Provision of modular type diffused LED lights

10) Electrically operated Passenger Alarm System in place of traditional emergency chains

11) Smooth finished corrugated FRP ceiling and Wooden finished Roof Ventilation Duct Area to enhance the aesthetic appeal of coach interior

12) Provision of camouflaged aluminium moulded strips o­n floor to discourage theft

13) Stainless steel protective plate near all passenger seats to avoid colour fading due to footwear friction

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W. Rly’s Surat station tops the cleanliness survey list over

Indian Railways in Non Suburban (NSG) - 1 category of stations

In the Suburban (SG) category, Andheri, Virar, Naigaon & Kandivali tops the chart over Indian Railways, while Borivali & Santacruz stations secured 9^th & 10^th position respectively

W. RLY OBSERVES “COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY”ON THE OCCASION OF THE 150^THBIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF MAHATMA GANDHI

Photo Caption: (Top row) The first pic depicts the newly painted exterior of a local train with pictures and slogans of ‘Swachhta Hi Seva” and 150 years of celebrating “The Mahatma”.  The second pic depicts the interiors of Mumbai Central - Ahmedbad Shatabdi Express decorated with tricolour balloons and Gandhiji's posters & messages. In the third pic, Smt Archana Gupta – President of Western Railway Women Welfare Organization (WRWWO) is seen distributing cloth bags to the residents of Santacruz railway colony. (Bottom row) The first pic depicts the "Mahatma Gandhi's statue with movable charkha" installed at Sabarmati station made entirely of scrap material. In the second picture, Shri Ravinder Bhakar – Chief Public Relations Officer of W. Rly is seen administering the Swacchta Pledge to the Public Relations staff & third pic depicts the children of railway officers participated in the Student Solar Ambassador Workshop conducted at Badhwar Park Colony.

W. Rly is committed to follow Gandhiji’s teachings o­n cleanliness and in this direction 2^ndOctober was observed as “Community Service” day wherein the railway officers & employees alongwith various stakeholdersincluding NGOs / CharitableOrganiztions, Railway colony staff and their families, general public conducted a massive cleanliness drive across Western Railway to mark & commemorate the 150^th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. To add more joy to this auspicious occasion, W. Rly’s several stations has found prominent place in the All India third party audit and cleanliness survey ranking of 407 major stations. In Non Suburban (NSG)- 1 category of stations, Surat station tops the list over the Indian Railways while in Non Suburban (NSG) category Udhna & Surat stations stands at 16 & 18 ranking respectively. In the SG category of stations, the top four spots were bagged by stations of W. Rly’s Mumbai Division, namely Andheri, Virar, Naigaon & Kandivali respectively while Borivali & Santacruz secured 9^th & 10^th position respectively over Indian Railways.

According to a press release issued by Shri Ravinder Bhakar – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the activities o­n this day commenced with administration of pledge o­n Swachhta & non use of single-use plastics by Principal Head of Departments & Divisional Railway Managers & senior railway officers at various places. More than 80 Officers and railway staff actively participated in the Prabhat Pheri at Pali Hill Railway Officers' and Staff Colony alongwith Badhwar Park & other colonies. Smt Archana Gupta – President of Western Railway Women Welfare Organization (WRWWO) visited Santacruz Railway colony and distributed cloth bags to the residents of the colony. She also planted trees and keenly followed Nukkad Natak performance. A Student Solar Ambassador Workshop was conducted at Utsav Hall, Badhwar Park Colony. As a part of Gandhi Global Solar Yatra, which was planned by IIT Bombay across 50 countries, the children of Railway officers participated in the event administering Pledge for Non Violence to Environment o­n International Day of non violence, 2nd Octber, 2019. This effort was made to make children aware about the environment and importance of solar power in saving the earth from global warming but also the children could get hands o­n training in assembling the solar table lamps. They can proudly use the lamp for their studies. Explaining Importance of Solar energy and effects of climate change the children were given hands o­n training to assemble a Solar Lamp Kit. The kit Assembly programme was conducted by Shri. Anand Lokde – Assisstant Secretary of General Manager and Shri Anand Kuvalekar, SSE/Rajdhani, Mumbai Central. The event was coordinated by Shri. Rajneesh Tomar – Secretary, Western Railway and Shri Anand Kumar – Secretary, Railway Officers Club. At Mumbai Central station, Digital Museum of Gandhiji’s Murals and Quotes was inaugurated by Shri Sunil Kumar - Divisional Railway Manager – Mumbai Central. Volunteers of Sant Nirankari Mission comprising of Doctors, Lawyers, Engineers, Chartered Accountants and all walks of society came forward for cleanliness drive at Mumbai Central station & Bandra Terminus stations. EMU Workshop Mahalaxmi have been painted the exterior of a local train (Rake No. 6037-6038) with pictures and slogans of ‘Swachhta Hi Seva” and 150 years of celebrating “The Mahatma”. Similarly, Train No. 12009 Mumbai Central - Ahmedbad Shatabdi Express was cleaned impeccably and decorated with posters with Mahatma Gandhi's messages, flag and Swacchta logo o­n all coaches and decorated with tricolour balloons. At Dahanu Road station Swachhta rally was undertaken by the students of Rustomjee college, volunteers Jain social group and 50 railway staff with RPF team. 200 Car Dustbins were distributed by Gujarat Prantiy Marwadi Yuva Manch at Surat station. In Ahmedabad Division, the Divisional staff took the Swachhta Pledge o­n the Sabarmati river front and organized a cleanliness rally till Vivekananda Bridge. At Ahmedabad station 250 volunteers of Saint Nirankari organization gathered for shramdan and took the Swachhta pledge. "Mahatma Gandhi's statue with movable charkha" made entirely of scrap material by the Sabarmati Diesel Loco Care Centre, has been installed at Platform No. 1 of Sabarmati station, to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

A noteworthy mention is the special cleanliness drive “Swachchta Hi Sewa” Swachhta Pakhwada was observed from 16^thSeptember, 2019 to 30^th September, 2019 over Indian Railways with a view to ensure visible and tangible improvement in cleanliness at all its premises i.e. stations, trains, offices, colonies, workshops, maintenance depots, hospitals etc. with special emphasis to eradicate the use of plastics in railway premises was celebrated with great enthusiasm & fervour. Accordingly, Indian Railways has also put a ban o­n single use plastics from 2^ndOctober, 2019.

Photo Caption: The view of Gandhiji’s Murals and Quotes at Mumbai Central

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