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SOUTHERN RAILWAY PAVILION AT THE 47^th ALL INDIA TOURIST AND INDUSTRIAL TRADE FAIR 2022-2023

Southern Railway has set up a pavilion in the 47th Tourist and Industrial Trade fair at Island Grounds, Chennai, organised by Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation.  Southern Railway has been participating in the All India Tourist and Industrial Trade Fair Chennai, for the past several years as this provides an opportunity to showcase the universal appeal of Railways through conventional publicity and to promote public awareness. 

SOUTHERN RAILWAY PAVILION

This year, in an effort to showcase progressive India and the transformational phase of Railways, the Southern Railway stall is set up to replicate the façade of Chennai Egmore slated for redevelopment at par with world-class standards in the near future.   â€˜Black Beauty’, the majestic X-Class Steam locomotive model used in Nilgiri Mountain Railway, the ‘Make in India’ Lion sculpture and Pegasus sculpture, all made from scrap metals by the Golden Rock Workshop, placed at the entrance of the stall fascinate children and elders alike. 

The working model of Vande Bharat Express, made by Perambur Carriage & Wagon Workshop captivates visitors as they enter the stall.  The centre piece of the pavilion is the working model of EIR-21, the world’s oldest functioning steam locomotive along with the static model of the upcoming Pamban vertical lift sea bridge portion that has been kept o­n display.

The visitors are drawn to the ‘Selfie Point’ that showcases the life-size poster of Vande Bharat in the backdrop.  Various working and static train models in the Railway Pavilion attract visitors, especially children. The Static miniature models of Steam locomotive Fairy Queen, Wooden coaches used in the past, models of Jan Shatabdi and LHB coaches that are part of the present railway system were also o­n display.

Static Models of various Safety related Signal & Telecommunication Equipments by Signal and Telecommunication workshop, Podanur, are also o­n display. The working model of double line block instruments which will help the public to learn how line clearance is obtained for train movements besides the model of digital voice announcement system used in LC gates, are also o­n display.  Innovative prototypes of ‘SWAAS’ low-cost ventilator and ‘Rail Mitra’, a robot designed for Railway Hospital CoVID ward, are also being exhibited.

The 47th Tourist and Industrial Trade fair in Chennai

The 47th Tourist and Industrial Trade fair at Island Grounds, Chennai,was officially inaugurated on 4^th January, 2023 by  Hon’ble Ministers of Tamil Nadu Shri K. Ramachandran, Hon’ble Minister for Tourism, Shri Ma.Subramanian, Hon’ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Shri P.K.Sekar Babu, Hon’ble Minister for Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments in the presence of Shri Dayanidhi Maran, Hon’ble Member of Parliament and Smt R.Priya, Hon’ble Mayor of Chennai. 

The 70-day exhibition featuring stalls of various State and Central Govt departments, PSUs and private sector organizations attracts thousands of visitors every year.  The theme for this year’s IITF Exhibition is â€˜Rethinking Tourism’.  The 46^th edition of the Expo was held in 2019-20 and owing to the Covid pandemic, the 47^th is being held after a two-year break.

Apart from the usual food stalls, fun game stalls, amusement park and toy train rides, many cultural programmes will also be hosted in the open-air theatre set up at the exhibition premises.  A TTDC Drive-in restaurant will be an added attraction this year.

The 70-day Tourist and Industrial Trade fair at Island Grounds, Chennai, concluding o­n 8^th March 2023 is open from 11.00 hrs to 21.00 hrs o­n Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays and from 15.00 hrs to 21.00 hrs o­n all other working days.

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Chennai Division of Southern Railway observed International Level Crossing Awareness Week from 03^rd to 09^th June 2022. Shri. Ganesh, Divisional Railway Manager, Chennai has inaugurated the Level Crossing Awareness campaign o­n 03.06.2022 in Chennai Central – Arakkonam section at LC Gate No.13 between Tiruninravur and Tiruvallur railway station by distributing the educative pamphlets to the road and rail users for promoting the awareness of safety in and around Level Crossings. During the period, a Level Crossing Awareness campaign was conducted in Vaniyambadi, Ttrivalangadu, Pattabiram, Korrukupet, Tiruvottiyur, Perungalathur, Pallavaram and Tambaram.

Today (09.06.2022), the awareness campaign was organized at LC Gate No. 27 near Chrompet railway station by Shri. R. Harikrishnan, Sr.DSO/MAS along with Railway Safety Counsellors, Scouts & Guidesand counseled road/rail users to adopt safe practices at Level Crossings Gates by spreading awareness among the vehicle drivers and trespassers that “Life is more precious than time” and risking their life due to negligence of rules.

During this campaign a “walkathon” was organized with Nethaji Scouts Group & Niveditha Guide Company from LC-26 to LC-27. Staff from Engineering, Traffic, S&T, TRD and RPF participated in the walkathon. Safety rules were promulgated to the public through a street play staged by an artist from Natiyalaya (Trichy).

Shri. R. Ananth, ADRM I, Shri. Sachin Punetha, ADRM II, Shri. S. Subramanian, ADRM III and other branch Officers of Chennai Division participated in the awareness campaign program and advised the road users to be alert while driving through railway level crossings and do not endanger the precious lives by ignoring the safety guidelines.

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