15 Trains from (KCG)KACHEGUDA to (GTL)GUNTAKAL JN

Dr L Murugan, Hon’ble Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying inaugurated the stoppage at Kodaikanal Road for Train No. 16127/16128 Chennai Egmore - Guruvayur- Chennai Egmore Express and Train No. 17615/17616 Kachguda – Madurai – Kacheguda Weekly Express by flagging off Train No. 16128 Guruvayur- Chennai Egmore Express o­n the 15^th June, 2023 today at Kodaikanal Road. Shri P. Velusamy, Hon’ble Member of Parliament and Shri S. P. Selvaraj, Chairman, Ammayanaickanur Town Panchayath attended the function. Shri P. Ananth, Divisional Railway Manager, Madurai Division, other invitees, Railway Officials and passengers also participated.

Railway Board has approved the stoppage of Train No. 16127/16128 Chennai Egmore - Guruvayur – Chennai Egmore Express & Train No. 17615/17616 Kacheguda - Madurai – Kacheguda Express o­n and from 16^th June, 2023.

The following are the timings of Train No. 16127/16128 Chennai Egmore- Guruvayur- Chennai Egmore Express at Kodaikanal Road with effect from 16^th June, 2023:

The following are the timings of Train No. 17615/17616 Kacheguda - Madurai – Kacheguda Express at Kodaikanal Road with effect from 16^th June, 2023:

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Shri Arun Kumar Jain, General Manager, South Central Railway held a detailed review meeting o­n Safety of train operations o­n the Zone today i.e., 12^th June, 2023 at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad along with Principal Heads of Departments. Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) of all the six divisions viz., Vijayawada, Guntakal, Guntur, Secunderabad, Hyderabad and Nanded Divisions participated through video conference.

During the review meeting, Shri Arun Kumar Jain laid primary focus o­n ensuring compliance of worksite safety requirements without fail. He reviewed the month long safety drive being undertaken by the zone involving various departments such as Electrical, Mechanical, Signal & Telecommunications, Operating and Engineering. He advised the officials and staff to strictly adhere to safe working condition of equipments, proper maintenance of registers pertaining to train operations and undertake all necessary pre-monsoon precautionary measures.

 The General Manager emphasized that proper communication is essential for safe running of trains and instructed the divisions to ensure perfect working of all communication equipment so as to avoid any kind of unsafe situation. He stated that the supervisors should constantly monitor the field level activity and any issue should be attended instantly and rectified at the earliest. The General Manager also reviewed the working hours of running staff including loco pilots and advised the officials to take necessary action to provide relief and reduce the long hours wherever required.

 Shri Arun Kumar Jain reiterated that field level staff should be counseled and sensitized frequently o­n all aspects relating to safety.He reviewed the status of refreshers courses, regular training and counseling sessions being imparted to safety category staff including loco pilots and assistant loco pilots. He stressed o­n the importance of providing focused field level, o­n-the job training for deeper understanding.

 The General Manager also took stock o­n the status of provision of ‘One Station o­ne Product’ stalls. He advised the officials to continue the same efforts so as to increase the number of stalls and provide a larger market for local products across the zone.