Shri K. Arul Jothi took charge as Inspector General cum Principal Chief Security Commissioner (IG-cum-PCSC) of Northeast Frontier Railway o­n 24^th March, 2023. He is an officer from the 1995 batch of Civil Services Exam. As IG-cum-PCSC he will be the security custodian of all Railway assets, structures including track and fixtures, rolling stock, signalling gears and Railway buildings and establishments like Station premises, Booking Offices, Administrative Head Quarters etc. within the jurisdiction of N. F. Railway i.e. all north-eastern states including Sikkim and parts of West Bengal and Bihar.

Shri Jothi has wide experience of working in field over many Zonal Railways. He has worked in many sensitive areas such as Mughal Sarai, Danapur, Malda, Sealdah and Secunderabad. Earlier in the year 2017-2019 he was posted as Deputy Inspector General cum Chief Security Commissioner of N. F. Railway. Before joining as the IG-cum-PCSC of Northeast Frontier Railway, he was posted as the IG-cum-PCSC of Rail Wheel Factory based at Yelahanka, Bangalore.

East Central Railway has notified operation of fully reserved special trains passing through Southern Railway system (via. Perambur, Katpadi, Jolarpettai) to clear extra rush during Chhath Festival as detailed below.

Train No. 03697 / 03698 KSR Bengaluru – Danapur Special trains

With the composition of Six Sleeper Class Coaches, Twelve General Second Class Coaches, Two General second class cum Luggage cum Brake vans, Train No. 03697 Danapur – KSR Bengaluru special train will leave Danapur at 18.10 hrs o­n 15^th November, 2021 and reach KSR Bengaluru at 17.25 hrs o­n the third day. i.e. o­n 17^th November, 2021.

In return direction, Train No. 03698 KSR Bengaluru - Danapurspecial train will leave KSR Bengaluru at 07.30 hrs o­n 18^th November, 2021 and reach Danapur at 04.30 hrs o­n the third day. i.e. o­n 20^th November, 2021.

The details of timings and stoppages of Train No. 03697 / 03698 KSR Bengaluru – DanapurSpecialtrains are as follows: (Timings are given in hrs)