WR TO RUN FIVE PAIRS OF SPECIAL TRAINS TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS FOR ANNUAL URS FESTIVAL AT AJMER

            For the convenience of passengers and to clear extra rush of passengers for the Annual Urs Festival at Ajmer, Western Railway to run Special Trains on Special Fare between Bandra Terminus – Madar, Bandra Terminus – Daurai, Surat – Madar & Ahmedabad – Ajmer stations.

            According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details of these trains are as under:

1. Train No. 09658/09657 Bandra Terminus – Madar Special

Train No. 09658 Bandra Terminus – Madar Special will depart from Bandra Terminus o­n Saturday, 28^th January, 2023 at 19.25 hrs and reach Madar at 14.20 hrs, the next day. Similarly, Train No. 09657 Madar – Bandra Terminus Special will depart from Madar o­n Friday, 27^th January, 2023 at 23.10 hrs and arrive Bandra Terminus at 17.05 hrs, the next day. 

Enroute this train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Chittaurgarh, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Nasirabad and Ajmer stations in both directions. This train comprises of AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches

2.Train No. 09660/09659 Bandra Terminus – Daurai Special

Train No. 09660 Bandra Terminus – Daurai Special will depart from Bandra Terminus o­n Sunday, 29^th January, 2023 at 15.45 hrs and reach Daurai at 12.00 hrs, the next day. Similarly, Train No. 09659 Daurai – Bandra Terminus Special will depart from Daurai o­n Saturday, 28^th January, 2023 at 20.05 hrs and arrive Bandra Terminus at 13.10 hrs, the next day. 

Enroute this train will halt at Borivali, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Palanpur, Abu Road, Pindwara, Jawai Bandh, Falna, Rani, Marwar, Sojat Road and Beawar stations in both directions. This train comprises of AC First Class, AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches

3. Train No. 09149/09150 Surat – Madar Special

Train No. 09149 Surat – Madar Jn Superfast Special will depart from Surat o­n Thursday, 26^thJanuary, 2023 at 23.50 hrs & will reach Madar Jn at 13.35 hrs, the next day.  Similarly, Train No. 09150 Madar Jn – Surat Special will depart from Madar Jn o­n Friday, 27^th January, 2023 at 18.40 hrs & will reach Surat at 10.20 hrs, the next day.

Enroute this train will halt at Vadodara, Ratlam, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Chanderiya, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Nasirabad and Ajmer stations in both directions. This train comprises of AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches.

4.Train No. 09175/09176 Surat – Madar Superfast Special

Train No. 09175 Surat – Madar Jn Superfast Special will depart from Surat o­n Monday, 23^rd January, 2023 at 23.50 hrs & will reach Madar Jn at 13.35 hrs, the next day. Similarly, Train No. 09176 Madar Jn – Surat Superfast Special will depart Madar Jn o­n Tuesday, 24^th January, 2023 at 15.40 hrs & will arrive Surat at 5.40 hrs, the next day.

Enroute this train will halt at Vadodara, Ratlam, Nimach, Chittaurgarh, Chanderiya, Bhilwara, Bijainagar, Nasirabad and Ajmer stations in both directions. This train comprises of AC Chair Car, Sleeper Class, General Second Class and Second Class Seating coaches.

5.Train No. 09411/09412 Ahmedabad – Ajmer Superfast Special

Train No. 09411 Ahmedabad – Ajmer Superfast Special will depart from Ahmedabad at 10.05 hrs o­n Monday, 23^rd January, 2023 and reach Ajmer at 18.45 hrs, the same day. Similarly, Train No. 09412 Ajmer – Ahmedabad Superfast Special will depart from Ajmer at 20.00 hrs o­n Monday, 23^rd January, 2023 and reach Ahmedabad at 04.55 hrs, the next day.

Enroute this train will halt at Sabarmati, Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Pindwara, Falna, Rani, Marwar Jn and Beawar stations in both directions.This train comprises of AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches.

The booking for Train No. 09658, 09660, 09149, 09175 & 09411 will open from 
21^stJanuary, 2023 at all PRS Counters and o­n IRCTC website. For detailed information regarding timings of halts and composition, passengers may please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in. 

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As the first half of financial year ends, NCR registers 12.24% growth in originating freight loading

In the month of September 2022, NCR registered freight loading of 1.63 million tonnes which is an improvement of 2.52% over same period last year.

NCR earned Rs. 1011.25 Croresof revenue through originating freight loading in the first half of 2022-23

As compared to the previous year, +13.40%growth in originating freight revenue registered

Parcel traffic shows an increase of 42.88%

“Need to sustain the momentum throughout the financial year”: GM NCR

Today General Manager NCR conducted the weekly safety and punctuality meeting today at NCR Headquarter. The meeting was attended by all the PHODs at the NCR headquarter office while DRMs/ADRMs along with senior divisional officers joined through video conference.

During the meeting it was informed that, as the first half of economy ends, North Central Railway (NCR) registered 12.24% growth in originating freight loading. NCR loaded 9.90 million tonnes of cargo during April-September 2022 surpassing previous year loading. Freight loading of 8.82 million tonnes was achieved in the corresponding period of previous year.

1.63 MT of loading was achieved in the month of September 2022 which is an improvement of 2.52% over same period last year . Originating freight revenue during these six months comes to be Rs 1011.25 crores, which is 13.40 % more than the originating freight earning of 891.72 crores in the first six months of previous financial year.

NCR, which spans through the states of UP, MP, Rajasthan and Haryana, is an important constituent of Indian Railways and contributes in loading of containers from Dadri, Kanpur, Agra and Malanpur; fertilizers from Panki near Kanpur; cement from Parichha (near Jhansi) and Chunar; Petroleum Oil Lubricants from BAD refinery Mathura, HPTR near Kanpur and BPCL Panki; foodgrain loading from various places like Etah, Kanpur, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur, Prayagraj, Fatehpur, Shankargarh and Lalitpur of Uttar Pradesh and Tikamgarh, Datia, Dabra and Newari of Madhya Pradesh among other locations.

All the commodities have shown a surge in the loading except cement & fertilizers which registers a slight dip as compared to the previous year.

In addition to it, parcel traffic also registers a significant surge as compared to the previous year. Rs 15.66 crores of total parcel earnings have been achieved by NCR during the first half of the year against earnings of Rs. 10.96 crore for same period last year, which is a growth of 42.88%.

While analysing the loading figures of the zone, General Manager Shri Pramod Kumar congratulated the officers for the overall loading performance but expressed concerns over the dip in cement & fertilizer loading. He instructed the officers to put all efforts to pull these two commodities and sustain the momentum throughout the remaining year so that the target set by the Railway Board could be surpassed. GM instructed the DRMs of the three divisions and concerned officers of headquarter to conduct regular freight customer meets and facilitate merchants to use Railway as a preferred mode of transport. “Achievements are laudable, but we have to work harder to sustain the momentum and surpass the targets set by the Railway Board”, said the GM.