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Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister of Railways o­n 3^rd February, 2023 held an interaction with media persons of Northeast virtually from New Delhi in connection with the Railway Budget 2023-24. Shri Anshul Gupta, General Manager of N. F. Railway and senior railway officials of Headquarters were also present. Similar programme was also held in all the divisions of N. F. Railway where Divisional Railway Managers were participated. Media persons from different places joined virtually. While addressing the media persons, the Minister of Railways informed that a capital outlay of Rs. 2.40 lakh crore has been provided for the Railways. This year allocation is the highest ever outlay which is about 9 times outlay made in 2013-14 and 51% more than the last year.

The Minister of Railways said that 59 stations in Northeast to be developed with world class amenities/facilities. Keeping in view the heritage concept of ‘Virasat Bhi, Vikas Bhi’, he informed that 310 old train coaches will be converted to LHB coaches for better riding experience and comfortable journey for the passengers. During last year, 445 KM of railway tracks have been electrified in Assam. 15 station each in all divisions of NFR to be developed under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme.

During the interaction, the Minister informed that adequate fund has been allotted for overall development of railway infrastructure in all North Eastern states. For the first time, an amount of Rs. 1.20 lakh crore has been earmarked for connecting the hilly and border areas.

Moreover, the Gross Budget Allocation for N. F. Railway for the FY 2023-24 is Rs. 10,988.80crore. It is 13.75% more than previous year’s allotment (Rs 9,660.14 Crs). The allocation for North-eastern states is Rs. 10,269 crore which is about Rs. 300 crore higher than the last year.This year budget allocation shows unprecedented growth in several segments like new line and doubling projects, track renewal works, traffic facilities, road safety works, bridge works, signalling, workshop modernisation and customer amenities etc. Around Rs. 6591 crore has been allocated for new lines while it is Rs. 1364 crore for doubling of railway tracks. The Minister of Railways also informed that total railway infrastructure projects of Rs. 75,795 crore are going o­n in entire North-eastern region.

Adequate allocation has been made for early execution of all the o­ngoing works. Around Rs. 1100 crore has been allocated for Dimapur - Kohima new line projects while Rs. 800 crore is earmarked for execution of the Jiribam - Imphal new line projects. Other capital connectivity projects in the North-eastern states such as Sivok - Rangpo new line projects in Sikkim gets Rs. 2350 crore while Rs. 915 crore has been allocated for Bairabi – Sairang new line projects in Mizoram. Among other new line projects, Rs. 200 crore for Agartala – Akhaura international connectivity project between India and Bangladesh and around Rs. 700 crore is allocated for Araria – Galgalia project.

Rs. 600 crore for New Bongaigaon – Rangiya – Kamakhya and Rs. 500 crore for New Bongaigaon- Goalpara – Kamakhya have been allocated for speedy execution of the o­ngoing track doubling works. Moreover, Rs. 115 crore has been allocated for the doubling works between Katihar – Kumedpur and Katihar – Mukuria sections to further improve train connectivity to and from Northeast.

It is to be mentioned here that Agthori station near Guwahati will be redeveloped with world class facilities at a cost of Rs. 517 crore.

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प्रेस à¤µà¤¿à¤œà¥à¤žà¤ªà¥à¤¤à¤¿ / Press Release No. 310 Dt: 15.01.2023

I.PARTIAL CANCELLATION OF TRAINS

Due to line block & power block for engineering work at Kuppam yard, the following trains will be partially cancelled as detailed below

1.Train No. 06291 Krishnarajapurm – Kuppam MEMU special commencing journey from Krishnarajapurm o­n January 17, 2023 will be partially cancelled between Bisanattam - Kuppam and it will be short terminated at Bisanattam.

2.Train No. 06290 Kuppam - Bangarapet MEMU special commencing journey from Kuppam o­n January 17, 2023 will be partially cancelled between Kuppam - Bisanattam and it will be originated from Bisanattam.

II.DIVERSION / REGULATION OF TRAINS

  The following trains will be diverted and regulated as notified by Central Railway for commissioning of double line along with yard remodelling of Kopargaon over CR as detailed below:-

DIVERSION:

1.Train No. 12780 Hazrat Nizamuddin – Vasco Da Gama Express commencing journey from Hazrat Nizamuddin o­n January 22, 2023 will be diverted to run via Manmad Jn., Igatpuri, Kalyan Jn., Panvel & Pune.

2.Train No. 12627 KSR Bengaluru – New Delhi Karnataka Daily Superfast Express commencing journey from KSR Bengaluru o­n January 21, 2023 will be diverted to run via Daund Jn., Pune, Lonavala, Panvel, Kalyan Jn., Igatpuri & Manmad Jn.

3.Train No. 12782 Hazrat Nizamuddin - Mysuru express commencing journey from Hazrat Nizamuddin o­n January 23, 2023 will be diverted to run via Sant Hirdaram Nagar, Maksi, Nagda Jn., Ratlam Jn., Vadodara Jn., Vasai Road, Panvel, Karjat, Lonaval & Pune.

REGULATION:

1.Train No. 12627 KSR Bengaluru – New Delhi Karnataka Daily Superfast Express commencing journey from KSR Bengaluru o­n January 22, 2023 will be suitably regulated in section over Central Railway jurisdictions.

2.Train No. 22685 Yesvantpur – Chandigarh Express commencing journey from Yesvantpur o­n January 21, 2023 will be suitably regulated in section over Central Railway jurisdictions.

                                                                                                                           Aneesh Hegde
                                                                        Chief Public Relations Officer                                                                                                  South Western Railway, Hubballi