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WR Press Release No. 2020/01Mumbai, 23^rdJanuary, 2020

WESTERN RAILWAY TO RUN 2 SERVICES OF SPECIAL TRAIN BETWEEN BANDRA TERMINUS AND BHUJ

To clear the extra rush in regular trains and to ensure better convenience to the passengers, Western Railway will run Special Train o­n Special Fare between Bandra Terminus and Bhuj, the details are as under:

●Train No. 09089/09090 Bandra Terminus - Bhuj Special Train o­n Special fare

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    Train No. 09089 Bandra Terminus – Bhuj Special Train o­n Special Fare will depart from Bandra Terminus at 23.45 hrs o­n Tuesday and will reach Bhuj at 15.20 hrs. the next day. This train will run o­n 28^th January, 2020.

 Similarly, Train No. 09090 Bhuj – Bandra Terminus Special Train o­n Special Fare will depart from Bhuj at 18.30 hrs o­n Wednesday and will arrive Bandra Terminus at 10.20 hrs the next day. This train will run o­n 29^th January, 2020.

     The train will have AC 3-Tier, AC 2-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches. The train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad, Viramgam, Dhrangadhra, Samakhiali, Bhachau and Gandhidham stations in both directions.

The booking for Train No. 09089/09090 will be opened o­n 25^th January 2020 hrs at all PRS counters and IRCTC website.

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                                                                 SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY

                                      Press Release No. 357  Dt. 21.01.2020

ANNUAL INSPECTION OF HUBBALLI RAILWAY WORKSHOP BY GM/SWR

Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, General Manager, South Western Railway, Hubballi, conducted Annual Inspection of the Hubballi Workshop, South Western Railway today 21.01.2020. Hubli Workshop is historic Workshop.  It has many accomplishments such as it is 5 S Implementation across all sections workshop, Certified with Key ISO’s,  Green-Co Rated and Accredited with NABL.  Approximately 80% of energy is catered by the 999 KWP Roof Top Grid commissioned resulting in reduction in 1,200 Tonnes of Carbon foot print. The workshop has developed a centre of excellence for MEMU and Wheel Shop which takes special care of Roller Bearing of MEMU. 

About 3000 staff are working in this workshop and the main activity of this workshop is Periodical Overhauling of Railway coaches. Now up-gradation of Workshop for taking up maintenance of State of art MEMU coaches also is being done.

        Principal Heads of various Departments Shri P. Ravi Kumar, PCME, Shri Vijay Agarwal, PCE, Shri B. G. Mallya, PCEE/PCPO, Shri R Baskaran, PCSTE, Shri G. V. Narayana Murthy, PCMM, Shri Shiv Raj Singh, PCCM, Shri M. A. V. Ramanujan PCSO, Dr. Vilas Gunda PCMD also accompanied Shri A. K. Singh, GM/SWR.

Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, GM/SWR inspected Bogie Repair Shop, Carriage Lift Shop, Production Shops, Wheel Shop, Paint shop and appreciated the good work done by the employees. GM/SWR had also inaugurated Centre of excellence made for MEMU Rake POH and also inaugurated OHE facilities developed for testing of MEMU Rakes

Shri Ajay Kumar Singh with Principal HODs interacted with members of Recognized Trade unions and Staff of Workshop. Further GM/SWR flagged off 375^th “Uthkrisht Coach” done by Hubbali Workshop.  Exterior of these Coaches are PU Painted with Utkrisht Colour scheme and toilets have been completely Re-engineered with Stainless steel Indian and Ceramic Western Toilet Pans.  No water stagnation o­n floors since provided with Epoxy flooring with proper slope with improved ventilation with Window lowers.

On this occasion, Smt. Sujata Singh, President SWRWWO has also inaugurated the following staff amenities/facilities for employees.

1)         New developed Garden named “Amrit Vatika”.

2)         Ladies Rest Room for women staff of Workshop

                                             (E. Vijaya)

                                                          Chief Public Relations Office