Karnataka ke Minister Somanna ne Konkan Railways ko Indian Railways mein merge karne ka plan announce kiya hai, jisse logon ko behtar services mil sake. Ye decision Karnataka, Kerala aur Goa governments se baat karne ke baad aaya hai, aur merger start karne ke liye Maharashtra ki approval bhi chahiye. State...
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government ki taraf se railway projects ko fund karne mein sahayog na hone ke karan merger ka idea aaya hai. Somanna ne yeh bhi bataya ki state ke kuchh pending projects, jaise Belagavi aur Dharwad ke beech direct railway line, aane waale saal mein complete ho jayenge, aur land acquisition bhi aage aane waale teen mahino mein khatam ho jayega.

Kerala mein chalne wala Jan Shatabdi train, jo ki passengers ka favourite hai, mein ek bada change hone wala hai. Kannur se Thiruvananthapuram jaane wala Jan Shatabdi train mein sabhi coaches ko LHB coaches se replace kiya ja raha hai. Ye change 29 September se Thiruvananthapuram se aur 30 September se...
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Kannur se start ho raha hai. Ye LHB coaches German technology se banaye gaye hai aur stainless steel ke bane hain. Passengers ko better experience dene ke liye ye change kiya ja raha hai. Iske pehle, passengers ko old coaches ki condition ko lekar complain thi. Thiruvananthapuram se Kozhikode jaane wala Jan Shatabdi mein bhi aage aane wala financial year mein LHB coaches lagaaye jaayenge. Iske alawa, Ernakulam se Bangalore jaane wala Intercity train mein bhi coaches change karne ki baat chal rahi hai. Malabar, Maveli aur Parasuram trains mein bhi new coaches ki demand bahut jyada hai.

Rail users aur activists Indian Railways se Bengaluru-Mysuru section pe trains ki speed badhane ka demand kar rahe hain, kyuki unka kehna hai ki hal hi mein electrified double line ke benefits ka fayda nahi uthaya ja raha hai. Woh yeh bhi batate hain ki bahut saare express trains abhi bhi...
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do shehron ke beech mein safar karne mein teen ghante ya usse zyada time lete hain. Mysuru Grahakara Parishat (MGP) ne Mysuru MP ko yeh maang rakhi hai ki trains ki speed badhayi jaaye, remodelled Ashokapuram railway station ka operationalization kiya jaaye, aur Mysuru Junction aur Ashokapuram ke beech ka stretch double kiya jaaye. Unhone Mysuru airport ke paas ek chhote se track ko realign karne mein teziji laane ki bhi zaroorat batayi, kyuki flight navigation se electromagnetic interference ki wajah se electrification pending hai. MGP ne Bengaluru ke paas Jnanabharathi Hall Station pe infrastructure improvements ka bhi sujhav diya hai, taaki metro connectivity ho. Unki baaki maange mein Nandi Express ko fir se chalaya jaana, Kavalande pe crossing line ka vikas, Naganahalli mein terminal ka vikas, Chamarajangar-Bidar tri-weekly express, Mysuru se Rajkot tak ka direct connectivity, aur Mysuru-Bengaluru-Pune-Mumbai train service shuru karna shamil hai.

Coimbatore Junction ka redevelopment Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model ke neeche chal raha hai. Project planning stage mein hai aur Southern Railway se Railway Board ki approval milne ke baad start hoga. Iske saath hi station pe Kavach aur Automatic Block Signalling bhi implement kiya jaayega. Dusre projects mein Coimbatore North Station...
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ka Amrit Station ke roop mein development, Irugur Junction ka expansion, higher-level platforms ka banna, Irugur aur Podanur stations ke beech double line, aur Podanur Station pe ek new coaching terminal shamil hai. Irugur, Podanur aur Coimbatore ko connect karne wali circular train service ka bhi proposal hai. Railways Ernakulam se Bengaluru tak Coimbatore via Vande Bharat train service par bhi विचार कर रही है। Coimbatore City ke north mein Nallampalayam pe ek new terminal banane ka proposal bhi hai, jisse Coimbatore North Station ka congestion कम होगा।

Railway Board ke Chairman Satish Kumar ne Finance Ministry se ek mahatvpurn appeal kiya hai, jisme unhone additional staff ki jaroorat par zor diya hai, taaki Railways ke badhte assets ko manage kiya ja sake aur safe train operations ensure ki ja sake. Kumar ne Secretary (Expenditure) Manoj Govil se baat...
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karte hue, Railways ko safety aur essential categories me non-gazetted posts banane ka adhikar dene ki jaroorat par zor diya. Last 5 saalon me, Railways ne capital expenditure me kaafi badhaav dekha hai, jiske wajah se assets me bhi badhaav aaya hai. Isme 269% track circuits, 79% railway electrification aur 227% loco sheds me badhaav aaya hai. Kumar ne apne letter me 486% increase in Kavach coverage, 59% locomotives aur 30% train coaches me badhaav ka bhi jikr kiya. Kumar ne yeh bhi kaha ki Railways ke ambitious Mission 3,000 MT target ko 2030 tak achieve karne ke liye, train operations aur infrastructure maintenance ko manage karne ke liye, staff ki badhaav ki jaroorat hai. Unhone yeh bhi kaha ki maintenance tasks ko outsource karna practical nahi hai, kyunki safety concerns hain aur tracks, bridges aur signaling systems ko direct management ki jaroorat hai. Chairman ne Finance Ministry se yeh bhi appeal kiya hai ki woh Ministry of Railways ko non-gazetted posts banane ka adhikar de, chahe woh existing vacancies se match kare ya new positions banaye bina equivalent matching vacancies ki jaroorat ke.