The crucial doubling line project between Yelahanka and Penukonda of the South Western Railway Zone will now be completed only by October due to delays in land acquisitionThe crucial doubling line project between Yelahanka and Penukonda of the South Western Railway Zone will now be completed only by October due to delays in land acquisition. The Covid lockdowns and labour issues also threw a spanner in the works. A total of 48 km is yet to be completed out of the 120.55-km stretch of this line. The project was sanctioned in the financial year 2015-2016.
A reliable source told TNIE that parcels of land required in Rangepalli in Anantpur district of Andhra Pradesh have emerged as a major bone of contention. “Even...
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on Tuesday (July 20), farmers protested by squatting on the railway tracks near Rangepalli over the issue,” he said. A total of 48.2 km of the line falls in AP and the rest in Karnataka.
SWR is yet to acquire 23.2 acres required for the project. There are two categories of disgruntled land owners. “One section has given the land to the Railways and are worried that their compensation will not be paid fully if the project gets completed. Another section does not want to part with their land and are protesting against it,” the source said. He expressed optimism that the issues will be resolved within a fortnight.
“We had set a target of September this year for completion, but now we are looking at October-end,” he added.The series of lockdowns and shortage of labour force, too, delayed the project. However, the line has been completed in phases and those stretches made operational.
The 36-km stretch between Makalidurga and Devarapalli was commissioned on April 5, 2019, while the stretch between Yelahanka and Makalidurga was commissioned on February 25, 2021. As per data made available by the SWR, the total cost of the project is expected to be Rs 988.37 crore at the time of completion. Another source said, “More trains can be run when the line is fully doubled. Trains can be run from KSR Bengaluru or Yesvantpur towards AP, Delhi and in the Hubballi direction.” No one in the Railways gave specifics on the cost escalation expected for the doubling project due to the delay in completion.

After a gap of 13 years, trains on the Yelahanka-Chikballapur section will now begin running at an increased speed of 100 kmph, which is currently 75 kmph. With this, a total of eight stretches in South Western Railway now have the capability of running trains at an enhanced speed.
“Speed tests were conducted at 110 kmph, an additional 10 km, but trains will run only at a maximum speed of 100 km,” said Chief Public Relations Officer, SWR, E Vijaya. The following sections have been authorised to run at 110 km speed: Baiyappanahalli-Dharmavaram, Penukonda-Sri Sathya Sai Prashanthi Nilayam-Dharmavaram, KSR Bengaluru-Jolarpettai (Double Line), Yesvantpur-Tumakuru (Double Line) and Birur-Chikjajur.
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is taking up works to increase the speed of its sections by carrying out track renewal works, which enable trains to run at a speed of 110 kmph. All requirements for faster trains, like increase in super-elevation at curves, correction of transition length through tamping, attending points and crossings with track machine, have been completed,” an official release said.

Shri Ajaya Kumar singh, General Manager, South Western Railway today virtually flagged off the 50th NMG (New Modified Goods) rake dispatched from Penukonda. He flagged off the train from Hubballi through video link.
The train loaded with 100 cars (SUVs) of M/S KIA motors in 25 NMG wagons (NMG wagons are wagons modified to facilitate the easy movement of automobile goods) left Penukonda Railway Station in Anantpur district of Andhra Pradesh to Faruknagar in Gurugram District of Haryana.
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Penukonda Station is in the Jurisdiction of Bengaluru Division of South Western Railway.
Shri H.C. Verma, Principal Chief Operations Manager, Shri Anil Pavithran, Principal Chief Commercial Manager, Shri Vipul Kumar, Principle Chief Engineer, Shri Ashok Kumar Verma, Divisional Railway Manager, Bengaluru Division were also present with the General Manager at Hubballi during flagging off.
Shri Akhil M Shastri, Sr. Divisional Operations Manager, Bengaluru division, Shri Raushan Kumar, Divisional Commercial Manager, Bengaluru Division and Shri John Soo Kim, Logistics Head, KIA Motors and other officers from Railways were present at Penukonda during flagging off.
During the financial year 2020-21, every month at a steady rate of 10 rakes per month, loading of cars is being done at Penukonda Railway Station, from Anantpur plant of M/s. KIA motors.
Till date a total of 4980 cars (including 100 cars sent today) have been transported to Farukh Nagar from Penukonda. Railways have set up a siding at Penukonda exclusively for transport of these cars. Each NMG rake normally carries 100 cars.
The cars were loaded by M/s. IVC Logistics Ltd, who are logistic partners for Railways and KIA Motors.
Bengaluru Division which was mainly transporting raw materials and essential commodities took to loading of automobiles for the first time when it transported 175 tractors from Doddaballapur Railway Station to Phuleria in Rajasthan o­n 29.04.2020.
During current year, 47 rakes of automobiles manufactured by M/s. TAFE, mainly tractors have been loaded by Train from Doddaballapur Railway Station near Bengaluru.
Mysuru Division of South Western Railway also has started to operate NMG trains to transport automobile goods to different regions. o­ne NMG train loaded with 1000 TVS two-wheelers was dispatched from Kadakola in Mysuru Division to Changsari in Assam o­n 10.10.2020.
This automobile loading in NMG rakes was nearly Nil last year. With extensive marketing efforts of recently constituted Business Development Units, Railways is capturing new streams of traffic and thereby contributing to the revival of economy which is adversely affected by COVID-19.

गोरखपुर। भारतीय रेलवे बांग्लादेश के बाद अब नेपाल से अपने संबंधों को प्रगाढ़ करने में जुटा है। भारत में निर्मित वाहन पूर्वोत्तर रेलवे के नौतनवा रेलमार्ग से पड़ोसी मुल्क तक पहुंचाए जाएंगे। 100  कारों की पहली खेप लेकर मालगाड़ी शुक्रवार को नौतनवा स्टेशन के गुड्स यार्ड पहुंची। यार्ड में उतरी कारों को पड़ोसी राष्‍ट्र नेपाल की राजधानी काठमांडू भेज दिया गया है।
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वाली निजी कंपनी का प्लांट है। आगे भी यह कंपनी नौतनवां मार्ग से मालगाडिय़ों के जरिये वाहनों को नेपाल भेजेगी। मालगाड़ी में न्यू मॉडिफाइड 25 वैगन लगे थे। पूर्वोत्तर रेलवे के गोरखपुर और इज्जतनगर स्थित यांत्रिक कारखाने में कबाड़ हो चुके कोचों से बड़े पैमाने पर न्यू मॉडिफाइड वैगनों का निर्माण हो रहा है। इन वैगनों से सहूलियत के साथ देशभर में ऑटोमोबाइल्स की ढुलाई हो रही है। नौतनवा के सोनौली बार्डर से अभी तक सड़क मार्ग से ही भारत में निर्मित वाहनों का नेपाल में निर्यात होता रहा है।
हल्दी रोड स्टेशन से सात रेक ऑटोमोबाइल्स भेज जा चुके हैं बांग्लादेश
दरअसल, पूर्वोत्तर रेलवे ऑटोमोबाइल्स और खाद्यान्न निर्यात में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभा रहा है। इज्जतनगर मंडल के हल्दी रोड स्टेशन से सात रेक ऑटोमोबाइल्स बांग्लादेश भेजे जा चुके हैं। लखनऊ मंडल के सुभागपुर और वाराणसी मंडल के चौरीचौरा स्टेशन से बांग्लादेश के लिए दो-दो रेक खाद्यान्न भेजे गए हैं।
रेलमार्ग से ऑटोमोबाइल्स की ढुलाई सुरक्षित और सस्ती
इस संबंध में पूर्वोत्‍तर रेलवे के सीपीआरओ पंकज कुमार सिंह का कहना है कि बिजनेस डेवलेपमेंट यूनिट के प्रयासों के सकारात्मक परिणाम मिलने लगे हैं। रेलमार्ग से ऑटोमोबाइल्स की ढुलाई सुरक्षित और सस्ती पड़ रही है। रेलवे के साथ देश की अर्थव्यवस्था भी मजबूत हो रही है। पर्यावरण संरक्षण को भी बल मिल रहा है।