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Sanjeev - 29-MAR-2010
Rail projects on track: Muniyappa : Complaints to MoS Shri K H Muniyappa on Hubli Railway Workshop On complaints about decreasing work load at the Hubli workshop and reports of closing it down, General Manager of South-Western Railway Kuldeep Chaturvedi termed the reports as false and said that upgrade of the workshop was under way and once completed there would be enough work for all. http://www.thehindu.com/2010/03/28/stories/2010032855710600.htm Union Minister of State for Railways K H Muniyappa said that most of the announced projects for Karnataka in the Railway Budget would start soon and that survey for them would begin shortly. |
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Sanjeev - 27-MAR-2010
Source: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/60377/special-trains-clear-extra-rush.html A new tri-weekly Rajdhani Express commenced its maiden run between Bangalore City and Hazrat Nizammudin on Friday (March 26). ... from Bangalore City at 8.20 p.m. will reach Hazrat Nizammudin at 5.50 a.m ... run on Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays and reach Hazrat Nizammudin on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays ... run via Shri Satya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam, Gooty, Dhone, Kurnool Town, Mahbubnagar, Secunderabad, Kazipet, Nagpur, Bhopal and Jhansi to reach Hazrat Nizammuddin ... leave at 8.50 p.m. and arrive at Bangalore City at 6.40 a.m. on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays Its good for Bangalore, as Summer vacation has started & now citizens can travell comfortably to Delhi. It was long pending demand of Karnataka.
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Commuter Rail - attention local news journalists silkboard - 6-MAR-2010
Now that we have a window opening for Commuter Rail Services, we need to spread solid awareness about the possibilities and issues. Towards that, members of this Praja project are making an appeal to media personnel. Please carry informative and detailed reports on possiblities, plans and success factors for commuter rail services for Bengaluru. We are promising all help - we will spend time with you to write them, or if you are okay, even write the details for you. Please contact any one of (vinod_shankar, Sanjeev, Raghu Nandana M, Naveen, silkboard) us, and we will sit with you to write the detailed and informative stories. Our support will be on first come first served basis, and we look forward to support from one or more wide circulation newspapers of Karnataka. Support this project, and help Bengaluru take a big step towards solving its huge problem of transportation and internal connectivity. |
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Commuter / Local Trains for Bangalore from March Sanjeev - 1-MAR-2010
Finally KH Muniyappa, union minister of state for railways, announced that the South Western Railway’s train services from the city to Devanahalli will commence in March 2010 as per schedule. He said on Saturday that train services to Anekal would also start |
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Railway Budget Disappointing for Karnataka Sanjeev - 26-FEB-2010
Rail Budget 2010-11 from the outset looks good for Karnataka, its good job done by Mamtha & K H Muniyappa as Window Dressing for Karnataka. PPP model is no finalised & will require Cabinet approval, so nothing will come in next 1-2 years on this. |
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murali772 - 25-FEB-2010
The Indian railway system continues to be in a crisis since it has kept the winds of liberalization at bay, said Lok Satta Party President Dr Jayaprakash Narayan said here today. When Delhi let go its stranglehold on airports and sea ports and permitted States to promote them, the country has witnessed a dramatic growth in the two sectors. |
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Commuter Rail - Will it ever materialize ? Naveen - 13-FEB-2010
Most of us are aware that the CTTP-2007 report had recommended a Commuter /Sub-urban rail system for the city, totalling 204.0km (this includes city & suburban services upto Tumkur, Hosur & Ramanagaram). A few sub-urban trains are in operation & are being run by Southwestern railways (SWR), but the system is not of much help to urban commuters. |
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Sanjeev - 9-FEB-2010
Indian Railways has come out with INDIAN RAILWAY VISION 2020. It give clear vision for railways and whats coming up in the near future. 1. Add 25000 Kms of Lines by 2020 with Govt funding & PPP 2. Increasing Passanger Train speed from 110-130KMPH to 160-200KMPH 3. Capacity creation thru Doubling and Quadrupling of lines |
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Modernised Hubli Railway Station & Local Train Sanjeev - 5-FEB-2010
DRM of Hubli Division of SWR Mr Adesh Sharma informed that new Building of Hubli station will be ready by this year end. It will have 6 platforms with sub way connecting all platforms with Escalators. Bus shelter will be made at the entrance of Sub Way. .Cost of this upgradation is Rs 12 Crore. |
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Demands of Karnataka for the Railway Budget 2010-11 Sanjeev - 3-FEB-2010
Following are some of the Demands / Memorandums submitted by our Elected Representatives to Railway Minister for Karnataka for the Budget 2010-11 |