Shri P.K. Srivastava, General Manager South Central Railway Addresses Press Conference on Railway Budget 2015

Shri P.K. Srivastava, General Manager, South Central Railway addressed a Press Conference o­n Railway Budget 2015 today i.e. 26^th February 2015 at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. The Press Conference was attended by several Principal Heads of Departments of the Zone.

  Addressing the media present o­n the occasion, Shri P.K. Srivastava highlighted the fact that South Central Railway has got the highest allocations for o­ngoing projects, as compared to earlier years. He stated that :-

·Towards infrastructure, SCR has been sanctioned an staggering amount of Rs 2768 Crs for the year 2015-16, which is 24% more than the year 2014-15.

·The total outlay earmarked for New Lines, Doubling, Bridges, Road over Bridges, Traffic Facilities and other specified works etc is Rs 984.33 Crs, which is 60% higher as compared to Rs 616 Crs during the FY 2014-15.

·For New Lines, the budgetary grant for 2015-16 is Rs 511.6 Crs., which is 23% more than previous year.

·For Doubling works, the budgetary grant for 2015-16 is Rs 233 Crs., which is 331.56% more than previous year.

·For Bridges, the budgetary grant for 2015-16 is Rs 26.9 Crs., which is 61% more than previous year.

·For Road over Bridges, the budgetary grant is Rs 101.67 Crs, for Traffic Facilities the budgetary grant is Rs 40.68 Crs for the year 2015-16.

In Terms of Budgetary Allocations for important o­ngoing new line projects, the details are as follows:-

vRs 141 Crs for Peddapalli-Karimnagar-Nizamabad project.

vRs 100 Crs for Mellacheruvu-Vishnupuram project.

vRs 130 Crs for Nandyal-Yerraguntla project

(This high allocation will enable in completing the above three projects.)

vRs 20 Crs for Manoharabad-Kothapalli project.

vRs 110 Crs for Nadikudi-Srikalahasti project.

vRs 35 Crs for Gulbarga-Bidar project.

vRs 150 Crs for Vijayawada-Bhimavaram-Nidadavolu doubling and electrification works, has been allotted.

Summary of Sanctioned Projects in SCR in Railway Budget 2015

The new projects sanctioned for SCR in the Railway Budget 2015 include four doubling, three tripling and o­ne new railway line projects to a length of 1197 Kms. The total anticipated cost is Rs 11703 Crs and the budgetary allocation in the railway budget 2015 is Rs 267.59 Crs. The details are as below:-

ØVijayawada-Gudur Tripling of railway line project (293  Kms) at an anticipated cost of    Rs 2423 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 55.4 Crs.

ØDuvvada-Vijayawada Tripling of railway line project (335 Kms) at an anticipated cost of Rs         3350 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 76.6 Crs.

ØKazipet-Balharshah Tripling of railway line project (202 Kms) at an anticipated cost of   Rs 2020 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 46.19 Crs.

ØGooty-Dharmavaram-Banglore Doubling of railway line project (180 Kms) at an anticipated cost of Rs 1800 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 41.16 Crs.

ØSecunderabad-Mahboobnagar Doubling of railway line project (110 Kms) at an anticipated cost of Rs 1200 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 27.44 Crs.

ØRenigunta, Dharmavaram & Wadi Bypass Doubling of railway line project (21 Kms) at an anticipated cost of Rs 300 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 6.86 Crs.

ØVijayawada & Kazipet Bypass new railway line project (15 Kms) at an anticipated cost of Rs       200 Crs. The budgetary allocation for the year 2015-16 is Rs 4.57 Crs.

SCR to Run 8 Special Trains (Instead of 16 Announced Earlier) between Vijayawada –Tirupati and Tirupati – Kakinada Town

In revision to SCR PR. No. 805 issued o­n 24^thFeb, 2015, there is a change in the number of days of service and timings of special trains being run between Vijayawada - Tirupati  and Tirupati – Kakinada Town as detailed below:-

I)Train No. 07259/07260 Vijayawada-Tirupati-Vijayawada Special Trains (4 Services):-

Train No. 07259 Vijayawada – Tirupati special train will depart Vijayawada at 11:15 pm o­n 5^th and 12^th March, 2015 and arrive Tirupati at 09:25 am o­n the next day.

In the return direction, Train No. 07260 Tirupati – Vijayawada special train will depart Tirupati at 07:55 pm o­n 8^th and 15^th March, 2015 and arrive Vijayawada at 04:50 pm o­n the next day.

Enroute, these special trains will stop at New Guntur, Tenali, Chirala, o­ngole, Nellore, Gudur, Srikalahasti and Renigunta stations in both the directions. These special trains will have 15 coaches viz., o­ne AC II Tier, o­ne AC III Tier, six Sleeper Class, five General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage cum Brake Van Coaches.

II)Train No. 07261/07262 Tirupati–Kakinada Town–Tirupati Special Trains (4 services):-

Train No. 07261 Tirupati – Kakinada Town special train will depart Tirupati at 03:30 pm o­n 6^th and 13^thMarch, 2015 and arrive Kakinada Town at 04:15 am o­n the next day.

In the return direction, Train No. 07262 Kakinada Town – Tirupati special train will depart Kakinada Town at 08:05 pm o­n 7^th and 14^th March, 2015 and arrive Tirupati at 10:15 am o­n the next day.

Enroute, these special trains will stop at Renigunta, Srikalahasti, Gudur, Nellore, o­ngole, Chirala, Tenali, New Guntur, Vijayawada, Eluru, Tadepalligudem, Rajahmundry and Samalkot stations in both the directions. These special trains will have 15 coaches viz., o­ne AC II Tier, o­ne AC III Tier, six Sleeper Class, five General Second Class and two Second Class Luggage cum Brake Van Coaches. 

Cancellation/Regulation of Certain Trains due to Line Block on Tirupati-Katpadi Section

South Central Railway will impose line block for deep screening works between Putalapattu and Chittoor stations on Tirupati – Katpadi Section o­n Guntakal Division for 33 days from 27^th February 2015 o­nwards. As a result,the following Passenger trains will be cancelled/regulated as detailed below:-

 Passenger Trains Cancelled:-

1. Train No. 57405/57406 Tirupati-Katpadi-Tirupati passenger trains are cancelled.

2. Train No. 56888/56887 Katpadi-Tirupati-Katpadi passenger trains are cancelled.

Trains regulated during this period:-

1)Train No. 17407 Tirupati-Mannargudi Pamani Express will be regulated for 20 minutes at Putalapattu only o­n Tuesdays.

2)Train No. 22616 Coimbatore-Tirupati Express will be regulated for 20/10 minutes at Putalapattu o­n Tuesdays/Fridays respectively.

3) Train No. 22618 Tirupati-Yesvantpur Express will be regulated for 20/10 minutes at Tirupati o­n Tuesdays/Fridays respectively.