4 Volume 1 | Issue 4 | 16th-28th February 2017 JEEVAN REKHA ER's On-board Magazine Dedicated to Passengers PLACES OF TOURIST INTEREST OVER EASTERN RAILWAY
giving the British ultimate supremacy in India) was fought in Plassey only 40 Km south Murshidabad – ‘Historian’s Paradise’ of Murshidabad. From the Nawabs of the pre-British era to the Lords from England, Murshidabad has seen history from its core. This small tourist haven in West Bengal serves as a place that manages to combine the beauty of the past with the beliefs of the present. Calling it a religious town or a monument city would mean limiting its beauty and restricting its magnificence. This town reminds you that no matter how forward technology has brought us, some things are best experienced on foot. The city will transport you to a beautiful, ancient time and give you a great sense of peace and awe. One day itinerary A day might actually suffice if you do not plan to cover Murshidabad in detail. After having sorted your accommodations, start off to explore Murshidabad’s most famous place – The Hazar Duari Palace. The beautiful and huge palace will take up at least a few Murshidabad district comprises two distinct regions separated by the Bhagirathi River. hours to cover. The Nizmat Imambara, Jafarganj Cemetery, Wasif Manzil and Madina To the west lies the Rarh, a high undulating continuation of the Chota Nagpur plateau. Mosque, along with a few other places are all located in the same area. The best way The eastern portion, the Bagri, is a fertile, low-lying alluvial tract, part of the Ganges to bask in its glory is to explore entire region on foot, even if it involves covering a few Delta. The district became part of the ancient kingdom of Gaur in 1197 and passed on kilometers. If you start off early and have just enough time, you may stop at a Bazaar in to the British East India Company in the 18th century. Berhampore and shop for some beautiful ivory handicrafts and silk sarees and then end the day by savoring the delicacies Murshidabad has to offer. Murshidabad was the last capital city of independent Bengal and was named after Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, the Dewan of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. It was made the Trains to & fro Murshidabad capital of Bengal in 1717 but later the British shifted the capital to Kolkata in 1773. There are good number of passenger and express trains running between Kolkata and The historic Battle of Plassey (Palashi) fought in 1757 between Nawab Siraj-Ud-Daula Murshidabad. But Hazarduari Express, Lalgola Express and Bhagirathi Express are the and Lord Clive, of East India Company (which changed the destiny of India forever by most convenient of them.
13113 Kolkata – Lalgola 13117 Kolkata – Lalgola Express 13103 Sealdah – Lalgola 13104 Lalgola – Sealdah 13118 Lalgola – Kolkata Express 13114 Lalgola – Kolkata Stations Hazarduari Express Bhagirathi Express Bhagirthi Express Hazarduari Express
06.50 16.10 ---- Kolkata ---- 11.20 21.25 18.20 Sealdah 10.25 10.28 19.47 21.49 Berhampore Court 06.24 07.16 16.59 10.42 19.59 22.04 Murshidabad 06.10 07.02 16.45 11.35 21.00 23.00 Lalgola 05.35 06.30 16.10
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Volume 1 | Issue 4 | 16th - 28th February 2017
ER’s Stations Re-development Program
Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Minister of Railways launched the Station Re-development Program from Railway Board through video conferencing on 8.2.2017. In Eastern Railway Headquarters, Shri Satish Kumar, Addl. General Manager in presence of Principal Heads of Departments releasing the Station Re-Development Programme Booklet. Hon’ble Minister of Railways Shri Suresh will be redeveloped and made world Stations Redevelopment Programme Eastern Railway as follows:- Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated the class infrastructure and amenities for the Booklet. Addressing officers, staff Asansol Division: Asansol, Durgapur, Stations Redevelopment Programme betterment of esteemed passengers. & press, he said that the vision for Jasidih & Madhupur for Indian Railways from Rail Bhawan This may provide opportunities for this project will help in developing Howrah Division: Bandel Jn., through Video Conferencing on generating significant non-traffic revenue all the places, restaurants, hospitality Barddhaman Jn, Howrah & Rampurhat 8.2.2017. also. The programme, as such, is a major development & retail development etc. This programme is stated to be the initiative which is gathering momentum In Eastern Railway, starting from Howrah Malda Division: Bhagalpur, Jamalpur, Malda Town, New Farakka largest transit oriented development throughout the country at present. station, a total number of 15 stations programme involving a cost at tune of In Eastern Railway, Shri Satish Kumar, have been planned to be developed in Sealdah Division: Kolkata Terminal, Rs. 100,000 crores in which the stations Additional General Manager released the a phased manner over four Divisions of Naihati & Sealdah stations. the Eastern Railway’s workforce to A Safety Bulletin was also released ER Honoured Staff for Safety dedicate themselves and ensure safety by General Manager, which will be Five Staff have been Honoured by GM/ER for their Outstanding Performance in their working. He made it clear to distributed among the staff and officers Divisional Railway Managers and Chief for following it strictly for various Workshop Managers present through safety measures and rules. Shri Satish Video Conference in respect of safety, Kumar, Additional General Manager, no compromise can be made. The staff Shri Goutam Banerjee, Chief Safety should be given exemplary punishment Officer and other Principal Heads of for any lapse or negligence in safety of the Departments were present on train movement as passengers’ safety the occasion and Divisional Railway is the top priority of not only Eastern Managers and Chief Workshop Railway but also of Indian Railways in Managers joined through Video present situation. Conferencing.
Shri Ghanshyam Singh, General Manager, Eastern Railway with staff rewarded for safety alertness at a function held at Fairlie Place on 7.2.2017. Shri Ghanshyam Singh, General Manager, Shri Madan Mohan Das, Shri Ramvenay Eastern Railway honoured five staff of Kumar, Trackmen, Rampurhat (Howrah various Divisions with Safety Awards Division). for their remarkable contribution Addressing the principal officers towards safe operation of trains over at a function in Eastern Railway’s Eastern Railway. The staff honoured Headquarters, Fairlie Place on 7.2.2017, with safety awards are: Shri Subrata Shri Ghanshyam Singh, General Manager, Mondal, Trackman, Ranaghat (Sealdah Eastern Railway said that due to constant Division), Shri Krishna Marandi, Loco vigil of staff and officers, Eastern Railway Shri Ghanshyam Singh, General Manager, Eastern Railway releasing the Pilot , Shri Rajesh Kumar, Assistant can avert unsafe situation in operation of Safety Bulletin of Eastern Railway on 7.2.2017. Loco Pilot, Sahibganj (Malda Division), trains over its jurisdiction. He urged upon 2 Volume 1 | Issue 4 | 16th-28th February 2017 JEEVAN REKHA ER's On-board Magazine Dedicated to Passengers ¨É½þÉ|ɤÉÆvÉEò EòÉ ºÉxnäù¶É ER to Run 178 Summer Specials Ê|ÉªÉ ¨ÉÉxÉxÉÒªÉ ªÉÉjÉÒMÉhÉ, To clear the rush of passengers in the forthcoming summer season, {ÉÚ´ÉÇ ®äú±É´Éä Eäò |ÉiªÉäEò IÉäjÉ ¨Éå +nÂù¦ÉÖiÉ =ilÉÉxÉ EòÉ Gò¨É º{ɹ]õ °ü{É ºÉä oùι]õMÉÉäSÉ®ú ½þÉä ®ú½þÉ ½èþ* SÉɽäþ ´É½þ ®úÉVɺ´É, Eastern Railway will run 178 Summer Special trains to various routes, ±ÉnùÉ<Ç, ªÉÉÊjɪÉÉå EòÒ ºÉÆJªÉÉ ¨Éå ´ÉÞÊrù, ÊxÉvÉÉÇÊ®úiÉ ºÉ¨ÉªÉ {É®ú {ÉÊ®úSÉɱÉxÉ EòÒ nù®ú +lÉ´ÉÉ ½þ¨ÉÉ®äú ¨ÉÚ±ªÉ´ÉÉxÉ ®äú±É´Éä viz. New Jalpaiguri – Kolkata, Sealdah – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, ={ɦÉÉäHòÉ+Éå EòÉä nùÒ VÉÉxÉä ´ÉɱÉÒ ºÉä´ÉÉ+Éå EòÒ MÉÖhÉ´ÉkÉÉ EòÉ ¨ÉÖqùÉ ½þÉä* |ÉiªÉäEò +Éä®ú |ÉiªÉIÉ ºÉÖvÉÉ®ú ÊnùJÉÉ<Ç näù ®ú½þÉ ½èþ* Howrah – New Coochbehar, Kolkata – Chhpra – Asansol, Kolkata ±ÉnùÉ<Ç Eäò IÉäjÉ ¨Éå, ½þ¨ÉxÉä VÉxÉ´É®úÒ, 2016 ¨Éå 5.064 B¨É]õÒ EòÒ iÉÖ±ÉxÉÉ ¨Éå VÉxÉ´É®úÒ, 2017 Eäò nùÉè®úÉxÉ 5.406 – Raxaul – Asansol, Asansol – Patna, Howrah – New Jalpaiguri, B¨É]õÒ ¨ÉɱÉÉå EòÒ ±ÉnùÉ<Ç Eò®úxÉä EòÒ ºÉ¡ò±ÉiÉÉ ½þÉÊºÉ±É EòÒ* ¡ò±Éº´É°ü{É, Ê{ÉUô±Éä ´É¹ÉÇ ¨Éå 6.75% EòÒ =±±ÉäJÉxÉÒªÉ Sealdah – Kamakhya and Malda – Haridwar. Ê´ÉEòÉºÉ nùVÉÇ ÊEòªÉÉ MɪÉÉ* VɽþÉÆ iÉEò ¨ÉÉ±É ªÉiÉɪÉÉiÉ ºÉä ={ÉÉVÉÇxÉ EòÉ ºÉƤÉÆvÉ ½èþ, ½þ¨ÉxÉä VÉxÉ´É®úÒ, 2016 ¨Éå ¯û. 26 Weekly Summer Specials will run between New Jalpaiguri & 355.04 Eò®úÉäc÷ EòÒ iÉÖ±ÉxÉÉ ¨Éå VÉxÉ´É®úÒ, 2017 ¨Éå ¯û. 441.19 Eò®úÉäc÷ ={ÉÉVÉÇxÉ ÊEòªÉÉ ½èþ, Ê{ÉUô±Éä ´É¹ÉÇ EòÒ Kolkata, leaving New Jalpaiguri on every Saturday between April PÉxɶªÉÉ¨É ÊºÉƽþ 1 & June 24, 2017 and Kolkata on every Sunday between April 2 iÉÖ±ÉxÉÉ ¨Éå 13.97% +ÊvÉEò ½èþ* ªÉÉjÉÒ Eäò ¨ÉɨɱÉä ¨Éå, {ÉÚ´ÉÇ ®äú±É´Éä xÉä VÉxÉ´É®úÒ, 2016 ¨Éå 9.06 Eò®úÉäc÷ ªÉÉÊjɪÉÉå & June 25, 2017. The up train 05246 will leave Kolkata station at (¨É½þÉ|ɤÉÆvÉEò)ù EòÉ {ÉÊ®ú´É½þxÉ Eò®ú ¯û. 204.87 Eò®úÉäc÷ ={ÉÉVÉÇxÉ Eò®úxÉä EòÒ iÉÖ±ÉxÉÉ ¨Éå VÉxÉ´É®úÒ, 2017 Eäò nùÉè®úÉxÉ 10.22 Eò®úÉäc÷ 23.20 hrs and reach New Jalpaiguri at 12.00 hrs the next day. The Ghanshyam Singh ªÉÉÊjɪÉÉå EòÉ {ÉÊ®ú´É½þxÉ Eò®ú ½þ¨ÉxÉä ¯û. 218.55 Eò®úÉäc÷ EòÒ ®úÉ榃 ={ÉÉVÉÇxÉ Eò®úxÉä ¨Éå ºÉ¡ò±ÉiÉÉ ½þÉÊºÉ±É EòÒ* ªÉ½þ down train 05245 will leave New Jalpaiguri at 21.15 hrs and reach (General Manager) ªÉÉÊjɪÉÉå EòÒ ºÉÆJªÉÉ Eäò ºÉƤÉÆvÉ ¨Éå 12.80% iÉlÉÉ ªÉÉjÉÒ ´ªÉ´ÉºÉÉªÉ ºÉä ={ÉÉVÉÇxÉ Eäò ¨ÉɨɱÉä ¨Éå 6.67% EòÒ ´ÉÞÊrù ½èþ* Kolkata at 7.45 hrs the next day. Ê{ÉUô±Éä ¨Éɽþ Eäò nùÉè®úÉxÉ, {ÉÚ´ÉÇ ®äú±É´Éä ʺɪÉɱÉnù½þ ¨ÉÆb÷±É Eäò ¤Éä±Éb÷ÉÆMÉÉ iÉlÉÉ EòÉʶɨɤÉÉVÉÉ®ú º]äõ¶ÉxÉÉå Eäò ¤ÉÒSÉ 22 22 Sealdah – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus weekly summer special will ÊEò¨ÉÒ nùÉä½þ®úÒ ±ÉÉ
Shri Ghanshyam Singh, General Manager, Eastern Railway inspecting at Kanchrapara Workshop.
Shri Ghanshyam Singh, General Manager, Eastern Railway inspected different Shops of Kanchrapara Workshop in the afternoon of 10 February, 2017. Shri Singh also held a meeting with CWM and other Senior Officers of the Workshop and advised to take all possible steps to fulfil the assigned target of the Workshop within stipulated time. Farhan Akhtar, Actor, Director and Shri Abhinav Bindra, Olympic Gold Medalist participated The GM expressed his satisfaction over the all-round performance of the Workshop in ER’s Awareness Campaign on crossing of Railway Tracks. Dr. S. K. Saini, Dy. Inspector and expressed his concern to make this workshop a Centre of Excellence, the General, RPF/ER was present on the occasion. proposal for which is already under consideration of Railway Board. Farhan Akhtar, actor, director echoed the message of awareness about not crossing railway track to avoid untoward incidents causing loss of life. He also said that time is valuable for everyone but it cannot be as precious as human life. Therefore, one must use Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) available at stations to go from one platform to another. Shri Abhinav Bindra, Olympic Gold Medalist also urged not to cross the Railway tracks as it is dangerous to human life. Dr. S. K. Saini, Dy. Inspector General, RPF/ ER was present on the occasion. It is stated that due to crossing of railway tracks by people in haste, accidents are taking place over Indian Railways every day causing loss of human life. In India, on an average 40 cases of human casualties are reported each day due to trespassing of railway tracks. ER Runs 21 Pairs of Special Trains Shri Ghanshyam Singh, General Manager, Eastern Railway inaugurating new Material Godown between Kolkata & Alipurduar Jn. at Kanchrapra Workshop. For the convenience of the passengers, Eastern Railway will run 21 pairs of special trains between Kolkata and Alipurduar Jn. stations between 5 February, 2017 & In this context, it may be mentioned that, Kanchrapara Workshop is one of the 26 June, 2017. The Up special train (03129) will leave Kolkata station at 22.45 oldest Railway Workshop in the Country and Completed more than150 years. It was hrs on every Sunday between 5 February & 25 June, 2017 and the down special established in 1863 and over the years Kanchrapara Workshop of ER has developed train (03130) will leave Alipurduar Jn. at 16.55 hrs on every Monday between as a premiere workshop of Indian Railway system for overhauling of Locos, EMUs, 6 February & 26 June, 2017. The trains will have general 2nd class, sleeper class MEMUs, DEMUs, Coaches, Tower Wagons, Bogies & Wheel-sets etc. which and air-conditioned accommodation. represents a most diverse product mix. This workshop is largest in terms of targets, outturn, budget & manpower not only in Eastern Railway but also in Indian Railways. Commendable Performance of RPF/ER Shri Ghanshyam Singh, GM/Eastern Railway addressing the press on Union Budget pertaining to Railways on 01.02.2017. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway has made commendable performance in different spheres of its activities. During the period from February 3 to 9, 2017, RPF/ER arrested 6 persons for different crimes including involvement in fake appointment in Railways, making preparations for dacoity and theft of passengers’ belongings. Moreover, two touts were arrested and 10 Railway reservation tickets worth of `14,620 were recovered. Two minor girls and six boys were rescued from different stations and handed over to their guardians/NGOs. One woman was also rescued from committing suicide. Three left-behind luggage were recovered and handed over to the respective owners. ER continuing intensive ticket checking drive As a result of the intensive ticket checking drive conducted by Eastern Railway all over its jurisdiction from 20 January to 9 February 2017, altogether 115028 persons were detected travelling without or with improper ticket and carrying unbooked luggage and an amount of Rs. 2,04,32,753 /- was realised from those offenders. ER will continue such vigorous drives against ticketless travelling and carrying of unbooked luggage.