Important Events

2015-2016 12.04.2015 Flagging off of Heritage Run (Mini Marathon) train from Prinsep Ghat to Fairlie Place to mark the glorious 160 1105 Rly. Engrs. Regt. (TA)/: years of Railways in Eastern and to celebrate 60th Display of Tableau on TA Raising Day Railway Week (10-16 April 2015). 26.04.2015 Flagging off of AC Double Decker Bi-weekly Express train no. 12584/12583 between Anand Vihar Terminal and Lucknow Jn. 29.05.2015 Western Railway installed CCTV cameras inside the ladies compartment. 01.06.2015 Inauguration of new platforms at Jabalpur. 04.06.2015 Commission of Shikaripara-Pinargaria new line and dedication of Dumka-Shikariparia new line to complete Rampurhat-Jasidih rail link and flagging off of Dumka- Rampurhat passenger service. 05.06.2015 Flagging off of the first Goods Train hauled by Diesel Engine powered by 5% mix of Bio-Diesel from Sanathnagar railway station. 06.06.2015 Inauguration of Hijli Station Building and dedication of Shyamchak-Kharagpur Third Line & Tamluk- Basulyasutahata Doubling to the Nation. 07.06.2015 Flagging off of a new pair of Rourkela- Sambalpur DEMU Passenger trains. 08.06.2015 Laying of foundation stone of second entrance to Manduadih railway station. 09.06.2015 Inauguration of Kanpur-Jammu Tawi Express at Kanpur. 14.06.2015 Inauguration of CCTV cameras under Integrated Security System at Bokaro Steel City station. 21.06.2015 Observance of first International Day of Yoga at the Headquarters and all Divisions of South Eastern Railway. 30.06.2015 Flagging off of DEMU train no. 75105/75106: Mau–Sadat- Allahabad City at Sadat railway station. 04.07.2015 Introduction of New Bi-weekly Express train No.11031/11032 between Solapur and Bijapur. 07.07.2015 Flagging off of new DEMU train between Shamli and Delhi Junction. 14.07.2015 Inauguration of newly constructed Gandhidham-Tuna Tekra Rail Line. 11.08.2015 Inauguration of train operations on newly converted Bareilly-Kasganj broad gauge rail section by flagging off of Ramnagar- Fort Express and Bareilly-Kasganj passenger trains. 12.08.2015 Flagging off of Andhara Pradesh Express train at Visakhapatnam.

114 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2015-16 12.08.2015 Flagging off of Visakhapatnam- AC Express. 13.08.2015 Flagging off of New Delhi- Chandigarh Shatabdi Express from its new Enroute Stoppage at Karnal station. 22.08.2015 Flagging off of Udhuna-Danapur Bi-weekly express from Surat railway station. 01.09.2015 Inauguration of Sikar-Loharu Gauge Conversion. 04.09.2015 Flagging off of Andaman Express from Jammu Tawi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. 08.09.2015 Flagging off of the first rake in the series production of new generation 1600HP DEMU. 18.09.2015 Best Tourist Friendly Award to Habibganj station by Hon’ble President of India. 02.10.2015 Observance of National Cleanliness Drive ‘Swachchha Bharat Abhiyan’. 02.10.2015 Flagging off of 7th MUTP rake and IR DEMU rake from . 04.11.2015 Flagging off of three pairs of DEMU trains between Moradabad and Sambhal Hatim Sarai. 15.11.2015 Flagging off of the Inaugural run of the Bi-weekly Rajdhani Express between Madgaon and Hazrat Nizamuddin. 22.11.2015 Dedication of gauge converted Barhni-Gonda rail section to nation, flagging off of the first broad gauge train in the section and laying of foundation stone of pit line construction work at Barhni railway station. 22.11.2015 Inauguration of electrification of Gorakhpur – Bhatni rail section, flagging off of first electric traction special passenger from Gorakhpur and train no. 11080/11079 Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express. 28.11.2015 Inauguration of Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP), flagging off of first container train from MMLP and inauguration of Chhatarpur station at Pantnagar. 28.11.2015 Laying of broad gauge track in Bhojipura-Pilibhit –Tanakpur metre gauge section and laying of foundation stone for construction of Road over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of level crossing no.202 special in Pilibhit yard. 06.12.2015 Flagging off of the tri-weekly AC double decker Express train on Konkan Railway route. 25.12.2015 Introduction of Stoppage of train no. 12045/12046 New Delhi-Chandigarh- New Delhi Shatabdi at Sonipat station. 30.12.2015 Flagging off of first Rajdhani-12952 New Delhi–Mumbai Rajdhani Express train with Head On Generation (HOG) System from New Delhi. 02.01.2016 Laying of Foundation Stones of Executive Lounge, Escalators & Lifts and Mechanised Laundry at Jammu Tawi railway station.

INDIAN RAILWAYS ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2015-16 115 08.01.2016 Flagging off of three new trains, announcement of five new trains and extension of service of four existing EMU local trains of South Eastern Railway along with some projects and passenger amenity works of Eastern Railway, Metro Railway and Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation Ltd. 11.01.2016 Flagging off of inaugural run of new weekly train “Anandwan Superfast Express” between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Kazipet via Bhusaval, Akola, Wardha, Balharshah. 15.01.2016 Inauguration of Varanasi City-Dullahpur-Mau-Bhatni DEMU train no. 75114/75113 from Dullahpur railway station. 18.01.2016 Inauguration of Escalator at Udupi station. 22.01.2016 Distribution of assistive devices & equipments to beneficiaries (Divyangjans) and flagging off of “Mahamana Express” from DLW Sports Stadium. 25.01.2016 Inauguration of Mysuru-Varanasi Express (train No. 16229/16230) provided with metallic Braille signage indicating berth numbers, location of alarm chains, toilets and emergency windows. 11.02.2016 Inauguration of Mughalsarai-Lucknow “Ekatmata Express” from Mughalsarai station. 21.2.2016 Announcement of construction work of underground Metro between Airport and Jessore Road and introduction of 14 nos. additional Metro services in a programme at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport premises. 01.03.2016 Inauguration of Rail Auto Hub at Walajabad. 04.03.2016 Flagging off of the 15624/15623 Kamakhya- Bhagat ki Kothi (near Jodhpur in Rajasthan) weekly Express thus fulfilling a long –standing demand of the people of Assam and adjoining states for a direct train service to Jodhpur and flagging off of train no. 75713/75714 DEMU from New Coochbehar to Siliguri Jn. via Changrabandha over the newly constructed New Mal-Changrabandha section. 11.03.2016 Inauguration of “Cleanmycoach” service on pan India basis. 18.03.2016 Flagging off of MEMU train no. 64553/64554 between Moradabad and Anand Vihar Terminal and Flagging off of the train en-route from Amroha direct train between Moradabad-Anand Vihar Terminal. 27.03.2016 Flagging off of Bhubaneswar-Tirupati Fully Bio-Toilet train from Bhubaneswar station.

116 INDIAN RAILWAYS ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2015-16