PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY NEW RAILWAYS NEW UDHAMPUR (2014 - May ’21) PREFACE Ashutosh Gangal General Manager Northern Railway Indian Railways is the lifeline of the nation and catalyst for India's progress and economic development. Railway has been providing comfortable, convenient and easy on the pocket transportation system to its patrons. Major infrastructure projects in Railways has focus on safety, enhancing speed and connecting far flung areas. New tracks are being laid. Line doubling and electrification works are in full swing. Latest technologies, digitalization and in house innovations are being used to bring more efficiency and better results. Emphasis is also on creating better business opportunities through long haul and piecemeal trains. The officers and staff of the Railways are dedicated, ready to adapt to changing scenario of the transport sector, this booklet is aimed towards listing some of the important activities involving in the recent past as well as current projects in Udhampur. The budgets allocated to various projects are not apportioned State wise but reflect the cost of the project. INPUTS BY RAILWAY IN UDHAMPUR PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY UDHAMPUR PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY WORKS COMPLETED IN LAST SEVEN YEARS: v Public Address System provided at Udhampur Railway station. Infrastructural Development: v New Passenger Reservation System building provided at Udhapmur v Unelectrified section from Udhampur to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway stations. Katra electrified in mission mode. v Comprehensive parking contract provided at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Others: Katra station for public. v Train no. 12471/72 Jammu Tawi-Bandra Terminus extended upto Shri v Provision of Road Under Bridge (RUB) (Normal Height subway) in Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. place of Level Crossing No. (C-36) on Pathankot-Jammu Tawi v Train no. 12473/74 Jammu Tawi-Ahmedabad extended upto Shri Mata Section. Vaishno Devi Katra. v Provision of Road Under Bridge (RUB) in lieu of Level Crossing No. v Train no. 12475/76 Jammu Tawi-Hapa extended upto Shri Mata (14) at Jagatpura on Pathankot-Jammu Tawi Section. Vaishno Devi Katra. v 248 Nos. Chairs and seating arrangements (200 nos. at Udhampur, v Train no. 12476/77 Jammu Tawi-Jamnagar extended upto Shri Mata 30 nos. at Kathua, 18 nos. at Ramnagar JK) have been provided Vaishno Devi Katra. under MP LAD scheme in 2017-2018. v Train no. 14609/10 Jammu Tawi-Rishikesh extended upto Shri Mata v Improvement to water supply system by provision of infiltration Vaishno Devi Katra. gallery near Tawi river for Udhampur station. v Train no. 16031/32 Jammu Tawi-Chennai Central extended upto Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. Improvement In Passenger Amenities: v Train no. 19415/16 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra has been introduced. v At Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Station, 02 Nos of Escalators have v Train no.19806/05 Udhampur- Kota has been introduced. been provided at a total cost of ` 1.01 crores. v Provided Automatic Ticket Vending Machine at Udhampur Railway ON-GOING WORKS: Station at a cost of ` 0.017 crores and at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi v Provision of CCTV at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at a total cost of Katra Railway Station at a cost of ` 0.014 crores. ` 0.98 crores. v Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) has been provided at v Work in progress for the construction of 03 nos Limited Height Subway Chakarwahal Railway station. (LHS) in lieu of unmanned Level Crossing. v Pure clean drinking water at an affordable price, Water Vending v Improvement to water system by provision of infiltration Gallery Intake Machines have been installed by IRCTC at Udhampur Railway System near Tawi river for Udhampur Railway station is in progress. station. v Provision and construction of new Battalion for Railway Protection v New toilets have been provided at Udhampur Railway station. Special Force at Manwal Railway Station has been planned. v One Lift provided at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station. v Provision of Road Under Bridge (RUB) (Normal Height subway) in v Two escalators provided at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station. place of Level Crossing No. (B2-16) on Pathankot - Jammu Tawi v Circulating Area surface improved at Udhampur station. Section. Udhampur Railway Station SOME IMPORTANT PHOTOS In 2014 Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra connected Udhampur Railway Station to rest of the country through train service Onboard House Keeping Mechanized Cleaning In Progress RUB (Normal Height subway) in place of RPF Security Personnel inspecting at platform L-Xing No. (B2-16) on Pathankot-Jammu Tawi Section..