New Stoppage Of
19107 Bhavnagar-Udhampur Janmbhumi Express
At Mahesana 11.11
and 19108 Udhampur Bhavnagar Janmbhumi express
@ Mahesana 4.18
Author: Rail Duniya
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Longest electrified tunnel on Indian Railways commissioned
South Central Railway has commissioned the longest electrified tunnel, measuring 6.6 Kms between Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations and is part of the recently completed Obulavaripalli – Venkatachalam new railway line.
The tunnel has been completed in a record time of 43 months.
Two freight trains have successfully run on 25th June, 2019 marking the full-scale Operation of the newly built electrified railway line between the two stations, thereby opening up viable rail connectivity between Krishnapatnam Port and its hinterland for Goods train services, South Central Railway (SCR) said in a statement.
Completion of this tunnel has enabled Railways to start freight operations on this important railway line, which has reduced the distance between Krishnapatnam Port and hinterland areas by 60 kms. At present, the average travel time taken by goods train from Krishnapatnam Port to Obulavaripalli is 10 hrs. On the newly commissioned line, the travel time gets reduced to about 5 hours.
The construction of this tunnel paved the way to operate freight trains in Obulavaripalli – Venkatachalam – Krishnapatnam Port new railway line for a distance of 113 Kms. The section is now notified for commercial freight operations as well.
Salient Features of Tunnel
- Located between Cherlopalli to Rapuru stations and constructed in shape of ‘Horse Shoe’.
- New Australian Tunneling Method(NATM) is used and the cost incurred is Rs.460 crores
- Length of the tunnel is 6, 660 mts and is in straight alignment.
- The height of tunnel (rail level to roof) is 6.5 meters and the minimum height of contact wire is maintained at 5.2 meters.
- Ballast less Track is constructed with Bi-block sleepers and Vaslo fittings
- Full length lining is provided with 300 mm thickness
- Two nos. of traction power supply substations are provided near Cherlopalli and near Adurupalli with necessary switching stations in between.
- OHE maintenance depot is provided at Rapuru along with tower-car shed.
- LED lighting provided at 10 m intervals inside the tunnel.
- Conventional OHE has been provided with a maximum span of 36 m and maximum tension length of 1206 m. Brackets for supporting OHE have been fixed on wall mounted type plate fittings, which are fixed to the tunnel lining concrete.
- Spring type Auto Tensioning Device (ATD) of South Korean make is adopted in place of conventional type ATD for maintaining necessary tension in OHE wires, for the first time in SCR.
- Fail safe earthing arrangements are provided for safety of personnel working in tunnel.
- This longest electrified tunnel is pivotal in the new railway line between Venkatachalam and Obulavaripalli and is a game changer in the freight operations of the zone.
- This new line facilitates direct & viable connectivity between South Coast and West Coast and enhances the freight basket of South Central Railway.
It is a matter of pride for the zone to have such remarkable structure. The newly constructed railway line is also helpful for decongestion of traffic on Vijayawada – Gudur Main line, said Gajanan Mallya, General Manager, SCR.
News source : Zee News
Pictures : Times of India
Mumbai updates, check your train.
Train Running Pattern on 3.7.2019
In view of IMD forecast of very heavy rainfall coupled with high tide on 3.7.2019, the train running pattern will be as under:
Trains cancelled on 3.7.2019
1) 11093 Mumbai-Varanasi Mahanagari Express
2) 51153 Mumbai-Bhusaval Passenger
3) 12169 Pune-Solapur Express
4) 12170 Solapur-Pune Express
5) 12127 Mumbai-Pune Intercity Express
6) 12128 Pune-Mumbai Intercity Express
7) 11010 Pune-Mumbai Sinhagad Express
8) 11009 Mumbai-Pune Sinhagad Express
9) 11007 Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express
10) 11008 Pune-Mumbai Deccan Express
11) 12125 Mumbai-Pune Pragati Express
12) 12126 Pune-Mumbai Pragati Express
13) 22102 Manmad-Mumbai Rajyarani Express
14) 22101 Mumbai-Manmad Rajyarani Express
15) 12118 Manmad-LTT Express
16) 12117 LTT-Manmad Express
17) 51317 Pune-Panvel Passenger
18) 51318 Panvel-Pune Passenger
Trains partially cancelled on 3.7.2019
1) 12879 LTT-Bhubaneshwar Express cancelled between LTT and Manmad
2) 11003 Dadar-Sawantwadi Road Tutari Express cancelled between Dadar and Panvel
3) 18519 Visakhapatnam-LTT Express cancelled between Pune and LTT (JCO1.7.2019)
4) 18520 LTT-Visakhapatnam Express cancelled between LTT and Pune
5) 10112 Madgaon-Mumbai Konkan Kanya cancelled between Panvel and CSMT (JCO 2.7.2019)
6) 10103 Mumbai-Madgaon Mandovi Express cancelled between CSMT and Panvel
7) 11301 Mumbai-Bengaluru Udyan Express cancelled between CSMT and Solapur
8) 11030 Kolhapur-Mumbai Koyna Express cancelled between Pune and CSMT
9) 11029 Mumbai-Kolhapur Koyna Express cancelled between CSMT and Pune
10) 17614 Nanded-Panvel Express cancelled between Pune and Panvel (JCO 2.7.2019)
11) 17613 Panvel-Nanded Express cancelled between Panvel and Pune
12) 12140 Nagpur-Mumbai Sewagram Express cancelled between Nasik and CSMT (JCO 2.7.2019)
13) 12139 Mumbai-Nagpur Sewagram Express cancelled between CSMT and Nasik
14) 11004 Sawantwadi Road-Dadar Tutari Express cancelled between Panvel and Dadar (JCO 1.7.2019)
Trains Rescheduled on 3.7.2019
1) 15645 LTT-Guwahati Express rescheduled at 10.10 hrs
2) 11061 LTT-Darbhanga Express JCO 2.7.2019 re-rescheduled at 07.00 hrs
3) 11071 LTT-Varanasi Kamayanai Express JCO 2.7.2019 re-rescheduled at 0005 hrs
4) 12141 LTT-Patliputra Express JCO 2.7.2019 rescheduled at 11.30 hrs
Trains as per schedule on 3.7.2019
1) 12051 Dadar-Madgaon Janshatabdi Express
2) 12167 LTT-Manduadih Express
3) 11067 LTT-Faizabad Saket Express
4) 22105 Mumbai-Pune Indrayani Express
5) 22106 Pune-Mumbai Indrayani Express
6) 12859 Mumbai-Howrah Gitanjali Express
7) 17617 Mumbai-Nanded Tapovan Express
8) 15017 Mumbai-Gorakhpur Express via Allahabad
9) 12534 Mumbai-Lucknow Pushpak Express
10) 11055 LTT-Gorakhpur Godan Express
11) 12542 LTT-Gorakhpur Express
12) 12362 Mumbai-Asansol Express
13) 22511 LTT-Kamakhya AC Express
14) 16345 LTT-Thiruvananthapuram Netravati Express
15) 11011 LTT-Nanded Express
16) 11085 LTT-Madgaon Double Decker
Trains Diverted on 3.7.2019
1) 11025 Bhusaval-Pune Express via Manmad-Daund
2) 11026 Pune-Bhusaval Express via Daund-Manmad
Trains Update – 8 (rescheduling/re-rescheduling and cancellation on 2.7.2019)
Due to very heavy rains in Mumbai area, the following trains are rescheduled /cancelled/partially cancelled.
1. 12188 Mumbai-Jabalpur Garibrath Express JCO 2.7.2019 rescheduled at 0650 hrs on 3.7.2019
2. 12137 Mumbai-Firozpur Punjab Mail JCO 2.7.2019 partially cancelled between CSMT and Bhusaval. It will run from Bhusaval.
3. 12289 Mumbai-Nagpur Duranto Express JCO 2.7.2019 rescheduled at 0100 hrs on 3.7.2019
4. 12133 Mumbai-Mangalore Jn Express JCO 2.7.2019 rescheduled at 0130 hrs on 3.7.2019
5. 11057 Mumbai-Amritsar Express JCO 2.7.2019 partially cancelled between CSMT and Chalisgaon. It will run from Chalisgaon.
6. 11027 Mumbai-Chennai Mail JCO 2.7.2019 cancelled
7. 12263 Pune -Nizamuddin Duranto Express JCO 2.7.2019 Re-rescheduled at 0515 hrs on 3.7.2019
8. 22943 Pune-Indore Express JCO 2.7.2019 Re-rescheduled at 0025 hrs on 3.7.2019
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Train service updates, Mumbai area.
Western railway-
Due to repercussion of water logging on tracks at Nallasopara in the early hours of 02/07/19,
1) 12936 Surat – Bandra Terminus of 2.7.19 is cancelled
2) 19034 Ahmedabad –Valsad of 02.07.19 is cancelled for want of Rake.
Central railway
Trains Update – 5 (Cancellation and short termination on 2.7.2019)
Due to very heavy rains in Mumbai area, the following trains are cancelled/short terminated.
Trains cancelled
12261 Mumbai-Howrah Duranto Express JCO 2.7.2019
Trains short terminated
12187 Jabalpur-Mumbai Garibrath Express JCO 1.7.2019 short terminated at Manmad and will run as 12188 Mumbai-Jabalpur Garibrath JCO 2.7.2019 from Manmad
11060 Gorakhpur-LTT Godan Express JCO 1.7.2019 short terminated at Bhusaval.
12533 Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express JCO 1.7.2019 short terminated at Bhusaval and will run as 12534 Mumbai-Lucknow Pushpak Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Bhusaval.
15018 Gorakhpur-LTT Express via Allahabad JCO 1.7.2019 short terminated at Nasik Road and will run as 15017 LTT-Gorakhpur Express via Allahabad JCO 2.7.2019 from Nasik Road.
15063 Gorakhpur-LTT Express JCO 1.7.2019 short terminated at Igatpuri and will run as 15064 LTT-Gorakhpur Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Igatpuri.
12140 Nagpur-Mumbai Sewagram Express JCO 1.7.2019 short terminated at Bhusaval and will run as 12139 Mumbai-Nagpur Sewagram Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Bhusaval.
12880 Bhubaneshwar-LTT Express JCO 1.7.2019 will be short terminated at Manmad and will run as 12879 LTT-Bhubaneshwar Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Manmad.
11020 Bhubaneshwar-Mumbai Konark Express JCO 30.6.2019 short terminated at Lonavala and will run as 11019 Mumbai-Bhubaneshwar Konark Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Pune. (earlier it was announced that it will be short terminated at Kamshet)
Trains Update – 6 (Cancellation and short termination on 2.7.2019)
Due to very heavy rains in Mumbai area, the following trains are cancelled/short terminated.
Trains cancelled
12115 Mumbai-Solapur Siddheshwar Express JCO 2.7.2019
12116 Solapur-Mumbai Siddheshwar Express JCO 2.7.2019
12702 Hyderabad-Mumbai Hussain Sagar Express JCO 2.7.2019
17032 Hyderabad-Mumbai Express JCO 2.7.2019
51030 Bijapur-Mumbai Fast Passenger JCO 2.7.2019
Trains short terminated
11014 Coimbatore-LTT Express JCO 1.7.2019 is short terminated at Daund and will run as 11013 LTT-Coimbatore Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Solapur
11302 Bengaluru-Mumbai Udyan Express JCO 1.7.2019 is short terminated at Solapur and will run as 11301 Mumbai-Bengaluru Udyan Express JCO 3.7.2019 from Daund
16340 Nagercoil-Mumbai Express JCO 1.7.2019 is short terminated at Solapur and will run as 16351 Mumbai-Nagercoil Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Solapur
17032 Hyderabad-Mumbai Express JCO 1.7.2019 is short terminated at Pune and 17031 Mumbai-Hyderabad Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Pune
12140 Nagpur-Mumbai Sewagram Express JCO 1.7.2019 is short terminated at Bhusaval and will run as 12139 Mumbai-Nagpur Sewagram Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Bhusaval.
51029 Mumbai-Bijapur Fast Passenger JCO 2.7.2019 will short originate from Daund.
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Attention please,
Trains Update – 3 (short termination on 2.7.2019)
Due to very heavy rains in Mumbai area, the train running pattern will be as under:
Trains Short terminated
12810 Howrah-Mumbai Mail via Nagpur JCO 30.6.2019 short terminated at Igatpuri and will run as 12809 Mumbai-Howrah mail via Nagpur JCO 2.7.2019 from Bhusaval
12541 Gorakhpur-LTT Express JCO 30.6.2019 short terminated at Igatpuri and will run as 12542 LTT-Gorakhpur Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Igatpuri
17508 Secunderabad-Mumbai Devgiri Express JCO 1.7.2019 short terminated at Nasik Road and will run as 17057 Mumbai-Secunderabad Devgiri Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Nasik Road.
11016 Gorakhpur-LTT Kushinagar Express JCO 30.6.2019 short terminated at Igatpuri.
18030 Shalimar-LTT Express JCO 30.6.2019 short terminated at Khandwa and will run as 18029 LTT-Shalimar Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Bhusaval
12106 Gondia-Mumbai Vidarbha Express JCO 1.7.2019 short terminated at Nasik Road and will run as 12105 Mumbai-Gondia Vidarbha Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Nasik Road
12290 Nagpur-Mumbai Duranto Express JCO 1.7.2019 short terminated at Nasik Road and will run as 12289 Mumbai-Nagpur Duranto Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Nasik Road
12102 Howrah-LTT Jnaneshwari Express JCO 30.6.2019 short terminated at Igatpuri
12138 Firozpur-Mumbai Punjab Mail JCO 30.6.2019 short terminated at Manmad and will run as 12137 Mumbai-Firozpur Punjab Mail JCO 2.7.2019 from Manmad
11058 Amritsar-Mumbai Express JCO 30.6.2019 short terminated at Manmad and will run as 11057 Mumbai-Amritsar Express JCO 2.7.2019 from Manmad
12361 Asabsol-Mumbai Express JCO 30.6.2019 short terminated at Igatpuri
01024 Gorakhpur-LTT Special JCO 30.6.2019 short terminated at Pachora.
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