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Wednesday 21 September, 2011

RAILWAY DEMANDS FOR ROURKELA CITY

Here is a compilation of all the important and logical demands related to Railways which will be beneficiary for the citizens of Rourkela City

ADMINISTRATION

 Creation of a new Rourkela Division comprising of the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda and Kendujhargarh, administered by East Coast Railways


NEW TRAINS

 Rourkela- Amritsar Brahmani Mail (Biweekly) via Jharsuguda, Bilaspur, Katni, Gwalior, Agra, H.Nizamuddin OR Rourkela-New Delhi Brahmani Yamuna Superfast Express (Biweekly) via Ranchi,Muri,Gomoh,Kanpur

 Rourkela-Bangalore City (Weekly) Superfast Express via Jharsuguda, Bilaspur,Raipur, Gondia, Nagbhir, Ballharshah, Kazipet, Kacheguda(Hyderabad), Kurnool Town, Anantapur, Dharamavaram

 Rourkela-Brahmapur Express via Sambalpur,Bhubaneswar(4 days) via Chakradharpur,Kendujhargarh, Jakhapura, Bhubaneswar(3 days)

 Biramitrapur-Paradweep Intercity Express via Rourkela,Rajkharsuan, Kendujhargarh,Jakhapura

 Visakhapatnam- New Delhi Express (Biweekly) via Koraput, Rayagada,Titlagarh, Sambalpur,Rourkela,Ranchi, Muri,Kanpur

 MEMU Local Train service between Rourkela/Tatanagar and Jharsuguda


EXTENSIONS

 12877/12878 New Delhi-Ranchi Garib Rath Express to Rourkela

 18623/18624 Rajendranagar-Hatia Express to Rourkela

 18103/18104 Tatanagar-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express to Sambalpur and rerouting it via Jharsuguda, Rourkela,Ranchi,Muri, Bokaro Steel City on alternate days

DIVERSIONS

 12875/12876 Puri-New Delhi Neelachal Express via Angul, Sambalpur City, Rourkela, Tatanagar,Muri (3 days a week)

 18477/18478 Puri-Haridwar Kalinga Utkal Express on Kendujhargarh,Bansapani,Padapahar,Chakradharpur,Rourkela route

 12819/12820 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Odisha Sampark Kranti Express via Angul,Sambalpur,Rourkela,Ranchi,Muri (3 days a week)
 12443/12444 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express , 2 days a week on Angul,Sambalpur,Jharsuguda,Rourkela,Tatanagar route

 15929/15930 Guwahati-Chennai Express via Tatanagar, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Rayagada,Visakhapatnam

 12409/12410 Raigarh-New Delhi Gondwana Express via Rourkela, Ranchi/Tata, Kanpur (3 days a week)

 18047/18048 Howrah-Vasco-da-Gama Amaravati Express; 2 days a week via Tatanagar, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Bilaspur,Raipur,Nagpur,Nasik Road, Panvel, Roha, Chiplun,Ratnagiri

 16323/16324 Shalimar-Thiruvannanthapuram Express OR 12659/12660 Shalimar-Nagarcoil Express on Tatanagar-Rourkela-Sambalpur-Rayagada-Visakhapatnam route once a week.




INCREASE IN FREQUENCY

 12835/12836 Hatia-Yesvantpur Express to 4 days a week

 12889/12890 Tata-Yesvantpur Express to 3 days a week

 18311/18312 Sambalpur-Varanasi Express to 6 days a week



NEW ROUTES

 Allocation of Rs 200 crores to Talcher-Bimalagarh project for its fast completion

 Work initiation on Bansapani-Bimalagarh route

 Survey for Kiriburu-Gua and Kiriburu Bolanikhadan railway routes

 Survey for Biramitrapur-Lohardaga-Garwa Road

 Survey for Jharsuguda-Ambikapur via Sundargarh Town,Talsara



INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

 Construction of a Passenger Coach Terminal(Coaching Complex) and A.C. Charging Station at Rourkela Junction

 Removal of encroachment and construction of Platform-6, Multi-functional Complex and Northern Entrance Gate in the circulating area of the station

 World Class Station status to Rourkela Junction with renaming it as Rourkela City

 Construction of a Railway Coach Factory at Bondamunda

 Establishment of a Railway Medical College or Super Speciality Hospital at Bondamunda. The existing Railway Hospital at Bondamunda can be upgraded to meet the above purpose.

 Immediate allocation of model station and A-Class station facilities to Rourkela Junction

 Extension of Parking facilities at Rourkela Junction

 Construction of Foot Overbridge connecting Rourkela Station with Railway Colony and Madhusudan Marg on either sides

 Fast Completion of Basanti Nagar Railway Overbridge

 Construction of similar Railway overbridges at Kukuda Gate, STI , ITI , Kalunga and Kansbahal