FIRST PREMIUM SUPERFAST SPECIAL TRAIN VIA KONKAN RLY ROUTE

The first “Premium” Superfast special train via Konkan Railway route will be run between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Trivandrum in this month. The train will be run in coordination with Southern Railway.

Train no. 06314 Premium special train will run ex-Trivandrum every Saturday from 10/5/2014 to 17/5/2014.

Train no. 06313 Premium special train will run ex- Hazrat Nizamuddin every Monday from 12/5/2014 to 19/5/2014.

4th May, 2014

PRESS NOTE

Position of Trains on Konkan Railway route

The following passenger carrying trains have been cancelled /short terminated / diverted following the derailment of train no. 50105 Diva – Sawantwadi passenger train between Nagothane and Roha section in Central Railway at 0930 hrs today. Refund will be given to passengers for cancelled / terminated trains. The details are as below:

Following train shall remain cancelled:

1. 12052 Janshatabdi Express on 04/05/2014

Following trains are short terminated:

4th May, 2014

PRESS NOTE – No. 2 at 1345 hrs

Arrangements by Konkan Railway for Passengers

Due to the derailment of train no. 50105 Diva – Sawantwadi passenger train between Nagothane and Roha section in Central Railway at 0930 hrs today and also due to derailment of a Goods train on Hassan- Mangalore section of South Western Railway this morning, the following train will also be diverted today.

Additional Trains that will be diverted:

16524 / 16518 Karwar – Yeshwantpur Express leaving Karwar on 04/05/2014

Thirteen passengers have died and 123 passengers have been injured following the derailment of train no. 50105 Diva – Sawantwadi passenger train between Nagothane and Roha section in Central Railway at 0930 hrs today. Konkan Railway’s team of doctors has rushed to the accident site to assist Central Railway in providing relief to the injured passengers.

The number of dead and those injured is likely to change as the relief and rescue work progresses.

The number of passengers who have been admitted at various hospitals is as follows:

PRESS RELEASE- No.4 at 20:30 hrs.

STATUS OF TRAINS ON KONKAN RLY ROUTE

Further to the position of various passenger carrying trains given earlier in the day, the following trains are also cancelled / partially cancelled.

Following trains are Cancelled:

DOWN Trains:

1. 50103 DADAR-RATNAGIRI Passenger of 04/05/2014.

2. 10103 CSTM-MADGAON ‘Mandovi’ Express leaving CSTM on 05/05/2014.

Following trains are Partially Cancelled:

DOWN Trains:

BLOOD DONATION CAMP AT KONKAN RAILWAY

Konkan Railway organized a Blood Donation Camp today at its residential colony at Navi Mumbai. The Camp was organized in coordination with ACTREC (Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer), a unit of TATA Memorial Centre. The Camp was organized from 10:00 hrs to 15:00 hrs.

Extra coaches for Janshatabdi Exp &

Extra trips for Premium special

Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to temporarily augment Train no. 12051/12052 Dadar – Madgaon – Dadar Janshatabdi Express to clear extra rush of passengers. One additional second class Chair Car coach will be attached to Janshatabdi Express from 29/05/2014 to 04/06/2014.

AUGMENTATION OF TRAINS & SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS ON KONKAN RLY ROUTE

Good news for passengers !! Extra coaches will be attached to 12051/12052 Dadar – Madgaon-

Dadar Janshatabdi Express and to Train no. 11003/11004 Dadar- Sawantwadi – Dadar Rajya Rani

Express on Konkan Railway route to cater to the summer rush. Also, a triweekly Dadar – Sawantwadi

-Dadar Special Train will be run on Konkan Railway route during the summer season. The details are

as under :-

A few stations in Chiplun – Ukshi section on Konkan Railway route experienced earthquake tremors at 0733 hrs today. The quake measured 3.2 on Richter scale and was reported by Stations Masters of Kamathe, Savarda, Ukshi and Sangameshwar stations. No damage has occurred to any of the engineering structures on Konkan Railway route following the quake.

Position of Trains on Konkan Railway route

Six passenger trains were regulated at various stations on Konkan Railway route and these 6 trains are running one to two hours late following derailment of one wheel of a Goods train between Adavali and Nivsar stations at 0330 hrs today. The affected wagon was re-railed at 0636 hrs and the traffic has been restarted.

Due to the derailment, only the following 6 passenger carrying trains will be running late by 1 to 2 hours. None of the other passenger carrying trains are likely to be affected. The 6 trains are :