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Posted: Aug 07 2023 (14:15)
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SECR/South East Central
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** Punctuality of Mail Express trains in SECR zone is at an all time low around just 40%
** Trains are getting late by 2-3 hrs on Nagpur-Howrah route dur to large number of freight trains on the route which are nw being given a higher priority.
** SF trains follow slow moving freight trains through substantial part of their journey and getting late
** Trains are getting late by 2-3 hrs on Nagpur-Howrah route dur to large number of freight trains on the route which are nw being given a higher priority.
** SF trains follow slow moving freight trains through substantial part of their journey and getting late
** Inspite of being a 130kmph route, avg speed of express trains on the route is just 50kmph (or even slower on many occassions) against the timetabled 55-65 kmph.
** Durg-Tata nagar section of East-West DFC must be constructed on top priority to solve the problems of late running
** Durg-Tata nagar section of East-West DFC must be constructed on top priority to solve the problems of late running
IR has to must consider for freight corridor. As power requirement is going up of our country so we need more coal for this. And running freight trains on existing tracks will make M/E & SF trains late forever. Freight corridor is the best option for this problem.
Immediate steps to solve the crisis now is construct bypass at Titlagarh & make trains of Jharsuguda-Bilaspur-Raipur line run via Sambalpur-Balangir-Kantabanji. New railway Line Parallel to Kolkata Mumbai Highway from Bargarh Rd. to Mahasamund must be made. Jharsuguda to Raipur via Sambalpur, Bargarh, Mahasamund by road is just 333 kms & takes 6 hrs