Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that all these extensions have been planned by utilising the lie-over periods of the existing trains at their respective terminating stations. 
The Indian Railways today announced a new year bonanza for commuters by extending the services of 22 trains across the country. 
Announcing the treat, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that all these extensions have been planned by utilising the lie-over periods of the existing trains at their respective terminating stations. These extensions will help in more gainful utilisation of coaching stock and...
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will augment revenue of Indian Railways, he said. 
He added that the first successful experiment of extension was introduced on Gatiman Express, which was extended from Agra to Gwalior and then to Jhansi. Accordingly, the following extension of 22 pairs of train services will help in development of these areas and will also help to utilize our resources to the full extent.
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Talking to media during the presser, the railway minister also said that the public commuter is likely to hire 1.32 lakh people in near future. 
"Last year we started the process of hiring 1.5 lakh people. Despite that we have around 1.32 lakh vacancies. Apart from that roughly one lakh people will retire from railways in one year. New job opportunities for 2.25-2.50 Lakh people has been created, process for 1.50 Lakh vacancies is underway. So Railways, in a way, will be providing 4 Lakh jobs," the minister said at a press conference in New Delhi.

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GUNTUR: The doubling and electrification works of Guntur-Tenali railway line will be completed in February, officials concerned said.The line, which extends up to 24 kilometres, is a critical link serving Guntur, Tenali and Vijayawada regions. Till now, Rs.167.37 crore has been spent on the project, which involves construction of two major and 40 minor bridges. Works for...
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them, along with track linking with ‘class-II rails’ in mid-section, have been completed.
A railway station has been built at Vejendla and works for a new station building at Sangam Jagarlamundi, along with two platforms and one footbridge, is nearing completion.Increase in rail services in the region have put a lot of strain on the authorities to manage traffic. As of now, long-distance trains running between Tenali and Vijayawada have to take a diversion to New Guntur to provide connectivity to Guntur city.
This was the reason behind the SCR taking up the project for doubling of railway line between Guntur and Tenali. It simultaneously undertook the electrification works. Once developed, the line will help the SCR in additional revenue generation as transportation for goods and produce from mineral-rich Palnadu region will be enhanced.

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In the letter, the Chief Minister said that though the popular service was introduced way back in 1998, it covers only a single route in Odisha between Howrah and Bhubaneswar.
“Quality rail connectivity between important cities and the State capital Bhubaneswar is an important requirement for furthering inclusive development and growth in Odisha. As Jharsuguda is a major industrial hub in western Odisha and Steel City of Rourkela is the second smart city of the State, their connectivity with Bhubaneswar through a premium service like Shatabdi would serve the genuine transportation demand of people of these two significantly important cities of my State,” he wrote.
The demand of people can be gauged from the fact that the only Inter-City Express on Bhubaneswar,-Jharsuguda-Rourkela route is running at 120% of its capacity, he further said
“As there are no direct express trains to Rourkela-Jharsuguda in the morning hours from Bhubaneswar, the proposed Shatabdi Express will be well patronized, thereby making the service financially viable as well,” he added.
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