TWO DAY VISIT OF SRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW, MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS
Kolkata, 21st June, 2023:
Sri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Govt. of India visited Balasore, Jaleswar, Kharagpur and Kolkata during his two day visit on 20.06.2023 and 21.06.2023 and attended various programmes.
On the 1st day of his visit at Bahanaga Bazar Station near Balasore, Sri Ashwini Vaishnaw met the first responders at accident site, local people, villagers, members of NGOs etc. He interacted with them and appreciated their effort to save the lives of many passengers.
Later, in the afternoon Sri Vaishnaw held a meeting with State & District Administrators at Balasore. Thereafter, he visited the Balasore Hospital and expressed his gratitude to the entire Medical Team comprising of doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, supporting staff and others. He praised their untiring service immediately after the accident and afterwards for treatment of the accident victims. In the evening, Sri Vaishnaw held a meeting with the members of the Chamber of Commerce. He also reviewed the redevelopment plan of Balasore Station and discussed some developmental measures.
On 21.06.2023, on his second day of visit, he participated in a programme at Permit Field Ground, Balasore, to celebrate the International Day of Yoga. Around 7,000 yoga enthusiasts took part in the celebration along with the Railway Minister and Sri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Hon’ble MP, Balasore.
Later, Railway Minister inspected the station re-development works at Jaleswar under “Amrit Bharat Station Scheme” and conducted Section Inspection between Jaleswar and Kharagpur. He also inspected the station re-development works at Kharagpur under “Amrit Bharat Station Scheme” and conducted Section Inspection between Kharagpur and Howrah. The Minister also inspected the Route Relay Interlocking (RRI) System at Kharagpur.
After reaching Kolkata, Sri Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the Underground Metro under construction of East West Metro Project today (21.06.2023).
Later in the evening, Minister for Railways held a high level meeting with the General Managers and Principal Head of the Departments of South Eastern Railway, Eastern Railway and Metro Railway to review the performance of the zones at Fairlie Place, Kolkata. Ms. Archana Joshi, General Manager, South Eastern Railway informed the Hon’ble Minister for Railways about the various developmental initiatives taken by South Eastern Railway viz. progress of ongoing projects, redevelopment of stations and other passenger amenities. Sri Vaishnaw has also reviewed the safety aspects with General Manager, Ms. Joshi and emphasized on strengthening of safety measures.
The following trains will be regulated on 23.06.2023 due to track maintenance works at Bahanaga Bazar Station of Kharagpur-Bhadrak Section in Kharagpur Division.
Cancellation of Trains:
| Sl. No. | Train No. | Train Name | Cancelled on |
| 01. | 18021 | Kharagpur-Khurda Road Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 02. | 08031 | Balasore-Bhadrak MEMU Special | 23.06.2023 |
| 03. | 18045 | Shalimar-Hyderabad East Coast Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 04. | 12277 | Howrah-Puri Shatabdi Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 05. | 22817 | Howrah Mysuru Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 06. | 18037 | Kharagpur-Jajpur Keonjhar Road Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 07. | 22807 | Santragachi- MGR Chennai Central Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 08. | 18043 | Howrah-Bhadrak Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 09. | 22873 | Digha-Visakhapatnam Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 10. | 18044 | Bhadrak-Howrah Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 11. | 18038 | Jajpur Keonjhar Road-Kharagpur Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 12. | 12278 | Puri-Howrah Shatabdi Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 13. | 08032 | Bhadrak-Balasore MEMU Special | 23.06.2023 |
| 14. | 03229 | Puri-Patna Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 15. | 18022 | Khurda Road-KharagpurExpress | 23.06.2023 |
| 16. | 02837 | Santragachi-Puri Special | 23.06.2023 |
| 17. | 12895 | Shalimar-PuriExpress | 23.06.2023 |
| 18. | 20831 | Shalimar- Sambalpur Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 19. | 07029 | Agartala-Secunderabad Special | 23.06.2023 |
| 20. | 22850 | Secunderabad-Shalimar Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 21. | 22804 | Sambalpur-Shalimar Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 22. | 08012 | Puri – Bhanjpur Special | 23.06.2023 |
| 23. | 18046 | Hyderabad-ShalimarEast Coast Express | 23.06.2023 |
| 24. | 22832 | Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam – Howrah Express | 23.06.2023 |
Short Termination/Short Origination of Trains
- 08063 Kharagpur-Bhadrak MEMU Special, journey commencing on 23.06.2023, will be Short Terminated at Balasore.
- 08064 Bhadrak-Kharagpur MEMU Special, journey commencing on 23.06.2023, will be Short Originated from Balasore.
Diversion of Trains:
- 18477 Puri – Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express, journey commencing on 23.06.2023, will run on diverted route via Jharsuguda Road
- 18478 Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Express, journey commencing on 23.06.2023, will run on diverted route via Jharsuguda Road
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खड़गपुर रेलवे स्टेशन कि सुरक्षित व निरापद बनाने के लिए इसकी सर्वांगीण उन्नति की परियोजना पर काम शुरु होना है . इसी संबंध में नीरीक्षण के लिए केंद्रीय रेल मंत्री बुधवार अश्विनी वैष्णव खड़गपुर आए . खड़गपुर की रेल शहर की दीर्घ कालीन धारणा के ध्यान में रखते हुए इसकी साक- सज्जा की रीकल्पना की जाएगी . इस कार्यक्रम में में भाजपा के पश्चिम मेदिनीपुर के सांसद दिलीप घोष , जनरल रेल मैनेजर अर्चना जोशी , डीआरएम एम. एस हाशमी व रेल के अन्य अधिकारी भी उपस्थित थे .
निरीक्षण के पश्चात ,पत्रकारों से बात करते हुए रेल मंत्री ने कहा खड़गपुर रेल स्टेशन एशिया की वृहद एवं व्यस्ततम रेल स्टेशन है उन्होने आगे कहा खड़गपुर को अमृत भारत स्टेशन की श्रेणी में लिया गया है इसीलिये खड़गपुर की सुरक्षा व्यवस्था को और चाक चौबंद किया जाएगा व इसकी सजावट एवं सुविधाओं पर काम होगा . इस संबंध में अधिकारियों संग चर्चा भी हुई . खड़गपुर रेल स्टेशन की इलेक्ट्रॉनिक इंटरलॉकिंग सिस्टम को एशिया का सर्वाधिक वृहद बताया .
