KONKAN RAILWAY INITIATES SPECIAL MEASURES FOR TRACK PATROLLING
Konkan Railway has
put in place special measures for intensive locomotive based inspection
of its tracks every two hours. This is in addition to the intensive
walking patrolling which has been going on since the onset of
monsoon. More than 100 cellphones are being provided for instant
communications and forming a network for pre-warning. Four additional
locos duly equipped with cell phone communication as well as manned
by engineers will be used to run ahead of train. These special
measures will continue to be in place till installation of other
electronic detecting device for monitoring earth slopes throughout
Konkan Railway.
The restoration work
of the affected section due to accident of the ill-fated 904 Karwar-Ahemedabad
Holiday Special train is now complete. 0103/0104 Mandovi Express
and Diva-Sawantwadi-Madgaon passenger trains have been cancelled
for the day. 2432 Dn Hazrat-Nizamuddin-Trivandrum Rajdhani Express
diverted and 0111 Dn Konkankanya Express from Mumbai will be terminated
at Ratnagiri. 2620 UP Matsyagandha Express from Mangalore will
be terminated at Madgaon. By this evening all services will be
nomalised. Presently 13 pairs for Express trains and 5 pairs of
passenger trains run through the Konkan Railway route of 760 kilometres.
The Helpline Nos.
of Konkan Railway for further enquiry are :
(022)27579938
(022)27579939
