Holiday Home and Officers’ Rest House at Yercaud dedicated by Salem Division, Southern Railway today (14.11.2017)

As part of the various steps by the Salem Division, Southern Railway, for the welfare of both serving and retired railway employees, the Staff Holiday Home and the Officers’ Rest House developed at Yercaud, was declared open today (14.11.2017), for the use of both retired and serving railway employees and officers.  The Holiday Home and Officers’ Rest House facility was dedicated by Sri A. Ramachandran, Asst. Divisional Engineer, Salem Division, in the presence of Sri Hari Shankar Verma, DRM, Smt Anita Verma, President, Southern Railway Women’s’ Welfare organisation, Salem, Sri Chandrapal, ADRM, Smt Kusum Lata, Vice President, SRWWO, Dr. M. Narasimham, Chief Medical Superintendant, Salem Division, Sri Perumal Nandalal, Sr. Divl Engineer, Dr. S. Uma Maheswari, Sr. Divl. Finance Manager, Sri M. Prabhakaran, Sr. Divl Electrical Engineer,  Sri LN Sivanath Babu, Sr. Divl Signal and Telecom Engineer, Sri A. Vijuvin, Sr. Divl Commercial Manager,  Sri. M. Mariappan, Divl Engineer, Sri BDG Sundar Rao, Asst. Material Manager, other officers and staff of Salem Division. The Holiday Home/Officers’ Rest House have been  developed at a cost of Rs. 30 lakhs in the erstwhile Micro Wave Tower premises in Yercaud which has become defunct for a decade now, with the advent of advanced telecommunication channels. To tap green and clean energy sources, solar powered lamps have been fitted in the Holiday Home premises. 

Sri Verma said that the facility that was dedicated today has been a long pending demand for a few decades now, from the railway employees who wanted to have such a Holiday Home in Yercaud which is termed as the ‘Poor Man’s Ooty’. He further stated that two Holiday Homes and three Rest House Rooms herein have been provided with all required furniture and cooking facilities, along with a team of caretakers available round the clock to assist the railway employees and officers visiting Yercaud. He expressed the hope that the facility will be found useful by the staff and officers both serving and retired, to have a break with their families.

Change in the operation of trains in the Salem-Jolarpet Section on 17.11.2017 and 18.11.2017

Due to conversion of a Bridge from Steel Girder to Concrete, situated in between Danishpet and Lokur in the  Salem-Jolarpet Section, the following trains will be delayed for 10 minutes at Danishpet, on 17.11.2017 and 18.11.2017.

On 17.11.2017

T.No.12969-Coimbatore Jaipur Express

T.No.15905-Kanyakumari – Dibrugarh Vivek Express

On 18.11.2017

T.No.16733-Rameswaram Okha Express

T.No.18568-Kollam Vishakapatnam Weekly Express

T.No.12680-Coimbatore Chennai Central Intercity Express

T.No.56840-Erode-Jolarpet Passenger

T.No.22638-Mangalore Chennai Central West Coast Express

T.No.13352-Alleppey Dhanbad/Tata Express

T.No.16332-Trivandrum-Mumbai CSMT Weekly Express

T.No.12676-Coimbatore-Chennai Central Kovai Express

T.No.56846-Erode-Jolarpet Passenger

T.No.12244-Coimbatore Chennai Central Shatabdi Express

Operation of Coimbatore-Chennai Central-Coimbatore Cheran Express trains with modern LHB Coaches from 10.11.2017

As part of the exercise by Indian Railways to make the train travel safer and comfortable, the conventional coaches of trains are being replaced with the modern LHB (Linke Hoffman Busche) coaches with advanced safety and passenger friendly features.

Now, with the efforts of the DRM, Salem, Sri Hari Shankar Verma, the conventional coached rake of T. Nos. 12673/12674 Coimbatore-Chennai Central-Coimbatore Cheran Express are being replaced with modern LHB coaches with increased seating capacity.

Composition of coaches	Existing No. of Conventional Coaches	Existing Capacity per coach	No. of LHB Coaches	Increased capacity per coach
Unreserved General Second Class	03	270	03	300
Luggage Cum Brake Van	02	60	02 (Power Cars)	00
3 Tier 2nd  Class Sleeper	11	792	10	800
AC 3 Tier	05	320	05	360
AC 2 Tier	01	320	01	54
AC 1st class-cum-2 Tier Combo	01	20+10	01	28+10
TOTAL	23	1518	22	1552

The Cheran Express fitted with LHB Coaches will be operated from Coimbatore from 10.11.2017 onwards and from Chennai Central from 11.11.2017 onwards. Two rakes of 22 Coach  LHB formation have been  allotted for Salem Division for this purpose that will be maintained by the Coach & Wagon Depot at Coimbatore.

Apart from the increased seating capacity, the LHB Coaches have been fitted with Bio-toilets, better suspension for smoother travel, Centre Buffer Couplers with anti-climbing features in case of a train collision or mishap, and better insulation to reduce noise levels inside the coaches. These aesthetically designed stainless steel coaches have been provided with better features such as fire-retardant fittings, larger windows for better visibility, modular designed interior with no visible screws inside the coaches, ergonomically designed seats, anti-skid PVC Floorings, automatic sliding doors in inter-coach vestibules, etc.,

Change in the operation of trains in Salem-Omalur Section from 08.11.2017 to 12.11.2017

Due to track maintenance works near Salem Magnasite Junction, the following changes are made in the operation of trains in the Section from 08.11.2017 to 12.11.2017.

From 08.11.2017 (Wednesday) to 12.11.2017 (Sunday), T.No.56513-Karaikal-Bangaluru Passenger Train will be detained at Magnasite Junction for 95 minutes and as such, the train is likely to be delayed in the en route as well. 

On 09.11.2017 (Thursday), Train No. 12970-Jaipur Coimbatore Superfast Express will be detained at Magnasite Junction for 10 minutes and will reach Salem Junction  with 10 minutes delay.  

Passengers are requested to note the delays and plan their journeys accordingly.

Special Fare Special Train from Chennai Central to Coimbatore

Train No.06021 Chennai Central – Coimbatore Special Fare Special train will leave Chennai Central at 00.05 hrs. on 4th & 5th November, 2017  and reach Coimbatore at 09.15 hrs the same day.

Composition: Sleeper Class – 10 and General Second Class – 3

Stoppages: Arakkonam, Katpadi, Jolarpettai, Salem, Erode and Tiruppur.

Advance reservations for the above trains will commence at 08.00 hrs. on 03.11.2017

Staff Sensitization Program held at Salem Division, Southern Railway, during Vigilance Awareness Week

All over India, in all Government organisations, with a view to create awareness against corruption and towards vigilance, Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed from 30^th October, 2017, to 4^th November, 2017. Various awareness programs are being conducted all over Indian Railways, during this period. As part of the Vigilance Awareness Week, today (02.11.2017), a Staff Sensitization Program was conducted at the Multipurpose Hall in the Divisional Office premises of Southern Railway, Salem Division.

The program was headed by Sri Hari Shankar Verma, DRM, Salem, and was attended by Sri Chandrapal, ADRM, Salem, Sri Perumal Nandalal, Sr. Divl Engineer/Coordination, Salem, Sri A. Vijuvin, Sr.Divl Commercial Manager, Salem, Sri.S. Thirumurugan, Divisional Personnel Officer, Salem, Sri Devendra Kumar Yadav, Dy. Chief Vigilance Officer/Signal& Telecom, Southern Railway, Sri. K. Gopal, Dy. Chief Vigilance Officer/Mechanical, Southern Railway, other officers and staff of Salem Division.

During the program, an Integrity Pledge was administered committing for integrity and honesty and against corruption.

During his address, Sri Hari Shankar Verma, DRM, said that there is no need to fear of any action for honest persons. He said that the rules are made to only regulate the affairs, and if there is sufficient reason to feel that the rule is against the administrative interest, it can be appealed to be changed. He further advised that the vigilance officials should first sensitize and educate the staff about the procedures to be followed and if there were any deviations found for the next time, action can be initiated.

Later, Sri Chandrapal, ADRM, Sri Devendra Kumar Yadav, Dy.CVO and Sri K. Gopal, Dy.CVO addressed the gathering. Sri K. Gopal also made a power point presentation on various facets of vigilance awareness.

Salient features of Southern Railway Time Table in connection with trains plying in Salem Division

The following are the important changes in the Time Table that has come into effect from yesterday, 1^st November, 2017, with specific reference to trains plying in  Salem Division.   

PS: This information is in addition to the information already provided vide this Office Press Release dt. 26^th October, 2017.

 TRAINS RENUMBERED  

Sl.No	Train No. & Description	Old Number	New Number
1.	Erode Trichy Passenger	56844	56110
2.	Trichy Erode Passenger	56843	56109
3.	Erode Jolarpet Passenger	56840	56112
4.	Jolarpet Erode Passenger	56839	56111

 IMPORTANT CHANGES IN TRAIN TIMINGS  

                                                    DEPARTURES  

Sl.No	Train No. & Description	Departure from	Present Departure	Revised Departure
1	56106   Karur Salem Passr	Karur	08.30	08.35
2	56105   Salem Karur Passr	Salem	06.00	06.05
3	76848  Salem Vridhachalam Passenger	Salem	18.30	18.40
4	11064  Salem Chennai Egmore Express	Salem	21.00	21.20
5	76836  Karur Trichy Passenger	Karur	06.55	07.00

ARRIVALS  

S. No.	Train No. & Description	Arrival at	Present Arrival	Revised Arrival.
1.	56105   Salem Karur Passr	Karur	08.10	08.15
2.	56101   Mettur Dam Erode Passr	Erode	22.00	22.05
3.	11063  Chennai Egmore Salem Express	Salem	06.35	05.20
4.	76849  Vridhachalam Salem Passenger	Salem	09.15	09.05

Continuation of Experimental Stoppages  

The following stoppages are provided on temporary basis and will continue until further advice. 

Sl. No.	Train No.	Station	With effect from
1	12689 Chennai Central –Nagercoil Express	Tirupatur	17.09.2004
2	12690 Nagercoil-Chennai Central Express	Tirupatur	17.09.2004
3	22637 Chennai Central Mangalore West Coast Exp	Sangagiri	26.12.2005
4	22638 Mangalore Chennai Central West Coast Exp	Sangagiri	26.12.2005
5	17229 Kochuveli Hyderabad Sabari Exp	Morappur	01.11.2006
6	17230 Hyderabad Kochuveli Sabari Exp	Morappur	01.11.2006
7	13352 Alleppey Dhanbad/ Tata Exp	Bommidi	12.06.2004
8	13351 Dhanbad/ Tata Alleppey Exp	Bommidi	12.06.2004
9	13352 Alleppey Dhanbad/ Tata Exp	Samalpatti	15.09.2007
10	13351 Dhanbad/Tata Alleppey Exp	Samalpatti	15.09.2007
11	11013 Lokmanya Tilak Kurla Coimbatore  Exp	Omalur	23.02.2009
12	11014 Coimbatore Lokmanya Tilak Kurla Exp	Omalur	23.02.2009
13	11063 Chennai Egmore-Salem Exp	Chinna Salem	09.08.2008
14	11064 Salem Chennai Egmore- Exp	Chinna Salem	09.08.2008
15	11063 Chennai Egmore-Salem Exp	Ayodyapatnam	09.08.2008
16	11064 Salem Chennai Egmore- Exp	Ayodyapatnam	09.08.2008
17	11063 Chennai Egmore-Salem Exp	Etappur	09.08.2008
18	11064 Salem Chennai Egmore- Exp	Etappur	09.08.2008
19	11063 Chennai Egmore-Salem Exp	Vazhappadi Gate	09.08.2008
20	11064 Salem Chennai Egmore- Exp	Vazhappadi Gate	09.08.2008
21	16609 Nagercoil Coimbatore Exp	Pugalur	23.02.2009
22	16610 Coimbatore Nagercoil Exp	Pugalur	23.02.2009
23	12685 Chennai Central Mangalore Exp	Morappur	01.03.2009
24	12686 Mangalore Chennai Central Exp	Morappur	01.03.2009
25	16573 Yashwantpur Puducherry Garib Rath Exp	Chinna Salem	03.01.2009
26	16574 Puducherry Yashwantpur Garib Rath Exp	Chinna Salem	03.01.2009

27	12083 Mayiladuthurai-Coimbatore Janshatabdi Exp	Irugur	01.07.2010
28	12084 Coimbatore Mayiladuthurai- Janshatabdi Exp	Irugur	01.07.2010
29	56712   Palakkad Town Trichy Exp	Irugur	01.06.2007
30	22615 Coimbatore Tirupuathi Exp	Erode	13.02.2011
31	22616 Tirupathi Coimbatore  Exp	Erode	13.02.2011
32	22615 Coimbatore Tirupuathi Exp	Tirupur	13.02.2011
33	22616 Tirupathi Coimbatore  Exp	Tirupur	13.02.2011
34	12697 Chennai Central Trivandrum  Weekly Exp	Salem	05.11.2011
35	12698 Trivandrum Chennai central  Weekly Exp	Salem	05.11.2011
42	12697 Chennai Central Trivandrum  Weekly Exp	Podanur	06.01.2013
43	12698 Trivandrum Chennai central  Weekly Exp	Podanur	06.01.2013
36	76833 Trichy Karur Pass	Jiyapuram	19.05.2012
37	76834 Karur Trichy Pass	Jiyapuram	19.05.2012
38	56843 Trichy Erode Pass	Jiyapuram	20.05.2012
39	56844 Erode Trichy Pass	Jiyapuram	20.05.2012
40	16527 Yeswantpur Kannur Exp	Tirupur	06.07.2012
41	16528 Kannur Yeswantpur Exp	Tirupur	06.07.2012
44	16315 KSR Bangaluru-Kochuveli Exp	Tirupatur	04.09.2013
45	16316 Kochuveli KSR Bangaluru- Exp	Tirupatur	04.09.2013
46	16315 KSR Bangaluru-Kochuveli Exp	Tirupur	04.09.2013
47	16316 Kochuveli KSR Bangaluru- Exp	Tirupur	04.09.2013
48	22651 Chennai Central Palani Exp	Mohanur	01.10.2013
49	22652 Palani Chennai Central Exp	Mohanur	01.10.2013
50	56100 Erode Mettur Dam Pass	Anangur, Mavelipalayam	14.02.2015
51	56101 Mettur Dam Erode Pass	Anangur, Mavelipalayam	14.02.2015
52	66602 Coimbatore Salem Pass	Anangur, Mavelipalayam	14.02.2015
53	66603 Salem Coimbatore Pass	Anangur, Mavelipalayam	14.02.2015
54	16617 Rameswaram Coimbatore Exp	Kodumudi	05.10.2016
55	16618 Coimbatore Rameswaram Exp	Kodumudi	05.10.2016
56	56319 Nagercoil Coimbatore Pass	Unjalur	05.10.2016
57	56320 Coimbatore Nagercoil Pass	Unjalur	05.10.2016