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  Indian Railways News  / IRCTC’s 1-rupee travel insurance has been partial hit

IRCTC’s 1-rupee travel insurance has been a partial hit between travelers. Although 89 lakh travelers till now have opted for the 1 rupee travel insurance, but it is just 30% of the total booked tickets on IRCTC website.

IRCTC expect it to reach 1-crore by the end of this month as 300,000 passengers opt for the insurance daily on an average.

IRCTC chairman AK Manocha says that railway expects all passengers booking tickets on IRCTC website to opt for the insurance because no other insurance policy can better ours.

Under the current scheme –

10 lakh of rupees is granted in case of death or permanent disability.

7.5 lakh of rupees is granted in case of partial disability

A maximum of Rs 2 lakh is given if passenger is hospitalized.

Rs. 10,000 is granted to transport mortal remains of the passenger in case of death during train accident or any incident on board.

IRCTC is also looking for the ways to spread this scheme to more passengers, as it is only applicable on long distance journey trains if ticket is booked through IRCTC website.

  Indian Railways News  / Khandwa-Mhow broad gauge – A five year project – 10,000 trees will be cut

It will take five years to convert Khandwa-Mhow broad gauge line to make it operational. Until now if you want to board a train for Indore from Khandwa, the option was meter gauge that runs between Khandwa and Mhow. From November 2016, first stage of work will start from Sanawad to Khandwa while the second stage can only be started in April 2017 from Sanawad to Mhow.

This also means that you will get train for Indore in 2022 from Khandwa from November 2016. The benefits of meter gauge conversion into broad gauge conversion is said to be many –

Firstly Indore will be closer by 22kms. Cities of south India like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and north Indian cities like Jaipur and Ajmer will be directly connected to each other.

Railway track between Indore and Mhow has been converted into broad gauge. Once the track is completed, the total length of the track will be 118kms, which will include 11.24 kms of tunnel.

The only minus point of this track seems deforestation of 130 hectare of land; this means a minimum of 10,000 tress will be cut. Clearance regarding the same is yet to get a nod from environment ministry but it is more of a formality.

  Indian Railways News  / Khandwa-Mhow broad gauge – A five year project – 10,000 trees will be cut

It will take five years to convert Khandwa-Mhow broad gauge line to make it operational. Until now if you want to board a train for Indore from Khandwa, the option was meter gauge that runs between Khandwa and Mhow. From November 2016, first stage of work will start from Sanawad to Khandwa while the second stage can only be started in April 2017 from Sanawad to Mhow.

This also means that you will get train for Indore in 2022 from Khandwa from November 2016. The benefits of meter gauge conversion into broad gauge conversion is said to be many –

Firstly Indore will be closer by 22kms. Cities of south India like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and north Indian cities like Jaipur and Ajmer will be directly connected to each other.

Railway track between Indore and Mhow has been converted into broad gauge. Once the track is completed, the total length of the track will be 118kms, which will include 11.24 kms of tunnel.

The only minus point of this track seems deforestation of 130 hectare of land; this means a minimum of 10,000 tress will be cut. Clearance regarding the same is yet to get a nod from environment ministry but it is more of a formality.

  Indian Railways News  / ट्रैन थी सुबह से कैंसिल टिकेट बांटते रहे दोपहर तक

सरयू एक्सप्रेस फैज़ाबाद से चलकर प्रतापगढ़ होते हुए इलाहाबाद जाती है| प्रतापगढ़ में इसके पहुँचने  का समय सुबह सात बजकर पंद्रह मिनट है पर सोमवार के दिन ये लेट थी| यात्री आते गए और उन्हें टिकेट देते रहे रेल कर्मी|यात्रियों ने भी दोपहर तक सरयू एक्प्रेस का इंतज़ार किया और बीच में कई बार जाकर पूछताछ काउंटर पर पूछा | हर बार उन्हें देरी से ट्रैन आने का ही जवाब मिलता था परंतु उन्हें सटीक स्थिति का पता नहीं चल रहा था|दोपहर दो बजकर पंद्रह मिनट पर लखनऊ कंट्रोल से मैसेज आया की सरयू प्रतापगढ़ में ही निरस्त कर दी गयी है| रेलकर्मचारियों ने हालाँकि तुरंत इसकी सूचना यात्रियों को दे दी पर जब टिकेट के पैसे वापिस करने की बात आई तब आरक्षण क्लर्क ने ये कह के पैसे देने से मन कर दिया की उसे इस बात की कोई सूचना नहीं मिली है|ये सुन पहले से ही क्रोधित यात्रियों ने हंगामा शुरू कर दिया और इसकी शिकायत स्टेशन मास्टर से की| स्टेशन मास्टर ने बीच बचाव करते हुए सभी यात्रियों के टिकट के पैसे वापस करवाये|यात्रियों को सुबह की निरस्त की गयी ट्रेन की टिकट दोपहर तक क्यों दी गयी इसका कोई जवाब रेलवे के पास नहीं था|

  Indian Railways News  / आगरा रूट पे मालगाड़ी पटरी से उतरी, रेल गाड़ियां प्रभावित

बरहन स्टेशन के पास एक मालगाड़ी के चार डिब्बे पटरी से सुबह 6:35 बजे उतर गए जिस वजह से आगरा रूट पर राजधानी सहित कई महत्वपूर्ण ट्रेनों का संचालन रुक गया|किसी के इस घटना में किसी भी प्रकार की चोट लगने को कोई खबर नहीं है| रेल ट्रैक का फ्रैक्चर इस घटना का कारण बताया जा रहा है| बिजली एक पोल हालाँकि इससे छतिग्रस्त हो गया|राजधानी समेत कई ट्रेनों को मोड़ दिया गया है वहीँ हाथरस के पास ट्रेनों को काफी देर तक खड़ा रहना पड़ा|रूट अभी पूर्णतया संचालित नहीं हो पाया है|