Cost sharing

(Malayala Manorama dt 1-12-2015)

(Mathrubhumi dt 1-12-2015)

(Malayala Manorama dt 2-12-2015)

Trains to Mysuru

(Malayala Manorama dt 30-11-2015)

New proposal for Kanjikode

(The Hindu dt 4-12-2015)

(Malayala Manorama dt 3-12-2015)

(Times of India dt 3-12-2015)

(Mathrubhumi dt 30-11-2015)

Emergency Medical facility

(Times of India dt 30-11-2015)

RE to Malabar

(Mathrubhumi Malappuram dt 8-12-2015)

(Malayala Manorama Malappuram dt 29-11-2015)

Dynamic Pricing?

(Times of India dt 29-11-2015)

Multi Facility Centre

(Mathrubhumi Alappuzha dt 27-11-2015)

Facility for Differently abled

(Mathrubhumi Delhi dt 27-11-2015)

Update on Kanjikode

(Malayala Manorama dt 27-11-2015)

(Mathrubhumi dt 27-11-2015)

(Times of India dt 26-11-2015)

(Malayala Manorama dt 26-11-2015)

(Malayala Manorama Palakkad dt 25-11-2015)

Budget suggestions from Palakkad

(Malayala Manorama Palakkad dt 25-11-2015)

Behind shifting of CA office

(Malayala Manorama dt 24-11-2015)

More trains to Palani

(Mathrubhumi Palakkad dt 24-11-2015)

RRTS

(The Hindu dt 22-11-2015)

Display of Information

(The Hindu dt 22-11-2015)

Modern Coaches

(Malayala Manorama dt 23-11-2015)

Latest communication facility

(Malayala Manorama Palakkad dt 21-11-2015)

Timely intervention

(Malayala Manorama dt 21-11-2015)

Rail Budget updates

(Malayala Manorama dt 20-11-2015)

To speed up Doubling

(Malayala Manorama Kochi dt 19-11-2015)

Shifting of CA office

(Malayala Manorama Kochi dt 20-11-2015)

(Malayala Manorama Kochi dt 19-11-2015)

(Deepika dt 19-11-2015)

Stop at Nellayi

(Mathrubhumi dt 19-11-2015)

Railway boost for suburban train network

After long delays and red tape, railway authorities will start services to Ernakulam Railway Goods (ERG) station (known as the old railway station) and Cochin Harbour Terminus Station (CHTS) in four months.
While, initially , services will be run to transport goods, passenger trains will follow, strengthening the suburban rail network.
Railway authorities have asked the civic body to remove encroachments en route to these stations.
During his interaction with Thiruvananthapuram railway division authorities last week in the state capital, Union minister of state for railways Manoj Sinha said the goods traffic on the Ernakulam-ERG and ErnakulamCHTS routes will start in four months.
Ashok K Agarwal, general manager of the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, who was in the city last week, said that six diesel electric multiple unit (Demu) rakes would be ready over the next few months, and added that it was “the ideal time for Thiruvananthapuram division to demand at least two rakes“.
Senior officials with the division said that the railway track to CHTS was ready , and promised to complete the pending signal and civil engineering works in a few months.
But the track to ERG station has been encroached by local residents.
“The Kochi corporation authorities had promised that they would immediately clear encroachments and promised Rs 7.5 crore -half the total expense to revive the old station -at the earliest. Both promises are still on paper.Even if the service to ERG is delayed, we are hopeful of starting services to CHTS in four months as mentioned by the minister,“ said a source with the civil engineering department.
Meanwhile, corporation sources said that the administration was hopeful in clearing encroachments as the new council has taken charge.
In June, railway minister Suresh Prabhu had flagged off the local area service connectiong Ernakulam, Aluva and Tripunithura. The minister had then promised to complete the electrification of the tracks to CHTS and ERG station in a year.
Though, authorities later clarified that the electrifica tion of tracks would take more time, they had planned to start passenger and goods services to both these stations this year itself.
(Shyam.P.V, Times of India dt 19-11-2015)

MoU between Rlys & Govt. of Kerala

(Mathrubhumi Thiruvananthapuram dt 18-11-2015)

(Malayala Manorama Thiruvananthapuram dt 18-11-2015)

(The Hindu dt 18-11-2015)

(Times of India dt 18-11-2015)

Hope on CHTS

(Malayala Manorama Metro Kochi dt 18-11-2015)

Rly minimum fare hiked to Rs 10

The railway ministry has decided to increase the minimum chargeable fa re from Rs 5 to Rs 10 for non suburban services to make it at par with the platform ticket charges. The decision has be en taken in the wake of people buying the minimum tickets instead of platform tickets.
The decision, announced on Tuesday , will be effective from Friday . It was in the last rail budget that the ministry revised the price of platform tickets from Rs 5 to Rs 10 to control the rush on plat forms. However, the objective could not be realized as passengers started purchasing the minimum single journey second-class tickets priced at Rs 5 in lieu of the platform ticket.
Authorities said the revision would be applicable only to second class non-suburban services and hoped that it would bring down the rush on platforms to manageable levels.
(Times of India dt 18-11-2015)

(Mathrubhumi dt 18-11-2015)

Good initiative by MPs

(Malayala Manorama dt 17-11-2015)

Rajdhani

(Malayala Manorama Kochi dt 18-11-2015)

Trains to Pollachi begin service

(Malayala Manorama Palakkad dt 17-11-2015)

(Mathrubhumi Palakkad dt 17-11-2015)

E tendering

(The Hindu dt 16-11-2015)

Demand for more trains

(Malayala Manorama Kochi dt 16-11-2015)

Minister of State informs

(Mathrubhumi dt 15-11-2015)

(Deepika dt 15-11-2015)

(The New Indian Express dt 15-11-2015)