Railways adds 18 trains on Ahmedabad-Katra route for festive season
By TIOL News Services
HYDERABAD, SEPT 20, 2014: UNION Railway Minister announces Setting up of a state-of-the-art Training Centre for Railway Protection Force at Maula-Ali, Secundedrabad. The Minister Mr. D.V.Sadananda Gowda was the Chief Guest at the Passing Out Parade of 53rd batch of 421 direct recruit Railways Protection Force (RPF) Sub-Inspector Cadets including 42 lady officers at RPF Training Centre, Maula-Ali, Secunderabad yesterday. While addressing a gathering at the Parade, Mr. Gowda announced the setting of a ‘State-of-the-Art training centre at Maula-Ali, Secunderabad to be known as the ‘National Academy for Railway Security”. He also announced the provision of a Fire Arms Training Simulator for each training centre of RPF and a cash reward of Rs. 10 lakh on the occasion.
These cadets completed nine months of initial training during which they received rigorous physical training and were taught various indoor subjects like law, crime, forensic science, disaster management etc. All the cadets were successful in the final examination conducted after training.
Also present on the occasion were Director General, RPF, Mr. P.K.Srivastava, General Manger of South Central and senior officers. Family members of all cadets belonging to all parts of the country were also present in huge numbers to witness their loved one joining active service in this prestigious Armed Force of the Union.
To facilitate passengers during the festive season, Western Railway will run 18 services of Bi-Weekly Superfast Premium Special Train No. 09421/09422 between Ahmedabad and Vaishno Devi, Katra.
Train No. 09421 Ahmedabad - Vaishno Devi Katra (Bi-Weekly) Super Fast “Premium” Special Train will depart Ahmedabad at 16.10 hrs on Wednesday & Saturday, from 1st October, 2014 to 29th October ,2014 and reach Vaishno Devi Katra at 18.30 hrs the next day.
Similarly, Train No. 09422 Vaishno Devi Katra- Ahmedabad (Bi-Weekly) Super Fast “Premium” Special Train will depart from Vaishno Devi, Katra at 21.00 hrs on Thursday & Sunday from 2nd October, 2014 to 30th October, 2014 and will arrive Ahmedabad at 00.45 hrs on third day .
The train will halt at Palanpur, Ajmer, Jaipur, Ludhiana and Jammu Tawi stations in both directions. The train will have AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Second Sleeper class and Pantry car. Premium train booking will open 15 days prior to the date of journey.