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Faster movement of trains between Mangalore and Shoranur soon

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August 17, 2011

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Mangalore, August 17: Trains between Shoranur junction and Mangalore will soon move faster than the speed allowed at present. A majority of the south-bound trains run in this section.

This was revealed by S.K. Raina, Palakad Divisional Railway Manager, during his speech after unfurling the national tricolour at Palakkad on Monday, according to a press release.

Mr. Raina said that the division recently got the sanction for running the trains on Shoranur-Mangalore section at 110 kmph and this was being implemented. “This will further reduce the running time of trains and enhance capacity of the section,” he added.

The southern railway sources said that at present, the maximum speed allowed in the section was 100 kmph.

Mr. Raina said the division had, since July reduced the running time of 44 trains, including five passenger trains, by five minutes and 50 minutes. The physical progress of the work at site on railway electrification between Shoranur and Mangalore had been started from Shoranur end. He reiterated that a new booking office at Mangalore Central would be constructed. He said the division had commissioned 26 jansadharan ticket booking sewaks and eight more sewaks were under commissioning. Ticketing through this system had gradually increased to about 14 per cent. The Kendriya Vidyalaya running at Mangalore Railway Colony from sheds for the past 20 years had been provided a new building with modern facilities at a new location. “This is directly benefiting 300 wards and has been a boon to railway families working in Mangalore,” he said.

With the proposed conversion, a railway crossing near Mangalore from unmanned to manned one from September, Palakkad would be the first division in Southern Railway to achieve zero unmanned level crossings on presently operated sections. He said the division had posted earnings of Rs. 123 crore in April-July period as against Rs. 108 crore in the corresponding period last year, an increase of 13.7 per cent.


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April 11,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 11: Seven more people have tested positive for coronavirus taking the tally to 214 in the state.

"Coronavirus cases rise to 214 in Karnataka, with seven more people testing positive between 5 PM Friday and 12 PM Saturday," said the Karnataka health department.

According to the health department, all these seven people have a history of contact with COVID-19 patients. Five of them are workers of a pharmaceutical company in Mysuru.

"Out of the total cases in the state, six people have died while 37 others were cured or discharged," added the state health department.

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June 8,2020

Hubballi, June 8: If everything goes as expected, the railway station in Hubballi, the commercial capital of the state and also the headquarters of South Western Railway (SWR), will have the world’s longest railway platform next year.

E Vijaya, chief public relation officer of SWR, said the work is being done as part of doubling between Hubballi and Bengaluru. 

“At present, Hubballi has five platforms, and the number will be increased to eight. Inspection carriage line is getting converted to full platform. 

Platform No. 1 will be extended from 550m to 1,400m with 10m width. At present, Gorakhpur’s 1,366m platform is the world’s longest facility,” the officer said.

She added that one more entry point is coming up at Gadag Road. “Rs 90 crore is being spent on the works related to full yard, signalling, electrical and building. 

The works, started in November 2019, will be completed in the next one year,” said Vijaya.

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March 27,2020

Mangaluru  Mar 27: Thinking that he might have contracted the coronavirus infection, a 55-year-old man has committed suicide in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district.

The deceased has been identified as Sadashiva Shetty, a resident of Abbettu under Meramajalu village. He was working in a petrol bunk.

It is learnt that Sadashiva suspected that he might have come in contact with coronavirus infected people while working in the petrol bunk.

He was scared that the same might get transferred to his family members through him. 

He was depressed for past few days. Today, he hanged himself from the ceiling fan of his house, sources said.

A case has been regarded at the Bantwal rural police station and investigations are on.

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