NEW YEAR GIFT TO ORISSA: THREE NEW TRAINS TO BE INTRODUCED Bhubaneswar, December 31, 2008 As per the announcement in the last Railway Budget, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce four new trains i.e. Bhubaneswar-Paradeep Intercity, Puri- Kendujhargarh and Puri-Howrah Garib Rath in ECoR jurisdiction.  Besides, the new Baghalpur-Yesvantpur Express will pass through ECoR.   8414 Bhubaneswar-Paradeep Intercity Express will leave Bhubaneswar at 07.10a.m and will arrive Paradeep at 09.45a.m. In the return direction 8413 Paradeep-Bhubaneswar Intercity Express will leave Paradeep at 06.00p.m and will arrive to Bhubaneswar at 09.10p.m from 4th January'09. This train will stop at Cuttack, Kandarpur, Raghunathpur and Rahama between Bhubaneswar and Paradeep and will run daily.   8416 Puri-Kendujhargarh Express will leave Puri at 05.25a.m in the morning and will arrive Kendujhargarh at 12.00 (noon). Similarly in the return direction 8415 Kendujhargarh-Puri Express will leave Kendujhargarh at 01.00p.m and will arrive Puri at 08.30p.m from 5th January'09. This train will stop at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Jakhapura, Sukinda Road, Tomka Junction, Harichandanpur, Sitabinj and Naranpur between Puri and Kendujhargarh.   2882 Puri-Howrah Garib Rath Express will leave Puri at 10.00p.m on every Monday & Wednesday and will arrive Howrah at 07.05a.m on the next days. In the return direction 2881 Howrah-Puri Garib Rath Express will leave Howrah at 08.55p.m on every Tuesday & Thursday and will arrive Puri at 05.50a.m on the next days w.e.f 5th January and w.e.f 6th January from Howrah. This train will stop at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Bhadrak, Balasore and Kharagpur between Puri & Howrah. This train has 15 AC-3 tiers and 02 Power cum Guard Coaches in its composition. Each bogie of this train has 78 berths and about 1178 passengers can board the train in a single journey.   2254 Bhagalpur-Yeswantpur Express via Khargpur, Bhubaneswar will leave Bhagalpur at 01.30p.m on every Wednesday which will pass over ECoR jurisdiction on every Thursday and will arrive Yeswantpur at 09.15a.m on every Friday w.e.f 7th January'09. Similarly in the return direction 2253 Yeswantpur-Bhagalpur Express will leave Yeswantpur at 12.45p.m on every Saturday which will pass over ECoR jurisdiction on every Sunday and will arrive Bhagalpur at 08.30a.m on every Monday w.e.f 3rd January'09. This train will stop at Bhadrak, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Khurda Road, Brahmapur, Vijayanagram and Duvada in ECoR jurisdiction between Bhagalpur and Yeswantpur having one AC-2 tier, one AC-3 tier, 07 Sleeper Class, 06 General Second Class, two Guard-cum-luggage van and one pantry car in it's composition.   The inaugural run for Bhubaneswar-Paradeep Intercity Express will commence from Bhubaneswar on 3rd Jan'09 while the Puri-Kendujhargarh Express and Puri-Howrah Garib Rath Express will commence from 4th January'09 from Puri. sd/- Sr.Public Relations Officer

BHUBANESWAR-MUMBAI (LTT) SPECIAL TRAIN FURTHER EXTENDED FOR ONE MONTH ON PUBLIC DEMAND Bhubaneswar, December 31, 2008 Railways have further decided to extend the services of Bhubaneswar- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Mumbai Special train for another one month. 0880/0879 Bhubaneswar-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai-Bhubaneswar weekly Superfast Special Train has been extended to run up to 2nd February'09 from Bhubaneswar and up to 4th Feb'09 from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus towards Bhubaneswar. The Bhubaneswar- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus -Bhubaneswar Special train shall be leaving Bhubaneswar at 07.20a.m on every Mondays  arriving Lokmanya Tilak Terminus on the next days at 01.35p.m. Similarly in the return direction, this train shall be leaving Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 00.15a.m on Wednesdays (Tuesday midnight) and arriving Bhubaneswar at 07.10a.m on the next days. This special train has stoppages at Cuttack, Talcher Road, Angul, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Raigarh, Champa, Bilaspur, Raipur, Durg, Gondia, Nagpur, Badnera, Akola, Bhusabal, Manmad, Nasik Road, Igatpuri and Kalyan between Bhubaneswar and LTT having composition of One AC-2 tier, One AC-3 tier, Eight Sleeper Class, Three General Second Class Coaches, Two Guard cum Luggage Vans and One Pantry Car. sd/-  Sr.Public Relations Officer

IMPORTANT TRAINS TO BE AUGMENTED WITH EXTRA COACHES Bhubaneswar, December 31, 2008 In order to clear extra rush of waitlisted passengers, East Coast Railway has decided to augment extra coaches in some of the important trains originating from its jurisdiction during winter. 2801 Puri-New Delhi Purusottam Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach from 1st January'09 to 31st January'09. In the return direction, 2802 New Delhi-Puri Purusottam Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach from 3rd January'09 to 2nd February'09. 2815/2875 Puri-New Delhi Neelachal Superfast Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier from 1st January'09 to 31st January'09. In the return direction, 2876/2816 New Delhi-Puri Purusottam Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach from 3rd January'09 to 2nd February'09. 2843 Puri-Ahmedabad Express will be augmented with one Sleeper coach from 1st January'09 to 31st January'09. In the return direction, 2844 Ahmedabad -Puri Express will be augmented with one Sleeper coach from 3rd Jan'09 to 2nd Feb'09. 8401 Puri-Okha Express will be augmented with one Sleeper coach from 4th January to 25th January'09. In the return direction, 8402 Okha -Puri Express will be augmented with one Sleeper coach from  7th January to 28th January'09. 8405 Puri-Ahmedabad Exp.(Via-Sambalpur) will be augmented with one Sleeper coach from 7th January to 28th January'09. In the return direction, 8406 Ahmedabad -Puri Exp.(Via-Sambalpur) will be augmented with one Sleeper  coach from 9th January to 30th Jan'09. 8463 Bhubaneswar-Bangalore Prashanti Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach from 1st Jan'09 to 31st Jan'09. In the return direction, 8464 Bangalore-Bhubaneswar Prashanti Exp will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach from 2nd Jan'09 to 1st Feb'09. 2819 Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Orissa Sampark Kranti Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach from 4th January to 28th January'09. In the return direction, 2820 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Orissa Sampark Kranti Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach from 6th Jan'09 to 30th Jan'09. 8425 Bhubaneswar-Raipur Express will be augmented with one Composite coach of AC-2 & AC -3 from 1st Jan'09 to 31st Jan'09. In the return direction, 8426 Raipur-Bhubaneswar Express will be augmented with one Composite coach of AC-2 & AC -3 from 2nd Jan'09 to 1st Feb'09. 8452 Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express will be augmented with one Composite coach of AC-2 & AC -3 from 1st Jan'09 to 31st Jan'09. In the return direction 8451 Hatia-Puri Tapaswini Express will be augmented with one Composite coach of AC-2 & AC -3 from 2nd Jan'09 to 1st Feb'09. 8473 Puri-Jodhpur Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier and one Sleeper Class Coaches each from 7th to 28th January'09. In the return direction, 8474 Jodhpur-Puri Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach and one Sleeper Class coaches each from 10th Jan' to 31st Jan'09. 8477 Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach from 1st Jan'09 to 31st Jan'09. In the return direction, 8478 Haridwar-Puri Utkal Express will be augmented with one AC-3 tier coach from 4th Jan' to 34d Feb'09. 8507 Visakhapatnam-Amritsar Hirakud Express (via-Sambalpur) will be augmented with one Sleeper coach from 2nd Jan'09 to 31st Jan'09. In the return direction, 8508 Amritsar-Visakhapatnam Hirakud Express (via-Sambalpur) will be augmented with one Sleeper Class coach from 3rd Dec'08 to 31st Dec'08.4th Jan'09 to 4th Feb'09. 8509 Visakhapatnam-Nizamabad Express will be augmented with one Sleeper coach from 3rd Jan' to 31st Jan'09. In the return direction, 8510 Nizamabad-Visakhapatnam Express will be augmented with one Sleeper coach from 4th Jan'09 to 1st Feb'09.   sd/-  Sr.Public Relations Officer

CURRENT BOOKING FROM UTS FOR SHATABDI & JAN SHATABDI WITHDRAWN Bhubaneswar, December 30, 2008 Ministry of Railways has decided to withdraw current booking for Shatabdi and Jan Shatabdi Trains from Un-Reserved Ticketing System (UTS) w.e.f 1st January'09. The reserved tickets for these trains will be issued through current reservation module of Computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS). SAMBALPUR-PURI INTERCITY TO STOP AT JUJUMURA For the better convenience of travelling passengers, East Coast Railway has decided for the stoppage of 8303/8304 Sambalpur-Puri-Sambalpur Intercity Express at Jujumura for two minutes w.e.f 1st January'09 on an experimental basis for a period of six months. 8303 Sambalpur-Puri Intercity express will arrive Jujumura at 06.48 a.m and will leave at 06.50 a.m towards Puri. In the return direction 8304 Puri-Sambalpur Intercity Express will arrive Jujumura at 09.28 p.m and will leave at 09.30 p.m towards Sambalpur. CUTTACK-PARADEEP FAST PASSENGER TO RUN ON SUNDAYS: ECoR has decided to provide the services of 6CP/7CP Cuttack-Paradeep-Cuttack Fast Passenger on Sundays also w.e.f 4th January'09. 6CP Paradeep-Cuttack Fast Passenger will leave Paradeep at 10.15a.m and will arrive Cuttack at 12.oo noon. In the return direction 7CP Cuttack-Paradeep Fast Passenger will leave Cuttack at 03.00p.m and will arrive Paradeep at 04.40p.m having stoppages at Badabandha, Rahama, Gorakhnath, Raghunathpur and Kandarpur between Paradeep and Cuttack. sd/- Sr. Public Relations Officer

SPECIAL TRAINS TO RUN FROM PURI, HOWRAH AND VISAKHAPATNAM Bhubaneswar, December 19, 2008 In order to clear extra rush of wait listed passengers on the eve of X'Mas, it has been decided to run special trains from Puri, Howrah and Visakhapatnam. One pair of weekly special train will run between Puri and Howrah from 22nd December to 27th Dec'08. 0819 Puri-Howrah special train will leave Puri at 08.00p.m on every Monday and will arrive Howrah at 07.05a.m on the next day. Similarly in the return direction, 0820 Howrah-Puri special train will leave Howrah at 08.55p.m on every Tuesday and will arrive Puri at 05.50a.m on the following days during this period. Another pair of special train will leave Puri at 10.00p.m on 24th December and will arrive Howrah at 07.05a.m on next day. Similarly one super fast Garib Rath special train will leave Puri at 11.35p.m on 25th December and will arrive Howrah at 09.00a.m on the following day. These special trains between Puri and Howrah will have stoppages at Khurda road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Balasore and Kharagpur between Puri and Howrah. 0839 Howrah – Chennai Xmas Special train is leaving Howrah at 04.10p.m on 24th December and arriving at Chennai at 09.45p.m on the following day. In the return direction 0840 Chennai-Howrah special train is leaving Chennai at 09.55a.m on 26th Dec'08 and arriving Howrah at 02.20p.m on the following day. One pair of special train will run from Visakhapatnam to Nizamabad from 6th January to 1st April'09. 0509 Visakhapatnam-Nizamabad weekly express will leave Visakhapatnam at 07.40p.m on every Tuesday and will arrive Nizamabad at 11.55a.m on the following day. In the return direction 0510 Nizamabad-Visakhapatnam special train will leave Nizamabad at 06.15p.m on every Wednesday and will arrive Visakhapatnam at 10.15a.m on the following day. One pair of special train will run between Secunderabad and Visakhapatnam from 21st December to 16th January. 748-B Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam special train will leave Secunderabad on 21st, 23rd, 25th December'08 and 9th to 15th January'09 and will arrive Visakhapatnam on the next days. In the return direction 747-B Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad special train will leave Visakhapatnam on 22nd, 24th and 26th December'08 and from 10th to 16th January'09. FREQUENCY INCREASED FOR VISAKHAPATNAM-SECUNDERABAD GARIB RATH: Ministry of Railways has decided to increase the frequency of Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Garib Rath Superfast Express from thrice a week to four days a week w.e.f 20th December'08. Now this train will run on every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from Visakhapatnam. Similarly in the return direction this train will leave Secunderabad on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday towards Visakhapatnam from 20th December '08.   Sd/- Sr.Public Relations Officer

RANJI TROPHY MATCH BETWEEN ORISSA & GUJRAT AT ECoRSA STADIUM Bhubaneswar, December 18, 2008 Shri Ajay Kumar Goyal, General Manager, East Coast Railway inaugurated the Ranji Trophy Match between Orissa and Gujrat today morning. This is the second Ranji Trophy Match played at the newly constructed ECoRSA Stadium, Bhubaneswar . Addressing to the media and players, Shri Goyal said that the ECoRSA cricket ground is supposed to be the biggest in Eastern India  with radius of 81 mtrs. The first phase of the cricket stadium work has been completed with an estimated cost of about rupees two crores.  Presiding over the function, Shri D. K. Samantray/President, East Coast Railway Sports Association said that the association has rendered all possible services to make the stadium provided with 04 turf pitches by bringing suitable soil from Amalapuram in Andhara Pradesh (same soil has been used for Mahali Pitch in Punjab).  Shri Ashribad Behera, Honorary General Secy/OCA, Shri Ranjib Biswal, Honorary President, OCA along with Smt. Geeta Goyal, President, East Coast Railway Womens Welfare Organisation (ECoRWWO) & Shri S.K.Patra, General Secy, ECoRSA joined the function as the Guests of Honour.   Orissa scored 162 runs by loosing all the wickets with the valuable 49 runs of Niranjan Behera. Manish Parmar of Gujarat took 6 wickets. At the time of stumps Gujarat scored four runs without loosing any wicket.   Sd/- Public Relations Officer

MASSIVE ENERGY CONSERVATION BY ECoR Bhubaneswar, December 17, 2008 East Coast Railway has observed Energy Conservation Week from 7th to 14th December 2008 in which various steps were taken to make all concerned aware about simple tips of energy conservation and the importance of energy conservation for the country. A booklet for guidance was also issued on this occasion. Most important measures for energy conservation through innovative means adopted by East Coast Railway are as under:-   1)   Use of power saving devices extensively which will reduce energy consumption by 15 to 20 percent.   2)   Substantial saving of energy consumption in running of electric trains through switching of one or two out of three locomotives during run (East Coast Railway has saved 4.88 lakh units per month on an average by adopting this method)   3)   Use of new system of street lighting in railway colonies thus saving 30 to 40% of electric consumption.   4)   Use of compact fluorescent light (CFL) in place of GLS.   5)   Use of new fluorescent tube lights T-5 type with electronic ballast at important stations.   6)   Use of solar panels for lighting   7)   Use of capacitor bank and dynamic reactor power compensation (DRPC) in traction substations.   This Energy Conservation Week was spearheaded and coordinated by Shri PK Jain, Chief Electrical Engineer under the guidance and leadership of Shri AK Goyal, General Manager of East Coast Railway. Sd/- Sr. Public Relation Officer.

EAST COAST RAILWAY SPORTS ASSOCIATION (ECoRSA) : Reg: ORISSA-GUJRAT RANJI MATCH AT RAILWAY STADIUM, BHUBANESHWAR Bhubaneswar, December 15, 2008 After successfully hosting the first ever Ranji Trophy Cricket match at Railway Stadium, Bhubaneswar in November’2008, the capital city is going to have the second Ranji match within a span of one month. Railway Stadium, Bhubaneshwar will be the venue for Ranji Trophy Cricket match between Orissa and Gujrat to be played fromo 18th to 21st of December’2008. This match was earlier scheduled to be held at Cuttack. However, due to the overwhelming response received for the last Ranji Trophy match between Orissa and Punjab at Railway Stadium, Orissa Cricket Association (OCA) took the initiative of shifting the venue to Bhubaneswar. The match will be inaugurated by Shri A.K. Goyal, General Manager, East Coast Railway on 18th of December at 08:30 hrs. Shri Ashirbad Behera, Hony. Secretary, Orissa Cricket Association and Shri Ranjib Biswal, President, Orissa Cricket Association will be the Guests of Honour and Shri D.K. Samantray, President, East Coast Railway Sports Association (ECoRSA) will preside over the inaugural function. Shri S.K. Patra, General Secretary, East Coast Railway Sports Association has appealed to sports loving people of Bhubaneswar to witness the match in large numbers. Shri P.K. Mohapatra, Joint General Secretary, Shri G.Balamuralidhar, Sports Officer, of East Coast Railway Sports Association (ECoRSA) are supervising the arrangements in association with Orissa Cricket Association. Sd/- Public Relation Officer

RENOVATED COACHES OF BHUBANESWAR-BOLANGIR INTERCITY EXPRESS FLAGGED OFF Bhubaneswar, December 13, 2008 Renovated rake consisting of coaches of 2893/2894 Bhubaneswar-Bolangir –Bhubaneswar Superfast Intercity Express has been flagged off by Shri Ajay Kumar Goyal, General Manager, East Coast Railway at Bhubaneswar Railway Station today morning. Flagging off the upgraded and beautified coaches of the train, Shri Goyal told  the gathering that East Coast Railway has decided to upgrade all Intercity Express trains after Bhubaneswar-Bolangir Intercity.  8303/8304 Puri-Sambalpur and 8411/8412 Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam Intercity Superfast Express would be taken up soon for upgradation .  The two Intercity Express trains from Puri to Keonjhar and Bhubaneswar to Paradeep would also be upgraded with announcement and music facilities.  This upgradation work has already been taken into hand and will be completed in the next two months time.  The upgraded rake of Bhubaneswar –Bolangir Intercity Express which has been flagged off today is having the following special facilities:- •     Good looking coach fitting with improved toilets. •     Announcements and music facility in coaches. •     Improved catering arrangements •     Provision of smart and efficient on-board staff •     Sufficient drinking water availability in trains. •     On-board arrangements for cleaning of coaches. Besides this the train has been speeded up in both the directions by 5 minutes and 10 minutes. The train timings at important stations will be reviewed and made more convenient after conducting opinion polls, added Shri Goyal.  He also stated that punctual running of these Intercity Express trains will also be watched closely. General Manager advised concerned officials to meet representatives of daily passengers and look into some problems being faced by them. It may be mentioned here that Shri Goyal while he was inspecting the Bargarh and Bolangir stations inspecting Intercity express September month of this year had given instructions to officials about this upgradation programme. sd/- Sr. Public Relations Officer

JAJPUR-KEONJHAR ROAD STATION TO BE GIVEN MORE IMPORTANCE Bhubaneswar, December 10, 2008 As Kalinganagar of Jajpur is coming up as the Industrial Capital of the State, Jajpur–Keonjhar Road Railway station will be given more priority to improve its infrastructure and will be one of the best Railway Stations in Khurda Road Railway Division of East Coast Railway, stated Shri A.K.Goyal, General Manager, East Coast Railway while inspecting the Jajpur-Keonjhar Road Railway Station yesterday. Shri Goyal stressed on the cleanliness of the platforms and its circulating area utilizing modern cleanliness mechanisms and directed the Divisional officers to provide all required facilities.  A plan has been prepared to develop the façade at the entry of the station as there is no circulating area and also planning is to be done for the beautification of the station providing proper painting of walls and provision of furniture. The provision of a wide 2nd Foot Over Bridge is under consideration.  As it is an ‘A’ category station, Glow Sign Boards and Coach Indicative Boards are being planned to be provided as soon as possible. Shri Goyal also visited Computerized Passenger Reservation Counters and asked the staff to give attention for improvement of the system. sd/- Sr. Public Relations Officer

SENSE OF ALERTNESS BY LOCO-PILOTS SAVED MANY LIVES Bhubaneswar, December 06, 2008 2841 Howrah-Chennai Coromandal Express had a miraculous escape on 4th December'08 due to alertness and timely application of brake by loco pilot Md. Yaheed Khan and Asst. Loco pilot Shri G. L. Murty. This apart, loco pilot B. Ramana and Asst. Loco pilot L. Rambabu of 6309 Ernakulam Patna Express took prompt action to avert the disaster. As stated by the loco pilot and Asst. loco pilot of Coromandal Express, the train rushed through Sompeta Station at 00.36 hours at 110 kmph speed. The loco pilot noticed the flash light of the affected train i.e. 6309 Ernakulam-Patna Express from a distance and applied emergency brake immediately. Meanwhile the Asst. Loco Pilot also came with a red hand signal lamp. The train engine stopped a few meters before the affected train and thus saved many precious lives. In recognition of the exemplary sense of alertness and presence of mind in applying brake, the loco pilots and Asst. Pilots of the engine crew are being awarded by East Coast Railway administration. sd/- Sr. Public Relations Officer

PURI-DARBHANGA NEW EXPRESS TRAIN TO BE INTRODUCED FROM 11TH DECEMBER Bhubaneswar, December 05, 2008 As per the announcement in the last Railway Budget, Ministry of Railways has decided to introduce the new Puri-Darbhanga Weekly Express train w.e.f. 11th December 2008. 8419 Puri-Darbhanga Express train will leave Puri at 02.10p.m on every Thursday and will arrive at Darbhanga at 11.05a.m on the next days. Similarly, in the return direction, 8420 Darbhanga-Puri Express will leave Darbhanga at 07.15a.m on every Saturday and will arrive Puri at 03.30a.m on the following days.   This train has one AC-2 tier, one AC-3 tier, 08 Sleeper Class, 06 General Second Class and two Guard cum Luggage Vans in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Balasore, Kharagpur, Midnapur, Bishnupur, Adra, Asansol, Madhupur, Jasidih, Jhajha, Kiul, Barauni and Samastipur between Puri and Darbhanga. sd/- Sr. Public Relations Officer

TRAINS RESCHEDULED Bhubaneswar, December 05, 2008 As repercussion of the Ernakulam-Patna Express derailment near Sompeta station of Srikakulam District in Andhra Pradesh under Khurda Road Division, the following trains have been rescheduled to start late from the originating stations. 8463 Bhubaneswar-Bangalore Prashanti Express scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 05.45a.m has been rescheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 03.00p.m on date.  2703 Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express scheduled to leave Howrah at 07.25a.m has been rescheduled to leave Howrah at 12.15p.m today. Similarly, 1020 Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Konark Express scheduled to start at 03.15p.m has been rescheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 09.00p.m from Bhubaneswar. 2841 Howrah-Chennai Coromandal Express scheduled to leave Howrah at 02.50p.m today has been rescheduled to leave Howrah at 05.00p.m.   sd/- Sr. Public Relations Officer

TRAIN CANCELLED, DIVERTED AND SHORT TERMINATED FOR DERAILMENT: ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY ECoR Bhubaneswar, December 04, 2008 Railways swung into action and concentrated on aspects on which there is general criticism over its response to Disaster Management. This time, information was very forthcoming and update. Also a Passenger Special was organized to take care of the stranded victims all the way up to Patna. Arrangements were made for free food by ECoR to the passengers of affected train. The injured passengers, 12 in numbers, were promptly given Medical Aid and five of them were discharged after First Aid.  Telephone Helplines were operationalised for better communication. The derailment of Ernakulam-Patna Express last night caused disruption of train movements. It has been decided to cancel, divert and reschedule of some trains.   CANCELLED         2839 Howrah-Chennai Mail leaving Howrah and 8447/8448 Bhubaneswar-Koraput-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express leaving from both the direction today has been cancelled. Similarly, 8411/8412 Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express has been cancelled on 05th Dec'05 from both the direction.   RE-SCHEDULED             2830 Bhubaneswar-Chennai weekly express scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 11.45a.m today has been re-scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 06.00p.m.             1020 Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Konark Express scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 03.00p.m today has been re-scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 10.45p.m.             2703 Howrah-Secunderabad Falaknuma Express, 8645 Howrah-Hyderabad East Coast Express 2663 Howrah-Tiruchchirappalli Express, 2863 Howrah-Yeshvantpur Express and 8047 Howrah-Vasco-da-gama Express scheduled to leave Howrah on it's scheduled timings have been re-scheduled to leave Howrah by two hours late. DIVERSION             2864 Tiruchchirappalli-Howrah Express, 2509 Bangalore-Guwahati Express, 2842 Chennai-Howrah Coromandal Express, 5227 Yeshvantpur-Muzaffarpur Express and 8646 Hyderabad-Howrah East Coast Express trains have been diverted via Vizianagaram-Rayagada-Sambalpur – Jharsuguda and will not run between Vizianagaram and Kharagpur. Chief Public Relations Officer

DERAILMENT OF ERNAKULAM-PATNA EXPRESS Bhubaneswar, December 04, 2008 Train No. 6309 Ernakulam-Patna Express derailed between Sompeta and Baruva stations in Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh at about 00.50 hours in the night. Both the stations fall in the jurisdiction of Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway.   The train was composed of 22 coaches, of which 14 coaches are reportedly derailed. No casualty has been reported. Only 12 persons have received simple or minor injuries and have been rendered immediate medical aid.   Railway Officials and Emergency Relief and Medical train at sight. Local Railway officials and doctors immediately reached the sight from nearby stations and have confirmed that there is no casualty.   Railway is organizing alternating passenger special for passengers of the train and it will go to Patna halting at stations originally nominated for the train with adequate refreshment arrangements.   Senior Railway officials from Zonal headquarters at Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road have rushed to the spot. Accident Relief Trains have been rushed from PALASA, KHUIRDA ROAD AND VISAKHAPATNAM.   Further details will be intimated from time to time. Cause of the accident is under investigation. Priority as of now is rescue and relief operations. UP line has been cleared at 7.30a.m this morning.                                                                HELPLINES  PLACE STD CODE TEL. NO. BHUBANESWAR 0674 2303564, 2534694, 2534109, 1072, 2490666, 2372332 East Coast Railway has decided to cancel, divert, short-terminate  and reschedule of some trains. RESCHEDULED     8463 Bhubaneswar-Bangalore Prashanti Express scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 05.45a.m has been rescheduled to leave Bhubaneswar at 03.00p.m today. Similarly, 1020 Bhubaneswar-Mumbai Konark Express and 8447 Bhubaneswar-Koraput Hirakhand Express is expected to be rescheduled to leave from Bhubaneswar. DIVERTION 8646 Hyderabad-Howrah East Coast Express, 2842 Chennai-Howrah Coromandal Express, 2507 Ernakulam-Patna Express and 2704 Secunderabad-Howrah Falaknuma Express will be diverted via Vizianagaram- Rayagada-Sambalpur and Jharsuguda to their destinations. Similarly, 8448 Koraput-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express will be diverted via Vizianagaram-Rayagada-Sambalpur and Angul to Bhubaneswar. CANCELLATION 8411/8412 Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar Inter City Express, 217 Puri-Palasa passenger, DMU-II Palasa-Cuttack and 218 Palasa-Puri and 1KP Khurda-Puri passenger trains will be cancelled today. Similarly, 7015 Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha Express and 7479 Puri-Tirupaty Express will be cancelled between Bhubaneswar & Visakhapatnam and Puri-Visakhapatnam respectively. SHORT TERMINATION 7480 Tirupaty-Puri Express and 7016 Secunderanbad-Bhubaneswar Visakha Express will be terminated at Visakhapatnam and will run as 7479 Puri-Tirupaty Express and 7015 Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Visakha Express from Visakhapatnam to Tirupaty and Secunderabad respectively. Sd/- Chief Public Relations Officer

SECURITY MEASURE TIGHTENED AT BHUBANESWAR RAILWAY STATION Bhubaneswar, December 01, 2008 After terrorist attack in Mumbai, East Coast Railway has tightened its security measures in all important stations in the zone.  As a part of this measure, sniffer dog squad has been deployed in the checking arrangements. These sniffer dogs have been brought from Visakhapatnam and Sambalpur Railway Divisions for through checking at Bhubaneswar Railway station.  Right from luggage to train and every part of railway stations. Today, a mock drill was conducted by deploying sniffer dogs by the Railway Protection Force at Bhubaneswar Railway Station.            Besides these sniffer dogs, CCTVs , Luggage Scanner Machines and Explosive Detection Machines would be installed in the station including introduction of Bomb detection squad and sniffer dog squad in the near future.  Railway administration has taken strict measures for implementation of an integrated security system in these important stations. sd/- Sr. Public Relations Officer