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The Hindu
23-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Waltair Divisional Railway Manager inspects ongoing works at Duvvada railway station
Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Lalit Bohra on Friday inspected the Duvvada railway station to evaluate the amenities and facilities available for passengers. The inspection focused on waiting halls, railway offices, Foot Over Bridges, water outlets and other amenities. He was accompanied by Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Saandeep, Senior Divisional Engineer (South) Sairaj and other senior officials from various departments. The DRM reviewed the ongoing developmental activities at the station, the development of which is in progress under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. He also inspected the circulating areas on both sides of the station, where several new initiatives are being proposed under the scheme. Stressing the importance of timely completion, Mr. Bohra urged all stakeholders to ensure that developmental works proceed as per schedule. During the inspection, Kanchumurthi Eswar, ZRUCC Member of ECoR, along with representatives from various NGOs, met with the DRM to discuss railway-related issues. The DRM assured them that their concerns would be examined and addressed appropriately. Mr. Eswar, Duvvada Railway Users Association president Jashuva, and representative Kameswara Rao felicitated the DRM. They submitted a a memorandum requesting for augmentation of 2 A, 3A, and 3 E coaches to the Visakhapatnam-Tirupati-Visakhapatnam Double Decker Express (22707/08) and provision of coach watering facility and deployment of coach maintenance staff at Duvvada.
The Hindu
15-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Duvvada halt for Vizag-Secunderabad Vande Bharat trains urged
Member of the Zonal Railway Users' Consultative Committee (ZRUCC) Kanchumurthi Eswar appealed to Divisional Railway Manager Lalit Bohra and Senior Divisional Commercial Manager K. Saandeep to provide a halt to Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express trains at Duvvada. The ZRUCC member, along with rail activist Venkati B., met the DRM on Thursday and drew his attention to the need for provision of a halt to train no. 20833/20834 Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad and 20707/20708 Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat Express trains for the convenience of scores of passengers, from south and western side of Visakhapatnam city, who utilise Duvvada railway station. He also sought introduction of Sleeper-Class Vande Bharat Trains between Visakhapatnam and Bengaluru via Tirupati and Chennai for improved connectivity in view of the high demand on this route. The other demands include: converting the weekly services between Visakhapatnam and Kollam, Shirdi, Gandhidham, Varanasi and Chennai in view of the high demand and overwhelming patronage to these trains and augmentation of coaches for 22707 Visakhapatnam-Tirupati, which is presently being operated with only 11 coaches. Mr. Eswar appealed to the DRM to visit Duvvada Railway Station along with his team to assess the ground-level infrastructure, passenger amenities and overall requirements for development.
