May 15, 2014
Double-decker train service in between Hyderabad and Guntur begins in style
Passengers in between Guntur and Hyderabad can now travel in the comfort
of air-conditioned luxury coaches in the newly introduced double decker
superfast express train.
The bi-weekly train (No. 22117) starts from Guntur at 12.45 p.m. every Tuesday and Friday and reaches Kachiguda at 5.55 p.m.
Besides
the cushy luxury seats with ample legroom, passengers can relish a
spread of their favourite dishes and work on their laptops on the pads
provided for each seat.
But the USP of the coaches is
the upper decks from which passengers can have a nice view of various
landscapes as the train passes through.
Senior
Divisional Commercial Manager of Guntur, C. Ramakrishna said that the
double deck would have 120 seats in lower and upper decks. The fare for
each ticket is Rs. 415 and it is Rs. 520 per seat in Tatkal reservation.
The
train has just four stops — Piduguralla (1.45 p.m.), Miryalguda (2.35
p.m.), Nalgonda (3 p.m.) and Malkajgiri (5.40 p.m.) — before reaching
Kachiguda at 5.55 p.m.
The train would start from Kachiguda on every Tuesday and Friday at 5.30 a.m. and would reach Guntur at 10.40 a.m.
Mr.
Ramakrishna said that the new train has been provided with the latest
safety features, including a unique VESDA system (Very Early Smoke/Fire
Detection with Alarm System). VESDA is being introduced in a
double-decker train for the first time in Indian Railways.
Temporary capital likely between Guntur and Vijayawada
A ‘temporary’ capital is likely to come up between
Guntur and Vijayawada shortly and the infrastructure at Acharya
Nagarjuna University (ANU) and APSP Battalion at Mangalagiri could be
used to house the administrative machinery.
A senior official told The Hindu
on Monday that the region could be in the reckoning for a temporary
capital soon after the new Government is sworn in. The model, design and
various plans for building a new capital region would be worked out in
the coming months.
The expert committee constituted
by Government of India to explore various options had a micro assessment
of the region around the temple town of Mangalagiri, the rail and road
connectivity and made a survey of the availability of reserved forest
land with the help of Google maps.
Surrounded by
six-lane national highway on one side and Guntur-Vijayawada rail line on
the other side, the place was being actively considered as an ideal
choice.
source : The Hindu daily dated 13.05.2014
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