<p>'This (sum of around Rs 1700 crore) is one of the highest in Indian Railway. The funds will be used on various works, including gauge conversion, construction of Road-Over-Bridges (ROB) and Road-Under-Bridges (RUB) and others,' Southern Railway General Manager Deepak Krishan said.<br /><br />Addressing a press conference here after releasing the new Time Table which will come into effect from July 1, 2011, Krishan said a lot of focus was being given on cleanliness and maintenance of coaches.<br /><br />For this purpose, Railways has engaged authorised sevicing agencies, including private players on pest control in coaches besides establishing a 'most modern' laundry in Chennai later this year to clean linen which will be of 'superior quality.'<br /><br />With more passengers opting for Air-Conditioned coaches, waste left back in coaches and its disposal was turning out to be a major challenge for the department. "But all efforts are being taken to maintain clean coaches," he said.<br /><br />As per the new time table, Southern Railway has introduced new services, the date of introduction of many of which will be notified later.<br /><br />These include bi-weekly Duronto Express - Chennai Central- Madurai and Chennai Central-Thiruvananthapuram, Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh Vivek Express, Chennai Central-Mysore Superfast Express,Puducherry-New Delhi Super Fast Express and Mangalore Central-Palakkad Intercity Express.<br /><br />On the revenue front, southern Railway had registered a 8.19 per cent increase in passenger fare revenue, from Rs 2464 crore in 2009-10 to Rs 2649 crore in 2010-11.<br />'This was achieved despite not increasing fares and by increasing number of services,' he said adding Southern Railway was an 'important passenger operation zone' in Indian railways</p>
<p>'This (sum of around Rs 1700 crore) is one of the highest in Indian Railway. The funds will be used on various works, including gauge conversion, construction of Road-Over-Bridges (ROB) and Road-Under-Bridges (RUB) and others,' Southern Railway General Manager Deepak Krishan said.<br /><br />Addressing a press conference here after releasing the new Time Table which will come into effect from July 1, 2011, Krishan said a lot of focus was being given on cleanliness and maintenance of coaches.<br /><br />For this purpose, Railways has engaged authorised sevicing agencies, including private players on pest control in coaches besides establishing a 'most modern' laundry in Chennai later this year to clean linen which will be of 'superior quality.'<br /><br />With more passengers opting for Air-Conditioned coaches, waste left back in coaches and its disposal was turning out to be a major challenge for the department. "But all efforts are being taken to maintain clean coaches," he said.<br /><br />As per the new time table, Southern Railway has introduced new services, the date of introduction of many of which will be notified later.<br /><br />These include bi-weekly Duronto Express - Chennai Central- Madurai and Chennai Central-Thiruvananthapuram, Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh Vivek Express, Chennai Central-Mysore Superfast Express,Puducherry-New Delhi Super Fast Express and Mangalore Central-Palakkad Intercity Express.<br /><br />On the revenue front, southern Railway had registered a 8.19 per cent increase in passenger fare revenue, from Rs 2464 crore in 2009-10 to Rs 2649 crore in 2010-11.<br />'This was achieved despite not increasing fares and by increasing number of services,' he said adding Southern Railway was an 'important passenger operation zone' in Indian railways</p>