Aurangabad, Aug 13:
When the complete nation is commemorating the 75 years of Independence and improvement achieved over the interval, there’s a sorry scenario for the railway state of affairs of the Marathwada area. The event of Railways within the Marathwada area and particularly Aurangabad has at all times been uncared for by each authorities, alleges Marathwada Railway Vikas Committee Omprakash Varma.
The historical past of railways in Marathwada goes again within the pre-Independence period. The Nizam of Hyderabad began the Railway in 1879 run by an organization assured by the Nizam and therefore known as Nizam’s Assured State Railway Firm. Marathwada was joined with Secunderabad, Hyderabad by a meter-guage observe. After Independence, the railway administration was merged within the Indian Railway in 1951. Initially, this part was underneath Central Railway however was handed over to South Central Railway in 1966.
There was just one Specific Practice often called Ajanta Specific (Kachiguda – Manmad) and one passenger trains operated from Aurangabad. Ajanta Specific was began on April 1, 1967. Nevertheless, individuals from the area if wished to go to Mumbai have to alter the prepare at Manmad and it continued for a number of years. The primary direct prepare for Mumbai was Deogiri Specific began on February 3, 1992 operated from Secunderabad to Mumbai. Then the individuals from Marathwada obtained the direct prepare for Mumbai. Now, the meter guage has been accomplished reworked into the broad guage. The broad guage work betwn between 1992-95.
Presently, trains accessible for the town passengers are for the locations Mumai Jaipur, Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Okha, Amritsar, Pune and many others. Nevertheless, some trains operated from Aurangabad are common trains whereas some are weekly trains. There was a protracted demand from the railway passengers to attach Aurangabad to the foremost cities of the nation by direct trains.
Injustice on Marathwada
There has at all times been an injustice on Marathwada. We had been pursuing the event of Railways in Marathwada area for a number of years. Throughout each funds, the surveys for brand new routes are sanctioned however later it’s deserted is the same old expertise. There’s a extended demanded to attach Pune immediately by Kopargaon, which has not but cleared. Equally, there’s a extreme want to attach Aurangabad with Nagpur.
– Omprakash Varma, President, Marathwada Railway Vikas Committee.
A number of sanctioned initiatives pending
There are a number of initiatives sanctioned for the Marathwada area however a lot of them are pending. The work of some surveys for brand new routes have been executed whereas some are but to start. The work of pitline is occurring at Jalna however the Aurangabad pitline work is but to start. The electrification work is underneath progress. The proposed Aurangabad – Chalisgaon route and Rotegaon – Kopargaon have been cancelled fully. The survey of Aurangabad – Paithan – Beed – Osmanabad route is underneath progress. The work of double line is underneath progress.
– Swanand Solanke, Railway Researcher.
Demand for trains
1. Aurangabad- Bengaluru/Mysuru SF Specific (Bi-weekly)
2. Aurangabad- Akola/Amaravati Intercity Specific through Purna (Day by day)
3. Mumbai/Aurangabad- Nagpur/Ajni through Purna, Akola In a single day Specific (Day by day)
4. Nanded- Aurangabad- Ahmadabad Specific through Manmad,Jalgaon (Tri Weekly)
5. Nanded-Aurangabad- Bikaner Specific (Weekly)
6. Aurangabad- Thiruvananthpuram Specific through Manmad, Panvel, Madgaon (Weekly)
7. Nanded- Aurangabad- Haridwar/Rishikesh Specific (Weakly)
8. Aurangabad-Varanasi Specific (weekly)
9. Extension of Nanded -Santragachi Specific and Purna- Patna Specific upto Aurangabad.
