|
| |
 |
|
|
| |
History of Railway |
| |
April 16, 1853, was a public holiday in Bombay. Throughout the early afternoon, throngs of holiday makers could be seen making their way to Bori Bunder from where wafted strains of music, rendered by the Governor's personal band. Shortly before 3.30 p.m., 400 privileged personalities of the city climbed aboard the center of the day's festivities - the 14 gleaming carriages of the Great India Peninsula Railway, coupled behind a small steam engine, named the Falkland. |
|
 |
|
|
At the stroke of the half-hour, the driver of the Falkland opened the engine valves, as his fireman shoveled vigorously. The Falkland breathed heavily, enveloping bystanders in a cloud of steam. The driver reached for the whistle chord, the crowd cheered lustily and the boom of the first volley of a 21 gun salute resounded through the moist heat of the afternoon. |
|
A final toot of the whistle, a final snort from Falkland and India's first railway train edged forward, puffing and hissing and groaning through the 35 kilometers to Thana. |
| |
Almost six years later, on March 3, 1859, the first Railway Line in North India was laid between Allahabad and Kanpur. This was followed, in 1889, by the Delhi - Ambala - Kalka line. From these modest beginnings, the Indian Railways have grown to become the world's largest network under a single management, covering 7000 stations spread over 62,725 route kilometers and 1,07,360 track kilometers, carrying over 11 million passengers and over one million tonnes of freight every day. |
|
 |
|
|
Administratively, the Indian Railways have been divided into nine zones, each headed by a General Manager and further sub-divided into 56 divisions, each headed by a Divisional Railway Manager. |
|
Northern
Eastern Railway was erstwhile a grand Three-divisional
Varanasi, Izzatnagar and Lucknow. |
| |
The computerized passenger reservation system was first introduced here, on
1986. For the convenience of our customers, we have also provided Interactive Voice Response Systems (IVRS), Electronic Display Systems at stations, Recorded Coach Guidance Display System, Reservation Availability Position Information Display (RAPID), Self Dial Telephone Reservation Enquiry Booths (I ASK), Automatic Teller Machines (ATM) and Money Changing Facilities at Stations. |
|
 |
|
|
To cut down long queues at Booking windows, computerized Self Printing Ticket Machines have been installed at important stations for issue of unreserved and platform tickets. To facilitate the Unreserved travelers to also plan their journey ahead, Northern
Eastern Railway has introduced the Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) whereby the unreserved rail passenger can purchase an unreserved ticket 3 days in advance from the current booking counters. Presently, UTS system exists at
many locations on Northern Eastern Railway. |
| |
| |
For enhancing efficiency and safety in their operations, modern signaling plays a vital role. The progress from a rudimentary interlocked system to a Route Relay Interlocked system has been a historical one. Northern
Eastern Railway is equipped with RRIs which includes
Main RRI, which is the largest RRI System in the world, a fact certified by the Guinness Book of Records Ltd. |
|
 |
|
Optic Fiber has been laid along with the track on
route Kms on Northern Eastern Railway. The OFC communication shall form the backbone for the entire communication system in the future. |
|
| |
Our headquarters is at
Gorakhpur, with Divisional headquarters at
Varanasi,Izzatnagar and Lucknow . We serve three states -
Uttaranchal , Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
| |
|
| |
|
|
Copyright © North Eastern Railway, 2006. All rights reserved. |
|
