Howrah-Mumbai Duronto Express flagged offSeptember 28th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Howrah-Mumbai Duronto Express, a non-stop train between the two cities, was flagged off Monday from Howrah railway station, officials said. The train started its journey at 8.20 a.m.
Chidambaram flags off non-stop Chennai-Delhi trainSeptember 21st, 2009 CHENNAI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday flagged off the non-stop Duronto Express from Chennai to Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi.
Sealdah-New Delhi Duronto Express flagged offSeptember 19th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off Sealdah-New Delhi Duronto express, the country's first point-to-point non-stop train in Kolkata. The Duronto express will cover the 1447-km distance between Sealdah and New Delhi in 16 hours and 20 minutes.
New train connects Kolkata, New Delhi in 16 hours (Second Lead)September 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - A new superfast train service was launched Friday between Kolkata and New Delhi that will cut short the travelling time by 90 minutes and offer added amenities to passengers. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee flagged off the first Duronto Express - Duronto means speedy in Bengali - at the Sealdah railway station here, fulfilling the promise she made in this year's railway budget.
Now Kolkata-Delhi in 16 hours as Mamata flags off Duronto ExpressSeptember 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - A new superfast train service was launched in India Friday that promises to cut travelling time between New Delhi and Kolkata by 90 minutes without any stops on the way. Flagged off by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, the the splashily painted Duronto - speedy in Bengali - Express will cover the 1,454 km distance between Sealdah station in Kolkata and New Delhi 90 minutes quicker than the present inter-city Rajdhani Express.
Austerity drive already on in railways: Mamata BanerjeeSeptember 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said that her ministry has already begun an austerity drive and taken several cost-cutting measures to reduce additional expenditure. "I'd issued an order to cut all additional expenditure and it's already been implemented in the railways," Banerjee said while flagging off two new trains -- Sealdah-Ajmirsharif Express and Farakka-Nabadwip Express -- from Sealdah station here.
Railways to start two Duronto trains before Durga PujaSeptember 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee will flag off two non-stop Duronto Sewa trains before the Durga Puja festival begins Sep 25. "Indian Railways will be starting at least two Duronto Sewa trains, from New Delhi to Sealdah and New Delhi to Chennai," a senior ministry official said.
Railway exams in all regional languages: MamataSeptember 6th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railway recruitment examinations will now be conducted in all major Indian languages, including Urdu, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Sunday. Speaking to newspersons at an iftar party hosted by union Minister of State for Tourism Sultan Ahmed, Banerjee said: "Those appearing at Railway Recruitment Board examinations can opt for any regional language, including Urdu."
RRB examinations have so far been conducted only in English and Hindi.
Banerjee flags off women-only suburban special trainAugust 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday flagged off the the first "Ladies Special" train here for women commuters from Delhi to Palwal in Haryana and said the service would be extended to other nearby cities Sonepat, Aligarh and Ghaziabad soon. "More 'Ladies Special' trains will be provided in the other suburban areas like Sonepat, Aligarh and Ghaziabad," Banerjee said.
Apart from non-stop services, Mamata introduces 57 new trainsJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Apart from 12 non-stop train services between major cities, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee has introduced as many as 57 new trains in her rail budget for 2009-10. They are:
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Mamata starts non-stop, long-distance trainsJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee introduced non-stop train services between major cities as she unveiled her 2009-10 budget proposals in parliament Friday. The 12 services will be called 'Duronto' (spirited), she said.
Mamata announces special trains for Ajmer Sharif, PuriJune 14th, 2009 HOWRAH - The Indian Railways will run 66 pairs of special trains carrying pilgrims to Puri in Orissa for the June 24 Rathyatra festival, railways minister Mamata Banerjee said here Sunday. The railways will also run special trains between Sealdah in Kolkata and Rajasthan's Ajmer Sharif, which houses the mausoleum of sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, on June 25 and June 26 for the celebration of the Urs or annual pilgrimage.
Mamata takes charge, announces Rs.20 monthly passes (Second Lead)May 26th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee, who broke convention Tuesday to take charge of her portfolio here instead of the national capital, said people earning below Rs.500 per month will be given monthly railway passes at Rs.20. "For the poor, we are announcing special monthly railway passes.
Mamata takes charge, spells out thrust areas (Lead)May 26th, 2009 KOLKATA - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee, who broke convention Tuesday to take charge of her portfolio here instead of the national capital, identified the speedy completion of eastern freight corridor as being crucial to her scheme of things. "The eastern freight corridor between Kolkata and Ludhiana is very important and will be completed very soon," said Banerjee, adding: "It's very important for the development of four states - West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab."
Also, the Bihar-Howrah express train, which was renamed as Kandari Express, will be made a daily train.
Here, there, Mamata Banerjee everywhereApril 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It was an unusual sight. Residents of South Kolkata were startled to find hundreds of Mamata Banerjees walking in a procession, canvassing for votes for the Trinamool Congress chief.
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September 20th, 2009 at 9:53 am
On 18-09-2009, Miss Mamata Banerjee has flagged off Sealdah-New Delhi Durant Express in presence of few sycophant spineless greedy ‘so-called’ intellectuals performing tricks and feats of jugglery and dancing shamelessly to her tunes in a function organized by incurring huge expenditure from exchequer extravagantly in these days of austerity drive. It is shocking to say the least that in order to obtain narrow political mileage Miss Banerjee has whimsically introduced the bullet speed Durant Express Train without considering track position and safety & security of the passengers.
Whole of Raniganj and Jharia Coalfields stand in great danger owing to unscientific, slaughtering, indiscriminate and illegal coal mining operations carried out over 200 years by erstwhile private owners, Coal India Limited and coal mafias. More than 200 locations have already been declared unsafe and insecured by the Director General of Mines Safety, Dhanbad. The list is becoming lengthier with each day passing. Incidents of subsidence, gas, fire, burning of underground coal, blasting and deaths have become a day-to-day regular feature. Railway tracks running through these belts are situated on vast stretches of endangered zones. It is needless to mention that the areas lying underground and near the railways tracks are considered unsafe.
The train is consisting of 16 compartments has been assembled with 10 condemned compartments of “Rajdhani Express”, 6 condemned compartments of “Gareeb Rath” and an old engine brought from Ghaziabad.
Are the lives of passengers less valuable than the political ambitions and whims of the ‘Didi’? Would it be unreasonable if the train is named “Durant (Suicidal) Express”? If any kind of accident takes place on any day at any moment for satisfying the whims and caprices of Mamata Banerjee for electoral gains, the entire responsibility and onus thereof will remain with her only and none else.