To commemorate running of the first train in the country between Boribander and Thane, Indian Railways celebrates the Railway Week every year. It recently organised its 59th Railway Week central function.
Speaking on the occasion, GM Pradeep Kumar lauded the various achievements of the zone in core functional areas. He mentioned that with constant vigil, well organised management and good maintenance of equipment, the punctuality of train operation has improved drastically. He further stated that during the first trimester of this financial year, Northern Railway earned Rs1876.20 crore from passenger earnings, which is about 20 per cent more than the same duration of last year. The passenger traffic on Northern Railway was 33.98 crore till September which is substantially more than that of 2013.
last year, Northern Railway successfully opened the Udampur-Katra rail line and introduced Sri-Shakti Express from Delhi to Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. The ceremony felicitated 205 railway employees (officers and staff) for their meritorious services by Pradeep Kumar, GM, Northern Railway. Five group awards and 43 shields were also presented, based on performance-oriented parameters. Best Gang of Northern Railway was won by Permanent Way, Rajpura, Ambala Division. Delhi Division was declared the Best Division and was awarded the shield for its overall performance while lucknow Division won the Best Improved Division shield for showing maximum improvement. The Passenger Safety shield was won by Delhi West Division and GM’s Excellence shield was won by Delhi Division. Anoop Sahoo, AGM, principal heads of various departments, senior railway officials and railway employees of Northern Railway, members of unions, associations and federations, President, Northern Railway Women Welfare Organisation (NRWWO) Mamta Pradeep Kumar and other members of NRWWO were present on the occasion. The GM, Northern Railway encouraged the railwaymen to excel in their respective areas and show dynamism through team work to impel the zone to achieve greater heights in the next financial year.