Inauguration of three platforms and yards at Aligarh

                                   

The works of Aligarh Yard remodelling and improvement of Passenger Amenities have been carried out at the cost of Rs 14.9 cr. Following works have been  undertaken at Aligarh yard :

●     3 new platforms have been constructed with all required passenger amenities, to accommodate 25 coach rakes.

●       All these newly constructed platforms have also been connected with newly constructed FOB.

●  The width of PF no. 1 has been increased by 7.3 m at DLI end to avoid inconvenience to passengers. Width of PF no. 3 & 4 has also been increased at both   HWH and DLI ends.

● The existing mechanical interlocking of Aligarh yard has been upgraded to Electronic interlocking.

●    Besides this, safety standards have been increased by removing   4 number Diamond Crossings from existing yard.

●       All main line signals of Aligarh station are converted into semi automatic 4 aspect signals.

●       All operation of points, signals and indications of signaling gears has now been centralized in newly installed visual display unit in Station Master’s chamber.

●       New Down loop line of CSR – 801m has been constructed.

●       The existing goods lines no. 6, 7 and 8 have been converted into passenger platform lines and their CSR has also been increased to 700-735 m.

Inauguration of Wi-Fi service at Mathura, Varanasi, Bareilly & Aligarh Railway Stations .

28^th December 2016:-The Wi-Fi service at Mathura, Varanasi, Bareilly & Aligarh Railway Stations was dedicated to the nation today.

The Wi-Fi facility for the visitors & rail users of Mathura, Varanasi, Bareilly & Aligarh Railway Station has been commissioned by RailTel in association with Google for providing high speed state of the art world class internet experience to the commuters. 

The service built over the fiber network of RailTel is designed to offer high-speed broadband like experience to users. Travelers passing through these stations will now be able to easily stream a high definition video while they’re waiting, research their destination, download a book or a new game for their journey.

RailTel Corporation of India Ltd., a Mini-Ratna PSU under Ministry of Railways, has taken a lead in providing fast Wi-Fi for the use of passengers at A1 & A category Railway stations. RailTel roped in Google as the technology partner for setting up fast Wi-Fi network initially covering 400 A1 & A category stations.

Under this partnership, it was planned to provide fast Wi-Fi service at 100 railway stations by the end of the year to benefit around 10 million Indians a day.