Karnataka gets lifeline as first Oxygen Express for state chugs into Bengaluru
The train with empty tankers will shortly be sent to Kalinga Nagar in Odisha from where the next oxygen consignment is slated for transportation.
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The first Oxygen Express for Karnataka reached the Inland Container Depot at Whitefield with 120 tonnes of Oxygen. (Photo | EPS) By Express News Service
BENGALURU: In a much-needed relief to Karnataka, the first Oxygen Express carrying 120 tonnes of liquid medical oxygen chugged safely into the yard of the Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Whitefield in Bengaluru at 9.35 am on Tuesday.
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Train to KIA ran empty 11 times, ferried only one on six runs
Each train can accommodate 610 passengers, but the maximum number so far has been 149 and the minimum was zero.
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BENGALURU: The euphoria over train connectivity to the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) for prices as low as Rs 10 to Rs 15 and the massive buzz it generated on social media platforms has not translated into occupancy on the trains.
A fortnight after launch, trains are going empty or with single-digit occupancy figures, an aspect which has stumped railway officials too. Three new pairs of trains were launched on January 4 exclusively for KIA Halt station from KSR Railway Station and Yelahanka, and two existing trains were provided halts at the new station.
Karnataka: Alert railway police save three lives over the weekend in separate incidents
The three incidents took place at Bengaluru s Yeshwantpur and Cantonment railway stations and at Belagavi railway station. Updated: December 15, 2020 8:24:36 am
Bengaluru Divisional Railway Manager Ashok Kumar Verma felicitates RPF Head Constable S M Jalihal for his prompt action in saving a life. Express Photo
As many as three people an eight-year-old boy, a 19-year-old college student, and a 29-year-old college lecturer breathed a second life over the weekend in Karnataka, thanks to timely action by alert officials of the Railway Police Force (RPF) on duty.
The first of these nail-biting moments took place on Friday at Belagavi railway station when a boy aged eight years tried to re-enter a train that began moving from the station. “The boy first jumped out on to the platform when the train began moving. He soon tried reboarding the train when he sl