Summer special trains on Konkan Railway 2018

Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to run special trains between Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Karmali, Ajni - Karmali and Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Sawantwadi Road to clear extra rush of passengers during Summer - 2018 in co-ordination with Central Railway.


1. Train No. 01045 / 01046 Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Karmali – Lokmanya Tilak (T) Weekly Special :

Train No. 01045 Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Karmali Weekly Special will leave from Lokmanya Tilak (T) at 01:10 hrs on every Friday from 06th April 2018 to 08th June 2018 .Train will reach Karmali at 11:00 hrs on same day.

Train No. 01046 Karmali - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Weekly Special will leave from Karmali at 14:00 hrs on every Friday from 06th April 2018 to 08th June 2018 .Train will reach Lokmanya Tilak (T) at 00:20 hrs on next day.

Train will halt at Thane, Panvel, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Kudal and Thivim stations.

Composition : Total 20 LHB Coaches = First AC – 01 Coach, Composite (First AC + 2 Tier AC) – 01 Coach, Two Tier AC – 04 Coaches, Three Tier AC – 11 Coaches, Generator Car cum SLR – 02 Coaches.


2. Train No. 01119 / 01120 Ajni – Karmali – Ajni Weekly Special :

Train No. 01119 Ajni - Karmali Weekly Special will leave from Ajni at 19:50 hrs on every Monday from 09th April 2018 to 04th June 2018 .Train will reach Karmali at 20:30 hrs on next day.

Train No. 01120 Karmali - Ajni Weekly Special will leave from Karmali at 21:30 hrs on every Tuesday from 10th April 2018 to 05th June 2018 .Train will reach Ajni at 22:00 hrs on next day.

Train will halt at Wardha, Pulgaon, Dhamangaon, Badnera, Akola, Shegaon, Malkapur, Bhusawal, Jalgaon, Chalisgaon, Manmad, Nasik Road, Igatpuri, Kalyan, Panvel, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Kudal and Thivim stations.

Composition : Total 18 Coaches = Two Tier AC – 01 Coach, Three Tier AC – 01 Coach, II Sleeper – 12 Coaches, General - 02 Coaches, SLR – 02 Coaches.


3. Train No. 01037 / 01038 Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Sawantwadi Road – Lokmanya Tilak (T) Weekly Special :

Train No. 01037 Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Sawantwadi Road Weekly Special will leave from Lokmanya Tilak (T) at 01:10 hrs on every Monday from 09th April 2018 to 04th June 2018 .Train will reach Sawantwadi Road at 10:30 hrs on same day.

Train No. 01038 Sawantwadi Road - Lokmanya Tilak (T) Weekly Special will leave from Sawantwadi Road at 14:05 hrs on every Monday from 09th April 2018 to 04th June 2018 .Train will reach Lokmanya Tilak (T) at 00:20 hrs on next day.

Train will halt at Thane, Panvel, Roha, Khed, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavali and Kudal stations.

Composition : Total 17 Coaches = Two Tier AC – 01 Coach, Three Tier AC – 02 Coaches, II Sleeper – 08 Coaches, General - 04 Coaches, SLR – 02 Coaches.


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Rechargeable alkaline batteries on the horizon

A start-up company is trying to turbocharge a type of battery that has been a mainstay for simple devices like flashlights and toys, but until now has been ignored as an energy source for computers and electric cars.


Executives at Ionic Materials, in Woburn, Mass., plan to announce on Thursday a design breakthrough that could make solid-state alkaline batteries a viable alternative to lithium-ion and other high-energy storage technologies.


Alkaline batteries can be made far more cheaply and safely than today’s lithium-ion batteries, but they are not rechargeable. That issue, along with the superior power of lithium-ion batteries, has meant that alkaline batteries are not used in personal computers, smartphones or electric vehicles.


Ionic could change that equation with an alkaline battery the company said could be recharged hundreds of times. One additional benefit of the company’s breakthrough: An alkaline battery would not be as prone to the combustion issues that have plagued lithium-ion batteries in a range of products, most notably some Samsung smartphones.


Cheaper and more powerful batteries are also considered by many to be the driver needed to make the cost of renewable energy technologies like wind and solar competitive with the coal, gas and nuclear power that support the national energy grid.

Sony Cybershot HX350 launched in European market

Sony has launched the Cyber-shot HX350 in European markets, offering a 50x zoom lens and 20.4MP BSI CMOS sensor like its HX300 predecessor. In fact, very little has changed compared to the previous model – as best we can tell, it adds an up-to-date BIONZ X processor, lock-on AF and a new blue 'Zeiss' badge on the same 24-1200mm equiv. F2.8-6.3 lens.

It continues to offer a built-in EVF, optical image stabilization, 3" tilting 921k-dot LCD, 1080/60p video recording and 10 fps burst shooting. Sony Germany lists the HX350 at €449 with availability in January 2017.