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A squad of officers of Tiruchi Railway Division led by Divisional Railway Manager Balak Ram Negi conducted ‘ambush’ inspections astatine non-interlocked level crossing gates on the Tiruchi - Thanjavur - Tiruvarur- Nagapattinam wide gauge conception from Monday nighttime (December 8, 2025) to the aboriginal hours of Tuesday (December 9, 2025).
The cognition was carried retired to guarantee strict information and operational discipline. The intent of the checks was to measure the alertness and regularisation compliance of gatemen covering indispensable aspects specified arsenic hand-signalling, roadworthy idiosyncratic adherence, adequacy of information equipment, whistling and wide preparedness to forestall immoderate untoward incidents.
The inspection was executed simultaneously connected the full conception successful existent time, synchronised with the question of trains to place immoderate procedural lapses and unauthorised means of connection being utilized by gatekeepers during bid operations.
The Divisional Railway Manager carried retired the cheque astatine non-interlocked level crossing gross 14 betwixt Saliyamangalam and Nidamangalam Junction. He examined the Private Number (PN) registry to verify that each PN exchanges with the station masters during gate closure and opening were performed correctly for bid movements.
He assessed the competency and moving cognition of the gatekeeper and offered guidance too emphasising the captious work entrusted to him successful harmless moving of trains. He cross-verified the connection (exchange of PNs) betwixt the gatekeeper and the presumption maestro utilizing the dependable logger astatine Saliyamangalam railway station.
Other officers simultaneously inspected aggregate non-interlocked gates passim the Tiruchi - Thanjavur - Tiruvarur - Nagapattinam agelong ensuring that each determination received thorough attention. The inspections besides reinforced subject and accountability among frontline staff.
Concluding the astonishment inspection, the Divisional Railway Manager said much specified checks would beryllium conducted crossed Tiruchi Division astatine stations and level crossing gates successful each sections too adjacent done foot-plating wrong locomotive cabs to further reenforce a civilization of uncompromising information and heightened vigilance.
He issued a stern informing that immoderate unit recovered liable for adjacent insignificant lapses successful bid operations would beryllium removed oregon dismissed from service, a property merchandise from the Tiruchi Railway Division said.
