Discontinuation of RMS Sections in Tamil Nadu Circle - A Review

F. No. 12-2/2022-D Government of India.

Ministry of Communications Department of Posts

Mail Business (Development and Operations) Division 

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001

Dated: 04.02.2025

To

The Chief Postmaster General

Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,

Odisha, Tamilnadu, Telangana and West Bengal circle

Subject: Review of RMS sections passing through Tamilnadu Circle

This is regarding review of RMS sections passing through Tamilnadu Circle. This item has been taken up during Visit of Tamil Nadu Circle by CGM (Parcel Directorate) on 09.01.2025. During the visit, the mail arrangement was reviewed and infrastructural development in c/w the ongoing Mail Parcel Optimization Project (MNOP) was discussed.

2. As per the Visit report, following RMS sections passing through Tamil Nadu Circle needs to be examined for discontinuation:

SI. No. Train	Train Nos	Name of Train	Name of Section	Name of Division	Beat	Dist. (km)	Owning circle
			Y-32	Y	Chennai- Vijayawada	2188	Andhra Pradesh
1	12615/12616	Grand Trunk	Y-33	Y	Vijayawada- Wardha		Andhra Pradesh
		Express	MP-28	MP	Wardha-Bhopal		Madhya Pradesh
			MP-26	MP	Bhopal-New Delhi		Madhya Pradesh
			TP-16	TP	Chennai- Vijayawada	1662	Andhra Pradesh
			V-10	V	Vijayawada- Visakhapattinam		Andhra Pradesh
2	12839/12840	Howrah Mail	V-14	V	Visakapattinam- Khurda Road		Andhra Pradesh
			N-2	N	Khurda Road- Howrah		Odisha
		CSTM	B-27	B	Mumbai-Solapur	1283	Maharashtra
3	22159/22160	Chennai	HB-1	HB	Solapur-Guntakkal		Karnataka
		Express	AG-27	AG	Guntakkal-Chennai		Andhra Pradesh
4	12603/04	Chennai Express	Z-12	Z	Hyderabad Chennai	716	Telangana

3. It is, therefore, requested to review the following RMS sections in view of the alternative modes available/may be made available, operational as well as financial impact and send the recommendations to this office at the earliest possible.

(Hariom Sharma)

ADG (Mail Operations)

Topic covered under: 

1. Review of RMS Sections in Tamil Nadu Circle

2. Discontinuation of RMS Sections in Tamil Nadu Circle - A Review

3. Mail Arrangement Review: RMS Sections in Tamil Nadu Circle

4. Optimization of RMS Sections in Tamil Nadu Circle

5. CGM (Parcel Directorate) Visit Report: Review of RMS Sections in Tamil Nadu Circle

SEO :

1. RMS Sections

2. Tamil Nadu Circle

3. Mail Parcel Optimization Project (MNOP)

4. Discontinuation

5. Review

6. Mail Arrangement

7. Infrastructural Development