Mysuru: Pradeep Kumar, Member-Staff, Railway Board, New Delhi, visited South Western Railway (SWR) in Hubballi on June 22.

During his visit, he inaugurated 19th Hole-Renovated Golf Lounge at Rail Golf Club in Golf Links Railway Officers Colony.  He also inaugurated 36 Units of Type-II Railway Quarters for Railway Staff at New Vinoba Nagar on Gadag Road.

Later he inspected the Simulator at Diesel Loco Shed, Hubballi. Simulator is a tool designed for giving virtual experience of driving a rail engine. After inspecting Hubballi Railway Station, he inaugurated the Digital Audiometry at Central Railway Hospital, Hubballi and conducted a Review Meeting with Railway Officers at Rail Soudha, Hubballi.

In the meeting, Pradeep Kumar discussed about various subjects like progress of doubling and new line works, earnings of Railway, passenger amenities and Staff matters of SWR.

A.K. Gupta, General Manager; P.A. Lamgahre, Additional General Manager; A.K. Jain, Divisional Railway Manager of Hubballi; G.J. Prasad, Chief Operations Manager; K. Sivaprasad, Chief Commercial Manager; A.K. Singh, Financial Advisor & Chief Accounts Officer; S.K. Albela, Chief Personnel Officer; D.B. Kasar, Chief Security Commissioner; H. Pradeep Kumar, Chief Medical Director; K.S. Kalra, Principal Chief Engineer and other Officers were present.