MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): Dr Shivraj Manaspure, MBBS, MD (Physiology), a member of the Indian Railway Traffic Service 2011 Batch, has been appointed Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) at Central Railway. He succeeds Shivaji Sutar, who has transitioned to the Railway Board as Director of Information & Publicity.
Dr. Shivraj Manaspure previously held the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager position for Central Railway’s Bhusaval Division.
He has held various positions with Central Railway, including Senior Divisional Operation Manager for the Mumbai Division and Divisional Operation Manager for the Solapur Division. He was also the Deputy Chief Operation Manager for the Mumbai Construction Department.
Dr. Shivraj Manaspure was honoured with the General Manager’s Zonal Award in 2016 for his outstanding performance in train operations. In recognition of his remarkable administration of local suburban trains and mail express trains in the Mumbai Division, he was also awarded the Best Punctuality Zonal Shield for 2019–20.
His achievements have significantly improved Mumbai Division’s infrastructure and effectiveness, enabling the efficient operation of suburban services and mail/express trains. In addition, he significantly contributed to rationalising the suburban timetable and expanding suburban services.
Furthermore, he supervised the development and execution of the Thane-Diva new 5th and 6th lines, organising different maintenance blocks during the construction phase while maintaining continuous suburban train services for nearly 180 days.
Dear Dr. Shivraj Manaspure , I am senior citizen age 73 years residing at Pune and native of Jalgaon. Pune Bhusawal Pune express train which is populer train running daily till January 23 was abruptly suspended first for 2 months and now indefinitely.This train is populer among passengers travling from Pune to Panvel, Kalyan to Jalgaon and return journey. my humble request is please restore this train immediately since Deepavali Navratri festivals are approaching fast.
thanks
Laxman Keshav Kasodekar