Sachin Ashok Sharma (IRTS) took charge of Secretary to General Manager of Western Railway. Sachin is an officer of the Indian Railways Traffic Service of 2009 batch and has worked in important assignments pertaining to train operations in previous positions as Senior Divisional Operations Manager of Nagpur and Bilaspur Railway Divisions under South East Central Railway.

His role particularly holds distinction for having made an all time record of highest freight loading and earning by any division over Indian Railways. Sharma’s contribution towards improving Average Speed of Freight Trains and successfully implementing the concept of Mega Integrated Corridor blocks over Nagpur Division, won him the Railway Board’s National Award in 2016. 

He has also been the recipient of Gold Medal for Best IRTS probationer in Academy, COM’s Award and General Manager’s Award. An officer with wide experience of Passenger and Freight Train Operations, Sachin has successfully facilitated more than 50 non-interlocking works for creation of new infrastructure augmentation projects. Recently, Alok Kansal, General Manager of Western Railway, has lauded his efforts and issued appreciation letter for his role during lockdown period, especially with regards monitoring of Shramik Special Trains.

Outgoing Secretary to GM and CPRO/Western Railway, Ravinder Bhakar has joined as CEO of CBFC. Ravinder in his tenure as managed his double responsibilities with utmost efficiency. Ravinder is also a recipient of the Railway Board’s National Award alongwith many other prestigious awards at various levels.