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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai​

The CST Mumbai is an outstanding example of Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in India, blended with themes deriving from Indian traditional architecture. The building was designed by the British architect F. W. Stevens. The terminal was built over 10 years, starting in 1878. CST Mumbai, is a UNESCO World Heritage site.












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Pride of Andhra: New Godavari Bridge, Rajamundhry



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A nice video of Mumbai Rajdhani by Arzan (Indian Railways fan)​

 
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Another video of Mumbai Rajdhani by Arzan​

 
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A video of 1st class AC cabin of Indian Railways shoot by a foreigner​

 
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2431 Thiruvananthapuram Nizamuddin Rajdhani​


 
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The Historic day when Agartala joined Indian Railways​

5th October 2008 was a historic day for Agartala the capital of Tripura. On this day Agartala was connected by Indian railways. The North Eastern Frontier Railway (NFR) from 5th Oct 2008 started 2 passenger train service between Silchar and Lumding in Assam and Agartala.

Some facts about this railway line

• The foundation stone for the 119-km Kumarghat-Agartala railway project was laid in 1996 by former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda.

• It took more than four decades to connect the capital city after northern Tripura's business hub Dharmanagar came on the railway map in 1964.

• The NFR has spent about Rs.9 billion to connect Agartala by rail by making three big tunnels through the Longtharai Valley, Baramura and Atharamura Hills in Dhalai and West Tripura districts.

• The 1,962 metre Longtharai tunnel is the longest railway tunnel in eastern India.

• Approximately 1,200 acres would be required for the Rs.8.13 billion project to connect Tripura's southernmost border town of Sabroom by rail.

• After the Indian Railways extends its line up to Sabroom, it would be very easy to connect with the Chittagong international port in southeast Bangladesh, which is just 75 km from there.

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Pamban Bridge (Rameswaram)​

• The Pamban Bridge on the Palk Strait connects Rameswaram to mainland India.

• It was India's first sea bridge.

• It is the second longest sea bridge in India (after Bandra-Worli Sea Link) at a length of about 2.3 km.

• The railway bridge historically carried meter-gauge trains on it, but Indian Railways upgraded the bridge to carry broad-gauge trains in a project that finished Aug. 12, 2007.

• The bridge is located at the "world's second highly corrosive environment", next to Miami, US, making the construction a challenging job. The location is also a cyclone-prone high wind velocity zone.





 

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Video of Pamban rail Bridge​

 
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Panvel station - Raigad, Maharashtra​



 

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New Bombardier rolling stock of Delhi Metro​






Note :- Delhi Metro is not under Indian Railways. Only Kolkota metro is under Indian Railways
 

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Direct rail link between Sikkim, rest of India in 5 years.

New Delhi: The picturesque hilly state of Sikkim is poised for a direct rail link with the rest of the country within the next five years, with Railways terming the project an engineering challenge in itself.

Most of the rail link, which will run through tunnels will have bridge piers that will surpass Qutub Minar in height, sources in Railways said here on Monday.

Work on the ambitious Rs 3,300 crore project began last month by Ircon International Limited, which is also involved in the Kashmir rail link project.



Sources said the project "poses major challenge in execution and will be considered a rare engineering achievement on its completion."

The proposed 44.4 km railway line passes through the foothills of Kanchanjungha mountain range and Teesta river valley, with the alignment running from Rangpo in Sikkim to Sevok near Silguri in north of West Bengal.

Vice President Hamid Ansari and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee had laid the foundation of the project in October last year.
 

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Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project​

This is one of the most ambitious projects of Indian Railways. In order to augment the rail transport capacity to meet the growing requirement of movement of freight traffic, the Indian Railways have decided to develop freight corridors along its busy trunk routes. Once completed would meet the transport requirements of the two busy trunk routes for the next 15 to 20 years and would also help segregation of passenger and freight traffic on these routes.

Western DFC – It will be of 1483 Km length. It will be from Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai to Tughlakabad and Dadri (U.P.) The Western corridor from JNPT to Tughlakabad/Dadri will pass via Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Palanpur, Ajmer and Rewari and will be an electrified automatic double-line corridor, except a 32 km single line link from the main corridor to Tughlakabad.

Eastern DFC – It will be of 1806 km length. It will be from Ludhiana (Punjab) to Dankuni near Kolkata to be extended in future to serve the new deep sea port proposed in Kolkata. This will pass via Asansol, Gomoh, Sonnagar, Mughalsarai, Kanpur, Khurja and Saharanpur. It will be electrified single line on the Ludhiana-Khurja portion (426 kms.) and electrified automatic double line on the remaining portion.


Western DFC will be funded substantially by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) under the Special Terms of Economic Partnership (STEP) scheme of the Government of Japan and will be a tied loan with the 30% of the total value of contracts being sourced from Japan. The first loan agreement for Engineering Services for phase-I (Rewari-Vadodara section of 920 kms.) has been signed on 27.10.09.

The Eastern corridor, funding has been sought from World Bank and ADB. World Bank is expected to fund the 725 kms. Mughalsarai-Khurja portion of the Eastern corridor. Funding from ADB has been sought for the 426 kms. Khurja-Ludhiana portion. Both World Bank and ADB are expected to fund about 70% of the cost of the project sections funded by them and the loan negotiations are in advanced stage.

DFC Project Implementation status

•Eleven field units headed by Chief Project Managers have been set up in Mumbai, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Ajmer and Jaipur for Western route and at Ludhiana, Meerut, Kanpur and Allahabad for the Eastern route.

•Contracts have been awarded for detailed engineering survey including geo-technical investigations, collection and compilation of field data relating to L-Section, GAD for bridges, hydrological data and preparation of land plans for land acquisition wherever required.

•Contract for engagement of General Consultants for the work on Kanpur-Khurja section of Eastern DFC has been awarded to do the detailed design, prepare standard World Bank compliant documents and also for the project management consultancy.

•Consultancy contract for Business Plan was awarded in September 2008 and the Business Plan is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2010.

•Final Location Survey has been completed on Eastern corridor (Ludhiana-Sonnagar portion) and the Western corridor.

•Notifications for land acquisition under Section-20A of the Indian Railways (Amendment) Act for land requirement over 2400 kms. And for 20-E over 850 kms. have been issued.

•Construction work on both Western and Eastern corridors have commenced after award of contract for 54 major and important bridges between Utran and Vaitarna on the Western corridor and on the 105 km. New Ganjkhwaja to New Karwandia (on Sonnagar-Mughalsarai section) of the Eastern corridor.

The project is targeted for completion in 2016-17

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High(er) speed DEMU (Diesel-Electric MultiUnit) train, this one goes between Vijayawada and Bhimawaram, halted at Narasapur (AP). Tax well spent.



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High(er) speed DEMU (Diesel-Electric MultiUnit) train, this one goes between Vijayawada and Bhimawaram, halted at Narasapur (AP). Tax well spent.



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which train is this? looks indian but cant reconginse state
 

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which train is this? looks indian but cant reconginse state
Lol read the post, it's Andhra Pradesh. It's a fast rural DHMU train. It has driver's cab located on each end and has multiple diesel engines. It can travel at 110 km/h at some stretches. Several of these stations are junctions which require change of direction for the train. So time is wasted for the locomotive to detach and attach at the rear end of the train. Hence this DHMU solution came up. The driver and guard just have to swap places if a direction change is needed.
 

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Duronto Express​

These are long distance non stop trains. It means from the starting point till the last station, these train will have no commercial stoppage.


 
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The Golden Chariot​

THE GOLDEN CHARIOT train named after the famous Stone Chariot in Hampi (a world heritage site). It travels through timeless Historical Heritage Sites, resplendent Palaces, wildlife and golden beaches. It’s 7 Nights / 8 Days colorful journey begins every Monday from Bangalore and traverses through Mysore , visiting Srirangapatna, Mysore Palace, Nagarhole National Park , continuing to the historical sites of Shravanabelagola, Belur, Halebidu, Hampi and thereafter entering into the triangular heritage site of Badami, Pattadakal, Aihole, and finally the Golden Beaches of Goa before ending in Bangalore.

Facilities
•Fully air-conditioned cabins.

•Twin beds, 17 double bed cabins and 1 cabin for the physically challenged.

•Vanity / Writing desk.

•Every cabin is equipped with Wi-Fi, LCD television, DVD with 6 satellite channels, wardrobe, vanity/writing desk and private bathroom with luxurious amenities and accessories.

•Interiors inspired by the timeless aesthetics of Hampi and Halebid.

•4-seater and 2-seater dining cabins with comfortable sofas and chairs. (Nala and Ruchi - Two Restaurants )

Conference Coach
Where modern day royalty does business. The Golden Chariot Conference Coach can seat up to 30 business leaders and gives you lessons in history and leaves with a vision for the future.

•Seating capacity of 25-30 guests.

•42 inch LCD television.

•High-speed internet surfing area.

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