Indian Railways News

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"Railway Bridge on Bhore Ghaut," showing the construction of the Bhor Ghat incline, which was conceived by George Clark, Chief Engineer of Bombay in the East India Company government.

 

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The Dapoorie Viaduct on the original line in 1855 -~1853 – The first passenger train of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Railways to introduce road-railer concept on Chennai-Delhi route

Chennai: Can container trucks run on railway tracks? From December this year, Southern Railway plans to implement this concept, which is an amphibian-machine known as road-railer, on a pilot basis to transport cargo from Chennai to Delhi. This is a fresh initiative being implemented to give a boost to the freight-earning potential of Indian Railways and capture the lost market from road transport.

Explaning the concept, a senior railway official said the cargo-containers can be brought by road on trucks from a godown and directly coupled with the railway bogies at the railway terminal without having to unload them. At the destination, these containers can be mechanically de-coupled and driven away by a truck.

This concept, already in use in foreign countries like the USA, has been developed by the private sector engineering conglomerate Kirloskar and was in the proposal stage for more than a decade, said sources in Southern Railway. This is one of the latest schemes of Indian Railways to give a boost to the freight traffic and give a stiff competition to movement through road transport, the source said.

"This process is much faster and goods packed at the godown can be directly delivered to the customer's destination. The total process of trans-shipment, where containers are brought to the freight terminal and then again re-loaded onto the railway wagons, is totally eliminated in the road-railer," the official said.

The railways now manually lift the containers from trucks by using huge cranes and other heavy equipment. For this, significant manpower has to be deputed and the process is time-consuming. The concept of road-railer aims to facilitate faster movement of goods; many freight-customers of the railways have complained about the slow movement of cargo through trains and damage to goods as well. Under the new concept, the railways will need to invest less as freight terminals will not need heavy equipment, the official added.

Each road-railer rake can have a maximum of 50 wagons, each of which can carry 40 tonnes of cargo, the official said.

 

[ezsasa]

Railways to introduce road-railer concept on Chennai-Delhi route

I wonder how different is that ^ different from this v

 

[Indx TechStyle]

I wonder how different is that ^ different from this v

May be in trial way before we publicly know about it or active in few areas.
I'm optimistic to have a fast courier service like DHL from India.

 

[OneGrimPilgrim]

i got this email 'from' Mr. Suresh Prabhu 3 days back:

Dear Friend,

It gives me immense pleasure to write to you in this festive season. I wish you and your family a very Happy Diwali and Chhath Puja!

We at Indian Railways are working to make your journeys enjoyable by enhancing your travel experience with us. You are at the centre of our strategies and policies. We have taken a number of initiatives to make your travel experience much better.

We were faced with many challenges. Years of underinvestment led to overstretched infrastructure, inadequate carrying capacity and huge unmet passenger demand. It was important to spend on infrastructure to remove bottlenecks, provide more trains, decongest current infrastructure, facilitate economic growth.Speed,punctuality etc will improve due to investments in infrastructure augmentation. Non rationalised passenger fares and cross subsidisation by freight revenue led to strain on financial health.

The challenge was to convert the vicious cycle into a virtuous cycle which needed reforms at all levels.We took this challenge and built strong foundation and have solid plans ahead

We believe in rolling promises in motion and we have already realised a number of initiatives announced in Rail Budget.We have improved decision making process and empowered employees through delegation of powers.

Some of our achievements among many others are:

Infrastructure:

• A capital expenditure of Rs. 94,000 Cr in 2015-16 against 2009-14 annual average of Rs. 46,000 Cr

• 2828 kms of broad gauge lines commissioned in 2015-16 against 2009-14 annual average of 1528 kms

• 1730 kms of electrification completed in 2015-16 against 2009-14 annual average of 1184 kms

• 545 kms broad gauge lines commissioned in North Eastern India in 2015-16 against 2009-14 annual average of 110 kms

• Joint ventures established with state Governments to multiply infrastructure creation
• Passenger Focus:
  
  • Introduction of Deendayalu Coaches for general class passengers
  • Single person accountability for all facilities on a train
  • One of the world's cheapest travel insurance for our passengers. At a cost of only 92 paise one can get insurance of up to Rs. 10 Lakh
  • Water vending machines at stations
  • Reserved accommodation capacity increased to 44.7 Cr from 37.1 Cr
  • Launch of Janani Sewa: Provision of baby foods at stations
  • Clean my Coach service for on board housekeeping service
  • Community partnership for beautifying stations
  • Complaint resolution through social media, dedicated helpline numbers
  • New train products : Tejas, Hamsafar, UDAY, Antyoday catering to different requirements of our passengers
  Transparency:
  
  • Largest ever online recruitment exam conducted with over 94 lakh applications
  • 100% E-procurement of goods implemented to ensure transparency
  Speed:
  
  • India's fastest train Gatimaan Express launched
  • Trials of Talgo trains capable of running at 200 kmph successfully completed
  HR Initiatives
  
  • Key result areas defined for ensuring accountability, objective performance appraisal
  • Transparent process in key appointments, transfers, promotions
  • HR audit done for right sizing
  • Online portal 'Nivaran' for employee grievance redressal
  • Mass mobilisation programs like Swachhta Saptah conducted
  Technology:
  
  • Collaboration between India and Japan on Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed Rail project
  • Collaboration with global players to co-create best-in-class technology and effect modernization of Indian Railways
  • High speed Wi-Fi at 70+ railway stations across India in partnership with Google
  • Best-in-class technological solutions for project management and monitoring
    • Collaboration with premier educational institutes for technology diffusion in Indian Railways
    • Leveraging technology to ease passengers by providing services like E-catering, E-wheelchair etc
    • Upgrading IRCTC website handling capacity to 1,20,000 number of simultaneous users
    Ticketing:
    
    • Sale of tickets through ticket vending machines
    • Ticket booking through international debit/credit cards
    • Cancellation of PRS tickets through cell phones
    Freight:
    
    • Port congestion charges and busy season surcharge dropped
    • Dual pricing policy of iron ore withdrawn
    • Siding policy liberalised
    • Time tabled freight services introduced
    • Container sector opened up for more commodities
    Though we are happy about our achievements, we are not satisfied. Our endeavour to improve travel experience for you will continue. Some among many other initiatives which we are working on are:
    
    • Redevelopment of stations into world class modern terminals
    • A five year investment plan of Rs. 8.56 Lakh Cr for infrastructure augmentation
    • More structural reforms and creation of new organizations to keep pace with the changing requirements
    • We are giving a big push on enhancing non fare revenue through advertisings, leasing out of spaces etc
    • Mission 'Zero Accident' to further improve safety on Indian Railways
• Improved port connectivity to stimulate trade
  • Two Dedicated Freight Corridors to be commissioned by 2019
  • All capital cities of North Eastern states to be connected with broad gauge line by 2020
  • Making Railway tracks 100% human waste discharge free through use of Bio-Toilets
  • We are working on the target of 1000 MW solar power generation in next 5 years
  • Establishment of Rail University as a holistic knowledge centre for Railways
  • Sale of UTS tickets through handheld terminals and bar coded tickets
  • LED luminaries at all stations
  While we continue on our journey to transform Indian Railways, we seek your cooperation. Together we can make Indian Railways, the pride of India.
  
  I wish you and your family again, a very Happy Diwali and Chhath Puja.
  
  May this festive season bring more happiness and cheer in your lives
  
  Yours,
  
  Suresh Prabhu

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[Indx TechStyle]

National Buildings Construction Corporation decides to redevelop 10 stations

According to a government official, the minimum investment required for redeveloping 10 stations would be Rs 5,000 crore.

NEW DELHI: Railway minister Suresh Prabhu’s plan to redevelop 100 stations into world-class terminals in partnership with corporations is set to get a big start with state-run real estate company National Buildings Construction Corporation picking up 10 stations for revamp at an estimated cost of Rs 5,000 crore.

“We’ll be redeveloping 10 stations and the monetisation would be done through commercial exploitation of the land that railway provides,” said Anoop Kumar Mittal, chairman at National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC).

Corporations participating in this initiative in the first phase would redevelop core infrastructure such as platform, lounges, ticketing counters, parking and other passenger amenities, besides building separate arrival and departure terminals on the lines of airports, a railway board official said.

Against this, they would get commercial exploitation rights of these stations’ land bank for 45 years. They can build or lease land to hotels, malls, multiplexes and corporates, the official said.

The stations NBCC has identified are Varanasi, Jaipur, Kota, Sarai Rohilla (Delhi), Thane, Margao (Goa), Bhubaneswar, Lucknow, Tirupati and Puducherry. NBCC will construct commercial and residential spaces on the station land earmarked for development.'

“We’ll soon start the work on the detailed projects reports of these stations,” Mittal told ET.

According to a government official, the minimum investment required for redeveloping 10 stations would be Rs 5,000 crore. NBCC is a profit-making central PSU that has zero debt on its books.

The government recently sold 15 per cent stake in the company. Minister Prabhu had recently told ET that various public sector units apart from private companies were also willing to invest in redevelopment of stations. Experts welcomed the decision.

“The risk appetite of private companies does not allow them to make huge investment in infrastructure, so it’s a good idea for cash-rich public companies to invest,” said Jaijit Bhattacharya, partner at KPMG.

“It will also create good value for NBCC since as they will unlock the wealth through monetising land bank,” he told ET.

Bhattacharya said NBCC must be targeting to make at least two times of its total investment. The company successfully implemented a similar model of redevelopment in Delhi’s New Moti Bagh (Chanakyapuri) where housing for top bureaucrats (rank of joint secretary and above) was developed at the cost of Rs 1,700 crore after selling a small piece of the land to Leela Palace Hotels.

NBCC is working on the same model for redevelopment of other government-owned colonies in Delhi.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Smart City: 12-km elevated railway corridor to come up in Guwahati

We are going to develop the Guwahati station with an elevated terminal. The entire corridor between Kamakhya and New Guwahati will be elevated. This will be a Rs 5,000-crore project, Suresh Prabhu said

GUWAHATI: The Centre today announced an investment of over Rs 5,000 crore to construct a 12-km-long elevated railway corridor inside Guwahati, contributing to the smart city project.

"We are going to develop the Guwahati station with an elevated terminal. The entire corridor between Kamakhya and New Guwahati will be elevated. This will be a Rs 5,000-crore project," Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said here.

The Indian Railways will form a joint venture in the form of a special purpose vehicle with the state government to implement the project.

"In the next 15 days, DPR will be prepared. The exact shareholding between the two partners will be known later. We will start the work in the next few months," he said.

There will be seven platforms in the 12 km stretch and the terminals will be developed for commercial purposes as well, he added.

"The three stations in Kamakhya, Guwahati and New Guwahati will be connected to metro line, which is coming up in the city. The entire project is meant to contribute to the smart city project," Prabhu said.

There will be four elevated tracks with 12 level crossings and it will take just 15 minutes to cross the stretch, he added.
Prabhu also laid foundation stones of three projects and flagged off a new passenger train through remote system.

The three projects are -- doubling of tracks in New Bongaigaon-Kamakhya section via Goalpara, Digaru-Hojai line and electrification of Jalpaiguri-Guwahati route.

These three projects will entail a cumulative investment of Rs 3,758.83 crore and will be completed by 2021.

Prabhu also flagged off Karimganj-Maishashan-Silchar passenger train, sanctioned at a cost of Rs 55 crore.

"Maishashan in Assam is the border town for train link to Bangladesh. This line is important link for Trans-Asian railway network through Bangladesh," he added.

On this occasion, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal requested Prabhu to connect all the district headquarters of the state with rail network.

"I also request the Railway Minister to reserve the third and fourth grade jobs for local youths," Sonowal said.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

New AC-III tier train coaches to have GPS, coffee-machine and CCTV

 

[republic_roi97]

Transforming Indian Railways: Brainstorming starts today



Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

 

[republic_roi97]

Indian Railways must scrap surge pricing and other exploitative charges

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate a two-day meeting on November 18, which will deliberate on creating a bigger Indian Railways (IR) by leveraging its capex of $125 billion.
For the first half ending September, its Gross Traffic Earnings (GTR) have declined by 4.5% as against targeted growth rate of 13% and its operating ratio has deteriorated to 114%. It is likely to report net loss of Rs 25,000 crore in the current year. It is tragic that IR proposes to increase financial leverage by $75 billion that too for un-remunerative projects like bullet trains, at a time when it is not generating enough operating cash surplus to service its existing debt or to make adequate provision for a Depreciation Reserve Fund. Despite these challenges, nobody seems to have the and courage to apprise Modi about the unprecedented financial crisis facing IR.

Indian Railways is rapidly slipping into a financial morass and terminal debt trap. To avert the impending tragedy, it time to think anew. Variables like the nature of the railways business, its relative competitive position and variability of costs have to be re-visited. The erosion of competitive strength is unlikely to be solved by regulation; instead it requires putting aside the monopoly mindset and offering superior and compelling value to customers. Indian Railways is suitable for implementing a scale-driven operating strategy: Play on volumes, reduce unit cost, reduce prices, gain margins and market share and earn billions of dollars in profits.


The whole demand side strategy can be encapsulated in three words: Dynamic, differential and market-driven. Since variability of cost is negligible, its pricing strategy has to be based on marginal costing and its emphasis has to shift from pricing per passenger/tonne to maximising profits through yield and margins per train.

In future, it should shun any increase in passenger or freight rates which affects its competitive strength. On the other hand, for playing the volume game, as was done successfully during 2004-09, rates have to be reduced substantially for many business segments.

For regaining long distance traffic of coal it should boldly decide that delivered cost of domestic coal transported by the Railways would be more than cost of imported coal in equivalent calorific terms.

Surge pricing for AC classes and other exploitative charges should be scrapped immediately.

 

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Indian Railways to function as a commercial undertaking

Railways will continue to function as a department run commercial undertaking and a separate statement of budget estimates and demand for grant will be created for the national transporter after the merger of Railway Budget with the Union Budget from the fiscal 2017-18, Lok Sabha was told today.

 

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Indian Railways to get transformers from ABB

 

[Mikesingh]

I haven't traveled by train for about 5 years! Almost forgotten what it's like! Miss it!

 

[republic_roi97]

I haven't traveled by train for about 5 years! Almost forgotten what it's like! Miss it!

Its exactly the same, however, now things are getting better and cleaner.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

National Capital Region Transport Corporation approves Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS corridor

Delhi-Meerut RRTS is expected to carry about 7.91 lakh passengers in 2024, 9.20 lakh in 2031 and 11.40 lakh passengers in 2041.

NEW DELHI: Board of NCR Transport Corporation today approved the long-awaited 92 km Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut rapid rail corridor which entails a capital investment of Rs 21,902 crore and is expected to bring down travel time between Delhi and Meerut to less than an hour.

Board of National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) Board, chaired by Union Urban Development Secretary Rajiv Gauba, has approved the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) corridor which was first conceived more than 10 years ago, a source said.

On completion of the corridor, travel time between Delhi and Meerut will come down to 48 minutes by Express trains and 60 minutes by normal trains, the source added.

Designed for a maximum speed of 180 km per hour with operating speed of 160 kmph, the corridor originates from Sarai Kale Khan terminus station and passes through dense development of Delhi, Ghaziabad and Meerut regions terminating at Modipuram.

Delhi-Meerut RRTS is expected to carry about 7.91 lakh passengers in 2024, 9.20 lakh in 2031 and 11.40 lakh passengers in 2041.

The corridor was one of such corridors proposed in 2005 by the National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) under a 'Functional Plan on Transport for NCR-2032' to connect various important towns of National Capital Region with high speed rail based commuter transit system.

Of the 92.05 km long corridor, 60.354 km will be elevated viaducts while 30.245 km will be underground.

There will be a total of 17 stations including 11 elevated and 6 underground stations.

38.05 km long Sahibabad-Meerut South section including Duhai Depot is planned for commencement of revenue operations in January 2023, 16.60 km Sarai Kale Khan-Sahibabad in January 2024 and the remaining 37.40 km Meerut South-Modipuram in July 2024.

The Board also decided in favour of ensuring multi-modal integration at Sarai Kale Khan, Anand Vihar, ISBT (Kashmiri Gate) and Aero City in Delhi to enable easy transition from one mode of transit to the other, the source said.

It also decided to take up with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways realignment of Delhi-Sonepat-Panipat and Delhi-Rewari-Alwar RRTC corridors to run them along NH-1 and NH-8 respectively.

 

[Abhi9]

DLW India's 5500 HP Diesel Locomotive

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Mail from IRCTC

Dear Friend,


It gives me immense pleasure to write to you at the onset of another new year. I wish the coming year brings happiness and prosperity in your life.


It is the able leadership of our Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji which is inspiring us to strive for revamping the Indian Railways.He has said that "This is a technology driven century. Innovation is important. Railways has to be about both 'Gati' and 'Pragati'. It is this mantra that guides us on this journey of transformation.


Last year saw many milestones being set in Indian Railways and many new initiatives being taken. We believe not only in making promises,but also keeping them.We fulfilled many of the announcements made in the Railway Budget last year and we are committed to achieve the remaining ones.


Improving travel experience for our fellow citizens is at the core of our work and philosophy. Enhancing safety, improving speed, creating new passenger amenities, augmenting infrastructure, introducing of new train products all have been means to achieve this end.


Recent train accidents have anguished and pained me beyond words. We had started on this mission to make Indian Railways safe 2 years ago, when I joined office. Systemic issues accumulated over years take time to be resolved. Chronic underinvestment in infrastructure has affected the safety of Rail network. Much has been done but there is still so much more to do to make Indian Railways a safer mode of transport. We are determined to address the issues and come up with solutions. In the last 2 years, we have taken following measures to enhance safety:

• Capital expenditure on safety related activities increased from Rs.39,200 Cr in 2013-14 to Rs. 46,048 Cr in 2015-16. We will be further increasing it to Rs.53,727 Cr in 2016-17.

• Pace of track renewal has been increased substantially to over 2000 km every year.

• Working on a mission to eliminate all unmanned level crossings by 2019.

• All coaches to be retrofitted and improved with anti climbing and anti telescopic features over the next 4-5 years.

• Entered into partnerships with several best-in-class global research bodies like Railway Technical Research Institute, Japan and Korean Rail Research Institute.

• Introduction of Ultrasonic Broken Rail Detection System to detect rail fractures on a real time basis.

• Train collision avoidance system is being introduced along high density routes.

Some of the highlights of our work, among many others have been:

• Introduction of country's first Humsafar Express between Gorakhpur and Anand Vihar in New Delhi. It is a fully air conditioned train with host of features like GPS enabled announcement system, pleasing interiors and exteriors,CCTV system,pantry with coffee making machine and microwave oven etc. An effort to provide luxury service at affordable price point.

• We had revamped the general coaches into special `Deendayalu' Coaches with amenities like pure drinking water, better ergonomically designed seats for our general class passengers.

• In the next 2 months, we would be ready with Tejas Trains which would redefine passenger travel experience in India.

• We organised one of the world's largest brainstorming exercise involving all Railway employees, Rail Vikas Shivir which was graced by Honourable Prime Minister.A dedicated transformation office is being set up in the Ministry to implement innovative ideas coming out of this exercise.

• We commissioned high speed Wi-Fi in over 100 stations across country and we would cover 200 more stations in the next year.

• We signed a MoU with Ministry of Urban Development to create "Smart Stations" in planned Smart Cities.

• On the freight side,we launched a spate of reforms including reduction in charges,liberalised key policies such as Siding and Parcel.

• Indian Railways bagged a total of 27 National Energy Conservation Awards (NECA) this year, given annually by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under aegis of Ministry of Power, Government of India. This is highest ever tally by Railways.

• Partnered with Self Help Groups to provide local cuisines on trains, and thus facilitating employment creation,women empowerment and digital financial inclusion.

• A capital expenditure of Rs. 94,000 Cr in 2015-16 against 2009-14 annual average of Rs.46,000 Cr.

• 2828 kms of broad gauge lines commissioned in 2015-16 against 2009-14 annual average of 1528 kms.

• 1730 kms of electrification completed in 2015-16 against 2009-14 annual average of 1184 kms.

• Declaration of India's first "Green Rail Corridor" of Rameswaram-Manamadurai section which is 100% human waste discharge free.

• Installed 15000+ Bio Toilets in 2015-16.

• Clean my Coach service started to enhance on board cleanliness.

• E-catering, E-bedroll and E-wheelchair services introduced to provide seamless access to these services.

• Introduced one of the world's cheapest travel insurance for our passengers at only 92 paise for insurance of up to Rs. 10 Lakh. It has now been made free of cost.

• Reserved accommodation capacity increased to 44.7 Cr berths from 37.1 Cr.

• Implemented one of the world's largest complaint resolution system through social media,dedicated helpline numbers.

• 100% E-procurement of goods implemented to ensure transparency.

• Largest ever online recruitment exam conducted with over 94 lakh applications.

• 1000+ Water Vending Machines providing RO water installed at stations across country.

• A total of 340+ stations have been provided with CCTV surveillance to ensure safety.

• Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP)- Phase III approved by the Cabinet with an estimated cost of Rs 11,000 Cr.

• A total of 365 new trains have been introduced in 2014-15 and 2015-16.

• Trials of Talgo trains capable of running at 200 kmph successfully completed.-

• Collaboration between India and Japan on Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed Rail project.

• Indian Railways has been at the forefront when it comes to promoting sports in the country.Sakshi Malik, who created history by becoming the first women wrestler from India to bag an Olympic Medal is a member of our Railways family. A total of 35 sports persons who represented India in the Rio Olympics were Indian Railways employee, thus comprising almost a third of Indian contingent.

• Three of our employees contributed in India's win in the Hockey Junior World Cup.

• Key result areas defined for ensuring accountability, objective performance appraisal.

All these milestones have been set under challenging circumstances.Years of underinvestment have led to overstretched infrastructure, inadequate carrying capacity and huge unmet passenger demand. Non rationalised passenger fares and cross subsidisation by freight revenue led to strain on financial health.


We believe, Indian Railways belongs to you and when we involve you in creating a vision for Indian Railways, excellent results could be achieved. With this in mind, we launched Railways Innovation Challenge inviting suggestions to improve various aspects of our working. We also launched a website to invite inputs for preparation of National Rail Plan 2030.



A lot has been done and a lot is yet to be achieved. It is our Honourable Prime Minister's firm belief that Railways can be the driver of country's economic growth. With this in mind, we step into the new year with renewed enthusiasm to achieve more, set new milestones.We are working on many focus areas which will propel Indian Railways further on the growth trajectory and benchmark it with the best in the world.



Some of the endeavours among many others we are working on are:-

• Redevelopment of railway stations into world class modern terminals with modern passenger amenities. The construction of first such terminal being planned at Habibganj, Bhopal would get underway in next few weeks.
  
• A five year investment plan of Rs. 8.56 Lakh Cr for giving a major push to infrastructure augmentation and thus create capacity for future.
  
• Enabling cashless transactions across Indian Railways at all interfaces.
  
• Working on a multi pronged strategy for running of high speed trains (with a speed of 300 kmph+), semi high speed trains (with a speed of 160 kmph+ - 200kmph), running of existing trains with increased speeds and introduction of faster trains.
  
• A big push on enhancing non fare revenue through advertisings, leasing out of spaces etc.In a first,a Non Fare Revenue Directorate has been set up in Railway Board for this purpose.
  
• More structural reforms and creation of new organizations to keep pace with the changing requirements. Railway Planning and Investment Organisation to prepare National Rail Plan 2030 and SRESTHA, a R&D organization to name a few.
  
• Plan to connect all capital cities of North Eastern states to be connected with broad gauge line by 2020 and stimulating economic development of the region.
  
• Two Dedicated Freight Corridors to be commissioned by 2019 which will decongest existing traffic and pave way for better passenger and freight service.
  
• Making Indian Railways 100% human waste discharge free through use of Bio-Toilets.
  
• Plan to generate 1000 MW solar power in next 5 years, thus becoming one of the country's largest solar power producer.
  
• Undertaking Accounting Reforms to create a transparent accounting system which will enhance profitability and improve overall efficiency.
  
• Implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning(ERP) to streamline operations, infuse technology, enhance efficiency.
  
• Establishment of Rail University as a holistic knowledge centre for Railways.
  
• LED luminaries at all stations.
  

All these visions could not be turned into reality without the support of our fellow citizens. Thus, we seek your support in taking Indian Railways to the next level and benchmark it with the best in the world.

I wish you and your family again, a very Happy New Year.


Yours,

Suresh Prabhu

 

[F-14B]

I seriously hope that the railway takes up the rehabilitation of the harbour/island line and the rejuvenation of old ernakulum station

Ernakulam Terminus (Station Code:ERG) is an abandoned railway station in the Indian city ofKochi. It was the first railway station in Kochi, built by the MaharajaRama Varma XV ofKochi. Great personalities like Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin Viceroy have visited Cochin through this old majestic railway station. Now it is abandoned and operates as a Goods Terminal of the Southern Railway, if this is open along with located on theBristow Road in the Willingdon Island, Kochi. The station is an easy way to access the Wellington island in Kochi,which is difficult to reach especially for those outside the city.

 

[Abhi9]

New Tejas Coaches........................................