Indian Railways News

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Ticket prize ?

 

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Ticket prize ?

750-1500...............................................................................

 

[HariPrasad-1]

I really donot belive in jan ahar types models where food is beging served at 20-30 rupees

first point is that target customer of such model are low category Indian people and such people traveling in indian railways rarely eats foods from jan ahar.they usually carry their food prepared from home

second food served from such jan ahar models doesnt taste very good.

I have rarely seen any people buying food from sucj jan ahar centers.

Even outside eateries sell food thali priced between 40 to 60 rs.cant understand why is urctc going for jan adhar model when one such exits already in IR.started by mamta bangeer when she was railway minister and i am sure it must be making hughe loos

Give those canteens to Patanjali, Baba Ramdev will provide you a good quality of meal for Rs 30. 4 roti, Rise, dal, subji and Kathol.

 

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Gatimaan Express Huffs And Puffs

So why are we creating such a song and dance about the Gatimaan Express? Is 160kmph such a big deal? The Delhi - Bhopal Shatabdi has been running at a speed of 150kmph since the past three decades!

Are we too late to play catch-up? It will take an act of God , enormous time and huge financial outlays to achieve speeds over 300kmph which is the standard in most parts of the world.

I travel quite frequently from Nice (France) to Paris on the high speed TGV, flying at ground level at an average 320kmph!! That's an experience you guys don't want to miss!

Why we Indian always get skeptical with whatever success we get? How many countries in the World operating trains at 300 Kmph? If I am not wrong may be 10-15.

Why the largest economy in the World (USA) is not operating any train with 300 Kmph?

While writing any article Indian journalists never compare the fare structure, the number of passengers and category of passengers Indian Railways caters to.

Nothing to dance about running a train at 160 Kmph but what is the harm in giving a pat on the back of Indian railways!!

 

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Wi-fi service started from yesterday in Bhubaneswar Railway station, which is inaugurated by Suresh Prabhu. One well step in the path of India's no.1 smart city.

 

[HariPrasad-1]

The importance of Gatiman express is that we entered into a new area of Semi high speed train. This is just a bigining. The target is to run the trains at 200 KM on the same track. We have the powerful engines to run at 220 KM per hour but the constrain is tracks which are now been focused upon. I am sure that Gatiman express's speed will be increased gradually to 200 KM once the tracks are modified and necessary safety systems are in place. The main constrains are higher curve turns. The angle of any curve need to be less than 5* to allow the semi high speed train to take turn smoothly. If we focus on the tracks properly, we can certainly improve many tracks to run the trains at much higher speed. We need better sidding on almost every station and tracking and safety devices. Once we put this basic infrastructure in place, we can certainly run the trains at much faster speed and handle a lot more traffic. While creating the sidding, we must take the futuristic developments also, Now 10000+ HP GE engines are coming up and they will pull much longer trains at at much faster speed.
I remember a suggestion to Indian railway by modi. He told that now very high strength steel is available so you can make light weight wagons out of that. That will save about 5 ton weight and you can load that much of additional goods into the wagons. We need these type of innovations. I remember one more incident. IIT Bombay proposed one aerodynamic shape of indian engines. They said that if engines are aerodynamically designed that they may run fast and save 3.5 crore electricity every year . We have build a great strength in Railways and now we are in a position to offer that to lots of developing countries. What is we need is a visionary leadership. which is there in place right now. We can have a mission of reviving railways like Make in india mission.

 

[Mikesingh]

The importance of Gatiman express is that we entered into a new area of Semi high speed train. This is just a bigining. The target is to run the trains at 200 KM on the same track. We have the powerful engines to run at 220 KM per hour but the constrain is tracks which are now been focused upon. I am sure that Gatiman express's speed will be increased gradually to 200 KM once the tracks are modified and necessary safety systems are in place.

How about this problem.....

Ploughing through them at 200kmph will spell disaster. Do you think the so called fence they've put up at places will serve the purpose? Not by a long shot! It's an apology for a fence!!

This is what the Japanese have constructed for their HSR....

And this flimsy apology for a fence is what the Indian Railways have 'constructed' at some places for the Gatimaan Express.....

We are the pioneers in Jugaad!! Sab chalta hai!!

 

[HariPrasad-1]

How about this problem.....

Ploughing through them at 200kmph will spell disaster. Do you think the so called fence they've put up at places will serve the purpose? Not by a long shot! It's an apology for a fence!!

This is what the Japanese have constructed for their HSR....

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And this flimsy apology for a fence is what the Indian Railways have 'constructed' at some places for the Gatimaan Express.....

We are the pioneers in Jugaad!! Sab chalta hai!!

See it already run at 160 KM/Hr. What major problem do you see if the speed increases by 40 km further?

 

[Mikesingh]

See it already run at 160 KM/Hr. What major problem do you see if the speed increases by 40 km further?

I have no problem with speeds of 200 kmph or more. What I'm wary about is safety which I have brought out in my post # 368 above.

 

[SKC]

How about this problem.....

Ploughing through them at 200kmph will spell disaster. Do you think the so called fence they've put up at places will serve the purpose? Not by a long shot! It's an apology for a fence!!

This is what the Japanese have constructed for their HSR....

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And this flimsy apology for a fence is what the Indian Railways have 'constructed' at some places for the Gatimaan Express.....

We are the pioneers in Jugaad!! Sab chalta hai!!

even this was not present when they first tested on these tracks previous year. Officials found lot many issues in the track. and solving all issues will take time. You can either wait for them to install metal fences and correct other issue which will take much higher time or start doing things on lower scale or use solution which are fast.
These fences also looks much cleaner.

 

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animals are more disciplined species than humans,

this fence is enough for those disciplined species.

 

[HariPrasad-1]

I have no problem with speeds of 200 kmph or more. What I'm wary about is safety which I have brought out in my post # 368 above.

yes, exactly that is why the speed is kept at 160. Once the tracks are modified and safety feature are added, we may run the trains at 200 KMPH.

 

[Mikesingh]

yes, exactly that is why the speed is kept at 160. Once the tracks are modified and safety feature are added, we may run the trains at 200 KMPH.

Not only tracks. The rakes would also need a lot of modifications to run at > 200kph which includes the complete redesigning of the suspension system, traction, braking systems, and signalling, strengthening of bridges (a quarter of out of 1,31,000 bridges are over 100 years old!!), provision for 100 per cent mechanized track maintenance and so on.

A herculean task! The question is: WTF has the Congress been doing for the past 65 years they were in power? Their brand of socialism has screwed one and all.

 

[HariPrasad-1]

Not only tracks. The rakes would also need a lot of modifications to run at > 200kph which includes the complete redesigning of the suspension system, traction, braking systems, and signalling, strengthening of bridges (a quarter of out of 1,31,000 bridges are over 100 years old!!), provision for 100 per cent mechanized track maintenance and so on.

A herculean task! The question is: WTF has the Congress been doing for the past 65 years they were in power? Their brand of socialism has screwed one and all.

The new rack may not be an issue. They are already making the racks and they cam modify some features such as fire resistance, modified breaks, suspensions etc. You may give some money and any company will design this for you. The main issue is track and ofcource the bridges as you said.

I strongly recommend a hike in railway fair to generate some additional revenue to support infrastructure. We can do one thing. We must not produce any coach from now onward which is not capable of running at less than 250 KM an hour. We must start work on improving the main tracks and curves which need to be less than 5* to run the trains 200 KM and above. The only thing needed is the clear frame work and vision. Once it is clear, we may start work on the same and improve major lines so that our major trains may run at higher speed.

 

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according to this,india gonna export 450 coaches to australia for next 2.5 years.

 

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MoU Between Railways and ISRO

Railways have recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for developing applications in the field of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System.

The aims and objectives of the MoU is to develop applications and services in tune with the requirements of Indian Railways such as:- i) Develop an advance warning system at Unmanned Railway Crossings for road users. ii) Mapping of Indian Railway assets through Geospatial technology. iii) Develop paperless unreserved ticketing solution based on geo-fencing of station area. iv)Developing Real Time Train Information System by using Communication Satellite Services. v) Setting up of BHUVAN node in Indian Railways to internalize the use of BHUVAN geospatial solutions by Railways. vi) Meet Indian Railways satellite based communication requirements. vii) The MoU has been signed on March 17th, 2016 and has come into force.

For services being currently provided by BHUVAN or envisaged in future for Government of India, no charges shall be levied. For communication services, satellite assisted Navigation etc. charges would be applicable as per mutual agreement and based on pricing policies of the Government.

A project called Real-time Train Information System (RTIS) to track trains on real time basis alongwith dissemination of train running information to rail users has been sanctioned.

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Underground corridor of Namma Metro inaugurated

Vidhana Soudha underground station during inauguration. Photo: K. Murali Kumar

Vidhana Soudha underground station during inauguration. Photo: K. Murali Kumar

After a two-year delay, the underground corridor of Namma Metro was finally inaugurated amid much fanfare and excitement on Saturday. “It was a great ride; it did not feel like we were in a tunnel at all. I cannot wait to take the entire trip in the morning tomorrow," said Sangeetha K., one of the passengers who experienced the inaugural ride on Friday.

The Purple line connecting Baiyappanahalli in the East to Mysuru Road in the West will be operational on Saturday, from 6 am. Curious citizens are looking forward to a test ride ahead of using the metro to commute to work on Monday.

Five underground stations promise to be a completely new experience for commuters. With massive stations, escalators, air conditioning and services like Wi-Fi which will come up soon, a trip through the underground corridor is something a lot of people are looking forward to.

The inside view of Dr. Ambedkar Vidhana Soudha station:

 

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I was at Cantonment railway station Bangalore today. I felt that the facilities have in fact deteriorated.
The queues for tickets were longer.
The platforms were actually less cleaner. There are more dustbins though.
No additional facilities for passengers.
So.... not impressed.

 

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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launches web-based project monitoring system
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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched the Project Management and Information System which would enable the railways to monitor online the progress of ongoing projects across the country.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday launched the Project Management and Information System (PMIS) which would enable the railways to monitor online the progress of ongoing projects across the country. ”PMIS is a web-enabled IT application which would cover the entire life cycle of complex projects. It is a step in leveraging resources which would empower railways in transforming the way projects are designed, built and commissioned,” a railway official said.

PMIS would use drone recordings and CCTV footage to monitor the projects. Prabhu said PMIS would be helpful in implementing upcoming major railway projects on time and save money.

“The plan is to roll out PMIS to all the major projects across the country. It will help in online monitoring, mid course corrections to ensure faster execution of the projects. The railways will save crores of money if projects are implemented on or before time,” Prabhu said.

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He said the system would improve with time and that the information would be available to the public as well. He said a system would be developed to grade employees on the basis of their performance.

“A system would be developed to reward those who perform well and punish the non-performers. PMIS will help in identifying the performance,” he said.

Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha called PMIS a “game-changer”.

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“If we manage to reduce the project completion time it will be a game-changer for the railways. It will also give economic benefits to the railways,” Sinha said.

PMIS is currently being implemented in the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramullah rail link as it has complex geological formation which requires extensive and continuous monitoring.