Indian Railways News

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For a long time one of the most coveted posts in the Indian Cabinet has been the Railway Minister's post. This is one post where the most poppulous decisions can be made without any thought to the condition of the exchequesr, the travelling condition of the current travellers, the current condition of the rolling stock, the antiquated signalling system and the condition of the tracks.

The only thing certain about a Railway Minister is that every year he/she will announce dozens of new trains( mostly from his constituency-- to hell with the rest of the country)ozens of new projects. Come the next budget similar annoucements will be made but there will be no mention of the status of the projects announced in the previous years.

Admittedly IR is doing a Yeoman's job in transporting millions of people everyday at comparitively very cheap prices. But is this the only job of the railways. New Technologies have been absorbed very slowly. The growth in Number of Kilometers of Track has been very slow. Parts of India, J&K, North East and some parts of South India are still very poorly connected by Trains.

More people die on unmanned crossings daily than they die in Railway crashes. After thousands of such crashes, dozens of expert committees, crores of Rupees spent the situation is still the same.

thank you .

 

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Varanasi Railway Station Set for A Makeover | Travel | www.indiatimes.com

 

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Railways Undertake
Cleanliness Drive in Trains,
Stations

NEW DELHI: With an aim to make rail premises clean and hygienic, Railways have begun a two-week long massive cleanliness drive at all important stations and in trains across the country. The objective of this drive is to make a visible impact in passenger areas on cleanliness, according to Chairman Railway Board (CRB) Arunendra Kumar, who had written a letter to all zonal railways to take up the campaign in the right earnest. The drive, which began on June 7 and will conclude on June 21, includes cleanliness of platforms, toilets, waiting and retiring rooms and other areas involving passenger movement. According to the CRB directive, circulating areas will be cleaned, unclaimed vehicles will be towed and pre-paid taxi areas will also be made proper. Kumar has directed authorities to ensure white-washing of stations, including the concourse, covering of water booths and drains at stations especially in passenger areas and check for any water leakage in trains or station premises. The CRB has also asked Divisional Railway Managers (DRMs) to check one station everyday for the next two weeks and Assistant General Managers (AGMs) of the concerned Zonal Railways will also inspect the stations for cleanliness. Seeking daily progress report in this regard from all zones on regular basis through email, CRB has asked all GMs to monitor and supervise this cleanliness drive and undertake periodic inspections themselves.

Railways Undertake Cleanliness Drive in Trains, Stations - The New Indian Express

 

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Centre Seeks Fresh DPR for Metro Extension - The New Indian Express

 

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Railways Planning FDI Route for High-Speed Trains: Gowda - NDTVProfit.com

 

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Delhi to Agra@160kmph: Trial run of semi high-speed train on July 3 - The Economic Times

 

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Railways should get their land lease to private party.I mean open it for malls, cinema

generate revenue from other sources.allow third party for catering in trains rather the irctc or any other

 

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Indian 'semi-bullet train' sets new national speed record - The Times of India

 

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Semi-Bullet Train

Indian 'semi-bullet train' sets new national speed record Watch now - YouTube

 

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Semi-Bullet Train

Agra-Delhi 'semi-bullet train' sets speed record - YouTube

 

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PM hints at increased private sector role in railways - The Times of India

 

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Special tourist trains to famous pilgrimage sites proposed - Livemint

 

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Railways to Install CCTV in Ladies' Compartments

NEW DELHI: The Railway Ministry has decided to install CCTVs in ladies' compartments in phases in order to provide enhanced security to women passengers, the Rajya Sabha was told on Friday. Responding to a query during the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda said, "We will do it phase- wise. We have already decided on this." The Minister was responding to a question from filmstar-turned- politician Jaya Bachchan on whether the government was mulling installing closed-circuit television in ladies' compartments. Gowda also said 4,000 more posts of women Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel were being sanctioned to provide enahnced security to women passengers. Besides, eight sanctioned Mahila Vahinis (women RPF companies) would be recruited. The Railways have a three-tier security mechanism of RPF, Government Railway Police (GRP) and District Police. RPF supplements the efforts of GRPs to ensure protection and security of railway property and passengers among others. The job of the district police is to ensure security of tracks, bridges and tunnels. Replying to a query on security mechanism in railways, Gowda said, "At present an average of 3,275 trains are being escorted by RPF and GRPs. Almost all existing vacancies in RPF are being filled. This will enable us to strengthen existing escorts and to escort another 1,500 vulnerable trains."
Railways to Install CCTV in Ladies' Compartments - The New Indian Express

 

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Railways may replace second class coaches with AC ones - The Times of India

 

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Elite Women Commandos to Secure Delhi Metro - The New Indian Express

 

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KOCHI: In what could be a major boost to the infrastructure of Kochi, the Railways is eying to set up an automobile storage and export unit at the Mattancherry wharf here. The proposal, mooted by the Railway Board, has been brought before the Cochin Port Trust (CPT) for discussion. The Mattancharry wharf belongs to the CPT, and boasts of a railway line. On Thursday, the Railway Board's infrastructure advisor Gireesh Pillai visited the proposed site, and told the Railway officials to earmark the space available for the Railways to join hands with the CPT to start the plant. According to Railway sources, the wharf that is connected by a railway line can bring in automobiles and automotive parts from the other parts of the country. From there, the automobiles can be transported by ship to the African countries. "Currently, Africa is a good market for Indian products, especially automobiles. Many Chinese products have failed to catch the African market, unlike the Indian products that have a good market there. Officials said that Kochi was the ideal location for setting up the unit," the sources added. Also, since the Railways is having dedicated containers to transport automobiles the project could be successful. Railway officials claimed that many automobile companies had expressed interest. Meanwhile, the officials noted that the project plan was only at the initial stage. "However, if there is sufficient willpower and if the Cochin Port Trust is also interested the project it could become a reality, the officials added.
Railways Plans to Set up Auto Storage, Export Unit in Kochi - The New Indian Express

 

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Railways to harness green power to reduce hefty energy bill - IBNLive

 

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Railway Minister launches next generation e-ticketing system - The Economic Times

 

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Beast is under testing Indian Railways most powerful Diesel electric Loco 5500HP WDG5 will be game changer in non electrified route since one loco can pull load which previously
TWIN WDM-3 or WDG-3 were dedicated to do the job

 

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DLW Varanasi should eiether design a derivative or license produce

EMD DDA40X Worlds powerful diesel locomotive with 6600HP , almost equal to the power of WAP-7 Electic loco which India uses for premium superfast train

EMD DDA40X - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia