Indian Railways’ 1st ‘private’ train Tejas Made Profit
Indian railway and IRCTC collaborated India’s first private train Tejas makes a profit of around $97k (Rs 70 lakh) till October this year.
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Indian Railways to Use Drones Developed By IIT-Roorkee
Indian Railways is very soon starting deployment of drones to monitor rail tracks, a step that will help national transporter focus on the safety aspect. According to the reports, under an initiative of the telecom industry and the railways, IIT Roorkee has developed drones which are currently being tested on the tracks around the Uttarakhand […]
Indian Railway Launching RailCloud a Virtual Server to Manage Services
The Indian Railways will launch tomorrow RailCloud, a virtual server with an inbuilt security system that will enable faster connectivity at a reduced cost. Developed by rail PSU RailTel at an estimated cost of about Rs 53 crore, Railcloud is aimed at optimising server resources and its management. Cloud computing is an emerging technology for […]
Indian Railway Acquiring Technology To Run Trains Without Guards
The Indian Railways will float global tenders worth over Rs 100 crore for acquiring sophisticated equipment to run 1000 trains without guards. The End of Train Telemetry (EoTT) equipment is used to establish communication between the locomotive driver and the last wagon of the train to ensure that the train is running with all coaches/wagons […]
Indian Railway Started Delivery of Train Tickets at Doorstep
IRCTC has offered delivery of rail tickets allowing passengers to make payment through any payment mode, including cash. Broad-basing the customer service, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has now introduced pay-on- delivery service allowing passengers to book train tickets online and pay at the time of delivery. IRCTC through its website and mobile […]
Eyeing on 300 Crore Profit, Indian Railways Will Allow Space For App Based Cab Service
Encashing the growing demand for application-based cab services, the Indian Railways is all set to provide space for such facility at about 500 major stations, eyeing an annual profit of Rs 300 crores. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will unveil the new policy for app-based cab service next month along with providing parking space and kiosks […]
Indian Railways Website Allegedly Hacked By Al-Qaida
IANS- Terror outfit al-Qaida on Tuesday allegedly hacked a microsite of the Indian Railways’ Railnet page. The hacked page of Bhusawal division of Personnel Department of the Central Railway and part of a large intranet created for the department’s administrative needs, was replaced by a message purportedly from Maulana Aasim Umar, al-Qaida chief in south […]
After Chaayos Now PressPlay TV Will Provide Free Video Service in Indian Railway
NEW DELHI: Indian railway future looks bright because of the activity Railway ministry has shown to improve railway service quality has clearly seen. Whether it’s about cleanness drive on stations, technology use (wifi & tie-up with startups) and better communication approach using twitter and caller service. As we reported last to last week that Indian Railway has […]
A Gift from Indian Railway, First CNG Train Has Been Launched in Haryana
New Delhi – A new chapter added in the history of Indian Railway today. The first CNG train of Indian railway started between Rewari to Rohtak cities, comes under Haryana, a state of India. Using Remote Control the Railway Minister of India, Mr. Suresh Prabhu, inaugurated this CNG Train. This CNG DMU Train also has the […]
After Google, Now Indian Firm Joister Wants to Offer Free Wi-Fi at Railway Stations in Maharashtra
After launching free Wi-Fi services at about 500 locations in four major cities of Maharashtra, broadband and gaming provider Joister Infomedia has offered to provide free Wi-Fi at all railway stations in the state. Google had last year announced that it will provide free Wi-Fi access at 400 railway stations in the country, and started […]
Know About The Technological Advancements Being Made in The Railway Sector
With the ever-increasing use of digital technology all over the country, the Indian Railways have now planned to look after and monitor the cleanliness of the trains, easy ticket availability, food problems and other grievances of the passengers with the help of technology-based advancements. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS IN RAILWAY: 1) Whatsapp Groups to Monitor Cleanliness – One […]
Railway PSU RITES aims for $550 Mn valuation in IPO
The public sector undertaking (PSU) of Indian Railways, RITES is looking forward to Rs. 3700 crore valuation in its initial public offering slated for June 20-22. RITES, which is a state-owned railway consultant has designated a price band of Rs. 180-185 apiece resulting in an IPO size of Rs 466.20 crore. Additionally, there is a […]