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12Nov By AdityaNo Comments

INDIA

Indian Railways’ 1st ‘private’ train Tejas Made Profit

12th Nov, 2019, New Delhi: IRCTC's Tejas Express has made a profit of around $97k (Rs 70 lakh) till October this year while earning a revenue of nearly $516k (Rs 3.70 crore) through sale of tickets, sources said, signalling a steady start for the Railways' first "privately" run train. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation's Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express is part of the Railways' bid to develop 50 railway stations of world-class standards and allowing private passenger train operators to run 150 trains on its network. The train has run with an average occupancy of 80-85 percent since it began operations on October 5, the sources said. From October 5 to October 28 (21 days, as the train, runs six days a week), the expenditure incurred by IRCTC in running the train was around...

Know About The Technological Advancements Being Made in The Railway Sector

12Jun By Gauri SinghNo Comments

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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 of the busiest railway zones in India, the Northern Railways will now have WhatsApp groups for every railway department including pantry, bedrolls etc, under the supervision of the senior officials, which will update information and status reports on the cleanliness of the trains on a day-to-day basis by onboard housekeeping staff (OBHS). People can send in their requests on the group and the same would ...

Railway Tickets Soon To Introduce T For ‘Transgenders’

30Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

INDIA

Railway Tickets Soon To Introduce T For ‘Transgenders’

Transgenders will now have the option of identifying themselves as the third gender with the Railway Board modifying reservation forms to provide the option T, besides M (Male) and F (Female). The Railway Board in a letter to all zonal railways has said that ticket booking and cancellation forms will be modified from the current option of Transgender (Male/Female) to just T. According to the letter, the social justice and empowerment ministry is at present dealing with various issues of transgenders and a proposed legislation on this -- The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016, is being reviewed by a parliamentary standing committee. "The matter has been reviewed and it has been decided that till such time the detailed modalities on this account are finalised by the...

Indian Railway Launching RailCloud a Virtual Server to Manage Services

11Jul By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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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 faster and on demand commensurate deployment of server resources which results in reduced cost. "RailCloud technology enables maximising the usage of available server and storage resulting in accommodation of bigger data and more applications within same server space. This makes the system suitable to meet higher demand," said a senior Railway Ministry official. Currently all IT applications have separate servers which increase the cost of op...

25Jun By PriyankaNo Comments

INDIA

Indian Space Centre ISRO Developed Technology to Alert Users at Unmanned Crossings

Satellite-based chip systems will now alert road users at unmanned level crossings about approaching trains and also help in tracking train movement on a real-time basis. On a pilot basis, the Mumbai and Guwahati Rajdhani trains will be equipped with this system. Road users will be warned by hooters once a train approaches an unmanned level crossing as railways are installing ISRO-developed integrated circuit (IC) chips on locomotives of trains. There will be hooters at 20 unmanned level crossings on Rajdhani routes for Guwahati and Mumbai, said a senior Railway Ministry official involved with the project. More trains will be equipped with such technology in a phase-wise manner, according to the plan. About 500 metres before the level crossings, the hooter will be activated ...

11May By PriyankaNo Comments

INDIA

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 as a complete unit. The equipment is designed to do the guards job by giving indication to the loco driver in case of parting of coaches or wagons from the rear side of the train. Each set of EoTT device is estimated to cost approximately Rs 10 lakh. EoTT system comprises two units one unit called cab display unit (CDU) fitted on the locomotive and the other is sense and brake unit (SBU) fitted on the last coach or wagon of the train. Bo...

10May By AnkitaNo Comments

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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 app has now introduced pay-on-delivery as one of the payment options for its customers, said a senior IRCTC official. Delivering tickets at the consumers doorstep by offering the pay-on-delivery (PoD) option will facilitate those consumers who book through travel agents to move to online medium. It will also encourage people who book at railway reservation counters to move to online medium as there is a cost and e...

Paytm, Savlon Express Trains on Tracks Soon

14Apr By PriyankaNo Comments

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Paytm, Savlon Express Trains on Tracks Soon

Paytm Express and Savlon Swachh Bharat Express will soon chug along the tracks as the Indians Railways roll out brand trains. Brands will find prominence on trains as the railways have offered the inside and the outside of compartments for showcasing products. Coaches of premier trains will be used for vinyl advertising of various brands including mobile e-company Paytm and Savlon of ITC, a railway official said. In an attempt to shore up its non-tariff revenue, railways will award advertising contracts of all Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto Express shortly. Railways, which has earned Rs 10,181 cr from non-fare revenue sector in the 2016-17, set an ambitious target of Rs 14,000 cr in the current fiscal. Earnings from advertising on rail over bridge, rail under bridge, station...

Railway & Its Travel Insurance- 75 Percent Success Rate

10Feb By No Comments

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Railway & Its Travel Insurance- 75 Percent Success Rate

As compared to life insurance and health insurance, there are limited buyers for travel insurance. As per a recent report by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), in the fiscal year 2014-15, only 1.4 million domestic travel insurance plans were issued in India. Travel Insurance is often neglected by people! But its significance is only realized after mishaps like train accidents, flight accidents happen. But why do most people wait for something wrong to happen and then realize that they should have taken the travel insurance cover? As discussed above, often people don’t buy travel cover. And the ones, who buy travel insurance, don’t buy adequate coverage. They cover themselves for matters pertaining to baggage loss and flight/train delays. Insu...

IRCTC Launched New App “IRCTC Connect” For Hassle Free Journey

30Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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IRCTC Launched New App “IRCTC Connect” For Hassle Free Journey

To make train journeys pleasant and hassle-free, railways will launch an integrated mobile app for availing all travel-related services such as hiring taxis, porters and booking retiring rooms and lounges at stations among others. The app "IRCTC Connect" which aims to provide a one stop solution for various services can be used for booking tickets, ordering food from a favourite restaurant or finding hotel rooms of passengers' choice outside the stations. The application is likely to be launched early next year as the required ground work for it is underway, a senior Railway Ministry official said. Currently, a few apps are operational for booking tickets and food but there is no such app for availing multiple services. As per plan, the app will offer 17 services like porter, whee...

From Booking Ticket to Ordering Meal, All on New Rail Application Soon

8Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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From Booking Ticket to Ordering Meal, All on New Rail Application Soon

A seamless travel experience for rail commuters with a swipe of a finger is in the offing as Railways plans to revamp its mobile application and include “all passenger services” for its customers. “We are preparing an integrated mobile application for railway passengers which will take care of all their needs. “It will be an app that will take care of the entire journey — from booking a ticket to booking a taxi, pre-ordering a meal, requesting for porter services, lodging at a retiring room, ordering a bed roll, complaining about lack of cleanliness in a coach, accessing digital entertainment, reserving a hotel, booking an airline ticket in case of a waitlisted rail ticket, among other services,”said an official from the Non-Fare Directorate of the Railway Ministry. Ernst ...

IRCTC Giving 50 Percent Cash Back on Food, To Boost e-Catering

15May By AnkitaNo Comments

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IRCTC Giving 50 Percent Cash Back on Food, To Boost e-Catering

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a new scheme that provides 50 percent cash back offer on pre-paid orders having a minimum value of Rs 300, a move set to further boost its e-catering facility. The facility has become available on IRCTCs e-catering website since May 13, said IRCTC CMD AK Manocha. The cash back offer is valid only for meals booked through IRCTC and having a value of more than Rs 300 in a single order. Manocha said such a move would give a major fillip to e-catering operations of IRCTC. "IRCTCs e-catering facility, which has broad-based the culinary choices in a significant manner, is now turning out to be a big hit with rail passengers. The 50 per cent cash back offer will further induce passengers to patronise our e-catering facility...