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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...

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...

6 Top Players Keen to Develop Ultra High-Speed Trains: Suresh Prabhu

6Oct By NitishNo Comments

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6 Top Players Keen to Develop Ultra High-Speed Trains: Suresh Prabhu

Six major global players have shown keen interest in developing ultra high-speed trains in the country, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said here on Thursday. "Using technology is... The next big thing, which is going to happen in the transportation sector... We just had a meeting in Delhi on September 2. We got six top global companies to come and talk about technological transportation technology that we will develop, co-develop, manufacture and use in India and then maybe, use outside the country," Prabhu said while addressing the India Economic Summit here. He spoke of the challenges of the 'Fourth Industrial Revolution', for which the need of the hour is "local solution with a global approach". Technology, Prabhu said, is something which is going to "revolutionise the entire stre...

IRCTC Tie-Up With Defence Food Research For Better Food Quality in Trains

28Jun By AdityaNo Comments

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IRCTC Tie-Up With Defence Food Research For Better Food Quality in Trains

Seeking to upgrade its catering operations, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) today signed an agreement with the Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) here for transfer of technology in food and beverage processing and packaging. Under the agreement, DFRL, a Defence Ministry establishment under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will transfer the technical know how and testing for quality assurance to IRCTCs ready-to-eat packaged food for the rail travelers. The Licensing Agreement for Transfer of Technology (ToT) was initiated by IRCTC Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) A K Manocha and DFRL Director Rakesh Kumar Sharma, an IRCTC release said. "IRCTC has been taking several new initiatives to upgrade, professionalise and standardize its cat...

Highlights of the Launch of “Gatimaan Express”, India’s Fastest Train

5Apr By NitishNo Comments

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Highlights of the Launch of “Gatimaan Express”, India’s Fastest Train

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off India’s first semi-high speed train Gatimaan Express running at a speed of 160 kmph. The train has reached Agra in 100 mins (Avg. time set is 90 mins). Gatimaan Express will run between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Agra Cantonment stations. Gatimaan Express becomes India's fastest train touched top speed of 160 kmph beating India’s fastest train so far the Bhopal Shatabdi running at 150 kmph. Gatimaan covers the 184-kilometre distance between New Delhi and Agra in 100 minutes, as opposed to 110 minutes by the Bhopal Shatabdi. Launch of Gatimaan Express by Honble Minister MR Suresh Prabhu Tdy IR ushers in to the age of #HighSpeedTrains wth Launch of #GatimaanExpress by HonbleMR @sureshpprabhu frm NZMStn pic.twitter.com/hAgCwThQpU —...

Soon, Differently-Abled Can Avail Rail Travel Concessions Online

28Feb By AnkitaNo Comments

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Soon, Differently-Abled Can Avail Rail Travel Concessions Online

The Indian Railways is fulfilling its social obligations towards Divyang, senior citizens and women travellers, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Thursday while presenting the rail budget in the Lok Sabha. Prabhu said that for Divyang (differently-abled), the railways have introduced one-time registration for availing concessions while booking tickets online, online booking of wheelchairs and Braille-enabled new coaches. Also, the quota of lower berths has been increased for senior citizens and women. "In the coming financial year, the railways is increasing the senior citizen quota per coach by 50 percent, resulting in almost 120 lower berths per train for senior citizens," he said. The minister said that in pursuance of the objectives of Accessible India campaign,...

ISRO Developed 1st Satellite-based Warning System For Unmanned Railway Crossings

6Feb By AdityaNo Comments

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ISRO Developed 1st Satellite-based Warning System For Unmanned Railway Crossings

The first trial run for developing a satellite-based system to warn train drivers on unmanned railway crossings was conducted by ISRO scientists in Ahmedabad recently. Scientists at the city-based Space Applications Centre (SAC) are now in the process of commercially developing this system that will be fitted on 50 different trains across the country as a second part of the demonstration project. Of around 30,000 level crossings of the Railways, as many as 11,000 are unmanned. “An estimated 7,000 people die every year at these unmanned crossings in the country. We have successfully conducted the first test-drive in Ahmedabad for developing a satellite-controlled warning system for the Indian Railways that will alert the train driver well in advance about an approaching unmanned level cr...

21Jan By AnkitaNo Comments

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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 option to run using Diesel System. The use of CNG will create more energy resources and less consumption of Diesel - said Indian Railway Minister. He also said that creating more options will decrease our dependency to use traditional energy resources. 1400 Horsepower Engine For Diesel-CNG train, Indian Railways specifically commissioned a 1400 horsepower engine. As per the estimates, Rewari Passenger Train will use more than 20 per cent of CNG to cover 81 km ...