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Charbagh, Gomtinagar stations set for major upgradation

LUCKNOW: A massive redevelopment of Charbagh and Gomtinagar railway stations was launched on Sunday under which various advanced amenities like shopping malls, food courts, medicine shops, budget hotel and many more services will be made available for passengers.
Union home minister Rajnath Singh, who is also Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow, inaugurated a number of projects and laid foundation of redevelopment work in the presence of railway minister Piyush Goyal.

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Railways to invest Rs 75,000 crore on signalling system project: Piyush Goyal
By PTI | Mar 8, 2018, 10.47PM IST

BENGALURU: The Indian Railways would invest Rs 75,000 crore on a signalling system project to be implemented across India, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said today.

"We will bring the most modern technology of European Train Control System level II (ETCS) in India and it will be implemented across the country. It will ensure safe journey," he told reporters here.

He said the South Western Railway officials have prepared the pre-feasibility report for the long-pending Bengaluru suburban railway and come up with a Rs 12,000 crore investment plan.

Goyal said 68 km of the 160 km suburban railway network will be elevated. In addition, the Railways would invest Rs 5,000 crore for upgrading the stations and for bringing in the most modern locomotives rail coaches.

He said he had written to the Karnataka chief minister in January that instead of 80-20 ratio of cost sharing between Karnataka government and Railways, where Karnataka's share would be 80 per cent, he has proposed a 50-50 cost sharing.

"We can do a cost sharing of 50-50 between the state government and the Indian railways and against that, they (state government) can allow us to increase the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) or Floor Space Index (FSI) of all our stations to five, so that we can raise some revenue by developing the stations, making them modern and passenger friendly."
 
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According to the minister, the modern coach factory at Rae Bareli, last year, has sent the Railway ministry a proposal to manufacture 5,000 LHB coaches every year, up from 1,000 coaches. Indian Railways had the capacity to manufacture 4,000 LHB coaches each year. There are 20,000 LHB coaches in use and it would take around 5 years to to replace all ICF coaches with LHB ones, the minister has said earlier. He also said that in 4-5 years of time span, ICF coaches will be history.

Indian Railways’ ICF creates ‘Make in India’ record; eyes manufacturing 2,500 coaches in 2017-2018
 
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Indian Railways Revamp: Government To Offer Rs 10 Lakh Prize For 'Idea' To Improve State Carrier

Indian Railways Revamp: Government To Offer Rs. 10 Lakh Prize For 'Idea' To Improve State Carrier
The winner of first price of Indian Railways competition will receive Rs. 10 lakh. The second prize stands to receive Rs. 5 lakh
Infrastructure | NDTV Profit Team | Updated: March 25, 2018 18:42 IST

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Deadline to submit duly filed form at MyGov is May 19

If you resent the services of Indian Railways that boasts of a vast network of 67,368 kms, and want to really do something about it instead of merely grumbling, then you can send a strong workable solution to the government of India and get paid for it, and handsomely though. Name of the competition is 'How to Raise Money For Railways To Provide Better Services'. Indian Railways runs 13,329 passenger services daily catering to 22.24 million passengers. The Indian Railways competition guidelines stipulate that one can send some practicable ways to raise money to help it improve services. And the good ideas stand to get huge cash prizes. Winner of the first prize stands to receive Rs. 10 lakh. The second prize winner will receive Rs. 5 lakh. The third prize winner will be bestowed with a sum of Rs. 3 lakh, while the fourth prize draws a sum of Rs. one lakh.

Indian Railways Gives A Chance To Win Rs. 10 lakh Via An Idea. 10 Things To Know

1. To be able to post the entries using the online application system, one should visit MyGov Innovation | MyGov Innovate where one has to click the "click to participate" button. The participant will be taken to a landing page featuring the registration form with various fields.

2. The participants will have to fill out a registration form and entry submission form. The submission should comply with the requirements as set out in the Guidelines mentioned on the online Entry Submission Form.

3. On successful submission, participant will receive a confirmation email. For any queries you can even email to ps07@nair.railnet.gov.in

4. The idea for improving the revenue of Indian Railways must be written in a maximum of 1,000 words while the abstract should be written in about 250 words. Any attachment, such as a PDF file or any power point presentation, can be sent as an attachment but should not exceed 8 MB in size. Value proposition to customers and relevance of the concept/ design in enhancing the customer experience has to be written in 150 words. Compliance to the boundary conditions has to be encapsulated in 250 words. The originality of proposed idea must be written in 150 words. The project's cost effectiveness has to be written in 200 words and possible constraints must be listed out in another 150 words.

5. Indian Railways gives a backgrounder for the idea. The railways ministry concedes that gross revenue of Railways was Rs. 1,65,292 crore while working expenses for the year was Rs. 1,59 lakh crore. The government has made an observation that the railways revenue has been almost stagnant for past four years, whereas the working expenses have been rising steadily. This has caused fall in investible surplus of Railways, thus affecting quality of services.

6: The Indian Railways competition is open to individuals and companies/ institutions.

7. The deadline to submit duly filed form is 6 pm of May 19.

8. The write-up can be submitted in Hindi or English.

9: To be able to judge an idea's worth, 30 percent weightage would be given to viability of project, 20 percent to revenue potential, 10 percent to customer convenience, 10 per cent to scalability, 10 per cent to cost effectiveness, 10 per cent to compliance of boundary conditions, 5 per cent to detail orientation and the rest 5 percent to quality of presentation.
Indian Railway has launched a Public Competition on “how to raise money for Railways to provide better services (जनभागीदारी)”. Participants can submit their entries by accessing the link MyGov Innovation | Jan Bhagidari with award money of ₹ 10 lakhs, 5 lakhs , 3 lakhs & 1 lakh.” pic.twitter.com/ddhZaeFGaP​
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) March 23, 2018​

10. Any communication with a participant will be done through an email provided by the participant at the time of filling the application form.
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World-class! Indian Railways to transform 90 stations into ‘airport-like’ transit hubs

World-class! Indian Railways to transform 90 stations into ‘airport-like’ transit hubs
The Railway Ministry has decided to redevelop 90 railway stations into world-class transit hubs. The move has been decided in order to enhance passenger amenities at railway stations, hence providing a world-class experience. The railway station redevelopment project also found mention in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget 2018 speech.
By: Devanjana Nag | Published: March 23, 2018 4:30 PM

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The 90 selected railways stations which will be converted into world class transit hubs



Indian Railways to convert stations into world-class ‘airport-like’ transit hubs! The Railway Ministry has decided to redevelop 90 railway stations into world-class transit hubs. The move has been decided in order to enhance passenger amenities at railway stations, hence providing a world-class experience. The redevelopment plan will include many major railway stations, which will be provided with many facilities including CCTV cameras, Wifi, renovation of the station buildings, modular water kiosks, water ATMs, LED lights, lifts, escalators, stainless steel benches, modular catering kiosks etc. Apart from these facilities, waiting halls, waiting rooms, retiring rooms, wash rooms of the stations will be improved as well. The railway station redevelopment project also found mention in Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Budget 2018 speech.

The 90 selected railways stations which will be converted into world class transit hubs include many major railway stations across the nation such as Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada stations of Andhra Pradesh, Guwahati station of Assam, Patna, Patliputra, Sonpur stations of Bihar, Chandigarh station of Chandigarh, Raipur station of Chhattisgarh, Safdarjung, Anand Vihar stations of Delhi, Madgaon station of Goa, Gandhinagar, Surat, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodra stations of Gujarat, Ambala station of Haryana, Shimla station of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu Tavi station of Jammu and Kashmir, Ranchi station of Jharkhand, Mysuru station of Karnataka, Kozhikode, Kottayam, Palakkad statons of Kerala, Jabalpur, Bhopal stations of Madhya Pradesh, Shivaji Nagar, Lonawala, Pune stations of Maharashtra, Bhubaneswar, Cuttak stations of Odisha, Puducherry station of Puducherry, Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur stations of Rajasthan, Madurai, Chennai Egmore, Tiruchchirappalli stations of Tamil Nadu, Warangal station of Telangana, Lucknow, Allahabad, Jhansi, Mathura, Varanasi Junction, Ayodhya, Gorakhpur stations of Uttar Pradesh, Dehradun, Haridwar stations of Uttarakhand, Asansol, Howrah, Darjeeling stations of West Bengal. Apart from these, many more stations across the country will undergo the renovation plan.

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For the redevelopment of over 600 major railway stations, the national transporter also launched an idea competition SRIJAN (Station Rejuvenation through Joint Action). The idea competition was launched at MyGov portal, under which all stakeholders like railway passengers, architects, urban planners, engineers are allowed to send their ideas for the stations’ redevelopment. However, the last date to submit the entries for this competition is March 26, 2018.
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Indian Railways’ Track Maintenance to get Tech-Rich, to Cost Rs.2700 Crore
26 Feb 2018

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NEW DELHI: Stepping up its efforts to prevent train derailments, Indian Railways is opting for the latest technology to reduce its dependence on manual inspections and to improve the track maintenance system of its rail network. Automatic track geometry-cum-video inspection systems, ballast regulating machines, rail grinding machines, automated multifunction track recording cars and ultrasonic flaw detection systems (USFD) are some of the modern equipment to be procured by the state-run transporter at an estimated cost of Rs. 2,726 crore.

The Railways has allocated Rs. 7,267 crore in the 2018-19 budget for safety-related works — including track inspection, repair and maintenance — a massive jump from Rs. 1,933 crore in 2017-18, underlining the top priority its is giving to accident prevention measures.

“Till now, the Railways depended heavily on manual monitoring method to detect cracks in rail, defective fittings, ballasts, concrete sleepers and other track-related systems,” said a Railway Ministry official.

The inspection of tracks has a clear bearing on safety and with increased train speeds and traffic, manual inspections are not only becoming unsafe for the inspecting staff but are also becoming difficult due to the shorter intervals between running trains.

“Now the focus is to shift from the manual method to state-of-the-art technology like the automatic track geometry-cum-video inspection system to detect defects. It is a proven technology and operational worldwide, including in Germany and Britain,” the official said.

In the first phase, these will be fitted under the last coach or the guard’s van of fast-moving Rajdhani trains. The system is capable of recording track geometry and video footage of track components which can be assessed by officials for necessary action.

“We are procuring 16 automatic track geometry-cum-video inspection systems, and 12 vehicular USFD machines to detect flaws in the tracks,” the official said.

Besides, the Railways is also acquiring eight rail grinding machines to remove minute cracks on the tracks and 40 axle box accelerometers to detect unevenness on the rails.

The Railways shopping list also includes 30 ballast regulating machines, 20 ballast cleaning machines and four automated multifunction track recording cars to strengthen and upgrade its track maintenance systems.
 
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Indian Railway Passengers Soon To Get A Compulsory Bill For Purchasing Food In Train

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Indian Railway Passengers Soon To Get A Compulsory Bill For Purchasing Food In Train

According to a report by The Better India, to advocate transparency, the Indian Railways will soon launch a system wherein the passengers get a bill for the food that they purchase. The report also says that the railways has taken this step post several complaints of overcharging by the passengers.

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Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has begun the first phase of compulsory billing of food bought by the passengers on the SBC-NDLS Karnataka Express. The next phase is reportedly going to see 100 Point of Sales (POS) Machines amongst 26 other trains.

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The railways will also be taking passenger feedback of the food through tablets carried by officials says the report by The Better India. This will help monitor the catering services. The report further says that Piyush Goyal, the Union Railway Minister has instructed the railways to implement the new billing policy by 31st March. The information will also be made available on the Indian Railways website while booking tickets.

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Maruti Suzuki cars on trains! Indian Railways ties up with automobile giant for transporting consignment

Maruti Suzuki cars on trains! Indian Railways ties up with automobile giant for transporting consignment
In a first such initiative, the Western Railway has joined hands with automobile giant Maruti Suzuki India Ltd to transport its cars by train from its plant in Gujarat to other parts of India.
By: IANS | Mumbai | Published: March 24, 2018 7:34 PM



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The train loaded with 125 Maruti-Suzuki cars in 25 NMG coaches left the Maruti plant in Detroj to Nidvanda in Bengaluru Division of South-Western Railway. (Photo: Twitter/Ministry of Railways)

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Maruti Suzuki cars on trains! Indian Railways ties up with automobile giant for transporting consignment
In a first such initiative, the Western Railway has joined hands with automobile giant Maruti Suzuki India Ltd to transport its cars by train from its plant in Gujarat to other parts of India.
By: IANS | Mumbai | Published: March 24, 2018 7:34 PM


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The train loaded with 125 Maruti-Suzuki cars in 25 NMG coaches left the Maruti plant in Detroj to Nidvanda in Bengaluru Division of South-Western Railway. (Photo: Twitter/Ministry of Railways)

In a first such initiative, the Western Railway has joined hands with automobile giant Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) to transport its cars by train from its plant in Gujarat to other parts of India, an official said here on Saturday.

The first such train (rake) loaded with 125 Maruti-Suzuki cars in 25 NMG coaches left the Maruti plant in Detroj to Nidvanda in Bengaluru Division of South-Western Railway, a distance of 1m716 km.

The entire consignment of cars was loaded in less than four hours, said WR Chief Spokesperson Ravinder Bhakar.

The Indian Railways tie-up with MSIL is expected to benefit the carmaker’s new manufacturing facility near Becharji station in Patan district which produces around 250,000 vehicles per annum, with plans to increase the production capacity in future.

For the operation from Detroj, MSIL and WR have developed a stacking area of 8000 square metres with a capacity to stack for handling up to two NMG rakes.

The Detroj railway station itself has been developed with minimum capital expenditure with MSIL partnering with Indian Railways in the transportation business.

Bhakar said the WR will not only transport the manufactured cars to all destinations in the country but also provide logistic solutions for export of the vehicles.

“This initiative is a great beginning for the development of industry and Gujarat state for making it a hub of car production in near future,” he said.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has lauded the new freight loading initiative commenced by the WR.

“From transporting autos to Amul butter, Indian Railways gives you the most economical, safe, timely and environment friendly transportation. Adopt it today!” he tweeted.
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Bali78 said:
Mumbai Ahmedabad route needs 100,000 passenger per day to break even.
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At 7 trains running in either direction , with peak passenger load per train @2000 , it'd still be 28000 per day. How did you arrive at such a figure assuming it's accurate ?
 
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At 7 trains running in either direction , with peak passenger load per train @2000 , it'd still be 28000 per day. How did you arrive at such a figure assuming it's accurate ?
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It's not my figure. There was an article by a prof from IIM Ahmedabad and the number of 100,000 was outcome of his analysis based on the loan repayment terms.

Why should the number of trains be limited to only 7?
 
Bali78 said:
It's not my figure. There was an article by a prof from IIM Ahmedabad and the number of 100,000 was outcome of his analysis based on the loan repayment terms.

Why should the number of trains be limited to only 7?
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That's what the article says. That the no of trips from either direction will be 14 i.e 7 from each side , initially.
 
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