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Recovery tracker: Power generation, consumption lower than before

Decline also seen in vehicle registrations, railway freight growth

Recovery tracker: Lower mobility, power generation in week ended Sept 14

Railway freight traffic numbers were higher than before

Railways floats tender to procure 80,000 indigenous forged wheels a year

Invites industry to set up domestic manufacturing facility at estimated cost of Rs 1,000 crore

Vande Bharat trains' manufacturing to begin from October: Railway Minister

The Railways' target is to begin a regular production of Vande Bharat trains from October with manufacture of two to three trains per month, to five to eight in the coming months, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. The Railways has set a target of manufacturing 75 such trains by August 2023. The newest train has completed all its trials and is ready to run commercially. Sources said that it is likely to be run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad and will be officially launched later this month. Addressing a press briefing, Vaishnaw said that the new train comes with much advanced features. The third Vande Bharat train, which has completed its trials and is fit to be operated commercially, will zoom from 0-100 kmph in 52 seconds as compared to the earlier version which attained the same speed in 54.6 seconds. He also said that the weight of the new train has been reduced by 38 tonnes, which has contributed to its faster acceleration. So, the new train would reach a speed

Railways floats tender for 80k 'Make in India' wheels every year: Vaishnaw

The Railways has drawn up a blueprint to become an exporter of wheels and on Friday a tender was floated to build a wheel plant which would manufacture at least 80,000 wheels every year, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. This is for the first time that the Railways has floated a tender to invite private players to build a wheel plant and make wheels for high speed trains in India, he said. Indian Railways needs two lakh wheels per year. According to the plan, while Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) will provide one lakh wheels, the rest will be provided by a new 'Make in India' plant. Addressing a press briefing, Vaishnaw said the tender will be awarded on the condition that the plant will be exporter of wheels too and the export market will be Europe. The tender mandates that the plant has to be set up within 18 months, Vaishnaw said. The wheels of the Vande Bharat train were stuck in war-torn Ukraine and had to be airlifted to meet the timelines set for thei

Best of BS Opinion: BJP's allure, the railway land policy and more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday

Top headlines:Adani to build 3 giga factories; FM says inflation manageable

Business Standard brings to you top headlines for the evening

Rajasthan govt plans to upgrade facilities in hotels owned by RTDC

Recently, chief minister Ashok Gehlot approved Rs 10 crore for the renovation of six hotels of RTDC

IRCTC cancels 269 trains today: Check your train status for Sept 4 here

Indian Railways cancelled 269 trains on Sunday, September 4. Read this report to know the status of rescheduled, source-changed, diverted, cancelled or shortly-terminated trains today

IRCTC cancels 145 trains today, Sep 1: Check your train status here

The Indian Railways cancelled 145 trains today. More than 37 trains have been source-changed, 39 trains are terminated shortly, 29 have been diverted and 13 trains have been rescheduled

IRCTC cancels 116 trains today, 25 Aug: Check your train status here

Indian Railways cancelled 116 trains, diverted 16 trains and rescheduled 20 trains on Thursday, August 24. Read this detailed article to know your train's status and how you can check it

IRCTC Cancelled Train Today, 23 Aug: 123 trains cancelled on Tuesday

Indian railways cancelled more than 120 trains, rescheduled 19 trains, diverted 10 trains and partially cancelled more than 40 trains on Tuesday. Read this article to know more

IRCTC Cancelled Train Today, 22 August: Indian Railways cancels 109 trains

Indian Railways canceled more than 100 trains on Monday. While 15 trains were partially terminated, 13 trains have been rescheduled and 3 trains have been diverted. Read this article to know more

New Vande Bharat Express train reaches Chandigarh for speed trials

A new rake of Vande Bharat Express, a semi-high-speed train manufactured at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, arrived in Chandigarh on Thursday for a trial run

No changes in rules for booking tickets for kids, clarifies Railways

The Railways on Wednesday clarified that there has been no change in the rule concerning booking of tickets for children travelling by train after news reports claimed that those in the age group of one to four years are now being charged adult fares. A circular dated March 6, 2020 of the Ministry of Railways states that children under five years of age shall travel for free. However, it said that in that case, a separate berth or seat (in chair car) shall not be provided. Passengers can, however, purchase tickets if they require berths/seats for their children who are below the age of 5 years. In that case, the full adult fare will be charged. "There have been some recent media reports that claim that Indian Railways has changed the rule with regards to booking of tickets for children travelling in the train. These reports claim that now children between the age of one to four years will have to get a ticket for travelling on the train. "These news items and media reports are ...

World's highest railway bridge 'Golden joint' launched on Chenab in J&K

Decked with the national flag, the 'Golden Joint' of the Chenab railway bridge was launched on Saturday thereby inaugurating the World's highest railway bridge

Parl panel recommends senior citizen rebate restoration in sleeper, AC 3

A parliamentary committee has recommended that senior citizen concessions be reviewed and restored "urgently" at least for sleeper class and AC 3-tier train travel

Rail passenger mobility at 70% of pre-Covid levels still shy of target

Between April and June, the national transporter saw 1.46 billion bookings for its passenger services, which include suburban and non-suburban trains

Mumbai's CSMT facelift plan back to drawing board due to railway revamp

The project, which had received bids from Adani, Oberoi and GMR, goes back to drawing board after abrupt shutdown of nodal agency; station will now be developed under BOT mode

Travelling on a premium train? This is what you will need to pay for meals

In a notification on July 15, the Indian Railway Board issued the price chart of various meals that will be offered to the passengers travelling by the premium trains