Page 110 - Indian Railways

Indian Railways to provide free Wi-Fi service at Ghaziabad station

Indian Railways: Officials are also planning to extend the facility to Old Ghaziabad station.

Indian Railways: Delhi-Howrah, Delhi-Mumbai trains to run at 160kmph

The 1400-km-long Delhi-Howrah and the 1500-km-long Delhi- Mumbai rail corridors are among the two major busy routes

Sulabh founder Bindeshwar Pathak is the brand ambassador for Swachh Rail Mission

As a pilot project, Sulabh has started cleaning and maintenance of five important railway stations from September.

Coffee machines, CCTV cameras and more: New AC-III coaches get a makeover

The new coaches will be deployed from mid-November in Hamsafar service

Texmaco posts over 90% surge in Q2 net profit

Company net revenues rose by 81.53% at Rs 236. 57 crore during the July-September period this year

Ramakrishnan T S: Flexi-fare could ease Railways' revenue burden

It is a step in the right direction to eventually end cross-subsidy for passenger travel and reduce the loss to the exchequer

Indian Railways to ink deal with Germany for high-speed trains

MoU will be signed between Indian Railways and DB Engineering and Consulting GmbH

Ramakrishnan T S: Will flexi-fare for 'elite' trains work?

In the first of a two-part series, the writer analyses if introducing the flexi-fare system for 'elite' trains would make a difference to the Indian Railway's fortunes, considering that experiments with the same system for 'premium' and 'Suvidha' trains weren't a success

Railways to import crude oil directly

This is an initial step towards the aim of saving Rs 35,000 cr on Railways' fuel bill over the next decade

Bibek Debroy: The Indian Railway heritage

Indian Railways doesn't possess resources, perhaps even inclination, to preserve this heritage, despite the National Rail Museum

After passenger cover, railways plans baggage insurance

The scheme would cover incidents like robbery and dacoity

Some assurance: Rail insurance scheme sees 3.5 million sign up in 10 days

IRCTC to also develop Rail Museum as entertainment park

Bibek Debroy: The con in the concession

IR divides the social cost obligation into four categories - essential commodities at lower than proper freight cost, low fares and other passenger concessions, uneconomic branch lines and new lines not yet profitable

Flexi fare pricing in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains from Sept 9

The base fares will increase by 10% with every 10% of berths sold subject to a prescribed ceiling limit

Railways draws up holding firm blueprint

Draft Cabinet note suggests model on lines of Coal India

Railways has Rs 8.56 lakh-crore capital investment in pipeline

Sees JV with state govts to be game changer, with seven states already having held talks on the subject

Indian Railways taps multiple non-budget financing options for infra development

Prabhu says Railways best destination for pension and sovereign wealth funds to invest

Letters: Overhaul Railways

With reference to the editorial, "Beyond a freight hike" (August 30), the Indian Railways is often envisaged as a microcosm of society and the lifeline of our economy. But excessive populism and bureaucratisation over the years has left it in a shambolic state.Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's proposal to do away with the Rail Budget is a welcome acknowledgement of growth as a process of change that requires flexibility, adaptability and the willingness to experiment. His proposal is in the spirit of the theme of this year's Rail Budget: "Overcoming challenges - reorganise, restructure, rejuvenate Indian Railways." But how the new institution plans to deal with the burden of legacy and carve out a niche for itself is unclear.While the setting up of a railway regulatory authority for organisational consolidation, decentralisation of operations and realistic pricing of fares, as proposed in the Rail Budget, is imperative, an equally strong political intervention is required to dismantle v

Indian Railways slams reports of mistreating Indian Women Hockey team

It asserted that the travelling hockey players hold no grudge against them

Bibek Debroy: Station visibility at night

Indian Railways has detailed guidelines on signages and their placement