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Railways rolls out energy efficiency plan to meet 2030 net-zero target

Focuses on meeting non-traction demand through renewables

Sloganeering angers Mamata, refuses to sit on dais at Railway function

Sloganeering at Howrah Station on Friday snowballed into a major controversy as a visibly annoyed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refused to get up on the dais from where the Vande Bharat express to New Jalpaiguri was flagged off. Banerjee seemed upset by the loud sloganeering of 'Jai Shri Ram' by BJP workers present at the railway station. Attempts by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Governor C V Ananda Bose to pacify her did not bear fruit, as the chief minister chose to sit on a chair below the dais along with the audience. Banerjee greeted the PM who appeared through a video conferencing link with a short speech from her seat and condoled the death of his mother Hiraben earlier in the day by stating, Your mother is our mother too. The Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah and New Jalpaiguri, the gateway to the northeast, as well as several development projects, was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. However, the chants stirred up

Indian Railway Finance Corporation pays Rs 903 crore dividend to govt

The Central government has received Rs 903 crore and Rs 78 crore from the Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd (IRFC) and RITES Ltd respectively as dividend tranches.

Next 8 yrs will see Indian Railways on new modernisation journey: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated multiple projects of the Indian Railway in Kolkata

Indian Railways denies IRCTC data breach but launches investigation

On December 28, the railways had submitted a data breach alert of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) to IRCTC

Data of 30 mn railway users compromised, personal details on dark web

Breach not from IRCTC, says railways; ticketer's private partners on the govt's radar

Railways to renovate 1,000 small stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

Key features of these proposed stations include provisions for roof top plazas, longer platforms, ballastless tracks, and 5G connectivity

Three key railway stations in Chhattisgarh set to get Rs 1,200-cr makeover

According to officials, a mechanism would be developed to ensure that train traffic movement is not affected once the work starts

Indian Railways promises an even better Vande Bharat with its 2.0 edition

According to the Railway Ministry, vibration tests of the new train are underway at a speed of 115 km per hour to 180 km per hour

Telecom firms get green signal for towers, services on railway land

The move is likely to give 5G network a boost

Women's National Championships: 8 Railways boxers now reach finals

Defending Champions RSPB dominated proceedings as eight of their boxers stormed into the finals of 6th Elite Womens National Boxing Championship

Siemens India to make 1,200 horsepower electric locomotives for railways

Siemens, India will manufacture 1,200 electric freight locomotives of 9,000 HP each for the railways, according to the terms of a contract valued at Rs 26,000 crore, the national transporter said on Saturday. The Indian Railways has issued a letter of award (LoA) for the manufacturing and maintenance of the 9,000-HP electric freight locomotives to Siemens, India. "Railways factory at Dahod, Gujarat will manufacture 1,200 high horsepower (9,000 HP) electric locomotives over a period of 11 years. It would entail manufacturing of 1,200 locomotives and maintenance of these locomotives for 35 years. The estimated value of contract is about INR 26,000 crore (about 3.2 billion USD), excluding taxes and price variation," the railways said in a statement. An agreement with Siemens, India will be signed within 30 days of the issuance of the LoA. The prototype locomotives are to be delivered in the next two years. The Dahod unit will be fully constructed for manufacturing these locomotives ..

Nearly 80% reserved Railway tickets are sold online: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha said that about 80 per cent of railway reserved tickets are booked online.Vaishnaw said, "mobile application on various platforms is also available for booking reserved and unreserved tickets as well as provision of other railway services."The digitalisation of railway services and databases is an ongoing process."The information technology applications of Indian railways cater to transportation services (passenger and freight), fixed infrastructure (project, operations and maintenance), rolling stock (manufacture, operations and maintenance) and resource management (finance, materials and human resources)," he further added.Vaishnaw said that the digital initiatives and on-ground services are seamlessly integrated through well-documented instructions and manuals.

Railways aims to boost MSME markets through DFC infrastructure project

Indian Railways has undertaken a mega-infrastructure project namely the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), comprising Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC- from Dadri to Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust 1506 Km) and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor(EDFC- from Ludhiana to Sonnagar-1337 Km) covering 2843 route Km in totality.This information was given by the Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronic & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha.A total route length of 1610 Km (799 Km of EDFC and 811 Km of WDFC) has been completed out of total 2843 Km till October, 2022.In this regard, a pilot project for 'JPP' has been launched on 31.03.2022, by attaching a Parcel Van in Tapti Ganga Express (19045/46) between Surat and Varanasi.Joint Parcel Product (JPP) has been launched by Indian Railways in collaboration with India Post which aims to target business-to-customer (B2C) and business-to-business (B2B) markets focusing on ...

Railway to modernise 1,000 small stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme

The railways is planning to modernise 1,000 small yet important stations under the new "Amrit Bharat Station Scheme". This is apart from the ambitious plan to revamp 200 big stations under a separate redevelopment programme. Officials said the small stations would be identified not just for their footfalls but also based on the cities they cater to. "The aim is to identify developing cities with potential and envisage railway stations as city centres that would link not just various parts of the city but also between different cities in the future. The plan is to map everything connected to it -- bridges and different modes of transport. "The idea is to start modernising stations in a cost-effective manner. According to need, the divisional railway managers (DRMs) will take a call on modernisation works in a phased manner," an official said. A special fund will also be earmarked with the DRMs for this purpose. According to the scheme document, it aims at preparing master plans of

Dense fog, biting cold waves cover North India; 21 trains running late

Parts of North India including the national capital witnessed cold wave conditions with dense to very dense fog observed over Punjab, Haryana, northwest Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar

Parliament panel raises concerns over production of electric locomotives

Raising concerns over missed targets in electric locomotive production during this financial year, a parliamentary standing committee has asked the Railway Ministry to closely monitor the manufacturing capacity of production units. The Standing Committee on Railways, in its report presented in Parliament on Thursday, noted that with the national transporter heading towards 100 per cent electrification on broad-gauge lines, the requirement of diesel locomotives would reduce substantially, while that of the electric ones would increase to a great extent. The committee also noted that the Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) and the Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW) were given targets to manufacture 450 and 200 electric locomotives for 2022-23 and 2023-24 respectively. While BLW manufactured 104 electric locos during the 2021-22 financial year till February 2022, PLW manufactured 331, it said. "The committee are of the firm belief that manufacturing of electric locos should be accorded highest

Indian railways to start tracking 30,000 wagons using GPS: Report

The officials said that theft of goods has been a long-standing concern of the Indian Railways and the "missing wagons" also lead to disputes with the companies

Railways announces 51 special trains to Kerala to cater to extra rush

Indian Railways on Tuesday announced 51 special trains to Kerala to cater to the extra rush of passengers during the upcoming Christmas-New Year season. In a statement, the Southern Railway announced 17 special train services to different places in Kerala for Christmas and New Year. "Apart from the special trains notified by Southern Railway, other zonal railways have notified a total of 34 services to Kerala -- 22 special trains by South Central Railway, eight special trains by South Western Railway and four special trains by East Coast Railway," it said. With this, a total of 51 special trains will be operated serving the state of Kerala during the Christmas/New Year season, the statement said. These special trains will be operated during the period from December 22, 2022 to January 2, 2023. Earlier in the day, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor had criticised the Railway Ministry for not recognising the people's demand for more trains during the season and sought Railway Mini

Govt likely to sell 11% stake in IRFC by FY24 as part of disinvestment plan

Senior officials say govt plans to bring own shareholding down to 75%;