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Fast capacity, energy efficiency among focus areas for Railways: Eco Survey

Fast capacity augmentation, modernisation of rolling stock, and energy efficiency are among the key focus areas for Railways, the Economic Survey 2023-24 said, highlighting Outlook's for Railway, on Monday. "In line with this, investments are prioritised in areas like dedicated freight corridors, high-speed rail, modern passenger services like Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat Express, Aastha Special Trains, high-capacity rolling stock and last-mile rail linkages," the Survey said. It said that the Railways is planning projects for three major corridors -- High-traffic density corridors, Energy, Mineral and Cement Corridors, and Rail Sagar (port connectivity) corridors -- to reduce logistics cost and carbon footprint. The survey said that the Railways has planned to reduce its carbon footprint primarily through sourcing its energy requirements through renewable energy sources. "The expected requirement of installation of renewable capacity by 2029-30 is around 30 Giga Watts. Other strateg

Railway Recruitment 2024: RRB JE releases notification for 7,911 posts

RRB JE has released notification for the recruitment of 7911 positions. Candidates who hold engineering degrees or diplomas are eligible to apply for these posts

Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derails in UP, several coaches overturn: Video

Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derails: The incident occurred near Jhilahi railway station near Gonda district, which is some 118 kilometres away from capital city Lucknow

Defence, rail shares under pressure; HAL, Siemens, ABB down up to 7%

Defence, railways stocks in focus: In the past one month, most of these stocks had hit their respective record highs

'Accident in waiting': Report blasts Railways for Kanchenjunga collision

Loco pilot was given incorrect authority document, finds Railway safety commissioner

Streamlined SOP around automatic signal failure, says railway board

Committee under RDSO prepping action plan to reduce signal failures

Budget 2024: Rail budget may see more focus on passenger capacity, safety

Ashwini Vaishnaw recently announced that the national transporter will manufacture 10,000 non-air-conditioned coaches over the next two financial years

'Standardise loco pilot training for working in automatic signalling area'

The Railway Board has asked all its zones to bring uniformity in training regimes of loco pilots for working in an automatic signalling territory. The need for standardization has been felt after recent train accidents in which signal failure in automatic signalling territory emerged as one of the reasons, according to experts. Different zonal railways have been following different training regimes of running staff for working in automatic signalling territory. In order to standardize, zonal railways are advised to follow the training regime as enclosed, the board said in a circular dated July 13. The circular has various instructions under the subject 'Training regime standardisation for automatic signalling'. The Railway Board has suggested that the chief loco inspector (CLI) should hold one-day intensive counselling of loco pilots and their assistant regarding automatic signalling system every six months and this should be followed by a competency test with multiple choice ...

What the shortage of railway employees means for the life of a loco driver

As a debate rages on about the working conditions of railway loco drivers, here is a peek into their lives

Indian Railways, DMRC, CRIS join hands to promote 'One India - One Ticket'

The Indian Railways, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Centre For Railway Information Systems (CRIS) have collaborated to promote the 'One India One Ticket' initiative, enhancing the travel experience for main line railway and metro passengers in the Delhi/NCR area, a statement said on Wednesday. The DMRC QR code-based tickets can now be booked on the IRCTC website and mobile application with a full version launch anticipated soon. According to the statement, metro tickets can be booked up to 120 days in advance and are valid for four days. "The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), DMRC and CRIS have joined hands, in the first of its kind initiative, to revolutionise seamless travel experience of the main line railway and metro passengers in Delhi NCR area, thereby promoting 'One India One Ticket' initiative of the government of India," it said. The beta version of DMRC QR codebased ticket was launched on Wednesday, thereby enabling main line ...

Eastern Railways saves electrical energy worth Rs 12 cr in Q1 of 2024-25

Eastern Railway saved electrical energy worth over Rs 12 crore in the first quarter of 2024-25 by using comprehensive measures to save traction and non-traction energy, an official said on Monday. He said that through the regeneration of energy by three-phase locomotives, the Kolkata-headquartered ER saved 1,09,84,814 units of energy, amounting to savings of approximately Rs 8.06 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year. Comprehensive measures to reduce use of traction and non-traction energy led to reducing its carbon footprint and saving electrical energy worth over Rs 12 crore in the first quarter of 2024-25 fiscal, ER spokesperson Kausik Mitra said. "In June 2024 alone, regeneration in 51 three-phase locos resulted in savings of 25,83,640 units of energy, which translates to approximately Rs 1.94 crore in savings in energy bill for the month," he said. He said that measures taken by the zonal railway have led to reduction in consumption of fossil fuel leading to

Maruti Suzuki to dispatch 35% of vehicle production via railways by FY31

Maruti Suzuki India plans to utilise Indian Railways to transport 35 per cent of the vehicles produced across its factories over the next 7-8 years, according to MD and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi. The share of vehicle dispatches through railways scaled to 21.5 per cent in the 2023-24 fiscal from 5 per cent in 2014-15. The country's largest carmaker's vehicle dispatches through railways increased from 65,700 units in 2014-15 to 4,47,750 units in 2023-24. "With our production capacity nearly doubling from about 2 million units to 4 million units by FY 2030-31, we plan to augment the use of railways in vehicle dispatches, close to 35 per cent over the next 7-8 years," Takeuchi stated. Maruti Suzuki has so far dispatched over 20 lakh units through Indian Railways. The automaker ferries vehicles to 20 destinations, serving over 450 cities using Indian railways. Takeuchi said the company pioneered the use of railways for vehicle dispatches over a decade ago by becoming the first company in In

Many long-distance trains rescheduled amid water logging, rains: Railways

Many long-distance trains were diverted, rescheduled or short-terminated on Sunday due to waterlogging amid heavy rains between Kalyan and Kasara stations, Central Railway officials said. The trains that were rescheduled include 16345 LTT-Thiruvananthapuram Express, 12289 CSMT-Nagpur Duronto Express and 12145 LTT-Puri SF Express, they said. Meanwhile, train services on the stretch between Kalyan and Kasara that were disrupted in the morning due to heavy showers have been restored with restricted speed, they said. At around 6.30 am, soil came on tracks between Atgaon and Thansit stations and a tree fall blocked tracks near Vashind station, disrupting rail traffic on the busy route, officials had said earlier. Train services between Kasara and Titwala have been suspended temporarily, a CR spokesperson had said. Another CR spokesperson had said that an overhead equipment (OHE) pole tilted and the pantograph of a train got entangled near Vashind. Suburban services are considered as t

Rahul meets railways loco pilots, drivers complain of 'inadequate' rest

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday met a group of Indian Railways loco pilots, who complained of "inadequate rest due to understaffing". Gandhi met around 50 loco pilots from all over India at the New Delhi railway station in the afternoon and they explained to him their issues, party sources said. Chiefly, the loco pilots complained of inadequate rest, they said. The loco pilots drive trains over long distances, far from home, and are often pressed into duty without adequate breaks, the sources said. This causes great stress and lapses in concentration which is a major cause of accidents, they added. This has been acknowledged by the Indian Railways in multiple reports, including the recent probe in the accident in Vishakapatnam, they further said. The loco pilots demand a weekly rest of 46 hours, which means a train driver returning home on Friday afternoon will return to duty no later than Sunday morning. The Railways Act 1989 and other rules already

Train travel woes to ease: Railways to add 10k non-AC coaches in two years

In FY25, 4,485 coaches will be produced, including 2,605 general coaches, 1,470 non-AC sleeper coaches, 323 SLR coaches, 32 high-capacity parcel vans, and 55 pantry cars, featuring Amrit Bharat models

After Bengal accident, Railways to standardise rules around signal failures

The committee was set up last week and is expected to turn its report in next week, 15 days after its formation

Railways witnesses 10% increase in freight loading in June, shows data

Freight volumes for the national transporter, Indian Railways, had contracted year-on-year for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak in June 2023

Forged wheel import holdup: Railways asks SAIL to boost output amid crisis

Steelmaker expects to meet 87% of orders; moves towards Vande Bharat wheels

Railway Board reduces speed of Vande Bharat, Gatiman Express to 130 kmph

The Railway Board has reduced the speed of semi-high speed trains Gatimaan Express and Vande Bharat from 160 kmph to 130 kmph till the automatic train protection system gets operational. At present, only Gatiman Express and two Vande Bharat trains run at 160 kmph between Hazarat Nizamuddin (New Delhi) and Agra rail route due to suitable track conditions. On June 24, the Railway Board's executive director (signal) issued a letter to the general manager of NCR zone and said that the issue of speed of these trains was examined. ...it is decided that as advised earlier, Zonal Railways to expedite IR-ATP Kavach works in the section and till the time the Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system is operational, trains to run at maximum speed of 130 kmph in the section, the letter said. Directing the NCR zone to ensure the instruction, the letter said that the direction of reduction in speed has also been approved by the Railway Board's Member, Infra; Member, Traction and Rolling Stock; and

Pune bar case: Cops detain 2 persons from Mumbai for alleged drug use

The Pune police have detained two persons from Mumbai in connection with the alleged use of drugs at a bar here, a top official said on Tuesday. The detained duo was seen with a drugs-like substance in a video that went viral earlier, he said. Pubs in the state's second largest city came into focus after the video, allegedly from Liquid Leisure Lounge or L3 on the Fergusson College Road in Pune city, showed some youths with some drugs- like substance. According to the police, the bar was operating till 5 am on Sunday and liquor was being sold beyond permissible time limit. Bars and pubs in Pune are allowed to remain open till 1.30 am. "We have detained from Mumbai a total of two persons who were seen in the viral video with the drugs-like substance," said Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar. Earlier, the police have arrested eight persons in this connection, including an event organiser, and suspended four police personnel after the L3 bar was found operating beyond the ...