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3 versions of Vande Bharat trains by Feb-March next year: Ashwini Vaishnaw

There will be three versions of Vande Bharat trains -- Vande Chair Car, Vande Metro and Vande Sleepers -- by February-March next year, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. These indigenous semi-high speed trains, which are being prepped to replace Shatabdis, Rajdhanis and local trains, are being made at the Integrated Coach Factory in Chennai. In an interview with PTI, the minister said in the next three to four years, railway tracks will be upgraded to support the maximum speed of 160 kmph of Vande Bharat trains. "There are three formats of Vande Bharat. Vande Metro for less than 100 kilometres, Vande Chair Car for 100-550 kilometres and Vande Sleepers for a journey beyond 550 kilometres. These three formats will be ready by February-March (next year)," Vaishnaw said after the launch of a Vande Bharat train from Uttarakhand's Dehradun to the Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station in Delhi. The Delhi-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express was flagged off by Prime Ministe

Railways to run 6,369 trips of 380 special trains on major routes: Ministry

During the summer season this year, Railways will run 6,369 trips of 380 special trains to and from major destinations such as Patna, New Delhi, Visakhapatnam and Mumbai, the ministry said on Friday. The national transporter is running 1,770 more trips of summer special trains this year than in 2022. Last year, it ran 4,599 trips on 348 special trains. While an average of 13.2 trips per train were run during last summer, the figure this year will be 16.8, the ministry said. The major routes to be covered this year are Patna-Secunderabad, Patna-Yesvantpur, Barauni-Muzaffarpur, Delhi-Patna, New Delhi-Katra, Chandigarh-Gorakhpur, Anand Vihar-Patna, Visakhapatnam-Puri-Howrah, Mumbai-Patna, and Mumbai-Gorakhpur. In total, these 380 special trains making 6,369 trips have 25,794 general coaches and 55,243 sleeper coaches. General coaches have a capacity of 100 passengers whereas sleeper coaches have a capacity of 72 passengers in ICF and 78 in LHB. In order to cater to the summer rush, a

Announcement of rail connectivity for J&K's Uri brings cheers to locals

The announcement of getting frontier town Uri in Jammu and Kashmir on the railway map of the country has brought cheers to locals who hope that starting train services would not only ease their commute but also give a fillip to the trade and tourism sectors here. The Northern Railway has revealed plans to begin work on the 50-km Baramulla-Uri railway line for which tenders have been floated, officials said on Tuesday, adding that the rail authorities were gearing up to undertake the Final Location Survey (FLS). They said the survey would be completed within three months of awarding the tenders. The extension of the railway line from Baramulla to Uri is expected to improve connectivity to Baramulla, Srinagar and Banihal. Locals have welcomed the move to provide railway connectivity to the border town which is 102 km from Srinagar. "We thank the L-G and Union Railway Minister for the announcement of a 50-km railway line to Uri. People will benefit a lot from it," Mir Mushtaq, a loca

Semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express train trial starts on Mumbai-Goa route

The trial of the semi-high speed Vande Bhagat Express train on the Mumbai-Goa route began on Tuesday, officials said. A Vande Bharat rake, capable of running at the top speed of 180 kmph, departed from platform number 7 of CSMT in Mumbai at 5:30 AM and reached Madgaon station in Goa at 12.50 PM. The rake departed from Madaon at around 1.15 pm and it is expected to reach CSMT late in the evening. The trial is being carried out using the rake of CSMT-Shirdi Vande Bharat Express that does not run on Tuesdays, officials said. Currently, three Vande Bharat Express trains operate between the financial capital and Ahmedabad, Solapur and Shirdi. Senior railway authorities are exploring the possibility of operating Vande Bharat Express trains on the popular Mumbai-Goa route which witness heavy rush throughout the year, officials added. The Vande Bharat Express is an electric multiple-unit train operated by Indian Railways.

Signages at railway stations to be standardised on basis of colour, font

Signages at railway stations across India will be standardised on the basis of colour, font and the use of pictograms for the ease of passengers, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday as he released a booklet containing details of the project. The Indian Railways, which is redeveloping 1,275 stations across India under the 'Amrit Bharat Stations Scheme', will seek to have uniform signages across stations to make it convenient for passengers. "As you all know, under the leadership of the prime minister, the Indian Railways has been working tirelessly to enhance passenger experience at railway stations. It was felt to issue standard guidelines on signages at stations that will be consistent and adequate. "Today, I am delighted to release the booklet on Standard Signages at Stations on Indian Railways. The Indian Railways will adopt modern, standard signages, which are 'divyang (differently-abled)' friendly," Vaishnaw said. The Railways network has the largest number of ..

Railway electrification: 37,011 route kilometres electrified in 9 years

He further said that NF Railway is also progressing at full throttle for achieving the Indian Railways target of becoming a Net Zero Carbon Emitter by 2030

Body cameras for railway ticket checkers, pilot project starts in Mumbai

Railway ticket checkers are being provided body cameras with the aim to ensure transparency in the process and prevent violent and unruly behaviour on board trains, officials said. As a pilot project, the Central Railway has procured 50 such body cameras and provided them to ticket checkers in the Mumbai Division. Procured at a cost of Rs 9,000 each, these body cameras can record about 20 hours of footage. Officials say that if the pilot project in Mumbai is successful, it will be replicated across the rail network. Body cameras were first worn by police in the United Kingdom in 2005 and have since been adopted by numerous police forces and law enforcement agencies worldwide. Several police forces in India also use body cameras. "The body cameras would help maintain transparency during ticket checking and prevent misbehavior and violent acts. The initiative would also help detect any discrepancy during ticket checking, particularly in the event of complaints, and would further ...

India built world's tallest rail bridge, 35 mt more than Eiffel Tower: CNN

The Ministry of Railways has said that the bridge will be open to visitors by the end of December 2023 or January 2024

RVNL surges 10% as JV emerges lowest bidder for project worth Rs 2,249 cr

In past one month, the stock has zoomed 73 per cent, as compared to 4 per cent rise in the S&P BSE Sensex.

Rail Vikas Nigam Limited receives the status of Navratna from Centre

With RVNL, India now has 15 Navratnas including names like Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, Bharat Electronic Ltd and Oil India Ltd

RVNL, TWL, Rites: Railway stocks back on bull's radar, may rise up to 25%

Railway related stocks are poised for next leg of upside, shows techncial charts

Ircon Int'l, RVNL surge up to 10%, hit 52-week high on heavy volumes

In past one month, RVNL and Ircon International have rallied 30 per cent each at the bourses, as against nearly 4 per cent rise in the Sensex.

Railways may have to pump in Rs 12,000 crore for freight corridor

Had sought participation of pvt players but efforts have proved inconclusive

Railways dials Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel for 1.1 million connections

Due to the expansion in size of subscribers, the tariffs finalised under the latest policy are about 10 per cent lower than the previous rates charged by Jio

East-West Metro corridor construction to be over by year-end: Official

Raising hopes of completion of construction of the whole length of the East-West Metro Railway corridor from Salt Lake Sector V to Howrah Maidan by the year-end, an official on Sunday said that all arrangements have been made to address problems in disaster-hit Bowbazar. An aquifer burst at Bowbazar in central Kolkata on August 31, 2019, leading to severe ground subsidence and the collapse of a number of buildings. Two more water leakage incidents at the same site in 2022 have delayed completion of the project. "All the arrangements have been made to address the issue and work at Bowbazar will be over by December, 2023," the Metro official said. Except for Bowbazar, construction work in other sections of the corridor is almost complete. Roop N Sunkar, Member Infrastructure of Railway Board, on Sunday visited the disaster-hit area and expressed satisfaction with the progress of work there. "I feel that whatever planning they have done, the way they are progressing they will be able

New orders should boost BHEL's prospects; analysts have mixed views

Titagarh is a major beneficiary of an expanding Railways Budget. It's presence in metro rail, train sets, and propulsion systems offer broad growth opportunities

India's first semi high-speed regional rail services named RAPIDX: Official

India's first semi-high-speed regional rail services have been named 'RAPIDX' by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), officials said on Tuesday. The trains will run on the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridors, being implemented to connect key urban nodes across the National Capital Region (NCR), they said. The brand name has been chosen as 'RAPIDX' since it is easy to read and simple to pronounce in various languages. "In addition to signifying speed and progress, the X in the name denotes next generation technology and the new-age mobility solution. It also represents youth, optimism, and energy," NCRTC officials said. The green leaf symbol in the logo is the highlight of the brand's aim towards decarbonisation by not only decongesting NCR by reducing the number of vehicles on the road but also by the use of green energy. A joint venture company of the Union government and states of Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, the NCRTC is tapping

Vijayawada Railway Division logs highest gross earnings at Rs 5,306 cr

The South Central Railway (SCR) zone's Vijayawada Division has logged impressive financial metrics for the fiscal 2022-23, which include the highest ever gross earnings of Rs 5,306 crore and highest ever passenger revenue of Rs 1,247 crore among others, said an official on Thursday. Gross earnings rose by 66 per cent when compared to fiscal 2021-22 while the Division's previous best of Rs 5,136 crore was logged in 2018-19. Shivendra Mohan, divisional railway manager (DRM), said, "Divisional performance in 2022-23 is path breaking in the history of the Division, and exceeded the set targets and on all major fronts." Incidentally, the passenger revenues shot up by 70 per cent in comparison to Rs 730 crore recoded in the previous fiscal. However, freight business has emerged as the cash cow, contributing 74 per cent of the overall revenues, followed by 23 per cent from passenger business, 1.7 per cent from Other Coaching and 1.3 per cent from sundries. According to the DRM, 61.5 milli

This casting & forging company stock has zoomed 107% in less than 10 months

RK Forgings and Titagarh consortium had recently won Rs 12,226 cr contract for manufacturing and supply of 1.54 mn forged wheels of different rolling stocks to the Railways over a period of 20 years.

Western Railway launches app for live-tracking of trains in Mumbai suburban

The Western Railway (WR) on Wednesday launched a mobile application that will allow commuters to check the live status of trains on its suburban network spread between Churchgate station in south Mumbai and Dahanu in adjoining Palghar district. According to the zonal railway, the app, 'Yatri', also has several other features. Western Railway general manager Ashok Kumar Misra launched the app at Churchgate station concourse in the presence of railway officials and other dignitaries, Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer, WR, said in a press release. The Western Railway has installed GPS tracking devices in all its suburban trains, which will enable the app to provide their real-time location. Thakur said with this app, developed in collaboration with a private firm, commuters will not only be able to get a train's live location on map, but can also see it moving. In just three simple steps, commuters can view the live location. Commuters can find the nearest stations directl