Indian Railway Services Updates

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Railways records 73 train mishaps in 2017-18, lowest in 35 years

For safer travel, railways renews tracks at record rate in FY18


The state-run transporter said that the previous best was 4,175 km in 2004-05 due to the deployment of the special rail safety fund which was set up during Atal Bihari Vajpayee's regime.

For safer travel, railways renews tracks at record rate in FY18 - Times of India

 

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UDAY Express: New Indian Railways double-decker train ready for Bengaluru-Coimbatore route!

UDAY Express, also known as the Utkrisht Double-Decker Air-conditioned Yatri Express, is ready! The first UDAY Express train will ply between Bengaluru in Karnataka and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. UDAY Express has been made by refurbishing coaches of an existing double-decker train.

 

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Dhaka, Kolkata launch first container train services - bdnews24.com

Loaded with over 1,100 tonnes of animal feed, the train will travel 300km through Sealdah, Naihati, Ranaghat and Gede in India and Darsana and Ishwardi in Bangladesh before reaching Bangabandhu West station, 117km from Dhaka

 

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Good news from Railways for 12 lakh Mumbai passengers on Harbour line, trains set to speed up

Central Railway (CR) will soon increase speed of trains on this line that connects Mumbai with Navi Mumbai. The CR authorities are working towards increasing the speed of trains from 80kmph to 105kmph. "We have prepared a proposal for increasing the speed to 105kmph between Mankhurd and Panvel stations. We are awaiting further permissions," said SK Jain, Divisional Railway Manager (Mumbai), Central Railway

 

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IRCTC changes tatkal ticket booking rules. Read on to know more | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis

1. AC Tatkal tickets booking will start from 10 am and non-AC ticket booking to begin at 11 am. You have to book the ticket a day before the travelling date.

2. If a train is more than three hours late, the passenger can claim complete refund of fare and Tatkal charges.

3. A passenger can claim a full refund if the train’s route is diverted and the passenger doesn’t want to travel on that route.

4. A passenger can claim refund on Tatkal tickets if the train’s route is diverted and the boarding station/destination or both are not on the diverted route.

5. A passenger can claim full refund if he/she is accommodated in lower class and doesn’t wish to travel in the lower class and the passenger has paid the difference if he/she agrees to travel in the lower class.

 

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Need for Speed : First Electric locomotive, with a 12,000 horsepower (HP), will be flagged off from Bihar's Madhepura loco factory

Till now, the most powerful electric engine in India was of 6,000 HP. As part of the joint venture with Indian Railways, Alstom will also maintain the super-powered double section locomotives for a period of 11 years. The WAG-12 class electric locomotives will boast of a horse-power of 12,000 and will be able to haul up to 6,000 tonnes. Alstom in a joint venture with Indian Railways is manufacturing 800 electric locomotives in Bihar's Madhepura.

Wow! This is where Indian Railways’ 12,000 HP ‘Make in India’ electric locomotives are being manufactured
Indian Railways To Get First High-Speed Electric Locomotive: 5 Facts

 

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Now, chatbots to address train passengers' queries

Indian Railways is exploring the use automated chatbots, a first for the rail sector, so as to respond faster to train-related queries and enhance customer experience.

The possibility of use of chatbots were showcased at a recent railway conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and a high-level committee is being constituted to take it forward -- in close coordination with one of the software giants -- Microsoft or Oracle.

 

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Passengers of the proposed bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will have to pay anywhere between Rs 250 and Rs 3,000 depending on their destination, a senior official said.


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Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train fares could start as low as Rs 250

 

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Booking a Rajdhani, Shatabdi or Duronto ticket? Fare to come down as IRCTC catering charges slashed from today

 

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Indian Railways big gift for Mumbaikars! Mumbai suburban rail stations to undergo massive redevelopment