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Questions On Safety, Expansion Plan After Odisha Crash Kills 288: 10 Facts
The three-train collision in Odisha that killed over 280 people has raised several questions about the preparedness of the railways as it undergoes a 2.4-trillion-rupee transformation with gleaming new trains and modern stations.
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Railways To Use Humanoid Robots To Transport Documents In Coach Factory
The modern railway coach factory is establishing new dimensions in the field of modernity. A humanoid robot 'Sona 1.5' is a full-service robot made in India which can be used to transport documents from one place to another in the modern railway coach factory.
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Sonia Gandhi Accuses Centre Of Taking "First Step" To Privatisation
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday opposed in Lok Sabha a railway ministry proposal to corporatize its production units, including the Modern Coach Factory in her Lok Sabha constituency of Rae Bareli, alleging that it was the "first step" towards their privatisation.
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Indian Railways Train 18: Facilities, Features And Other Details (In Pics)
Train 18 is all air-conditioned chair car train with 16 coaches comprising executive and non-executive classes.
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New Train Coaches From India To Reach Sri Lanka In A Week
The Indian Railways will export the first state-of-the-art swanky and modern Diesel Multiple Units (DEMU) train rake to Sri Lanka in a week, rail officials said on Wednesday.
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IRCTC's New Initiatives: From Modern Kitchens To POS Machines For Cashless Transactions
Capacity of ticketing increased from 2,000 tickets per minute in 2014 to estimated 20,000 tickets per minute in 2018, said IRCTC.
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Indian Railways' Deen Dayalu Coaches Offer Modern Facilities For Unreserved Class. 10 Points
The introduction of 'Deen Dayalu' coaches are aimed at improving the quality of travelling in general class.
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Railways To Roll Out Smart Coaches With Diagnostics And Infomation System
They are billed as smart coaches, and Indian Railways will soon roll out these modern train compartments equipped with black boxes and coach information and diagnostics systems.
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New Katihar-Delhi Humsafar Express, Fully AC 3-Tier Train, Flagged Off: 10 Points
Humsafar Express is a fully AC 3-tier service with all the modern facilities.
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Railways' Track Maintenance To Get Tech-Focused, To Cost Rs 2,700 Crore
Automatic track geometry-cum-video inspection systems, ballast regulating machines, rail grinding machines, automated multifunction track recording cars and ultrasonic flaw detection systems are some of the modern equipment to be procured by the Railways at an estimated cost of Rs 2,726 crore
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Railways In Process Of Using Modern Technology To Plug Accidents: Official
The railway ministry has already initiated measures like inducting modern coaches, creating a safety fund as well as incorporating new technology to not only plug accidents due to derailments, but also to reduce casualties, a senior ministry official said today.
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Facelift For 40,000 Railway Coaches With Swanky New Interiors, Bio-Toilets At Estimated Cost Of Rs 8,000 crores
Refurbished coaches will have improved interiors, upgraded facilities, improved seating arrangement and newly designed bio-toilets. Railways will also manufacture 15,000 new coaches with modern features during 2018-19 and 2022-23 periods.
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India's 680 Crores Worth Of Locomotives, Train Sets To Boost Sri Lanka Railways
In its largest export order for any public transporter, Indian Railways are going to supply modern locomotives and train sets to Sri Lanka worth six hundred and eighty crore rupees.
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Soon, A Batch Of 'Aircraft-Like' Coaches For Indian Railways
With plush interiors, 'bio-toilets', illuminated signs and even stairs to climb to upper berths, 20 state-of-the-art rail coaches unlike any other will soon be part of the Indian Railways network.
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Executive Lounges to Come Up at 50 Railway Stations: Report
To provide a comfortable experience to passengers waiting for their trains, executive lounges offering a range of modern facilities such as TV and Wi-Fi connectivity will come up at 50 major railway stations across the country.
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Questions On Safety, Expansion Plan After Odisha Crash Kills 288: 10 Facts
The three-train collision in Odisha that killed over 280 people has raised several questions about the preparedness of the railways as it undergoes a 2.4-trillion-rupee transformation with gleaming new trains and modern stations.
-
Railways To Use Humanoid Robots To Transport Documents In Coach Factory
The modern railway coach factory is establishing new dimensions in the field of modernity. A humanoid robot 'Sona 1.5' is a full-service robot made in India which can be used to transport documents from one place to another in the modern railway coach factory.
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Sonia Gandhi Accuses Centre Of Taking "First Step" To Privatisation
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday opposed in Lok Sabha a railway ministry proposal to corporatize its production units, including the Modern Coach Factory in her Lok Sabha constituency of Rae Bareli, alleging that it was the "first step" towards their privatisation.
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Indian Railways Train 18: Facilities, Features And Other Details (In Pics)
Train 18 is all air-conditioned chair car train with 16 coaches comprising executive and non-executive classes.
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New Train Coaches From India To Reach Sri Lanka In A Week
The Indian Railways will export the first state-of-the-art swanky and modern Diesel Multiple Units (DEMU) train rake to Sri Lanka in a week, rail officials said on Wednesday.
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IRCTC's New Initiatives: From Modern Kitchens To POS Machines For Cashless Transactions
Capacity of ticketing increased from 2,000 tickets per minute in 2014 to estimated 20,000 tickets per minute in 2018, said IRCTC.
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Indian Railways' Deen Dayalu Coaches Offer Modern Facilities For Unreserved Class. 10 Points
The introduction of 'Deen Dayalu' coaches are aimed at improving the quality of travelling in general class.
-
Railways To Roll Out Smart Coaches With Diagnostics And Infomation System
They are billed as smart coaches, and Indian Railways will soon roll out these modern train compartments equipped with black boxes and coach information and diagnostics systems.
-
New Katihar-Delhi Humsafar Express, Fully AC 3-Tier Train, Flagged Off: 10 Points
Humsafar Express is a fully AC 3-tier service with all the modern facilities.
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Railways' Track Maintenance To Get Tech-Focused, To Cost Rs 2,700 Crore
Automatic track geometry-cum-video inspection systems, ballast regulating machines, rail grinding machines, automated multifunction track recording cars and ultrasonic flaw detection systems are some of the modern equipment to be procured by the Railways at an estimated cost of Rs 2,726 crore
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Railways In Process Of Using Modern Technology To Plug Accidents: Official
The railway ministry has already initiated measures like inducting modern coaches, creating a safety fund as well as incorporating new technology to not only plug accidents due to derailments, but also to reduce casualties, a senior ministry official said today.
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Facelift For 40,000 Railway Coaches With Swanky New Interiors, Bio-Toilets At Estimated Cost Of Rs 8,000 crores
Refurbished coaches will have improved interiors, upgraded facilities, improved seating arrangement and newly designed bio-toilets. Railways will also manufacture 15,000 new coaches with modern features during 2018-19 and 2022-23 periods.
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India's 680 Crores Worth Of Locomotives, Train Sets To Boost Sri Lanka Railways
In its largest export order for any public transporter, Indian Railways are going to supply modern locomotives and train sets to Sri Lanka worth six hundred and eighty crore rupees.
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Soon, A Batch Of 'Aircraft-Like' Coaches For Indian Railways
With plush interiors, 'bio-toilets', illuminated signs and even stairs to climb to upper berths, 20 state-of-the-art rail coaches unlike any other will soon be part of the Indian Railways network.
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Executive Lounges to Come Up at 50 Railway Stations: Report
To provide a comfortable experience to passengers waiting for their trains, executive lounges offering a range of modern facilities such as TV and Wi-Fi connectivity will come up at 50 major railway stations across the country.
