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Railways Not To Surrender Dm 185 Million Loan

Railways Not To Surrender Dm 185 Million Loan

Considering private players for passenger, freight operations: Railways

"Whether they can be permitted to fix fares, construct terminals, senior officials of railways and experts in the field are discussing this," says Official

Railways to lose investment guarantee from World Bank due to IRFC IPO

The MIGA gives political risk insurance and credit enhancement for cross-border lenders

Railway Board at loggerheads with its personnel cadre over top post

In the railway board, except for the Chairman and Member (Staff), all posts are en-cadred

Rs 3 bn railway plan aims to fill coaches with water in 5 minutes

With the use of quick watering system, a 24-coach train can be filled up within five minutes and multiple trains can be simultaneously watered at the same time

Nearly 50,000 died in 3 years on being hit by trains: Railway data

Most of the deaths were reported from the Northern Railway zone at 7,908, followed by 6,149 deaths from the Southern Railway zone and 5,670 deaths from the Eastern Railway zone

Rs 350-bn plan to electrify all railway lines across India: Railway Board

He also said it had been decided to build a new cantilever bridge with electric traction but as it would take a long time, Railways would first go for electrification of the existing bridge

Rlys pitches for Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line to be declared national project

It has also suggested that the construction on a 51 kilometre stretch between Upshi in Himachal Pradesh and Phe in Leh begin immediately

Festival rush: Rlys to ferry around 160 mn passengers over next 30 days

East bound trains will conduct more than 250 trips to and fro from Bihar, Bengal and Uttar Pradesh during the period of Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath festivals

Cabinet clears the decks for Rs 1-trn railway station modernisation plan

IRSDC will be able to raise money from the market based on a letter of comfort from railways

Project Utkrisht: Railways to roll out 640 rakes by 2020 for Rs 4-bn

The first lot of Utkrisht rakes rolled out as Kalka Mail from Howrah station on Tuesday will reach Delhi Wednesday night

Over 55,000 thefts reported in running trains in last 3.5 yrs: Railway data

In 2017, 18,936 cases of luggage theft were reported along with 415 robberies

Reverse auction in play as firms bid to supply 21,758 wagons to Railways

In a reverse auction, the sellers compete to obtain business and prices typically decrease as the sellers underbid each other after the lowest price is made public

Railways set to do away with level crossings in all upcoming new lines

The Railways is currently working on around 223 new lines, which are under various stages of execution

Railways See Rise In Coal Freight Demand

Railways See Rise In Coal Freight Demand

Railways to accept digital versions of Aadhaar, driving license as ID proof

DigiLocker, a digital storage service operated by the government, can currently store digital driving licences and Aadhaar

First waste-to-energy plant at Jaipur railway station faces GST hurdles

Though the process began two years back and the successful bidder has brought in the required machinery and technology, the procurement process is yet to be GST-compliant

Punctuality problem: What is stretching the waiting time for trains

The railways also factor in a 15 per cent chance of locomotive or wagon failure, signal problems and electrical defects during a train journey

The existence of railway hospitals

In a way, Indian Railways already allows for competition. In addition to 125 railway hospitals, 133 private hospitals are recognised for treatment

Railways eyes 2 bn tonnes in freight movement of coal loading by 2023-2024

As of now, coal loading is around 555 million tonnes (MT), which is 22 MT more than the previous year's