Railways
Railway Board chairman Ashok Mittal takes moral responsibility for accidents, quits
23 Aug 2017
The chairman of the Railway Board Ashok Mittal has resigned, owning responsibility on moral grounds, following two major train accidents in quick succession in the last five days
New metro rail policy makes private participation mandatory
17 Aug 2017
The new `Metro Rail Policy’ opens up projects with a total length of 595 km in 13 cities, including 10 new cities, to the private sector
Railways launches new services on several routes
12 Aug 2017
Indian Railways launches solar powered diesel train
15 Jul 2017
The solar rooftop system, which will generate 7,200 KW of energy per year per system project, will help offset carbon emissions by 9 tons per coach per year and save about 21,000 litres of diesel for a solar-powered DEMU with six trailer coaches, thereby saving Rs12 lakh every year
China’s CRRC unveils first railless, driverless train
08 Jun 2017
The 30-metre train, with three coaches, is equipped with sensors that can read the dimensions of roads and plan its own route – running on a virtual rail
And now, pay on doorstep delivery for train reservation through IRCTC
10 May 2017
Indian Railways' commercial arm IRCTC has introduced pay-on-delivery facilities for rail tickets delivered home to passengers across 600 cities
Mumbai to invest Rs80,000 cr on high-speed urban rail network
10 May 2017
Alstom, Bombardier and Siemens are expected to vie for orders worth Rs48,000 crore for rail coaches and systems for Mumbai's high-speed urban rail network
New Silk Road: First London-China train arrives in Yiwu
29 Apr 2017
The freight train took 20 days to cover the 12,000 km between London and the eastern Chinese trade hub of Yiwu, the second-longest route in the world – the longest being the China-Madrid link
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train to start from Bandra-Kurla
11 Apr 2017
Once completed, the high-speed corridor will enable trains to run at maximum speeds of 350 km per hour, reducing travel time for the 508-km journey between Ahmedabad and Mumbai to two hours from seven at present
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