Know the Diesel Locos
A diesel locomotive generates its own power using an on board diesel engine. The mechanical power is converted to electrical power using an alternator and is fed to traction motors attached to the wheels. Many diesel locomotives can be coupled … Continued
HOW TRAINS STOP
Passenger profile on IR Indian Railways carried about 8.4 Billion passengers in the year 2012-13 which is more than the total population of the world. These passengers clocked about 1.1 trillion passenger kilometers. About 53% of these passengers are suburban … Continued
HURDLES ON THE TRACK: INDIA AND HIGH SPEED RAIL
India has around 65,000 route kilometres of railway line spread out across the entire country. Indian Railways operates about 19,000 trains a day.it consists of about 12,000 passenger trains and 7,000 freight trains@. It is a unique experience travelling this … Continued
Development of Indian Railway Stations
Station development on Indian Railways is a continuous exercise. Works pertaining to modernization/upgradation of station are undertaken depending upon identified need, availability of funds, etc. Accordingly, New Delhi station has been developed in various phases. With a view to make … Continued
Revenue Earning System of Indian Railways
Against huge requirement of resources for expansion and modernisation, Railways’ revenue earning system does not leave much surplus for investment and modernisation in Railways. Railways’ internal resource generation for plan investment in 2013-14 and 2014-15 was ` 11,668 crore and … Continued
India and Japan ink three agreements for cooperation in Railway Sector
One MoU is on cooperation and assistance in the Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project Two more comprehensive technological cooperation agreements signed for modernization and upgradation of Indian Railways India and Japan have signed an MoU on 12th December, 2015 on cooperation … Continued
A “MANAGERIAL INDEX PROTOCOL” (MIP) FOR STREAMLINED AND QUICK MANAGEMENT
A “MANAGERIAL INDEX PROTOCOL” (MIP) FOR STREAMLINED AND QUICK MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND There are several parameters that are and can be used to measure activity, success or failure of any endeavour. The same applies to industries, departments, ministries and so on. … Continued
Measures to Prevent Accidents at Level Crossings by Indian Railways
Various measures taken by Indian Railways to prevent accidents at level crossings are as under: Progressive elimination of unmanned level crossings by (i) closing unmanned crossings having NIL/negligible Train Vehicle Units (TVUs), (ii) merger of unmanned level crossing with nearby … Continued
Use of Vacant Land Under Indian Railways
Approximately a total of 8350 hectares of land has been acquired by Railways in the last three years and the current year. Railways have vacant land and most of the vacant land is in the form of narrow strips along … Continued
FDI in Railway Sector
Ministry of Railways issued Sectoral guidelines in November, 2014 for Domestic/Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in rail sector in the following identified areas: (i) Suburban corridors through Public Private Partnership (PPP); (ii) High speed train projects; (iii) Dedicated freight lines; (iv) … Continued