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Tejas Express gets swankier! Indian Railways upgrades aircraft-like semi-high speed train; stunning pics
Tejas Express gets an upgrade: A year after Indian Railways introduced its first semi-high speed aircraft-like luxury Tejas Express, the second rake of this futuristic train is ready! Financial Express Online brings you an exclusive sneak peek into the new Tejas Express with its upgraded features:
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BrahMos missile tested successfully with new ‘Make in India’ systems; achieves big milestone!
BrahMos, the world’s fastest anti-ship cruise missile, has today achieved yet another significant milestone! The supersonic cruise missile was today tested successfully with a number of critical sub-systems that were made using Indian raw materials.
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Indian Railways experiments with ‘looks’! Check out what’s new in the latest air-conditioned coaches
Travelling by Indian Railways air-conditioned coaches is set to get more panoramic! In line with world-class coaches, Indian Railways is introducing the “continuous window” concept in its air-conditioned coaches.
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Guwahati railway station is the first in North-East to run completely on solar power! Beautiful pics
Did you know that Indian Railways’ Guwahati station is the first in North-East to run completely on solar power? For North-East, where railway connectivity is still a relatively new phenomenon, the solar power plant at the Guwahati railway station is one-of-its kind.
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Indian Railways swings into action on train delays; speed restrictions on key sections to be reviewed
Indian Railways, it appears, is taking serious note of the fact that its trains recorded a punctuality of just 70% in 2017-2018.
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Bogibeel, India’s longest rail-road bridge, special for many reasons! These 10 facts will leave you awestruck
Bogibeel bridge, in India’s North-East, is the country’s longest rail-cum-road bridge. Apart from the obvious fame factor of being the longest rail-road bridge, the Bogibeel bridge is special for several reasons. For one, it has been built by Indian Railways over river Brahmaputra and provides crucial rail-road connectivity.
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Pakyong airport: Sikkim gets air connectivity before railway line! 5 cool facts about the engineering marvel
Pakyong airport: Imagine an airport at 4,500 feet, an engineering marvel, that gives the North-East state of Sikkim air connectivity to the rest of India. Pakyong airport, the first airport in Sikkim, is set to open later this month and will give the state nestled in Himalyas connectivity like never before.
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IRCTC introduces new summer-special all AC tourist train! From dining car to beautiful places; details here
IRCTC introduces new summer-special AC-tourist train! This Indian summer, IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) has made it very ease for you to plan holidays. IRCTC has several tour packages, at affordable rates, lined up starting this summer and now a new AC tourist train has been introduced.
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No more poor quality food on trains! IRCTC’s new software solution is good news for passengers; how it works
Hygiene standards on Indian Railways trains – be it of food or toilets – has increasingly become a focus area for the national transporter when it comes to enhancing passengers experience. In a big step that will come as a welcome move for passengers, IRCTC is making use of Artificial Intelligence to make sure hygienic food reaches trains.
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IRCTC website and app down for two hours today; users take to Twitter to lash out at Indian Railways
IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) website (irctc.co.in) and app is the go-to destination for booking train tickets – but on Friday morning the website and app were down for nearly 2 hours! Several reports suggested that users, when the tried to open the IRCTC website, were greeted with a message on maintenance activity
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By end 2018, Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express train trip in just 13 hours? This is Indian Railways new experiment
Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express set for a new experiment by Indian Railways – one that will leave passengers very happy! For the first time in Indian Railways, an engine will be attached to both the front and the rear of a passenger train in order to increase speed and reduce travel time.
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Under PM Narendra Modi’s watch: Progress of India’s first bullet train project being monitored very closely
PM Modi has set stiff deadlines for the execution of India’s first bullet train project and is monitoring its progress very closely. At a recently held PRAGATI session, PM Modi is learnt to have asked the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) under his office (PMO) to closely work with all entities involved in the execution of the bullet train project.
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Indian Railways eyes international standards! Now, Surat station to be world-class multi-modal transport hub
Surat railway station to be developed into world-class multi-modal transport hub! In a unique project of its kind, Indian Railways is working to revamp and redevelop the Surat railway station and the area around it into a multi-modal transport hub.
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Wow! Enjoy Kashmir’s spectacular landscapes like never before with Indian Railways new glass-ceiling coaches
With Indian Railways new glass-ceiling coach, enjoy Kashmir’s scenic beauty like never before! This summer, your train ride between Baramulla and Banihal is set for a beautiful upgrade with Indian Railways looking to introduce Switzerland-like glass ceiling Vistadome coaches.
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How India’s first bullet train project is taking a leaf out of PM Modi’s ‘chai pe charcha’
Bullet train project: Indian Railways has decided to take a leaf out Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘chai pe charcha’! To sensitise people on ground about the ongoing bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, NHSRCL has decided to organise ‘chai pe charcha’.
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Will Indian Railways new sleeper coaches look like this? New colour scheme being experimented on trains
Indian Railways looks to introduce new colour scheme for Mail/Express trains! In case you are one of those travellers who is bored of seeing the blue paint scheme on Indian Railways Mail/Express trains, there is good news for you.
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SMART luxurious coaches that can run at 200 kmph! Indian Railways goes futuristic with new trains
Indian Railways train journeys have always been associated with convenience and never luxury. But, what if we were to tell you that Indian Railways is now betting on “SMART” luxurious coaches with 200 kmph speed potential to improve passenger experience on trains
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Superb! Indian Railways stations Habibganj, Gandhinagar will soon be world-class with airport-like experience
After introducing Tejas Express that offers aircraft-like features, Indian Railways is set to open to passengers the revamped Habibganj and Gandhinagar railway stations that will be the first two “world-class”, “airport-like” railway stations in India!
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“Tu” and “Tum” not acceptable when addressing subordinates: Ashwani Lohani tells Indian Railways officials
Ashwani Lohani, the Railway Board Chairman, in a bid to change Indian Railways work culture has asked all railway DRMs, GMs and PHODs to take leadership in ensuring “immaculate conduct”, Financial Express Online learns. Lohani has noted that several supervisors and staff tell him about officers who address them as “tu” or “tum” and not “aap”.
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Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express @160 kmph; this is Indian Railways mammoth plan for Golden Quadrilateral routes
Imagine a Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express train that is able to achieve a semi-high speed of 160 kmph! If Modi government is able to implement its new project, then it may be the first big step to turn this dream into a reality in the coming years.
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Now enjoy faster, jerk-free and safer Indian Railways train journeys in North-East
Travelling by train to North-East India? Now, your Indian Railways train rides in North-East will be jerk-free and safer! According to the North-East Frontier Railway, as much as 90% of the Indian Railways tracks under the division have been converted to ‘Long Welded Rail’ or LWR.
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Empty Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express? Wake-up Indian Railways, this may happen and low airfares not to blame
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway which is slated to be completed in the next 3 years should ring alarm bells for Indian Railways. Why? Because if in three years time people will be able to complete a journey between the two important cities of Delhi and Mumbai in just 12 hours by road, Indian Railways may lose out on passengers like never before!
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Big step by Indian Railways! AC-III tier to replace AC-II tier coaches in some Rajdhani, Duronto trains
Indian Railways is set to replace AC-II tier coaches on some Rajdhani and Duronto Express trains with AC-III tier coaches in the coming months, learns Financial Express Online. AC-III tier coaches are the most popular segment of coaches within reserved passenger travel and are also the ones that yield a profit for the Indian Railways
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Indian Railways rolls out first ‘paint-less’ train! This new Antyodaya Express by ICF is special
Imagine an Indian Railways train without paint! A train where the exterior stainless steel coaches are visible without any colour coating on them. Well, Indian railways has just rolled out one such Antyodaya Express that has no paint on its exterior
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Booking a Rajdhani, Shatabdi or Duronto ticket? Fare to come down as IRCTC catering charges slashed from today
IRCTC food prices slashed! Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto train meal charges will come down from today, that is April 16. The revised rates for food and drinks on Rajdhani Express, Duronto and Shatabdi Express-type trains are as follows:
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PM Modi launches Indian Railways first 12,000 HP ‘Make in India’ electric locomotive; it’s a game-changer
The locomotive rolled out of the factory in Bihar’s Madhepura and will now go to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh for extensive testing before it is inducted into the Indian Railways. The electric locomotive manufacturing facility has been set up as joint venture between French major Alstom (76%) and Indian Railways (24%).
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New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express gets ‘luxurious’ upgrade under Operation Swarn! Here’s what’s new
New Delhi–Amritsar Swarn Shatabdi Express train journey gets luxurious! Indian Railways, under its new Operation Swarn, has upgraded the Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi to ‘gold standard’. Launched in 2017, Operation Swarn aims to upgrade 15 Shatabdi Express and 14 Rajdhani Express trains on major routes.
