Latest undefined Today / Monthly undefined Download {{val}} for FREE! Download News as POF 120 Vande Bharat trains to manufactured in Latur April 23, 2023 * 120 Vande Bharat trains will be manufactured at the Rail Coach Factory in Latur, Maharashtra, as part of India’s ambitious rail development plan. + The Vande Bharat train is India's first-ever self-propelled, semi-high-speed train, with a maximum speed of 160 kmph, and is equipped with state-of-the-art amenities. « Centre has sanctioned Rs 600 crore to set up the coach factory in Latur. Indian Railways achieve 100 percent rail electrification in Haryana March 30, 2023 ‘+ Indian Railways completed 100 percent electrification of the Railway network in Haryana State in March 2023. « Ithas also become the first Indian state to achieve 100% railway network electrification, «+ The existing Broad Gauge network of Haryana is 1,70! route kilometres, which is now 1U0¥% electrified, resulting in reduced dependence on imported crude oil, and saving foreign exchange. 1st Bharat Gaurav tourist train from the Telugu States started journey March 19, 2023 «+ The first Bharat Gaurav tourist train originating from the Telugu States commenced its journey from Secunderabad railway station in March 2023. + The Punya Kshetra Yatra: Puri - Kasi - Ayodhya train is being operated by the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). « The tour involves visiting important and historical places in Puri, Konark, Gaya, Varanasi, Ayodhya and PrayagrajRailways launches Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train from Delhi February 17, 2023 + Indian Railways, on 17 Feb'23, launched Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train - Shri Ram-Janaki Yatra: Ayodhya to Janakpur from Safdarjung Railway Station, Delhi + The train will cover two most significant pilgrimage sites Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh and Janakpur in Nepal. + The train will go through Ayodhya, Nandigram, Sitamarhi, Janakpur, Varanasi and Prayagraj during its seven-day journey. Bie ae pe TOP 5 Longest Railway Platforms Se ge ey 22,2023 © Hubballi Junction, Katialaka, India (South-West Zone): 1,505 meties * Gorakhpur Junction, Uttar Pradesh, India (North-East Zone): 1,366 m * Kollam Junction, Kerala, India(South Zone): 1,180.5 m Kharagpur Junction, West Bengal, India (South-East Zone): 1,072 m Chennai Egmore, Tamil Nadu, India(South Zone): 925.22 m Ghaziabad-Pt DDU becomes longest fully ABS section of Indian Railways January 5, 2023, Ghaziabad-Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay section (762 KM) has become the longest fully automatic block signaling section of Indian Railways. « Itachieved the after the commissioning of the automatic signaling system in the Satanraini- Rasulabad-Faizullapur section of the Prayagraj division. + With this, it has also become the longest Automatic Black Signalling section of Indian Railways.Indian Railways introducing hydrogen power trains on heritage lines January 3, 2023, ‘+ Ministry of Railways has announced a plan to introduce hydrogen power trains on its heritage lines. « This plan is called "Hydrogen for Heritage". + The hydrogen-powered trains will be implemented on both narrow gauge and meter gauge lines. * Eight heritage roots have been identified for the introduction of these trains. Railways rolls out energy efficiency plan to meet 2030 net-zero target January 2, 2023 « Railway Ministry has outlined a five-pronged plan to become carbon-neutral by 2030. + The plan aims to reduce energy consumption through efficient operations and increase the use of renewable energy. + Components of the plan are installation of rooftop solar panels on all railway establishments Sustainable Buildings Energy Efficiency in Equipment and Appliances and Power Quality and Restoration. ‘$ Indian Railways crosses 1000 MT in freight loading during FY 2022-23 December 7, 2022 « Indian Railways has loaded 1,002 Million Tons of freight in the current financial year (2022-23) tll date. * The same was achieved on 24th December 2021, « Railways freight revenues also showed a growth of 16.1 per cent and currently stands at 1,08,593 crore rupees as compared to 93,532 crore rupees last year till 6 Dec. ‘¢ The Coal contributed 485 Million Tons in this 1,000 Million Tons mark.Railways to export Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26 November 27, 2022 The railways will become a major exporter of Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26 to markets in Europe, South America and East Asia. «+ The latest version of the indigenous trains with sleeper coaches will be operational by the first quarter of 2024. « The railways is also planning to clock 10-12 lakh kilometers on 75 Vande Bharat trains over the next few years, for these to be export ready. PM Modi flags off Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express Train September 29, 2022 + Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Dharat Express train at Gandhinagar railway station on 30 September 2022. ‘* He also inaugurated phase-| of the Ahmedabad Metro rail project and also launched various projects worth Rs 7,200 crore. «The Vande Rharat Superfast Fyprecs train will run six days a week hetween Mumbhai Central and Gandhinagar stations. Indi September 11, 2022 Railways revenue yruws by 38 per cent till Aug 2022 «Indian Railways’ overall revenue has grown by 38 per cent till August 2022 over the corresponding period of 2021. « The overall revenue of Indian Railways at the end of August 2022 was around 95,486 crore rupees showing an increase of 26,271 crore rupees over the same period in 2021 «+ The revenue from passenger traffic was nearly 25,276 crore rupees.SSG) Vande Bharat 2: Railways to introduce new avatar of high-speed train September 9, 2022 « Indian Railways will be introducing the new avatar of high-speed train Vande Bharat called Vande Bharat 2, + It will be equipped with more advancements and improved features like 0 to 100 Kmpl speed in just 52 seconds, maximum speed up to 180 Kmph, and lesser weight of 392 tons instead of 430 tons, «+ In the new design, photo-catalytic ultraviolet air purification system has also been installed. Western Railways opens its longest skywalk in Mumbai July 5, 2022 + The Western Railway's (WR) longest skywalk from the Khar Road railway station to the nearby Bandra Terminus has been opened for the passengers to reach the platforms to board trains easily « The skywalk spans 314 meters long and is 4.4 meters wide. « The construction of the skywalk was carried out at a cost of around Rs 14 crore. - ° IRCTC to be Ist agency to connect two countries via tourist train _ CE ena ++ Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will be India's first agency that will connect two countries through tourist trains under the Bharat Gaurav Scheme. «+ The train will depart from New Delhi on the Shri Ramayana Yatra Circuit and will cover a distance of approximately 8,000 kilometers to reach Nepal «+ It will also stop at Ram Janaki temple in Janakpur, Nepal. pS | Shreyas Hosur becomes first to complete ‘IRONMAN' Triathlon SS June 6, 2022 ‘* Shreyas Hosur from South Western Railway has become the first-ever Railway officer and also the first-ever officer from the non-uniformed Civil Services to complete ‘IRONMAN' Triathlon + The event included 3.8 km Swim, 180 km Cycling, and 42.2 km Running. * Shreyas completed the event in 13 hrs 26 mins on Sth June 2022, in Hamburg, Germany.Third India-Bangladesh passenger train service to begin from 1 June May 27, 2022 + India and Bangladesh will begin the third passenger train service on 1 June 2022 « The train will operate between New Jalpaiguri in West Bengal and Dhaka in Bangladesh. ‘+ Mitali Express, the new train service will be flagged off by the Railway Ministers of India and Banglaclesh from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi on June 1 virtually. « It will run two days a week on Sunday and Wednesday. Qd RailTel launches PM-WANI based access to its WiFi sat May 9, 2022 RATCrEL + RailTel, a Mini Ratna PSU has launched Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM-WANI) scheme based access to its Public WiFi services across 100 railway stations having 2,384 WiFi hotspots in 22 states. « To access this WiFi network, android users can download the mobile app ‘Wi-DOT’ available on Google Play Store. ‘* This app has been developed in close coordination with C-DUT. NCRTC receives India’s first Regional Rapid Transit System Train Set May 6, 2022 ‘+ The very first trainset of India's first Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor was handed over to National Capital Region Transport Corporation on 7 May 2022. ‘+ 100 percent of these state-of-the-art RRTS trainsets are being manufactured in the country at the Alstom’s factory in Savi, Gujarat. * The full corridor of the RRTS corridor will be commissioned by 2025.ad RailTel Corporation bags work order from Rail Vikas Nigam Bee April 18, 2022 + RailTel Corporation of India has received a work order from Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL) aggregating 311.57 crore. ‘* RailTel will install Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)-Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in 33, locations of RVNL. + Under the agreement, MPLS VPN networks services will be created and maintained by RailTel at 33 locations of RVNL. «+ The services will be provided for 5 years.