Watch: Indian Railways lifts Scherzer's span in Pamban Bridge to enable ships to pass
News | July 04, 2020 16:06 ISTRailway authorities lifted Scherzer's span in Pamban Railway Bridge in Rameswaram, to enable ships and large vessels to pass.
Railway authorities lifted Scherzer's span in Pamban Railway Bridge in Rameswaram, to enable ships and large vessels to pass.
Indian Railways has broken another record by running a 2.8 km long train called the 'SheshNaag'. The train comprises of four empty BOXN rakes, powered by four sets of electric locomotives.
The Railways on Friday said certain job profiles of its employees might change in the coming days but asserted that there will be no job losses, a day after the national transporter issued a letter, asking its general managers to slash 50 per cent vacancies and freeze creation of new posts.
Indian Railways operated a 2.8 km long train known as 'Sheshnaag' in Nagpur.
Speaking on the participation of private entities in running passenger trains, Railway Board Chairman, Vinod Kumar Yadav on July 02 informed that 5 per cent of the trains have been offered to private players under Public-Private Partnership.
Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Thursday announced that the private train operations are expected to begin by April 2023.
The Indian Railways on Thursday said that it has achieved 100 per cent punctuality of trains on July 1 for the first time in history. Taking to Twitter, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that no trains were delayed among the 201 that run on this day
In what is being seen as a colossal move to provide world class train services, the Indian Railways has kick-started process of private participation for operating trains over 109 origin destination pairs of routes. This will be done through introduction of 151 modern train rakes for which the Railways has invited Request for Qualifications. This project would entail private sector invest to the tune of Rs 30,000 crore.
Indian Railway's first vertical lift rail bridge construction is underway in Rameswaram.
Indian Railways has started constructing the first pillar in the sea of a vertical bridge that is under construction at Pamban, Rameswaram in Ramanathapuram district.
Indian Railways has created a history and taken a big leap in reducing the transit time of freight trains by joining and running 3 trains together in 'Super Anaconda' formation.
IRCTC Tatkal Tickets Booking: In a big relief to Railway passengers, the Indian Railways has opened the tatkal ticket booking service for all the 230 special trains it is currently operating, Central Railways PRO Shivaji Sutar said. The passengers can book tickets for travellling in these special trains starting tomorrow.
Turning the nationwide lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic into an opportunity, the Indian Railways cleared the backlog of 200 projects of critical importance in key sections.
The tickets, that have been booked for the regular time-tabled trains from July 1 to August 12, has also been cancelled. A full refund will be given to the passengers.
The Indian Railways on Thursday announced cancellation os all regular train services till August 12. These include all regular mail, express and passenger services as well as suburban trains, the Railway Board said. The decision was taken keeping in mind the increasing number of coronavirus cases in the country, news agency PTI quoted sources as saying.
The Indian Railways will be providing 8-lakh man-days of employment opportunities to migrants workers in the next 125 days till October 31 under government's Garib Kalyan Rojgar Yojana Abhiyaan (GKRYA), announced Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. These new jobs will be generated in the infrastructure sector of the railways with an investment of Rs 1800 crore.
The first patient to be admitted to the Railways' isolation coaches facility in Delhi arrived at the Shakur Basti station here on Wednesday, and around 15 more are expected to come, officials said.
Indian Railways has decided to give full refund for tickets booked on or before April 14.
Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said huge opportunities are there for businesses in the sector as the ministry is willing to lease out traffic routes and parcel trains to them.
From using bamboo chicks and bubble-wraps to heat-resistant coating and portable coolers, the Railways is trying innovative ways to beat the heat inside isolation coaches deployed to treat coronavirus patients.
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