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Indian Railways have been the prime movers to the nation and have the distinction of being one of the largest railway systems in the world under a single management.
Railways are five to six times more energy efficient, four times more efficient in land use and significantly superior from the standpoints or environment impact and safety.
Though the Railway Budget is separately presented to the Parliament, the figures relating to the receipt and expenditure of the Railways are also shown in the General Budget, since the receipts and expenditure of the Railways are a part and parcel of the total receipts and expenditure of the Government of India.
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 Indian Railways,About Indian Railways,Information on Indian Railways,Info on india Railway,Classes and Accommodation ...
Indian Railways,About Indian Railways,Information on Indian Railways,Info on india Railway,Classes and Accommodation Indian Railway
Indian Railways, the largest rail networks in Asia and the world's second largest rail network under one management covers more than 1 lakh track kilometers, 300 yards, 2300 good sheds and 700 repair shops.
Freight traffic on Indian Railways has registered an impressive growth from a mere 93 million tons of originating freight traffic in 1950-51, to nearly 376 million tons in 1992-93, an increase of about 304%.
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The first train on Indian soil ran between Mumbai and Thane on April 16th 1853.
There were 400 passengers on the train and the 21 mile journey took an hour and fifteen minutes.
Today, the Indian Railways is the largest railway system in the world carrying millions of passengers and freight across the length and breadth of India.
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 Modelling Indian Railways
As there are no RTR components available for Indian models at all, the first group have only two choices: to "bodge", adapting existing models or parts to resemble Indian ones as closely as possible, or to wait and hope for commercial ones to emerge.
Indian railways were among the first major agents of technology transfer, and remain among the most experienced.
Indian readers will be familiar with the Indian environment; but others may appreciate suggestions as to how to create authenticity.
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  Indian Rail Guide,Major Trains In India,India Train Guide
Indian Railways is the world's fourth largest railway network, covering the route length of 60,000km.There is nothing to match the experience of chugging up the hills.
Doubling/quadrupling of railway lines is being carried out on the saturated sections of the Indian Railways, to increase freight and passenger carrying capacity on these sections.
Railways are also introducing a universal train radio communication system between drivers, guards and the nearest station to enable immediate response in case of emergencies and accidents.
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  Indian Railways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This was the formal birth of railways in India.
Konkan Railway (KR) is constituted as a separately incorporated railway, with its headquarters at Belapur CBD (Navi Mumbai).
Indian Railways is a publicly-owned company controlled by the Government of India, via the Ministry of Railways.
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 INDIAN RAILWAYS   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Indian Railways (IR) is the principal mode of transport in the country.
In 1957, Indian Railways decided to adopt 25 KV AC traction and main lines and high density routes were taken up for electrification in a planned manner.
The entire Indian Railways network is controlled and directed by Railway Board under the overall supervision of Minister of Railways assisted by Minister of State for Railways.
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 Talk:Indian Railways - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indian Railways is a selected article on the Indian Portal, which means that it was selected as a high quality India-related article.
Indian Railways was the Indian collaboration of the week for the week starting on June 5, 2005.
Indian Railways has had a peer review which has now been archived.
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 Welcome to traveliteIndia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Railways traverse through the length and breadth of the country covering 63,140 route kms as on 31.3.2002, comprising broad gauge (45,099 kms), meter gauge (14,776 kms) and narrow gauge (3,265 kms).
Railways are five to six times more energy efficient, four times more efficient in land use and significantly superior from the standpoints or environment impact and safety.
Indian Railways, therefore, rightly occupy pride of place in the growth and development of the nation.
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 Indian Raiilway
It is headquarted at Hajipur and comprises Sonpur and Samastipur divisions of North Eastern Railway and Danapur, Mughalsarai, and Dhanbad divisions of Eastern Railway.
In April 2003, the West Central Railway was reconstituted from the Jabalpur and Bhopal divisions of CR and the reorganized Kota division of WR.
The Western Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is among the busiest railroad networks in India.
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Indian railways, travel and tour Indian railways, Indian railways information, tickets for Indian railways, travel in Indian railways, Indian railways information.
Iron arteries running across the subcontinent, the Indian railways are vital to the country.
The Indian Railways is a little world; a microcosm of India; a way of life.
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 Indian Railways: 150 Years   (Site not responding. Last check: )
As the expenditure on fuel is about 25 percent of the working expenditure of the Indian Railways, its control is vital for the financial health of the organization.
The stage is rightly set for the culmination of 150 glorious years of the Indian Railway and to mark the beginning of more glories with a renewed pledge to maintain its primacy as well as viability in bulk transportation of people and goods and to give a fillip to ever growing trade, commerce and industry.
The Indian Railways rededicate itself to the task of meeting the growing challenge of bulk transportation apart from meeting the strategic requirements of the nation.
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 Indian Railways, Railways in India, Indian train journeys, Train Travel in India, Railway Tours of India
Indian Railway is one of India's most effective networks that keep together the social, economical, political and cultural fabric of the country intact.
Be it cold, mountainous terrain or the long stretches through the Rajasthan desert, Indian Railways cover the vast expanse of the country from north to south, east to west and all in between.
During the Japanese war, the Indian Railways added further laurels to their record as they extended the railway line right up to Ledo in the extreme northeastern part of Assam and thus enabled the Allied forces under General Stillwell to combat the Japanese menace.
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 Indian Railways,Indian Railway Reservation,Travel by Indian Railways
Indian Railways - Explore India through train, the most pleasant mode to discover the land full of scintillating diversity.
The Indian Railways- the second largest railway system in the world, has over 62,300 km of track laid between 7,000 stations and over 11,000 locomotives.
This was the first section of the East Indian Railway that was opened to public traffic, inaugurating the beginning of railway transport on the Eastern side of the sub-continent.
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 [IRFCA] Indian Railways in Postal Stamps
Indian forces were stationed in Laos and Vietnam beginning in 1965 until 1968.The planned nation-wide elections never materialized.
It was extensively used on Rajputana Malwa Railway, which became the meter gauge section of the Bombay and Central Indian Railway.
The Bengal-Nagpur Railway was brought under direct State management on October 1, 1944 on the expiry of all contracts between the companies and the Government.
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 Indian Railways,Rail travel in India,how to travel in India,India's tourist trains,Royal Orient,Palace on Wheels
Apart from this, Indian Railways also offers special facilities for foreign tourists, like the Indrail Passes which give the foreign tourist the facility to travel over the entire Indian Railways network without any route restriction.
Jointly operated by Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation and Indian Railways, this special heritage tourist train derives its name from the royal background of its coaches which once belonged to the rulers of the former princely states of India.
Mettupalayam is on the railway mainline to Chennai.
www.theindiatravelguide.com /test/railways.htm   (1791 words)

  
 INDIAN RAILWAYS   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The General Rules for Indian Railways (Open Lines) 1976 together with the Subsidiary Rules of the Southern Railway are herewith published for the guidance of the staff.
Every railway servant is bound by the terms of his employment and under Section 175 of the Railways Act, 1989 (Act No. 24 of 1989) to obey the Subsidiary Rules, Special Instructions, General Rules and the Departmental Rules in force on the Railway upon which he is employed.
Accordingly, the Commission conveyed to the Railway Board its inability to agree to the adoption of the new General Rules as drafted.
www.southernrailway.org /tpjsec/GRS/PREFACE.htm   (453 words)

  
 Indian Railways Ticketing – IS for common man | TechMag
Centre for Railway Information Systems was established by Ministry of Railways in 1986 to handle all the IS related activities in Indian Railways.
Indian Railways is the world’s second largest railway, with 6853 stations, 63,028 KM of track, 37,840 passenger coaches.
Indian Railways is the one where I have seen the biigested IT infracture deployed for common man. Its truely IT working for common man.
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 Indian Railways - knowIndia.net
The Indian Railways (IR) is the world's largest railway system under single management and the largest employer in the world with approx.
Indian Railways is facing mounting competition from low-cost airlines that are luring mainly first class passengers to switch over to air travel.
Indian Railways operates on three gauges: broad gauge (1.676 m), meter gauge (1.000 m) and narrow gauge (0.762 m and 0.610 m).
www.knowindia.net /rail.html   (1576 words)

  
 India's poll-eve railway budget spares passengers
Complimenting the railways for registering an impressive growth in freight traffic, Mahendra said: "The 6 percent-plus growth is in tune with the current resurgence in the economy and has been the result of the pragmatic approach and user friendly measures adopted by the railways."
Railway Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to maintain status quo on the freight and passenger tariff this year too, was also lauded as "the railways have an important role to play in sustaining and building competitiveness of Indian industry and freight tariff is a crucial factor in it."
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) President Y. Modi said: "It is heartening that the operating efficiency of the railways have increased resulting in lower expenses and leaving additional resources with the minister, which can be passed on to the consumer in the form of betterment of railway services and higher safety."
www.indianembassy.org /i_digest/2004/jan_31/indian_railways.htm   (1147 words)

  
 Indian Railways - Home
Indian Railways has decided to start a new joint venture company with a private sector player to start a new locomotive factory near Marhowra in Bihar in near future.
Railway officials said it was likely that these heavy-haul locomotives would be used on the proposed dedicated freight corridor where there was a plan to increase carrying capacity of freight trains.
Indian Railways' first -- and Mumbai's first -- railway station cyber cafe at Western Railway's Mumbai Central station was inaugrated by RailTel, a PSU of the Ministry of Indian Railways.
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Indian Railways computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) currently operates from five regional centres located at Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras and Secunderabad.
CRIS was assigned the task of development and implementation of the new software incorporating networking for Indian Railways thereby interconnecting the five PRS centres.
Thus PRS network of the Indian Railways will enable reservations in any train, date, or class, between any pair of stations to the travelling public on about 2000 terminals across the country.
www.indianrail.gov.in /abconcert.html   (256 words)

  
 Indian Railways, Indian Railways tickets, ticket booking, Indian Railways Train Fare, Indian Train Schedule, Indian ...
Indian Railways open up the door for you at SER Hotel, Puri and SER Hotel, Ranchi to discover the lost world-the world that once was.
To explore the splendour of multi-faceted India, Indian railways Passes provide excellent value for and enhance the charm of holidays for visitors from abroad.
Indrail Passes offer visitiors on a budget, the facility of travel as they like, over the entire Indian Railways system, without any route restiction within the period of validity ofthe ticket/ These passes can only be purchased by foreign nationals and NRUs on payment of US dollars, Pound Sterling and other convertible foreign currencies.
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 Getting Around Indian Railways
Searchable Railway Timetables (be aware times are endpoints only and check direction)
The service is a joint venture of Rajasthan Tourism Developement Corporation and Indian Railways.
Popular rail circuits have been introduced to allow urban indians access to major tourist destinations on the Friday evening trains.
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 Indian Railways Konkan Railway Kokan Rail Agent in Mumbai India: Sam-San Travels: Travel Agent,Tour Operator
Indian Railways Konkan Railway Kokan Rail Agent in Mumbai India: Sam-San Travels: Travel Agent,Tour Operator
We are "authorized rail travel service agents" appointed by the Ministry of Railways, Government of India.
Do visit the website of Indian Railways and place your requisition in the form below.
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 Indian Railways Guide, A Guide to India Railways, Indian Railways Reservations
The book introduces you to Indian railways and provides you with information about ticket reservations, passenger amenities, and train information.
The detailed map of Indian railways routes with distance marked between each station is also listed
The book is a collector edition for all those who want to about Indian railways-the main artery of the nation’s island transport system.
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 Reforms and Investments to Put Indian Railways on a More Commercial Track
The Railway Sector Improvement Project will focus on carrying out institutional and policy reforms to put the railways on a more commercial footing and finance priority investments in capacity expansion.
"Indian Railways is the country's biggest employer, with about 1.54 million staff, so its size and status as a government department present special management challenges," says ADB Senior Transport Economist Tyrrell Duncan.
To develop innovative solutions to the problem of loss-making branch lines, the private sector will be encouraged to help streamline staffing and service operations and improve revenue collection.
www.adb.org /media/Articles/2002/1096_India_Reforms_Investments_Put_Indian_Railways_More_Commercial_Track   (452 words)

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