Security at Railway Stations-PIB

Steps to improve Security Arrangements at Important Railway Stations
The Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) has constituted two separate Fire Safety Audit Teams A and B to identify areas requiring further upgradation to match the latest fire safety norms to international standards and to conduct checks in few select Railway at stations, coaching deports, workshops etc., for assessment of compliance of RDSO and Board’s instructions regarding fire safety. Fire Safety Audit Teams are yet to submit their reports.

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About Unmanned LC-PIB

Manning of Unmanned Railway Level Crossings                

            It has emerged from the analysis of pattern of accidents that manning of unmanned level crossing is not an ideal solution.  Therefore, the policy of manning of unmanned level crossings has been reviewed.  Accordingly, Indian Railways have decided to progressively eliminate all unmanned level crossings by:

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Tibet line-China Railway

China to finish Tibet rail line close to Indian border soon

Last Updated: Friday, March 08, 2013,

Beijing: China will finish its rail network in Tibet up to Xigaze city located close to Indian border by next year, allowing its military to move men and material with relative ease besides beefing up transportation in the strategically important Himalayan region.

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Advt in Locomotive also

Electric locomotive with `Amul' branding inaugurated

PTI Mar 5, 2013,

VADODARA: The first electric locomotive (engine) of Railways under Vadodara division with `Amul' branding was inaugurated on Monday.

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TTE's on agitation

Railway TTEs go on mass leave

Mar 06, 2013

Chennai: Ticketless travelers aboard trains starting from Chennai Central and Egmore have been having a field day since December 2.

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Japan-Bullet train derailed

High-speed bullet train derails in Japan: Media reports

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Secret Balot Result -2007

ELECTION RESULT,  Nov 26 to 28 ,2007

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About Chinese Railway-The Hindu

Today's Paper » MISCELLANEOUS » OTHERS March 3, 2013

Inside China’s marvel

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WHITE Paper, is it really White ?

Coming soon: Railway white paper blasting Didi dreams

Avishek G Dastidar : New Delhi, Wed Mar 06 2013, 00:28 hrs

Soon after she took over the Railway Ministry at the beginning of UPA-II, Mamata Banerjee had brought out a "white paper" saying that there was no truth in the rosy picture painted by her predecessor in UPA-I, Lalu Prasad, about Railways' finances. Four years later, the Congress is going to give Mamata a taste of her own medicine.

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From old pages of The Hindu

Today's Paper » NATIONAL

March 6, 2013

(dated March 6, 1963)

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Stop Out Sourcing-ICF employees

Today's Paper » NATIONAL

CHENNAI, March 6, 2013

ICF men warn of tool-down strike

M. Dinesh Varma

Protesting against outsourcing of coaches’ design know-how

Workmen at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) have warned of a tool-down strike this Wednesday in protest against a Railway Board missive to the ICF to hand over the design know-how of manufacturing certain types of high-value coaches to a few private contracting firms.

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"Select Billion tonnes"

Rlys to enter ‘Select Billion Tonnes’ club in freight

New Delhi, Mar 4, 2013, PTI:

Indian Railways will soon enter the “Select Billion Tonne” club in freight movement that hitherto had just three countries — the US, Russia and China.

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Diesel rate hike incur loss to railways

Diesel dent in rail kitty

By Our Special Correspondent | www.telegraphindia.com 

New Delhi, March 4: Indian Railways will incur a revenue loss of Rs 300 crore annually because of last week's hike in bulk diesel prices by Re 1 per litre by state-owned oil firms.

However, railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today ruled out any immediate hike in freight rates or passenger fares.

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What is the value of Elephants

Lost pooches, elephants of little value for Indian Rlys

By Yogendra Pratap Singh | Hindustan Times 

Bhopal, March 5 -- There is a popular adage in Hindi - mara hathi bhi sava lakh ka hota hai (even a dead elephant fetches you Rs. 1.25 lakh). However, Indian Railways does not subscribe to this view.

If you have dispatched an elephant to another place through Indian Railways' parcel service and it gets lost, misplaced or dies on the way, the maximum compensation that railway awards you is Rs. 6,000.

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Bangalore rail facility-Report by The Hindu

Today's Paper » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA BANGALORE, March 5, 2013

City still on waitlist for better rail facilities

Anil Kumar Sastry

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Problems of Disable persons

Today's Paper » MISCELLANEOUS » OTHERS March 3, 2013

Disability rights is off the rails

Javed Abidi

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About American Railway-The Hindu

Today's Paper » MISCELLANEOUS » OTHERS  March 3, 2013

Fading glory of America’s railways

Narayan Lakshman

If there is one thing that the history of America’s experience with railroad construction teaches, it is that globalisation happened long before the Internet, indeed even much further back in time than the 20{+t}{+h}century’s neat reorganisation of post-colonial territories into nation-states.

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A report about Railways-The Hindu

Today's Paper » MISCELLANEOUS » OTHERS    March 3, 2013

stalled revolution

K. Balchand

India’s Railways are caught in a time warp. They serve millions, but are unable to meet modern standards. China is racing ahead, while U.S. rail plans face opposition. The world view.

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SWR violated recruitment guidelines -AITUC

Today's Paper » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA

Hubli, March 4, 2013

SWR officials violated Railway Board guidelines on recruitment: AITUC

Staff Correspondent

It is in connection with appointment of Group ‘D’ employees

The Dharwad district unit of the All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) has alleged that the railway officials had violated guidelines while issuing orders on appointment of Group ‘D’ employees in South Western Railway.

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Yet another stone throw to train

Today's Paper » NATIONAL » KARNATAKA    Bangalore, March 4, 2013

Stone thrown at train again

Staff Reporter

After the stone-throwing incident involving the double-decker train bound for Chennai, another case of vandals throwing a stone at a train was reported on Sunday. It is said that vandals threw a stone at the Yeswanthpur-Kannur Express as it was approaching Carmalaram Railway Station at around 9 p.m.

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Double Decker train testing

Train test shows potential problems

By Express News Service - BANGALORE

02nd March 2013 09:36 AM

The Bangalore-Chennai Linke Holfmann Busch (LHB) coach double-decker train was on display for the second time this week at the city railway station on Friday was already sporting a few broken windows.
Railway officials present stated that this was due to stones which were pelted at the train during its journey. With the lower level of seating that the double-decker coach will entail, this can prove to be a harrowing experience for people seated at the lower level.

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Elephants run over in tracks

49 elephants killed on railway tracks since 2010

Mar 1, 2013

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Best PERFORMERS in service sector

Telecom, tourism, railways best in service sectors: Economic Survey

By IANS - NEW DELHI

27th February 2013 04:39 PM

Telecom, tourism and railways have been the best performers in services sector in India, the 2012-13 Economic Survey tabled in parliament Wednesday said.

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Campaign against stone throw

Railways campaign against stone throwers

TNN | Mar 2, 2013, 

BANGALORE: The Railway Protection Force of South Western Railways will conduct a public awareness campaign against throwing stones on trains on Saturday.

Skits, drama and play cards will be displayed for public at Lingarajpuram at 3pm and Banaswadi at 4pm, as a part of the campaign, said a release from South Western Railways

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PPP in Railways

Railways reboots PPP programme: An offer that draws big response by private companies

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