Two killed, nine injured in Madurai railway station blastOctober 7th, 2009 MADURAI - Two people were killed and nine were injured in a blast at Cholavandan Railway Stationabout 30 kilometers from Madurai on Tuesday evening,. The blast occurred a little after 6 p.m.
Indian Railways to get biometric identification systemSeptember 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Railways have decided to install biometric identification system at its vital installations across the country. The project will increase the protection of major IT installations and PRS (Passenger Reservation Service) data centres in view of the threat of attacks, which could disrupt train operations and damage database.
Seven injured in Ghaziabad train mishapJuly 4th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - At least seven persons, including a driver and a guard, were injured when a Delhi-bound passenger train hit a goods train loaded with petrol near the Ghaziabad railway station on Saturday. A railway official the 310 Ambala Saharanpur Nizammuddin passenger train was on its way to the Nizammuddin railway station in Delhi when the accident took place at around 11.50 p.m.
Mamata has done a competent job, says Manmohan SinghJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday said that Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has done a highly competent job by presenting a pro-poor Rail budget.
Let private players run tourist trains: Economic SurveyJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Just a day before the government tables the railway budget, the Economic Survey for 2008-09 has suggested that the government should allow private players in passenger train operations to tourist spots. "Private entry into provision of passenger trains must be allowed to and from all the tourist destinations," said the survey.
Let private players run passenger trains: Economic SurveyJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government must allow entry of private players in passenger train operations and railway services to tourist destinations, the Economic Survey tabled in parliament Thursday said. "Private entry into provision of passenger train must be allowed to and from all the tourists destinations," said the survey.
Mamata's railway budget to be "pro-people"July 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the railway budget would be a "pro-people" budget. "It will be a pro-people budget, a simple budget, people's budget," Banerjee said after an all-party meeting here.
Delhi University raises OBC reservation to 18 percentMay 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi University (DU) Friday announced 18 percent reservation, an increase of nine percent, for students of Other Backward Classes (OBC) from the next academic session. S.K. Vij, dean of students welfare, said at a press conference that along with the increase in reservation, there will be an increase in the overall number of seats for OBC students in each course.
Four killed in Chennai train collisionApril 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - At least four people have been killed and several others injured when a passenger train and a goods train collided at Jeevanagar railway station in suburban Vyasarpadi on Wednesday. According to police, the incident took place at around 6:00 a.m.
Patna-Gaya passenger train catches fireApril 15th, 2009 PATNA - A stationary passenger train that was to leave Patna for Gaya caught fire on Wednesday afternoon. Fortunately, there were no passengers on board the train that was about to move out of the Patna Railway Station from platform number nine.
Railway passenger robbed, set afire in Greater NoidaMarch 19th, 2009 GREATER NOIDA - A railway passenger was attacked by robbers who set him ablaze for refusing to part with his money and valuables and then threw him out of the train, the police said Wednesday. The critically injured passenger was taken to the Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi with 40 percent burns.
12 injured in Bihar train collisionFebruary 13th, 2009 PATNA - At least 12 people were injured when a passenger train collided with a goods train in Bihar's Motihari district early Saturday morning, the second accident within 24 hours. The Gorakhpur-Muzaffarpur passenger train collided with the engine of a goods train standing at Sugauli railway station near Motihari.
Highlights of interim railway budgetFebruary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Following are the highlights of the interim rail budget for next fiscal presented by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad in Lok Sabha Friday:
* Two percent reduction in fares for virtually all classes
* Feasibility studies progressing well to start 'bullet trains' in India
* Railways will create record surplus of Rs.900 billion (Rs.90,000 crore) this fiscal
* In past five years, no burden imposed on train passengers
* Railways saw 14 percent rise in passenger income
* Railways managed 8 percent growth in freight loading in five years
* But freight down in current year due to economic downturn
* Drop in train accidents, railway safety enhanced
* Rs.700 billion (Rs.70,000 crore) surplus ploughed back to improve efficiency
* Rs.367.73 billion (Rs.36,773 crore) spent this fiscal toward productivity, passenger facilities
* Railways to introduce wagons with higher capacity
* Railways to spend Rs.230 billion (Rs.23,000 crore) in 2009-10
* Work has started on Delhi-Mumbai dedicated freight corridor
* Dedicated freight corridor from Ludhiana to Kolkata to be inaugurated later this month
* Kolkata Metro will be expanded
* Frequencies of a host of trains enhanced
* Frequencies of several trains across the country increased to daily service
* Steps to have railway connectivity to Kashmir initiated
* Railways have set up four call centres
Highlights of interim railway budgetFebruary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Following are the highlights of the interim rail budget for next fiscal presented by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad in Lok Sabha Friday:
* Two percent reduction in fares for virtually all classes
* Feasibility studies progressing well to start 'bullet trains' in India
* Plan outlay for 2009-10 kept at Rs.379.05 billion (Rs.37,905 crore)
* Railways will create record surplus of Rs.900 billion (Rs.90,000 crore) this fiscal
* Rs.700 billion (Rs.70,000 crore) surplus ploughed back to improve efficiency
* In past five years, no burden imposed on train passengers
* Railways saw 14 percent rise in passenger income
* Railways managed 8 percent growth in freight loading in five years
* But freight down in current year due to economic downturn
* Revised freight earnings for this fiscal to Rs.542.93 billion (Rs.54,293 crore)
* Freight loading target retained at 850 million tonnes
* Estimated freight earnings for next fiscal pegged at Rs.590.59 billion (Rs.59,059 crore)
* Drop in train accidents, railway safety enhanced
* Rs.367.73 billion (Rs.36,773 crore) spent this fiscal toward productivity, passenger facilities
* Railways to introduce wagons with higher capacity
* Railways to spend Rs.230 billion (Rs.23,000 crore) in 2009-10
* Work has started on Delhi-Mumbai dedicated freight corridor
* Dedicated freight corridor from Ludhiana to Kolkata to be inaugurated later this month
* Kolkata Metro will be expanded
* 43 new train services to be started in 2009-10
* Frequencies of 14 trains enhanced
* Frequencies of several trains across the country increased to daily service
* Extension of 14 trains envisaged
* Passenger volume likely to grow by around 7 percent over previous year
* Steps to have railway connectivity to Kashmir initiated
* Railways have set up four call centres
Extent of railway fare cutsFebruary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Following are the reduction in fares announced in the interim railway budget presented Friday:
* Rs.1 reduction in passenger fares on tickets costing up to Rs.50 for non suburban mail, express and ordinary passenger trains for journey above 10 km; This reduction will not be applicable for second class rail journey up to 10 km
* Fares of second class and sleeper class fares of all trains reduced
* Fares of AC first class, AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier and AC chair car also reduced by 2 percent
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October 12th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Dear listener (Mamata Didi),
I am physically handicapped candidate, and using railway facility quite often. But struggling lot with whatever facility Indian railway has given. Our problems are: for physically fit person you are giving coach location where it will come, but for physically handicapped coach, it is not displayed on display panel, Great havoc Indian railway is creating being attaching handicapped coach at the beginning or at the end. Now think about the feasibility, How come physically handicapped person will run from one location to the end location within 2 minute? Again one thing we must realized that In rainy season platform becomes slippery. At end location some time platform may not available think how he will climb? At the end location light may not available think how handicapped person will manage? At the end location security person may ignore to go how handicapped person will receive help if other people have forcefully entered in handicapped coach and not allowing handicapped person to get in? In night time people will not open door from whom he will receive help in such situation? Once while attempting to catch train luckily I fallen on platform, but that day saw my death very closely. Some time I feel railway facility for handicapped person is nothing but trap what we are creating to kill fly. I humbly request you to keep handicap coach at the center with its location displayed on display panel. I will be highly obliged if it is implemented.
Didi with your busy schedule if you could able think on it it will be greate help for us
Thanks didi