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Saturday, 29 August 2020

08:06

Special Offer and Discounts From Indian Railways to Ease Transportation through Rail

 Special Offer and Discounts From Indian Railways to Ease Transportation through Rail

INDIAN RAILWAYS OFFERS VARIOUS ATTRACTIVE DISCOUNT SCHEMES FOR DOING BUSINESS WITH RAILWAYS

Kolkata, 28th August, 2020:

South Eastern Railway as per the guidelines given by the Railway Board has already set up Business Development Unit (BDU) at its Headquarters, Garden Reach, Kolkata and four Divisions viz. Adra, Kharagpur, Chakradharpur and Ranchi to attract the Business Community especially those who are still now preferring to other modes of transportation. The Business Development Unit headed by Chief Freight Transportation Manager, S E Railway, Garden Reach has been coordinating with the businessmen, trade bodies, freight aggregators and logistic companies o­n regular basis.

The steps taken by Indian Railways to fetch new traffic and to ease transportation through rail are given as under:-

1.Average speed of freight trains almost doubled as compared to last year

Concessions and discounts granted:

2.Busy Season Surcharge (@15%) withdrawn from 1st October 2019

3.Long-Lead Concession of 15% to 20% granted to coal, iron-ore, and finished steel

4.Short-Lead Concession of 10% to 50% granted to all traffic, except coal and iron-ore

5.Terminal Access Charge Concession (50%) granted at Group-III terminals

6.Container and Automobile traffic exempted form payment of Stabling Charges till 31stOctober

7.5% and 25% discount o­n Haulage Charges to loaded and empty Containers respectively

8.Concession to bulk/loose Fly-ash and Industrial Salt

Steps to decrease congestion at terminals:

9.No restrictions o­n booking of freight to any of the goods-sheds or terminals

10.Alternate Goods-shed Policy launched to decongest busy goods-sheds (no Terminal Charges levied)

11.Private Freight Terminal and Private Siding policies liberalized

12.No limit o­n Co-users in Private Sidings

Steps to increase ease-of-doing-business with Railways:

13.Free-time relaxation granted to covered wagons

14.Distance permitted for mini-rakes increased from 400 kms to 1,500 kms, and 5% surcharge waived-off

15.Lower limit relaxed to 10 wagons to target piecemeal traffic in Traditional Empty Flow Direction

16.Weighment from road-weighbridges accepted for granite traffic

17.Export traffic to Bangladesh permitted in Parcel and Containers

18.Two-point unloading permitted for automobile traffic

Steps to attract smaller than train-load traffic:

19.Vyapar-mala trains (garland trains) introduced to attract less than rake-load traffic

20.Time-tabled parcel special trains introduced o­n 20 routes

21.Pilot Special time-tabled Kisan Rail launched between Devlali (Nashik, Maharashtra) and Danapur (Patna, Bihar), to transport perishables and farm-produce

22.Minimum composition of Indented Parcel trains reduced to 15 Parcel Vans from earlier 20 Parcel vans (reduced to 10 parcel vans for perishable traffic)

Source:South Eastern Railway


 

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Monday, 23 March 2020

08:34

Eastern Railway Trains to be Cancelled till 24hrs of 31.03.2020

Eastern Railway Trains to be Cancelled till 24hrs of 31.03.2020

ER’s TRAINS TO BE CANCELLED TILL 24.00 HRS OF 31.03.2020
Kolkata 22.03.2020

In the wake of COVID-19, it has been decided that all originating long distance Mail/Express and Intercity trains (including Premium Trains) and all originating Passenger trains shall REMAIN CANCELLED TILL 24.00 HRS of 31.03.2020. Suburban trains, as notified earlier, are continued at bare minimum level until 24.00 hrs. of 22.03.2020. Thereafter ALL SUBURBAN TRAINS WILL BE TOTALLY CANCELLED FROM 24.00 HRS OF 22.03.2020 TILL 24.00 HRS OF 31.03.2020. Trains which had commenced their journey prior to 04.00 hrs. of 22.03.2020 will run up to their destination.
To ensure the essential supplies in various parts of the country, movement of goods trains will continue.
To make it more convenient for passengers, full refund for all cancelled trains will be taken till 21.06.2020. Adequate arrangements will be made to facilitate hassle-free refund to passengers affected by train cancellations.



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Monday, 11 September 2017

18:56

ISSUE OF SAND TRANSPORTATION IN TRAIN:RAILWAY HAS NO ROLE IN ILLEGAL TRANSPORTATION OF SAND

ISSUE OF SAND TRANSPORTATION IN TRAIN:RAILWAY HAS NO ROLE IN ILLEGAL TRANSPORTATION OF SAND
11-09-2017
Bhubaneswar

ISSUE OF SAND TRANSPORTATION IN TRAIN:

RAILWAY HAS NO ROLE IN ILLEGAL TRANSPORTATION OF SAND

It has come to our notice from different media sources that Railway has involved in the illegal transportation of sand at Nirgundi Railway station yesterday.
But the fact is that Shri Manjeet Chawla of Kaityani Contractors Pvt. Ltd, a Cement Traders, has booked 59 Wagons (One Rake Goods Train) on 06.09.2017 and another 59 Wagons of sand on 07.09.2017 for transportation of sand from Nergundi to Phephana in Uttar Pradesh and deposited Rs. 52,500/- including GST of Rs.2,500/-  vide DD No-690853 dated 04.06.2017 of IndusInd Bank and another deposit Rs. 52,500/- including GST of Rs.2,500/-  vide DD No-6908536 dated 07.09.2017 of the same bank.
The consigner Manjeet Chawla, entered into trading agreement with his business partner Sri Aman Sethi who executed lease agreement with Tehasildar, Barang as per OMM rule-2016 for excavation of sand. Out of 59 Wagons of 1st Rake, only 4 Wagons were loaded on yesterday at Nergundi which has not yet been transported and lying at Nergundi Station.
Railway is a transportation organization with objective to carry consignment.  If any person tender forwarding Note under section 64 of Indian Railway Act, Railway has to accept the same for transportation.  No where sand as consignment has been banned/restricted for transportation by Rail under commercial rule.


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Saturday, 27 May 2017

06:30

Railway Minister opposed to Impose12.5% GST on Container Transport

Railway Minister opposed to Impose12.5% GST on Container Transport 

IR rues at unfair 12.5% GST for Container transportation compared to uniform 5% to Road sector
NEW DELHI: A rail versus road competition is building up, as the Railways Ministry has opposed a plan to impose 12.5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on container transport operations.
With the GST regime scheduled to take effect from July 1, a uniform tax of a mere 5% is proposed for the road sector.
“Because of this discrepancy, the rail sector will be put to grave disadvantage,” the Railways said in a letter to the finance ministry.
With the onset of the GST regime, a marginal hike is likely in passenger fares. But container services will take a hit if the current proposals are implemented, a senior ministry official warned.
Over the past decades, the Railways have been losing freight transportation share to roads and ships, but remains a strong player in container operations. From an estimated 70% in 1947, the market share of Railways’ freight operations has fallen to an estimated 30% today.
So far, the tax on freight operations, including container trains, has remained at 4.2% of the total transportation cost.
The rollout of GST will also translate into a marginal hike in passenger fares. The tax will increase from the current 4.3% of the fare to 5%

Source:RailNews
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Friday, 26 August 2016

07:47

Capacity augmentation on Delhi-Chennai & Howrah-Mumbai routes will be a “game changer”

Capacity augmentation on Delhi-Chennai & Howrah-Mumbai routes will be a “game changer”

Railways today said the capacity augmentation on Delhi-Chennai and Howrah-Mumbai routes will be a “game changer” and aimed at meeting the increased freight traffic expected by 2020. Trunk route expansion not to affect DFC, says A.K.Mital, Chairman, Railway Board

Railways today said the capacity augmentation on Delhi-Chennai and Howrah-Mumbai routes will be a “game changer” and aimed at meeting the increased freight traffic expected by 2020.

Railways has got cabinet approval for nine rail expansion projects involving laying a total of 1937 km long additional line in 11 states to ensure smooth freight and passenger movement.

“Currently, we have capacity of handling 1200 million tonnes (MT) freight loading. But by 2020, the transportation requirement will be 1500 MT,” Chairman Railway Board (CRB) AK Mital said here.

So unless we augment the capacity, it will not be possible, Mital added.

Asked whether the capacity augmentation on main trunk routes will affect the prospects of the upcoming East and West Dedicated Freight Corridors Mital said “It will not.” Mital further said requirement of railways for increased capacity is sooner than later while the completion of DFC will take some time besides DFC path is different from the decision taken on the proposed routes.

Eastern DFC will cater to the freight traffic from Dankuni to Ludhiana while Western DFC meant to transport goods between Dadri and Mumbai.

He further said “There is no land acquisition involved in doubling or tripling projects as it is already available with railways. But DFC needs to acquire land for laying the line and land acquisition is a problem.

Besides, two proposed DFC will take another 8/10 years and we cannot wait that long. So we decided to go ahead with the capacity augmentation programme.” Describing today’s capacity expansion decision as “game changer in days to come”, Mital said it would cost Rs 21,000 crore while the completion cost will be Rs 24,000 crore.

Source:RailNews 
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Tuesday, 12 July 2016

07:39

APL Logistics brings double-stack Container Train service to India

APL Logistics brings double-stack Container Train service to India

Chennai: APL Logistics, a unit of the Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines, has extended its famous double-stack container train service — that help customers load double the volume of cargo in a single voyage — to India.

APL (American Presidential Lines) pioneered the concept in early 1984 in US domestic rail operations.

APL IndiaLinx, the rail operations arm of APL Logistics in India, recently stacked 90 forty-foot boxes two-high on a train from Mundra port for an inland container rail terminal at Kishangarh, near Delhi, according to a company official from Singapore.

The double-stacked train operation followed the Indian Railways’ recent decision to allow stacked train access along this rail corridor. This was part of the Railways’ bigger project to provide a freight-dedicated network of railroads with double-stack train access connecting key gateway ports and major North Indian industrial centres before end 2016.

APL IndiaLinx plans to expand its stacked train service network as more rail corridors are allowed double-stack access, the official said without giving a deadline. In 2006 the company was granted the rail operating licence. It owns and operates 18 weekly rail services between inland container rail terminals in northern India and the gateway ports on India’s west coast.

India Infrastructure and Logistics Private Ltd was set up in 2006 as a joint-venture between APL and Hindustan Infrastructure Projects & Engineering Private Ltd to provide rail-based container transportation and related logistics in India. Its service is marketed under the brand APL IndiaLinx.

BENEFITS

When a customer has a huge volume of freight to move between two points, using trains offer traffic and environmental benefits over trucks. With double-stack trains, these benefits are even greater.

With the container boxes stacked two-high, a double-stack train can potentially double the capacity in a train run. This effectively allows the company to move boxes out of the port area at a faster velocity in each train run, thereby easing congestion.

In fact, it also frees up the highways for trucks to move cargoes into other locations not served by rail or that do not have sufficient capacity or distance to justify rail movement. The use of double-stack trains also allow to make fewer train trips. This means reduction in fuel and emission, said the official.

In the US, double-stack trains run regularly over an intricate rail network providing time-predictable and efficient connectivity between the coastal terminals, manufacturing and consumption centres inland, the official said.

Source:RailNews
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Monday, 27 June 2016

07:03

SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU DEDICATES JIND-SONIPAT NEW RAIL LINE TO THE NATION AND LAUNCHES SEVERAL NEW INITIATIVES AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN THE AUGUST PRESENCE OF HON’BLE CHIEF MINISTERS OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT A CEREMONIAL FUNCTION AT CHANDIGARH TODAY

SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU DEDICATES JIND-SONIPAT NEW RAIL LINE TO THE NATION AND LAUNCHES SEVERAL NEW INITIATIVES AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
IN THE AUGUST PRESENCE OF HON’BLE CHIEF MINISTERS OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT A CEREMONIAL FUNCTION AT CHANDIGARH TODAY
Maiden Passenger Service Between Jind-Sonipat Flagged-off Today
74020/74019 Jind Jn.-Sonipat- Jind Jn. Six-Days-A-Week (Except Sunday) DEMU Train and One Pair of Rewari-Rohtak DEMU trains extended upto Jind from 27.06.2016 Inauguration of New Mechanized Laundry at Chandigarh 
Laying of Foundation Stone for a New Coaching & Maintenance Unit at Chheharta (Near Amritsar)
Provision of Additional Passenger Amenities at Chandigarh Railway Station  Laying of Foundation Stone for 17 Lifts & 10 Escalators at Various stations And  Laying of Foundation Stone for Limited Height Subways (LHS) at 37 Locations
Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister for Railways dedicated the 81 Km Sonipat-Jind New Rail Line to the nation by flagging- off the inaugural Passenger Train Service between Sonipat-Jind through video-conferencing in the august presence of Shri Manohar Lal, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana at a ceremony held today i.e. 26.06.2016 at Chandigarh Railway station. On the occasion, he also dedicated newly constructed Platforms No. 4 & 5 and Foot-over- Bridge at Sonipat Railway station to the nation besides inaugurating Mechanized Laundry at Chandigarh and also introduced new Passenger Amenities at Chandigarh Railway Station. He also laid foundation-stones for construction of a New Coaching & Maintenance Unit at Chheharta (Near Amritsar), provision of passenger conveniences like Lifts & Escalators at various stations and erection of Limited Height Subways (LHS) at 37 Locations for rail-road crossing users in the States of Punjab and Haryana. The Railway has planned for a synchronized programme including all rail development facilities and constructions in the States of Punjab and Haryana along with development plans for Chandigarh on the same occasion.
Shri Arun Sood, Hon’ble Mayor, Chandigarh, Shri. Adaish Partap Singh Kairon, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Information and Technology and Food Processing, Government of Punjab, Shri Prem Singh Chandumajra, MP (Lok Sabha), Anandpur Sahib (Punjab) and Shri Sarvesh Kaushal, Chief Secretary, Punjab were the distinguished guests at the ceremony at Chandigarh station. 
Shri Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Hon’ble MP (Lok Sabha) was the distinguished guest on the occasion at the parallel ceremony held at Sonipat Railway Station.
Senior Railway officers present at Chandigarh include Shri A.K. Puthia General Manager, Northern Railway. Shri Dinesh Kumar Divisional Railway Manager, Northern Railway, Ambala and Shri Anuj Prakash, Divisional Railway Manager, Northern Railway, Firozpur.
JIND-SONIPAT NEW RAIL LINE:
The commissioning of 81 Km Jind-Sonipat railway link provides direct rail connectivity between these two cities and would afford a very convenient mode of travel. Prior to this new rail line, the existing rail link was a detour via Delhi/New Delhi at 171 kms and via Rohtak/Panipat at 116 kms. The estimated cost of the project is Rs.740.80 Cr. The rail line includes building of 159 bridges, of which 16 are Major bridges and 143 minor bridges. The rail line also includes construction of a Road-over-Bridge and a Road-Under-Bridge besides 37 level-crossings. There are thus 13 railway stations on this section of which 10 are new railway stations. Pandu Pindara, Gohana & Sonepat, Bhambhewa & Mohana, Lalit Khera, Ishapur Kheri, Butana, Khandrai, Rabrah, Lath & Barwasni
REGULAR RUN OF 74020/74019 JIND JN.- SONIPAT- JIND JN. SIX-DAYS-A-WEEK (EXCEPT SUNDAY) DEMU TRAIN FROM 27.06.2016
Following the inaugural service, the regular services of the new DEMU train between Jind Jn. and Sonipat will commence from 27.06.2016 as under:-
The 74020 Jind Jn.-Sonipat Six-Days-A-Week (Except Sunday) DEMU train will depart from Jind Jn. at 10.30 a.m. to reach Sonipat at 12.50 p.m. the same day while in the return direction, the 74019 Sonipat- Jind Jn. Six-Days-A-Week (Except Sunday) DEMU train will depart from Sonipat at 01.10 p.m. to reach Jind Jn. at 03.20 p.m. the same day from 27.06.016 from both the directions.
The 74020/74019 Jind Jn.- Sonipat- Jind Jn. Six-Days-A-Week (Except Sunday) DEMU train will stop at Jind City, Pandu Pindara, Lalat Khera, Bhameva, Isapur Kheri, Butana, Khandrai, Gohana, Rabrah, Lath, Mohana & Barwasni stations enroute in both the directions.
EXTENSION OF REWARI-ROHTAK DEMU TRAINS UPTO JIND:
Northern Railway will be extending the run of DEMU Train No. 74015/74016 Rewari Jn. – Rohtak - Rewari Jn. Upto Jind Jn. from 27.06.2016 with revised timings & revision in timings of DEMU Train No. 74017/74018 Rewari Jn. – Rohtak- Rewari Jn.
DEDICATION OF NEW PLATFORMS NO. 4 & 5 AND FOOT-OVER- BRIDGE AT SONIPAT RAILWAY STATION TO THE NATION:
To cater to the increase in fleet of passenger trains, Northern Railway has constructed two new platforms besides commissioning a new Foot-over-Bridge at Sonipat for the convenience of rail passengers.
INAUGURATION OF NEW MECHANIZED LAUNDRY, WATER VENDING MACHINE AT CHANDIGARH AND ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC FACILITIES AT CHANDIGARH
Mechanized Laundry: To provide better quality of linen to rail passengers in air-conditioned coaches, Northern Railway has provided a new departmental mechanized laundry at Chandigarh station of 2 Ton capacity at a cost of approx. Rs.19.2 crore. In the first phase, the Laundry shall cater to the linen-washing needs of Chandigarh and Saharanpur depots and later extend to include Kalka and Ambala Depots. A RO water vending machine at Chandigarh Station was also inaugurated by the dignitaries.
The additional traffic facilities being provided at Chandigarh include provision of a new high level passenger platform No. 6 (600x10 m) alongwith new track of line No. 8 at Chandigarh Railway station besides provision of one stabling line (570m) alongwith 400m RCC retaining wall. These works were sanctioned in the year 2013-14 at an estimated cost of Rs. 15.27 cr. The work of stabling line is under progress. Northern Railway envisages commissioning these facilities along with the commissioning of Dhappar-Chandigarh doubling project. The progress of works is in advance stage and platform No. 6, line No. 8 and 400m long RCC retaining wall has been completed.
FOUNDATION-STONE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LIMITED HEIGHT SUBWAYS IN THE STATE OF PUNJAB AT 37 LOCATIONS: 
To ensure safety of road users and improve train operation, level-crossings are planned for a phased elimination. In terms of feasibility and assessment studies, Northern Railway plans to constructLimited Height Subways in the state of Punjab at 37 locations at an estimated cost of Rs.68 crore. The level-crossings are located on the Dhuri-Jakhal, Kartarsinghwala-Bathinda Cantt bye pass line and Mansa-Bathinda, Dhuri-Bathinda, Bathinda-Sri Ganganagar – Abohar yard, Phillaur-Lohian Khas, Jalandhar-Firozepur, Ambala-Ludhiana and Sirhind-Nangal Dam sections in the districts of Sangrur, Bathinda, Barnala, Fazilka, Jalandhar, Firozepur, Patiala, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib and Roop Nagar.
FOUNDATION-STONE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF COACHING CUM MAINTENANCE FACILITIES AT CHHEHRATA STATION NEAR AMRITSAR
Northern Railway envisages to develop a coaching and maintenance unit at at Chheharta 7Km from Amritsar on Amritsar Attari line. Sanctioned in the year 2013-14 , the estimated cost of the project is Rs. 61.2 crore of which the current year’s outlay is Rs. 10 cr. This would decongest the Amritsar yard. The work incudes construction of One end platform, One island platform, two No. washing lines, One sick line Shed, Mechanical Administrative office, four stabling lines besides Station building and auxiliary electrification from Amritsar to Chheharta.
PROVISION OF 17 LIFTS AND 10 ESCALATORS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
A total of 92 escalators at an abstract cost of Rs. 59.7 Crores was sanctioned over Northern Railway. The Cost per Escalator is Rs. 69 Lakh. Each escalator has Carrying capacity of 9000 passengers per hour (150 passengers per minute) with in-built safety features viz. Temporary stoppage in case of any defect, Work as normal stair -case in case of power failures, Emergency stop button to disconnect electric power and activate brakes, detection devices available for missing steps. These are Heavy duty escalators suitable for working 20 Hours in a day & 7 days a week. The escalator Steps is made of corrosion-proof Casting-grade Aluminum Alloy, having sufficient mechanical strength and good construction to carry peak load of passengers without distortion and also includes traffic Direction lights of distinct colors to indicate its movement to approaching passengers. Thus prevent their wrong entry. 
A total of 86 Lifts at a total cost of Rs. 21.5 Crores sanctioned over Northern Railway The total Cost per Lift is Rs.25 Lacs. Each lift has Carrying capacity of 13 passengers and includes features viz. Stainless steel scratch proof car enclosure, Automatic Rescue Device for bringing the lift to the floor level in case of power failure, Overloading protection , Infra-Red Safety Light Curtain on the doors for safety of passengers, Battery Operated Emergency Alarm, Emergency Stop button besides provision for the disabled & handicapped has been kept such as Braille Notations, accessibility of operating panel of the lift by a person sitting on wheel chair.
Speaking on the occasion, the Hon’ble Railway Minister stated that the commissioning of the new rail line today marks a turning point and would be highly convenient mode of travel.The new rail line is also the Shortest passage to Delhi for hinterland villages and urban areas in these districts and would result in great savings in times as it is also a very short route from Rewari to Sonepat with reduced distance. This would also have operational benefits for railways viz. avoiding congestion in Delhi area besides eliminating engine reversal at Gohana. Stating that strengthening of infrastructure would remain a key component in the country’s growth, Shri Prabhu said that capacity upgradation would remain a top priority for the Railways along with progressive extension of people-centric initiatives.

 Source:Northern Railway
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Friday, 24 June 2016

07:27

Ministry of Railways organizes an interactive seminar with major industries and stakeholders of Indian Railways freight business.

Ministry of Railways organizes an interactive seminar with major industries and stakeholders of Indian Railways freight business.
An interactive seminar with major industries and stakeholders of Indian Railways freight business was organized here today i.e. on 23rd June, 2016. The theme of the seminar was “LOOKING BEYOND COAL-GROWTH STRATEGIES FOR RAILWAYS IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT”. Keeping in view the importance of freight business, the seminar was specially addressed by Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Minister of Railways and Shri Manoj Sinha, Minister of state for Railways. The seminar was chaired by Shri Mohd. Jamshed, Member Traffic, Railway Board. This has been an unprecedented initiative of Ministry of Railways as it seeks increase in its freight business.
Addressing the interactive session, Minister of Railway Shri Suresh Prabhu said that Indian Railways is making all out efforts to boost its freight traffic. The Minister pointed out that directions have been given to the traffic department of Railways to intensely interact with the freight business representatives and understand their problems and try to address them. Shri Suresh Prabhu said that Railway officers both at zonal level and divisional level are reaching out to customers and chasing them with a view to increase Railway’s freight business. He said that Railways is focusing on non-coal traffic also in a big way and this seminar is discussing strategies for the same. He said that integrated accounting reforms are now underway in Indian Railway system. Shri Suresh Prabhu pointed out that transparency in the Railway functioning has been given top priority and the entire tender process has been made online. He said that Indian Railways is working on ERP Software system which has been rated by some agencies as the largest such project anywhere in the world. He said that emphasis is also being given on accountability. He said that the steps have also been initiated to tap non-fare revenue in a big way and a separate directorate has been set up for handling this subject exclusively. Referring to the recently launched time tabled train of CONCOR, The Railway Minister said that more such time tabled freight trains will be run in future. The Railway Minister also informed that the Indian Railways is forming joint venture companies with different state governments which will further help in proliferating Railway Infrastructure across the nation.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister of state for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha said that  Railways is going to make all out efforts to increase its freight loading and hence its freight revenue. He said that it is always useful to maintain a two - way dialogue between Railway administration and Railway customers as it leads to better policy formulation.
Member Traffic, Railway Board Shri Mohd. Jamshed made a detailed presentation regarding the initiatives taken by the Ministry of Railways to attract traffic and the action plan for meeting the future challenges.
Salient Feature of the Presentation made by Member Traffic:
·   A number of initiatives have been taken for capacity development- Lines and Terminals by MOR. Details are as under-
·Total investment of Rs. 8.56 lakh Cr planned (2015-19)
· Review of Siding policy – simplified procedure, Timelines for projects, Reduced overheads, Online monitoring of progress.
·Additional Terminals: Under Mission hundred, 62 sidings/PFTs targeted to be commissioned during the current year.
·A number of initiatives have been taken by MOR towards rationalising the tariff structure and also facilitating smaller cargo transportation by rail. Details are as under:-
·Introduction of New Delivery Models – Inter-modal – ‘Roadrailer service’ and Ro-Ro, dwarf double stack.
·Port Congestion Charge-@ 10% on all traffic originating from Ports discontinued w.e.f. 13/04/2016.
·Busy Season Surcharge of 15% on basic freight removed w.e.f 01.05.2016 (upto 30.06.2016.)
·All covered wagons opened for loading of Two-Point / Multi Point Destination.
·Mini Rake Loading – Distance restriction eased – 400 kms to 600 kms (w.e.f. 15/03/2016)
·Elimination of Dual Freight policy for Export Iron Ore w.e.f. 09/05/2016.
·New Delivery Model – Introduction of Ro-Ro Service between Bihta and Turki on across Digha Bridge (25-5-16)
·Time-Tabled Freight Service – Container Train between Delhi-Whitefield in 70 hrs – ‘Cargo Express’ (15-6-16)
·Logistics Plan kept in abeyance w.e.f. 17-6-16- Now Eastern Ports can receive coal for Central Indian Power Plants.
·Key Customer Managers have been appointed for each commodity segment.

Source:PIBNEWS 
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Friday, 17 June 2016

06:54

New Container Train flagged off between Hyderabad-Chennai Port to facilitate Exports & Imports

New Container Train flagged off between Hyderabad-Chennai Port to facilitate Exports & Imports

Secunderabad: Ravindra Gupta, General Manager, South Central Railway flagged off a new container train circuit between Hyderabad and Chennai Port at Container Terminal Siding, Thimmapur on 14th June, 2016. This train will run as a weekly train to facilitate the movement of export containers and import container traffic between Hyderabad and Chennai Port.

This train service would cater the needs of industry and market of Hyderabad and adjoining Districts like Mahbubnagar, Rangareddy, Medak, Warangal, Nalgonda and also Guntur. Industrial export commodities like bulk drug pharma, Engineering / Electronic goods, Automobile, Textile, processed Foods etc. On domestic front, sufficient cargo of commodities like Granite, Food Items, Raw Materials, and Chemicals is expected to generate in the circuit. Industrial export commodities such as bulk drugs and pharmaceuticals, engineering and electronic goods, automobile, textiles, processed food among other goods are expected to generate cargo for this service.

N. Madhusudana Rao, Chief Operations Manager, SCR, Aruna Singh, Divisional Railway Manager, Hyderabad Division and K.Satyanathan, Managing Director, Distribution Logistics Infrastructure Pvt Ltd. were also present on the occasion.

Source:RailNews
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Saturday, 16 April 2016

06:51

Railways to carry Marble, Bamboo among other new Goods

Railways to carry Marble, Bamboo among other new Goods

New Delhi: With its revenue from freight dipping, Indian Railway is planning to venture into new markets like transporting bamboo, marble, automobile and agri-products to ramp up freight income. Railways transported 1,101.76 million tonnes of goods as against the target of 1,107 million tonnes in the 2015-16 fiscal, a shortfall of 5.24 million tonnes, an official said. As per the plan, the public sector behemoth will explore the possibility of transporting bamboo, marble, automobile, agri-products among 40 others goods which are generally carried via roads.

Blaming the fall in the loadings on global economic scenario, a senior Railway Ministry official said, “Freight demand is always impacted by the international market. Since the global market was not in the upswing, it affected the loadings in the last fiscal.” Besides, the official said, the transportation of traditional goods like coal and fertilisers is being affected by various factors. The freight is crucial for railways as it accounts for two thirds of its revenue. Railways have been dependent on only few commodities for freight income like coal, cement, steel, fertiliser, foodgrains, iron ore, and petroleum products. We are working on the strategy to diversify the freight basket by bringing more commodities into the operation, the official said. Besides, Railways is also taking steps for rationalising freight rates, which were not hiked in the 2016-17 budget. The public carrier will also appoint Customer Manager to deal with clients in the new emerging market.

Sand-laden bogies seized at Bantwal Railway station

Mangaluru: Officials of the Department of Mines and Geology of Dakshina Kannada seized six bogies containing sand that was to be transported illegally at Bantwal railway station on Wednesday. Based on a tip-off cops raided the railway station and seized sand-laden bogies of a goods train. Railway officials said they have all necessary documents to transport the sand but failed to produce them. “We have also found around 10 loads of sand stored outside the railway station and an investigation is on,” a cop added.

 Source:RailNews 
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Tuesday, 12 April 2016

15:58

Growth in Passenger & Freight Traffic will boost IT Spending in Railways thru’2020: Technavio

Growth in Passenger & Freight Traffic will boost IT Spending in Railways thru’2020: Technavio

Technavio analysts forecast the global information technology (IT) spending in railways market to grow at a CAGR of close to 16% during the forecast period, according to their latest report.

The research study covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global IT spending in railways market for 2016-2020. The report also presents the vendor landscape and a corresponding detailed analysis of the top five vendors operating in the market.

Technavio ICT analysts highlight the following four factors that are contributing to the growth of the global IT spending in railways market:
  • Need to improve efficiency and reduce cost
  • Growth in passenger and freight traffic
  • Enhance passenger experience
  • Need to improve overall security
  • Need to improve efficiency and reduce cost
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Wednesday, 16 March 2016

07:52

Railways launches new Policy to ramp up Freight volume

Railways launches new Policy to ramp up Freight volume

New Delhi: Aiming at increasing freight volume, railways today launched a new traffic rationalisation policy which includes multi-point loading facility for covered wagons and increasing distance limit for mini-rake facility to 600 kms.

“Our 2/3rd revenue comes from freight. We have to improve freight revenue collection and we will also rationalise freight rates,” Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said.

The policy aims at increasing freight by about 6 million tonnes as it has allowed multi-point loadings and also increased the distance limit for loading mini rakes to 600 kms from current 400 kms.

“Railways will be market-friendly. We will be guided by market forces and we will be market-oriented. We will keep upgrading our policies so that we do not lose our freight,” Prabhu said.

Earlier loading was permitted for point-to-point service which was favouring big players. But now it would allow multi-loading facility which will benefit small players too, railways said.

The public transporter has been witnessing continuous erosion of its share in cement dispatch. Railways share has come down from over 40 per cent at the beginning of the financial year 2015-16 to around 37.8 per cent in January 2016.

We need to gear up and all our steps will be completely transparent, Prabhu said.

The traffic rationalisation move is expected to help cement and fertiliser sectors in transportation to smaller markets as the policy entails allowing multi-point loading in covered wagons which was earlier not permitted.

The measures like introducing mini rake, multi-point loadings will provide much needed support to cement sector and at the same time, help Railways in ensuring that its share does not deplete any further.
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Thursday, 11 February 2016

07:43

India's foreign investment into Australia is worth $11 billion.

India's foreign investment into Australia is worth $11 billion.

Australia hopeful of securing free-trade agreement with India: Minister

MELBOURNE: Australia is hopeful of securing a free-trade agreement with India "sometime this year", trade and investment minister said today after the country signed the historic Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement with 11 other nations.

Andrew Robb, with his counterparts from 11 other nations signed the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) deal in Auckland in New Zealand.

He said the agreement brings 'enormous promise' across both traditional areas of trade and investment and so-called 21st century areas like e-commerce and increasingly important global value chains.

"The tariff cuts will deliver material gains for our exporters across the board and place downward pressure on the cost of imported goods for households and businesses, but the benefits that will flow from the creation of a more seamless trading environment are not well understood," Robb said.

The minister expressed hope of securing a free trade agreement (FTA) with India 'sometimes this year', a local TV channel reported.

He said "there are some quite sensitive issues but we are making good progress," the report said.

According to a feasibility study conducted by both the countries jointly, the comprehensive FTA is likely to result in India gaining between 0.15 and 1.14 per cent of its GDP, while Australia would end up with the gains between 0.23 and 1.17 per cent of its GDP.

The two-way trade between India and Australia stood at $12.12 billion in 2014-15.

India's foreign investment into Australia is worth $11 billion. While, Australia has invested only $649.37 million during April 2000 and January 2015 in India.

Robb further said the TPP would see the elimination of 98 per cent of tariffs among the 12 states.

"The tariff cuts will deliver material gains for our exporters across the board and place downward pressure on the cost of imported goods for households and businesses, but the benefits that will flow from the creation of a more seamless trading environment are not well understood," he said.

"The embrace of paperless trading, streamlined customs procedures and trading rules, assistance for SMEs, more seamless data flows and greater flexibility with data storage, are all features of the TPP," he added.

The agreement also contains provisions to help stimulate new investment and as experience shows, when you deepen trading relations increased investment inevitably follows, he said.

The US-led TPP agreement sets in place common rules for labour, the environment and for the first time in a trade treaty, rules to combat bribery and corruption. It will also ensure private companies and businesses are able to effectively compete against State Owned Enterprises.

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Friday, 17 July 2015

23:11

Indian Rail Port Company Limited launched as a New PSU under Ministry of Shipping

Indian Rail Port Company Limited launched as a New PSU under Ministry of Shipping

New Delhi: The Shipping Ministry has taken up an initiative to have a company that would work on last-mile connectivity projects between Indian ports.

Rajive Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, said a company called Indian Rail Port Company has been registered and the Ministry is in the process to select the first Managing Director.

The company would take up last-mile connectivity projects first for the major ports, and eventually for the non-major ports. It will construct, operate and maintain rail and road infrastructure to facilitate connectivity for transportation of goods from ports in India.

Kumar said the first tranche would be contributed by the major ports and the initial equity is about INR 100 crore. Shipping Secretary is the Chairman of the company that would be head-quartered in Mumbai.

He said that “We have identified 30 projects, and three detailed project reports (DPR) are ready. We hope to start the tendering process by October and the balance DPR would follow.”

Indian Rail Port Company Limited is envisaged to boast the most modern, production-optimising rail logistics information system in the world and co-ordinates train trips and track occupation, supports train loading processes in the Indian Ports and ensures the transparent exchange of data between all parties involved. All railway undertakings operating under the Company will be able to rely on automated communication via a data interface.

The share of cargo moved by rail in the Indian Ports will continue to grow in the coming years. As a flagship project for the railway as a mode of transport in the Shipping business, Indian Rail Ports Company Ltd will pave the way for more efficient port railway operations, thus securing the long-term future of the business in the Indian Ports with an efficient and transparent port railway information system.
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