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Tuesday, 2 August 2016

07:45

Talgo Semi-high-speed train is expected to complete the journey of 1,384 km in 12 hours and 35 minutes -

Talgo Semi-high-speed train is expected to complete the journey of 1,384 km in 12 hours and 35 minutes -

Talgo train from New Delhi expected to arrive at Mumbai Central by 8.30am

The Spanish semi-high-speed train Talgo, which left New Delhi railway station at 7.55 pm on Monday, will cover the journey in 12 hours and 35 minutes
New Delhi: Spanish train Talgo left the New Delhi railway station for Mumbai at 7.55pm on Monday evening, its first long-distance journey in the country, aiming to reach its destination by 8.30 am.
The semi-high-speed train is expected to complete the journey of 1,384 km in 12 hours and 35 minutes, while present super-fast trains such as the Rajdhani Express takes around 16 hours. The New Delhi-Mumbai Central Rajdhani Express has an average speed of around 90-100 km/hr and can attain a maximum speed of 130 km/hr.
The semi-high-speed train will undertake four journeys between New Delhi and Mumbai on 1, 5, 9 and 14 August on different speeds ranging between 130 kmph to 200 kmph. “This is the timing trial and railway will find out how much time it is likely to save if we allow such type of coaches to run on our tracks,” a railway board member said. The train consists of nine coaches, two executive class, four chair car, a cafeteria, a power car and a tail-end coach for staff and equipment.
Indian Railways has already held trials for shorter distance in May and July.
Vijay Kumar, executive director infra (mechanical) at Railways who was responsible for the first semi-high-speed train Gatimaan and is overseeing the trials of Talgo, said the initiative reflects the transformation at Indian Railways. He spoke of the light-weight composition of Talgo trains, their energy efficiency, and the smooth ride, courtesy fewer wheels, and no axles.
“The train is being experimented on four parameters–its track worthiness, time saving, energy efficiency and savings. We would be able to give final decision only once these trials are over,” said Kumar, adding that it was in July 2015 when the Spanish company had approached the Indian Railways to try its coaches and it’s a first for the Indian Railways too.
An executive coach of Talgo has 20 seats while in a Shatabdi, the seating capacity is 50. Similarly, in a Shatabdi, a chair car has 72 seats and in Talgo, the number is 36. So, if the seating arrangement is compared, a Rajdhani train runs with 22 coaches but for a Talgo train, 37 coaches would be required to match the Rajdhani capacity. Despite that, gross load of a Talgo train would be less than a 22 coach Rajdhani.
Since Talgo is made of aluminium, its coaches weigh around 12.3 tonnes, while for a Rajdhani the coach weighs around 41.3 tonnes which makes Talgo to gain speed easily. Due to these features a Talgo coach costs around Rs.5 crore in Europe while a Shatabdi coach costs around Rs.2.5 crore.
One of the nine member Spanish Talgo crew which is part of the trials requesting anonymity said the ride in Talgo is more stable. Moreover, there are a lot of passenger friendly features like LCD screens with special head phone panels on seats, revolving chairs which could move 360 degrees, a specialized cafeteria and more leg space.

Source:LiveMint
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Thursday, 30 June 2016

18:01

India will soon have world class Railway stations: Rail Ministry

India will soon have world class Railway stations: Rail Ministry

New Delhi: Flamboyant buildings with airport-like facilities, helipad, executive lounges are going to be the characteristics of Indian Railway stations in the years to come. Train journey in India will be a different experience altogether with upcoming world-class stations that will do away with long queues at station entry, untidy waiting halls and stinking toilets.

The station buildings will wear a swanky look with separate terminals for arrival and departure like the ones at airports. While the work has started on development of Habibganj as the first world class station, the Indian Railways is in the process of finalising bids for other railway stations. These include Surat and Gandhinagar in Gujarat and Anand Vihar and Bijwasan railway stations in Delhi, Chandigarh, Shivaji Nagar in Pune and SAS Nagar in Mohali.

A railway ministry official said consultations are being held with foreign experts to develop these stations with world-class amenities. Sources said Uttar Pradesh will have over 12 world-class stations – the maximum in any Indian state. The French Railway has taken up the work of developing Ambala and Ludhiana as worldclass stations while the French experts have also inspected the New Delhi railway station.

A railway board official said countries like Japan, South Korea, Belgium, Switzerland and Austria have also shown interest in developing railway stations in India. Sources in the railway ministry said the government will spend nearly Rs 100 crore for the development of 400 railway stations that were announced in the Railway Budget.

A railway board official said the stations will be developed by creating additional space that will also be used for commercial purposes like shopping malls, multiplexes, restaurants and offices.The most striking feature will, however, be separate terminals for arrival and departure of passengers. Such facilities are currently available only at airports.

“The proposed world class stations will have three levels. The top level will be used by outbound passengers while those arriving from trains will use subways in the basement to exit from the station building. There will be minimum passenger movement on the platforms,” said a senior official associated with the project. This aims at managing crowd at the railway stations that goes up manifold during festive rush. Habibganj station is the first railway station to be redeveloped through public private partnership mode under the station redevelopment programme of Indian Railway.

Total estimated cost of station redevelopment is Rs 100 crore while additional Rs 350 crore will be spent on commercial development. As per the plan, Habibganj will have have dedicated pick up and drop off parking facilities for the station users. Provision of parking for over 1,000 vehicles has been made at the stations.

“The world class stations will be designed as a multi modal transit hub. The stations will have adequate seating and waiting apace so as to reduce congestion. Also, these stations will have multiple entry/exits for better crowd management,” said railway spokesperson Anil Saxena.

“The stations will have segregated areas for passengers, commercial activities and railway officers. There will be dedicated approach roads for traffic to railway station along with municipal roads with its integration in circulating areas,” Saxena said. In Delhi, railways have planned overhaul of Anand Vihar terminal which caters to the trains bound for eastern states like Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.

An Integrated Hub:

Apart from creation of new facilities, the station will be integrated with Anand Vihar station of Delhi Metro and the interstate bus terminal (ISBT).

“As part of Anand Vihar redevelopment plan, railways will remodel the station building on the lines of the airport. The station building will be separate arrival and departure decks while there will be ample space for a hotel, restaurants, coffee shops, multiplex, retail outlets and offices. Business of all sorts will be accommodated at the station building,” officials said.

The redevelopment plan of Anand Vihar is in advanced stage; bids for it will be invited soon. The upcoming railway station at Bijwasan will have ample scope for commercial development.

According to railways, redevelopment of stations will be a major source of revenue generation besides benefiting lakhs of passengers every day. For commercial exploitation, railways plan to raise multi-storey buildings on unused land and lease them out to private firms. In the year 2015-16, the railways have posted a deficit of over Rs 32,000 crore and the initiative aims at increasing revenue generation by commercially exploiting its resources.

Source:RailNews
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Sunday, 23 August 2015

10:54

Mumbai Metro Darshan rolls out for tourists

Mumbai Metro Darshan rolls out for tourists

The Mumbai Metro Darshan has rolled out for tourists visiting the city.

The tourism package will take visitors on day long tour of Mumbai's major destinations, primarily South Mumbai, besides organizing a self-guided tour of destinations in and around the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro alignment.

A Mumbai Metro statement said that the combo package is being offered in collaboration with a local tour operator at a nominal price of Rs.300.

Visitors can buy the combo package from any of the metro station customer care office, comprising of two coupons with validity of 30 days each. (ANI)

 Source :http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20150823/2665791.html
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015

23:37

IRCTC has now entered a advertising partnership with ride-sharing service BlaBlaCar.

After partnering with SpiceJet to offer air tickets to passengers who were getting tickets on the wait list, IRCTC has now entered a advertising partnership with ride-sharing service BlaBlaCar.

The partnership will allow BlaBlaCar to advertise its ride-sharing services to IRCTC website users looking to book tickets for their city-to-city journeys. The service is expected to be useful for travellers who don't have confirmed train tickets and are seeking for last-minute travel solutions.

The partnership is a first of its kind in India with the railways partnering with an “sharing economy” model. IRCTC is a subsidiary of Indian Railways, and handles catering, tourism and online ticketing operations for railways.

BlaBlaCar allows users to choose co-travellers in a member community with declared identities and peer-to-peer ratings.

"Our partnership will allow Indians across the country looking for last-minute travel options and those with wait-listed tickets to travel through car ridesharing," Raghav Gupta, India Country Manager, BlaBlaCar said.

In BlaBlaCar the price per co-traveller is limited to a partial contribution towards the cost of the journey, and prohibits the car-owner from making a profit from the trip.

The platform makes a per-passenger distance-based cost recommendation for every journey that is transparent. However, hopefully all the issues with the ridesharing service have been resolved.

Source : FirstPost
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