Tag Wise Current Affairs
Tag: Railways
CONCOR inks MoU with Russian firm to explore logistics opportunities
Tags: Railways
Published on: 05 February 2019
World’s first Diesel to Electric Converted High Horse Power Twin Rail Engine flagged off
Tags: Railways
Published on: 19 February 2019
South Coast Railway: Indian Railways announces new zone
Tags: Railways
Published on: 28 February 2019
Integral Coach Factory becomes World’s Largest Rail Coach Manufacturer
Tags: Railways
Published on: 22 March 2019
2nd trial run of Vande Bharat Express conducted on New Delhi-Katra route
Tags: Railways
Published on: 24 July 2019
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">It is considered as strategic move in terms of Eurasian multi-modal logistics markets and promote further cooperation and trust between two nations.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This strategic alliance will strive to design innovative new initiatives to reduce total logistics cost of international trade, enhancing logistical efficiency and bilateral relations.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">With this potential in business, both countries aim at developing state-of-the-art logistical services including INSTC. </span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Being INSTC prospective project, which is already turning out to be one of most important transport arteries of Eurasia.</span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">It had commenced operation from November 1989 taking over the existing network of 7 inland container depots (ICDs) from the Indian Railways.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Currently, it has largest network of 81 ICDs or container freight stations in India (73 terminals and 8 strategic tie-ups).</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">It provides inland handling, transportation and warehousing activities. It now also provides services like management of ports, coastal shipping, multimodal logistics parks, air cargo complexes and cold chains etc.</span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">IRCTC iPay </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is exclusive digital payment gateway aimed at providing improved online digital payment convenience and ease of doing business to passengers availing online travel related services through IRCTC website</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is prepaid card cum wallet. Using it, passengers will not need any third-party platforms as it provides payment options like credit card, debit card, UPI (Unified Payment Interface), International Card.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Under this new arrangement, IRCTC will have full control of payment system because of its direct relationship with acquiring banks, card networks and other partners. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">This will help reduce the gap between IRCTC and banks, and eventually lead to substantial reduction in payment failures. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will help IRCTC to directly get in touch with bank instead of relying on intermediate source which usually delays t process in case an online transaction is unsuccessful or some other error occurs. </span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is subsidiary of Indian Railways that handles catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of Indian railways. It is headquartered in New Delhi.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Its mandate is to enhance customer services and facilitation in railway catering, hospitality, travel and tourism with best industry practices.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It claims that it has 30 million registered users on its website and is the world's second busiest with around 550,000 to 600,000 bookings everyday.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Background</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">South Coast Railway (SCoR)</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will comprise of existing Guntakal, Guntur and Vijayawada divisions that currently fall under South Central Railway (SCR). It will also Waltair division,</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Waltair division will be also split into two parts. One part will be incorporated in new zone and will be merged with neighbouring Vijaywada division. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Remaining portion will be converted into new division with headquarter at Raygada under East Coast Railway (ECoR). </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">With the formation of new zone, SCR will now comprise of Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Nanded divisions.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Integral Coach Factory (ICF) </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">ICF is rail coaches manufacturer located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was inaugurated by first Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru in 1955. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is owned and operated by Central Government (Union Ministry of Railways) through Indian Railways. It primarily manufactures rolling stock for Indian Railways. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It manufactures range of coaches, including Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB), self-propelled train sets (SPTs) such as electrical multiple units (EMU).</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also exports railway coaches to other countries including Zambia, Philippines, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Thailand, Myanmar, Taiwan, Vietnam, Mozambique, Bangladesh, Angola and Sri Lanka. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is one of three coach manufacturing facilities of Indian Railways with the other two being Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala and Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli. </span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is an advance system is made up of high-resolution optical video camera, radar-based terrain mapping system and high-sensitivity infrared video camera.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">These three components will act as three eyes (Tri-Netra) of the Locomotive Pilot for detecting obstructions on tracks.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functioning:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It provides a locomotive pilot a clear view of raling track by using combination of infrared and radar technology to collect signals up to distance of 2-3 km. It displays information on screen fitted inside the locomotive. In case of any physical obstruction on railway tracks ahead it alerts driver and thus give ample time for driver to apply brakes to prevent train accidents. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Benefits:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It will be very useful during inclement weather especially incase of fog, heavy rain and nights, when drivers have to constantly look outside locomotive to judge condition along the tracks. It will help to reduce train accidents by keeping record of track maintenance and will also provide better visibility during foggy days. It will also help in maintaining high speed in poor visibility and avoid delay in arrivals. </span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has been indigenously designed and manufactured by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, a Railways Production unit, under Government vision of "Make in India".</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is India’s first semi high speed long-distance engineless train i.e. without separate locomotive (engine). It has been designed in the shape of a bullet train.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is driven by self-propulsion module. It is touted as next generation Shatabdi Express and will connect metros with important cities.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Its major systems of train have been designed and built in India. Its performance, safety and passenger comfort standards are of global standards and that to less than half of global prices.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is at present country’s fastest train with speed of 160 kmph (It can attain maximum speed of 200km). It will cut travel time by 15% compared to Shatabdi Express.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has 16 coaches with chair car type configuration with two executive class chair cars and 14 chair cars. It is fully air-conditioned train and is equipped with CCTV cameras.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has two executive compartments in middle with 52 seats each and trailer coaches have 78 seats each.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has aerodynamically designed driver cabins at both ends for quicker turn-around at destinations. Besides they also have insulation to keep outside heat and noise to very low levels.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Every coach has pantry with facility to serve hot meals, hot and cold beverages. It has soft lighting, automatic doors, footsteps and GPS-based audio-visual Passenger Information System.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has intelligent regenerative braking system in all coaches for better energy efficiency as it can save up to 30% of electrical energy, thereby making it energy and environment efficient.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Footstep in coach’s doorway of this train slides outward when train stops at station enabling passengers to board or deboard safely with comfort.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It offers some features to enhance passenger comfort which include inter-connected fully sealed gangways, automatic doors with retractable footsteps.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It also has onboard Wi-Fi and infotainment, and modular toilets with bio-vacuum systems. It also has provision of Divyang-friendly facilities.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It also features rotational seats which can be aligned in direction of travel (executive class), roller blinds and diffused LED lighting, and disabled-friendly toilets.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Railways will run its first Buddhist Circuit train this month, covering sites related to Gautam Buddha in India and Nepal.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The government is taking measures to make Railways a lucrative profit making entity and such specialised trains are planned to promote tourism as well as well as culture.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The train will be covering destinations like Lumbini, where Buddha was born; Bodhgaya, where he gained enlightenment; Sarnath, where he gave his first sermon; and Kushinagar, where he attained nirvana.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Themed tourist circuit trains in India</strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Sri Ramayan Express</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Ramayan express train will cover various place associated with Ramayana including an extended visist to Sri Lanka. Places like Ayodhya, Janakpur, Chitrakoot, Rameshwaram etc will be covered under this service.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Char Dham yatra train</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">covering the most important religious sites that every Hindu wish to visit at least once in the life time namely <strong>Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath, Kedarnath</strong>.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Panj Takht train</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The train will be covering five takhts of Sikh religion <strong>Hazoor Sahib Gurudwara</strong> at Nanded, <strong>Patna Sahib</strong> Gurudwara at Patna, Gurudwara <strong>Damdama Sahib</strong> at Bhatinda, <strong>Harminder Sahib</strong> at Amritsar, <strong>Anandpur Sahib</strong> at Anandpur Saheb.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Samatha Express</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The train will cover Chaityabhoomi (Mumbai), Mhow (Indore), Bodhgaya (Gaya), Sarnath (Varanasi), Lumbini (Nautanwa), Kushinagar (Gorakhpur), Deekshabhoomi (Nagpur), all related to Dr B.R.Ambedkar.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Indian <a href="https://currentaffairs.studyiq.com/newsinshort/05-07-2020/railways-claim-100-pct-punctuality-for-the-first-time">Railways</a> has announced that it achieved 100 percent punctuality of its passenger trains on July 1, a never-before feat. </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Its previous best on-time performance, according to the Railways, was 99.54 percent on June 23, when just one train got delayed.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">It is indeed not an easy task given all the constraints that the Railways usually face while running a train on its designated path and time slot.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">It is important, however, to remember the context – very few trains are running now, and the punctuality of the Railways can hardly be compared with its own performance on this count in pre-COVID times.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The reasons that usually cause delays have been systematically eliminated and the trains that are delayed by up to 15 minutes are considered to have been on time, as per practice.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Then there are external unforeseen problems like run-over cattle and humans, agitations on the tracks, and the like.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The maintenance of tracks was carried out in a quick time during the COVID period in various critical sections, so the average speed increased, and stretches of slowing down were minimized.</span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Better and modern signaling is also making an impact. Another reason is better planning and operations analysis. This is due to better monitoring at the Division level.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In normal times, failures take away a lot of scheduled time when the train is detained even for a short time because making up the lost time during the remainder of the journey is a tricky business.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Any train that gets delayed inordinately due to whatever reason during the journey theoretically eats into the “path” – or time slot allotted on the track – of another train. It then becomes a matter of which train to prioritise.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">At the heart of the problem is network capacity constraints. This basically means that there are more trains than the network can handle in a given time bracket.</span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Railways are working on what is called a “zero-based timetable”. In this concept, every train that enters the network is justified based on needs and costs. </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To upgrade the country’s railway system, the government has laid the roadmap for long-term partnerships with the private sector.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The government envisages around Rs 50 lakh crore of investment in rail projects up to 2030, but only a part of it can be financed through government coffers, and public-private partnerships are needed for faster development. The decision to allow private players to run passenger trains stems from that policy.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">It is estimated that almost 70 percent of freight trains, which jostle for space with passenger trains on the overcrowded Indian Railway network, will shift to the two upcoming Dedicated Freight Corridors from December 2021. This will free up a lot of capacity to introduce more passenger trains with better services and higher speeds.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In the normal course, demand for train seats is much more than available, on all busy routes. The result – waiting lists, overcrowded trains, and even losing business to other modes like air and road.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Introducing new, modern trains requires heavy investment in rolling stock like coaches and engines. And then there is the cost of operations, which includes electricity, manpower and all other paraphernalia.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Running of passenger trains is a loss-making business for Indian Railways. It recovers only around 57 percent of the cost through tickets on an average. The rest is cross-subsidized through earnings from its freight operations.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In this context, to cut its losses and convert that opportunity into a money-making enterprise, the government has decided that some of the trains to be introduced in the future will be run by private companies, in a business model never tried in India before.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The idea is to give passengers an option of superior train services without the Railways having to spend any money for it.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The government has identified 109 busy routes across India to run 151 private trains for 35 years. These are routes with huge waiting lists and offer the potential to earn. The 151 trains represent only around 5 percent of total trains run in India.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The trains have to be technologically superior to what Indian Railways has. They have to run at a maximum speed of 160 kmph. They can be either trainset (like the Vande Bharat) or hauled by locomotives.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">They have to satisfy all safety preconditions on the Indian network. They have to be certified by bona fide certifying agencies. Each train will have a minimum of 16 coaches and the maximum length of trains permitted on any route. They will undergo trials in India before commercial rollout.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 351-km section between Khurja and Bhaupur in Uttar Pradesh for commercial operations of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The DFC is one of the biggest infrastructural project undertaken by the railways post-independence.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The DFC consists of two arms. The section launched is part of the 1,839-km Eastern DFC that starts at Sohnewal (Ludhiana) in Punjab and ends at Dankuni in West Bengal. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The other arm is the around 1,500-km Western DFC from Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to JNPT in Mumbai, touching all major ports along the way.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Significance</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Around 70% of the freight trains currently running on the Indian Railway network are slated to shift to the freight corridors, leaving the paths open for more passenger trains.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Western DFC</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">In the Western DFC, the section between Rewari (Haryana) and Madar (Rajasthan) has been completed. The subsequent sections are up to Palanpur in Gujarat, then to Makarpura and finally to JNPT.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The station is the first example of private participation in railway development project. It has been modified at the cost of Rs 100 crore.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Rani Kamlapati</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The queen was Gond ruler Nizam Shah’s widow. The dynasty ruled Ginnorgarh in 18th century near Bhopal.</span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Kamlapati is known as the last Hindu ruler of Bhopal and she is said to have displayed great courage in facing invaders and aggressors.</span></span></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>The Gonds</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">They are one of the largest tribal communities spread across the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Bihar and Odisha.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Changing names of railway station</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Name of railway stations are changed by state governments in response to popular demands. This is done to represent cultural history or political ideology.</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The naming is at the discretion of state governments and railways plays no role in it. The state governments send proposal to ministry of Home, which gives approval.</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Once a new name has been notified, the railway invents a new station code. The new name will be reflected in ticketing system.</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The name of the station is written in Hindi and English. Of late, a third local language name has been used in sign boards.</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The spelling of the name in all three languages has to be approved by the state government before updating the board.</span></span></p>
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</ul>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Recent name changes</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Mughal Sarai Junction renamed as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Allahabad renamed as Prayagraj</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Manduadih station in Varanasi was renamed Benaras</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Faizabad junction renamed as Ayodhya Cantonment station</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The trains will operate on theme-based circuits and will be operated by private players. These operators will have “Right of Use” of its rakes and infrastructure.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">This is the first time that the railways has liberalized its operations to allow players apart from Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The policy allows any entity, including state governments to operate trains but the focus is on tour operators.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>The policy</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Any tour operator or service provider can lease trains from railways and run on a theme-based circuit as a special package.</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The railways has given the minimum period of two years for any arrangement and maximum of the codal life of the coach. </span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The operator will be given the freedom to decide the route, the halts, the type of services given and also the tariffs.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Issues to be taken care of</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The operators should take care of end-to-end, comprehensive service like local transport, sightseeing, food, local stays, etc. along with operating the trains.</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">About 3033 conventional Integral Coach Factory-design coaches have been earmarked for leasing to operators under the scheme. The entity can even buy the coaches if feasible.</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The train should contain 14 and 20 coaches. They cannot be used as transport trains between two stations.</span></span></p>
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</ul>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Approval mechanism</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">A special unit will be created in each railway zone to guide applicants in end-to-end procedural requirements for the operators.</span></span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The idea is to ensure that operators can go to a single unit for their requirements rather than running from pillar to post.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Modifications allowed</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Interior of coaches can be modified within safety norms. Berth composition can also be changed. However, dismantling critical parts is not allowed.</span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Branding can be carried out on the exterior and interior of the train. Entity can sell advertisement space on the train.</span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">They can tie up with agencies for business development. Food and entertainment on the train can be decided by operators.</span></span></p>
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</ul>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Objective</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The main task is to ensure that operators are given freedom to run and develop a business model in which railways physically runs the trains, maintains them and charges a fee.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Vande Bharat trains</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It is a self-propelled, semi-high speed train-set that runs without a locomotive engine, similar to metro trains.</span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It runs on a method known as distributed traction power system which gives it higher acceleration and deceleration compared to loco-hauled trains.</span></span></p>
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<li>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The current Vande Bharat trains operate in only chair car and executive chair car. There are future plans of making sleeper coaches.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Cost of operation</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The total cost of constructing announced Vande Bharat trains amounts to Rs 50,000 crore. The current cost for one train amounts to Rs 106 crore and would increase due to various factors.</span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The project could generate employment to the tune of 10,000 to 15,000. Pumping money would be a big boost for component manufacturing, supplies etc.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p>
<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>The upgradation</strong></span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The new trains will be better in terms of better seating, anti-bacterial system in AC, less noise, the ability to hit 160 km/h in 140 seconds, and other aspects.</span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There are plans to bring in sleeper-type Vande Bharats for overnight journeys. They may be introduced in the upcoming batches.</span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The train bodies are being planned to be made in aluminium instead of steel. They will be lighter and consume less energy and attain high speed.</span></span></p>
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<li>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The cost of train could be higher but it can translate into higher earning potential through energy saving cost.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Challenges</strong></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Delivering propulsion systems within three years is a big task. Railways will need to pool its all resources to ensure the project delivers on time.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The project could generate employment to the tune of 10,000 to 15,000. Pumping money would be a big boost for component manufacturing, supplies etc.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The new trains will be better in terms of better seating, anti-bacterial system in AC, less noise, the ability to hit 160 km/h in 140 seconds, and other aspects.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There are plans to bring in sleeper-type Vande Bharats for overnight journeys. They may be introduced in the upcoming batches.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The train bodies are being planned to be made in aluminium instead of steel. They will be lighter and consume less energy and attain high speed.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The cost of train could be higher but it can translate into higher earning potential through energy saving cost.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Challenges</strong></span></span></p>
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It can pull heavy freight train with ease and will also increase sectional capacity.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is completely ecofriendly engine and will save upto Rs. 1.9 crore fuel expense per annum per engine.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The conversion cost of diesel locomotive into electric locomotive is less than cost of midlife rehabilitation of a diesel locomotive.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Indian Railways now is planning to convert all diesel locomotives into electric locomotives during midlife rehabilitation. This will significantly reduce fuel bill of Indian Railways in long run.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'worlds-first-diesel-electric-converted-high-horse-power-twin-rail-engine', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4eaa/cekavcslvi0ml2m6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4eaa/cekavcslvi0ml2m6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'World’s first Diesel to Electric Converted High Horse Power', 'metakeyword' => 'In Railways Current Affairs, world’s first, Diesel to Electric Converted High Horse Power Twin Rail Engine, Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh', 'metadescription' => 'Prime Minister Narendra Modi flag-offed world’s first Diesel to Electric Converted High Horse Power Twin Rail Engine at Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'http://www.mediafire.com/file/08mekx6hd1jvhqi/19feb_World%E2%80%99s_first_Diesel_to_Electric.pdf', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 2 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Railways', 'keyword' => 'railways', 'id' => (int) 309, 'title' => 'iPay: IRCTC launches payment aggregator', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched its own payment aggregator system named IRCTC iPay in a bid to promote digital transactions. It is step towards promoting the government’s Digital India initiative. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">IRCTC iPay </span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is exclusive digital payment gateway aimed at providing improved online digital payment convenience and ease of doing business to passengers availing online travel related services through IRCTC website</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is prepaid card cum wallet. Using it, passengers will not need any third-party platforms as it provides payment options like credit card, debit card, UPI (Unified Payment Interface), International Card.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Under this new arrangement, IRCTC will have full control of payment system because of its direct relationship with acquiring banks, card networks and other partners. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">This will help reduce the gap between IRCTC and banks, and eventually lead to substantial reduction in payment failures. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will help IRCTC to directly get in touch with bank instead of relying on intermediate source which usually delays t process in case an online transaction is unsuccessful or some other error occurs. </span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) </span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is subsidiary of Indian Railways that handles catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of Indian railways. It is headquartered in New Delhi.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Its mandate is to enhance customer services and facilitation in railway catering, hospitality, travel and tourism with best industry practices.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It claims that it has 30 million registered users on its website and is the world's second busiest with around 550,000 to 600,000 bookings everyday.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'irctc-ipay-payment-aggregator', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/043f/lgw9vea72gzdu6b6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/043f/lgw9vea72gzdu6b6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'iPay: IRCTC launches payment aggregator', 'metakeyword' => 'In Railways Current Affairs, IRCTC launches its own payment aggregator system, IRCTC iPay, promote digital transactions,', 'metadescription' => 'IRCTC has launched its own payment aggregator system named IRCTC iPay in a bid to promote digital transactions. It is step towards promoting the government’s Digital India initiative.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'http://www.mediafire.com/file/bxdn1bbme1hla7a/2mar_iPay.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 3 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Railways', 'keyword' => 'railways', 'id' => (int) 284, 'title' => 'South Coast Railway: Indian Railways announces new zone', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Union Ministry of Railways has announced creation of new railway zone named South Coast Railway (SCoR) in Andhra Pradesh with headquarter at Visakhapatnam. It will be 18th railway zone in the country. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Background</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">This separate railway zone was created as per one of key promises made to Andhra Pradesh in bifurcation act. As per item 8 of Schedule 13 (Infrastructure) of Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014, Indian Railways was required to examine establishing new railway zone in successor State of Andhra Pradesh. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">South Coast Railway (SCoR)</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will comprise of existing Guntakal, Guntur and Vijayawada divisions that currently fall under South Central Railway (SCR). It will also Waltair division,</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Waltair division will be also split into two parts. One part will be incorporated in new zone and will be merged with neighbouring Vijaywada division. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Remaining portion will be converted into new division with headquarter at Raygada under East Coast Railway (ECoR). </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">With the formation of new zone, SCR will now comprise of Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Nanded divisions.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">18 Railway Zones:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> Northern Railway (Headquaters: Delhi), North Eastern Railway (Gorakhpur), Northeast Frontier Railway (Guwahati), Eastern Railway (Kolkata), South Central Railway (Hyderabad), Southern Railway (Chennai), Central Railway (Mumbai), Western Railway (Mumbai), South Western Railway (Hubballi), North Western Railway (Jaipur), West Central Railway (Jabalpur), North Central Railway (Prayagraj), South East Central Railway (Bilaspur), East Coast Railway (Bhubaneswar), East Central Railway (Hajipur), South Coast Railway (Visakhapatnam) and Konkan Railway (Navi Mumbai).</span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'south-coast-railway-new-zone', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/41a6/grpwm41xrf0tap06g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/41a6/grpwm41xrf0tap06g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'South Coast Railway: Indian Railways announces new zone', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, Ministry of Railways, new railway zone, South Coast Railway, SCoR, Andhra Pradesh,headquarter,Visakhapatnam, 18 railway zones', 'metadescription' => 'Ministry of Railways has announced creation of new railway zone named South Coast Railway (SCoR) in Andhra Pradesh with headquarter at Visakhapatnam.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'http://www.mediafire.com/file/09zhhh062jadc65/28feb_South_Coast_Railway.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 4 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Railways', 'keyword' => 'railways', 'id' => (int) 523, 'title' => 'Integral Coach Factory becomes World’s Largest Rail Coach Manufacturer', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Indian Railways’ Chennai based Integral Coach Factory (ICF) became world’s largest rail coach manufacturer after surpassing top Chinese manufacturers. ICF had manufactured 2,919 coaches from April 2018 to February 2019 as compared to 2,600 coaches by Chinese manufacturers. The number of coaches manufactured were 40% higher than those manufactured previous year in same time period.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Integral Coach Factory (ICF) </span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">ICF is rail coaches manufacturer located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was inaugurated by first Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru in 1955. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is owned and operated by Central Government (Union Ministry of Railways) through Indian Railways. It primarily manufactures rolling stock for Indian Railways. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It manufactures range of coaches, including Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB), self-propelled train sets (SPTs) such as electrical multiple units (EMU).</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also exports railway coaches to other countries including Zambia, Philippines, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria, Thailand, Myanmar, Taiwan, Vietnam, Mozambique, Bangladesh, Angola and Sri Lanka. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is one of three coach manufacturing facilities of Indian Railways with the other two being Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala and Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli. </span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'integral-coach-factory-worlds-largest-rail-coach-manufacturer', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/e43c/dx5so04ope1zq4j6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/e43c/dx5so04ope1zq4j6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'ICF becomes World’s Largest Rail Coach Manufacturer', 'metakeyword' => 'In Railways Current Affairs, Indian Railways, Chennai based, Integral Coach Factory, world’s largest, rail coach manufacturer, surpasses Chinese manufacturers', 'metadescription' => 'Indian Railways’ Chennai based Integral Coach Factory (ICF) became world’s largest rail coach manufacturer after surpassing top Chinese manufacturers. I', 'author' => null, 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/9u53trq8xgaldby/Integral_Coach_Factory_becomes.pdf', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 5 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Railways', 'keyword' => 'railways', 'id' => (int) 1586, 'title' => 'Indian Railways conducting trials of Tri-Netra technology', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has informed Rajya Sabha that Indian Railways is conducting extensive trials of TRI-NETRA (Terrain Imaging for Drivers Infrared, Enhanced, Optical & Radar Assisted) technology for detecting obstructions on tracks to reduce accidents. He also informed that it will be introduced only after it is found to be perfect in detecting any obstruction on tracks during fog.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Tri-Netra Technology</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is an advance system is made up of high-resolution optical video camera, radar-based terrain mapping system and high-sensitivity infrared video camera.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">These three components will act as three eyes (Tri-Netra) of the Locomotive Pilot for detecting obstructions on tracks.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functioning:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It provides a locomotive pilot a clear view of raling track by using combination of infrared and radar technology to collect signals up to distance of 2-3 km. It displays information on screen fitted inside the locomotive. In case of any physical obstruction on railway tracks ahead it alerts driver and thus give ample time for driver to apply brakes to prevent train accidents. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Benefits:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It will be very useful during inclement weather especially incase of fog, heavy rain and nights, when drivers have to constantly look outside locomotive to judge condition along the tracks. It will help to reduce train accidents by keeping record of track maintenance and will also provide better visibility during foggy days. It will also help in maintaining high speed in poor visibility and avoid delay in arrivals. </span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'railways-testing-tri-netra-technology', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/290d/d8b7h1hti8vbska6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/290d/d8b7h1hti8vbska6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Indian Railways conducting trials of Tri-Netra technology', 'metakeyword' => 'Indian Railways is conducting extensive trials of TRI-NETRA (Terrain Imaging for Drivers Infrared, Enhanced, Optical & Radar Assisted) technology ', 'metadescription' => 'Indian Railways is conducting extensive trials of TRI-NETRA (Terrain Imaging for Drivers Infrared, Enhanced, Optical & Radar Assisted) technology ', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/i6dkgd13xx6rrbg/Indian_Railways.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 6 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Railways', 'keyword' => 'railways', 'id' => (int) 1635, 'title' => 'SCR commissions longest Electrified Railway Tunnel', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">South Central Railway (SCR) commissioned the longest electrified tunnel measuring 6.6 kilometres in Indian Railways. It is situated between Cherlopalli and Rapuru stations. It is part of 113-km new railway line completed recently between Obulavaripalli– Venkatachalam – Krishnapatnam Port. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Features about electrified tunnel </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is constructed in the shape of ‘Horse Shoe’ on New Australian Tunnelling Method.</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Its height (rail level to roof) is 6.5 metres and minimum height of contact wire is maintai</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">ned at 5.2 metres. It has been constructed at cost of Rs. </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">460 crore and </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">completed in record time of 43 months. It will facilitate direct and viable connectivity between South Coast and West Coast Railway and improve freight revenue of the zone.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Significance:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It opens up viable rail connectivity between Krishnapatnam Port and its hinterland for goods train services. It will be helpful for decongesting traffic on Vijayawada-Gudur main line. It will reduce the distance between Krishnapatnam Port and the hinterland areas by 60 km and travel time by five hours from earlier ten hours.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'longest-electrified-railway-tunnel', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/30bc/k4uoi5dzow43v566g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/30bc/k4uoi5dzow43v566g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'SCR commissions longest Electrified Railway Tunnel', 'metakeyword' => 'South Central Railway (SCR) commissioned the longest electrified tunnel measuring 6.6 kilometres in Indian Railways.', 'metadescription' => 'South Central Railway (SCR) commissioned the longest electrified tunnel measuring 6.6 kilometres in Indian Railways.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/mw9a26gnlop4rd8/SCR_commissions_longest.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 7 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Railways', 'keyword' => 'railways', 'id' => (int) 1778, 'title' => '2nd trial run of Vande Bharat Express conducted on New Delhi-Katra route', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">The trial run of the second Vande Bharat Express also known as ‘Train 18’ was successfully conducted on the New Delhi-Katra route, covering distance of about 655 kms. The train departed from New Delhi at 6.00 in morning and reached Katra (Jammu) at 2 pm the same day. Thereafter, it departed from Katra at 3 pm and arrived at the national capital at 11 pm. The first Vande Bharat Express is running on the Delhi-Varanasi route and was flagged off by Prime Mininster Narendra Modi on 15 February 2019.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Vande Bharat Express (Train18)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has been indigenously designed and manufactured by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, a Railways Production unit, under Government vision of "Make in India".</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is India’s first semi high speed long-distance engineless train i.e. without separate locomotive (engine). It has been designed in the shape of a bullet train.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is driven by self-propulsion module. It is touted as next generation Shatabdi Express and will connect metros with important cities.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Its major systems of train have been designed and built in India. Its performance, safety and passenger comfort standards are of global standards and that to less than half of global prices.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is at present country’s fastest train with speed of 160 kmph (It can attain maximum speed of 200km). It will cut travel time by 15% compared to Shatabdi Express.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has 16 coaches with chair car type configuration with two executive class chair cars and 14 chair cars. 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It has soft lighting, automatic doors, footsteps and GPS-based audio-visual Passenger Information System.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has intelligent regenerative braking system in all coaches for better energy efficiency as it can save up to 30% of electrical energy, thereby making it energy and environment efficient.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Footstep in coach’s doorway of this train slides outward when train stops at station enabling passengers to board or deboard safely with comfort.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It offers some features to enhance passenger comfort which include inter-connected fully sealed gangways, automatic doors with retractable footsteps.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It also has onboard Wi-Fi and infotainment, and modular toilets with bio-vacuum systems. It also has provision of Divyang-friendly facilities.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It also features rotational seats which can be aligned in direction of travel (executive class), roller blinds and diffused LED lighting, and disabled-friendly toilets.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => '2nd-trail-run-vande-bharat-express', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/7a14/ft1bvhvwax2p7j66g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/7a14/ft1bvhvwax2p7j66g.jpg', 'metatitle' => '2nd trail run of Vande Bharat Express conducted ', 'metakeyword' => 'The trial run of the second Vande Bharat Express also known as ‘Train 18’ was successfully conducted on the New Delhi-Katra route, covering distance of about 655 kms.', 'metadescription' => 'The trial run of the second Vande Bharat Express also known as ‘Train 18’ was successfully conducted on the New Delhi-Katra route, covering distance of about 655 kms.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/9hdazmatpc41kvn/2nd_trial_run_of_Vande_Bharat_Express.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 8 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Railways', 'keyword' => 'railways', 'id' => (int) 2558, 'title' => 'Buddhist circuit train', 'description' => '<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Issue</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Railways will run its first Buddhist Circuit train this month, covering sites related to Gautam Buddha in India and Nepal.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The government is taking measures to make Railways a lucrative profit making entity and such specialised trains are planned to promote tourism as well as well as culture.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The train will be covering destinations like Lumbini, where Buddha was born; Bodhgaya, where he gained enlightenment; Sarnath, where he gave his first sermon; and Kushinagar, where he attained nirvana.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Themed tourist circuit trains in India</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Sri Ramayan Express</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The Ramayan express train will cover various place associated with Ramayana including an extended visist to Sri Lanka. Places like Ayodhya, Janakpur, Chitrakoot, Rameshwaram etc will be covered under this service.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Char Dham yatra train</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">covering the most important religious sites that every Hindu wish to visit at least once in the life time namely <strong>Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath, Kedarnath</strong>.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Panj Takht train</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The train will be covering five takhts of Sikh religion <strong>Hazoor Sahib Gurudwara</strong> at Nanded, <strong>Patna Sahib</strong> Gurudwara at Patna, Gurudwara <strong>Damdama Sahib</strong> at Bhatinda, <strong>Harminder Sahib</strong> at Amritsar, <strong>Anandpur Sahib</strong> at Anandpur Saheb.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Samatha Express</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The train will cover Chaityabhoomi (Mumbai), Mhow (Indore), Bodhgaya (Gaya), Sarnath (Varanasi), Lumbini (Nautanwa), Kushinagar (Gorakhpur), Deekshabhoomi (Nagpur), all related to Dr B.R.Ambedkar.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'buddhist-circuit-train', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/cc5e/ohpdfxjhbj0ch376g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/cc5e/ohpdfxjhbj0ch376g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Buddhist circuit train', 'metakeyword' => 'Chitrakoot, Rameshwaram etc The Ramayan express train will ', 'metadescription' => 'The Ramayan express train will cover various place associated with Ramayana including an extended visist to Sri Lanka. 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Several types of breakdowns can occur, related to rolling stock, tracks, etc., that make a train lose time along the way.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Then there are external unforeseen problems like run-over cattle and humans, agitations on the tracks, and the like.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The maintenance of tracks was carried out in a quick time during the COVID period in various critical sections, so the average speed increased, and stretches of slowing down were minimized.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Better and modern signaling is also making an impact. Another reason is better planning and operations analysis. This is due to better monitoring at the Division level.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In normal times, failures take away a lot of scheduled time when the train is detained even for a short time because making up the lost time during the remainder of the journey is a tricky business.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Any train that gets delayed inordinately due to whatever reason during the journey theoretically eats into the “path” – or time slot allotted on the track – of another train. It then becomes a matter of which train to prioritise.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">At the heart of the problem is network capacity constraints. 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Its previous best on-time performance', 'author' => null, 'downlaodpdf' => 'http://www.mediafire.com/file/ph2iieuc9pzl0rc/2.Achieving_100%2525_punctuality_for_Indian_Railways.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 10 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Railways', 'keyword' => 'railways', 'id' => (int) 5283, 'title' => 'Private train models in India', 'description' => '<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Issue</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">To upgrade the country’s railway system, the government has laid the roadmap for long-term partnerships with the private sector.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The government envisages around Rs 50 lakh crore of investment in rail projects up to 2030, but only a part of it can be financed through government coffers, and public-private partnerships are needed for faster development. The decision to allow private players to run passenger trains stems from that policy.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">It is estimated that almost 70 percent of freight trains, which jostle for space with passenger trains on the overcrowded Indian Railway network, will shift to the two upcoming Dedicated Freight Corridors from December 2021. This will free up a lot of capacity to introduce more passenger trains with better services and higher speeds.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In the normal course, demand for train seats is much more than available, on all busy routes. The result – waiting lists, overcrowded trains, and even losing business to other modes like air and road.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Introducing new, modern trains requires heavy investment in rolling stock like coaches and engines. And then there is the cost of operations, which includes electricity, manpower and all other paraphernalia.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Running of passenger trains is a loss-making business for Indian Railways. It recovers only around 57 percent of the cost through tickets on an average. The rest is cross-subsidized through earnings from its freight operations.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In this context, to cut its losses and convert that opportunity into a money-making enterprise, the government has decided that some of the trains to be introduced in the future will be run by private companies, in a business model never tried in India before.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The idea is to give passengers an option of superior train services without the Railways having to spend any money for it.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The government has identified 109 busy routes across India to run 151 private trains for 35 years. These are routes with huge waiting lists and offer the potential to earn. The 151 trains represent only around 5 percent of total trains run in India.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The trains have to be technologically superior to what Indian Railways has. They have to run at a maximum speed of 160 kmph. They can be either trainset (like the Vande Bharat) or hauled by locomotives.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">They have to satisfy all safety preconditions on the Indian network. They have to be certified by bona fide certifying agencies. Each train will have a minimum of 16 coaches and the maximum length of trains permitted on any route. They will undergo trials in India before commercial rollout.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The private operator is supposed to share revenues with Railways. The qualifying company that agrees to share the maximum percentage of the yearly revenue with Railways will win the bid.</span></span></p> </li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'private-train-models-in-india', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f82b/q10qadtrr9y9y5j6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f82b/q10qadtrr9y9y5j6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Private train models in India', 'metakeyword' => 'Private train models in India', 'metadescription' => 'The government envisages around Rs 50 lakh crore of investment in rail projects up to 2030, but only a part of it can be financed through government coffers, and', 'author' => null, 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/olxnzuu102c3dtv/3.Private+train+models+in+India.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 11 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Railways', 'keyword' => 'railways', 'id' => (int) 6722, 'title' => 'Dedicated freight corridor', 'description' => '<p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Issue</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 351-km section between Khurja and Bhaupur in Uttar Pradesh for commercial operations of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC).</span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Background</strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The DFC is one of the biggest infrastructural project undertaken by the railways post-independence.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The DFC consists of two arms. The section launched is part of the 1,839-km Eastern DFC that starts at Sohnewal (Ludhiana) in Punjab and ends at Dankuni in West Bengal. </span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">The other arm is the around 1,500-km Western DFC from Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to JNPT in Mumbai, touching all major ports along the way.</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Significance</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Around 70% of the freight trains currently running on the Indian Railway network are slated to shift to the freight corridors, leaving the paths open for more passenger trains.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">This is like building an entire railway network from scratch, independent of Indian Railways. 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They cannot be used as transport trains between two stations.</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Approval mechanism</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">A special unit will be created in each railway zone to guide applicants in end-to-end procedural requirements for the operators.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The idea is to ensure that operators can go to a single unit for their requirements rather than running from pillar to post.</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Modifications allowed</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">Interior of coaches can be modified within safety norms. 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They were initially known as Train 18 and are currently running from Delhi to Varanasi and Katra.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Details</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The announcement signals the intention of the government to make these trains the future normal for India’s railway system instead of locomotives.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">There are also plans by the government to run 75 Vande Bharats across India by Independence Day in 2023.</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="margin-right:0cm"> </p> <p style="margin-right:0cm"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif""><strong>Vande Bharat trains</strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It is a self-propelled, semi-high speed train-set that runs without a locomotive engine, similar to metro trains.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">It runs on a method known as distributed traction power system which gives it higher acceleration and deceleration compared to loco-hauled trains.</span></span></p> </li> <li> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,"sans-serif"">The conventional train takes longer time to reach top speed or to gradually come to a halt. 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