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  Indian Railways News  / Jaipur-Secunderabad-Jaipur bi-weekly Special trains extended for two more trips

Jaipur-Secunderabad-Jaipur bi-weekly Special trains extended for two more trips
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Train No.09736/09735 Jaipur-Secunderabad-Jaipur Bi-weekly Express will be extended to run for two more trips to its existing timings, stoppages and days of service.

  Indian Railways News  / ‘Commuter train is the track to take for future’

Bangalore : Bangalore is urbanising on an unprecedented scale and a large number of rural people are expected to migrate mainly to the Bangalore Metropolitan Region (BMR) area. The urbanisation process has defined more urban sprawl and a complex transport pattern that present a formidable challenge for urban transport policy-makers.Addressing traffic problems seems to be the guiding principle of urban transportation policies. Rail transit is a necessary component of a contemporary urban transportation system. Bus, rail, metro, mono rail and suburban rails have all got different uses for commuters.A variety of transportation strategies such as metro rail, mono rail, LRT, high-speed rail connectivity to the airport and commuter rail have been proposed in Bangalore. Rail transit at grade has the potential to improve the environment, serve the poor, and reduce congestion. To combat the traffic, many alternatives to rail corridor such as signal-free road corridors, expressway expansion to the airport, development of underpasses and flyovers are continuously looked for.A strong and established Indian Railways network exists in Bangalore as a backbone. It is very ideal to exploit this network.Due to this expanding growth, both in terms of economic activity and urban sprawl, Bangalore gets more population influx and more commuting. Urban planning mechanisms should disperse this population and commuting to new areas and decongest the BBMP areas. Urban rail transit is one such system with existing local rail systems providing passenger service within and around the urban or suburban areas as far as Tumkur, Mandya, Ramanagaram, Doddaballapur, Chikkaballapur, Bangarpet, Hosur, Anekal, etc.

The commuter should be able to travel about 100 km in 1.5 to 2 hours. Only then can the suburban areas get developed fast and pressure on Bangalore eased. Using a rail system on surface with existing infrastructure is a supply-oriented transportation development strategy. This also improves the basic transportation modes such as buses, non-motorised transport, including biking and walking. These are the modes that the vast majority of travellers, particularly the urban poor, depend on.

The surface rail systems such as the suburban rail system in Mumbai are generally cost-effective, and the common man’s choice. With a dedicated system, rail is a faster and high-capacity transit.

Rail promotes superior urban form and will attract new riders. It is very necessary to develop a commuter rail system using the existing network of the Indian Railways’ backbone and integrate the new metro system and the existing systems of public transport by buses for a supportive overall urban transport policy. This could also create a transit-oriented development with a long-term sustainable financing. The commuter rail system can have the same capacity as metro systems and still have the scope for running long-distance trains in the same rail network at a much reduced cost.

The challenges for Bangalore rail system are enhancing the existing capacities of the rail systems using newer technologies, some of the infrastructure, including coaches and signaling systems, and increasing the rate of return on the demand and pricing of rail-based transportation system.  

This is possible with PPP projects and needs to be done constituting a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to be floated by the State government with support from the Indian Railways. This agency should have a provision for private equity, but it is necessary to provide viability gap funding for such public transportation project to make it successful.

The challenge is also to come up with an appropriate fare policy, revenue-sharing policy with a forward-looking structure of the SPV itself. There is enough scope for exploring the potential of the existing rail network with innovative methods of financing, execution, operation, maintenance and management, as compared to newer costly alternatives like metro rail, mono rail and dedicated corridors.

The commuter rail network in Bangalore can be executed in a shorter period with much less investments, if both the government of Karnataka, the government of India and the Railways in particular work together. With the available rail routes, newer rail technologies and information and communication technologies, more innovative intelligent transportation solutions are possible for increasing the capacity and meeting the growing needs of travellers with increased benefits in Bangalore.

  Indian Railways News  / भड़के रेलवे रनिंग कर्मचारी

काम के घंटे में फेरबदल के फरमान पर रेलवे के रनिंग कर्मचारियों का आक्रोश रविवार को फूट पड़ा। ऑल इंडिया रनिंग स्टाफ एसोसिएशन के बैनर तले रनिंग कर्मचारियों ने रेलवे स्टेशन के प्लेटफॉर्म संख्या एक पर स्थित चालक नियंत्रण कक्ष में जमकर हंगामा किया। प्रबंधन के खिलाफ नारेबाजी की गयी। असल में 10 घंटे की ड्यूटी करनेवाले रनिंग कर्मचारियों की ड्यूटी दो घंटे बढ़ाकर 12 घंटे करने की बात कही जा रही है। साथ ही वैसे रनिंग कर्मचारी जिन्हें आठ घंटे में रिलीज किया जाता है उन्हें दोबारा 12 घंटे में ही ड्यूटी पर बुलाने की तैयारी की जा रही है, जबकि फिलहाल 16 घंटे के बाद बुलाया जाता है। बोर्ड के फैसले में बदलाव की मांग को लेकर रनिंग कर्मचारी आंदोलनरत हैं।

  Indian Railways News  / dangerous image of departing train taj express - ये 'भयावह' तस्वीरें देख आप ट्रेन में चढ़ने से कर सक

ग्वालियर।भारतीय रेल यातायात का सबसे बड़ा साधन है। लंबी दूरी की यात्रा हो या छोटी दूरी की यात्रा रेलवे यात्रियों की संख्या बहुत अधिक है। ऐसे में अगर कोई त्यौहार आ जाए, तो कंफर्म बर्थ वाले यात्रियों को भी अपनी सीट लेने में काफी मशक्कत करनी पड़ती है।   तस्वीरों में दिखाए गए दृश्य से आप अंदाजा लगा सकते हैं कि ऐसे में ट्रेन के अंदर चढ़ना कितना मुश्किल होता है। आमतौर पर ऐसे दृश्य बिहार और उत्तर प्रदेश जाने वाली ट्रेनों में दिखता है, लेकिन यह ट्रेन झांसी और निजामुद्दीन के बीच चलने वाली ताज एक्सप्रेस है।

  Indian Railways News  / Additional Stoppage of 13503/13504 Sealdah-Assansol Intercity Express at Barrackpore Station From 02

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