Railway Undertakes Energy Audits to Reduce Energy Consumption in Non-Traction Area by 10% to 15% All Railway Stations will be Covered With ‘LED’ Luminaire in Next 2 to 3 Years Commissioning of Installed Capacity of 1000 MW Solar Power in Next 5 Years The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway… Read More »
Sarathi Seva to help old and Disabled Passengers to be Extended to More Stations Hourly Booking of Retiring Rooms at Stations Smart Coaches to be Introduced Presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today, the Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu announced that all operational halts will be converted into commercial halts, for the convenience… Read More »
Railways to Partner with State Governments for Operation of Tourist Circuit Trains The Minister of Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today said that Tourism holds great potential for economic development and job creation. Indian Raileays will be partnering with the State Governments for operating tourist circuit trains… Read More »
Transformation of Indian Railways through Avataran – seven Mission mode activities The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting the Railway Budget 2016-17 in the Parliament today has proposed to transform Indian Railways through seven Mission activities – Avataran. These missions are: Mission 25 Tonne – It aims to increase revenue by augmenting… Read More »
Time Tabled Freight Container /Parcel Train to be Started this Year The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu proposed three solution sets for reversing the trend of declining modal share of freight trains – expanding the freight basket of Indian Railways, rationalising the tariff structure and building terminal capacity. The freight basket of Indian… Read More »
Indian Railways Launches a New Micro – Site for Railway Budget 2016-17 Update and Budget Watch Indian Railways has started a new micro-site for latest Railway Budget update and live budget watch. It will be a one-stop shop for all Railway budget related information. One can watch budget live also here. Its URL is http://www.railbudget2016.indianrailways.gov.in… Read More »