Delhi Metro Airport line’s recent and ongoing shutdown has raised several questions on whether the right technology and equipment is being used in our rail and metro rail systems.
Tag: Indian Railways
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Reducing unit cost of rail transport
The Indian Railways (IR) has a symbiotic relationship with the country’s industry and economy. The railway network plays a crucial role in the transport of coal,
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Need for an orchestrator
Shashi Kiran Shetty says technology has come in handy in the absence of a workable policy framework. Logistics links shipping, finance, commerce and trade, transportation, aviation and railways
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Rail freight in April-June
Indian Railways has carried 244.81 million tonne and earned revenue from the freight traffic during April-June 2012.
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Urban Infra | The four corners of the pie
With cities holding 377 million people, or 31 per cent of total population, and expected to bloat further to over 40 per cent by 2030, Indian urban transport is one of the largest markets in the world.
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Urban Infra | The four corners of the pie
With cities holding 377 million people, or 31 per cent of total population, and expected to bloat further to over 40 per cent by 2030, Indian urban transport is one of the largest markets in the world.
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Railways coal transportation
Indian Railways aims to transport 485 million tonne (mt) of coal out of the total targeted freight traffic of 1,025 mt during 2012-13. Actual volume handled in 2011-12
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Railways to create GIS database
To make train operation system more efficient, Indian Railways has undertaken a massive exercise of creating a database of its assets including track, station and signals through geographic information system (GIS) at an estimated cost of Rs 40 crore.
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Bitten by the bug of (non-)implementation
It took staggering statistics of disasters and deaths for the rail ministry to finally take cognisance of the need for modernisation leading to transport safety, seamless logistics and smooth transactions.
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A private view
Pankaj Malviya describes the first ever PPP project with the Indian Railways—the Pipavav Railway—connecting the privately owned Pipavav port by rail to its biggest hinterland, the North. Predictably, this route is the epitome of modern practices and profitability.