Indian Railways (IR) depends extensively on manual systems to monitor passenger and freight train services, train signalling and communications. Consequently, IR figures among the worst in the world in safety.
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Towards automation of freight operation
What started as a non-profit freight operations information system is now Indian Railways' IT arm, having provided solutions from freight receipts to wagon movement and e-procurement-all pressure points for the user.
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Creating a smarter railway
Technology leaps have never been the Indian Railways' forte, yet has transformed the way this behemoth network works. Sameer Batra describes how a transition can be effected through applications.
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Rlys freight revenue up
Indian Railways have generated Rs 27,025 crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during April-August 2011 as comÂpared to Rs 24,547 crore during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 10.09 percent.
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ADB loan to Railways
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would extend loans of up to $500 million to Indian Railways to improve services along some of the busiest freight and passenger routes.
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Joka-BBD Bagh Metro project gets green signal
Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal government has cleared the hurdles before the proposed Rs 2,600 crore Joka-BBD Bag Metro Railway project undertaken by the Indian Railways.
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Rlys to fast-track security system installation
Indian Railways says it will expedite the installation of security equipment. An integrated security system will strengÂthen the surveillance over sensitive and vulnerable stations.
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Wanted: Double-engine pull!
The way for Indian Railways to capture back some of the market lost to roads is through privatisation. Although the intent is there, privatisation of rail logistics is a while away because the fundamentals, including documentation formats, do not exist.
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Expertspeak: Towards a corporate attitude
Indian Railways needs to tweak its procedures towards competing with the road logistics sector and communicate more effectively with its stakeholders in order to unleash its true potential, says Anurag Mishra.
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Dhamra's pvt rail line is R3i's first
The rail connectivity to Orissa's Dhamra port will be the first such connectivity project in the country under the Indian Railways' New Railways' Infrastructure for Industry Initiative (R3i).