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Indian Railways to run 35 Hydrogen trains under "Hydrogen for Heritage": A
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, the Minister said, "Indian Railways has also awarded a pilot project for retro fitment of Hydrogen Fuel cell on existing Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) rake along with ground infrastructure at the cost of Rs 111.83 crores which are plann
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Several measures taken by Indian Railways to prevent cattle runover incide
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, the Minister said, "Cleaning of garbage and removal of wild vegetation along with the track has been started. It also includes sensitization of Train Crew on a regular basis for frequent whistling at locations prone for cattle/animal run over
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Centre gave Rs 59,837 crore subsidy on passenger tickets in 2019-20: Ashwi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Centre gave subsidies of Rs 59,837 crore on passenger tickets in 2019-20, which comes to an average concession of around 53 per cent for every person travelling, informed Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday in Rajya Sabha.
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Railways targets 7,000 km new railway tracks in FY 2023-24
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that a target has been set to lay new railway tracks for a distance of 7,000 kilometres in the financial year 2023-24.
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9 trains running late due to low visibility: Railways
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to railway officials, Batia-Anand Vihar Terminal Clone Special is running late by five-and-a-half hours and Barauni-NewDelhi Clone Special is delayed by four hours.
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RailTel bags Rs 253.35 crore project from State Bank of India
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As per the official statement of the company, RailTel has been selected through competitive bidding and this SBI project is one of the largest projects providing last-mile connectivity on 4G LTE technology in India.
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Indian Railways revenue earnings up by 73 pc in passenger segment
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The revenue generated from the reserved passenger segment during the period 1st April 1 to January 31, 2023, is 42945 crores as compared to 29079 crores during the same period last year, showing an increase of 48 per cent.
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Budget 2023 like a growth engine for country, Rs 2.41 lakh cr allocated fo
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Union budget is a "growth engine" for the country, said Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw here on Wednesday.
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Centre presented Budget keeping in mind 2024 parliamentary polls: Samajwad
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Dimple Yadav also said that the budget has been "disappointing" and alleged that the Centre ignored Railways.
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Budget: Capital outlay for railways pegged at Rs 2.40 lakh cr, highest eve
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Overall, the government proposed to increase capital expenditure outlay by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore in 2023-24, which would be 3.3 per cent of the GDP, said Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
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RailTel posts consolidated income of Rs 462 crore in Q3 of FY22-23 on Jan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
RailTel, a "Mini Ratna" Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, announced its Consolidated Income of Rs. 462 Crore in the 3rd quarter of FY 22-23 with a growth of 5 percent QOQ in its 137th Board Meeting held on January 31, 2023, said a press release on Tuesday.
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Railways commence metal barrier fencing to curb cattle runovers
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Railways has initiated construction of Metal Beam fencing for curbing the incidents of cattle runover in the busy Mumbai - Ahmedabad section.
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