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PM Modi Inaugurates Locomotive Manufacturing Plant In Gujarat's Dahod
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated a Locomotive Manufacturing plant of the Indian Railways in Dahod, Gujarat, marking a significant milestone in enhancing the nation's railway infrastructure and freight capacity.
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Railway Probe After 50-Coach Runaway Train's 70-km Journey Without Driver
Indian Railways said Monday it had ordered an investigation after a runaway freight train loaded with gravel travelled 70 km (43 miles) without a driver.
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Railways Shares Video Of India's Most Powerful Electric Locomotive: ''Beast Of...''
Named 'Wag12B', these electric locomotives of12,000 horsepower (HP) are the country's most powerful indigenous locomotives, and are used for freight service.
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Siemens To Make 1,200 Electric Freight Locomotives For Railways
Siemens, India will manufacture 1,200 electric freight locomotives of 9,000 HP each for the railways, according to the terms of a contract valued at Rs 26,000 crore, the national transporter said on Saturday.
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Vande Bharat-Based Freight Services Soon, 1st Train On Delhi-Mumbai Route
Indian Railways is planning to introduce super-fast parcel services keeping in mind the objective of capturing additional high-value and time-sensitive cargoes.
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Indian Railways Said to Consider Withdrawing Tender for Consultant to Monetise Customer Data
The Indian Railways is said to be considering the withdrawal of a tender issued for the appointment of a consultant to monetise its passenger and freight customer data. The IRCTC aims to generate revenue up to Rs 1,000 crore by monetising the data, but the tender could be withdrawn over privacy concerns.
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IRCTC Floats Tender to Appoint Consultant to Monetise Digital Data, Digital Liberties Group Flags Risks
The IRCTC has floated a tender as part of a project aimed at ‘digital data monetisation’, according to the public sector undertaking, which is looking to hire a consultant to monetise data from the railway’s passenger, freight, parcel, catering, tourism, and other operations. Meanwhile, digital liberties group Internet Freedom Foundation has ...
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'Super Vasuki': 5 Points On India's Longest Train With 295 Wagons
The Indian Railways tested India's longest and heaviest freight train called 'Super Vasuki' on Independence Day and its video is now going viral. The train was operated as part of central government's Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
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Indian Railways Conducts Test Run Of Its Longest Freight Train Carrying 27,000 Tonnes Of Coal
The Railways conducted a test run of the 3.5-km-long freight train, Super Vasuki, with 295 loaded wagons carrying over 27,000 tonnes of coal between Korba in Chhattisgarh and Rajnandgao in Nagpur on August 15.
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One Elephant Killed, Another Injured After Being Hit By Speeding Train In Assam
A wild elephant was killed and another was injured on Wednesday after a freight train going from Guwahati to Delhi hit them at Gosaihat in Palasbari in Assam's Kamrup district.
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Railways Completes Valsad Road Over Bridge On Gujarat Corridor In Record 20 Days
In a record time of 20 days, the Indian Railways has completed the construction of Valsad Road Over Bridge (ROB) on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) in Gujarat.
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Railways Records Highest Ever Freight Load Of 114.8 Metric Tonne In May
Indian Railways' freight made the highest ever loading of 114.8 Metric Tonne (MT) for the month of May and earned Rs 11,604.94 crore from freight loading, said the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday.
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Alstom's Electric Locomotives Approved To Run Freight Trains At 120 kmph
The Railway Ministry has approved Alstom-built 12,000-horsepower (HP) electric locomotives to run freight trains at a maximum speed of 120 kmph, a statement from the French company said on Wednesday.
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5 States Clear Land For Dedicated Railway Freight Corridor: Report
Gujarat, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab have expedited land acquisition process for the dedicated freight corridors, days after Railway Minister Piyush Goyal wrote to nine chief ministers, requesting them to clear hurdles in the project.
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Chinese Firm On Railways Project Told To Go After Ladakh Violence
The economic backlash against China following Monday's violence in Ladakh -- in which 20 Indian soldiers died -- continued today with a Chinese firm given a railways contract being show the door. The public utility DFCCIL (Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India) said it was ending the Rs 471-crore contract "in view of poor progress".
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PM Modi Inaugurates Locomotive Manufacturing Plant In Gujarat's Dahod
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated a Locomotive Manufacturing plant of the Indian Railways in Dahod, Gujarat, marking a significant milestone in enhancing the nation's railway infrastructure and freight capacity.
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Railway Probe After 50-Coach Runaway Train's 70-km Journey Without Driver
Indian Railways said Monday it had ordered an investigation after a runaway freight train loaded with gravel travelled 70 km (43 miles) without a driver.
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Railways Shares Video Of India's Most Powerful Electric Locomotive: ''Beast Of...''
Named 'Wag12B', these electric locomotives of12,000 horsepower (HP) are the country's most powerful indigenous locomotives, and are used for freight service.
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Siemens To Make 1,200 Electric Freight Locomotives For Railways
Siemens, India will manufacture 1,200 electric freight locomotives of 9,000 HP each for the railways, according to the terms of a contract valued at Rs 26,000 crore, the national transporter said on Saturday.
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Vande Bharat-Based Freight Services Soon, 1st Train On Delhi-Mumbai Route
Indian Railways is planning to introduce super-fast parcel services keeping in mind the objective of capturing additional high-value and time-sensitive cargoes.
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Indian Railways Said to Consider Withdrawing Tender for Consultant to Monetise Customer Data
The Indian Railways is said to be considering the withdrawal of a tender issued for the appointment of a consultant to monetise its passenger and freight customer data. The IRCTC aims to generate revenue up to Rs 1,000 crore by monetising the data, but the tender could be withdrawn over privacy concerns.
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IRCTC Floats Tender to Appoint Consultant to Monetise Digital Data, Digital Liberties Group Flags Risks
The IRCTC has floated a tender as part of a project aimed at ‘digital data monetisation’, according to the public sector undertaking, which is looking to hire a consultant to monetise data from the railway’s passenger, freight, parcel, catering, tourism, and other operations. Meanwhile, digital liberties group Internet Freedom Foundation has ...
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'Super Vasuki': 5 Points On India's Longest Train With 295 Wagons
The Indian Railways tested India's longest and heaviest freight train called 'Super Vasuki' on Independence Day and its video is now going viral. The train was operated as part of central government's Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
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Indian Railways Conducts Test Run Of Its Longest Freight Train Carrying 27,000 Tonnes Of Coal
The Railways conducted a test run of the 3.5-km-long freight train, Super Vasuki, with 295 loaded wagons carrying over 27,000 tonnes of coal between Korba in Chhattisgarh and Rajnandgao in Nagpur on August 15.
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One Elephant Killed, Another Injured After Being Hit By Speeding Train In Assam
A wild elephant was killed and another was injured on Wednesday after a freight train going from Guwahati to Delhi hit them at Gosaihat in Palasbari in Assam's Kamrup district.
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Railways Completes Valsad Road Over Bridge On Gujarat Corridor In Record 20 Days
In a record time of 20 days, the Indian Railways has completed the construction of Valsad Road Over Bridge (ROB) on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) in Gujarat.
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Railways Records Highest Ever Freight Load Of 114.8 Metric Tonne In May
Indian Railways' freight made the highest ever loading of 114.8 Metric Tonne (MT) for the month of May and earned Rs 11,604.94 crore from freight loading, said the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday.
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Alstom's Electric Locomotives Approved To Run Freight Trains At 120 kmph
The Railway Ministry has approved Alstom-built 12,000-horsepower (HP) electric locomotives to run freight trains at a maximum speed of 120 kmph, a statement from the French company said on Wednesday.
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5 States Clear Land For Dedicated Railway Freight Corridor: Report
Gujarat, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab have expedited land acquisition process for the dedicated freight corridors, days after Railway Minister Piyush Goyal wrote to nine chief ministers, requesting them to clear hurdles in the project.
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Chinese Firm On Railways Project Told To Go After Ladakh Violence
The economic backlash against China following Monday's violence in Ladakh -- in which 20 Indian soldiers died -- continued today with a Chinese firm given a railways contract being show the door. The public utility DFCCIL (Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India) said it was ending the Rs 471-crore contract "in view of poor progress".
