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Over 100 Wet-Leased Buses Lie Unused At Mumbai Depot, Covered In Vegetation
BEST does not own buses under the wet-lease model. Instead, the body has contracted private operators, who provide both buses and drivers.
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Trainer Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing On Farm Land In Karnataka Village, No Casualties
A two-seater trainer aircraft operated by a private flight training academy made an emergency landing on agricultural land at a village in Chittapur taluk of Kalaburagi district in Karnataka on Sunday, police said.
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No Proposal For Running Trains By Private Operators, Says Minister
There is no proposal under consideration for the operation of passenger trains by private players, the railways informed Parliament Friday, years after the national transporter unveiled plans to hand over certain routes to private parties.
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IIT Guwahati, ASSTC Join Hands To Train Officers On Drone Operation, Emerging Technology
Within the framework of this MoU with ASSTC, IIT Guwahati will impart training to the government administrative and technical staff in survey and settlement as well as to private candidates.
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Private Railways Will Have Freedom To Set Their Own Fares: Government
The government will allow private companies to set passenger fares once they start operating train services in the country, a move aimed at luring investors, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led administration opens up the railway network.
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Private Train Operators Given Freedom To Choose Halt Stations: Railways
Private operators who will be handed over 150 trains to ply on 109 routes by the Railways will have the freedom to choose halt stations of the trains they operate, documents released by the national transporter have shown.
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Private Train Operators Must Maintain 95% Punctuality, Pay Penalty For Delay: New Railways Draft
Private entities have to pay heavy penalties in case the trains they operate are delayed or reach the destination early, according to a draft key performance indicators for private operators released by the Railways.
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Alstom, Bombardier, 21 Other Firms Attend Railways' Meet For Running Private Trains
Twenty-three firms including Alstom Transport India Ltd, Bombardier Transportation India, Siemens Limited, GMR Infrastructure and some PSUs have shown interest in operating private trains in the country, and they attended a pre-application meeting Wednesday as a first step, the Railways said.
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Private Train Operators To Share Gross Revenue With Railways
Just like in airlines, passengers of private trains, once launched, could have to pay for preferred seats, baggage and onboard services, the earnings from which will be part of the gross revenue to be shared with the Railways, according to an official document.
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Private Operators Will Run Only 5% Trains Under Public Private Partnership: Railways
Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Thursday said that private operators will operate only 5 per cent trains under Public Private Partnership while rest 95 per cent will be operated by Indian Railways.
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Private Train Operations Likely To Begin By April 2023: Railway Board Chairman
Private train operations in the country will begin by April 2023, and the ticket fares in these trains will be competitive with airfares on similar routes, the Railways said on Thursday.
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Indian Railways Finally Seeks Private Money to Run Trains. What It Means
Indian Railways, the world's fourth-largest network, is seeking investments from private firms to operate passenger trains for the first time, an initiative that could potentially revamp a notoriously inefficient system.
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Railways Begins Plan To Allow Private Players To Operate Passenger Trains
The Railways on Wednesday formally kickstarted its plans to allow private entities to operate passenger trains on its network by inviting request for qualifications (RFQ) for participation on 109 pairs of routes through 151 modern trains, the national transporter said.
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Tejas Train Between Ahmedabad-Mumbai To Be Launched In January: Report
The second privately operated IRCTC's premium Tejas train, which will ply between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, will be launched on January 17, sources said on Saturday.
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IRCTC Indian Railways: 150 Trains, 50 Railway Stations Will Soon Be Privatised, Centre Forms Panel
The government is in the process of forming a task force to draw a blueprint for handing over operations of 150 trains and 50 railway stations to private operators in a "time-bound manner".
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Over 100 Wet-Leased Buses Lie Unused At Mumbai Depot, Covered In Vegetation
BEST does not own buses under the wet-lease model. Instead, the body has contracted private operators, who provide both buses and drivers.
-
Trainer Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing On Farm Land In Karnataka Village, No Casualties
A two-seater trainer aircraft operated by a private flight training academy made an emergency landing on agricultural land at a village in Chittapur taluk of Kalaburagi district in Karnataka on Sunday, police said.
-
No Proposal For Running Trains By Private Operators, Says Minister
There is no proposal under consideration for the operation of passenger trains by private players, the railways informed Parliament Friday, years after the national transporter unveiled plans to hand over certain routes to private parties.
-
IIT Guwahati, ASSTC Join Hands To Train Officers On Drone Operation, Emerging Technology
Within the framework of this MoU with ASSTC, IIT Guwahati will impart training to the government administrative and technical staff in survey and settlement as well as to private candidates.
-
Private Railways Will Have Freedom To Set Their Own Fares: Government
The government will allow private companies to set passenger fares once they start operating train services in the country, a move aimed at luring investors, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led administration opens up the railway network.
-
Private Train Operators Given Freedom To Choose Halt Stations: Railways
Private operators who will be handed over 150 trains to ply on 109 routes by the Railways will have the freedom to choose halt stations of the trains they operate, documents released by the national transporter have shown.
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Private Train Operators Must Maintain 95% Punctuality, Pay Penalty For Delay: New Railways Draft
Private entities have to pay heavy penalties in case the trains they operate are delayed or reach the destination early, according to a draft key performance indicators for private operators released by the Railways.
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Alstom, Bombardier, 21 Other Firms Attend Railways' Meet For Running Private Trains
Twenty-three firms including Alstom Transport India Ltd, Bombardier Transportation India, Siemens Limited, GMR Infrastructure and some PSUs have shown interest in operating private trains in the country, and they attended a pre-application meeting Wednesday as a first step, the Railways said.
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Private Train Operators To Share Gross Revenue With Railways
Just like in airlines, passengers of private trains, once launched, could have to pay for preferred seats, baggage and onboard services, the earnings from which will be part of the gross revenue to be shared with the Railways, according to an official document.
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Private Operators Will Run Only 5% Trains Under Public Private Partnership: Railways
Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Thursday said that private operators will operate only 5 per cent trains under Public Private Partnership while rest 95 per cent will be operated by Indian Railways.
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Private Train Operations Likely To Begin By April 2023: Railway Board Chairman
Private train operations in the country will begin by April 2023, and the ticket fares in these trains will be competitive with airfares on similar routes, the Railways said on Thursday.
-
Indian Railways Finally Seeks Private Money to Run Trains. What It Means
Indian Railways, the world's fourth-largest network, is seeking investments from private firms to operate passenger trains for the first time, an initiative that could potentially revamp a notoriously inefficient system.
-
Railways Begins Plan To Allow Private Players To Operate Passenger Trains
The Railways on Wednesday formally kickstarted its plans to allow private entities to operate passenger trains on its network by inviting request for qualifications (RFQ) for participation on 109 pairs of routes through 151 modern trains, the national transporter said.
-
Tejas Train Between Ahmedabad-Mumbai To Be Launched In January: Report
The second privately operated IRCTC's premium Tejas train, which will ply between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, will be launched on January 17, sources said on Saturday.
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IRCTC Indian Railways: 150 Trains, 50 Railway Stations Will Soon Be Privatised, Centre Forms Panel
The government is in the process of forming a task force to draw a blueprint for handing over operations of 150 trains and 50 railway stations to private operators in a "time-bound manner".
