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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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Maintain Punctuality Of 230 Special Trains, Says Railway Board: Report
The railways has sent a circular to its zones to ensure 100 per cent punctuality in the running of 230 special trains, which is less than two per cent of the 13,000 trains that normally run on the railway network.
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Railway Board Instructs Zones To Ensure Punctuality Of Special Trains
With reportedly 40 per cent of the Shramik Special trains running late by eight hours on an average, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has instructed the zones to ensure a punctual operation of these trains.
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Piyush Goyal Launches Rail Drishti Dashboard To Track Train Information
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today launched a dashboard for passengers to keep track of train punctuality as well as other such information from anywhere in the country.
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Don't Manipulate Data To Show Punctuality: Railway Minister To Zone Heads
Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal has warned zonal railways to stop data manipulation to show improvement in punctuality, indicating that punctuality figures provided by zones varied from passengers' feedback.
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Over 20% Of Rajdhani, Shatabdi Trains Ran Late In The Last 2 Months
Railways' premium trains Shatabdi and Rajdhani ran around 30 per cent and 22 per cent late respectively during the last two months, Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain informed Rajya Sabha today.
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Late Running Trains? Will Cancel Promotion Of Officials, Minister Warns
In what should come as a relief to railway passengers frustrated by delays in services, trains are now likely to run on time as any deviation from the schedule will cost railway officials their promotions.
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Railways Will Soon Display Video Explanations On Platform For Delays
As the railways battles severe delays in train operations, it has decided to play video messages on platform information screens explaining the reasons behind trains running late and seeking cooperation of passengers.
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After NDTV's Ravish Kumar Highlights Train Delays, Railways Takes Action
Earlier this month, NDTV India's Ravish Kumar hosted a series of Prime Time shows spotlighting train delays - the last financial year has been among the worst for punctuality by the Indian Railways' own record. On Saturday, the 165-year-old institution trudged into action, taking the first step towards fixing the problem.
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As Trains Run Late, Railways Blames Maintenance Backlog
The Indian Railways has blamed the maintenance backlog and simultaneous infrastructure creation for "punctuality issues." It further said the maintenance of its network would remain its top priority so as to ensure zero mishaps.
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After Train Departs 20 Seconds Early, Japan Railway Issues 'Deep Apology'
A Japanese railway operator has issued a deep apology for the "tremendous nuisance" caused by a train departing 20 seconds early, surprising even a nation renowned for both punctuality and politeness.
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10 Things You Might Not Have Known About Justice Leila Seth
Justice Leila Seth, the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India, died at the age of 86. Justice Seth, known for her 'punctuality', was credited with many firsts in her career spanning five decades, had many qualities that might just surprise you. Born in Lucknow to an engineer of the railways, in 1930, Justice Seth was a pioneer in almos...
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Check Train Delays Or Face Action: Rail Minister To Officials
With a number of complaints being received over late running of trains, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has cracked the whip on officials concerned, asking them to improve punctuality rate or "face action".
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Punctuality Of Trains Improves To Over 82 Per Cent
Railways have improved the overall punctuality rate after improvisation on the Ghaziabad-Mughalsarai route, with mail and express trains improving their performance by over four per cent to clock 80.83 per cent punctuality during April-August.
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Railways Monitoring Late Running of Trains After PM Modi's Concern
Following concern raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on train delays, Railways is closely monitoring the punctuality of trains, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said today.
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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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Maintain Punctuality Of 230 Special Trains, Says Railway Board: Report
The railways has sent a circular to its zones to ensure 100 per cent punctuality in the running of 230 special trains, which is less than two per cent of the 13,000 trains that normally run on the railway network.
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Railway Board Instructs Zones To Ensure Punctuality Of Special Trains
With reportedly 40 per cent of the Shramik Special trains running late by eight hours on an average, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has instructed the zones to ensure a punctual operation of these trains.
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Piyush Goyal Launches Rail Drishti Dashboard To Track Train Information
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today launched a dashboard for passengers to keep track of train punctuality as well as other such information from anywhere in the country.
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Don't Manipulate Data To Show Punctuality: Railway Minister To Zone Heads
Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal has warned zonal railways to stop data manipulation to show improvement in punctuality, indicating that punctuality figures provided by zones varied from passengers' feedback.
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Over 20% Of Rajdhani, Shatabdi Trains Ran Late In The Last 2 Months
Railways' premium trains Shatabdi and Rajdhani ran around 30 per cent and 22 per cent late respectively during the last two months, Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain informed Rajya Sabha today.
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Late Running Trains? Will Cancel Promotion Of Officials, Minister Warns
In what should come as a relief to railway passengers frustrated by delays in services, trains are now likely to run on time as any deviation from the schedule will cost railway officials their promotions.
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Railways Will Soon Display Video Explanations On Platform For Delays
As the railways battles severe delays in train operations, it has decided to play video messages on platform information screens explaining the reasons behind trains running late and seeking cooperation of passengers.
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After NDTV's Ravish Kumar Highlights Train Delays, Railways Takes Action
Earlier this month, NDTV India's Ravish Kumar hosted a series of Prime Time shows spotlighting train delays - the last financial year has been among the worst for punctuality by the Indian Railways' own record. On Saturday, the 165-year-old institution trudged into action, taking the first step towards fixing the problem.
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As Trains Run Late, Railways Blames Maintenance Backlog
The Indian Railways has blamed the maintenance backlog and simultaneous infrastructure creation for "punctuality issues." It further said the maintenance of its network would remain its top priority so as to ensure zero mishaps.
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After Train Departs 20 Seconds Early, Japan Railway Issues 'Deep Apology'
A Japanese railway operator has issued a deep apology for the "tremendous nuisance" caused by a train departing 20 seconds early, surprising even a nation renowned for both punctuality and politeness.
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10 Things You Might Not Have Known About Justice Leila Seth
Justice Leila Seth, the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India, died at the age of 86. Justice Seth, known for her 'punctuality', was credited with many firsts in her career spanning five decades, had many qualities that might just surprise you. Born in Lucknow to an engineer of the railways, in 1930, Justice Seth was a pioneer in almos...
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Check Train Delays Or Face Action: Rail Minister To Officials
With a number of complaints being received over late running of trains, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has cracked the whip on officials concerned, asking them to improve punctuality rate or "face action".
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Punctuality Of Trains Improves To Over 82 Per Cent
Railways have improved the overall punctuality rate after improvisation on the Ghaziabad-Mughalsarai route, with mail and express trains improving their performance by over four per cent to clock 80.83 per cent punctuality during April-August.
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Railways Monitoring Late Running of Trains After PM Modi's Concern
Following concern raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on train delays, Railways is closely monitoring the punctuality of trains, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said today.
