Page 55 - Indian Railways

Ramakrishnan T S: Will flexi-fare for 'elite' trains work?

In the first of a two-part series, the writer analyses if introducing the flexi-fare system for 'elite' trains would make a difference to the Indian Railway's fortunes, considering that experiments with the same system for 'premium' and 'Suvidha' trains weren't a success

Railways to import crude oil directly

This is an initial step towards the aim of saving Rs 35,000 cr on Railways' fuel bill over the next decade

Bibek Debroy: The Indian Railway heritage

Indian Railways doesn't possess resources, perhaps even inclination, to preserve this heritage, despite the National Rail Museum

After passenger cover, railways plans baggage insurance

The scheme would cover incidents like robbery and dacoity

Some assurance: Rail insurance scheme sees 3.5 million sign up in 10 days

IRCTC to also develop Rail Museum as entertainment park

Bibek Debroy: The con in the concession

IR divides the social cost obligation into four categories - essential commodities at lower than proper freight cost, low fares and other passenger concessions, uneconomic branch lines and new lines not yet profitable

Flexi fare pricing in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains from Sept 9

The base fares will increase by 10% with every 10% of berths sold subject to a prescribed ceiling limit

Railways draws up holding firm blueprint

Draft Cabinet note suggests model on lines of Coal India

Railways has Rs 8.56 lakh-crore capital investment in pipeline

Sees JV with state govts to be game changer, with seven states already having held talks on the subject

Indian Railways taps multiple non-budget financing options for infra development

Prabhu says Railways best destination for pension and sovereign wealth funds to invest

Letters: Overhaul Railways

With reference to the editorial, "Beyond a freight hike" (August 30), the Indian Railways is often envisaged as a microcosm of society and the lifeline of our economy. But excessive populism and bureaucratisation over the years has left it in a shambolic state.Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu's proposal to do away with the Rail Budget is a welcome acknowledgement of growth as a process of change that requires flexibility, adaptability and the willingness to experiment. His proposal is in the spirit of the theme of this year's Rail Budget: "Overcoming challenges - reorganise, restructure, rejuvenate Indian Railways." But how the new institution plans to deal with the burden of legacy and carve out a niche for itself is unclear.While the setting up of a railway regulatory authority for organisational consolidation, decentralisation of operations and realistic pricing of fares, as proposed in the Rail Budget, is imperative, an equally strong political intervention is required to dismantle v

Indian Railways slams reports of mistreating Indian Women Hockey team

It asserted that the travelling hockey players hold no grudge against them

Bibek Debroy: Station visibility at night

Indian Railways has detailed guidelines on signages and their placement

Railways seeks FinMin nod to raise $500 mn via Masala bonds

If this happens, the railways will join the bandwagon of three other Indian companies, HDFC, state-run NTPC and Adani Transmission

Railways raises short distance coal freight

Power, steel and cement to see minor rise in prices, while railways may benefit

Indian Railways to partner with Google for showcasing its heritage

Google Cultural Institute is a non-profit organisation that partners with cultural organisations to bring world's cultural heritage online

Pay 92 paise for Rs 10-lakh train travel insurance

Indian Railways (IR) has selected three insurance companies - Shri Ram General Insurance, ICICI Lombard General Insurance and Royal Sundaram General Insurance - for insuring its passengers.

Ramakrishnan T S: Rationalise passenger transport to gain freight traffic

The capacity released thus would help the Indian Railways move freight traffic at an average speed of 50 km per hour. This would enable it to make inroads into transportation of non-bulk items

Ramakrishnan T S: A load too heavy for Indian Railways

Instead of analysing what was wrong with its freight service model, Indian Railways went for the knee-jerk measure of reducing freight rates. Result: loss in revenue. In such a situation it will be difficult for the Railways to retain its existing freight transport volume

Suresh Prabhu, CM Vijay Rupani to ink MoU between Railways, Gujarat govt

Under which, NAIR and MSU have developed new educational modules for railways staff