The first section of the Rs.5,581-crore elevated mass rapid transit system in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode for which land acquisition is not needed will be completed in the next three years.This was disclosed by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Principal Adviser E. Sreedharan to presspersons after the signing of the general...
An army man was allegedly run over by a moving train in Chandausi area, police said on Thursday. Malsom (35) was run over by the Allahabad-bound Link Express near Bahjoi railway station on Wednesday night when he was trying to cross the tracks, they said. The victim, who was posted...
The action committee opposing the high-speed rail corridor project will take out a Collectorate march and hold a dharna on June 22.Announcing this at a press conference here on Wednesday, the action committee members said the project costing Rs. 1.18 lakh crore would rseult in the largest eviction the State...
Mumbai:Regular toilets will be replaced by eco-friendly bio-toilets for disposing human waste at all stations of the Konkan Railway (KR), an official said here Wednesday.Two railway stations, Chiplun and Kankavali on the KR route, had earlier been selected for installing the country’s first green toilets to bio-degrade night soil through...
The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) has inked MoUs with the IIT-Madras, the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, and the Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES) to improve coach safety and passenger comfort.The pact with the IIT-M will cover aspects of safety, emergency windows, fire retardant material, bio-degradable and...
Members of Chatrapur Development Committee (CDC) held a demonstration in front of Chatrapur railway station demanding better amenities and stoppage of several express trains at Chatrapur station.It may be noted that Chatrapur is the district headquarters of Ganjam district. The agitation by the CDC had support of leaders of various...
: Speed trial using a special train formation will be conducted on the newly-laid broad-gauge railway line between Manamadurai and Virudhunagar stations on Friday. The Commissioner of Railway Safety (South Zone – Bangalore) will conduct the speed trial between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to assess the fitness of the...
जंकशन पर बुधवार को एसआइजी के निरीक्षण के दौरान यात्री सुविधा पर विशेष जोर देते हुए साफ-सफाइ बेहतर करने का निर्देश दिया गया. निरीक्षण के क्रम में आइओडबल्यू समेत कई को फटकार लगायी गयी . वहीं सौदर्यीकरण पर विशेष रुप से चर्चा की गयी, जिसमें प्लेटफार्म पर टाइल्स लगाने, सकरुलेटिंग...
CHENNAI: Southern Railway has installed more CCTV cameras at Mambalam and Beach railway stations, as part of expanding Integrated Security System (ISS) to more number of stations in the city. Divisional security commissioner SR Gandhi will inaugurate the CCTV network today evening.
Each stations have 16 CCTV cameras. The feed will...
The much-awaited railway section linking Kashmir valley with rest of the country will be launched on June 26 when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will jointly flag off the first train.
The 18-km-long section between Banihal in Jammu and Qazigund in Kashmir will provide an all-weather surface...
As already observed by our Admins Jay Shah & Nazeer in prior posts [/blog/post/735925|http://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/735925] and [/blog/post/735925|http://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/734351] , the Seat Availability Check, Search and Availability Calendar have now been implemented. The feature is an amalgamation of numerous suggestions put forward by our members/Admins over the past few months. Hearty thanks to...
A new class of members called "Forum Monitor" has been introduced. These members will have free rein to Delete Posts, Suspend Members and Archive Blogs. The defining characteristics of these members is:
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The following modifications are being made in the Forum:
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1. The Opinion box will now show a detailed list of Members who provided the rating. When you click on Great, Thanks, Useful or Agree, a box will open up beneath displaying the names. When you hover over the respective member names,...
Further elucidation on UnAnswered and Popular tabs.
UnAnswered:
Only posts tagged with "Travel Question" within the last 7 days are candidates for the UnAnswered tab. Other general comments may not necessarily deserve a reply. If members miscategorize their genuine questions as something else - Rail/Travel, etc. - they will have to...
Members mark your calendars. The first online IRI Quiz Contest will be held on Sunday, Feb 3 @ 8pm IST. Some points:
1. You would need a modern mobile or desktop browser. No Opera Mini. You would need to ensure that you have good internet connectivity.
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2. NO easy questions. 20 medium...
As per the suggestion presented [here|http://indiarailinfo.com/blog/post/615661] , a new experimental feature is being introduced today.
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At the top of the member profile, you will see a new link "Block Member" (see pic). If you block any member, they will NOT be able to reply within Blog Entries started by you, OR...
This is a new feature showing the full history of past edits to this Blog Post. All members will now be able to Edit and refine their past and future Blog Posts with NO time limit.
BGVN-DD in 6 min ... Hahaha , What a updates from IR.
This is a new feature showing the full history of past edits to this Blog Post. All members will now be able to Edit and refine their past and future Blog Posts with NO time limit.
