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  • MUMBAI MEGA BLOCK MAY 19, 2013 :: SPECIAL TRAINS  News Entry#
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    Central Railway announced some special local trains during the Mega Block Period on Sunday May 19,2013, the details are............
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    Central Railway and Western Railway announced the details of Mumbai Local Trains Mega Block.....................
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    TRIPUNITHURA : Residents are up in arms against the Railways for failing to keep its word again. The decision to complete the work of the two approach roads to the station by May 15 still remains on paper.The railway authorities had promised to complete the work by mid-May at a meeting...
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    A private security guard of MCL Birendra Singh was run over by a train while he was crossing the railway tracks near Lajkura railway siding on Thursday night.On Friday, all private MCL security personnel staged a demonstration in front of the Central Hospital demanding ` 15 lakh compensation and a...
  • Rail bribery: CBI lens on phone calls  News Entry#
    by: rdb**  Today (09:10PM)

    The CBI is currently scouring nearly 1000 calls, which it had intercepted over a two-month period, that led to the arrest of ousted former Union Railway Minister Pawan Bansal’s nephew Vijay Singla and suspended Railway Board Member Mahesh Kumar.It was on the basis of the wiretaps that the CBI arrested...
  • Additional coach for train to clear extra rush  News Entry#
    by: rdb**  Today (08:58PM)

    HUBLI: South Eastern Railway has augmented train numbers 12245/12246 Howrah-Yesvantpur-Howrah Duronto express with one additional AC 3-tier coach and one additional second class sleeper coach on temporary basis for four different dates in each direction for clearance of extra rush. Train number 12245 Howrah-Yesvantpur Duronto express is augmented with one...
  • Mechanized Laundries for supply of Quality Linen to Rail Passengers on S C RLY  News Entry#
    by: sgodgroup  Today (08:24PM)

    South Central Railway has setup state of the art Mechanized Laundries at Secunderabad and Kacheguda with a view to supply quality Linen (Bedrolls)to Rail Passengers during travel. The Laundries, with o­ne Tonne Capacity each, are at present able to meet 20% of the Bedrolls requirement o­n SCR each day..... See more...
  • SCR to provide 200 more Bio-toilets on important trains  News Entry#
    by: sgodgroup  Today (07:32PM)

    The South Central Railway (SCR) plans to procure 200 more eco-friendly bio-toilets to provide the facility on more trains soon. SEE MORE ...
  • 3 coaches of 12363-up Haldibari express train derail  News Entry#
    by: rdb**  Today (07:12PM)

    Kolkata: Three coaches of 12363-up Haldibari express jumped the rail between Nalhati and Chatra stations at Sahebganj loop of the Eastern Railway today.There was, however, no injury to any passenger, a railway spokesman said here.The train was running from Kolkata to Haldibari in north Bengal.The railway has opened a helpline...
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Blog Entry# 473012  
Posted: Jul 04 2012 (6:46PM)

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AatishP   32 blog posts     Ph:+919892527582
Entry# 473012                  
According to what criteria is a Train categorized under Super Fast?
B'coz some trains especially on WR dosen't seem to be Super Fast at all!
Eg. Train 2971 Bhavnagar Exp,2901 Gujarat Mail, 2921 Flying Ranee, 2935 Bandra Surat Intercity have an Average Speed 56-58 km / hr.
I feel a Super Fast should have a minimum average Speed of atleast 66 km / hr.
What can be done?
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Vijay railfan   664 blog posts   67 correct pred (56% accurate)  
Re# 473012-1                  
Generally a train with speed more than 60KMPH is categorized into superfast as per railway rules.
But that's not at all followed and cant define a superfast
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WRIK**   5352 blog posts   127 correct pred (59% accurate)  
Re# 473012-2                  
Any train having average speed of 55 kmph (at least), gets SF status and demands SF surcharge.
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Soumitra Chawathe**   20293 blog posts   45917 correct pred (67% accurate)  
Re# 473012-3                  
Avg speed > 55 kmph = superfast
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Vijay railfan   664 blog posts   67 correct pred (56% accurate)  
Re# 473012-4                  
ohh ok. I correct my words
But by the way is this strict and followed for all trains or are there any exceptional cases?
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AatishP   32 blog posts     Ph:+919892527582
Re# 473012-5                  
Then what is the average speed of Ordinary Express Trains? 45 km / hr ??
This seems to be too slow and needs Revised Rules for such Trains ???
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Bundelkhand   1421 blog posts   2409 correct pred (83% accurate)  
Re# 473012-6                  
This criterion should be modified now. It is 21st century. IR has gone through a lot of modernization in most areas in the past 2 decades. The definition of superfast should be changed to a more appropriate average speed (lets say 65 KMPH, while I actually feel it should be > 75KMPH). No doubt IR is doing a great job by providing transportation to millions of people every day at reasonable prices. But in terms of average speed of all types of trains, it must do some serious upgradation.
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