NEW DELHI: Thousands of Delhi Metro commuters were hit on Wednesday morning with voltage fluctuations forcing trains on the blue line to run at a restricted speed.The 49-km blue line, the longest and the busiest in the Delhi Metro network, links Dwarka in west Delhi with Noida and Vaishali on...
Commuters travelling in Delhi Metro will no longer have to stand in queues to recharge travel smart cards. They can recharge these online and get an update in add value machines (AVM) installed at Metro stations, an official said Thursday. "Commuters can visit the following links www.delhimetrorail.com or www.dmrcsmartcard.com, for...
Experts have suggested increasing the floor space index (FSI) of buildings along the Chennai Metro Rail route as they feel it will bring more people to the area and up passenger flow to the network.
CEO of US-based Institute of Transportation and Development Policy, Walter Hook fell that the city...
22 May 2013
SWEDEN: A ceremony held 1 365 m below ground on May 21 inaugurated a new level and a 12 km driverless railway at LKAB's Kiruna iron ore mine.
The SKr12·4bn mine expansion is the largest investment in the history of LKAB, and is expected to generate 35 million tonnes...
The Commission of Railway Safety has written a letter to MMRDA asking why they let members of the general public stay inside the train for its maiden ride on May 1, without having secured a safety certificate
Taking cognisance of the safety violation during the Versova-Ghatkopar Metro trial run earlier...
From now on, the Delhi Metro commuters will be at their ease to recharge their smart card from the comfort of their homes or offices. To avoid long queues at the Metro stations, the Delhi Metro has introduced online recharge facility for smart card users. The new system will facilitate...
A special purpose vehicle (SPV) would be set up for undertaking the construction of the Metro Rail project proposed for the Tricity, and a core team of officials would be formed to work on setting up the project. Feedback from the Planning Commission would also be sought before further action...
The Rapid Metro has missed yet another deadline. The new deadline has been pushed to the end of June as construction of one of the Metro stations is still underway.The project was slated to be completed by March and later got delayed to May.The officials of Rapid Metro Railway Gurgaon...
The introduction of online recharge facility for smart cards by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has evoked a positive response. Figures by DMRC show that from May 9 to 16, a total of 2,200 commuters have used the online recharge facility, with their transactions amounting to Rs 3.85 lakh....
Single piers (pillars) will be predominant along the entire 72-km stretch on which the elevated Metro will be constructed across three of most dense traffic corridors of the city.Work has also begun on the old Gandhi Hospital land, which was taken over by the Metro rail authorities a few days...
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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2. They are NOT active bloggers, and so not emotionally involved.
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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...
