Special trains will be run between Visakhapatnam and Secunderabad in view of summer vacation, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of Waltair Division M. Yelvender Yadav said on Saturday.Special train No.07103 leaves here at 7.05 p.m. on Mondays - May 20 and 27 reaches Secunderabad at 8.25 a.m. on Tuesdays while special...
Two days after a 53-year-old professor was arrested and charged for begging on suburban trains, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) said that Sandeep Desai should have sought their permission before starting to collect money, which he uses for setting up education institutes. Desai, however, claimed that he had already given...
AURANGABAD: Buoyed by the successful installation of 48 bio-toilets on tow long-distance trains, the South Central Railway (SCR) has decided to replace the existing excreta disposal systems in trains such as Secunderabad-Manmad Ajantha Express that passes through Nizambad, Nanded, Aurangabad and Manmad.
In January this year, the SCR had installed...
MUMBAI: A "bypass rail route" helped travellers tide over Sunday's mega block on Harbour line.
A block on Sunday between Mankhurd and Nerul usually paralyzes traffic between Navi Mumbai and Mumbai. Passengers either postpone travel plans and board trains after the mega block, or are forced to come by packed buses...
Railway policemen herd people entering Moore Market Complex hoping to buy a tatkal ticket to a holding area without seats behind barricades on the ground floor of the building.
They've arrived hours before the counters on the first floor are scheduled to open, expecting to be near the head of...
Mumbai's reputation of a city in a hurry is borne out by a new study that illustrates citizens' preference for fast trains over slow services despite the inconsiderable time saving.
Commissioned by the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), the survey identifies peak-hour travel patterns on the suburban rail network. It shows...
Commuters shuttling from various areas of south Kashmir to Srinagar and north Kashmir via train everyday have demanded that Railways should increase frequency and capacity of the trains. The commuters said that with highway getting congested with each passing day, the trains are the only viable and time saving option...
A Railway Board directive to the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) to share its coach manufacturing know-how free of cost with private players has upset workmen, who feel it is against public interest and amounts to a sell-out of ICF’s mandate as a premier supplier of coaches to the Railways.
The Railway...
Passengers are facing problems at Ranchi Railway station in commuting from fourth and fifth platform to first platform as there is only one foot over bridge and that too situated at one of the extreme ends.
Passengers of fourth and fifth platform have to carry their heavy luggage towards the back...
NEW DELHI: If you've been wondering about the kilometres of dug-up roads in the city, here's the reason: Delhi Metro is gearing up to construct 74 tunnels in phase III of its network. A record 33 tunnel-boring machines will work to construct the tunnels. While three tunnels in the Central...
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:
1. They are a subset of the Admin group.
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...
