Frequent closure of important Metro stations has defeated the original purpose of the Delhi Metro — providing a robust and efficient public transport to the people of Delhi. Last year, August saw shut-down of important metro stations for hours altogether on security grounds during protests by anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare....
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...
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...
