Chennai: Are you tired of traveling in overcrowded general compartments in suburban trains this summer? Wait for a while! Cozy air-conditioned travel in unreserved coaches is just round the corner.
And you could enjoy that comfort even without shelling out more. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways has proposed the introduction of...
AHMEDABAD: In an effort to provide better service to passengers, Western Railway has come down heavily on the illegal travellers and touts. In a bid to stamp out ticketless travellers and touts, Western Railway conducted regular raids at Ahmedabad railway station and recovered more than Rs 7.5 crore in April.
The...
An exhibition of rare photographs pays a befitting tribute to 160 years of the Indian Railways The mention of Indian Railways conjures up images that embody the quintessential characteristics of living and travelling in India. One is accustomed to the blue-clad berths, the ubiquitious pantry service, the classical music radio...
ALLAHABAD: Indian Railways has made an income of about Rs 7477.30 crore from commodity-wise freight traffic during the month of April.
Out of the total earnings of Rs 7477.30 crore from commodity-wise freight traffic, Rs 3420.74 crore have been generated from transportation of 42.96 million tonnes of coal. This is followed...
LICENSED porters at railway stations such as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Mumbai Central will soon get modern airport-style trolleys to ferry luggage, as suggested by Railway Board recently. In its renewed policy on luggage trolleys, zonal railways will obtain luggage trolleys from public sector undertakings or corporate houses for the...
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...
