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Indian Railways’ passenger revenues up 76% in April-Nov; on track to exceed budget target.

Indian Railways’ passenger revenues rose a whopping 76% on year to Rs 43,324 crore in the first eight months of the current financial year, indicating that the full-year earnings target from this segment will be exceeded by a decent margin.

Railways has set Rs 58,500 crore passenger revenue earnings target for FY23, an increase of 50% over the actuals of Rs 39,104 crore in FY22.

The dynamic fare pricing mechanism has contributed significantly to boosting the passenger revenues in the last few years except FY21 when it was hit by Covid-induced curbs. The cross subsidisation of the passenger segment by the freight category is declining as a result.

Railways’ freight loading April–November 2022 was 978.72 MT, 8% more than the year-ago period. Its freight earnings stood at Rs 1.06 trillion during the period, 16% more than the year-ago period.

During April-November 2022, the revenue generated from the reserved passenger segment rose 50% on year to Rs 34,303 crore compared with Rs 22,904 crore during the same period last year, railways said.

The revenue generated from the unreserved passenger segment during the period grew by 422% on year to Rs 9,021 crore as compared to Rs 1,728 crore during the same period last year.

In the reserved passenger segment, approximately 536.5 million passengers booked tickets during April-November 2022, showing an annual increase of 10%. In the unreserved passenger segment, 3.52 billion passengers booked tickets during the period, an annual increase of 155%.

Most of the Railways passenger revenue comes from long-distance trains. Over the years, Railways has been unable to fully recover its operational cost of passenger services. Except for AC-3 Tier segment, all other segments of passenger services have registered losses during 2015-2020.

These losses are compensated by earnings from freight services. Niti Aayog noted in a report in 2016 that such cross-subsidisation has resulted in high freight tariffs, leading to a sub-optimal share of railways in freight.

Railways’ freight loading April–November 2022 was 978.72 MT, 8% more than the year-ago period. Its freight earnings stood at Rs 1.06 trillion during the period, 16% more than the year-ago period.
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Indian Railways: ICF To Design Sleeper Version Of Vande Bharat Train; Chair Car Restricted To 75 Rakes

https://swarajyamag.com/infrastructure/ ... o-75-rakes

It's getting quite difficult to figure out IR's strategy regarding Vande Bharat (Train 18).
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ICF has drawn up plans for VB 3.0 (Train 22...speeds up to 220 Kph)...my guess is that T-22 probably will include sleeper cars as well for long-distance travel. T22 is supposed to role out by end of 2024 with possible induction by either mid to end of 2025. Currently, a massive limitation is lack of infrastructure (tracks, signalling etc.) to utilise T-18 properly...on most routes, it is still limited to 130 kph (which is no faster than Raj, Duronto or Tejas trains)...my guess is that IR plans to increase pace of infra on at least GQ routes to bring up the operating speeds up to 160 kph before going big on T-18 or T-22 types of trains.
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How Indian Railways Is Tackling Infrastructure Woes To Improve Speed of Vande Bharat Trains

https://swarajyamag.com/infrastructure/ ... fast-track

Good article but it still doesn't address the IR Strategy question. I wish someone would sit down and do an in depth interview with the Railways Minister and ask him to spell out the Strategy for the railways instead of the usual fluff we get every day
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rajkumar wrote:How Indian Railways Is Tackling Infrastructure Woes To Improve Speed of Vande Bharat Trains

https://swarajyamag.com/infrastructure/ ... fast-track

Good article but it still doesn't address the IR Strategy question. I wish someone would sit down and do an in depth interview with the Railways Minister and ask him to spell out the Strategy for the railways instead of the usual fluff we get every day
BRFites have short memories and like to moan!

Vision is clear - Bring IR to 21st century.
Strategy is to make IR a national resource instead of a drain. Govt removed the need for a separate IR budget. Why should ticket prices be discussed in parliament? Vote bank politics had severely damaged freight business.

We're in the middle of once-in-2-generations investment. Funding constraints have been removed.

There are some execution issues but biggest gain is that IR bureaucracy is lower, initiatives are being implemented much faster. Certain short-comings are being identified and will get rectified in time.

To name some of the other positives:
Safety - Kavach, LHB coaches, automated signalling, control centres, GPS tracking, central door closing, central chain-pull management, driver-coach/driver-control radios, bridge upgrades, track upgrades, unmanned crossing accident problem
Freight customer convenience - private train ownership, speedier delivery, roll-on/roll-off stock, Port and inland-port connectivity
Passenger convenience- Eco Toilets, LHB coaches, Full A/C trainsets, better booking system
Increased capacity - more tracks
Higher utilisation of freight rolling stock
Higher speed - Freight a priority (E/W DFC), then passenger (Trainsets, Track upgrade and more tracks per route, automated signalling)
Atmanirbhar Bharat - Signaling, trainsets, steel, forged wheels, Alum coaches, Kavach
Reduce OpEx - Trainsets, Aluminium coaches, Eco toileted related track maintenance, All electric IR, RFID and GPS tracking
Corruption - eAuctions, reduced bureaucracy, forced voluntary redundancies
Connectivity - some NE states and Kashmir valley will see trains for the first time
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Mumbai Metro 2A - Dahisar to DN Nagar ➡️ 18 km ➡️ 17 stations ➡️ ₹ 6410 crore

Mumbai Metro 7 ➡️ Andheri East to Dahisar East ➡️ 16.5 km ➡️ 13 stations ➡️ ₹ 6208 crore


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Delhi-Meerut RRTS corridor on track for June 2025 completion
PRIYANGI AGARWAL / Updated: Jan 21, 2023, 05:32 IST

NEW DELHI: Though test runs on the 17-km-long priority section between Sahibabad and Duhai depot of the Regional Rapid Transit System are under way, the construction of the 14km portion located within Delhi is also progressing at a good pace, raising hopes that the entire corridor can become operational by 2025.

Out of the 82km of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut corridor, the 13.3km segment in the capital has four stations with a 9-km elevated portion. About 2.5km of viaducts for the elevated section has been erected so far. Apart from this, around 50% of pier construction has also been completed for this section.

Read the Full News Report From Here.....

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During pre-trials, RRTS Train hits top speed of 160 kmph

TNN / Updated: Jan 20, 2023, 04:54 IST

GHAZIABAD : As it looks to start passenger operations shortly, India's first high-speed railway transit system has touched a speed milestone in the ongoing pre-trial runs. On Wednesday afternoon, a rake that whistled through the 17km section between Sahibabad and Duhai, which is being tested for a commercial launch of the rapid rail transit system (RRTS) by the middle of the year, touched its top operational speed of 160kmph.

The semi high-speed rakes, manufactured by Alstom India at its factory in Gujarat's Savli, have a maximum design speed of 180kmph and an operational speed of 160kmph. The pre-trials, officials said, are being done to test the corridor's infrastructure. Full-fledged trial runs will begin once the track's signalling system, which is in its final stage, is completed. In the trial run, trains will be tested by placing sandbags to account for passenger weight.
An officer of the NCR Transport Corporation, which is building the first RRTS corridor from Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi to Meerut, told TOI on Thursday, "The section is almost ready. The testing exercise, which is a pre-trial run, is on since December. At 2pm on Wednesday, the train that ran from Duhai to Sahibabad successfully achieved top operational speed of 160kmph for the first time."

When the RRTS trains are launched for commercial services, its running speed will be lower. In the trials that will follow, trains will be run with full passenger weight. "We will fill the rakes with sand bags that will be equivalent to the capacity of 1,600 passengers. But this is just one aspect. Other parameters like synchronising platform screen doors and the signaling system will also be assessed," said the officer.

On January 3, to test the track, traction and the overhead line, an RRTS train ran from Duhai to Guldhar station at 5kmph. "Things are going as planned and we hope the commercial operations on the priority section will start in March 2023," said the officer. The original deadline was June 2023.
The launch of the entire 82km Delhi-Meerut corridor is likely by March 2025.



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Ambient lighting to panoramic outer view; check out comfort features of Delhi-Meerut RRTS trains
New Delhi: Final trial runs on the Ghaziabad priority section of the ambitious Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) is scheduled to take place by the end of January or early February. This 17-km-long corridor from Sahibabad to Duhai is likely to open for commercial operations by March.
During the pre-trial runs that took place earlier this week, the semi-high-speed trains achieved a maximum speed of 180 kmph. The trains for this corridor have been developed by a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer, Alstom.
"Designed at Alstom’s Hyderabad engineering centre and manufactured at Savli (Gujarat), these trains are 100 percent indigenous, in line with the government’s Make in India programme and Aatmanirbhar Bharat’s ambition," Alstom said earlier.
Here are some of the features of the RRTS trains
The maximum speed of the semi-high-speed regional train is 180 kmph.
The cars are fully air-conditioned
Trains have ergonomically built 2×2 transverse seating
Wide gangways are provided for comfortable standing space
Spacious overhead luggage racks
High-quality CCTV cameras
Fire and smoke detector, fire extinguisher as well as an intercom for emergency contact
The trains will also have exterior cameras and door status indicators
WiFi, laptop/mobile/USB charging stations are provided for passengers
Dynamic route display maps
An auto-controlled ambient lighting system
Large windows for a panoramic view
Ergonomically designed areas to support disabled people and for medical emergencies

https://www.timesnownews.com/delhi/ambi ... e-97187298
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Trial Run Video of Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)

https://twitter.com/AlstomIndia/status/ ... 7CtO4sAAAA
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Indian Railways surpasses its FY22 revenue in nine months of FY23.

With three months remaining in the current fiscal year, Indian Railways has already surpassed its total earnings of financial year 2021-22 (FY22), the railway ministry said on Friday. The national transporter has earned Rs 1.91 trillion so far in this fiscal year.

Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on social media that revenue was “Rs 42,370 crore more” thus far this fiscal year with “71 days more to go”. The development comes less than two weeks ahead of the Union Budget, in which the Railways is expected to see a boost in allocation.

Though a break-up of the earnings was not available, it is estimated that about Rs 1.3 trillion was earned from the freight business, with approximately Rs 52,000-53,000 crore coming through passenger fare, and the rest through coaching, parcel services, and sundry receipts.

As of January 19, the Railways had ferried 1,185 million tonnes (mt) of raw materials and goods, which was 8 per cent higher than the whole of the previous fiscal year. However, owing to increased distance of transportation and using newly-built specialised wagons, the ministry has been able to raise its revenue by nearly 17 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the same time, despite modest freight growth.

Official data shows, net tonne kilometres (NTKM), a metric used to show the distance travelled by freight trains, grew 12 per cent in the last 12 months. Concurrently, revenue per mt by the national transporter has also grown from Rs 101 crore to Rs 108 crore.

Coal continues to dominate the transporter’s freight basket even as it attempts to diversify to other commodities and become the preferred transporter for finished goods. Latest data shows coal loading is 62 mt higher than last year, while the total increase in overall freight is 80 mt. Meanwhile, both iron ore and steel have seen a decrease in traffic compared to the previous year, while other commodities witnessed modest growth.

In the FY23 Budget, the national transporter had set a target of 1,475 mt of freight loading and gross freight revenue of Rs 1.65 trillion, while passenger revenue was pegged at Rs 58,500 crore.

According to officials, the Railways will surpass both these numbers by March, ending the fiscal year with freight loading between 1,500-1,550 mt and total revenue of about Rs 2.35 trillion.

Experts pointed out that the national transporter needs to maintain a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10 per cent to meet the freight targets envisioned in the National Rail Plan (NRP). The Centre wants to significantly increase the national transporter’s freight numbers, along with its modal freight share to 45 per cent by 2030.

The national transporter would need to account for over 3,600 mt in 2031 to meet its NRP targets. In the near term, it is targeting over 2,000 mt by 2024.

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Once the two Dedicated Freight Corridors are completed I expect the govt to recoup its investment in 2-3 years. Railway will be having Rs 5 trillion revenue in next 3-4 years.
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Folks , anyone travelled on the Vande bharat express ? Looking at u tube videos there is good enthusiasm. Can anyone share first hand experience?
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Thanks !! At 3:05 there is a visual of Bongir Fort , I used to wait to see it while traveling as a kid. Brought back some pleasant memories
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Atmavik wrote:Thanks !! At 3:05 there is a visual of Bongir Fort , I used to wait to see it while traveling as a kid. Brought back some pleasant memories
As a kid back in the 90's my family used to do this Hyderabad-Vizag trip every year. Godavari Express used to the premier train in Andhra sector back in those days. This video brings back memories but also makes me look towards our future.
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vande bharat trains makes realize how much ground we lost during the lost decade (2004-2014)
this train should have happened late 2000's or early 2010's
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Smaller Rakes, Same Speed, More Stations: Railways To Introduce Eight-Coach Vande Bharat Trains By March

https://swarajyamag.com/infrastructure/ ... s-by-march
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The Vande Bharat was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) under the leadership of Sudhanshu Mani as part of the Make in India initiative. It was originally called Train 18.



Can we hope to see some sort of national recognition for Sudhanshu Mani, or is he also to fall by the way side of history.........
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When the GoI is inviting the workers who built the new parliament building to attend RDay parade as VIPs, such fears and self deprecating statements are not necessary.

Shri Mani will get his due recogintion soon.
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Cyrano wrote:When the GoI is inviting the workers who built the new parliament building to attend RDay parade as VIPs, such fears and self deprecating statements are not necessary.

Shri Mani will get his due recogintion soon.
Workers bring in votes, their own, their families, their jaath, their biradari, their friends, and sympaticos are all in the electoral crosshairs...and also, the feel good factor of such a "democratic" and dramatic gesture will hopefully have a multiplying effect at the hustings, because all is fair in love and war.

Sadly, lonesome sudhanshu mani, whose name so far, has not been mentioned by the powers that be, is on his own, with a lot of envious, and jealous seniors, peers, and colleagues all itching to grab the credit, as is usual in a govt organizational setup.

sudhanshu mani's biggest trait, quirk, drawback, and also virtue is that he was a Wolf warrior engineer when the system regularly made a bali ka bakra of such technological worthies. The ancien system has always had a motto that is carved in stone: "don't rock the boat"

After train 18 was completed, sudhanshu mani and his highly motivated, successful, and dedicated team ran into a big time departmental inquiry, orchestrated by none other than the railway board where sly allegations were made against him by motivated board members. Of course, in the end, it all came to naught.

Cyrano ji, one sincerely hopes that your trust in the fairness of the system will be proved right and in this regard, one would be very happy to stand corrected.
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rajkumar wrote:Smaller Rakes, Same Speed, More Stations: Railways To Introduce Eight-Coach Vande Bharat Trains By March

https://swarajyamag.com/infrastructure/ ... s-by-march

This flexibility of going 8,12 or 16 is awesome, we should get maximum trains out before 2024. I can see huge excitement among public
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Indian Railways: Bharat Forge, SAIL Among Three Major Players In Race To Manufacture Wheels For Vande Bharat And High-Speed Trains | https://swarajyamag.com/news-brief/indi ... eed-trains
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Cyrano wrote:When the GoI is inviting the workers who built the new parliament building to attend RDay parade as VIPs, such fears and self deprecating statements are not necessary.

Shri Mani will get his due recogintion soon.

sadly, mani hasn't made it in the padma awards for his total stewardship of the Train 18 project.

and yet modi seems to be happily inaugurating a Vande Bharat express almost every week

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Maniji will be next year
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vijayk wrote:Maniji will be next year

vijayk ji, one sincerely hopes that your trust in the fairness of the system will be proved right and in this regard, one would be very happy to stand corrected.

In the meanwhile, one continues to hope
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chetak wrote:
vijayk wrote:Maniji will be next year

vijayk ji, one sincerely hopes that your trust in the fairness of the system will be proved right and in this regard, one would be very happy to stand corrected.

In the meanwhile, one continues to hope
The reason for my optimism is how they are identifying all the deserved ones

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/ ... -work.html
Kakinada-based social worker Dr. Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar received the prestigious Padma Shri award for his work in providing free medical and educational services to the needy.

Born on November 20, 1943, Dr. Chandra Sekhar set up Sankurathri Foundation in 1989, in memory of his wife Manjari, son Kiran and daughter Sarada, who died in the bombing of an Air India flight in 1985.

He dedicated himself to service by channelizing his grief into a lifelong commitment towards betterment of society.

Dr. Chandra Sekhar has been instrumental in providing treatment to over 3 lakh eye patients and providing free education to over 3,500 children from economically weaker sections.
A friend of mine knows him and he said he was really surprised how they got to him since he is a modest and was never connected. This never happened in India.
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vijayk wrote:
The reason for my optimism is how they are identifying all the deserved ones
This never happened in India.
Thankfully that's becoming the norm rather than the exception
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Ashwini Vaishnaw Talks About Budget Allocations To Railways | Budget Townhall | CNBC-TV18

currently we r producing 1 vande bharat train will ramp up to 3 per week

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Fencing along Vande bharat routes

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Vande Bharat train ascends Bhor Ghat without bankers

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Agree with Chetak Saar. More than Padma award, he should in Niti Ayog type bodies driving Atma Nirbartha.

Deserves a lot of accolades and awards along with his team.

Looks like it climbed the Bhor Ghat from the Pune side and will be doing the more steeper one from Mumbai during the trail run.
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Climbing, I think, is the easier part.

It is preventing a runaway train that - coming down the ghat - is the bigger challenge.

???????
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NRao wrote:Climbing, I think, is the easier part.

It is preventing a runaway train that - coming down the ghat - is the bigger challenge.

???????
Did you read the article?
“Train-18 Vande Bharat Express has 50 per cent powering [every alternate coach has motors] and is well suited to work any gradient in India. It also has a state-of-the-art computer-controlled wheel-mounted disc brake system, which is top-notch worldwide, and therefore best placed to negotiate steep down gradients. It also has a pneumatic parking brake which is integrated with the brake calliper. This train would not need any banker in the ghat sections between Mumbai and Igatpuri and Mumbai and Pune,”
and
“What we have devised are parking brakes which are installed as an additional safety feature. These brakes will stop the train from rolling back or slipping ahead when negotiating the climbs. There will be extensive trials of parking brakes in the ghats. The trains will be introduced in passenger service only after the trials,” said the Central Railway official.
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Sridhar K wrote:Agree with Chetak Saar. More than Padma award, he should in Niti Ayog type bodies driving Atma Nirbartha.

Deserves a lot of accolades and awards along with his team.

Looks like it climbed the Bhor Ghat from the Pune side and will be doing the more steeper one from Mumbai during the trail run.

i wish we could privatize ICF and make Him the CEO. we can have our own Alstom

i am inspired by his work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvDLYZ1tm7A

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