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Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw launches Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana

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Railways to provide entry level training in industry relevant skills through 75 Railway training institutes across the country

Indian Railways takes a leap in advancement of Skill India Mission

To empower youth by way of providing entry level training in industry relevant skills through Railway training institutes as part of 75 years of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology launched Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana, a program under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), in Rail Bhavan today. On this occasion, Shri Suneet Sharma, Chairman and CEO, Railway Board and other senior officials of Railways were also present.

50 thousand youth will be trained under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “It is an auspicious day as Vishwakarma jayanti is being celebrated across the country. He also congratulated Hon’ble Prime Minister on his birthday. He dedicated Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana as the gift of Railways to Hon’ble Prime Minister on his birthday. The vision of skill development is an integral part of the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and 50 thousand youth will be trained under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana. The aim of this initiative is to impart training skills to the youth in various trades to bring qualitative improvement. He also emphasized that training in remote areas to be conducted under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana. He stressed that youth should enjoy the training process. ”

10th passed & 18-35 years aged candidates shall be eligible to apply

The training will be provided to 50000 candidates over a period of three years. Initially, the training will be provided to 1000 candidates. The training will be provided in four trades viz. Electrician, Welder, Machinist and Fitter and will comprise of initial basic training of 100 hours. Training programs in other trades will be added by zonal railways and Production units based on regional demands and needs assessment. Training shall be provided free of cost and participants will be selected from applications received online, following a transparent mechanism on the basis of marks in matriculation. Candidates who are 10th passed and between 18-35 years shall be eligible to apply. Participants in the scheme shall however have no claim to seek employment in Railways on the basis of this training.

Banaras Locomotive Works, is the nodal PU for this scheme

The program curriculum has been developed by Banaras Locomotive Works, the nodal PU for this scheme, which will also standardize assessments and maintain centralized database of participants. The scheme is being launched for 1000 participants initially and will be over and above the training provided to apprentices under the Apprentice Act 1961. A nodal website is being developed as the single source of information about programs offered, notification inviting application, lists of selected candidates, results of selection, final assessment, study material and other details. Currently, applicants may apply in response to the advertisements issued locally in the initial phase. Submission of online application shall be opened soon on a centralized website.

Trainees will get the certificate from the NRTI

Trainees shall be required to undergo a standardized assessment and will be awarded certificate in the allotted trade by the National Rail & Transportation Institute(NRTI), upon conclusion of their programme. They will also be provided Toolkits relevant to their trade which would help these trainees utilize their learnings and enhance their capacity for self-employment as well as employability in various industries.

Launch of Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana (RKVY) 17.09.2021
List of Total Institutes

75 Railway training institutes spread across the country have been shortlisted to provide training in aforesaid trades, to cover youth from all over the country. The scheme will not only improve the employability of the youth but also upgrade the skills of self employed and those who are working with contractors through re-skilling and up – skilling and contribute towards Skill India Mission.

SNRAILWAYS/PUINSTITUE NAMEINSTITUE ADDRESSPINCODESTATE
1BLWTECHNICAL TRAINING CENTRETECHNICAL TRAINING CENTRE, BLW, VARANASI221004UTTAR PRADESH
2CLWTTC/ CLWTTC, NEAR CHILDREN PARK, CHITTARANJAN, PASCHIM BARDHAMAN713331WEST BENGAL
3CRBASIC TRAINING CENTREOFFICE OF CHIEF WORKSHOP MANAGER, , TH KATARIA, MARG, MATUNGA, MUMBAI400019MAHARASHTRA
4CRBASIC TRAINING CENTREBASIC TRAINING CENTRE, LOCO WORKSHOP, CENTRAL RAILWAYS MUMBAI400012MAHARASHTRA
5CRWTI/TMW/NASIK ROADTRACTION MACHINE WORKSHOP, EKLEHRA ROAD, NASIK422101MAHARASHTRA
6CRWTI/ELW/BHUSAWALRPDS ROAD, ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE WORKSHOP,BHUSAVAL425201MAHARASHTRA
7CRBTC, C&W, PUNEBTC C&W, GCMC, PUNE411001MAHARASHTRA
8CRBTC, ELS, AJNIOFFICE OF SR. DEE, ELECTRIC LOCO SHED, AJNI440003MAHARASHTRA
9CRSOLAPUR TRAINING INSTITUTENEAR RAMWADI, SOLAPUR413001MAHARASHTRA
10DMWTTC, DMW, PATIALATECHNICAL TRAINING CENTRE, FOCAL POINT , PATIALA , PUNJAB147003PUNJAB
11ECORBTCCARRIAGE REPAIR WORKSHOP, MANCHESWAR751017ODISHA
12ECORDTTCDIESEL LOCOMOTIVE SHED530008ANDHRA PRADESH
13ECORELECTRIC LOCO SHEDMARRIPALEM, NAD POST, VISAKHAPATNAM530009ANDHRA PRADESH
14ECORELECTRIC LOCO SHED, ANGULAT/PO: RANIGODA, DIST:ANGUL, ODISHA759123ODISHA
15ECRSUPERVISORS TRAINING CENTREO/O PRINCIPAL STC SPJ848101BIHAR
16ECRBTCCRW/HRT ECR, HARNAUT
DIST- NALANDA, STATE- BIHAR		803110BIHAR
17ECRELECTRIC TRACTION TRAINING CENTREGAYA COLONY, PANDIT DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAY NAGAR, MUGHALSARAI, DIST- CHANDAULI232101UTTAR PRADESH
18ERMULTI-DISCIPLINARY SUPERVISOR TRAINING CENTRE,ULTI-DISCIPLINARY SUPERVISOR TRAINING CENTRE, KANCHRAPARAEASTERN RAILWAY, KANCHRAPARA, DIST. -24 PARAGANAS (NORTH)743145WEST BENGAL
19ERPILOT TRAINING SCHOL, JAMALPURTRANING SCHOOL FOR LOCO PILOTS & ASST. LOCO PILOTS (DIESEL)811214BIHAR
20ERMULTI-DISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP TRAINING CENTRE,JAMALPUR WORKSHOPBASIC TRAINING CENTRE, EASTERN RAILWAY, JAMALPUR, WORKSHOP812214BIHAR
21ERMULTI-DISCIPLINARY WORKSHOP TRAINING CENTRE,LILUAHBASIC TRAINING CENTRE, CARRIAGE & WAGON WORKSHOP, EASTERN RAILWAY,LILUAH711204WEST BENGAL
22ERMULTI-DISCIPLINARY SPECIALIZED TRAINING CENTRE (C&W), HWHC&W COACHING COMPLEX. TIKIAPARA, HOWRAH711101WEST BENGAL
23ERMULTI-DISCIPLINARY SPECIALIZED TRAINING CENTRE (C&W), ANDALBOXN ROH DEPOT, ANDAL713321WEST BENGAL
24ERDIESEL TRAINING INSTITUTE, BMG/HWDIESEL TRAINING INSTITUTE,HOWRAH DIESEL SHED711106WEST BENGAL
25ERDIESEL TRACTION CENTRE, ANDALDTTC DIESEL SHED, ANDAL713321WEST BENGAL
26ICFBTW/ICF/PERO/O PRINCIPAL,ICF/PER600038TAMILNADU
27MCFTTC/MCF/RBLOFFICE OF DY.CME/SAFETY & TRAINING,
TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTRE,
MODERN COACH FACTORY,LALGANJ, RAEBARELI		229120UTTAR PRADESH
28METRO RAILTECHNICAL TRAINING CENTR (ELECTRICAL)TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTR (ELECTRICAL), DUM DUM CAR DEPOT COMPLEX, METRO RAILWAY, NOAPARA700090WEST BENGAL
29NCRBASIC TRAINING CENTREWAGON REPAIR WORKSHOP, PREMNAGAR, NAGRA, JHANSI284003UTTAR PRADESH
30NCRSUPERVISORS TRAINING CENTRENEAR CHIEF WORKSHOP MANAGER’S OFFICE, WAGON REPAIR WORKSHOP, PREMNAGAR, NAGRA, JHANSI284003UTTAR PRADESH
31NERWORKSHOP TRAINING CENTRE/ MECHANICAL WORKSHOPWTC MECHANICAL WORKSHOP NER273012UTTAR PRADESH
32NERDIVISIONAL TRAINING CENTRE /C&W/LJNDIVISIONAL TRAINING CENTRE /COACHING DEPOT., AISHBAGH273012UTTAR PRADESH
33NERBASIC TRAINING CENTRE/MECHANICAL WORKSHOPBASIC TRAINING CENTRE/MECHANICAL WORKSHOP, NER, IZZATNAGAR243122UTTAR PRADESH
34NFRSUPERVISORY TRG CENTER(MECH)/NEW BONGAIGAONNEAR C&W WORKSHOP, NEW BONGAIGAON783381ASSAM
35NFRMULTI DISCIPLINARY ZONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE/APDJALIPURDUAR JUNCTION POST-ALIPUDUAR DIST-ALIPURDUAR736123WEST BENGAL
36NFRMULTI DISCIPLINARY DIVISIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE/RNYRANGIYA781354ASSAM
37NFRMULTI DISCIPLINARY DIVISIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE/KIRKATIHAR BIHAR
38NFRSPECIALIZED TRAINING CENTRE/PANDUPANDU ASSAM
39NFRSPECIALIZED TRAINING CENTRE/DIBRUGARHDIBRUGARH786001ASSAM
40NRSUPERVISORS TRAINING CENTRENORTHERN RAILWAY, CHARBAGH, LUCKNOW , NEAR EUROPEAN CLUB226005UTTAR PRADESH
41NRBTCMECHANICAL WORKSHOP AMRITSAR,
NORTHERN RAILWAY,
GT ROAD NEAR PUTLIGHAR,
AMRITSAR, PUNJAB – 143001		143001PUNJAB
42NRBASIC TRAININMG CENTRECARRIAGE & WAGON WORKSHOP, NORTHERN RAILWAY, JAGADHARI WORKSHOP135002HARYANA
43NRC&W TRAINING CENTRECARRIAGE & WAGON TRAINING CENTRE, BHOOR BHARAT NAGAR, GHAZIABAD, UP-201001201001UTTAR PRADESH
44NWRBTC/ LWSAJMER DIESEL LOCO & WAGON WORKSHOP, NEAR LAL PHATAK, AJMER305001RAJASTHAN
45NWRBTC/CWSBASIC TRAINNING CENTER, NEAR JOHNSGANJ PHATAK, CARRIAGE WORKSHOP AJMER305001RAJASTHAN
46NWRBTC/CWSBTC CARRIAGE WORKSHOP, NEAR JDA CIRCLE, RATANADA, JODHPUR342001RAJASTHAN
47NWRBTC, WORKSHOP, BIKANERBASIC TRAINING CENTER, WORKSHOP, BIKANER, RAJSTHAN334001RAJSTHAN
48RCFTTCTTC, RAIL COACH FACTORY, KAPURTHALA, PUNJAB144602PUNJAB
49RWFTTC, RWFTECHNICAL TRAINING CENTRE, RWF, YELAHANKA, BANGALORE560064KARNATAKA
50SCRBTCBASIC TRAINING CENTRE, CARRIAGE WORKSHOP, LALLAGUDA, SECUNDERABAD500017TELANGANA
51SCRBTCBASIC TRAINING CENTRE, WAGON WORKSHOP, RAYANAPADU, VIJAYAWADA.521241ANDHRA PRADESH
52SCRBTCBASIC TRAINING CENTRE, CARRIAGE REPAIR SHOP, SETTIPALLI, RENIGUNTA – TIRUPATI ROAD, TIRUPATI517506ANDHRA PRADESH
53SECRBASIC TRAINING CENTRE, WRS/RBTC/WRS/R492008CHATTISGARH
54SECRBASIC TRAINING CENTRE, MOTIBAGH WORKSHOPOFFICE OF THE CWM, MOTIBAGH WORKSHOP, KAMPTEE ROAD, KADBI CHAUK, NAGPUR440004MAHARASHTRA
55SECRSPECIALIZED TRAINING CENTRE (ELECTRIC LOCO)USLAPUR / BILASPUR / SECR495001CHATTISGARH
56SERELTCELTC, LOCO COLONY, NEAR ELS/TATA801002JHARKHAND
57SERAICTCALL INDIA CENTRAL TRAINING CENTRE, NEAR KALI MANDIR, R.E.COLONY, CHAKRADHAR PUR833102JHARKHAND
58SERESTCELECTRICAL SYSTEM TRAINING CENTRE, CI/STC/ROU, PO-ROURKELA COLONY, SUNDERGARH, ROURKELA769013ODISHA
59SERRWTIKHARAGPUR RAILWAY WORKSHOP, KHARAGPUR, PIN-721301721301WEST BENGAL
60SRWTC/CW/PERO/O CWM,CW/PER,CHENNAI,TAMILNADU600023TAMILNADU
61SRWTC/S&T WS/PTJO/O CWM,S&T WS/PTJ, COIMBATORE, TAMILNADU600023TAMILNADU
62SWRMULTI DICIPLINARY DIVISIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTEMULTI DICIPLINARY DIVISIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE, BANGALORE560023KARNATAKA
63SWRWORKSHOP BASIC TRAINING INSTITUTECARRIAGE REPAIR WORKSHOP, GADAG ROAD, SWR, HUBBALLI580020KARNATAKA
64SWRWORKSHOP BASIC TRAINING INSTITUTECENTRAL WORKSHOP, MANANDAVADI ROAD, MYSURU SOUTH570008KARNATAKA
65WCRDIVISIONAL TRAINING CENTRE / MECHANICAL(BTC)DIVISIONAL TRAINING CENTRE / MECHANICAL(BTC), 12 BLOCK AREA, ITARSI461111MADHYA PRADESH
66WCRMECHANICAL ENGINEERING TRAINING CENTRE(BTC)INFRONT OF DIESEL LOCO SHED, NEW KATNI JN.483501MADHYA PRADESH
67WCRDIVISIONAL TRAINING CENTRE / MECHANICAL (DIESEL)DIVISIONAL TRAINING CENTRE / MECHANICAL (DIESEL), DIESEL LOCO SHED, ITARSI461115MADHYA PRADESH
68WCRBASIC TRAINING CENTREBASIC TRAINING CENTRE, WAGON REPAIR SHOP (WCR), KOTA RAJASTHAN324002RAJASTHAN
69WCRREGIONAL RAILWAY WELDING INSTITUTEREGIONAL RAILWAY WELDING INSTITUTE, COACH REHABILATION WORKSHOP, NISHATPURA462010MADHYA PRADESH
70WCRMECHANICAL ENGINEERING TRAINING CENTREIN FRONT OF DIESEL LOCO SHED, NEW KATNI JUNCTION, DIST-KATNI483501MADHYA PRADESH
71WCRDIVISIONAL TRAINING CENTREELECTRIC LOCO SHED NEW YARD ITARSI461111MADHYA PRADESH
72WRWORKSHOP/ BASIC TRAINING INSTITUTE/LOWER PARELCARRIAGE REPAIR WORKSHOP, WESTERN RAILWAY, N M JOSHI MARG, LOWER PAREL400013MAHARASHTRA
73WRWORKSHOP/ BASIC TRAINING INSTITUTE /DHDLOCO & CARRIAGE WAGON SHOP, FREELANDGANJ, DAHOD389160GUJARAT
74WRELECTRICAL LOCO SHED, BRCYSR.DEE(TRS) OFFICE, NAVA YARD, VADODARA390002GUJARAT
75WRENGINEERING WORKSHOP, SBICWM OFFICE, ENGINEERING WORKSHOP, WESTERN RAILWAYS, OPP “D” CABIN, SABARMATI380019GUJARAT
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Indian Railway

New 3AC CLASS COACH- SALIENT DESIGN FEATURES

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New 3rd AC coach- Cheaper, Luxurious, More berths

To offer economical and luxurious AC Travel experience, Indian Railways’ new 3rd AC Economy coach begins its services in Train No. 02403 Prayagraj- Jaipur Express

Indian Railways has always been committed to the convenient travel of its passengers by developing coaches with improved passenger friendly features. The new entrant to this developmental journey of Indian Railways is AC Three Tier Economy Class Coach. The new coach has started to offer its service.  First time, the coach has been attached to Train No.02403 Prayagraj- Jaipur Express. The new AC Economy coach has 83 berths as compared to 72 berths in 3AC Coach. Also, the fare structure for this coach is 8% lesser than 3AC Coach.

More berths

New 3AC Economy coach has 83 berths as compared to 72 berths in 3AC Coach

8% Cheaper

The fare structure for this coach is 8% lesser than 3AC Coach

Economical & luxurious

To offer economical and luxurious AC Travel experience, Indian Railways’ new 3AC Economy coach begins its services in Train No. 02403 Prayagraj- Jaipur Express

SALIENT DESIGN FEATURES OF AC 3-TIER ECONOMY CLASS COACH

Berth capacity increased from 72 to 83.

Improved and modular design of seats and berth.

Foldable snack tables in both longitudinal and transverse bays.

Individual AC vents for each berth.

Wider toilet door and entrance door for Divyangjan in each coach.

Individual reading lamp and USB charging points for each berth.

Increased headroom for both middle and upper berths.

Public address and passenger information systems.

Improving fire safety by using material in compliance with EN45545- 2HL3, the global benchmark for fire safety.

CCTV Camera.

 Improved design of ladder for accessing the upper and middle berths.

Source: PIB

Indian Railway

Indian Railways takes up major tunnelling works in a big way

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3rd line between Barkhera – Budni (WCR)- 26.50 kms

Indian Railway has taken up major tunnelling work in a big way for Broad gauge 3rd line between Barkhera – Budni (26.50 kms.) section of Bhopal – Itarsi third line project of West Central Railway zone.

Indian Railways’ PSU, Rail Vikas Nigam Limited is constructing Five Tunnels with NATM (New Austrian Tunneling Method) having ballast less track in connection with third electrified broad-gauge railway line between Barkhera – Budni on Bhopal – Itarsi route on Bhopal Division of West Central Railway in Sehore and Raisen Districts of Madhya Pradesh.

The New Austrian tunneling method (NATM), also known as the sequential excavation method (SEM) or sprayed concrete lining method (SCL), is a method of modern tunnel design and construction employing sophisticated monitoring to optimize various wall reinforcement techniques based on the type of rock encountered as tunneling progresses.

Source: NATM- Wikipedia

This will ease congestion on Golden Diagonal, Delhi- Chennai route. With the commissioning of third line, trains shall run at a speed of 130 Kmph between Bina-Bhopal-Itarsi section.

3rd line on Bhopal- Itarsi Section

For capacity enhancement, work of construction of third line on Bhopal- Itarsi Section is sanctioned by Railway Board in three separate works i.e.

(1). Habibganj (HBJ) – Barkhera (BKA) – 41.42 KMs – Work Completed

(2). Barkhera (BKA) – Budni (BNI) 26.5 KMs – Work in Progress

(3). Budni (BNI) – Itarsi (ET) 25 KMs – Work Completed

Section 1 & 3 fall in plain territory and do not involve issues e.g. Wildlife/Forest clearances, land acquisition etc. In Section 2 i.e. Barkhera (BKA) – Budni (BNI) section, the entire length of existing two tracks as well as the proposed track falls either in Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary (Tiger Habitat) or it’s Eco-Sensitive Zone.

Salient Features of the project
1)Year of Sanction  
 Barkhera-Budni 3rd Line:2011 – 2012
2)Project Cost  
 Barkhera-Budni:Rs 991.60 Cr
3)Length of Project:26.50 Km
4)Number of Stations:4
5)Number of Tunnels:5
6)Date of Completion  
 Barkhera-Budni:June 2022

RVNL is constructing these tunnels in horse shoe section; this form consists of a semi-circular roof together with arched sides and a curved invert.The method follows to construct this tunnel is NATM (New Austrian Tunneling Method). NATM is a support method to stabilize the tunnel perimeter by means of sprayed concrete, anchors and other supports and uses monitoring to control stability

The location of these tunnels is: –
S.NoTunnel No.LengthRemarks 
 
1T1 (Budni)1080.00Single Track 
2T2 (Midghat)200.00Single Track 
3T3 (Bhimkoti)200.00Single Track 
4T4 (Choka)140.00Double Track 
5T5 (Barkhera)530.00Double Track 
Total Length                    2150.00 

Tunnel T-1:

Breakthrough of Tunnel-1(1080 m) was done on 18.03.2021.

Present status:

Breakthrough of Tunnel-1(1080 m) was completed on 18.03.2021
  • Invert cleaning and PCC work in progress.
  • Excavation and installation for 315mm dia Central drain is in progress.
  • Installation of 160mm dia perforated side drain with Nofine concrete is in progress
  • Waterproofing installation in progress
  • Invert lining (Bottom RCC) in progress

Tunnel T-2:

Tunnel -2 is a 200 m Single Track tunnel.

Present status:

  • Portal development work is in progress.
  • Epoxy grouting in existing tunnel in progress.

Tunnel T-3:

Tunnel -3 is a 200 m Single Track tunnel.

Present status:

Portal development work of Tunnel T-3 in progress.
  • Underground excavation around 51m from Portal-1 and Portal-2 is completed. At present benching excavation in progress from Portel-2 side.

Tunnel T-4:

Tunnel -4 is a 140 m Double Track tunnel.

Present status:

  • Portal development work is in progress at Itarsi end. Tunnel excavation started from Bhopal end. 12m excavation completed.

Tunnel T-5:

Breakthrough of Tunnel-5(530 m) was done on 19.02.2021.

The tunnel was constructed on a 500 m curvature. The total length of Tunnel-5 is 530m and the width is 14.4 m, which is exceptional, as this is a double track tunnel. The constructing of single track tunnels is the norm over Indian Railways. As Tunnel-5 lies in a wildlife sanctuary, very strict procedures were followed which included tunnelling work being done only in one shift from sunrise to sunset. Tunnelling was started in May 2020 from both ends as per procedure and in Feb 21 the complete tunnel was excavated on 19.02.2021. The tunnels from both ends met in perfect alignment with zero error, thus maintaining complete accuracy and resulting in a perfect breakthrough. This was achieved despite three months of heavy monsoon and lockdown period. All safety norms were observed successfully

Present status:

  • Complete excavation by heading and Benching of Double Track Tunnel T-5 completed on 09.05.2021
  • Invert cleaning and PCC work in progress.
  • Excavation and installation for 315mm dia Central drain is in progress.
  • Installation of 160mm dia perforated side drain with No fine concrete is in progress
  • Waterproofing installation in progress
  • Invert lining (Bottom RCC) in progress

Source: PIB

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Breakthrough of Tunnel-5 (530 m) was completed on 19.02.2021.

Indian Railway, IRSSE

Modernisation of Railway Signalling Systems in 2021

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Signalling System enhances safety in train operations. Upgradation and replacement of equipments in use over Indian Railways is a continuous process and is undertaken based on its condition, operational needs and availability of resources.

Major steps taken for Modernisation of Railway Signalling Systems

In order to further improve safety in train operation and generate additional line capacity, modernisation of Signalling System has been taken in hand. Following major steps have been taken,

  1. 6084 (96% of total Stations) Stations on Indian Railway have been equipped with modern Electrical/Electronic Signalling Interlocking System  up to 29.02.2020.
  1. Electronic Interlocking are being adopted on a large scale to derive benefits of digital technologies in train operation and to enhance safety. So far 1913 stations have been provided with Electronic Interlocking upto 29.02.2020.
  1. Axle Counters for Automatic clearance of Block Section (BPAC) are provided to ensure complete arrival of train without manual intervention before granting line clear to receive next train and to reduce human element. These systems have been provided on 5661 block sections upto 29.02.2020.
  1. In order to increase line capacity to run more trains on existing High Density Routes of Indian Railways, Automatic Block Signalling is a cost effective solution. As on 29.02.2020, Automatic Block Signalling has been provided on 3207 Route km.
  1. Enhancing Safety at Level Crossing Gates has been a major area of concern. Safety gets enhanced by interlocking level crossings with Signals. Indian Railways have provided interlocking with Signals at 11622 Level Crossing Gates to enhance the safety at Level Crossings as on 29.02.2020.

Modernisation of Signalling System is proposed to be taken up on High Density Routes of Indian Railways including Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) and Golden Diagonal (GD) Route. The work includes provision of Modern Train Control System.

As a prelude to modernisation work of signalling system on Indian Railways, four works totaling 640 Route km at total cost of ₹ 1,609 crores have been sanctioned in Supplementary Works Programme 2018-19 in following sections for extensive trials,

SN Section Railway
1Nagpur – BadneraCentral Railway
2Renigunta -YerraguntalaSouth Central Railway
3Vizianagaram – PalasaEast Coast Railway
4Bina – JhansiNorth Central Railway
Source: PIB
Signalling works under Planning and Execution

Tenders for the works have since been opened and are under evaluation.

  • Two works of Raising of speed to 160kmph on existing New Delhi – Howrah and New Delhi – Mumbai routes have been sanctioned including modernisation of Signalling and detailed estimates are under preparation.
  • An indigenous Automatic Train Protection (ATP) System namely Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), has been developed by Indian Railways in association with Indian manufacturers. The system has been installed on Lingampalli – Vikarabad – Wadi & Vikarabad – Bidar section (250 Route km) of South Central Railway.
Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)
  • Further contract have been awarded for Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) works on additional 1199 Route km on South Central Railway.
  • Works for implementation of Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) System to improve line capacity and efficient management of train operations from a central location covering large sections, have also been taken up.
  • The CTC at Tundla is operational covering 26 stations and 250 Route Km on Aligarh-Kanpur section.
  • Works for 12 CTCs have also been sanctioned on 8 Zonal Railways (Eastern Railway, Central Railway, Northern Railway, North Central Railway, South Eastern Railway, South East Central Railway, Southern Railway and Western Railway) covering 1829 Route Km.
  • Train Management System (TMS) on suburban section in Howrah Division of Eastern Railway has been commissioned on 15.11.2019 duly integrating with Control Office Application (COA) for real time train running information and chartings. It covers 22 stations over 74 Route km.
  • TMS work on Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway is in progress. It covers 864 Route km with 104 stations on entire Divisions.
  • A work of provision of TMS for Delhi area has been sanctioned at a cost of Rs 71 CR in the works programme 2019-20.

This technological upgradation and modernisation of railway signalling systems en-route will pave safer, faster, efficient and more punctual train operations o­n Railway Network.

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Indian Railway enhances Speed to 130 Kmph Along the Golden Quadrilateral & Golden Diagonal sections

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Entire GQ-GD route over South Central Railway, now fit to run at 130 Kmph Speed

A total of 2824 Kms (including Up &Down Lines) over South Central Railway Zone is now fit to run at 130 Kmph speed.

Indian Railway has started the New Year 2021 by achieving a landmark achievement by drastically enhancing the maximum speed to 130 kmph for 1,280 km length out of 1,612 Km in Golden Quadrilateral – Golden Diagonal (GQ-GD) route.

This covers the entire GQ-GD route over South Central Railway, except Vijayawada – Duvvada section, where signalling up-gradation work is in progress.

The enhanced speed limits could be achieved due to the systematic and planned strengthening of track & its infrastructure by removing bottlenecks in these sections on a fast pace. This included heavier rails, laying of 260 meters Long welded rail panels, improvement of curves and gradients among others.

Based on these improvements done by the Zone, the RDSO/Lucknow conducted oscillation trials through Confirmatory Oscillograph Car Run (COCR) consisting of instrumented coaches of all classes at 130 Kmph speed during July and October last year. During this check, in addition to track parameters, other areas like Signalling aspect, Traction distribution equipment, Locomotive& coach fitness were also checked and recorded.

Accordingly, the South Central Railway zone has received sanction to enhance the maximum speed limits to 130 kmph along the following routes:

1. Golden Diagonal (Grand Trunk) Route: 744 Route Km

i.          Ballarshah to Kazipet              – 234 Rkm

ii.         Kazipet-Vijayawada-Gudur   – 510 Rkm

2. Golden Quadrilateral Route (Chennai -Mumbai section): 536 Route Km

i.          Renigunta to Gooty    – 281 Rkm

ii.         Gooty to Wadi            –  255Rkm

Already, the maximum speed limits in the High-Density Network (HDN) between Secunderabad – Kazipet (132 Kms distance) had been enhanced to 130 kmph. Source: PIB

As such, including both the Up and Down lines in these sections, a total of 2,824 kms (1412Rkms) has now been made fit to run at a speed of 130 kmph. This covers the entire GQ-GD route over SCR, except Vijayawada – Duvvada section, where signaling up-gradation work is in progress.

It is noteworthy that despite COVID pandemic, Indian Railways has witnessed an unprecedented growth in development of infrastructure, innovation, capacity expansion of network, freight diversification. Railways has used covid challenge as an opportunity to lay the foundation for future development and next level of traveling experience for passengers.

The Golden Quadrilateral & Golden Diagonal (GQ /GD) Routes are –
  • New Delhi – Mumbai (1384 Km) via Mathura and Vadodara
  • New Delhi – Chennai (2182 Km) via Nagpur, and Vijayawada
  • New Delhi – Howrah (1454 Km) via Kanpur and Dhanbad
  • Howrah – Chennai (1662 Km) via Visakhapatnam
  • Mumbai – Chennai (1284 Km) via Wadi and Renigunta
  • Mumbai – Howrah (1967 Km) via Nagpur

Length wise New Delhi – Chennai (North to South) is Longest route i.e 2182 Km, and Mumbai – Howrah (West to East) is Shortest route i.e. 1284 Km.

Railway wise Details of Sections on Golden Quadrilateral & Golden Diagonal Routes
Modernisation of Signalling System

Modernisation of Signalling System is proposed to be taken up on High Density Routes of Indian Railways including Golden Quadrilateral (GQ) and Golden Diagonal (GD) Route. The work includes provision of Modern Train Control System.

As a prelude to modernisation work of signalling system on Indian Railways, four works totaling 640 Route km at total cost of ₹ 1,609 crores have been sanctioned in Supplementary Works Programme 2018-19 in following sections for extensive trials,

SN Section Railway
1Nagpur – BadneraCentral Railway
2Renigunta -YerraguntalaSouth Central Railway
3Vizianagaram – PalasaEast Coast Railway
4Bina – JhansiNorth Central Railway

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Dedicated Freight Corridor – Rewari – Madar Section, a Game Changer

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Dedicated Freight Corridor – a game changer in Economic Development.

Rewari – Madar section on Western Freight corridor, dedicated to the Nation- 07.01.2021

Dedicated Freight corridor, whose Rewari – Madar section on Western corridor, was dedicated to the Nation by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today, is going be the game changer in economic development of the country.

Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India is constructing the Western DFC (1506 Route km) and Eastern DFC (1875 route km including Sonnagar-Dankuni PPP Section). The EDFC starting from Sahnewal near Ludhiana (Punjab) will pass through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand to terminate at Dankuni in West Bengal. The Western Corridor connecting Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai will traverse through the states of UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra of WDFC.

306 km Rewari –  Madar section: Details

●          This section falls in Haryana State (for approx. 79 Km in Mahendragarh& Rewari districts) and Rajasthan State (for approx. 227 Km in Jaipur, Ajmer, Sikar, Nagaur& Alwar districts).

●          Approx 40% of WDFC is in Rajasthan

●          Approx 250 km of DFC is in Haryana state

●          This section contains 16 major bridges and viaduct (1 viaduct & 15 major bridges), 269 minor bridges, 4 Rail Fly Overs, 22 Road Over Bridges & 177 Road Under Bridges eliminating 148 Level crossings.

●          There are 9 newly built DFC stations in this section, six crossing stations (i.e. New Dabla, New Bhagega, New Sri Madhopur, New PacharMalikpur, New Sakun and New Kishangarh) and three junction stations (i.e. New Rewari, New Ateli and New Phulera).

In which six are Crossing stations viz.

  1. New Dabla,
  2. New Bhagega,
  3. New Sri Madhopur,
  4. New Pachar Malikpur,
  5. New Sakun and
  6. New Kishangarh

Other three Junction stations are

  1. New Rewari,
  2. New Ateli and
  3. New Phulera.

●          Total value of Contracts including Civil, Electrical and S&T is Rs. 5800 crore in this section excluding land.

●          The opening of this stretch will benefit various industries in Rewari – Manesar, Narnaul, Phulera & Kishangarh areas of Rajasthan, Haryana and National Capital Region. .

●          In addition to this, the container depot of CONCOR at Kathuwas will also come on the DFC map and get advantage in terms of faster throughput.

●          The ports of Gujarat like Kandla, Pipavav, Mundhra, Dahejetc will have an uninterrupted connectivity to the Northern parts of India.

●          With the dedication to the Nation of the 351-km Bhaupur-Khurja section, and construction of connecting link between Khurja – Boraki-Dadri- Rewari, seamless movement between WDFC & EDFC can ensue.

●          DFCCIL had conducted an trial-run of Indian Railways (IR) freight trains on this section. ,

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●          The Track Recording Car of RDSO had conducted Oscillation trials  of BOXNS Wagons at 110 Kmph.These wagons have a Tare weight of 19.85 ton and a carrying capacity of 80.15 ton. These wagons have a 14% more weight carrying capacity than the wagons being currently used on Indian Railways.The DFCCIL infrastructure is well placed to utilise the carrying capacity of these  wagons. Currently, Indian Railways freight trains can carry 61 -71 ton weight per freight carriage at an approximate speed of 60 kmph.The newer, advanced wagons can carry weights upto 81 ton per wagon at an approximate speed of 100 kmph. The newer wagons are safer and modern too.

●          Trial runs of BLCS-A and BLCS-B wagon prototype have also  been completed in this section. These wagons have enhanced axle load of 25 ton and been designed for DFCCIL by RDSO’s wagon department. The design will maximize capacity utilization and uniform distributed and point loading. These wagons on a long-haul double stack container train on the WDFC at an speed of 100 kmph..

●          DFCCIL will run freight train at the maximum speed of 100 km/per hour as against the current maximum speed of 75 kmph on Indian Railway tracks whereas the average speed of freight trains will also be increased from existing speed of 26 kmph on Indian Railways lines to 70 kmph on Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC).

A. Main objectives of DFCCIL

1.         Decongest the existing Indian Railway network.

2.         Increase the average speed of goods trains from existing 25 to 70 kmph.

3.         Run Heavy Haul trains (higher axle load of 25/32.5 Tonne) & overall load of 13,000 Tonne.

4.         Facilitate the running of longer (1.5km) and double stack container trains.

5.         Connect the existing ports and industrial areas for faster movement of goods.

6.         Energy efficient and environment friendly rail transport system as per global standards.

7.         Increase the rail share from existing 30% to 45%.

8.         Reduce the logistic cost of transportation

B. Innovations and State-of-the-art Technology:

1.         Heavy and long Haul train operation of 25 Axle ton with having provision of 32.5 Ton axle load for the First time in India.

2.         Double stack containers in Western DFC

3.         Double line electric (2 X 25 KV) track to undertake higher haulage at higher speeds

4.         Automated New Track Construction (NTC) machine which can lay track at the speed of 1.5 km per day.

5.         Automated Wiring train for Overhead Equipment Work (OHE) capable of wiring upto 3 km per shift.

6.         Train Protection and Warning System (TPWS) for safe and efficient operation

7.         Elimination of road level crossing

8.         Developing Multi Modal Logistic Hubs and integration with Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor & Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial corridor.

Details of World First electric loco hauled Double Stack 1.5 km Long container

Details of World First electric loco hauled Double Stack 1.5 km Long container Freight trains flagged off from New Ateli and New Kishangarh Stations of  high rise 7.5 meter OHE section of WDFC

Front loco of both the trains were flagged off today by Hon’ble Prime Minister is WAG 12 Loco manufactured at Indian Railways make in India factory at Madhepura, Bihar.

The WAG -12 electric super powered double-section locomotives of 12,000 HP are capable of hauling  6000 tonnes at a top speed of 120 kmph. They are planned to be deployed for operations on major freight routes, including the Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs), transforming the heavy freight transportation landscape of India.

These locomotives manufactured at Madhepura are of 12,000-horsepower with a twin Bo-Bo design, engineered to run at a speed that is twice as faster than regular locomotives and are built to carry 6000 tonnes of goods in one go. Equipped with Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBT) based propulsion technology, the WAG 12B uses regenerative braking, reducing energy consumption. With 1676 mm of Broad Gauge, these e-locos are designed to take smooth turns even at the sharpest of curves.

The second loco which is attached in the middle and working as a piped loco of the long haul train is WAG 9 of 6000 HP built from Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), West Bengal, India.

In a first, double stack 1.5 km long electric train had run in the DFCCIL Newly commissioned 7.5 meter high OHE Section. In one train, 360 Ten Feet Container Equivalent Units (TEU) are moving which is equivalent to 270 high capacity Road Trailer trucks.

Details of Train Flagged off from New Ateli Station of WDFC

●          This train is partly loaded from Kathuwas Container siding of CONCOR and  partly loaded from Garhi siding of Gateway Logistics. The 1.5 km long trains consist of 90 BLC Wagons and two brake vans have a gross weight of 4941 tons  destined to  Mundra port in Gujarat, hauled by WAG12 12000 HP manufactured at Indian Railways make in India factory at Madhepura, Bihar and WAG9 locomotive manufactured at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, West Bengal. 

●          Container Details: Container loaded with iron artware, aluminium artware, decorated laminated sheets, wooden hardware, lamps, furnishing items, auto parts, steel products, tiles .

●          Loading Points :  Concor Multimodal Logistics Park, Kathuwas and ICD GarhiHarsaru (Gurugram) Gate way Rail

●          Destination Details: Iron artware and aluminium artware and lamps loaded from Moradabad area going to USA & Germany, furnishing items of Gurugram to  UK, auto parts from Sonepat to USA, Steel products from Hisar to South & East Africa, Tiles from Bahadurgarh to Croatia, wooden artware, lamps and decorative laminated sheets to Dubai & Indonesia.

Details of Train Flagged off from New Kishangarh Station of WDFC

●          Half of the long train is loaded from Pipavav port and other half is loaded from Mundra post. The rake consists of 90 BLC wagons and two brake vans have a gross weight of 5966 ton, hauled by WAG12 12000 HP manufactured at Indian Railways make in India factory at Madhepura, Bihar and WAG9 locomotive manufactured at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, West Bengal. 

●          Container Details: Container loaded with Destined for TKD (Tughlakabad Container Depot of Concor) and DER (Dadri Container Depot of Concor). Major commodity are Spare parts, Electric parts, Machine, Spray parts, Knitting Machine, Polyester fabric. The Origin of the major containers is  United Arab Emirates. Other items are PVC items, paper, polymers, ethylene, auto components, copper tubes, furniture and  aluminium coil and are loaded  from Gulf countries and Far East Line ( Indonesia and Singapore).

●          Loading Points :  Pipavav and Mundra Port, Gujarat

●          Destination Details: Concor Multimodal Logistics Park, Khatuwas

Source: PIB

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Selection Grade (SG) Panels of Indian Railway Officers

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DFCCIL to open 306KM New Rewari – New Madar section on 07.01.2021

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– PM to dedicate New Rewari – New Madar section of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor to the Nation on 7 January

– PM to also flag off world’s first Double Stack Long Haul 1.5 Km long Container Train hauled by electric traction

DFCCIL to open 306 Km New Rewari – New Madar Section

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the 306 Km New Rewari – New Madar Section of  the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) on 7th January 2021 at 11 AM via video conferencing. Prime Minister will also flag off the world’s first Double Stack Long Haul 1.5 Km long Container Train hauled by electric traction from New Ateli -New Kishangarh during the event. Governors and Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Haryana along with Union Minister Shri Piyush Goyal will also be present at the occasion.

New Rewari – New Madar Section of WDFC

The New Rewari – New Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor is situated in Haryana (approx. 79 Km, in Mahendragarh and Rewari districts) and Rajasthan (approx. 227 Km, in Jaipur, Ajmer, Sikar, Nagaur and Alwar districts).

It consists of nine newly built DFC stations…

In which six are Crossing stations viz.

  1. New Dabla,
  2. New Bhagega,
  3. New Sri Madhopur,
  4. New Pachar Malikpur,
  5. New Sakun and
  6. New Kishangarh

Other three Junction stations are

  1. New Rewari,
  2. New Ateli and
  3. New Phulera.

The opening of this stretch will benefit various industries in Rewari – Manesar, Narnaul, Phulera and Kishangarh areas of Rajasthan & Haryana and will also enable better  usage of the container depot of CONCOR at Kathuwas. This section will also ensure seamless connectivity with the western ports of Kandla, Pipavav, Mundhra, and Dahej situated in Gujarat.

With the inauguration of this section, seamless connectivity between the WDFC and EDFC will be achieved. Earlier the 351-km New Bhaupur- New Khurja section of the EDFC  was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister on 29th December 2020.

Double Stack Long Haul Container Train Operation

Double Stack Long Haul Container Train Operation will have an enhanced axle load of 25 tons.  It has been designed for DFCCIL by RDSO’s wagon department. Trial runs of BLCS-A and BLCS-B wagon prototypes have been completed. The design will maximize capacity utilization and uniform distributed and point loading. These wagons on a long-haul double stack container train on the WDFC can carry four times in terms of container units compared to the current traffic on Indian Railways.

The average speed of freight trains will increase from existing speed of 26 KMPH to 70 KMPH.

DFCCIL will run freight trains at the maximum speed of 100 km/per hour as against the current maximum speed of 75 kmph on Indian Railway tracks whereas the average speed of freight trains will also be increased from existing speed of 26 kmph on Indian Railways lines to 70 kmph on DFC.

Source: PIB

New Khurja- New Bhaupur section (351 KM long) inaugurated on 29.12.2020.

Shri Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Prime Minister inaugurated the 351 Km New Khurja- New Bhaupur section of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor on 29.12.2020. Meeting the objectives, the new section is witnessing seamless transportation of major freight commodities at a speed above 90 kmph on this newly inaugurated section. So far, 53 freight trains have been operated on this new section till 03rd January, 2021.

  • New Khurja- New Bhaupur section (351 KM long) of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor inaugurated on 29.12.2020.
  • 53 Freight trains have run on this new section till 03rd January, 2021.
  • Between New Khurja – New Bhaupur (Down Direction) = 32 trains, with Best Speed achieved = 93.70 kmph
  • Between New Bhaupur – New Khurja (Up Direction) = 21 trains, with Best Speed achieved = 85.98 kmph

After the commissioning of this new section, Coal, Jute, Petroleum, Container, Iron & Steel and other minerals are primary commodities moving towards NCR and Punjab & Haryana area whereas Rice, Wheat and Food grain products from Punjab and Haryana area, Fertilizer, Steel, Coal loadable empty wagons etc are moving towards eastern India.

It is noteworthy that in the inaugural run, two freight trains were flagged off, 1.5 KM Long Haul 9400 Gross Ton Train loaded with Food grain from Mullanpur & Faridkot of Ludhiana, Punjab between New Khurja and New Bhaupur and 1.5 KM Long Haul 10420 Gross Ton Train loaded with Power House Coal from Chruri Siding Ray, Ranchi, Jharkhand & Dudhichua Wharf Siding, Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh between New Bhaupur and New Khurja of DFC network. On the return journey after unloading, the above rake achieved a speed of 90 kmph over DFC.

Planning of DFCCIL: 2800 Route KM by June 2022

In the first phase, DFCCIL is constructing the Western DFC (1504 Route km) and Eastern DFC (1856 route km including PPP section of Sonnagar-Dankuni Section. The EDFC starting from Sahnewal near Ludhiana (Punjab) will pass through the states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand to terminate at Dankuni in West Bengal. The Western Corridor connecting Dadri in Uttar Pradesh to Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in Mumbai will traverse through the states of UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra of WDFC & EDFC (excluding the Sonnagar – Dankuni PPP section) i.e. 2800 route Km will be commissioned by June 2022.

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Indian Railways Launches Freight Business Development Portal

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Ease of doing business with Railway gets a solid boost

Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister for Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution launches Indian Railways’ Freight Business Development Portal.

In a paradigm shift, First of it’s kind dedicated Freight portal to ensure…
–customer centric operations ,
–reduce the costs for  logistics providers,
–provide online tracking facility for suppliers and also
-simplify the process of goods transportation.

“One Stop – Single Window” solution Portal

Freight Business Development Portal is a “One Stop – Single Window” solution for all the needs of Freight customers.

The new portal will be game changer in ensuring in ease of doing business with Railways.

The portal aims to provide ease of doing business, to bring more transparency and to provide professional support.

Indian Railways is the backbone of the country’s logistics sector. During 2020, when most of the activities were under lockdown, Indian Railways was providing relentless services in Freight transportation in the country. Indian Railways achieved highest ever loading continuously in Sept, Oct, Nov and Dec 2020.

Indian Railways has embraced a “Freight on Priority” policy by pushing for an aggressive customer-centric approach to expand the freight carried not only from the traditional segments but also by attracting new customers to its fold. 

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In its commitment to take level of customer services to new heights, Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister for Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution has launched today (i.e. 05.01.2021) a Freight Business Development Portal as one stop solution for all the needs of freight customers.

The Minister said that Indian Railway is an invisible thread which connects the length and breath of India. During the lock down, Railway showed it’s resolve in delivering the essential supplies to the nation in most challenging times and keep national supply chains running. The new portal will be game changer in ensuring in ease of doing business with Railways. The portal will ensure that best services are available to the clients. The Minister said that last 6 years have seen an extra ordinary development in all spheres of Railway operations under the leadership of PM. Indian Railway is getting future ready. The commitment of Railways to further improve the services is unflinching. Greatness of Railways would not just be in being better than someone else but being the BEST.

The portal can be accessed by logging on to Indian Railways web site

https://indianrailways.gov.in/#

Or

https://www.fois.indianrail.gov.in/RailSAHAY

Freight Business Development portal has been designed to replace physical processes with online ones to minimize the need of human to human interaction.  The Portal has been specially designed and developed keeping in mind the varied needs of all existing as well as new customers with focus on ease of doing business, to bring more transparency and to provide professional support. 

Benefits to the Customers

The Portal has been specially designed and developed keeping in mind the varied needs of all existing as well as new customers with focus on ease of doing business, to bring more transparency and to provide professional support. 

The event was attended by Chairman & CEO Railway Board, heads, business leaders  and officials of multi modal logistics service providers, commodity sectors like foodgrains, steel, auto , salt etc and other stake holders .

The industry participants congratulated the Railways for taking the initiative to offer various  incentives to   commodity and goods suppliers during covid times. They said that the new portal is great step in line with PM’s digital India mission and would not only greatly improve the ease of freight operations but would also enable reduce the costs as well.

The distinguishing features of the Portal are as below:

a)         New to Rail

This portal welcomes all the prospective customers of Indian Railways, introducing our freight business and listing various benefits, guiding them to search the most suitable terminal with detail of various terminal facilities and logistics services available, assisting them to choose the right wagon, presenting the expected charges and estimated time for their planned freight transportation. A new customer can register on this portal and place demand for wagons in the most convenient way.

b)         Existing Customers

Our prestigious freight customers are our most valuable assets, we’re committed to offer them the best-in-class services, the personalization and vital information that plays a key role in their business developments, sustenance and expansions. The personalized dashboard of Freight Business Portal shall bring you the single view, which gives you access to your entire business with Indian Railways, your outstanding indents, on-run consignments, status of various interactions, facility to apply for various services and raising concerns. Live Track your on-run consignments through our GIS views, single click applications for various services: discount schemes, diversion, rebooking, demurrage and wharfage waivers, stacking permissions and many more. Get to know about rake allotments and pendency/maturity of indents at various freight terminals.

c)         Commodity Pages

The portal has commodity pages on major commodities transported by Railways: Coal, Minerals and Ores, Food Grain, Flour & Pulses, Cement & Clinker, Chemical Manure, Iron and Steel, Petroleum products, Container services, Automobile and more.

One can find most suitable terminals suitable wagon, freight charges, expected transit time and  incentive schemes for  a selected commodity,  that handle your commodity near you, in your district or state. Introducing you with different types of wagons that carry your commodity and their loading preferences, presenting variety of incentive schemes to facilitate your logistics requirements and flexibility of two-point loadings/unloadings.

d)         Tools and Services

Your business is of utmost importance for us, we value your time and are committed to offer you the frequently accessed tools and services to provide direct access to vital information.

Get access to various tools and services for planning your optimum freight transportation with Indian Railways. Our rate slabs for various commodity movements, wagon catalogue, terminal selector, smart calculator and track & trace. Information on various important services like timetabled movements, mini rake services and approved two point rake combinations are just a click away now.

e)         Logistics Partners

Indian Railways invites and welcomes the partnerships in Indian Railways freight operations across the country. You may join our network through investments in Private Sidings, Private Freight Terminals or Railways Owned Goods Sheds to make railways, a part of your supply chain.  Investments in rolling stock could fetch you numerous benefits like assured availability and incentives in freight charges. We invite aggregators, truckers, warehouse owners and labour providers to offer their services for our 9000+ freight customers at 4000+ freight terminals.

f)         Professional Support

Indian Railways is always committed to provide professional support to our valued customers.  The customers can contact Indian Railway officials on phone or in writing. The customers can send their suggestion, query or complaint to Indian Railways through contact us option. For every request received in writing, a unique request ID is sent to the customer to track the status of the request.  Indian Railways will be happy to serve queries of the customers.

It is important to note that Freight figures continue to maintain the high momentum in terms of earnings and loading in the month of December 2020 for Indian Railways. On mission mode, Indian Railways’ Freight loading for the month of December 2020 crossed last year’s loading and earnings for the same period.

In the month of December 2020, Indian Railways loading was 118.13 million tonnes which is 8.54% higher compare to last year’s loading for the same period (108.84 million tonnes).In this period Indian Railways earned Rs. 11788.11 crores from freight loading which is also Rs. 757.74 crores (6.87%) higher compare to last year’s earnings for the same period (Rs. 11030.37 crores).

Indian Railways has taken series of steps taken by to boost Freight loading like setting up of Business Development Units (BDUs) at Railway Board, Zonal Railway and Divisional levels. Multi-disciplinary teams from BDUs have been reaching out to customers to attract new business by providing compelling value-for-money logistics solutions. The BDUs have scored several early successes by attracting new business from customers who had never used rail in the past. Also, a number of concessions/ discounts are also being given in Indian Railways to make Railways Freight movement very attractive.

Source: PIB