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Started on 1 jan 2006

 

 

                                           

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Railways News from Newspapers

 

Dec 2007

Dial 139 for rail queries

2007..Indian Railways strides towards brighter future

IRCTC to look after catering duties only

Railways sees higher earnings growth in key commodities

Indian Railways march ahead but safety concerns remain

Bulk goods may chug on pvt steam

Pay more to travel by local trains

Railways to get notices for road-widening

Deshmukh wants nod for PPP in state's rail network

Rlys to link Patna call centres with other states

Konkan Rail recast plan gets going

Centre to frame regulation for Metro projects

DFC trips freight corridor cost

Railways seek heritage status for Matheran

IOC threatens to stop fuel supply to Railways

Pvt-public partnership in railways

Railways' new year gift for Mumbai commuters:350 odd atvms

Maoist cloud over Chhattisgarh rail link initiative

India's rail upgrade on fast track

Railways to offer 300 trains for advertisements

Railways to lease out vacant land under its possession

Pension bill may outstrip wages this fiscal

Rlys' projects running late due to lack of funds: PAC report

T hub Bangalore connected again by train with port city of Mangalore

Nov 2007

Suburban trains may be run on public-private partnership

Railways sets target of 1100mn tonne freight traffic

Railways seek final okay for freight corridor, get repeat 'in ...

Top European firms to be consultants for J&K project

No public-private partnership route for rail freight corridor

Railways to expand telemedicine network

Passenger service approved

Velachery MRTS inauguration on Monday

Lalu to appear in Canadian documentary

Railways to connect with more ports soon

WB baby joins Mumbai local

Railway unions get ready for first, critical elections in 154 years

Rlys to outsource mgmt of super-speciality hospital

China assures help to develop rail infrastructure

Railways' bold step, goes in for dedicated power

Ads on tickets: Railway move gets mixed response

Railways, SAIL may join hands to link Bhilai & Dalirajahara

Bihar threatens to review Railways' power project

Western Railway to start its new local from Monday

World's tallest bridge at Kauri in Jammu constructed by Konkan ...

NTPC to sign pact with Railways, stock gains

Railways to go high-tech with launch of CCS

Tata group eyes railway freight corridor project

1.62 lakh vacancies in Railways: Velu

Railways to lay Dedicated Freight Corridor

Railways plans mother of all land deals

HEC to set up railway wheels manufacturing unit in Ranchi

JAMMU & KASHMIR

Salem railway division inaugurated

Oct 2007

L&T set to win Rs1,000 crore contract for railways factory

Bharat Earth Movers to build steel metro cars for Delhi Metro Rail

SWR : BGM : Golden Rath : Special Train : 'Suvarna Rath' starts

Pan-India tourist train in the works

Green signal for triple-stacks on diesel routes

Railways to go ahead with transfer from Palakkad

Incomplete address may land passengers in jail

Rlys offers discounts to Reliance, Lloyd Steel, Ispat

Pan-India tourist train in the works

Freight corridor hits roadblock again

India needs a dedicated Rail Freight Corridor

Speed is the new mantra for Indian Railways

Aussie professor campaigns for India's 'toy trains'

Mumbai suburban train network to be revamped

Railways change track for speed

Railways, Maha govt to step up MUTP projects

Role for private sector in rail link to Sriperumbudur

Delhi govt for Metro trains till 12 am

Rly plan to save Rs2 cr a day

DMRC to induct over 150 buses

BMRC : Bangalore Metro Rail : Metro faces another hurdle

MMRDA to go ahead with SATIS, but won’t bear cost

Railways overtake airlines in fare battle

Realignment of rly route sought

Rlys hikes freight, congestion charge for iron ore exporters

JICA submits final report on Dedicated Freight Corridor

Passenger trains at 100 kmph by ’12

HC asks Railway to decide on fare concession to AIDS patients

Freight corridor project economically feasible’

Turf battle stalls railways` hotel plan

Lalu Prasad puts railways' budget hotels project on hold

RITES buys 51% stake in Tanzania Railways

 

Sep 2007

Khajuraho will soon come on Indian Railways map

Railways freight revenue goes up

Titagarh plans new wagon factory

Railways to ensure cleanliness of trains and stations

Railway facelift goes awry

CCI presents Rs 45.10 cr dividend to Railways Minister

Salem a bad precedent for Railways

Konkan Railway to use helicopters for J&K rail project

Slowdown in economy not to impact Railways' performance

IR : Where`s the magic?

Mumbai Urban Transport Project II - funds roadblock

Mumbai: Monorail to connect suburbs

Come, be the railways' guest from sea to hills

Was It All Track-II?

Logistics parks may come up in 10000 acres rly land

Railways set up panel for quality catering

States keen on constructing high speed train corridors

CM to open Salem railway division on September 14

Manmohan to sort out rail division issue

Rites finally takes driver's wheel at TRL

Panel raps Rlys for slow pace of expansion

'Killer' railway engines put travellers at risk

ICICI Lombard front-runner in rly insurance account

Baggage scanner installed at Central railway station

CAT turns down Railway employee's plea

Over 1.5 lakh posts vacant in Railways

Rising impropriety in Railways: Is Lalu listening

Monorail to run on 2 routes soon

Reliance, Tata, L&T in race for railway station modernisation

Effective mechanism to address rail users' grievances

Base kitchens at railway stations to be revamped

Subsidence upsets train schedule

Indian Railways offer job to Abdul Hameed's grandson

kc jena takes over as chairman, railway board

 

Aug 2007    

Upfront fee for wagon lease being planned

performance of electrical assets on railways touches an all time high

railways plan to establish captive power plants

railways launch various schemes to improve freight revenue

railways plan to install water recycling plants

Approval for Railways Appropriation Bill

185 railway stations susceptible to terror strikes: minister

'Central forces can be used in trains'

State to get 2 new trains

Oshiwara to have its own rly station soon

TCS, Wipro & Satyam in race to catch tech train

Heritage motifs to add to Golden Chariot's grandeur

IRCTC in a pact with Indian Railways for weekend packages

Railways to set up 3 locomotive units in Bihar

Taj checks in at Delhi rail hotel

High speed train corridor still under planning: Minister

WR history to be wrapped up in book

Kashmir First Train Goes On Trial

'Govt will try to make rly stations disabled-friendly'

Kalka-Shimla train services back on rails from today

Committee to formulate policy guidelines for rail tunnels

Udhampur-Baramulla rail track as 'Project of National importance'

PM asks Lalu to convene meeting of TN, Kerala CMs

Railways mulling 25-year deal with ICL

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway running in losses

'Food hygiene will be our top priority'

Heritage wing clashes with Railways' modernisation drive

Nod for rail projects in North-East

Japan steps up with Rs 11k cr plan

Railways to outsource garbage disposal

Insurers in race to cover rail passengers

Core group to monitor rail station PPPs

Dedicated railway freight corridor enters crucial phase

Shimla train in Unesco glare

New wagon policy to involve private players

Dual ticketing system at Patna Jn

Railways play role in country’s socio-economic development’

Delhi Metro to be aired on Discovery channel

Private firms tie up with Rlys for budget hotels

FICCI favours southern freight corridor

Railways blames MCD in HC for slums near rail tracks, stations

'Railways play role in country's socio-economic development'

'Palace on Wheels' variant for Karnataka soon

Indian Railways' Garbage Problem

Railways to deploy Kernex's ACDs by 2013

'Fairy queen' to be back on track from October

Wi-Fi system at 50 railway stations

Rail Wheel Factory on a roll, breaks all production records

 Railways plans low-emission trains to earn carbon credits

Unigauge SPV powertrain won't yield over 14%

Dirty rail tracks: HC notice to Railways

Bridge of memories - and to Rameswaram - reopens

Velu invites industry to participate in rail projects

ECoR : Gunupur track conversion likely by 2008

Rlys partner with luxury hotels to build budget hotels

NFR : DHR : New Darjeeling toy train to offer 360 degrees sightseein

US help sought to ensure safety on railway tracks\

Underground stretch in S Delhi may cost DMRC Japan loan

Shimla toy train is India's entry for heritage list

Rlys approves 244 freight incentive proposals

Railways facing staff crunch at senior level

BMRC : Bangalore Metro Rail : New entity likely to execute monorail

Indian Bank signs pact with IRCTC

Rlys plan to include 20 stations in SATIS phase II

July 2007

IR : New Railway Chairman

Rs 200bn rail projects languishing

Freight corridor hits new roadblock

 Indian Railways plans to become world No. 1

AC suburban train: Nod for pilot project

Tracking the Indian Railways' turnaround saga

Now, railways embark on ad journey to fill coffers

First Railway Cyber Cafe in Mumbai

Trains on Shimla-Kalka route take signal from traditional lamps

Nitish calls back Lalu's railway think-tank

Railways launches call centre services

Railways to use vacant land

Railways seeks private participation to introduce high-speed trains

 Parliamentary panel opposes privatisation of Railways

Railways may flag off private stations

India may lay railway lines in Nepal

Open toilet turns vegetable garden

Wheels in perennial short supply

Kashmir to have trains in 6 months from now

Trains to chug along in Sikkim soon

HC issues notice to railways

Maersk reneges on payment to Railways

Now, railways to enter retail biz

S K Vasishta takes over as RailTel MD

Railways budget hotels slowed down

Agreement on trans-asian railway passing through manipur signed

Advance booking: Rlys back to 60-day limit

June 2007

Railways expected to invest Rs20,000-crore for gauge conversion

Mumbai to get eco-friendly trains

Railways estimates loss at Rs. 100 crore

India signs trans-Asian railways pact

Railways mulls smart cards for inter-city travel

Railways Ministry trying to improve train food

Lalu to share Railways' profit strategy

IOC plans to produce biodiesel

Railways to implement mega ERP project

IT cos should focus on backbenchers: Lalu

Railways to invest Rs 6000 cr on IT in next five years

GE keen to form JV with Indian Railways for locomotives

 It's the rail to r(et)ail revolution

Facelift for Kumbakonam railway station

Rlys may raise stainless steel coach production

Railway to change codes

High-speed trains plan gets a push with Govt nod for feasibility study

Railway Ministry submits Banerjee panel report to Gujarat HC

Railways, industry to rake it in with long-term plan

Forest dept holds railway responsible for tiger death, lodges ...

Delhi Metro Rail a success: IIM Lucknow study

DO : Deccan Odessy : Shunned by tourists, Maharashtra's luxury train

New Delhi Station, trains lack disabled-friendly facilities: NGO rep

Rail projects in NE to come under review

Two additional platforms at CST to be commissioned by August

Railways plan Rs 5300 crore database

G'nagar finally on railways' radar

Study on increasing length of suburban trains commissioned

Ticket vending machines at railway outlets

Rs. 850 cr. released for new railway line: RJD

World-class New Delhi railway station by 2010

Railway works overtime to make CST rain-ready

Rlys plan to reduce 'VIP berth quota'

Logistic parks on rail lines

Rlys signs coal transportation pact with Nagarjuna Power

Rlys lays new tracks to ride wagons to bank

Govt nod to major railway, airport plans

IBM, Oracle reportedly in race for Indian Railways' IT deal

Railways' data engine to hook up tech titans

Demand for High Speed Railway Corridor

Railways plan 4 more freight corridors

Rajarhat-Howrah metro corridor gets Cabinet green light

Railways need budgetary support for expansion

Feedback Ventures appointed PPP adviser to Delhi Metro

Railways to hike freight charges

Rlys plan for world-class stations

Non-existing trains running on IR website

Railways popularising E ticketing

today's editorial: ppp express

path breaking performance of indian railways during 2006-07

74% stake in new railways rolling stock

Rlys gets rules on track for film shoots

Kolkata : Metro goes east, seeks help from Japan for the next stretc

Railways planning to end ticket quotas

Railways planning `bullet trains'

Railways to utilise free space for pass facilities

Texmaco to venture into coach biz: Sources

Railways remove surcharge on steel, cement

Railway projects in AP, Orissa get clearance

Turnaround saga in the background, Railways surges ahead on cool AC performance

Delhi Metro helps city save Rs 1167 crores: CRRI study

Railways steam into Bollywood!

Mr Shri Prakash is new GM of Northern Railway.Hk Padhee is new GM/ SWR

Railway service returns to normal on Delhi-Mumbai route

LMC, Railways remove encroachment in Charbagh

 

May 2007

 

CAG digs at railways for poor spend planning

Pantry cars on Pune-Mumbai trains to stay for now

26 trains through Rajasthan cancelled

Railways deputes officers for freight corridor project

Metre guage trains in two routes to bid adieu on May 31

Is Railways making money at the risk of passengers?

Trial run on BG track on Pamban bridge

CAG indicts rlys for poor contract management

"REPORT TO THE PEOPLE 2004-2007"- MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

Railways revs up on bio-diesel

NTPC in fix over Nabinagar plan

Five lifts for city railway station

Provide railway concession to HIV patients: HC tells Centre

Snacks on DQ may become a memory

It happens in Bihar: Passengers push train to start

Railways facing shortage of 40,000 wheels annually

Rlys mulls plants to process jatropha extraction

Railways need full-fledged IT policy: CAG

IIT-Delhi to conduct security audit of railway station

Central Railway plans museum at CST

IR : High Speed Corridor

Safety last in Lalu school of management

Railways on track to get reader-friendly

Agra-Amritsar stretch is PMO priority for high-speed corridor

June 15 fixed for Indo-Bangla train services renewal

Mumbai : Surcharge on locals to double

Tourism goes high-end with luxury-on-wheels

BMRC : Bangalore Metro Rail : ASI studying impact of Metro on Tipu S

You'll see Nokia roaming on rail bogies

Govt babus deliver at DMRC, says IIM study

Railways offers freight relief to industry

Indian Railways planning to set up new coach factory

Now, rly quota for pregnant women

HC questions Railways on fresh land for wagon unit

Delhi Metro phase II costs worked out

Railways unable to reclaim own land

Bidding process fails to keep pace with Railways hotel plan

Railways asked to pay mayor Rs 11000

HC denies compensation to railway crossing accident victim’s family

Centre okays Harmuty-Itanagar rail line

Metro role model for govt projects: CM

Metro to reach every nook and corner of city by 2020: Sreedharan

Coming soon: a jungle safari train with five-star comfort

Flights lag trains on short-haul bargains

basic facilities at freight terminals

Nokia's right on track

2 coaches added to Thar Express

Railways launches summer packages

185 railway stations across India under threat

US babu team amused to see Churchgate station

Western Railway, Kher on war footing

Northern Rlys, IIT join hands to revamp security at Capital’s ...

185 railway stations vulnerable, says minister

Parliament okays Railway Budget

PPP to be part & parcel of railways

Railways offers lower berths for women

Railways setting up 100 budget hotels

Indian Railways planning new coach factory

railways carry multi-tier inspection of bridges

Lid off MP 'letterhead' racket

 

April 2007

 

Railways plan triple-stack containers

Railways plan to sponsor

Special tourist tickets for Central, Western railways

Karnataka to launch luxury tourist train

Indian Railways to run special train connecting Buddhist sites

Lalu shining in IIM-A case study

'Brand' Express to earn Indian Railways Rs 800cr

Railways to disclose CVC probe details in corruption case

Railways explore transit route through Bangladesh

'Kitchens to be sub-let to only one operator'

Lalu to lecture top US officials on railway success

Calcutta High Court directs railways to prevent illegal hawking

No food safety norms in railway kitchens: panel to HC

Serious hiccups in Kashmir Railway project

BMRC : Bangalore Metro Rail : Metro Rail route now on the Web

To go ahead(alone) with Chhapra project

Railways invite fresh bids for modernisation of stations

Computer operator without hands felicitated by Railways

BMRC : Bangalore Metro Rail : Metro rail project going on at fast pa

India's first branded train 'Kurkure Express' chugs off

Railways to set up 100 kitchens for economy food on trains

Report shows cracks in Lalus turnaround

Railways to sign service-level pact for freight traffic

Rlys mulls financing options for high-speed passenger corridor

Capital all set to get Monorail

New bridge near Saraighat may get rail link

HC asks Metro: Why no toilets at stations?

Rlys to kick off call centre ops

Railways to allow additional coal, ore loads

Haryana approves extension of Metro rail link

Govt. plans industrial corridor along railways

 

March 2007

 

Railways drawing up plans for high-speed trains to link metros

Rail stations to get more amenities

Lalu's 'High Speed Corridor' vision can become a reality

Railways on track, but faces space problem

Railways likely to dump PPP; fund rolling stock units on their own

Railways infrastructure to put REL power plants on track

Trains at 300-350 kmph may become a reality in near future

Railways spends Rs 448cr on J&K land buy

shri vnmathur takes over as member traffic railway board

Railways must enhance carrying capacity of CONCOR: Committee

Railways for dedicated tracks to move iron ore

'Spas' on wheels right here in India!

Lalu cuts down Railway posts

Railways mulls heavy haul trains

Railways need more managers, says Lalu

Indian Railways enters elite club

railways require rs. 60000 crore for its projects

India gets on board the Trans-Asian Railway

Lalu to inaugurate Global Rail Freight Conference

Mumbai Metro Rail : State may bridge gap for Metro

Thinking ?out of the wagon? and ?along the tracks? for Rlys

Watch this! TV on your train ride

Railways out to make most of a menace

Online rly ticket booking instant hit in city

Re 1 surcharge for lower berths pinches travellers

ADI : Share investment in railway projects, Rathwa asks Modi

19 Railway Stations identified for making them World class Stations

IIT-K to make rust-free rail tracks

Lalu credits employees for Railways' success

Railways hire IIM experts for freight corridor

Lalu gives lecture to US B-school grads

Lalu's pathshala a hit among American MBA students

Incredible journey of the man who saved India's railways

Numerous posts lying vacant in Railways: Lalu

Railways lack manpower to provide basic amenities on platforms

Delhi-Amritsar Palace-on-Wheels soon

Delhi Metro extended to Qutab Minar

IR : Railways plan to boost export of rolling stock

The Miracle-Worker of the Delhi Metro

railways to increase operational efficiency

railways to undertake pre-feasibility studies for high speed corridors

Tech Savvy - Indian Railways

LKO : RDSO celebrates 50 golden years of Railway research

IRICEN all set to ‘Go Green’

How Lalu Prasad Yadav converted Indian Railways into a gold mine

Now potable water vending machines at stations

Railways to strengthen security

Rlys to allow global chains to bid for budget hotels

The great Indian railway empire

Feel-good train  Frontline – India

Railways to put 500 acres of land to commercial use

Run more Mysore-Bangalore trains, High Court tells Railways

Indian Railways Getting Tech Smart - 

LCD television on Shatabdi trains - 

Opposition demolishes Lalu's claim of turnaround in Railways -  - 

Lalu Yadav chale Amrika!

 

News of 2006

 

 

 

 


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