Indian Railways

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Ministry of Railways: Year End Review 2024

Key Points:​

• Indian Railways achieved 6,450 km of complete track renewal, 8,550 turnout renewals, and raised speeds to 130 kmph over 2,000 km in 2024​
• Indian Railways electrified 3,210 Rkm in 2024, extending the electrified BG network to 97% with renewable energy capacity reaching 2,014 MW​
• A record 136 Vande Bharat trains and the first Namo Bharat Rapid Rail were introduced, alongside 21,513 special train trips during peak seasons​
• Indian Railways loaded 1,473 MT of freight in 2024, achieving a 3.86% growth, with EDFC and WDFC facilitating over 72,000 train runs​
• Work started on 1,198 stations out of 1,337 stations under Amrit Bharat Station Scheme​
• 10,000 Locos being equipped with Kavach safety technology, 9000 technicians trained and bids invited for 15,000 Rkm​
• Indian Railways’ heritage sites, including 80 stations and 78 structures, were digitized, while festivals like Ghum boosted tourism​

 

[ArjunMK1A]

Now what's stopping Shimla-Kalka route to convert from toy train to an actual BG train service..

Kalka shimla is an UNESCO heritage Rail line. So it will be like this. On the other we need to keep an eye on Bhanupali-Leh Rail link. This is the most challenging rail line and we will the highest station in the world beating Chinese.

https://www.freepressjournal.in/amp...ausing-major-disruptions-says-central-railway

Mumbai: 85% Escalator Shutdowns At Suburban Stations Due To Mischief, Causing Major Disruptions, Says Central Railway​

According to Rajnish Goyal, Divisional Railway Manager of Central Railway's Mumbai division, more than 150 escalators installed at suburban stations were shut down nearly 21,000 times in a month on average, and around 18,000 of these incidents were due to mischief involving the stop button.​

What is wrong with us ?

Should install Turnstiles. If we don't put an sense of Security in Railway station we are idiots.

 

[Dr Deep]

Kalka shimla is an UNESCO heritage Rail line. So it will be like this. On the other we need to keep an eye on Bhanupali-Leh Rail link. This is the most challenging rail line and we will the highest station in the world beating Chinese.

Tbh I find this UNESCO shit to be dumb...Connecting Shimla ( A State Capital) to the BG Network is kinda important given the crucial infra and communication is for State-Central Administration. From what I recall that last monsoon or so ...totally destroyed parts of the Chandigarh-Shimla 4-lane highway essentially cutting of the State Capital from the mainland for few days.. With that one can directly has trains services from Delhi to Shimla without changing trains at Kalka..aka Rajdhani Express/Shatabdi Express/Vande Bharat.
That Kalka-Shimla toy train is Colonial British Legacy..and if the Govt replaces the Parliament with a new Parliament as symbol of New Bharat then these things should also be replaced.. marking Bharat i.e India's Technological capacity over its previous colonial masters..

 

[Azaad]

View: https://twitter.com/hindookissinger/status/1874252836630049054?s=19

 

[FalconSlayers]

View: https://x.com/AshwiniVaishnaw/status/1875064184272240807

 

[why so serious?]

Vande bharat sleeper train...


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