Railways operating record-breaking 9,111 trips during summer season of 2024
This marks a substantial rise compared to the summer of 2023, where a total of 6,369 trips were offered.
This marks a substantial rise compared to the summer of 2023, where a total of 6,369 trips were offered.
Indian Railways is set to record the best ever performance in its recorded history in terms of the output from the freight business, total revenue and track laying in the Financial year 2023-24, Ministry of Railways said on Friday.
Tripura CM Saha was traveling to Howrah in one of the semi-high-speed Vande Bharat trains, which he boarded from Maldaha.
On a cumulative basis from April 2023 - February 2024, freight loading of 1434.01 MT was achieved by Indian railways against last year’s loading of 1367.5 MT, an improvement of approximately 66.51 MT over last year’s loading for the same period.
Formally opened in April 1930 by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Sir Malcolm Hailey, the Railways’ apex training centre had its life cut short. The IR Board viewed it as an “expensive luxury” amidst the Rs 10 crore-loss Railways suffered in the year then.
Rinkesh Roy, DRM, Khurda Road, congratulated all the officers and staff for keeping the division at the top position over Indian Railways.
The official said that the loco pilot of the locomotive will not face any problem as there will be no change in the driving console.
These bright golden-hued coaches, with enhanced smart features, are being introduced to run Railway’s prestigious Mumbai Rajdhani Express train offer best in class travel experience.
Kisan Rail has so far carried 2.7 lakh tonnes of consignment.
These trials herald the first step in this process to pave the way for enhancing the operational readiness of the Armed Forces.