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2009-02-02T16:22:54Z

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Railways to float entertainment tenders

2008-12-27T03:13:02Z

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26 December 2008 5:00 pm

MUMBAI: The Indian railway ministry has asked all its zonal offices to
call for
bids through tenders for providing entertainment services on its
moving trains
nationally. The ministry, according to a report in a national daily,

Railways 'suraksha kavach' to prevent train delays,

2008-12-27T02:21:42Z

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Chandigarh Passengers on trains running between the Ambala-Chandigarh
section
will no longer have to wait for ages, either at railway stations or to
reach
their destinations, due to fog. The Railways has decided to install

Get set to watch TV on trains too

2008-12-27T02:19:30Z

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26 Dec 2008, 0325 hrs IST

MUMBAI: Breaking news on television, a constant facility at home may
soon be
available on board trains too. The ministry of railways has asked all
its zones to invite tenders for on-board telecast of entertainment and

Railways use crackers to tackle fog

2008-12-25T05:16:03Z

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Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 13:55

New Delhi: During every winter season fog delays trains in large
parts of North India.

Despite a grant of Rs 3 crore by the government, Indian Railways is
still resorting to techniques which date back to the British Raj.

Green locos on railway radar

2008-12-25T05:09:22Z

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23 Dec 2008, 0103 hrs IST

KOLKATA: In a marked departure from railway tradition, Locomotive
36226 is painted bright green and not without reason. Emblazoned on
its sides are the words Bio-Diesel'. This is the only locomotive in

Tatkal scheme bags Rs 356-cr profit

2008-12-23T11:30:34Z

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New Delhi, Dec 15: Railways has made a profit of more than Rs 300
crore alone from its Tatkal scheme of passengers reservation this
year.

"The Railways earned Rs 356 crore from its Tatkal scheme this year
(October 2008). The profit is expected to go up," a senior ministry

Reservation status, train details via SMS

2008-12-23T11:28:59Z

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Railways have introduced SMS facility in
collaboration with Google to know the reservation status of the train
ticket and details of trains. The commuter has to just write down the
10-digit PNR number of the train ticket and send that text message to

Citibank - Delhi Metro Credit Card wins 'OSCARD 2008'

2008-12-22T15:47:02Z

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New Delhi: The Citibank Delhi Metro Credit Card was awarded the
prestigious `OSCARD' award for 2008 at a glittering ceremony in
Paris on December 17, 2008.

OSCARD awards, which acknowledge and reward the most innovative card

Soon, local train tickets an SMS away

2008-12-22T15:45:30Z

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Monday, December 22, 2008 03:45 IST

MUMBAI: Missed your train because of the peak-hour rush at the
ticket counter? Feeling too tired to stand in queue after the day's
grind? Western Railway has come out with the perfect solution:
mobile tickets.

DMRC gets award for energy conservation

2008-12-20T16:43:25Z

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New Delhi, December 14

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) received an award from the
ministry of
power for adopting measures which helped in conserving energy. These
measures
include utilization of regenerated energy during braking for train

Railways plans to set up clinics at stations

2008-12-20T16:32:19Z

Railways plans to set up clinics at stations

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New Delhi (PTI): Soon rail passengers can avail treatment at railway
stations as
the Railways is planning to set up health care facilities at major
stations.

"Taking all views into consideration, we have decided to set up

View from the tracks

2008-12-20T15:50:46Z

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Aussie photographer Angus McDonald is fascinated by the hill trains of
India

I love trains. One gets to see different landscapes and observe life
in these
regions,” says Australian photographer Angus McDonald, 46, pointing

Palace-on-wheels running in full steam

2008-12-09T06:03:48Z

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8 Dec 2008, 0534 hrs IST

JAIPUR: At a time when a pall of gloom prevails in the tourism
sector in the state due to large scale cancellations in all the
hotels, the Palace-on-Wheels has reported none so far. However,

Opulence on wheels

2008-12-09T03:23:47Z

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"It was my 25th year in films — and you knew it. Thanks, I enjoyed
the meal and the atmosphere."

"A very interesting experience, both in food and in the seating,
which simply invoked the nostalgia."

Those were Shashi Kapoor (January 8, 1985) and Satish Gujral (Oct