Coal: a heavy burden on the Indian railways
India’s power demand is rising more quickly than its renewable capacity additions, accelerating plans to mine, transport and burn up to 65% more thermal coal for electricity generation by 2030. Several
Rail Transport
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To battle its toilet stink, Railways to give passengers phenyl bottles
The Railways have found a way around a lingering problem: passengers with reservations on long-distance trains on South Eastern Railway will now get bottles of phenyl-like substances to ensure hygiene
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Chennai Metro will be barrier-free: CMRL
According to an official of the CMRL, all metro stations will have signage within and outside the station to guide users. A dedicated parking space will be provided to persons with disability, subject to space availability. Non-slippery flooring and well-lit passages will be provided. “We will make sure that the stations enable free movement. Tactile tiles will be provided to help persons with disability access functional areas and platforms,” the official told The Hindu.
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Bangalore-Chennai bullet train should be extended to Mysore
The move will improve Mysore's connectivity and spur growth: Chief Minister The high-speed ‘bullet train' service proposed between Chennai and Bangalore will be extended up to Mysore to improve connectivity with Mysore and spur industrial growth in the region. This was announced by Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda after inaugurating the Mysore Region Business Development Summit here on Friday.
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Central Railways to roll out rake with bio-toilets
MUMBAI: CR will soon roll out a rake fitted with toilets with eco-friendly technology that will help prevent tracks from getting soiled with human waste. It plans to introduce this technology, developed
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Bullet v budget
Can low-cost airlines beat bullet trains? The world’s busiest train route, and one of the busiest air routes, is between Tokyo and Osaka, Japan’s two biggest metropolitan areas. On that corridor, the shinkansen,
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'Green toilets' to be introduced in trains
Bhopal A city-based engineering major has inked an agreement with a Denmark-based firm and the Defence Research Organisation to develop 'green toilets' for railways in a bid to keep trains, platforms and tracks clean and free from filth and corrosion. "Under the railways ambitious green toilet scheme two types of toilets based on vacuum and bacteria technology would be installed in trains in order to keep them green and clean," Daulat Ram Industries Chairman and Managing Director, Satish Sharma said here today.
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Green toilets’ to be introduced in trains
A city based engineering major has inked an agreement with a Denmark-based firm and the Defence Research Development Establishment (DRDE) to develop ‘green toilets’ for railways to keep trains, platforms
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Mumbai monorail gets right of way
In a breakthrough, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) claimed to have resolved a major issue regarding the right of way (ROW) for the second phase of the monorail project, which
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Battle to complete strategic Brahmaputra bridge by 2015
Dibrugarh (Assam): The railways are battling time and resource crunch to complete the country’s longest 4.94 km rail-cum-road-bridge across the mighty Brahmaputra at Bogibeel. The bridge will provide connectivity to upper Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and cut down by 10 hours access to the border with China.
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Soon, train coaches may be lit by Sun
The next time you plug your mobile charger into a socket on a train, it might be powered by solar energy. With two solar-powered coaches on the Pathankot-Jogindernagar narrow gauge line set to complete