TWO ACCIDENT WITHIN 24 HRS - SAFETY IN A QUESTION ..

 

 

17 injured in train collision at jaipur 

Jaipur: Seventeen persons were injured when a train rammed into a stationary goods train at Marwar-Mundwa station in Rajasthan in wee hours today.

 

 The incident occurred at 0214 hrs when the Kota-Hanumangarh holiday special train while approaching the station rammed into a goods train which was stationary at the same track, North Western Railway spokesperson said.

 17 people were injured in the incident. However, no derailment took place.

 

 The track was cleared in the morning and the train left for its destination at 0940 hrs.

 

 

Hyderabad-Kholapur express collides with goods train, no casualties
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Bellary : The Hyderabad-Kholapur express ( 17003 ) collided with a goods train at Bellary on Saturday morning at about 09.30 hrs in which four goods train wagons and the express train engine derailed. The Loco Pilots of express train sri. Belu Naik LP/UBL, and sri Y.Chiranjeevi Rao , ALP/UBL might have not seen the goods train which stopped w/o fouling mark clear for Crew changing at BAY and passed the inner mediate starter in Danger Condition and met this accident .

WORLD LONGEST BULLET TRAIN SERVICE BEGINS IN CHINA

        China started service on Wednesday ( 26.12.2012 )on the world's longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country.

        The opening of the new 2,298-kilometre (1,425-mile) line between Beijing and Guangzhou means passengers will be whisked from the capital to the southern commercial hub in less than a third of the 22 hours previously required 

            Trains will travel at an average speed of 300 kilometres per hour over the line, which includes 35 stops in major cities such as Zhengzhou, Wuhan on the Yangtze River and Changsha.
                 State media have reported that December 26 was chosen to start passenger service on the Beijing-Guangzhou line to commemorate the birth in 1893 of revered Chinese leader Mao Zedong.

           China's high-speed rail network was established in 2007, but has fast become the world's largest with 8,358 kilometres of track at the end of 2010. That is expected to almost double to 16,000 kilometres by 2020.

BBC SURVEY ON WORLD BIGGEST EMPLOYERS

AVERAGE SPEED OF TRAINS IN INDIA FOR THE YEAR 2011 - 12
Speed of trains is dependent on various factors including the maximum permissible speed of sections over which train is operated, type of signalling system, type of rolling stock deployed, stoppages enroute, etc. The details of average speed of trains including halts (kilometers per hour) for the year 2011-12 is given below:

Type of Train                              Broad Gauge                              Metre Gauge

Mail/Express                                    50.3                                               30.2 

EMU                                                 40.5

Ordinary Passenger                         36.2                                               25.1   
Goods                                               25.0                                               14.1

It is a constant endeavour of Indian Railways to improve the average speed of trains by reviewing existing time table and by optimizing investments on infrastructural facilities like signaling system, rolling stock, track etc.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today (14/12/12).

ID FOR ALL PASSENGERS

THE ALL PASSENGERS BOOKED ON A NON-TATKAL TICKET NEEDS TO PRODUCE ONE OF THE PRESCRIBED PROOFS OF IDENTITY IN ORIGINAL DURING THE JOURNEY
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Carrying Prescribed Photo Identity Card in Original is Now Compulsory During Journey in Trains in Any Reserved Classes

ONE OF THE PASSENGERS BOOKED ON A NON-TATKAL TICKET NEEDS TO PRODUCE ONE OF THE PRESCRIBED PROOFS OF IDENTITY IN ORIGINAL DURING THE JOURNEY  THE PASSENGERS UNDERTAKING JOURNEY ON TATKAL TICKET HAVE TO PRODUCE THE SAME ORIGINAL PRESCRIBED PROOF OF IDENTITY AS INDICATED ON THE TICKET PASSENGERS TRAVELLING WITHOUT AN ORIGINAL IDENTIFY PROOF WOULD BE TREATED AS WITHOUT TICKET AND CHARGED ACCORDINGLY. WHILE PURCHASING RESERVED TICKETS THROUGH PRS COUNTERS, SHOWING ORIGINAL OR ATTACHING PHOTOCOPY OF THE IDENTITY CARD IS NOT REQUIRED EXCEPT WHILE PURCHASING TATKAL TICKETS WHERE PHOTOCOPY NEEDS TO BE ATTACHED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE THE MOVE AIMS TO FACILITATE THE TRAVEL OF BONAFIDE AND LEGITIMATE PASSENGERS AND TO REDUCE THE SCOPE FOR MISUSE OF RESERVED TICKETING SYSTEM BY UNSCRUPULOUS ELEMENTS/MIDDLEMAN THE LIST OF PRESCRIBED PROOFS OF IDENTITY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO COVER MORE VARIETY OF PHOTO IDENTITY CARDS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE PASSENGERS           As a major initiative to further facilitate the travel of bonafide and legitimate passengers and to reduce the scope for misuse of reserved ticketing system by unscrupulous elements/middlemen, the Ministry of Railways has now made it compulsory to carry prescribed original proof of identity cards during train travel on all reserved classes of tickets.  While this provision was made compulsory for Air Conditioned classes w.e.f. 15th February 2012,   the provision for all remaining classes was made effective from 1st December 2012.  In a nutshell, now all categories of passengers travelling in reserved classes will have to produce original proof of prescribed identity cards during the train journey.  Those travelling without an original identify proof shall be treated as without ticket and charged accordingly.             In case of travel by a group on the same PNR, any one member in the group travelling on a single PNR needs to carry the prescribed identity proof in original which will be valid for all.  In case of Tatkal tickets, the same original proof of identity as mentioned at the time of purchase of he Tatkal tickets (which is also indicated on the ticket) needs to be carried while travelling.             Moreover, in case of purchasing Tatkal tickets from PRS counters, it is necessary to attach only the self-attested photocopy of the prescribed identity card with the requisition slip, whereas while booking Tatkal ticket though internet, the number and type of proof of identity has to be indicated.  However, at the time of purchasing non-Tatkal tickets from PRS counters, there is no need either to show original prescribed identity card or attach any self-attested photocopy of the identity card.  The Ministry of Railways has also expanded the list of prescribed proofs of identity to cover more variety of Photo Identity Cards for the convenience of the passengers.  Keeping rural travelling public in mind, the identity cards like Voter Card,  Ration Card, Below Poverty Line Card,  Cards issued by Panchayat Administration  Unique Identity Card, Aadhaar, ESI Cards, Senior Citizen Cards,  Student Identity Card, Bank Passbook with photograph etc. have been included in the list.  The complete expanded list of the prescribed proofs of identity for undertaking journeys on Tatkal ticket and other reserved classes will now be as follows:

             The Passengers Should carry the Following Prescribed Photo Identity Card in Original is Now Compulsory During Journey in Trains in Any Reserved Classes

1. Voter Photo identity card issued by Election Commission of India.

2. Passport.

3. PAN Card issued by Income Tax Department.

4. Driving Licence issued by RTO.

5. Photo identity card having serial number issued by Central/State Government which include the following:
(i) Pension Pay Order s(PPO)
(ii) Ration Card with photographs
(iii) Senior Citizen cards
(iv) Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards
(v) ESI cards (with photograph) issued for taking treatment in ESI dispensaries.
(vi) CGHS Cards (with photograph) issued to individual family members of Central Govt. employees.

6. Student Identity Card with photograph issued by recognized School/College for their students.

7. Nationalized Bank Passbook with photographs.

8. Credit Cards issued by Banks with laminated photograph.

9. Unique Identification Card “Aadhaar”.

10. Photo identity cards having serial number issued by Public Sector Undertakings of State/Central Government, District Administrations, Municipal bodies and Panchayat Administrations.

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Capacity of IRCTC website

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  RAILWAYS

RAJYA SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO-289

ANSWERED ON-31.08.2012

Capacity of IRCTC website

289 . SHRI K.N. BALAGOPAL

(a) whether Government has changed its earlier decision to facilitate Indian Railways website, instead of Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) website, for booking train tickets; 

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) the average number of users of IRCTC website per day at present; 

(d) whether Government is planning to boost the capacity of IRCTC website;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and 

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MUKUL ROY)

(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.289 BY SHRI K.N. BALAGOPAL TO BE ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 31.08.2012 REGARDING CAPACITY OF IRCTC WEBSITE

(a)& (b): In order to augment the transaction handling ability of the existing IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) website through technological upgradation, both in hardware and software, it has been decided to provide enhanced technical support through CRIS (Centre for Railway Information Systems), an IT organisation under Ministry of Railways. This is being done to avoid duplication of effort and to synergise the professional competence of both IRCTC and CRIS to deliver a faster and more user-friendly service to the customer.

(c): The average number of users of IRCTC (Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation) website per day is approximately 25.6 lakhs with 5.16 lakhs e-ticketing transactions, which include both bookings and cancellations.

(d): Yes, Sir.

(e): In the first stage 

(i). bandwidth increased from 350 mbps to 450 mbps. 

(ii). Installation of high capacity Web Servers is planned (23 servers with 54 cores being replaced by 25 servers with 300 cores).

(iii). Installation of high capacity Application servers is planned (present capacity is 50 servers with 216 cores and replacement of 18 servers with 56 additional cores is planned making a total of 50 servers with 272 cores).

In the final stage further enhancements are planned to cater to a load of 7 lakh tickets per day.

(f): Does not arise.