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Recovery tracker: More people travelling by air, workplace visits up 9.7%
Indian Railways registers higher growth in quantity of goods carried
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1st indigenously manufactured aluminium freight train rake inducted in Rlys
Lighter than its predecessors, but with more freight carrying capacity, the railways first indigenously manufactured aluminium goods train rake was flagged off from Bhubaneswar in Odisha on Sunday. Manufactured in collaboration with Besco Limited Wagon Division and aluminium major Hindalco, it also has a lower carbon footprint for every 100 kg of weight reduction in wagons, the railways said. The lifetime carbon saving is eight to 10 tonnes and this means, savings of more than 14,500 tonnes of carbon for a single rake, it said. Flagged off by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the rake is 180 tonnes lighter than existing steel rakes, resulting in increased speed and lower power consumption for the same distance, the national transporter said. It can carry 180 tonnes extra payload per trip over conventional rakes and being corrosion resistant, will reduce maintenance costs, it said, adding that fully lock bolted construction was used to built these wagons with no welding on the ...
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Railways plans to launch Vande Bharat trains for freight operations
The Centre, in this fiscal year's Union budget, had laid out a target to roll out 400 Vande Bharat trains by the end of 2024-25
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TMS Ep279: Domestic consumption, freight train, banks in Q2, SC Collegium
Has festival cheer brought India's consumption story back on track? How did railways turn around the freight train? Will banks see better margins in Q2? What is the SC Collegium system? Answers here
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How did railways turn around the freight train?
The revenue of Railways from freight transport jumped by 24% last fiscal. And the government has lined up a host of measures to transform the freight service. Let us find out how
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Recovery tracker: More air passengers, retail and recreation visits rise
Railway freight indicators growing slower than before
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Recovery tracker: Power generation, consumption lower than before
Decline also seen in vehicle registrations, railway freight growth
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Railways records best ever August freight loading of 119.32 MT this month
Indian Railways on Monday claimed to have recorded the best ever August Monthly freight loading of 119.32 MT in the month
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DFCC pins hopes on new Maharashtra govt approval for stuck freight corridor
Previous government had banned earthwork for project, following an order by Pune Bench of NGT
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Indian Railways conducts test run of its longest freight train
The Railways conducted a test run of the 3.5-km-long freight train, Super Vasuki, with 295 loaded wagons carrying over 27,000 tonnes of coal between Korba in Chhattisgarh and Rajnandgao in Nagpur
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Recovery tracker: Higher power generation, improved freight numbers
Power generation gap widened over 2019
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Railways freight transport up 8% in July as it carries coal nationwide
The transporter has recorded 11 per cent increase in cumulative freight loading this financial year
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High freight rates, rake shortage hit coastal coal shipping plan
Inadequate rake supply continues to haunt railways despite its numerous claims of intervention
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Northeast Frontier Railway records 28% growth in freight in Q1 FY23
NFR loaded 0.910 MT during the month of June, 2022. This is an increase of 7.9 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of last year, a spokesperson said on Monday
Railways stakes claim for coal transport planning, fix 'big mismatch'
Coal freight is railways' biggest source of revenue, earning it Rs 67,000 crore in 2021-22
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Rlys freight grows 11% on year in June at 125 MT, gains from loading coal
There has also been an increase of 7 per cent in freight leads, or the distance travelled for transportation of goods, which is a source of higher revenue for the railways
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Railway officials to be rated on freight volumes, train movement efficiency
The Railways' overall freight growth against the ministry's internal target was 0.94 per cent in FY22
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India's first semi-high speed freight train likely to run by December
Replicating the concept of Vande Bharat trains, the 16-coach 'Gati Shakti' train can clock 160 kmph and will be manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
China halts freight train traffic with North Korea due to Covid-19 spread
The countries had reopened trade between Dandong and North Korea's Sinuiju in January following a two-year pause
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Concor, Gateway Distriparks track gains as freight shifts to rail segment
The roll-out of the dedicated freight corridor should boost volumes for container train operators
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