Month: July 2013

Timetables

New Trains in Timetable 2013-14 – Northern Railway

New trains announced in the Indian Railways timetable Trains at a Glance 2013-14 for Northern Railway. Date of introduction for all these trains except one will be announced later. This data should not be considered official information, please always check with official sources. AC Express Trains (Fully Air Conditioned) of…

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History and Heritage

India Railway History – At Independence

The history of the railways in India in the early 20th century and their conditions at the time of independence in 1947

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Timetables

New Timetable 2013-14 – South Central Railway

South Central Railway (SCR) zone headquartered at Secunderabad and mainly caters to lines in the state of Andhra Pradesh and some parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka has announced its railway timetable changes that will come into force in the zone from July 01 2013. Introduction dates of all new trains…

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Timetables

New Time Table 2013 – Eastern Railway

Eastern Railway is one of the original Indian Railway zones established in 1952 and took care of the entire eastern part of the country from its headquarters at Howrah in Kolkata. And here are the major features of the new time table of the Eastern Railway which came into effect…

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All About Indian Railways

Kerala’s Argument for a Peninsular Railway Zone

The state of Kerala occupies a significant position on the Indian Railway map with 1050 route kilometers and 1588 km of total track. The Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad divisions of the Southern Railway zone make up the administrative divisions of the state for the railways. Palakkad division operates 76 express and…

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All About Indian Railways

Keep Calm and Railfan!

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History and Heritage

Railways of the British Raj: Romance and Reality

“History is written by the victor!” said Sir Winston Churchill, one of the greatest India-hating British statesmen ever. Much of Indian history was written by the British during the occupation and a large part of this is made up of tales which describe in excruciating detail the glamor and glitter of…

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History and Heritage

How (Prestigious) Trains Ran in British India

The Railways were a way of life during the days of the British Raj and the glorious history of the Indian Railways is handed down from there. Being sure that they would probably govern India forever, British-Indian Railway companies in the early days of the Raj invested heavily in India…

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All About Indian Railways

Kerala – The Joker in the Railways’ Pack of Cards

Dinesh Trivedi’s Railway Budget was daring. Mainly because he dared to try to save the Railways by increasing fares, which did not go down well with his boss who believes in populism, but that is another story. He also dared to depart from other Railway Ministers by laying out a…

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Archives

Jaipur Garib Rath, Special Trains, Coaches – SWR July ’13

The Jaipur Garib Rath is back! SWR’s longest running “Special Train” has been announced to run for another one month on July as SWR continues the tightrope walk of optimally trying to use its two Garib Rath rakes among its three Garib Rath trains. Also, SWR has announced a special…

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