Bangalore’s Namma Metro system has just grown up with the opening of the entire stretch of the east-west Purple line as envisioned in its original plan for the “first phase”, way back in 2004. The line now runs from Baiyyappanahalli on Old Madras Road on the eastern parts of Bangalore to the Mysore…
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A concept plan for a Bangalore Metro rail network spanning the whole city and outskirts with 16 lines spanning 750 km and 611 stations.
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As every year, various northern railway zones have announced a large number summer holiday seasonal special train to be run across the intricate rail networks of Northern India. This chapter deals with Summer Special train services to be run in the months of April, May and June months of the…
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Indian Railways have announced summer holiday special trains between various parts of the country for the months of April, May and June 2016. This chapter will have the list of trains between Delhi and various parts of the country south of it, including Rajasthan. It shows trains between Mumbai and…
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Like always, Central Railway CR is the first zone on the Indian Railways to announce their summer holiday special trains for the months of April, may and June 2016. Here is the list of summer special trains that will serve the state of Maharashtra and surroundings and also down through…
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The Railway Minister, Shri Suresh Prabhu presented his second railway budget for the year 2016-17 in Parliament today. Definitely a reformative budget that focuses on revenue generation, facility improvement and innovation at the same time! However, what was really radical was how the budget was presented on social media. The…
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Ministry of Railways, India, has asked the public to submit their ideas and suggestions to be included in the Indian Railway Budget for 2016-17. Here are some suggestions that can be implemented. You can also give your suggestions to be included in the budget though this online portal here. Integration…
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The most questions everyone seems to have about the Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail line project seems to be about its financials, and rightly so. The 98,000 crore or 1 lakh crore (1 Trillion!) Indian Rupees or 15 Billion US Dollars (when rounded off), which the 508 km Ahmedabad-…
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