Indian Rly lacks proper sanitation: PAC report

idontspam - 4-MAR-2009

Rodents in coaches, unusable toilets, unclean platforms and trains, no drinking water, poor sanitary conditions and dirty kitchens.

Karnataka and Railways - Game for a Praja Initiative!?

kbsyed61 - 16-FEB-2009

[Forked off from this Karnataka and Railways budget thread]

Railways - a major letdown for Karnataka

nijavaada - 14-FEB-2009

In continuation with some threads on transportation, highways, and the unjust treatment Karnataka (including Bengaluru) has been facing from the Center, here're some fresh wounds the Railway ministry has made on Karnataka.

The 2009-10 interim Railway budget is out, and as expected, has been a disaster for us (Karnataka).

DRM's presentation (regarding Commuter Rail etc)

murali772 - 25-JAN-2009

The following interesting points arose from the presentation made by the DRM (Divisional Rly Manager, Mr Akhil Agarwal), and the discussions that followed:

Railway Time Table needs Correction for effective utilisation

ajayrailway - 8-JAN-2009

Dear All We have one of the third class time table in world and we can say easily that one of the third class operational efficiency ( I AM TALKING ABOUT NEW DELHI -KANPUR SECTION ] ALLAHABAD JN FOR MUMBAI,varanasi AND SOUTH BOUND TRAIN, GAYA JN FOR PATNA BOUND TRAIN , THE OPERATIOnal effeciency of these station are very poor .

Mysore Bangalore Rail Double line Project

E.R. Ramachandran - 8-DEC-2008

Whatever happened to the gallopping project of Double line between Bangalore and Mysore? The latest roadblock is the monument concerning Tippusultan Gun carriage which is rumoured to come very close to the tracks and hence the doubling rail track goes back to the back burner or freezer if you ask me!

Tippu Sultan's Monuments

ssheragu - 7-DEC-2008

ssheragu I came across a News Item that our BSY government is planing to shift some Tipu monuments near Srirangapatna that are in the way of Broad Gauge track While the laying of Broad Gauge track is most welcome, it should ot be forgotten that Hyder Ali & Tipu are some of our earliest freedom fighters.

ROB Vertical Clearance for Electric Routes and Double Stack Routes

Nitinjhanwar - 17-NOV-2008

The Planning commission for the year 2007-2011 has identified Indian Railway Routes for Electrification and Double Stack Routes. First Link (pdf from Planning commission website)

And (Attachment : : Page no 10.0)

Commuter Rail - Will it really help ?

Naveen - 29-OCT-2008

As most of us are aware, the track record of suburban railways in the larger Indian cities has been pathetic. Other than Mumbai, there is'nt a single example where such a service has successfully attracted commuters & helped reduce road congestion. Most of them have been total failures.

Suggestion of Revision of train services between Bangalore and Mysore after track doubling

Vasanth - 25-OCT-2008

Mysore Bangalore track doubling is going to be completed by 2011. But, this is not the end of the woes to the travellers. The effective utilization of the doubled track by railways is the key to success.