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Indian Railways aims for Switzerland Railway technology! Ashwini Vaishnaw says India gears up to adopt ‘hub-and-spoke model’, tunneling technologyIndia's Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a collaboration with Swiss Railways through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to learn from their best practices. Switzerland's expertise in tunneling technology, exemplified by the 57-km Gotthard tunnel, and their hub-and-spoke model, with six major hubs and connecting spokes, are areas India aims to learn...
more... from. Vaishnaw praised Switzerland's efficient inter-connectivity across various modes of public transportation and their use of a common card for seamless travel. Switzerland has a dense railway network spanning over 5,200 kilometers, almost entirely electrified, except for specific areas used for tourism. The hub-and-spoke model concentrates traffic at a central hub for better scheduling, efficiency, and connectivity, enabling easy transfers between routes. This model also offers economies of scale and flexibility for adjusting routes based on demand.
India ka Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ne Swiss Railways ke saath ek MoU sign kiya hai, jisse woh Switzerland ke best practices se seekh sakte hain. Switzerland ki tunneling technology, jaise ki 57-km Gotthard tunnel, aur unka hub-and-spoke model, jismein 6 major hubs aur connecting spokes hain, yeh sab India seekhna...
more... chahta hai. Vaishnaw ne Switzerland ki efficient inter-connectivity different modes of public transportation mein aur ek common card ka use karke seamless travel ko bhi praise kiya. Switzerland ka railway network 5,200 kilometer se zyada hai, almost pura electrified hai, except for few areas jo tourism ke liye steam locomotives ka use karte hain. Hub-and-spoke model traffic ko central hub pe concentrate karta hai, jisse better scheduling, efficiency, aur connectivity milti hai, aur routes ke beech smooth transfer hota hai. Is model se economies of scale bhi milta hai aur demand ke hisaab se routes adjust karne ki flexibility bhi hai.