Indian Railways 20 February ko Banihal-Khari-Sumber-Sangaldan section pe train service shuru karne wala hai, yeh 48.1 kilometer lamba section hai aur Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project ka ek important part hai. Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sangaldan se train ko virtually flag off karenge, is section ka inauguration karne ke liye. USBRL...
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project 272 kilometer lamba hai aur iska aim Kashmir Valley ko Jammu aur national rail network se connect karna hai. Yeh section 15,863 crore rupees mein banaya gaya hai, isme 16 bridges, 11 tunnels hain aur isme advanced safety features bhi hain jaise ki ballastless tracks aur canted turnouts. Baramulla-Srinagar-Banihal-Sangaldan section ka electrification complete ho chuka hai, jisse Vande Bharat trains chalane ke liye rasta clear ho gaya hai. Is project mein 19 railway stations hain aur high-altitude operations ke liye specialized equipment bhi hai.

Indian Railways ke liye FY 2024-25 ke Interim Budget mein Rs 2.52 lakh crore ka budget allocate kiya gaya hai. Yeh allocation Railways ko modernize karne aur investment badhane par focus karta hai. Tamil Nadu (Rs 6,331 crore), Kerala (Rs 2,744 crore), Himachal Pradesh (Rs 2,681 crore), and Haryana (Rs 2,861...
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crore) jaise states ko railway infrastructure aur safety projects ke liye khaas funding diya gaya hai. Budget mein energy, mineral and cement corridors, port connectivity corridors, and high traffic density corridors jaise teen major economic railway corridor programs bhi include hain. Government domestic tourism ko boost karne par bhi focus kar raha hai aur islands, including Lakshadweep par tourism infrastructure aur amenities develop ki jaa rahi hai. Finance Minister ne FY 2024-25 ke liye taxation structure mein koi change announce nahi kiya hai, aur startups and investments ke liye kuchh tax benefits extend kar diye gaye hain. Interim Budget, inclusive growth and development ke liye government ki commitment ko show karta hai.

Indian Railways, ‘Sugamya Bharat Mission’ ke under, apne stations aur trains ko Divyangjans ke liye accessible banaane ke liye committed hai. Budhe, bimaron, aur Divyangjans ke aasaan movement ke liye, aur major railway stations ke platforms tak aasani se pahunchne ke liye, ‘Sugamya Bharat Abhiyaan’ ke under, lifts aur escalators lagae...
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jaa rahe hain. December 2023 tak, India bhar mein 597 railway stations par ya toh escalators ya lifts lagaye gaye hain. Northeast Frontier Railway ne zyada passenger traffic wale stations par lifts, escalators, aur foot-over bridges lagae hain. December 2023 tak, N.F. Railway ke under aane wale major stations par 43 lifts, 35 escalators, aur 137 foot-over bridges kaam kar rahe hain. Railway aane wale financial year mein aur lifts aur escalators lagaane ki planning bhi kar raha hai. Total mein, Assam mein 23 lifts, West Bengal mein 9, aur Bihar mein 11 lifts lagaaye gaye hain. Issi tarah, Assam mein 21 escalators, West Bengal aur Bihar mein 6-6, aur Tripura mein 2 escalators lagaaye gaye hain. 2014 se December 2023 tak, Assam mein 77, West Bengal mein 40, Bihar mein 14, Tripura mein 5, aur Mizoram mein 1 foot-over bridges banaye gaye hain. Ye sab passenger volume mein badhotari ko dekhte huye kiya gaya hai, taaki major stations par passengers ko safe aur convenient entry aur exit mile, aur railway facilities ke andar aasani se navigate kiya jaa sake.

Indian Railways 2024 mein 14 states aur 2 Union Territories mein 60 new Vande Bharat Express trains launch karne ka plan bana raha hai, yeh 2023 mein launch hue 34 trains ke saath 70 trains tak pahunch jaayenge. Yeh trains new routes par chalegi, aur routes ka selection state governments,...
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Indian Railways, aur independent consultants ke beech discussion ke baad hoga. Routes ka selection demand aur tourist destinations, IT hubs, business centers, state headquarters jaise factors ke basis par hoga. Jin jagah air travel expensive hai ya kam available hai, waha pe Vande Bharat trains ko priority di jaayegi. Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, aur Kerala jaise states ne aapne potential routes propose kiye hain. Launch schedule mein June 2024 tak 18 new routes launch karne ka plan hai, aur July 2024 se har 2 hafte mein 4 new routes launch kiye jaayenge. Kuch confirmed routes mein Mumbai to Shegaon, Pune to Shegaon, Belagavi to Pune, Raipur to Varanasi, aur Kolkata-Rourkela shamil hain. Gujarat mein 2 trains Vadodara ko Pune se connect karenge, aur Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link pe bhi ek train chalaaye jaayegi. 15 January, 2024 tak India mein 41 Vande Bharat trains operational hain. Government ka target 2047 tak 4,500 Vande Bharat trains run karne ka hai, aur 402 trains ke liye contracts already award kiye jaa chuke hain.

Varanasi me Banaras Locomotive Workshop (BLW) 'Made in India' items ke production me 99% tak pahunch gaya hai! BLW ke General Manager, Basudev Panda ka target hai ki 2025 tak 100% production 'Made in India' ho jaaye. 2014 se BLW me bada change aaya hai, Steam engines se Diesel aur phir...
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Electric engines banane lag gaye. BLW ne apni loco assembly line ko bhi re-engineer kiya hai, production efficiency badhane ke liye. BLW abhi 460 locomotives har saal banata hai, jisme diesel aur electric engines dono hai. BLW ne ab tak 172 locomotives export bhi kiye hain, Tanzania, Vietnam, aur Bangladesh jaise deshon me. BLW me 6,000 se zyada employees hain aur 2015-16 se 1,422 crore ka total revenue hai.