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		<title>Railways to Revert to Pre-Covid Fares After Dropping &#8220;Special Train&#8221; Tag</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Railways issued an order on Friday to eliminate the &#8220;special&#8221; tag for mail and fast trains and revert to pre-pandemic ticket prices with immediate effect, in response to passenger pressure over fare increases. &#160; The Railways has been running only special trains since the coronavirus-induced closure was lifted. Long-distance trains were the first, but [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/railways-to-revert-to-pre-covid-fares-after-dropping-special-train-tag">Railways to Revert to Pre-Covid Fares After Dropping &#8220;Special Train&#8221; Tag</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Railways issued an order on Friday to eliminate the &#8220;special&#8221; tag for mail and fast trains and revert to pre-pandemic ticket prices with immediate effect, in response to passenger pressure over fare increases.</p>
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<p>The Railways has been running only special trains since the coronavirus-induced closure was lifted. Long-distance trains were the first, but now even short-distance passenger services are being run as special trains with &#8220;slightly higher prices&#8221; to &#8220;discourage people from unnecessary travels.&#8221; The Railway Board said in a letter to the zonal railroads on Friday that trains will now be operated with their usual numbers and tariffs will return to pre-Covid levels. Special trains and holiday special trains have slightly higher ticket pricing.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/railways-to-revert-to-pre-covid-fares-after-dropping-special-train-tag">Railways to Revert to Pre-Covid Fares After Dropping &#8220;Special Train&#8221; Tag</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Union Ministry of Railways invites bids of hydrogen fuel cell based technology</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Union ministry of Railways announced on Saturday it has invited bids for hydrogen fuel cell-based technology which, it said, will be used to determine whether diesel-run trains can be operated by using hydrogen instead. The technology will be tested on the Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) on the Sonipat-Jind section of the Northern Railway, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/union-ministry-of-railways-invites-bids-of-hydrogen-fuel-cell-based-technology">Union Ministry of Railways invites bids of hydrogen fuel cell based technology</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Union ministry of Railways announced on Saturday it has invited bids for hydrogen fuel cell-based technology which, it said, will be used to determine whether diesel-run trains can be operated by using hydrogen instead. The technology will be tested on the Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) on the Sonipat-Jind section of the Northern Railway, the ministry noted in its statement.</p>
<p>The retrofitting of diesel-powered DEMU and converting it into hydrogen fuel-powered train set will not only save the cost to the tune of ₹2.3 crore per year by converting from diesel to hydrogen, but will also save carbon footprint worth 11.12 kilo tonnes per annum and particulate matter worth 0.72 kilo tonnes per annum,” the statement read. It further said that once this pilot project is implemented successfully, hydrogen fuel can be used to run all the rolling stock which is scheduled to operate on diesel fuel after electrification.</p>
<p>The project will initially see two DEMU rakes being converted based on hydrogen fuel cell power moment. Later, two hybrid narrow gauge locos will be converted as well. Once the conversion is done, the train will be powered by hydrogen fuel. “The bidding for hydrogen fuel cell-based DEMU will begin on September 21 and close on October 5. A pre-bid press conference will take place on August 17,” the statement informed. Hydrogen fuel, it said, is the greenest mode of transport as hydrogen can be produced by eletrolysing water from solar energy.</p>
<p>According to the Railways ministry, very few countries are currently using this technique. One rake is currently undergoing trials in Germany while officials in Poland, too, are separately testing this technology on a rake, the ministry said.</p>
<p>(With PTI inputs)</p>
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		<title>Habibganj Shatabdi Halt to end in Lalitpur, Railways will save 12 minutes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2021 14:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Indian Railways is planning to reduce the halt of some trains where passenger numbers are less. The Shatabdi Express running between Habibganj to New Delhi is one of those trains. According to the railway, Lalitpur halt of the Shatabdi Express coming from Habibganj to New Delhi can be finished.If it happens that Shatabdi will reach [&#8230;]</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Indian Railways is planning to reduce the halt of some trains where passenger numbers are less. The Shatabdi Express running between Habibganj to New Delhi is one of those trains. According to the railway, Lalitpur halt of the Shatabdi Express coming from Habibganj to New Delhi can be finished.<br>If it happens that Shatabdi will reach Delhi 12 minutes early. It takes so much time to stop the train at halts station and start again. The number of such potential halts between Delhi and Mumbai is between 12-14. The 02001 Habibganj-New Delhi Shatabdi Express leaves Habibganj at 3:00 pm every day.<br>The train reaches Lalitpur at 5.22 pm and leaves for New Delhi at 5.23 pm with one minute halts. After this the train reaches New Delhi station at 11.55 pm. Similarly, the New Delhi-Habibganj Shatabdi Express leaves Lalitpur station at 5:30 am every day at 11.27 am. Then after stopping for a minute, she leaves from here and arrives at Habibganj at 2.25 pm.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The stoppages of trains that run between Delhi and Mumbai are Lalitpur, Datia, Dabra, Babina, Pipariya, Banapura, Chhanra, Burhanpur, Pachora, Chalisgaon, Belapur, Doda and on the Delhi-Mumbai route from Bhopal. Uruli are mainly involved.</p>
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		<title>302 Shramik trains ferried 3.4 lakh migrants since 1st May.</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Indian Railways has operated 302 Shramik Special&#8217; trains since May 1 and ferried home more than 3 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, officials said.     The national transporter has planned to operate 47 trains on Saturday, out of which 34 trains have already departed, they said.   Every [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/302-shramik-trains-ferried-3-4-lakh-migrants-since-1st-may">302 Shramik trains ferried 3.4 lakh migrants since 1st May.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"> The Indian Railways has operated 302 Shramik Special&#8217; trains since May 1 and ferried home more than 3 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, officials said.     The national transporter has planned to operate 47 trains on Saturday, out of which 34 trains have already departed, they said.   Every Shramik Special train has 24 coaches, each with a capacity of 72 seats.  </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The railways, however, is allowing only 54 people in a coach to maintain social distancing norms by not allotting the middle berth to any passenger.  While the railways have not yet announced the cost incurred on the special services, officials indicate the national transporter has spent around Rs 80 lakh per service.   The government had earlier stated that the cost of the services has been shared on 85:15 ratio with states.  </p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Since the beginning of running the Shramik Special trains, Gujarat remained one of the top originating stations followed by Kerala.  Among the receiving states, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh remain the top states.  <br>Earlier, the railways drew flak from opposition parties for charging for these services.   In its guidelines, the railways have said the trains will ply only if they have 90 percent occupancy and the &#8220;states should collect the ticket fare&#8221;.  &#8212; <em>PTI</em></p>
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