The Ministry of Railways has started the waitlist e-ticketing service through internet (e-tickets) from 10th May, 2008 for all trains. The facility is available on the e-ticketing website www.irctc.co.in of Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry of Railways. This is expected to make e-ticketing services even more customers friendly.

After chart preparation, the waitlisted e-ticket may either become (i) fully confirmed, or (ii) partially confirmed/partially RAC; or (iii) partially RAC/partially waitlisted; or (iv) remain fully waitlisted.

In the first three cases, the names of the passengers shall appear on the reservation chart and they shall be allowed to travel as per the reservation rules. However, PNRs of those who remain fully waitlisted will be dropped and the names of the passengers will not appear on the reservation chart. They will not be allowed to board the train.

For refunds of fully waitlisted e-tickets after chart preparation, customers need not apply to IRCTC for cancellation and refund. Their tickets will be cancelled online by Railways and refund shall be credited to user/agents accounts automatically.

The scheme has got a very warm response from the Public. Already IRCTC has been booking around 15,000 waitlisted e-tickets per day.

Railway Minister announces cash awards amounting to Rs. 17.40 rores for railwaymen for spectactular freight loading performance
In a special gesture aimed at motivating and inspiring railwaymen across the country, the Union Railway Minister Shri Lalu Prasad has announced cash awards amounting to Rs. 17.40 crores for railway officers and staff for their excellent contribution in achieving record revenue earning freight loading by Indian Railways. The group cash awards include Rs. 1 crore to each of the Zonal Railways, Rs. 20 lakhs to each of the six Production Units and Rs. 20 lakhs to Central Organization for Railway Electrification.

It may be mentioned that the Indian Railways have carried highest ever loading of more than 794 million tonnes during the financial year 2007-08. This has exceeded the initial Budgeted target of 785 MT and the revised estimate target of 790 MT loading. The highest ever incremental loading during a financial year of 65.59 MT has also now been achieved. This has beaten the previous record of 64.61 MT achieved in 2005-06.  read more »

Railways To Encourage ‘Ppp’ Model For Non Core Sectors

Railway Minister Visits Business School ‘Insead’ In Singapore

It has been decided to invest Rs. 2,00,000 crore for the modernization, capacity increase and completion of new projects of Indian Railways during the 11th Five Year Plan. This was stated by the Minister of Railways Shri Lalu Prasad while addressing the students and faculty members of International Business School, INSEAD, during his current visit to Singapore this week.  read more »

भारतीय रेलवे द्वारा 11वीं पंचवर्षीय योजना के दौरान
2,00,000 करोड़ रूपये का निवेश
रेलवे द्वारा गैर प्रमुख क्षेत्रों के लिए पीपीपी प्रारूप को प्रोत्साहन
रेल मंत्री ने सिंगापुर में आईएनएसईएडी व्यावसायिक स्कूल का दौरा किया
11वीं पंचवर्षीय योजना के दौरान भारतीय रेलवे के आधुनिकीकरण, क्षमता वृध्दि और नई परियोजनाओं को पूरा करने के लिए 2,00,000 करोड़ रूपये निवेश करने का निश्चय किया गया है । यह बात रेल मंत्री श्री लालू प्रसाद ने इस सप्ताह सिंगापुर के हाल के अपने दौरे के दौरान अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय व्यावसायिक स्कूल, आईएनएसईएडी के विद्यार्थियों और संकाय के सदस्यों को सम्बोधित करते हुए कही। उन्होंने कहा कि भारतीय रेलवे ने पूरे देश में संभार-तंत्र पार्कों की स्थापना, वैगन निवेश योजना, वैगन पट्टे पर देने की योजना और 7000 से अधिक कृषि उत्पाद निकासों की स्थापना के लिए गैर प्रमुख क्षेत्र में सार्वजनिक, निजी भागीदारी (पीपीपी) आमंत्रित करने का निश्चय किया है । उन्होंने कहा कि भारतीय रेलवे वैगनों, कोचों और लोकोमोटिव के उत्पादन के लिए नये कारखानों की स्थापना के लिए पीपीपी प्रारूप की शुरूआत को प्रोत्साहित करेगा ।  read more »