Keeping in mind the growing patronage of AC 3-tier coaches, Railways are planning to increase their number in existing trains to reduce the swelling waiting lists.
Not only the new-look coaches will carry more passengers with more comfort, plans are also underway with railway ministry revamping catering and other facilities on trains and stations to make them more tourist-friendly.
Dehadrai, who was once close to Moitra, had levelled serious corruption allegations against the former MP which were strongly refuted by her, they said.
These coaches, officials said, will be "economical" and in between the current AC three-tier and non-AC sleeper class.
'It was a sight that I will never forget. God help the families. My condolences'
'Suddenly I felt a jolt and got thrown off my berth. It took a while before I could understand what had happened,'
The railways has, however, capped the waiting list on these trains -- up to 100 for AC 3 tier, 50 for AC 2 tier, 200 for Sleeper Class, 100 for chair cars, and 20 each for First AC and Executive Class.
Amid railways eyeing higher revenue from travellers in air conditioned coaches, the number of passengers in AC First Class and AC 3 Tier registered a decline in 2013-14 as compared to the previous fiscal.
The Samjhauta Express carrying some 150 passengers left Lahore railway station for India, Radio Pakistan reported.
Railways has made windfall gains with the introduction of dynamic fares in the special Rajdhani type trains in the Delhi-Mumbai sector, which saw up to a 30 per cent jump in fares in AC-2 and 35 per cent in AC-3.
Humsafar will be launched as overnight inter-city service on high-demand routes
The train will start running from the Indian side on Sunday, while on the Pakistan side it will leave Lahore on Monday on its return journey.
Railway officials in New Delhi said the train has not been suspended.
The bus service was first started in February 1999 but suspended after the 2001 Parliament attack. It was restarted in July 2003.
Service tax on AC class train fare will not be realised on tickets purchased before October 1 as railways modified its earlier decision on it.
Fares of AC First Class, Executive Class, AC-2 tier, AC-3 tier, AC Chair Car will go up by 3.708 per cent from October 1 and a notification to this effect will be issued on Thursday, a senior Railway Ministry official said.
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi present the Railway Budget on Wednesday.
This was on the expected lines after Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee played a major role in getting the former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi resign.
Trapped passengers screaming for help, overturned compartments and luggage strewn across the area -- this was the scene at the site of the derailment of the Delhi-bound Kalka Mail. Desperate to get out of the mangled compartments, some of the passengers were seen smashing the window panes as they tried to wriggle to safety.Fifteen out of the total 24 compartments were derailed in the accident, of which 10 bore the maximum brunt.
No date of resumption of services has been fixed so far, they said.
Rediff reader Ashok Paskalraj writes about the steaming hot uppuma served at Villupuram railway station.
Besides senior citizens, female passengers above 45 years of age and pregnant women are also eligible to avail the enhanced quota.
Equipped with facilities like water purifiers, mobile phone charging points and fire extinguishers among others, the first Antyodaya Express is slated to be pressed into service from Mumbai for Tatanagar this month.
Living up to his promise of presenting a people-friendly Rail Budget, with one eye on the general elections to be held due next year, Indian Railways Minister Lalu Prasad tabled a populist budget in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu tabled the Railway Budget on Thursday
Rail Budget for 2003-04 has proposed bringing down the age limit for senior citizens concession from 65 years to 60 years.
Pavani Latha, Ramana and their daughter were on a pilgrimage to Shirdi.
The U301 is a compact SUV and in dimensions it is four metres.
There will be four trips from December 24, 2013 till Januray 2, 2014 of the premium AC special trains on the busy New Delhi-Mumbai sector, said a senior Railway Ministry official, adding 'the tickets will be sold on higher rate than the existing rate as per the dynamic pricing policy.'
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