In an interview, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav spoke about the reasons behind unifying 8 railway services, restructuring of the board & other issues.
Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
Jack of all trades master of none. This will bring nepotism as it takes years to gain expertise. Biggest loss will be passengers SAFETY. Who will you prefer as your kids school bus driver, one who has done driving for 20yr or one who maintained bus or built road for 20 yrs. This is eyewash real reforms is to have separation of Administrative and Technical wing.
There is a conflict of requirement . Railways are or were the dirt poor mans transport to travel for work or to get materials transported it is no use to covert into a service compleating with jet set when people are groaning with poverty The fare of passengers travelling in sleeper class have to be susidised from general budjet and improve with out subsidising the upper classes Rich can go ahead and travel by air or other transportation this faculty for poor should not be viewed as commercial Arm chair capitalists who enjoy free rides at every level will always think of burdening the poor
Southern. Railway not to take care. Personal. Attention. Do. Not. Provide. Stop of. Running (passing ) Train at
Ottivakkam. Bothways.
Till date. No. Direct services to. Chennai
Up. Direction in the. Morning.
From. Chennai. Down. Direction
No. Services
We the. Passenger. Requested
No. Of times. Suggesting provide Halt at. Ottivakkam
Train. No. 16116. & 16115
Like. Train. No.856/855 (M.G)
2. Train. No. 66051. & 66052
Like. Train. No. 111/112 (M.G )
Southern. Railway till. Today. Do not. Introduce Frequency. Of. Passenger Services. Beyond. Chengalpattu in.
Atleast to provide halt of. Running. Train at. Ottivakkam. These. Two. Trains. Suit for. All of. Our. Rail. Commuters.
When. Compartive M .G. Service at
B. .G. Direct. Train to. Chennai. Complete failure. Given by. Southern. Railway. Administration of. Chennai. Division.
Reforms in Economy ok and must,
Indian Dream Railways can wait,
After all it was a gift of the British to us,
feel like viewing ‘Thomas and his Friends’ -a favorite with the kids in the KG,
While giving facilities by converting the age old diseased Rickety Indian Railway Stations, government should change in the fare to compensate the modernization of the Railway Stations.
These seem to be pies in the sky. In this age of superspecialisation, railways wants to train generalists to do electronic engineering and finance and management? One can only wonder at the foolishness of the commentators.
looks like things are fro m Top down decisions,
Railways are basically a service organisation and a public utility the chief objective of which
is to cater to passenger commuting and also provide transport of goods across the country.
Timely ,efficient and cost effective service will be the ideal motto to follow. Technology should
be useful to increase capacity handling,electrification and safe travel. Commercial motives in the
short run could be disastrous.They should ideally supplement road transport,and make travel
a pleasure. goods carriage economical.
So far Railways had an enviable record of performance mainly due to the contribution of its management and technical ,commercial officers and other staff,Changes if any can best be accomplished with their involvement and concurrence, This will facilitate a smooth changeover.
Well, it’s not wrong to charge airways like fare for airways like services and for poor and needy, there are General and sleeper tickets, which are super cheap and even special trains which cater to them by giving affordable transports.
Putting the finances of IR on a sound, sustainable footing is a more modest but worthy task.
Jack of all trades master of none. This will bring nepotism as it takes years to gain expertise. Biggest loss will be passengers SAFETY. Who will you prefer as your kids school bus driver, one who has done driving for 20yr or one who maintained bus or built road for 20 yrs. This is eyewash real reforms is to have separation of Administrative and Technical wing.
There is a conflict of requirement . Railways are or were the dirt poor mans transport to travel for work or to get materials transported it is no use to covert into a service compleating with jet set when people are groaning with poverty The fare of passengers travelling in sleeper class have to be susidised from general budjet and improve with out subsidising the upper classes Rich can go ahead and travel by air or other transportation this faculty for poor should not be viewed as commercial Arm chair capitalists who enjoy free rides at every level will always think of burdening the poor
Southern. Railway not to take care. Personal. Attention. Do. Not. Provide. Stop of. Running (passing ) Train at
Ottivakkam. Bothways.
Till date. No. Direct services to. Chennai
Up. Direction in the. Morning.
From. Chennai. Down. Direction
No. Services
We the. Passenger. Requested
No. Of times. Suggesting provide Halt at. Ottivakkam
Train. No. 16116. & 16115
Like. Train. No.856/855 (M.G)
2. Train. No. 66051. & 66052
Like. Train. No. 111/112 (M.G )
Southern. Railway till. Today. Do not. Introduce Frequency. Of. Passenger Services. Beyond. Chengalpattu in.
Atleast to provide halt of. Running. Train at. Ottivakkam. These. Two. Trains. Suit for. All of. Our. Rail. Commuters.
When. Compartive M .G. Service at
B. .G. Direct. Train to. Chennai. Complete failure. Given by. Southern. Railway. Administration of. Chennai. Division.
Reforms in Economy ok and must,
Indian Dream Railways can wait,
After all it was a gift of the British to us,
feel like viewing ‘Thomas and his Friends’ -a favorite with the kids in the KG,
While giving facilities by converting the age old diseased Rickety Indian Railway Stations, government should change in the fare to compensate the modernization of the Railway Stations.
These seem to be pies in the sky. In this age of superspecialisation, railways wants to train generalists to do electronic engineering and finance and management? One can only wonder at the foolishness of the commentators.
looks like things are fro m Top down decisions,
Railways are basically a service organisation and a public utility the chief objective of which
is to cater to passenger commuting and also provide transport of goods across the country.
Timely ,efficient and cost effective service will be the ideal motto to follow. Technology should
be useful to increase capacity handling,electrification and safe travel. Commercial motives in the
short run could be disastrous.They should ideally supplement road transport,and make travel
a pleasure. goods carriage economical.
So far Railways had an enviable record of performance mainly due to the contribution of its management and technical ,commercial officers and other staff,Changes if any can best be accomplished with their involvement and concurrence, This will facilitate a smooth changeover.
True but when priorities are not national service but commercial gains, such decisions only can be expected.
Good initiative by the indian railways…hope that gradually all railway stations across the country shall have airport like experience.
And airways like fares.
Well, it’s not wrong to charge airways like fare for airways like services and for poor and needy, there are General and sleeper tickets, which are super cheap and even special trains which cater to them by giving affordable transports.
Putting the finances of IR on a sound, sustainable footing is a more modest but worthy task.