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Centre Amends Law To Prevent Attachment Of Delhi Metro Assets
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has proposed to amend a section of the Metro Railways (Operation & Maintenance) Act 2002 to ensure that no attachment of properties or bank accounts or any assets of any metro rail can ever be carried out.
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No Proposal For Running Trains By Private Operators, Says Minister
There is no proposal under consideration for the operation of passenger trains by private players, the railways informed Parliament Friday, years after the national transporter unveiled plans to hand over certain routes to private parties.
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Private Railways Will Have Freedom To Set Their Own Fares: Government
The government will allow private companies to set passenger fares once they start operating train services in the country, a move aimed at luring investors, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led administration opens up the railway network.
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Private Train Operators Given Freedom To Choose Halt Stations: Railways
Private operators who will be handed over 150 trains to ply on 109 routes by the Railways will have the freedom to choose halt stations of the trains they operate, documents released by the national transporter have shown.
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Private Train Operators Must Maintain 95% Punctuality, Pay Penalty For Delay: New Railways Draft
Private entities have to pay heavy penalties in case the trains they operate are delayed or reach the destination early, according to a draft key performance indicators for private operators released by the Railways.
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Sliding Doors, Alarms: Railways Draft Specification For Private Operators
Electronic sliding doors, windows with double-glazed safety glass, Braille signages, emergency talk-back mechanism, passenger surveillance system, and information and destination boards.
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Alstom, Bombardier, 21 Other Firms Attend Railways' Meet For Running Private Trains
Twenty-three firms including Alstom Transport India Ltd, Bombardier Transportation India, Siemens Limited, GMR Infrastructure and some PSUs have shown interest in operating private trains in the country, and they attended a pre-application meeting Wednesday as a first step, the Railways said.
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Private Train Operators To Share Gross Revenue With Railways
Just like in airlines, passengers of private trains, once launched, could have to pay for preferred seats, baggage and onboard services, the earnings from which will be part of the gross revenue to be shared with the Railways, according to an official document.
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Private Operators Will Run Only 5% Trains Under Public Private Partnership: Railways
Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Thursday said that private operators will operate only 5 per cent trains under Public Private Partnership while rest 95 per cent will be operated by Indian Railways.
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Private Train Operations Likely To Begin By April 2023: Railway Board Chairman
Private train operations in the country will begin by April 2023, and the ticket fares in these trains will be competitive with airfares on similar routes, the Railways said on Thursday.
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Indian Railways Finally Seeks Private Money to Run Trains. What It Means
Indian Railways, the world's fourth-largest network, is seeking investments from private firms to operate passenger trains for the first time, an initiative that could potentially revamp a notoriously inefficient system.
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Railways Begins Plan To Allow Private Players To Operate Passenger Trains
The Railways on Wednesday formally kickstarted its plans to allow private entities to operate passenger trains on its network by inviting request for qualifications (RFQ) for participation on 109 pairs of routes through 151 modern trains, the national transporter said.
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IRCTC Indian Railways: 150 Trains, 50 Railway Stations Will Soon Be Privatised, Centre Forms Panel
The government is in the process of forming a task force to draw a blueprint for handing over operations of 150 trains and 50 railway stations to private operators in a "time-bound manner".
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Railways Provisionally Selects 50 Routes For Private Operators
The Railways on Friday provisionally selected 50 key routes on which trains by private operators can be run and asked its zones to examine the feasibility of the routes.
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Railways Considering Handing Over Key Route Trains To Private Players
The Indian Railways is mulling the idea of handing over operations of more trains to private players in the coming days on several important routes with improved services and amenities for passengers.
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Centre Amends Law To Prevent Attachment Of Delhi Metro Assets
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has proposed to amend a section of the Metro Railways (Operation & Maintenance) Act 2002 to ensure that no attachment of properties or bank accounts or any assets of any metro rail can ever be carried out.
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No Proposal For Running Trains By Private Operators, Says Minister
There is no proposal under consideration for the operation of passenger trains by private players, the railways informed Parliament Friday, years after the national transporter unveiled plans to hand over certain routes to private parties.
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Private Railways Will Have Freedom To Set Their Own Fares: Government
The government will allow private companies to set passenger fares once they start operating train services in the country, a move aimed at luring investors, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led administration opens up the railway network.
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Private Train Operators Given Freedom To Choose Halt Stations: Railways
Private operators who will be handed over 150 trains to ply on 109 routes by the Railways will have the freedom to choose halt stations of the trains they operate, documents released by the national transporter have shown.
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Private Train Operators Must Maintain 95% Punctuality, Pay Penalty For Delay: New Railways Draft
Private entities have to pay heavy penalties in case the trains they operate are delayed or reach the destination early, according to a draft key performance indicators for private operators released by the Railways.
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Sliding Doors, Alarms: Railways Draft Specification For Private Operators
Electronic sliding doors, windows with double-glazed safety glass, Braille signages, emergency talk-back mechanism, passenger surveillance system, and information and destination boards.
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Alstom, Bombardier, 21 Other Firms Attend Railways' Meet For Running Private Trains
Twenty-three firms including Alstom Transport India Ltd, Bombardier Transportation India, Siemens Limited, GMR Infrastructure and some PSUs have shown interest in operating private trains in the country, and they attended a pre-application meeting Wednesday as a first step, the Railways said.
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Private Train Operators To Share Gross Revenue With Railways
Just like in airlines, passengers of private trains, once launched, could have to pay for preferred seats, baggage and onboard services, the earnings from which will be part of the gross revenue to be shared with the Railways, according to an official document.
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Private Operators Will Run Only 5% Trains Under Public Private Partnership: Railways
Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Thursday said that private operators will operate only 5 per cent trains under Public Private Partnership while rest 95 per cent will be operated by Indian Railways.
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Private Train Operations Likely To Begin By April 2023: Railway Board Chairman
Private train operations in the country will begin by April 2023, and the ticket fares in these trains will be competitive with airfares on similar routes, the Railways said on Thursday.
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Indian Railways Finally Seeks Private Money to Run Trains. What It Means
Indian Railways, the world's fourth-largest network, is seeking investments from private firms to operate passenger trains for the first time, an initiative that could potentially revamp a notoriously inefficient system.
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Railways Begins Plan To Allow Private Players To Operate Passenger Trains
The Railways on Wednesday formally kickstarted its plans to allow private entities to operate passenger trains on its network by inviting request for qualifications (RFQ) for participation on 109 pairs of routes through 151 modern trains, the national transporter said.
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IRCTC Indian Railways: 150 Trains, 50 Railway Stations Will Soon Be Privatised, Centre Forms Panel
The government is in the process of forming a task force to draw a blueprint for handing over operations of 150 trains and 50 railway stations to private operators in a "time-bound manner".
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Railways Provisionally Selects 50 Routes For Private Operators
The Railways on Friday provisionally selected 50 key routes on which trains by private operators can be run and asked its zones to examine the feasibility of the routes.
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Railways Considering Handing Over Key Route Trains To Private Players
The Indian Railways is mulling the idea of handing over operations of more trains to private players in the coming days on several important routes with improved services and amenities for passengers.
