The declaration of Privatization of Indian Railways occurred along with several new records made, all adding to its long history of service.
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India’s Longest Train Indian Railways recently operated the train ‘SheshNaag’, which is the longest train of India, measuring 2.8 km for length. The operation took place in the South East Central Railway zone.
Indian Railways breaks another record. Operates 'SheshNaag', a 2.8 Km long train amalgamating 4 empty BOXN rakes, powered by 4 sets of electric locomotives 'SheshNaag' is the longest train ever to run on Indian Railways. pic.twitter.com/t3fKKVJSkJ — Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) July 2, 2020
The train contains 251 wagons and 4 empty BOXN rakes and is powered by 4 electric locomotives.
Transforming Timetable Indian Railways would implement a new timetable system, in which the schedule and frequencies of trains would be completely rewritten. A reduction of halts is expected, which would reduce the travel time for passengers. Furthermore, trains with low occupancy would be canceled.
No mean feat! How did #IndianRailways achieve 100% #punctuality of passenger trains? Find out here https://t.co/pHhJa0uZGf pic.twitter.com/8vBQ73lH0d — FinancialXpress (@FinancialXpress) July 3, 2020
In another record, all 201 trains run on 1 July observed ‘zero delays’, making it the first time that Indian Railways achieved 100% punctuality.
Indian Railways-Privatization Indian government recently initiated the ‘Privatization‘ of railways, where private firms would operate on 109 routes initially while using 151 modern trains. The manufacturing of such modern trains would come under the ‘Make In India‘ scheme. The operations are expected to start in April 2023, with the trains capable of reaching the maximum speed of 160 km/h. The firms operating would decide the fare for the next 35 years, which might increase fares along with the facilities provided. Help In Times Of Covid-19 Indian government also operated ‘Shramik‘ trains to transport stranded migrant workers, and has transported ~6 million passengers to their respective places.
No new demand for Shramik Special trains from any state, says Railways https://t.co/xhVnM4D3JD pic.twitter.com/QzMbUy6GSM — NDTV (@ndtv) June 29, 2020
Besides transporting workers, Indian freight trains transported 4.58 million tonnes of food grains between 1 and 22 April alone. An Excerpt From History Of Private Trains ‘Robber Baron’ is a term used for American Businessmen of the 19th century, who used unfair practices and controlled the majority of the country’s wealth. Several of such business tycoons gained control over American Railways and exploited them to advance personal business interests. Some notable examples of railroad Robber Barons are John Rockefeller, Leland Stanford, Jason Gould, Charles Crocker, and Cornelius Vanderbilt.
History Of Indian Railways
16 April, 1853: India’s first passenger train runs between Bori Bunder (Mumbai) and Thane on a Broad gauge track.
After 1857 rebellion, the East India Company took back contracts from external agencies and expanded total length from 4,000 miles in 1867 to 9,000 miles in 1880.
3 February, 1925: First electric trains runs between Bombay and Kurla.
1984: India’s first metro system opened in Calcutta.
2016: Gatimaan express becomes India’s fastest train with top speed of 160 km/h.
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According to Hindu mythology, Sheshnag means the king of snakes. It is believed by the Hindus that Sheshnag stays in the Sheshnag Lake, situated at the track leading to Amarnath cave 23 kilometers from Pahalgam in the Kashmir valley.
The term, Robber Baron, was based on an analogy to the German robber barons, local feudal lords or bandits in Germany who waylaid travelers through their ostensible territory, claiming some tax or fine was owed.
Vivek Express is a chain of express trains on the Indian Railways network. One of the Vivek Express trains, the one from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari, is the longest route on the Indian Railways network, in terms of distance and time, and is currently the 24th longest in the world. It covers a total of 4234 km from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari. It takes 79 hours to cover this distance with 57 intermediate stoppages.
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