History of Indian Railways Introduced in the country in 1853 by the British. 53 kms between Mumbai and Thane The Indian Railways (IR) has a network spread over 63‚000 route kms. and 7000 stations 12 million passengers and more than 1.2 million tonnes of freight daily 40 per cent of the freight and 2- per cent of the passenger traffic in the country. 8.5 per cent of the organised employment of the country either directly or indirectly. Transport output of both passenger and freight traffic
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diseased developed by this industrial phenomenon. J. B.Shaw‚ a great thinker in U.K in his famous Essay "where the wealth accu- mulates and the men decay" rightly pointed out mecha- nism of human talent. Doctors in Europe advised people to visit at hill station for mental relaxation. It was the correct remedy to come out form boredom and mental tension. In this millennium age‚ tourism has become a prominent part of human life‚ which gives synergy and energy to keep pace with the present com- petitive world
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Project Management Project on ‘Launching an Asian Radio Station’ Faculty of Professional Studies Table of contents Page 1. Introduction 3 2. Critical Review using PM
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Monopoly of Indian Railways : IIM Case Study By: Yogin Vora on May 13‚ 2009 22 Comments Business internet connection Internet Marketing Business Cards In economics‚ a monopoly (from the Latin word monopolium – Greek language monos‚ one + polein‚ to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a product or service. Monopolies are characterized by a lack of economic competition for the good or service that they provide and a lack of viable
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PANTO ENTANGLEMENT Electric locomotive gets power from overhead contact wire through pantograph. For smooth operation of locomotive‚ the movement of pantograph should be unobstructed on the contact wire. When any broken part of pantograph comes in between overhead wires or vice versa‚ panto entanglement takes place. The OHE is meant for supply of power where as the pantograph is for collecting power for the locomotive. The parameters of
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TECHNOLOGY AND THE INDIAN RAILWAYS 4 LEVELS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS 6 NEED OF CRIS 7 1. Freight Operations Information Systems (FOIS) 8 2. Passenger Reservation System (PRS) 11 3. National Train Enquiry Service (NTES) 13 4. Booking Of Tickets On The Internet 14 5. Integrated Coaching Management System (ICMS) 15 6. Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) 17 7. Office Automation & E-Working Group (OEAW) 19 Challenges faced by Railways 22 FUTURE TRENDS IN IT IN INDIAN RAILWAYS 24 References 24
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Systems in Indian Railways Information Systems in Indian Railways INTRODUCTION Indian Railways is a Department of the Government of India‚ under the Ministry of Railways‚ and is tasked with operating the rail network in India. The Ministry is headed by a cabinet rank Railways Minister‚ while the Department is managed by the Railway Board. Indian Railways is not a private corporate body; however‚ as of recently‚ IR has adopted a corporate management style. Indian Railways has a total state
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Assignment Business Communication Should Indian Railways be Privatized? Introduction As regular travellers‚ we all have invariably come across situations when we would have very strongly feel “why should railways not be privatized?” or “Why can’t they just manage thing here?”. Whenever we stand on a railway platform and see the state of affairs‚ the feeling grows stronger. But‚ the loyal citizen inside us will never truly like to see Indian railways going in to in the hands of a private company
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1. “Philippine National Railway” It’s role in nation’s mass transportation 2 INTRODUCTION Transportation has been used since man knew how to walk. As time passed‚ it grew to not only having one way to travel but a variety of means‚ from cars to planes‚ and from highways to railways. A great example of how transportation has grown and adapted through time‚ can be seen through the Philippine National Railway. “The PNR carries a significant role in the future
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Pakistan Railways‚ lifeline of the country‚ is a national state-run transport service. It is under the administration of federal government and its head quarter is in Lahore. It is an important source of transportation throughout Pakistan. It carries millions of passengers throughout the country. It used to carry huge freight in Pakistan. This cheap and safe mode for passengers is now facing a number of issues. A number of services of Pakistan Railways have been cancelled‚ suspended or terminated
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