Date: - 03-01-13 RAILWAYS: A SLOW STATE OF AFFAIR! Accidents and chaos are everywhere and Mumbai with its population of over 20.5 million is no exception to this. The once efficient suburban rail network is the lifeline of Mumbai‚ however over the past two decades; it is creaking under the weight of passenger influx and lack of investment in upgrading infrastructure. The extraordinary crowding of trains and poor commuter facilities at stations makes the Mumbai train system so prone to accidents
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INDIAN RAILWAYS FACTS General Facts : World ’s largest railway networks comprising 115‚000 km of track over a route of 65‚000 km and 7‚500 stations. As of December 2012‚ it transported over 25 million passengers daily (9 billion on an annual basis). In 2011‚ IR carried over 8‚900 million passengers annually or more than 24 million passengers daily (roughly half of which were suburban passengers) and 2.8 million tons of freight daily. Biggest Railway Project : Konkan Railway Project (Roha - Mangalore
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like I can say I’ve never truly appreciated the sun. Yet here I lay on the last day this body will draw breath smiling with the light of the sun waking me from my restful night of sleep. No worries‚ no doubts.. relatively no cares. In thirty years when was the last time I was ever this relaxed? With a slight yawn I peel the covers from me‚ disrupting my comfort and peace. “Today’s the first and last day of the rest of my life.” Okay maybe not in that order‚ but the statement still stands. As
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RAILWAY RESEVATION SYSTEM PROBLEM STATEMENT A software has to be developed for automating the manual railway reservation system. The system should have distributed functionalities as described below:1. RESERVE SEAT:- A passenger should be able to reserve a seat in the train specified by him if available. For this he has to fill a reservation form with the details about his journey. The clerk checks for the availability of the seat in the train and if the seat is available then he makes entries
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Design of bridges Syllabus • IRC Code • Types of bridges and their components • Basic concepts of bridge design • Design of slab bridge • Design of T-beam bridge (Courbon’s method) IRC Code • IRC – Indian Roads Congress • Three categories of Live loads • Types of vehicles • Placement of vehicles • Description of three category loadings • Permissible stresses and design coeff. Categories of Live loads as per IRC a. IRC Class AA loading i. For bridges subjected to very heavy loading
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THE RAILWAY CHILDREN SYNOPSIS Roberta ( Bobbie)‚ Peter and Phyllis lived in London with their loving parents. They were happy and contented. One day‚ two strangers came to their house and took their father away. After this sudden event‚ the children and their mother moved to a small house in the country. There was a railway line near their new house. The children became friends with the people who worked at the railway. They enjoyed waving to the passengers on the 9.15am train. An old gentleman
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“Bangladesh Railways: Problems & Prospects and Its Importance to the Development in Tourism Industry” Submitted to : Mr. Saud Ahmed Lecturer Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Submitted By : The WhizzKidz Name Roll
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Introduction Railways had a big impact in Britain bringing economic and social benefits. People were able to travel greater distances to work or go on holidays for the first time‚ as trains were a cheap and fast way to travel. Manufactures and farmers could sell their goods all over the country and railways created many different jobs. Speed of travel The development of trains effected the owners of coach and canal services badly for them the problem was that the railways were cheaper and a
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CHAPTER I COLONIAL POWER AND THE INTRODUCTION OF RAILWAYS IN INDIA Transport is an important infrastructure inevitable for the developmental process of a country. The progress of a country depends upon the availability of a viable system of transport facilities. Without proper means of transport and communications it may not be possible for any government to administer a vast country like India. Indian Railways played a vital role in the 1 economic development and national integration
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GANDHIDHAM AREA- THE RISING SUN IN WESTERN HORIZON The development of rail in Gandhidham area starts from pages of history since 1902. In Kutch State 15 miles railway line was laid between Anjar-Tuna in this year and in 1905 railway line between Anjar and Bhuj for a distance of 25 miles was introduced. Maharao of Kutch has visualized the importance of Raiways and connectivity of important harbours of this area. The Kutch State was always remained entry gate for the traders coming from Gulf and
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