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Country’s first private train, Tejas Express to pay you if there is a delay

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Country’s first private train, Tejas Express to pay you if there is a delay Many countries and cities over the globe compensate passengers for delays – some do so as monetary compensation and some in kind Current Affairs  :- Travelers of IRCTC’s Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will be repaid if there should be an occurrence of postponements, the Railway backup said on Tuesday, declaring a first of its sort offer from any national bearer. A measure of Rs 100 will be paid on the off chance that the deferral is for over an hour and Rs 250 for postponement of more than two hours, the IRCTC said in front of the dispatch of its first train. This most recent offer is notwithstanding the Rs 25-lakh free protection that will be given to travelers of the train. Tejas Express is the primary private train in the nation. This movement protection likewise incorporates an inclusion of Rs 1 lakh against family unit burglary and theft during movement time of the travelers, again a f...

Passenger rail corridors on Delhi-Mumbai leg may foster private trains

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Passenger rail corridors on Delhi-Mumbai leg may foster private trains On these routes, the train speed would also be increased to above 160 kilometers per hour Current Affairs  :- In an exertion that may prepare for battle for getting private-run prepares in the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah extends, Indian Railways is presenting the idea of devoted traveler passageways in the nation. On these courses, the train speed would likewise be expanded to over 160 kilometers for each hour (kmph) throughout the following four or five years by redoing the whole flagging, tracks and fencing. Likewise as a wellbeing measure, Railways has arranged an arrangement to take out all the kept an eye on level intersections. All unmanned level intersections were killed during the last money related year. A draft Cabinet note has likewise been drifted to take out every one of the 2,565 kept an eye on level intersections on the whole brilliant quadrilateral and inclining courses inside fou...

Avail 25% discount on select train tickets from September 1, details here

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Avail 25% discount on select train tickets from September 1, details here The scheme shall be applicable for AC chair car and executive chair car accommodation like in Shatabdi, Gatimaan, Tejas, Double Decker, Intercity trains among others, the railways said Current Affairs :- The railroads on Wednesday said that the plan presenting to 25 percent concession on trains with AC seat vehicle and official class sitting will be executed from September. The plan will be material for AC seat vehicle and official seat vehicle convenience like in Shatabdi, Gatimaan, Tejas, Double Decker, Intercity trains among others, the railroads said. Just prepares with month to month inhabitance of under 50 percent in the earlier year are qualified for the markdown, it said. Commercial Controlled BY PLAYSTREAM On Tuesday, PTI had revealed that railroads had arranged the plan to expand income just as inhabitance as it faces firm challenge from roadways and minimal effort air passages. T...