Trivandrum: The 69th Divisional Railway User Consultative Committee (DRUCC) of Trivandrum Division met today at the DRM office in Thiruvananthapuram. Nine DRUCC members of the reconstituted committee attended and Divisional Railway Manager, Prakash Bhutani presided over the meeting. V C Sudeesh, Sr. Divisional Commercial Manager, Trivandrum Division and Secretary, DRUCC and branch officers attended the meeting.
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Railways introduces Online Bill tracking system for Vendors & Contractors
New Delhi: In a significant move to enhance transparency in the processing and settlement of bills, Indian Railways have introduced a bill tracking system for contractors/vendors of Indian Railways to track the status of their bills. This is in line with the emphasis given by Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal on increased use of information technology to go digital and online with a view to promote transparency and efficiency in the system.
Read MoreRailways plan maintenance corridor to complete pending track maintenance
Trivandrum: Replacement of 140 Track Kilometres (TKM’s) of rails has to be completed in Trivandrum division in the year 2017-18. The division has two critical single line sections between Kollam-Ernakulam with more than 100 percent line saturation. During the Sabarimala season additional 123 additional special train services are operated through this route increasing the traffic density by double. More number of Sabarimala specials are planned near Makaravilakku period. The present practice of regulating trains en-route is not sufficient to execute the track maintenance works within the time frame and above…
Read MoreTrack maintenance work in Trivandrum Division to affect punctuality of trains
Trivandrum: A pan India safety drive has been launched by the Railway Board to meet the new higher standards of safety and to improve asset reliability. Trivandrum division has taken up the drive on a mission mode to ensure safety in train operation. As a part of this 180 kms of track comprising of rails and sleepers are targeted to be replaced in the current financial year. There are other maintenance works of various assets also carried out simultaneously. 70% of the proposed work is concentrated in Shoranur – Ernakulam and Kayamkulam…
Read MoreRailways permits m-Aadhaar as one of the prescribed Id proofs for rail travel
New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways has decided to permit m- Aadhaar (Aadhaar card on mobile app namely m- Aadhaar launched by UIDAI) as one of the prescribed proofs of Identity for Rail Travel purpose in any reserved class. m- Aadhar is a mobile app launched by UIDAI on which a person can download his/her Aadhar Card. It can be done only on the mobile number to which Aadhar has been linked. For showing Aadhar, the person has to open the app and enter his/ her password to show the Aadhar…
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