YEAR END REVIEW 2013-MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

YEAR END REVIEW 2013-MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

Year-end Review- 2013 WITH SUCCESSFUL OPENING OF PIR PANJAL TUNNEL, HISTORIC RAILWAY LINK ESTABLISHED BETWEEN KASHMIR VALLEY AND JAMMU REGION RAILWAYS LAUNCHES TOLL FREE HELPLINE NUMBER FOR CATERING RELATED COMPLAINTS             COMPREHENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS UNDERTAKEN FOR PILGRIMS OF KUMBH MELA – 2013 FOUNDATION STONE LAID FOR SETTING UP OF MEMU COACHES MANUFACTURING FACILITY AT BHILWARA & FORGE WHEEL FACTORY AT RAEBARELI                                                                                                     INDIA AND FRANCE SIGN MOU TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION IN RAILWAY SECTOR NEW RAILWAY PROJECTS APPROVED BY CABINET COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS (CCEA) IMPLEMENTATION OF RAILWAY PROJECTS FOR COAL CONNECTIVITY                                                                    ADVANCE RESERVATION PERIOD FOR BOOKING RESERVED TRAIN TICKETS REDUCED TO 60 DAYS Wi-Fi FACILITY ON HOWRAH RAJDHANI EXPRESS TRAIN LAUNCHED COMMEMORATION OF 160 YEARS OF INDIAN RAILWAYS RAILWAYS TO LAUNCH TICKET BOOKING THROUGH   NON-INTERNET BASED MOBILE PHONES RAILWAYS TO PROVIDE BRAILLE SIGNAGE IN PASSENGER COACHES FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PASSENGERS RAILWAYS NOW RUNNING 1400 COACHES WITH BIO-TOILETS IN VARIOUS TRAINS LAUNCHING OF HIGH SPEED RAIL CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED INDIA AND JAPAN SIGN MoU FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY OF HIGH SPEED RAILWAY SYSTEM FIRST EVER DUAL CAB FREIGHT DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE ‘VIJAY’ FLAGGED OFF INDIAN RAILWAYS BAGS HIGHEST EVER 22 NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION AWARDS FOR THE YEAR 2013 source:PIB