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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INDIAN RAILWAYS AND ITS CONTINUING MONOPOLY Indian Railways abbreviated as IR‚ is the state-owned railway company of India‚ which owns and operates most of the country’s rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world‚ transporting over 18 million passengers and more than 2 million tonnes of freight daily. It is the world’s largest commercial or utility employer‚ with more than
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Indian Railways (Hindi: भारतीय रेल Bhāratīya Rail)‚ abbreviated as IR (Hindi: भा.रे.)‚ is the state-owned railway company of India‚ which owns and operates most of the country’s rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India. Indian Railways has more than 64‚015 kilometres (39‚777 mi)[5] of track and 6‚909 stations. It has the world’s fourth largest railway network after that of the United States‚ Russia and China.[5] The railways traverse the length and breadth
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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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Marketing Project On INDIAN RAILWAYS Submitted by: Dhruti Badami 11BSPHH010XXX Nikhil Goyal 11BSPHH01XXX Contents Page Introduction Marketing Mix SWOT Analysis Market Segmentation Market Targeting Market Positioning The Way Forward INTRODUCTION Indian Railways is the nationalized railway company of India which owns and operates most of the country ’s rail transport. It is the world’s second largest employer behind Chinese army; has one of the largest
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(THE OLD GENTLEMAN) I refer to the novel “The Railway Children” by Edith Nesbit. Among all the characters in the novel‚ the character I admire the most is the old gentleman because he is kind‚helpful and generous. He travels regularly on the morning train and sees the children waving to him. He opens up to them readily when they need help. When Bobbie writes to him for help to get better food for their sick mother‚ he gives generously. Again‚ when Bobbie approaches him for help
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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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Railway The Newfoundland railway operated for a little over a century. From 1882-97 the trains ran over completed portions of a projected trans-insular line. The first passenger train across the island ran in June 1898. Regular passenger service ceased in July 1969‚ and the last freight ran in June 1988. The railbed has since been designated a "T’railway" and a linear provincial park. Built to narrow (3’6") gauge for reasons of economy‚ the Newfoundland railway was the longest such line in North
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One way in which fear and suspense is created is in the use of mysterious characters in both of these short stories. In The Signalman‚ Dickens uses the signalman himself to create a sense of mystery and suspense around the character and his setting in the cutting and the signal box. The signalman’s first response to... One way in which fear and suspense is created is in the use of mysterious characters in both of these short stories. In Thsuspense is created is in the use of mysterious characters
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A case study video on how the Indian railway was turned around was discussed in the class. Please suggest a Strategy for turning around Pakistan Railways by proposing a change in their Value chain activities and subsequent strategies to be followed Ans At present Pakistan Railway comprises of 8‚163 route km‚ 1‚212 stations and 42 train halts. It has a fleet of 546 diesel electric locomotives‚ 25‚815 wagons and 2‚099 passenger coaches. Maintenance is provided by three major locomotive workshops
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