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Jaipur's Gandhinagar railway station becomes fully Women operated station

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Jaipur's Gandhinagar railway station becomes first fully women operated station in country.</div>
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Indian Railways has handed over the Gandhi Nagar railway station to an all women crew.</div>
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The station is fully operated by 28 women employees, including ticket checkers, RPF, operations staff and reservation and booking supervisors.</div>
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Jaipur's Gandhinagar railway station becomes fully Women operated station

Jaipur's Gandhinagar railway station becomes first fully women operated station in country. Indian Railways has handed over the Ga...

Flexi-fare system introduced by Indian Railways on an experimental basis

0 Railways 20:02:00

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As per the new system,  the basic fares will increase from 10 per cent to maximum 50 per cent with every 10 per cent of berths booked. The maximum basic price, which is currently Rs 408 for a chair car (CC) ticket from Chandigarh to New Delhi in the Shatabdi, will now be Rs 612.</div>
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The existing fare for Chandigarh-New Delhi for a CC ticket is around Rs 605 which according to the new fares could reach to approx Rs 810. In Tatkal, price of a CC ticket could increase upto maximum of Rs 940. There will be, however, no change in the existing fare for 1AC and executive class of travel.</div>
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Flexi-fare system introduced by Indian Railways on an experimental basis

Indian railway has introduced Flexi-fare system on Rajadhani, Shatabdi, & Duronto is on an experimental basis. As per the new sy...

India's first semi-bullet train, the Gatiman Express flagged off

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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.32px;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Indian Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu flags off India's first semi-bullet train, the Gatiman Express.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.32px;">The train can reach a maximum speed of 160 km per hour.</span><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="line-height: 19.32px;">Gatimaan is 18 minutes faster than Bhopal Shatabdi, the fastest so far. Gatimaan Express will now run between Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin and Agra Cantonment stations.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hotspot devices have been installed at coaches to enable passengers to access multimedia services free of cost directly on their smartphones, tablets or laptops.The coaches have also been fitted with balanced draft gear couplers for reducing jerks and ensuring a smooth ride. </span></div>
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India's first semi-bullet train, the Gatiman Express flagged off

Indian Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu flags off India's first semi-bullet train, the Gatiman Express. The train can reach a maximum s...