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Railways to go paperless with monthly season and platform tickets
Developed by the Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) - "utsonmobile" - the paperless unreserved ticketing feature in mobile application aims to eliminate the need for printing of unreserved tickets
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Railways woo banking, FIs with big ticket projects
Indian Railways has rolled out massive investment plans, of Rs 8.5 lakh crore in the coming five years, for strengthening and modernising the key railway infrastructure in the country
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Prabhu calls for an integrated transport solutions body
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said the Centre, state government and the local governing bodies should join hands to create an "integrated transport solutions body" to address the public transportation issues of smart cities
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Railways plans to harness solar power in big way
A non-AC coach of Rewari-Sitapur passenger train has been lit by solar panels installed on its roof as a part of Indian Railways plan to harness the solar power
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Railways launches mobile app for paperless unreserved tickets
Introduced on a pilot basis, the paperless ticketing system in the unreserved segment will cover 15 stations in the suburban section of the Southern Railway
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Smart Railways: Digital Initiatives in the 2015 Rail Budget
The Union Railways Minister has not only promised to improve facilities at stations and in trains but also to improve the railways’ digital interface
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New Railway mantras: borrowing, PPPs, asset monetisation
Union Minister Suresh Prabhu acknowledges that Railways is in "trouble" and that the public-private-partnership (PPP) policy must change to attract investment for capacity building
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