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IRCTC e-Ticketing Website Revamped: New Features and How to book Ticket

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Indian Railways recently unveiled the beta version of the next generation e-ticketing system. The online travel portal of IRCTC (www.irctc.co.in) is revamped with a new look. They have made the website more user-friendly for easier navigation in mobile phones, desktops, laptops etc. The new user interface will allow the user to check ticket availability without any login. You just need to fill-in information related to your boarding station and destination and related trains start showing. You can then…

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PM Modi flags off the Giant Bull WAG-12 @12000HP

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently flagged off a giant 12000 HP Electric Locomotive, WAG-12. The locomotive is developed under the mighty Make in India initiative in the Electric Locomotive Factory at Madhepura in Bihar, which is a joint venture of French company Alstom(76%) and the Indian Railways(24%). The most powerful electric locomotive prior to WAG-12 was WAG-9, which was 6120 HP, nearly half that of WAG-12. You can imagine how powerful this new locomotive is.…

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Indian Railways to run Engine-less Trains from October #Train-18

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Railways in India are getting better and better as India walks on the path of development. As you know, the much-awaited High-Speed Bullet Train is going to start its operations in the year 2023 between Mumbai and Ahmedabad cities. More such projects are under survey and planning phase. But before that, something extraordinary is going to happen in the history of Indian Railways. You might have heard about the Train-18 and Train-20 train sets, I…

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