Source: Indian Railways Magazine Annual Issue FY 2023-24 (May-June 2024)
Chairman & CEO (Chief Executive Officer), Railway Board - Smt. Jaya varma Sinha
Member, Finance - Ms. Roopa Srinivasan
Member, O&BD (operations & Business Development) - Shri Ravinder Goyal
Member, Infrastructure - Shri Anil Kumar Khandelwal
Member, T&RS (Traction & Rolling Stock) - Shri Satish Kumar
Director General, HR (Human Resources) - Apex scale (equivalent to Member, Railway Board) - Shri Naveen Gulati
NHSRCL stands for National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited - Between Mumbai & Ahmedabad - First Bullet Train project in India
NHSRCL - Partners are Indian Railways, Govt of Maharashtra & Govt of Gujarat
MAHSR stands for Mumbai - Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project - 508 KMs
MAHSR - 81% of the Project cost funded by Japan Govt through JICA - Japanese International Cooperation Agency - ODA loan - Official Development Assistance
FY 2023-24 - Total Revenue - Rs. 2.57 Lakh Crores (All time high) (Freight 1.72 Lakh Crores)
PKM stands for Passenger Kilo Meter
FY 2023-24 - PKMs - 1.07 Lakh Crore
FY 2023-24 - NTKMs - Approx 1 Lakh Crore
NTKM stands for Net Tonne Kilo Meter
FY 2023-24 - Pension expenditure - Rs.58,000 Crores (Total Pensioners - 15 Lakhs)
FY 2023-24 - Total Freight Loading - 1591 Million Tons (All time High)
Mission 3000 MT - Target of Freight Loading - By the year 2030
Target by 2030 Year - 40% Modal share of Railways in Freight loading
FY 2023-24 - 98.43%
Target - 75 GCTs (Gati shakti Cargo Terminals)
Amrit Bharat Station scheme - 1318 Railway Stations
Station Redevelopment - Recently completed ones are
Rani Kamlapati Railway Station, Bhopal
Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station
Sir S. Visvesvaraya Terminus, Bangalore (First AC Terminal in India)
Gomtinagar Railway Station, Lucknow
Ayodhya Dham Junction
TACS - Train Avoidance Collision System - indigenous ATP (Automatic Train Protection) - Christened as Kavach.
ROR stands for Rail Over Rail
Hyperloop - A new mode of transportation - Asia’s first hyperloop testing facility at IIT, Chennai with collaboration of Indian Railways - Project cost - Rs. 163 Crores
EI system stands for Electronic Interlocking system ( replaces traditional mechanical signaling in Indian Railways )
TRC stands for Track Recording Cars
Aastha special trains - run by IRCTC - socio cultural destinations like religious / spiritual tours
Bharat Gaurav Trains - Connects Cultural / Heritage / Historical places
GSV stands for Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya - Vadodara - Railway University
OSOP stands for One Station One Product
Women employees - Indian Railways - Approx 1 Lakh
Viksit Bharat by 2047
RTC power stands for Round The Clock power
IPAS - Integrated Payroll & Accounting System - One stop solution for many actions
FY 2023-24 - New track constructed - 14 KMs per day
FY 2023-24 - Electrification of Track - 18 KMs per day
GC stands for General Consultant
PMS stands for Project Management Services
Projects - Digital initiatives
USBRL stands for Udhampur - Srinagar - Baramulla Rail Link
ABS stands for Automatic Block Signalling
SigDATE stands for Signal Design Automation Tool for EI (Electronic Interlocking)
RGM stands for Rail Grinding Machine
MLC stands for Manned Level Crossing
UMLC stands for Un - Manned Level Crossing
USFD stands for Ultra-Sonic Flaw Detection (testing of rails)
Hydrogen fuel cell based train - NR awarded a contract for conversion of Diesel Power mode to Hydrogen fuel as retrofitment of the DEMU rake on Sonipat - Jind section - expected to commence in FY 2024-25 - Planned to operate in Hill Routes / Heritage routes - Sanction for 35 rakes in RSP 2023-24
NMG Coaches - New Modified Goods coaches (for transporting automobiles)
DEMU stands Diesel Electric Multiple Unit
ACWP stands for Automatic Coach Washing Plants
Hungry for Cargo - Motto of IR
VAP stands for Virtual Aggregation Platform - Portal for Parcel Management
RKVY stands for Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana - approx 30000 youth completed training in IR Training Centres (100 hours / 18 working days) - 40000 youth are enrolled. (as part of Atma Nirbhar Project under PMKVY - Pradhana Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana)
BLW - Nodal Agency for RKVY
Mission Karmayogi - NPCSCB
NPCSCB stands for National Programme for Civil Service Capacity Building
iGOT Karmayogi platform
iGOT stands for Integrated Government Online Training
AMTK stands for Accident per Million Train Kilometers
AMTK - Index of Safety performance in IR
FY 2023-24 - AMTK is 0.03 (in FY 2010-11 - 0.14)
RRSK stands for Rashtriya Rail Sanraksh Kosh
RRSK initial period - 5 years - from 2017-18 to 2021-22 - Corpus of Rs.1 Lakh Crore
RRSK extended - another 5 years from 2022-23 to 2026-27 (on the recommendations of NITI Aayog)
RRSK - 2022-23 - Rs.13895 Crores, 2023-24 - Rs.12470 Crores and 2024-25 - Rs.12800 Crores
NITI stands for National Institution for Transforming India (old name of Planning Commission)
ICF Coaches - Production stopped from the year 2018
Switch over to LHB Coaches - 2018-19 year onwards
LHB stands for Linke - Hofmann-Busch
UTS rails stands for Ultimate Tensile Strength rails
PSC stands for Pre - stressed Concrete (sleepers)
70% of IR Track - upgraded with 60 kg Rails
ITMS stands for Integrated Track Monitoring System
Sigma symbol Σ - Provision of retro- reflective sigma symbol - on two OHE masts prior to Signal - To warn Loco Pilot about the signal ahead when visibility is low due to foggy weather
Running Rooms
Air conditioning
Separate rooms for female crew
Good quality subsidised meals
Has option to get meals prepared of crew choice by providing ingredients
RO water
CR - Central Railway - First place - NFR in 2023-24 - Rs. 122 Crores
ECoR - East Coast Railway - FY 2023-24 - Highest freight loading - 256 Million Tonnes
ECoR - East Coast Railway - FY 2023-24 - First Zone to cross 250 Million Tonnes ( 256 Million Tonnes)
Kolkata Metro - India’s First Metro line under River (Hooghly)
NR - Northern Railway - Largest Zonal Railway in India
NR - Northern Railway - 14 minute miracle - Cleaning of Vande Bharat trains for timely cleaning and turnaround of trains.
HOG stands for Head On Generation
Eat Right Station - certified by FSSAI
FSSAI stands for Food Safety & Standard Authority of India
NMR - Nilgir Mountain Railway - UNESCO World Heritage site (in Southern Railway)
Shunya (zero) plus Label for NZEB & NZPB - based on Energy consumption - by BEE
BEE - Bureau of Energy Efficiency, a statutory body under Ministry of Power - responsible for improvement of energy efficiency in India. .
NZEB stands for Net Zero Energy Building
NPEB stands for Net Positive Energy Building
HMIS stands for Hospital Management Information System (Part of ABDM - Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission)
HMIS - First launched in SCR - South Central Railway (implemented 11 modules)
SER - South Eastern Railway - handles 13 % of Total freight traffic with only 4 % of Total Route Kilometers.
Kolkata - Hqrs of 3 Zonal Railways i.e., ER - Eastern Railway, SER - South Eastern Railway and Kolkata Metro
Shunya labeling for Net Zero and Net Positive Buildings: To widen the scope of the Building Labelling Programme based on Energy Consumption, BEE is introducing a Labeling programme for Net Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) and Net Positive Energy Buildings (NPEB). The programme is named as “Shunya” Labelling Programme. Shunya is the Hindi meaning of Zero (0) thus making it suitable to label the NZEB and NPEB buildings as Shunya.
The rationale for the programme: In line with the commitments made by Hon’ble Prime Minister in COP26 held in Glassgow in 2021, that India will aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070, it is recommended to promote the NZEB and NPEB in India. The Shunya Programme aims to identify and commemorate the building owners of NZEB and NPEB by providing a label for their contribution to fulfil the aforesaid commitments made by PM.
Brief description of the Shunya labelling: Two types are Labels are proposed, one is the Shunya Label for NZEBs while another is for NPEBs i.e., Shunya+ (Shunya Plus). For this programme the buildings having 10 ≤ EPI ≤ 0 kWh/m2/year, will be awarded by Shunya Label, while the buildings having EPI < 0 kWh/m2/year will be awarded by Shunya+ label. The programme will encourage the building owners and promotors to make energy-efficient buildings and further making improvements to make it net zero or net positive energy buildings.
Link to download the schedule for the Shunya Labelling programme is given below:
BLW - Banaras Loco Works - India’s largest multi gauge, multi traction Locomotive manufacturing unit with a single compact assembly line.
BLW - 10000th Loco - December 2023
RTIS - Real Time Information System
Loco Building Factory - The old name of CLW - Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
CLW - First 1500 V DC Locomotive named Lokmanya in 1961
CLW - First Broad Guage (BG) 25 kv AC Electric Locomotive WAG - 1 named Bidhan in 1963
ELAAU - Electric Loco Assembly & Ancillary Unit of CLW at Dankuni - Produced 101 freight Locomotive in FY 2023-24
First twin WAG9HC ( 12000 HP - Horse Power) Locomotive - The Most powerful locomotive in Indian Railways
Indian Railways figures - 31st March 2024
65861 Route KMS of BG - Broad Gauge tracks
2.2 Crores Passengers - Every day
4 Million Tonnes - Every day
22000 trains
UVAM stands for Unified Vendor Approval Module
PLW - Patiala Loco Works - New Name of DMW - Diesel loco modernisation Works in 2003 - a diamond Production Unit of Indian Railways (DCW - Diesel Component Works in 1981)
DETC - Diesel Electric Tower Car
DPRS stands for Distributed Power Rolling Stock (coaches for Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat & MEMU trains)
RSPB stands for Railway Sports Promotion Board
SPIC stands for Self Propelled Inspection Car
Parakh - a Self propelled 4 axle vehicle
PAUT stands for Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing system
WILD stands for Wild Impact Load Detector
Dedicated Test Track - India’s first high speed train test track - developed by RDSO - between Gudha-Thathana Maithri to Nawa stations in Jodhpur Division of NWR - North Western Railway
RWF - Rail Wheel Factory - New name of WAP - Wheels & Axle Plant at Bangalore.
Railwire - Retail Broadband service of RCIL - Railtel Corporation of India Limited.
E-Office - implemented by Railtel in Indian Railways
E-Office developed by NIC - National Informatics Centre
Bogibeel Bridge - India’s longest rail cum road bridge
REMC - a subsidiary of RITES - covers 70% energy requirements of Indian Railways
REMC stands for Railway Energy Management Company
RITES stands for Rail India Technical & Economic Services
By year 2030 - Target to become Green Railways by IR
DFCCIL stands for Dedicated Freight Corridor of India Limited
OCC of WDFC - Ahmedabad
OCC stands for Operations Control Center
EDFC - Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor - 100% completed - From Ludhiana, Punjab to Sonnager, Bihar
As per Economic Survey - One rupee investment in Indian Railways would increase the economy wide output by Rupees Five.
Year 2047 - India’s target to become Developed Country
Present logistics cost - 14% of GDP - Gross Domestic Product . Target to bring it down to single digit i.e., 8%
Applications developed by CRIS - Centre for Railway Information Systems, New Delhi
WAMS - Workshop Accounts Management
FOIS - Freight Operations Information System
COA - Control Office Application
ICMS - Integrated Coaching Information System
ESB stands for Enterprise Service Bus (for IT applications)
CMS - Crew Management System
IREPS - Indian Railways E Procurement System
E stands for Electronic
NTES - National Train Enquiry System
HRMS - Human Resource Management System
TMS - Track Management System
WECRS - Web Enabled Coaching Refund System
IRGVAP - IR Geo Video Application Platform
GSTM - Goods & Service Tax Module
IIG - India Investment Grid
NIP portal - National Infrastructure Pipeline
HHT - Hand Held Terminal (for TTEs in Trains)
CVVR - Crew Voice & Video Recording system
RDAS - Railway Driver Assistance System
CVMS - Central Video Management System
e-Dhrishti - Dashboard for Indian Railways
IRMS - Indian Railway Management Service ( 8 Indian Railway services are subsumed into IRMS)
IRMS First batch - 2022 year
DG - Director General of NAIR - National Academy of Indian Railways - ex - officio Special Secretary to Govt of India to whom other 7 CTIs report adminstratively
NAIR - Apex CTI - Centralised Training Institute
MZTI - Multi - disciplinary Zonal Training Institue
BTC - Basic Training Centre
STC - Supervisors Training Centre
MDTI - Multi - disciplinary Divisional Training Centre
STC - Supervisor Training Centre
NAIR - 1925 as Transportation school at Chandausi and later shifted to Dehradun in 1932 as RSC - Railway Staff College . Shifted to present campus (Pratap Vilas Palace) at Vadodara in 1952
CBT stands for Centralised Computer Based Test
NAIR - successfully conducted 5 CBTs for 70% Selection & LDCE in IR
Special Operations of RPF - Railway Protection Force.
NanheFaristey” Identifying and rescuing children
“Amanat” - : Many passengers forget to take all their belongings in a rush to board the train or leave the train/station. Under this operation RPF personnel help in securing such belongings and restore them to the rightful owner.
“Jeevan Raksha” - There are incidents wherein passengers in hurry try to board/de-board a moving train, slip and fall with the risk of coming under the wheels of the train. There are other instances where people under distress try to commit suicide by deliberately coming in front of a running train. Under this operation RPF personnel risking their own lives tries to rescue the lives of others.
‘Rail Suraksha’ - Protection & Security of Railway Property.
‘Yatri Suraksha’ - Security and safe travel of passengers through the railways.
Operation“Mahila Suraksha”: Safety and security to lady passengers travelling alone or with minors by long distance trains.
7. Operation “SEWA”: Assists the elderly citizens, women, physically disabled and sick/injured persons in their travel through trains and services associated therewith i.e.providing other amenities like Wheelchairs, Stretcher, medical help, providing ambulance, medicine and infant food etc.
8. “Satark” - Recovery of Tobacco product, liquor product, recovery of FICN/Unaccounted gold/unaccounted cash/Unaccounted other precious metal/ smuggle goods/ Arms & Ammunitions/ explosives and recovery of banned medicines.
9. “NARCOS” - Drive against smuggling of Narcotics through railways.
10. “Matrishakti” - Help pregnant women who go into labor during their train journeys. 11. Uplabdh - Intensive and continuous action against persons involved in touting (unauthorised carrying on of business of procuring & supply of railway tickets).
12. ‘SamayPalan’ - Maintenance of punctuality of trains and to curb the menace of unauthorized chain pulling and other obstructions in the movement of trains.
13. ‘Jan Jagaran’ - Awareness programs for railway passengers and railway users are made by distributing leaflets, pasting stickers, performing nukkad nataks, publicity through print media, electronic media & social media and announcements through PA - Public Address systems.
14. ‘Sanraksha’ - Action is being taken against the criminals involved in pelting stones on the moving train, carrying inflammable or crackers in the train etc.
15. ‘AAHT (Action against Human Trafficking)’ - Fight against Human Trafficking.
16. ‘Vyavashtha’: Establishing Law & Order on certain special occasions i.e. Kumbh Mela, other Melas/fairs, Rail Roko & other agitation, RRB exam/other recruitments etc.
17. ‘Janaadesh’ - Ensuring free and fair elections and to stop any unfortunate incidents during assembly/parliamentary elections.
18. ‘Bhoomi’: Assists the sister departments of Railways in clearing the railway land from illegal encroachment.
19. ‘Sahyog’ - Provide assistance in conducting special drives i.e. ticket checking, drives at unmanned Level Crossing gates, drives to enforce COVID protocol and assistance for cleanliness drives to the concerned departments of railways.
20. ‘Dusra’ - Action against the menace of unauthorized hawking and vending in Railway premises and in trains.
21. ‘WILEP’: Stringent action against smuggling of Wildlife, animal parts and forest products.
22. ‘Rail Prahari’ - Acts as sentinels (soldiers) on rail and helps state police/law enforcing agencies in detection of serious cases reported from the respective areas under this operation.
23. ‘Saathi’ - Several community outreach programmes are planned particularly in areas adjacent to railway tracks engaging them in employment. Proper training has been conceptualized for them associating PSUs through their Social Responsibility forums.
24. ‘Dignity’ - Rescue of adults including women in need of care and protection who were found run away, abandoned, drug addict, destitute, kidnapped, left behind, missing, medical assistance, fallen down and are mentally disordered.
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