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19 Oct

Indian Railways Launches Real Time Train Tracking Service–Simran

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Indian Railways Launches Real Time Train Tracking Service–Simran

We earlier covered Indian Railways’ plans to launch Baby Simran project (SIMRAN stands for Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation) that involves digital mapping of stations. The Rs. 100 Crore project, in partnership with IIT Kanpur enables passengers to know the … Read More »

 
12 Jul

Now Use SMS Acknowledgement As Railway Ticket [Indian Railways]

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Now Use SMS Acknowledgement As Railway Ticket [Indian Railways]

While there is lot of heated development going on in the Indian Railways Ministry, the online arm of organization is also under revamp. The much talked about new ticket reservation portal has started. The new railway ticket reservation system is … Read More »

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08 Jul

IRCTC Tatkal Booking Solved Temporarily, Agents Banned

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IRCTC Tatkal Booking Solved Temporarily, Agents Banned

Indian railways is finally giving ears to the public grievances about the 8am-9am blackout. IRCTC has proposed a temporary solution to the tatkal tickets being sold out within minutes after bookings open. IRCTC will be implementing a time bound ban … Read More »

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26 Apr

Orkut, Facebook, Twitter from Train will soon be Reality

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Staying connected while travelling on train may soon be a reality. The Passenger Amenities Committee of Indian railways is mulling over various solutions for infotainment on board, amongst which is a touch-screen based computer unit that would allow you to … Read More »

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11 Nov

Wind Pressure from Trains To Generate Electricity [Innovation]

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There are crazy ideas (read: innovative) and the latest comes from Santosh Pradhan, Nagpur based entrepreneur who claims to have developed a technology that harnesses wind pressure generated by a moving train and converts it into electricity. As per Pradhan, … Read More »

 
14 Nov

Indian Railways API for Ticket Booking – Too strict for a startup?

By sinha 20 Comments
Indian Railways API for Ticket Booking – Too strict for a startup?

Indian Railways opened up it’s ticket booking APIs a few weeks back and here are some fine prints that you need to understand: Must have minimum annual turnover (i.e. Gross transaction value) of Rs.5 crore in last financial year from … Read More »

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