What are ‘Passenger’, ‘Ordinary’, ‘Express’, and ‘Fast Passenger’ trains?

17-07-2019

In general, Passenger trains (also 'ordinary passenger trains', or 'stopping passenger trains') are the ones that stop at all, or nearly all, of the stations along a route. Most of these tend to be quite slow. Express trains skip many stations and stop at only selected ones. An express train need not be a particularly fast train, although there is often an expectation that it will run fairly fast, at least faster than the ordinary passengers on the same route. (See the term 'superfast' below.) Fast Passengers are an in-between class — while no real criterion appears to exist for labelling a train a fast passenger, but in general they stop at a lot of stations along the way (many more than

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RBE No.152/2019 – Reckoning of half of past service rendered in Central/State Government establishments for Post Retirement Complimentary Pass (PRCP) facility.
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RBE No.152/2019 Advance Correction Slip No.82 (GOVERNMENT OF INDIAMINISTRY OF RAILWAYS(RAILWAY BOARD) No. E(W)2016/PS5-8/2                                                       New Delhi, dated  25.09.2019The General Managers (P)All Zonal Railways &Productions Units.Sub: Reckoning of half of past service

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RBE 127/2019 – Regarding restrictions of officiating pay under FR-35 in lieu of Charge Allowance
October 12, 2019

RBE 127/2019 – Regarding restrictions of officiating pay under FR-35 in lieu of Charge Allowance Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya) (Railway Board) PC-VII No. 142 File No. PC-VII/2017/1/7/5/8 RBE No. 127/2019 New Delhi, Dated: 08.08.2019 The General Managers/ CAOs(R), All Indian Railways and

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RBE 127/2019 – Regarding restrictions of officiating pay under FR-35 in lieu of Charge Allowance
October 12, 2019

Ministry of Railways (Rail Mantralaya)(Railway Board) PC-VII No. 142File No. PC-VII/2017/1/7/5/8 RBE No. 127/2019New Delhi, Dated: 08.08.2019 The General Managers/ CAOs(R),All Indian Railways and Production Units,(As per mailing list) Subject: Adoption of instructions issued by DoP&T regarding restrictions of officiating pay under FR-35

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ये महंगाई भत्ता क्या होता है, जो सरकार बढ़ाती जा रही है?
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ये महंगाई भत्ता क्या होता है, जो सरकार बढ़ाती जा रही है? सरकार ने महंगाई भत्ता बढ़ा दिया है. महंगाई भत्ता यानी DA – Dearness Allowance. कितने की

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