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07-07-2022

प्रमुख 756 रेलवे स्टेशनों पर वीडियो सर्विलेंस सिस्टम VSS की स्थापना करने का कार्य शुरू हो गया है। रेल मंत्रालय ने निर्भया फंड के तहत प्रमुख रेलवे स्टेशनों पर वीडियो निगरानी प्रणाली के कार्यों को मंजूरी दी थी जिस पर प्रभावी अमल अब शुरू हुआ है। इसके तहत अपराधियों को

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How were local or suburban trains numbered before 2011? Or, what were the exceptions to the 4-digit scheme?
June 22, 2019

Local and suburban trains Passenger services within a zone sometimes had just two or three digits, not conforming to the pattern above, and sometimes prefixed with codes indicating the station they served (e.g. 'LK21' passenger service from Lucknow; 'DK-1' for the Delhi-Khurja EMU; 'AD-3' for one of the Aligarh-Delhi MEMUs; etc. SR ran EMU

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What does a 4-digit train number (1989-2010) signify?
June 22, 2019

From 1989 onwards, and until replaced in Dec. 2010, for long-distance passenger trains, a 4-digit scheme was used. These 4-digit numbers were referred to as 'universal numbers', since they were unambiguous across the different zones, in contrast to the old train numbers that were not necessarily unique across different zones. (The second and

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What were the train numbering systems in 2010 and before?
June 22, 2019

From 1989, but prior to December 20, 2010, trains were numbered differently. A system of 4-digit numbers was used for all long-distance passenger trains, while local (intra-zone) trains, suburban services, etc., had numbering schemes that varied widely. Before 1989, trains had numbers that were allotted by their respective zonal railways (and

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What do the 5 digits in a train number mean?
June 22, 2019

On December 20, 2010, IR switched to a system of 5-digit numbers that are supposed to be used for all passenger trains across its system. The first digit In the 5-digit train numbering scheme, the first digit indicates the type of the passenger train, as follows: 0 is for special trains (e.g., summer specials, holiday specials, etc.) 1 is for

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Why do locos sometimes use the rear pantograph and sometimes the front pantograph?
June 22, 2019

There is in principle no difference between using the front and the rear pantographs for most locos as each is fully capable of delivering the required electric current from the catenary to the loco. (The AC-DC locos are special in that each loco is intended for a different traction supply.) Generally on IR there is no need for both pantographs to

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When does the driver have to lower and raise a pantograph on the run?
June 22, 2019

Normally, pantographs do not have to be lowered and raised on the run. The principal exception is the case of the AC-DC switchover by the WCAM series locos as described above. Other than that, there are a few points where the catenary has a gap (no cable physically present, not even a neutral or dead section), for instance at level crossings where

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