Question

Explain improvements made by the indian railways in its functioning.

Answer 1

Hint: The improvements that Indian Railways has made in its functioning are 1. Electrification of railway lines to increase speed and burn less fuel. 2. Introduction of electronic ticketing or 'e-ticketing' for the convenience of passengers.

Complete answer: Indian Railways is a government body under the Ministry of Railways which operates the national railway system of India. It is run by the government in the public interest and manages the fourth largest railway network in the world, with a route length of 7 with, 155 kilometers as of March 2019. 64% of all broad-gauge routes have been electrified by 40,5 km or by August 2020 with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction. Railways have taken several initiatives to upgrade their aging infrastructure and improve the quality of their service. The Indian government plans to invest tr 9.05 trillion to upgrade IR by 2020.

All unmanned level crossings were abolished by January 2019, and manned level crossings are being gradually replaced by overbridge and underbridge. Other security projects include the expansion of an automatic fire alarm system, which was first introduced in all air-conditioned coaches in Rajdhani Express trains in 2013; and 9095 GPS-enabled Fog Pilot Assistance Systems Railway signaling devices were installed in four zones in 2010: Northern, North Central, North Eastern and North Western and replacing ICF coaches with LHB coaches.

Note: The Government of India is building the world's highest rail bridge over the Chenab River, which will connect the state of Jammu and Kashmir of India with the rest of India. It is set to be completed in 2022. According to the media, a local government official said: "It is the longest railway bridge in the world and the maximum design wind speed for the bridge is 266 km per hour".