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Indian Railway News

Railway to send SMS alerts to passengers for delays!

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With the Indian Railways evolving so much, now it is coming out with yet another benefit for the passengers. The Railways is planning a facility, which will send out SMS alerts to the passengers on delay in train arrivals. This will lessen the hassle at the stations and for the passengers too.  Apart from this, they are also planning to set up around 4,615 water vending machines at many railway stations. This amenity is one of the best things that railway stations will have.

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The Minister of State for Railways, Manoj Sinha stated that SMS service on train delays is under consideration at the moment. He also added that the capacity of e-ticket system is expanded and currently as many as 7200 tickets can be booked per minute. Not just this, but he said there will be an increase in this system too. The railway has taken a lot of measures to make booking and reservations of tickets easier and user-friendly, he said. The minister said that water vending machines are being set up by the Indian Railways Catering and tourism Corporation to provide people low cost and clean drinking water. He added that at the moment shortlisting of agencies for water vending machines has been completed and about 4615 vending machines are to be installed in a phased manner at crowded stations.

With 5800 unreserved ticketing system counters across several locations and around 1500 automatic ticket vending machines at the stations, passengers are getting several perks through the Indian Railways. The estimated rate per vending machine for the water is between Rs. 5 to Rs. 7 lakhs. Not just this, but people will have to pay around Rs. 2 to 3 per machine.

The minister also stated regarding the ticketing systems that some instances of booking of tickets by individual for commercial benefits have been reported but a lot of checks have come in the picture to solve this problem.

Train travellers can opt for online services to check online to track train status and availability of seats. If you are in a hush-hush situation, then avoid that by visiting www.travelkhana.com. Apart from providing great food in trains, they also have services in which you can search trains if you are changing in between stations. Find out if the desired train has seats empty and then you can book it from the IRCTC website. At TravelKhana, you can put in the train details from your mobile phone or laptop and find out the departure and arrival time within few seconds. This facility is helpful for those, who are unaware of the appropriate timings of all the trains they will take.

With so many simple and easy amenities, the train travellers are in luck. Thanks to the Indian Railways and websites like TravelKhana to come to passengers rescue when they need it the most. So, if you are planning a train trip soon, make sure you check your train timings until SMS alert systems begin. Also, check for water vending machines at your respective station.

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Indian Railways Announce Three Special Trains for Kawad Yatra

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The KawadYatra is scheduled to begin on the 1st of August and post the terrorist attack in Gurdaspur, the safekeeping for this annual Yatra has increased for all the devotees. Not just this, but the Northern Railway declared that they would run three exclusive trains for Kawad Yatra. Two trains will run daily from the capital city, Delhi to Haridwar through Shamli and the other special train will run every day passing through Hapur. These trains will be active from 1st to 12th August.

With this facility in force, it is also decided that one magistrate and officer would be posted in each sector from where the routes pass. There are CCTV cameras installed at all the sensitive areas. Plus, inspectors dressed in casuals will go along with the devotees throughout the route for safety reasons.

The health department of Uttar Pradesh has booked a ward in the district hospital and about hundred beds are reserved for any aid for the travellers. Other than this, about 24 mobile vans are arranged to provide any sort of treatment.

About KawadYatra: –

Kawadias are Lord Shiva devotees and followers, who come together and gather at Haridwar every year to take a dip and collect water of the holy river Ganga to offer it to Lord Shiva. This Yatra starts from August 1st and ends by August 12th. The followers pay respect and homage at several Shiva temples along the route. A lot of devotees observe a fast on Mondays during the month of Shravan when this yatra takes place. Most of the pilgrims are men, but these days a lot of women are participating in the Yatra too. Different modes of travel are taken up by these followers. Few opt for bicycles, motor cycles, scooters, mini trucks or jeeps. A lot of Hindu organizations set up camps along the National Highway during this time to provide food, shelter, medical help and other things when the travellers are tired or need some support.

The Kawad Yatra, also known as Kanwar Yatra, is related to the blending of ocean of milk in the Hindu Puranas. When poison came out before Amrita and the universe started scorching from the heat, it was Lord Shiva who agreed to inhale this poison in order to save the world. But after inhaling it, he was in agony from the negatives of the poison. In Treta Yuga, Lord Shiva’s sincere follower Ravana did meditation. He got holy water of Ganga by using kanwar and poured it on Lord Shiva’s temple in Puramahadev. This released the Lord from negatives of the poison.

The Yatra began in 1960 and is now a big affair for all the saints and devotees of Lord Shiva.