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| Indian Railways has embarked on a mega transformation journey to redevelop 90 railway stations into world class transit hubs. The redevelopment plan of 90 stations is assigned to different zones/ nodal agencies. The Government is in the process of redevelopment of more than 600 stations. While doing this, efforts would be made to showcase local culture or history to reflect in the station façade.. |
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| Central Government sanctions Quadrupling project in Bengaluru for enhancement of Suburban and other Railway Traffic to ease congestion, with a provision of 2 additional lines between Bengaluru and Whitefield, which will benefit 62,000 daily commuters. |
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| In an attempt to ease commuting for railways travellers, IRCTC has announced its partnership with cab-hailing app, Ola. This tie-up will allow commuters to book an Ola taxi on the IRCTC app. This partnership will give railway travellers access to Ola booking services through the IRCTC Rail Connect App and also on its website. |
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| Indian Railways has registered a rise of 35% in the number of senior citizens who have chosen to give up passenger fare Subsidy as 17.63 lakh senior citizens gave up concessional value of the subsidy. During the current financial year 2017-18, Indian Railways has gained an amount of Rs 28.98 Crores on account of senior citizens opting to give up subsidy. |
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