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Railway will publish an App named “HIND RAIL” The Indian Railway is going to launch a mega App to get every information related to trains.The name “HIND RAIL” has not been finalized yet. Through this smartphone application, people can inquire trains information e.g Arrival-Departure,Delay Time,Cancelled Trains,Platform No.,Running Status and Berth availability at one place (Hind Rail App).  They can book Taxi,Retiring room,Hotel,Tour Package,E-catering services etc…through the app.And People can get exact delay time of a particular train with the help of this app.This App will be launched in June’2017 as said by an official.

Important Points of Rail Budget 2011-12 · No hike in passenger fare and freight rates  · Highest ever Plan outlay of Rs 57,630 crore proposed for Railways  · Rs. 9,583 crore provided for new lines  · 1300 km new lines, 867 km doubling of lines and 1017 km gauge conversion targeted in 2011-12 · 56 new Express Trains, 3 new Shatabdis and 9 Duronto trains to be introduced  · AC Double Decker services on Jaipur-Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai routes · New Super AC Class to be introduced  · A new portal for e-ticketing to be launched shortly · Booking charges will be cheaper with a charge of only Rs 10 for AC classes and Rs 5 for others  · Pan-India multi-purpose smart card 'Go India' to be introduced  · 236 more stations to be upgraded as Adarsh Stations  · 47 additional suburban services in Mumbai and 50 ne...

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The new ‘five’- digit numbering system of trains will come into effect from 20th December 2010. In a significant move to make the train numbering system of passenger carrying trains of Indian Railways more scientific, logical, uniform and computer-friendly, Min of Railways has decided to use ‘five’- digits for numbering trains, in place of the existing ‘four’- digit numbering system . Five digit train numbering scheme has become necessary in view of the four digit numbering scheme having got exhausted as Indian Railways runs more than 10 thousand trains every day.