Indian Railways has announced recruitment for 27019 vacant posts of Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician posts. The job notification, CEN 01/2018 is available online in the official website of all Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs). Candidates can also find the details in Employment News (3-9 February 2018). Online registration for the same has begun and will continue 5 March 2018. ‘One application ONLY is required to be submitted for all the notified posts in this CEN. Any attempt by a candidate to submit more than one application against this CEN shall result in disqualification and debarment,’ clarifies the recruiting body about the application process.

A total of 27019 vacancies are open for recruitment in 21 RRBs. Candidates should note that, ‘RRBs will publish Updated Vacancy Table again on their websites indicating the RRB wise revised vacancies against various Railways/Production Units and posts after the completion of First Stage CBT.’

Read: Indian Railways ALP, Technician Recruitment Begins: Know How To Apply

Candidates will be selected on the basis of their performance in computer based test (two stages), computer based aptitude test and document verification. ‘The date, time and venue for all the activities viz First stage CBT, Second stage CBT, Computer Based AT and DV or any other additional activity as applicable shall be fixed by the RRBs and shall be intimated to the eligible candidates in due course.’

Even after submission of the application, candidates can edit the details (other than State, email and mobile number) by paying Rs. 250 as the modification fee.

Indian Railways ALP, Technician Recruitment 2018 For 27019 Vacancies: Check Your Eligibility

This is one of the biggest examinations conducted by the Indian Railways; bigger than RRB NTPC recruitment 2015. In 2015, Indian Railways had announced recruitment for 18252 vacancies. While more than 90 lakh candidates had registered for the examination, more than 55 lakh actually appeared for it. 2.73 lakh qualified the preliminary exam and were called for written test. Describing it as the “largest online examination in the world”, the official said that in order to ensure complete transparency, the railways has introduced the system of showing answer papers online to examinees one week after the examination. Earlier, recruitment examinations in Railway Board used to be conducted manually, but the Indian Railways had to abandon the manual system and opt for online mode after a few alleged incidents of question paper leak.

Thousands of commuters in Mumbai faced delays and detours after a fire broke out in one of the coaches of a suburban train at Dadar station tonight.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Management unit said that the fire, that broke out around 9:24 pm, had been doused and there were no injuries to any commuter.

A Central Railway spokesperson said that the fire began underneath one of the coaches and it was possibly a case of brake binding – a technical problem where the brake gets jammed, leading to friction, fire and smoke.

He added that three trains going towards the suburbs were affected and they had to be diverted to the fast line between Byculla and Kurla.

Chief public relations officer of Central Railway, Sunil Udasi said, “It was a rake made by BHEL. There was a minor fire which was immediately brought under control. The coach was empty. The down slow traffic was diverted to down fast line.”

“The train was cleared in 10 minutes and down slow traffic will also be restored on its normal path,” Mr Udasi added.

The Ministry of Railways is having a rethink on flexi-fares and bringing in a dynamic pricing system that will help increase occupancy and enhance revenues, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said today.

Replying to questions in the Rajya Sabha, he also said his ministry was planning a major overhaul of the obsolete signalling system currently being used and to introduce latest technology.

During the Question Hour, some members raised questions about the flexi-fares, with BJP member Ram Vichar Netam saying there were times when the prices rose to a quite high level.

In response, Goyal said a committee has submitted a report on how to dynamically price the train tickets which would also help improving profits.

Under this system, discounts could be given during the off season, the minister said, adding that the fares would automatically adjust themselves through artificial intelligence, algorithms or technology, to help trains have more occupancy, thus maximizing revenues.

“We have got a detailed report on how to make it a dynamic fares from flexi fares which will be decided according to the season and demand and supply…Sometimes the consumer may get tickets at cheap rates and sometimes a bit higher,” he said.

During the discussion, Congress member Jairam Ramesh asked whether the social obligation costs pertaining to the railways would be borne by the government as the Railway Budget and the General Budget have been combined.

Goyal said the railways needed to increase efficiency which will increase its profits and provide resources to meet social obligations.

Referring to the signaling system, he said 100-year old technology was still being used by railways and this obsolete technology was responsible for delays during situations like fog.

“We are looking at transforming the entire signalling system of 1,10,000 plus line kilometers of the railways in the next five to six years,” the minister said.

He said the government was looking at ETS II which is the most modern signalling system.

“The moment I can change the signalling system, I can double the carrying capacity of the railways,” he said.

He said once this is done, the railways will be able to meet social obligations by increasing efficiency.

He said the Railways was active in meeting its social duties and added that a train was recently started through a insurgency-affected area in Chhattisgarh.

Replying to another question, Goyal said the Railways were not in losses and several measures were being taken to increase efficiency which will help the Railways to improve its profitability.

“We have not increased fares in last four years, certainly there is stress on the budget of Railways, keeping in view the impact of pay commission,” he said.

KOLKATA: With a view to clear extra rush of passengers during Summer, South Eastern Railway has decided to run thirteen pairs of AC Superfast Summer Special trains between Santragachi-Hapa-Santragachi during the period from 06.04.18 to 02.07.18.

Santragachi-Hapa (02834) Special leaving Santragachi at 21.05 hrs every Friday will reach Hapa at 15.50 hrs, on Sunday. In the opposite direction, Hapa-Santragachi Special (02833) leaving Hapa at 10.40 hrs every Monday will arrive Santragachi at 05.45 hrs, on Wednesday.

The Special trains consisting of fourteen AC 3-Tier coaches will have stoppages at Kharagpur, Tatanagar, Chakradharpur, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Bilaspur, Raipur, Durg, Gondia, Nagpur, Wardha, Badnera, Akola, Malkapur, Bhusaval, Jalgaon, Amalner, Nandurbar, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Nandiad, Ahmedabad, Viramgam, Sunar, Wakaner and Rajkot stations enroute.

South Central Railway has intensified the drive against irregularities and conducted 93 checks in areas of public interface like Booking Offices, Reservation Offices, Parcel Offices and Trains etc.

These checks have been conducted at all major Railway stations over the Zone by involving Officers of Commercial, Security and Vigilance departments and action is being taken on the irregularities noticed.  During the drive, the public is being advised to report Vigilance related irregularities on Helpline No.155210.

All the passengers and rail users are requested to inform about irregularities on Vigilance helpline number 155210.

पश्चिम रेलवे के प्रमुख्य मुख्य वाणिज्य प्रबंधक श्री आर के लाल एवं प्रधान कार्यालय के अधिकारियों की टीम ने सभी छः मंडलों मुंबई सेंट्रल, वडोदरा, अहमदाबाद, रतलाम, राजकोट तथा भावनगर के प्रं€टलाइन कर्मचारियों के साथ 31 जनवरी, 2018 को चर्चगेट स्थित प्रधान कार्यालय के सम्मेलन हॉल में मुलाकात की। इस संवाद में प्रमुख मुख्य वाणिज्य प्रबंधक श्री लाल ने कार्यों को सीखने, कार्य अनुभवों का आदान प्रदान करने, आपसी विचार–विमर्श तथा सुझावों एवं कार्य के प्रति तनाव इत्यादि के बारे में चर्चा की। आपसी विचार से संबंधित सत्र बेहद स्वस्थ एवं मित्रवत वातावरण में आयोजित किये गये एवं आपसी मुलाकात एवं सुझावों पर खुलकर चर्चा की गई। इस बैठक में वाणिज्यिक कर्मचारियों को यह सलाह दी गई की वे रेलवे की छवि हैं तथा जनता के समक्ष कार्य के दौरान उन्हें मुस्तैद रहना चाहिए एवं जनता से शालीन व्यवहार करना चाहिए। श्री लाल ने कार्य स्थलों पर महिला कर्मचारियों को होने वाली कठिनाइयों के बारे में भी जानकारी ली। इस बैठक में सभी कर्मचारियों को उनकी शिकायतों को बताने का अवसर दिया गया तथा प्रशासन की ओर से उनकी शिकायतों के समाधान हेतु हरसंभव प्रयास किये जाने की भी बात कही गई।

इस बैठक में संपूर्ण वाणिज्यिक टीम को कठिन परिश्रम कर आय के निर्धारित लक्ष्यों को प्राप्त करने एवं कार्यप्रणाली में पारदर्शिता बनाये रखने के प्रति प्रोत्साहित किया गया। इस बैठक में व्यक्तिगत समस्याओं तथा फील्ड कर्मचारियों को कार्य में आने वाली कठिनाइयों के संबंध में चर्चा की गई। अंत में सभी कर्मचारियों से आय को बढ़ाने एवं ग्राहक संतुष्टि को और अधिक बेहतर बनाने संबंधित सुझाव भी आमंत्रित किये गये।

MUMBAI: Shri R.K. Lal, Principal Chief Commercial Manager (PCCM) of Western Railway along with senior commercial railway officers convened a meeting with the frontline staff from all six divisions of Western Railway viz. Mumbai Central, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Ratlam, Rajkot and Bhavnagar on 31^st January, 2018 in the Conference Hall at Headquarter office, Churchgate. Shri Lal, shared his views about GRAHAK Samvad – which is a window to learn, exchange of knowledge, views, suggestions, stress at work. He said that the Commercial staff are the face of Railways and should be prompt and courteous while dealing with public. The principle of integrity and honesty among the field staff was emphasized. PCCM also shared his concern for the ladies staff and the problems faced by them at work place. All staff were asked to express their grievances and it was assured that full support will be extended to them from the administration.

The entire Commercial team was exhorted to work hard to achieve the earning targets and to maintain transparency in working. Individual problems were also discussed and hardships faced by the field staff was also deliberated upon. In the end everyone was asked to come up with ideas to increase earning and improve customer satisfaction. The exchange of views was conducted in a very healthy and cordial atmosphere wherein interaction and suggestions culminated freely.

To carry out maintenance work of tracks, signaling & overhead equipments, a jumbo block will be taken on Up & Dn fast lines between Goregaon and Andheri from 10.00 hrs to 16.00 hrs &  Four hrs block from 10:00 hrs to 14:00 hrs on 5^th line between Goregaon and Andheri stations  on Sunday, 4^th February, 2018.

During the block period, all fast line trains will run on slow lines between Andheri and Goregaon. Due to this, some Up and Dn locals trains will remain canelled.

Detailed information to this effect is available with concerned Station Masters. Passengers are requested to take note of the above arrangements.

गोरेगांव तथा अंधेरी के मध्य फास्ट लाइन पर जम्बो ब्लॉक

ट्रैक, सिगनलिंग तथा ऊपरी उपस्करों की मरम्मत एवं रखरखाव कार्य हेतु गोरेगांव तथा अंधेरी स्टेशनों के बीच रविवार, 4 फरवरी, 2018 को 10.00 बजे से 16.00 बजे तक अप तथा डाउन फास्ट लाइन पर और 10.00 बजे से 14.00 बजे तक 5वीं लाइन पर जम्बो ब्लॉक लिया जायेगा ।

इस ब्लॉक के दौरान फास्ट लाइन की सभी लोकल ट्रेनों को गोरेगांव एवं अंधेरी के मध्य धीमी लाइन पर चलाया जायेगा। ब्लॉक के कारण अप एवं डाउन दिशा की कुछ ट्रेनें रद्द रहेंगी। इस ब्लॉक की विस्तुत जानकारी संबंधित स्टेशन मास्टरों के पास उपलब्ध है ।  यात्रियों से अनुरोध है कि उपरोक्त व्यवस्था को ध्यान में रखें।

rain No. 17626 Repalle – Secunderabad Express is speeded up and timings revised with effect from 8^th April, 2018 and Train No. 57605 Secunderabad-Vikarabad Passenger timings revised with effect from 9^th April, 2018 as detailed below:-

The present and Revised Timetable

Timings of  Train No 17626 Repalle-Secunderabad Express:

Timings of Train No 57605 Secunderabad-Vikarabad Passenger: