List of Important Indian Railways Official Websites

Excellent Achievements in Sports in Indian Railways

Indian Railways have registered important achievements in the field of sports at International and National levels. During 2007, at International level, in the Asian Athletics Championship held at Amman (Jordan) in July 2007. IR athletes won 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals.

In the World Billiards Championship held in Singapore in September 2007, both the finalists i.e. Shri Rupesh Ashwinbhai Shah and Shri Ashok Harishankar Sandilaya were from Indian Railways and Shri Rupesh Shah emerged as the new World Champion. In USIC (Union Sportive Internationale des Cheminots) World Railways Tennis Championship held at Prague (Republic of Czech) in June 2007, Indian Railways team won the championship. In Commonwealth Free Style and Greco Roman Style Wrestling Championship held in Ontario, Canada in June 2007, IR wrestlers won 6 Gold and 4 Silver medals.

At national level too, during 2007 IR sportsperson have won about 50% National Championships including Athletics(M&W), Hockey(W), Boxing(M&W), Cricket(W), Kabaddi (M&W), Volleyball(M&W), Handball(W), Cycling (M) etc.

Besides, during 2007, two IR sports-persons, viz. Jyoti S. Kullu (Hockey) and Shri Vijinder (Boxing) were honoured with "Arjuna Award" and Shri Virender Singh, ex-Hockey Player of IR has also been honoured with prestigious "Dhyanchand Award for Lifetime Achievements in Sports and Games".

Coal Transportation Agreement in Indian Railways

In a significant move at facilitating power generation in the country, Indian Railways have signed a Coal Transportation Agreement with M/s Nagarajuna Power Corporation Limited (NPCL) which is setting up a 1015 MW thermal power plant near Padubidri near Udipi in Karnataka on Konkan Railway.

The Agreement was signed among Southern Railway, Konkan Railway Corporation Limited and NPCL. Under the agreement, the coal required for the plant will be transported by rail from new Mangalore Port to the plant covering a distance of about 36 Kms.

Coal required for the power plant will be imported at the port. While loading of coal and a small lead of 5 kms is in Southern Railway, unloading siding will be in Konkan Railway jurisdiction. Transportation of 2.8 MTPA of coal will be required for the power house. The present agreement is on the lines of the agreement earlier signed with M/s Rosa Power Company Limited.

Technological Upgradation of Telecommunication Systems

A total of 29000 RKMs Optical Fibre Cable has been commissioned on Indian Railways. Work of upgradation of OFC network to high bandwidth STM-16 network is in full swing and has already been commissioned on all important routes.