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Increasing non-fare revenue for Indian Railways

Start Date :

Jun 14, 2016

Last Date :

Jan 01, 2017

00:00 AM IST (GMT +5.30 Hrs)

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Although Indian Railways enjoy the highest captive eyeballs in a railway system internationally, it earns less than 5% of its revenues through non-tariff sources. Many of the world ...

Although Indian Railways enjoy the highest captive eyeballs in a railway system internationally, it earns less than 5% of its revenues through non-tariff sources. Many of the world railway systems generate 10% to 20% of their revenues from non-tariff sources.

IR typically has focused on increasing revenues through tariff hikes. It wants to change this and challenge the conventional thinking by exploiting new sources of revenue so that every asset, tangible or non-tangible, gets optimally monetized

We invite ideas from citizens on increasing non fare revenue for Indian Railways.

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Yogesh 9 years 6 months ago

soft music can be played in day time when train is running in regular interval it make people happy in trains & in stations too,easy day market A girl feel safe even in night. You can create all in one app in which people type name of stations and they get icons of hotels in city,help line nos, tourism place in city,markets,taxi,etc you will earn revenue for registering them for valid period,big screen out side station for advertisement.

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SAMEEP_3 9 years 6 months ago

Railways owns hundreds of overbridges all across the country and mostly where there is dense traffic. These have side walls for protection. These spaces can be used for advertisements. These spaces could be leased out. This way not only will revenue be generated but also cost of maintenance will come down since now it would be maintained by the company that has leased it.

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KARRA NARASIMHA NAGA SAIKUMAR 9 years 6 months ago

provide a new coaches like bus ie seats are flexible with good windows.provide 2 or 3 coaches for trains between major stations where buses are more so that more passengers can be travelled and keep the rates less than bus. Most of the second seating coaches are not comfortable.and later you can add air conditioning and other entertainment's like tv or fm.make it available During night journey only so that you get customers from those who prefer bus ,and provide comfort timings

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MANDEEP SINGH 9 years 6 months ago

I think fare can be increased but there should good facilities in railways

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Ganesh Ramani 9 years 6 months ago

Hi. We have 67000km of railway lines. Install solar panels above the tracks. If we assume panels about 8 metre wife and cover 70%of the track length, we would have 375 Sq km of solar panels. At 64 MW per sq km ( same as Kamuthi solar plant) we can generate 24000 MW. This calls for huge investment, but can generate huge returns. This will be the biggest green initiative in the world.

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vainateya 9 years 6 months ago

earlier pune-mumbai sinhagad express had double decker bogeys. This doubled people carrying capacity of bogey. It was discontinued due to proximity to overhead cables. These bogies can be reintroduced on routes which are not electrified. Also if non metal bogies are made raditation from overhead cable can be reduced. Also non-metal bogies will heat up less, require less fans and AC.

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Jeetlal pal 9 years 6 months ago

Sir I did my reservation on 24 nov for 4 jan 17 and now wanted to postpone by one day but denied at the counter .i was told that it can neither be modified nor cancelled .have to deposite the ticket and refund will be credited into your acct. My rqst is that i am not cancelling my ticket ,only modifying it but denied which is not understood.i am compelled to TDR and get new reservation.

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Ashok Kumar 9 years 6 months ago

Railway should use their vacant space of station by construct shop and rent out these space only to those unemployed people or who want to start their own business by resignation from job. It's steps towards to self employment.

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Ashok Kumar 9 years 6 months ago

Railway should start selling of famous product of city where it passes during its journey. Example: if somebody going Jammu to Delhi via rohtak. He can purchase "GULAB BRAND REWARI & GAZZAK" in the train & should have the facility for online booking on Railway portal.

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PARVENDER KUMAR 9 years 6 months ago

sir i humbly request to railway menistry that indian ralway network is very broad length but in present time it is suffring from many broblem like passnger facility like seat avelaiblety in various route railway can be design special train like half sleeper and half general compartment seating train for busy route a short distance 500km like. Most of the people today want to facility. if goverment hike some fare general compartmemt and other it is not big problem

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