“Bangladesh Railways: Problems & Prospects and Its Importance to the Development in Tourism Industry” Submitted to : Mr. Saud Ahmed Lecturer Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies University of Dhaka Submitted By : The WhizzKidz Name Roll
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Introduction: Indian Railways is the nationalized railway company of India which owns and operates most of the country’s rail transport. It is the world’s second largest employer behind Chinese army; has one of the largest and busiest rail networks in the world‚ an extensive network‚ which is spread over 60000 Route Kilometre‚ of which approximately 30 per cent is electrified. The Indian Railways have played an integrating role in the social and economic development of the country ‚ transporting
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pakistan Railways (reporting mark PR) is a national state-owned rail transport service of Pakistan‚ head-quartered in Lahore. It is administered by the federal government under the Ministry of Railways. PR provides an important mode of transportation throughout Pakistan. It is commonly referred to as the "life line of the country"‚ by aiding in large-scale movement of people and freight throughout Pakistan.Pakistan Railways (PR) is the state owned railway company of Pakistan
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History of Virgin Virgin Trains was born on 29th of November 1996 when it was awarded the Cross Country franchise following the privatisation of British Rail‚ the franchise will last until April 2012. Along with the Cross Country line‚ Virgin also won the West Coast franchise and took control on the 9th of March 1997‚ this franchise will end in March 2012. The West Coast line was the last but one of the franchises to be handed over to the private sector‚ all of which had been completed in less
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Railway Minister. “The scheme was formulated when Nitish Kumar was the Rail Minister. But at that point of time‚ the scheme was not passed due to some issues‚” said Mishra. Meanwhile‚ under the banner of All India Railway Federation a dharna was organised near the DRM office demanding welfare of the employees and putting a curb on the outsourcing of service sector of the railways. “This is in larger interest of the passengers‚ rail users and the employees.” Mishra
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Safety Indian Railways have been in the news albeit for wrong reasons. With the rapid increase in passenger and goods traffic‚ the frequency of train accidents is increasing very fast. This has raised serious doubts in the public mind about safety of Rail travel and the general health of the railway network. The credibility of an organization with a long and proud history of nation building seriously eroded. In such a situation it is but natural to ask where the Railways are heading. Table 28.6 gives
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direct Intercity train Service from Rajshahi to Joydebpur (Dhaka) via Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge. Page 98 of 98 Table A-2: Bangladesh Railway Information Mirror Serial # Particulars 2002-03 2003-04 1 Total Route Kilometers 2880.07 2854.96 2 Total Track Kilometers 4442.95 4442.95 3 Total numbers of Locomotives 275 273 4 Total numbers of Carriages 1410 1411 5 Total numbers of Wagons 13679 13217 6 Number of Stations 459 459 7 Passenger Carried (Million) 39.2 43.4 8 Passenger-Kilometers (Billion) 4.02
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The most underrated factor of westward expansion would have to be the railroad. Many would think of the most important factor as the gold rush of 1848‚ but before mass droves of people could move westward‚ an easier way of traveling had to be constructed and railroads were the answer. Before railways‚ the Oregon Trail lead people from major cities like Independence‚ Missouri to Oregon City or Sacramento in Oregon and California. This ‘train’ of sorts moved as low as 350‚000 people across America
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trains. However‚ the reclassification process of the shipment delays the movement. To prevent a shipment from being reclassified at every train yard it travels through‚ shipments are grouped together to form a block. Blocking is a problem in the rail industry‚ postal and package delivery‚ trucking‚ and the airline industry. Mathematically‚ the railroad blocking issue is a multicommodity-flow‚ network-design‚ and routing problem. To solve it‚ the developers designed an underlying blocking network
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(TITLE: WHAT ARE THE CAUSES BEHIND THE FAILURE OF PAKISTAN RAILWAYS) INTRODUCTION: A Pakistan railway‚ life line of the country‚ is a national state run transport service. It is under the administration of federal government under the Ministry of Railways and its head quarter is in Lahore. It is an important source of transportation throughout Pakistan. Pakistan Railways provides an important mode of transportation throughout Pakistan. It is commonly referred to as the "life line of the country"
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