गाड़ी समय पर चले, और लंबी दूरी के लिए कंफर्म रिजर्वेशन मिल सके। हम आम लोगों को तो बस यही चाहिए। बाकी सब मोह माया है....

the idea of Using tech and AI at 48:00 is truly amazing and i hope someone from the govt. thinks in this direction

Issue with government communication also is that they let Vande Bharat get all the prominence. But the biggest achievement of this government is of big transformation in many areas : All ICF coach production halted and now 100% LHB coaches; same with electrification, moving to 100%; DFC was got all the momentum under them.

Construction work on 2 DFC started only in 2014 . Before that it was in planning phase . So now if it’s almost completed it’s a great achievement in itself. That’s despite the political issues at the state level. IMO it’s a positive

I just travelled by Vande Bharat Express from Mumbai to Vadodara. Journey was comfortable . About tea , yes the caterers gives tea powder mix, but in doing so , we are also creating plastic garbage . So earlier Chai was tastier less garbage . One thing I have noticed , the caterers collect plastic , aluminium packs etc and instead of safely discarding , they throw the garbage near the Forest in Mumbai - Pune for example . So you will see such garbage littered along the track in the ghat section, when trains slows down. Bring this to the notice of the Govt . So far , no action from the govt.

Modi should invite sudhanshu ji for help, guidance and truthful ground reality feedback. he's an asset to the country before and after retirement.

Vande bharat is running at average speed of 65-70 km/hr between delhi -jaipur .

रेलवे के सभी विभाग में अधिकारी पिछले काम करने के तरीके को ही आगे बढाते है। प्रोफेशनल थौट प्रोसेस नही है। रेलवे के अधिकारी तनखविया नॉकर है।काम करने का जज्बा नही रखते ।

Always good to hear constructive criticism, i wish opposition of country was this constructive, and result in something good for country

रोड बनाने का काम आसान है. रेल्वे लाईन बनाना जादा कठीण है जादा वक्त देने वाली है.

The problem is also with the people who want all privileges but don't want to pay. VB trains are targeted for middle and upper classes who are ready to shell out more.

No rate of development can hold on population explosion😂😂

Only solution for future india is to stop civil services monopoly and change civil services to some new public friendly and responisble services , performance based promotion and super checks on corruption

It's a delight listening to the honest opinion of Sudhanshu sir. The creator knows the challenges very well. Railway seriously needs implementations and completion of projects timely to achieve targets, rather than announcements. Leadership should review and think about the failures for better solutions where it's lacking. It must be focused on convenience, affordability, and available for average income people as well as the locals too. We need an increase in numbers of more coaches, more general bogies, sitting chair coaches and sleeping coaches in the preexisting trains as well as new local trains with speeding and higher traffic frequencies. Also need more securities, safety standards with facilities and quality of transportation. I hope the near future Railway will improvise more services and bring changes in the life of the common people . Expecting for a positive change. Thanks for the podcast.

Indian Railways use to spend around 12000 crore on fuel every year, by that a little over two years time will be enough to recover 25000 crore of Diesel Locomotive

I definitely agree with sudhanshu mani sir that until we can transport every citizen of this country with dignity and hygiene with a confirmed reservation, we've failed as a country. Shame on us for 50-60 years after British left, we almost kept the same track length and did almost nothing to modernize railways. It not a surprise that now we have no capacity at all to serve the passanger load. And capacity expansion in a very short period of time is extremely difficult of not impossible

वन्दे भारत में सफर के लिये जेब में पैसे भी चाहिये, जिस देश के करीब अस्सी करोड़ जनता पाँच किलो आनाज पर जीवन यापन करते हों, वे तो घर चलाने के लिए यदो जहद कर रहे हैं, फिर वे सस्ते में यात्रा करना ही चाहेंगे, जय हिन्द

One benefit to having all trains as fully AC is that track side garbage will disappear. Otherwise that garbage is near impossible to clear for thousands of km

DFC will not start giving big returns until it is complete and related infra and last point connectivity is available.

Meri jo samajh hai , uske according DFC ko aap bhi se failed nahi keh sakte , aap bas usko cost se mat napiye Pehle maalgadi khadi rehti thi 2-3 din , kharab ho jati thi to baki trains late hoti thi Ab wo nahi hai. Aane wale time me unka share badhega Modi govt is making IR infrastructure ready for next 4-5 decades

Kam se kam toilets ventilated and odour free kar dein wohi bohut badhi achievement hey. Bedroll itna gandha milta hey ki poocho mat. Mostly used hi milta hey. Koi automatic 100% bathroom cleaning mechanism introduce ho toh badiya rahega..kya koi aisa plan hey ??

With Due respect to the Sudhanshu Mani ji, Govt doesn't work on short term vision plan but rather think about next 50 years thats why such electrification and infra dev is happening though it may be under utilised right now but it would help in future.

Amazing session sir.. Thank you so much

I agree that vande Bharat train is a good train and a step in right direction, but as Sudhanshu sir said, it's not a world class product. Infact government organisations cannot compete in terms of R&D and product quality with private global companies like alstom, GE, Siemens. The reason developed countries have such advanced trainsets is because private entities are involved. ICF/RCF and other railways manufacturing entities should be privatised.

It's a shame this channel is not as popular as other podcast channels. Arihant always studies about the topics he covers, asks important questions, lets the guests speak freely, does not interfere and keeps digging a topic until he finds an acceptable answer. And most importantly there's no show off of knowledge , it's simply informative. Keep going man, all the best.

एक साक्षात्कार में मुलायम सिंह यादव जी ने कहा था कि "अगर सोनिया गांधी को एक दिन खेत में लोटा लेकर शौच करना पड़ जाए तो अगले दिन ही पूरे देश में शौचालय बन जायेंगे", ऐसे ही अगर वर्तमान रेल मंत्री और प्रधानमंत्री को किसी जनरल डिब्बे में सफर कर दिया जाए तो अगले ही दिन पूरे देश में हजारों जनरल ट्रेनें चलने लगेंगी।

Fundamental problem is Government employees, सरकारी कल्चर. They cannot compete with private sector. Private करो railways को maximum.

Actually Indian opposition never asks genuine questions... Biggest problem for India.

कोई भी चीज हो इंडिया में कभी पूरी नहीं होगी 145 करोड लोग हैं और पहले गांव के लोग गांव में से बाहर नहीं जाते थे और अब पूरा इंडिया घूमते हैं और शहर के लोग दुनिया आप कुछ भी बना लो कितना भी बना लो कभी पूरा नहीं होगा

Ye policy paadne walon ko general bogie mein travel karwana chahiye

Vande Bharat isn't that costly. I love it. It's much cheaper than the travel by car.

Indian public is not ready for world class facilities. This is because of capacity as well as mentality. No one can cater to this much population.

What an amazing logic - overloading charges idea executed by Lalu is revolutionary but Vande Bharat execution which is designing and mfg of train from zero is his leadership only and not govt.

Well, I disagree on strong leadership point. Railway had a minister like Mr. Suresh Prabhu. Hello was strong , strict and was taking measures to improve the Railway. But, Railway people didn't like him and made him go away. The people themselves don't want to work like a private institution. The fault lies with railway bureaucracy.

On safety Sudhanshu sir gave good suggestions

Railways cannot compete with airlines over distances above 1,000 kms. The reason is time taken to complete the travel. Railways should try to focus on developing world class rails, trains, engines, signalling system, etc world class upto distances below 1,000 km. It's in the freight that the railways can deliver real punch, irrespective of distance.

No big failure 1) earlier even express trains between our locations were used to get late by 2-3 hours . Now all express runs on time. ( Definitely between our location ) Ahmedabad to jodhpur. 2) earlier when I was traveling between 2 major cities, it used to take 4 to 5 hours. Now with vande Bharat it's only 2 hours. ( Ahmedabad to Surat ) 3) The doubling of the track is amazing. 4) pushing LHB coaches is amazing. Smooth rides. 5) all Sudhanshu MANI wants attention.yes he is the big factor for our vande Bharat. But still somewhat I think he is an attention seeker. 6) Railway work is amazing in modi government a) electrification b) modern railway station 7) DFC will give it fruits.just wait. ( Also it is to be noted that , our road infrastructure is also becoming amazing. So good competition) 8) now the main problem is that , overcrowded trains. The main problem is our population. And more and more people are using trains. Still these trains get over crowded only during peak season. And in Gujarat and Rajasthan even in peak season we don't feel this problem. The main thing is that. People can't travel ticketless in buses. And you can travel trains ticketless. So many chidni people are using trains. And thus the crowd.

Sudhanshu Mani sir is my inspiration and my fav person he changed image of indian railways

Very nice session with a constructive criticism. 👏

It was a great conversation sir

The speaker did not talk about Amrit Bharat trains which got some hype when PM launched it. Also, I had talked to my father(he’s a railway employee) about using railway data for AI tools. He was unaware of anything happening in this area. Since ashwini vaishnav is both IT minister & railway minister, hopefully try this. Modiji talked with Bill Gates about AI a lot, but AI in railways is a great opportunity.

I disagree with electrification issue he brought up; it's just arguing for the sake of arguing. By that logic you just don't do anything and wait for all your electricity source to turn green, but why would you do make them go green if there is no demand for it. So, no electric vehicles, stop R&D on green hydrogen ... etc.

Comgress hoti to Goods wagon 60 wagons wali chala deti ghareebon ke liye aur jo travel karte usme wo awaaz bhi nahin karte .Fare ordinary class se 25 percent ka hota .

Excellent discussion. Mani Saheb rocks.

As i was watching this podcast Kanchanjunga Express collided with an goods train.

General Class (Metro or MEMU type) Day time from 6.00 am to 9.00 pm, frequency

Vande Bharat is a great success, just need some time to railway to adopt new standards.

Excellent interview

Firstly I would like to thank Shri Sudhanshu Mani for raising these issues. I also want to acknowledge his contribution as the driving force behind the vande bharat express. It would have been nice if there was more data available about some of the issues he raised. Firstly he mentioned lot of money has been allocated for Railways in the budget in the last decade under the Modi government but has not resulted in higher railway usage for transport. He did not point out any unwarranted spending that was done which had ended up as a waste. Also were there funds that remained unutilized ? There has been lot of positive news about railway progress in the north eastern areas plus rapid electrification. Mani felt tracks had been electrified while there were still hundreds of diesel engines available for use. Some of the losses from the non use of these fixed assets would be offset by the savings on not having to import crude / Diesel while being environment friendly if the electricity comes from renewable sources. In any case this is going in the right direction. He said not enough non-A/C coaches available due to manufacturing of A/C coaches. What has been the growth or decline of travelling passengers in the last 10 years keeping in mind population growth, more disposable incomes etc. Would there have been no overcrowding if only non-A/C coaches were produced. He talked of use of Artificial Intelligence tools. I suppose he meant use of computer systems to improve processes of maintenance making use of some of the live data generated. He could give some of these ideas to startups that can supply such systems to the railways. A lot can be more efficiently done but talk of bringing private players into the railways is a political hot potato with so much fake news around.

We as the public can wait with patience as long as you deliver what you promised

19:10 on leadership and 46:51 thought on AI Absolutely spot on.

Would request Sudhanshu sir to write a letter each to Railway Minister and PMO every month on his recommendations. We can leverage his wisdom and the country would benefit.

His point on AI is really impressive. This should be done.

Thanks for uploading honest discussion , it rare to find these days

Very pertinent questions raised

What a powerful Voice is it naural or Sir you have worked on it .

We need 250 to 270 km/ hr trains with minimum stopages. Connecting Delhi mumbai chennai kolkatta delhi and from this metro cities connecting 2 tier cities to travel 3-4 hr journey with speed of 160 km/hr. A night travel and you are from delhi to mumbai or delhi to kolkatta.

railway ki pehle se koi ichjat nahi hai 😅😂

Bhai ye to Anti Modi admi hai.. sabko credit dediya par Modi government ko koi credit nahi de raha. Bhai railway ajki date main jamin asman ka antar hai aur iske hisab se ek bhi acha kaam nahi hua hai?? Had hai

Ashwini Vaishnav is Minister of Railways, Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology. And we are shocked Railways is not performing well? Railways such a big ministry, that needs 2 people working full-time. One person who is working part-time cannot do it.

Maza aagya.

Tremendously eye opening.

Indian Optimus Prime Voice Is Here Giving Interview Damn That Voice Is Heavy & Deeper 🗿☠️❤️🇮🇳

all main routes need to be with 4 tracks passenger and 2 for freight

Very good analysis- thanks - AVM Sinha (Retd)

First we must stop random entry in railways station take ticket and enter if we can earn that money n fulfil our coffers every one must take ticket to travel

रेल्वे को मैन्यूफेक्चरिंग और maintenance का निजीकरण होना चाहिए, क्योंकि सरकारी कर्मचारियों की कमजोरियों,कामचोरियों पर चर्चा नहीं होती,

new rail lines have been laid...electrifying of lines has been on fast pace.....

MANI IS THE KING, he speaks his mind without fear or favour

Give this man some visionary project, he is the valuable asset for India

All I can say is sudhanshu is a frustrated guy and you cannot expect anything but negativity from him. God bless him he comes out of his depression soon

Sir, same logic applies to EVs, we claim evs are eco. Friendly due to no emission. But you generate electricity from coal, and in many power stations, emission control is very loose . So pollution.

May be the funds should be spent more on productive part like tracks, coaches, speed and safety rather than station upgradation.

सभी ट्रेन में दो कोच फल, सब्जी का होना चाहिये जिससे किसान और रेलवे तथा देश के जनता के लिये भी फायदेमंद होगा, जय हिन्द

Indian railway ke officer bhi jimmedar hain

Straight and sweet

Bhaisaab, neat and clean new stations that came up is also a big achievement.

Mr.Mani is very knowledgeable and experienced Love to listen him 👌🏻

Sir can someone explain what's the exact problem at "yamuna bridge" from Delhi Junction. It's also crossing more 20 years.

Noukri chahiye sarkari aur kaam chahiye contractor wala to kahan se hoga

Govt ko Railway station se pahle Rail line bichhana chahiye ki train fast aur time per chale 😮😮

Love to see him again

मैराथन दौड़ने चले थे भारतीय बाबुशाही विकसित भारत के लिए पर दश वर्ष में ही टेंनट्रम पर आ गए! तभी तो एक हजार वर्ष से खाली गुलामी विदेशियो की ही करनी है।

Dear arihant bhai, my grand father was a Locopilot, my father works in railway had got minister award. My uncle is deputy cme. I want o provide railway perspective, how can i join your podcast. I have seen people working. Want to put forward positive side of railway.

There was no need of Vande Bharat trains, People in India are still poorest in the entire world. Please focus on providing affordable services to Indians 🙏

Arihant please invite rajiv malhotra ji .

Extensive information with far sightetness. Thanks to both gentlemen.

Looks like everybody is a bloody expert outside of govt. His remarks on the use of AI for alerting are so high level that I am surprised that this dude actually worked in the railways.

Bus bjp ki manority nhii aayi …,. Now everyone sees a problem everywhere…. Toh matlab free ration, free achool, free hosital, free pani, free bijli..,, free train….. sab free kar de…. Toh hum middle class ka tax bhii tum hi de doooo

वंदे भारत ट्रेनों के तेज संचालन के लिए अन्य ट्रेनों को रोक कर लेट कर देना दुखद है ।

Increase goods train, Setup Own Godowns, warehouse for temporary storage in each stations, Replace Trucks used for transporting Vegetables, Cars, E-commerce, Package transfers. Provide service for packers and movers, Use Mini trucks locally for distribution, Which will increase the revenue

We have such wealth of people to improve

Railways should also work on Hub and Spokes model like Indigo with specific trains, on high frequency. Eg. 1. Only Bullet trains to be run between major cities like Mumbai and Ahmedabad 2. Only Vande Bharat to be run between major and tier II cities, eg. Ahmedabad and Rajkot 3. RRTS/Shatabdi like trains between smaller centers. Ppl will have to change trains but would be issued a single ticket. With high frequency of trains, this would lead to faster travel as well. Eg. Rajkot to Mumbai in 7-8 hrs instead of 12 hrs. With this, usage of Bullet trains by high paying customers will increase, this decreasing the overall cost. Flights between such cities will decrease and thus direct flights between distant cities will increase.

Corridors for superfast trains can be the following: 1. Delhi - Agra 2. Delhi - Jaipur 3. Delhi - Jammu 4. Delhi - Amritsar 5. Delhi - Dehradun 6. Delhi -Kanpur 7. Mumbai - Ahmedabad 8. Mumbai - Goa 9. Bangalore - Mysore 10. Kolkata - Guwahati 11. Kolkata - Bhubaneswar 12. Hyderabad - Bengaluru 13. Trivandrum - Cochin 14. Patna - Ranchi 15. Patna - Howrah 16. Ranchi - Kolkata Develop these as world class and them expand on these, connecting other stations.

Sir bahut badhiya bataya..AI wala is best one

प्रणाम श्रीमान आपका वंदे भारत दुनिया की सबसे बेहतर ट्रेन है। आपको अपने बच्चों की बुराई नहीं किजिये

My train got 15 hours late. Indian railways is gone to the docks

🙏 नमस्ते 🙏

One thing I fail to understand - recently took rajdhani express on a long route. There was only one 1st AC compartment. Does the railways think that people dont have money to spend on 1st AC? Only one bogie for 1st AC is there for some decades i think. Also the condition of 1AC coach was terrible. Imagine paying more than the flight price for 1 AC and getting a dilapidated bogie with the IRCTC food serving team as the worst service provider. Toilets were terrible and it had call girl numbers written inside the toilet. So embarrassing when you are travelling with family.

Sudhansu Ji ko hum jante hai, due to arrogance of Government he is not getting any credit.