OREANDA-NEWS. November 22, 2011. The Indian Railways pavilion at Indian International Trade Fair – 2011 currently being held here at Pragati Maidan is attracting huge crowd this year. The Railway pavilion has pristine appeal and a futuristic outlook. It traces the connection of the Railways with the people of the entire country. Rail in India has touched millions of Indians from all parts of the country and this is being showcased through the pavilion which sports the theme- Bridging India – Connecting People.

The Railway Pavilion showcases its important units through static and working models for the visitors to get a realistic feel of the vast organisation and its vast-operation. Live performances, through the medium of Nukkad Nataks, get the message of safety of passengers on trains as well as at level crossing gates, across to the visitors.

A visit to the Railway Pavilion has become quite interesting as its interactive feel is involving everyone, young and old in the day today working of Indian Railways along with the feel of the past as it rushes to embrace the future.

From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, Indian Railways has contributed to the development of all the regions it touches. The pivot of Indian economy, Railways lays equal emphasis on the movement of essential goods and on the comfort and well being of its passengers from the time of booking of tickets to the moments of travel.

Granting of various concessions to the needy, to introduction of modern technology in passenger and freight business, and keeping in mind the needs of modern India, Railways takes care of all. Where Railways has introduced SIMRAN for real time tracking of mail/express trains, it has also made forays into RIFD – a technology, which helps in real time tracking of freight wagons. Dedicated Freight Corridors for freight trains and High Speed Corridors for passenger trains shall take care of the growing economic needs of India.