RPF - Operations

  

Operation	Subject	Picture
Nanhe Faristey	Identifies & Rescues children who are lost or separated from their families due to various reasons
AAHT - Anti-Human Trafficking Units	Combat the menace of Human Trafficking
Amanat	Securing lost passenger's belongings and restoring them to the rightful owners
Yatri Suraksha	Controls Passenger offenses by arresting dacoits, robbers, chain snatchers & criminals
Matrishakthi	RPF Lady staff assisted in childbirth cases who went into labor on Railway premises or in Trains
SEWA	Helping the elderly citizens, physically disadvantaged, sick passengers
Mission Jeevan Raksha	Saved the passengers from slipping and falling from moving trains by risking their own lives

DFCCIL - OCC - Operations Control Centre

   

OCC - Operation Control Centre 

WDFC 

• At Ahmedabad 

• Operationalised in March 2023 

• Controls entire WDFC’s Train operations, Signalling, and Power Supply and monitor the health of Rolling Stock & Track Safety. 

• It is equipped with advanced technologies and new applications for Train operations. 

• SCADA - Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition operations 

• TPC - Traction Power Controller operations will be done from the OCC 

•  Nerve-centre of WDFC - 1506 KMs - Double Track Electrified 2 x 25 KV From Mumbai JNPT (Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust) to Dadri via Vadodara, Ahmedabad & Rewari, covering the States of Haryana, UP, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra. 

• Green Building

• Serve the Round-the-Clock 

EDFC

• Going to be a launch 

• OCC - for EDFC - Prayagraj, UP - World’s Second Largest OCC  

• Command Centre for the entire route length of 1856 KMs of EDFC 

• Green Building rating of GRIHA4 - equipped with Solar power and rainwater harvesting 

• 1560 Sq Meter with a video wall of more than 90 metres. 

•  The Divyang-friendly one 

• Modern interiors, Best-in-class acoustics, ergonomically designed to suit the needs of the Traffic Controllers 

• Integrated SCADA with TMS (Train Management System) - will enable the Traction Controllers to monitor, control as well as remotely operate power supply equipment at Traction Sub Stations, Sectioning and Parallelling posts for the Entire Network. 

•  Under the Make in India or Atma Nirbhar initiative, the system has been developed by Alstom, and supported by their design teams in Bangalore. 

• EDFC - 1875 KMs - Two distinct segments: 

• Double Track - 1409 KMs - Dankuni to Khurja 

• Single Track - 447 KMs - Khurja to Dadri   

              DFCCIL Network 

State	WDFC	EDFC	Total	% Share
UP	19	1078	1097	32
Rajasthan	567	-	567	16
Gujarat	565	-	565	16
Haryana	177	72	249	7
Bihar	-	239	239	7
West Bengal	-	203	203	7
Jharkhand	-	195	195	6
Maharashtra	178	-	178	6
Punjab	-	88	88	3
Total	1506	1875	3381	100

Key Points for MCQ  

1. DFCCIL stands for Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited

2. OCC stands for Operations Control Centre 

3. OCC - WDFC - Ahmedabad

4. OCC - EDFC - Prayagraj 

5. OCC at Prayagraj - going to be launch - World’s Second Largest one

6. OCC at Ahmedabad - Operationalised in March 2023 

7. SCADA stands for Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition  

8. DFCCIL - 3381 KMs

9. WDFC - 1506 KMs 

10. EDFC - 1875 KMs  

11. UP covers - Highest Network of DFCCIL - 36 % 

12.  DFCCIL - Incorporated - in 2006 -  as a Schedule A Company under the Companies Act, 1956 

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25% - Discount Fares - AC Sitting classes - Commercial

 

25% - Discount Fares - AC Sitting classes  

• Source: Commercial Circular 11 of 2023  Click for the download  

• CC 11 - applicable for the period of 1 year i.e., up to 06th July 2024

• Applicable to: ACC - AC Chair Car, Executive classes of all Trains having sitting accommodation (not for AC sleeper berths) incl: Anubhuti & Vistadome coaches. 

• Discount:  Up to a maximum of 25% on the Basic Fare only.   

• Period of such Discount: Entire duration or part duration or specific period subject to a maximum of 6 months or weekends or seasons or weekdays etc. Based on the pattern of Demand

• Implemented with immediate effect.  However, no refund of fare - for already booked tickets

• Powers:  Delegated to PCCMs of all Zonal Railways 

• PCCM stands for Principal Chief Commercial Manager (HAG - Higher Administrative Grade) 

• Criteria for selecting Trains:  Classes with occupancy less than 50% (either end to end or some specified sections in the route) during the last 30 days 

• Criteria for Quantum of Discount (maximum is 25%)  - Depends on the fares of the competitive modes of transport (Roadways, Airways, etc) 

• Review of Discount fares: Regularly and based on occupancy, the discount may be modified/extended/withdrawn. 

• If modified or withdrawn  - With immediate effect only. However, no difference in fare shall be charged or collected for already booked tickets 

• If the Flexi fare scheme is in existing trains: 

• 1st step:  withdraw the flexi fare scheme initially as a measure to increase occupancy. 

• 2nd step: If occupancy is not improved, then the Discount scheme should be implemented in those classes/trains. 

•  Discount Scheme not applicable to : 

1. Special Trains (on account of the Festivals/holidays)

2. PTOs - Privilege Ticket Orders 

3. Difference of fare in Privilege Passes 

4. Concessional vouchers 

5. MLAs / Ex MLAs coupons 

6. Warrants 

7. MPs/Ex MPs 

8. Freedom Fighters

• If Discount Scheme is yes, Then No Tatkal Quota in those trains

Key points for MCQ:

1. CC - Commercial Circular No 11 of 2023 

2. CC 11 - Applicable for a period of one year (up to 6th July 2024) 

3. Applicable to AC Sitting accommodation on all Trains 

4. 25 % - Maximum Discount  

5. Powers delegated to PCCMs 

6. Less than 50% Occupancy - Criteria for Discount

7. Not applicable for all concessions and Special Trains.  

8. Powers delegated to PCCMs

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