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| Circular number | Commercial Circular No.: 02 of 2025 |
|---|---|
| File number | No. 2025/TG-I/01/Misc/01 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | reservation |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
Train demand module in PRIMES and ICMS ARP-Train Demand: Train Trip Demand Utility for planning & raising trips request to
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA(भारतसरकार)
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (रेलमंत ालय)
RAILWAY BOARD((रेलवेबोड
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No. 2025/TG-I/01/Misc/01 New Delhi, dated .02.2025
Principal Chief Operations Mangers &
Principal Chief Commercial Mangers,
All Zonal Railways.
CMD Konkan Railway.
(Commercial Circular No.: 02 of 2025)
Sub: Train demand module in PRIMES and ICMS.
As per extant practice, to fulfill the extra rush (passenger) demand on different
occasions (e.g. Festivals, summer vacation, Holi, Deepawali etc.), Zonal railways
submit their special train requirements to the Railway Board for approval.
Subsequently after approval, the zonal railway concerned, notifies the train services
for Public and Railways.
2. In order to make the exercise more data driven with cross zone visibility of
planning, a “Train Demand Utility/Module” has been developed by CRIS - in
PRIMES and ICMS applications respectively for Commercial and Operating users.
The brief features of these modules are as under:
This utility helps to estimate the number of train trips needed for specific Origin-
Destination (O-D) pairs.
Demand could be assessed using historical date ranges (for a reference period) and
for specific O-D pairs from options such as Stations, Clusters, Zones, States, or
Stations within a specific KM range.
Unmet demand of live trains is also taken into consideration.
Real time availability of the of coaches vis a vis lie over rakes and spare coaches is
available to process the demand.
Proposals under approval in other zonal railways are also visible for realistic
assessment of demand.
Online processing for approval of demand from Commercial to Operating
department and from zonal railways. The proposal would be sent to Railway Board
through the utility itself and the approval would also be communicated through the
same.
MIS reports are available to monitor the current demand status in PRIMES and
ICMS.
3. The user manual for the utility is provided vide Annexure A & B.
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4. All special train planning henceforth should be done through the Train demand
module including for the upcoming Holi and Summer specials.
5. Necessary instructions may be issued to all concerned accordingly for strict
compliance.
(Vipul Singhal) (Sanjay Neelam)
Director Passenger Marketing Director/Coaching
Railway Board Railway Board
Copy to: - MD CRIS, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021
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Rail Bhawan, Raisina Road, NewDelhi-110001
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PRIMES REPORT BUILDER USER MANUAL | CRIS
TRAIN DEMAND UTILITY USER
PRS/CRIS
https://primes.indianrail.gov.in/PRIMES
Version 1.0
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PRIMES REPORT BUILDER USER MANUAL | CRIS
PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL
This manual is intended for the Railway Board users, Zonal Railway Users (CCM/PM office) to
facilitate usage of Train Planning Utility available on PRIMES application of PRS for train planning.
UTILITY DETAILS
A Train Planning Utility has been developed by CRIS - PRS, and ICMS, to assist Railways in planning
the operation of new trains, addressing increased demand during festivals and for year-round
services based on passenger demand and rake availability. This utility replaces the current
manual process used for planning new trains.
The utility is divided into two sections to cater to different users:
1.
For Commercial Users: to raise demands for train trips, based on historical passenger
demand and send the trips demand to operations (ICMS) via PRIMES application
2.
For Operating Users: for running if trains based on available resource and trips
demanded.
The utility provided on PRIMES is for Commercial users.
This utility aids in plan
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