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New Delhi: In the battle of corona and fitting against this dangerous virus, the Indian Railways is constantly working to deliver oxygen on time to the respective places.
In order to bring liquid oxygen, the Oxygen Express is being sent from Lucknow to Bokaro. Oxygen will also rea
Posted Date : 21-04-21
New Delhi: Indian Railways is running special train services all across the country for the convenience of passengers. These services include Mail/Express Trains, Passenger Trains, and Suburban Trains. Apart from regular train services, additional trains are being run during April-May 2021 as summer
Posted Date : 21-04-21
New Delhi: These days the whole country is battling the corona epidemic. In the midst of the corona epidemic, the Western Railway has canceled 12 trains due to a low number of passengers. These trains will remain canceled till further orders. According to information received from the railway, these
Posted Date : 19-04-21
New Delhi: The railways has decided to run 2 special trains for the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand. The trains will run between Mumbai and Chhapra in Bihar via Vasai Road. According to a press note issued by Shri Sumit Thakur - Chief
According to off
Posted Date : 17-04-21
New Delhi: Indian Railways has imposed a fine of up to Rs 500 in the trains and stations whosoever will not be wearing a mask. This step has been taken by the railways on Saturday, April 17, 2021.
To control the spread of covid19 virus, this is going to be mandatory to wear a
Posted Date : 17-04-21
New Delhi: Haridwar Kumbh Mela which held every 12 years at Haridwar, India, possesses deep religious significance to Hindus as well as other spiritual seekers, and from April 12, 2021, the second shahi snan is taking place. Keeping the safety measures and in a bid of mass gathering during the
Posted Date : 12-04-21
New Delhi: For the convenience of passengers, railways decided to run a daily unreserved special train between Rajkot-Veraval from April 12, 2021. According to Mr. Abhinav Jeff, Senior DCM, Rajkot Division, shared the details of this special train are as follows:
Train no. 09513/09514 R
Posted Date : 10-04-21
New Delhi: For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand, Western Railway has decided to run three more additional weekly special trains between Bandra Terminus-Barauni Junction, Bandra Terminus-Subedarganj, Surat-Hatia, and Udhna-Chhapra stations.
Here are
Posted Date : 10-04-21
New Delhi: Indian Railways will continue to provide train services as per demand. Presently, Indian Railways is running a total of 1402 specials train services on an average per day. Total 5381 Suburban train services and 830 Passenger train services are also operational. Apart from this, 28 special
Posted Date : 09-04-21
New Delhi: Ensuring all round progress of Jharkhand, Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal today dedicated Hansdiha-Godda New Line to the Nation and flagged off Godda- New Delhi Humsafar special train through video confere
Posted Date : 08-04-21
New Delhi: Chenab Bridge, the world's highest railway bridge, part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project (USBRL), set an important construction milestone today with completion of the steel arch of the iconic Chenab Bridge. This was one of the most difficult part of the bridge over
Posted Date : 05-04-21
New Delhi: Indian Railways today notifies that, from April 5, 2021, the Indian railway is going to start 71 unreserved trains service, and increasing passenger amenities. This ensures safe and comfortable travel for the passengers, the Ministry of Railways tweeted.
Northern Ra
Posted Date : 03-04-21
New Delhi: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) suspended the train services of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Tejas Express for a month due to the rise of Covid-19 cases.
IRCTC tweet, "Temporary suspension of ADI-BCT-ADI Tejas Express due to recent
Posted Date : 02-04-21
New Delhi: Seeing the latest incident of Dehradun-bound Shatabdi Express where the train catches fire in a suspected case of a short circuit on March 13, Indian Railways decided to not allow the passengers to charge their mobile at night while travelling. This will soon come with directives. A
Posted Date : 30-03-21
New Delhi: Indian Railways is committed to achieve the objectives of AatmaNirbhar Bharat. A number of infrastructure development initiatives are envisaged in the National Rail Plan (NRP) being prepared by Indian Railways. The objective of the Plan is to create infrastructure capacity ahead of demand
Posted Date : 19-03-21
New Delhi: Redevelopment of railway stations across India is a priority agenda of the Ministry of Railways, Government of India. This agenda is being driven with full force by the Government with the participation of private players as a part of PPP projects.
As part of this agenda, work on the r
Posted Date : 17-03-21
New Delhi: Indian Railways recently come up with its statement regarding the wrong report and viral clips on social media about the cancellation of special train services, It is said that the fake news refers that Railways is going to cancel its trains which are currently operational from 31st March
Posted Date : 15-03-21
New Delhi: National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Friday signed an MoU with Japan Railway Track Consultant Co. Limited (JRTC) for the Designs of High-Speed Rail (HSR) Track works for T2 package (237 km between Vadodara to Vapi in Gujarat state) for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-S
Posted Date : 13-03-21
New Delhi: The Union Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal flagged off 3000 HP Cape Gauge Locomotive indigenously developed by Banaras Locomotive Works, Varanasi via video conferencing along with Minister of Transport an
Posted Date : 10-03-21
New Delhi: To overcome the inconvenience over multiple helpline numbers for grievances and enquiry during railway travel, Indian Railway has integrated all railway helplines into single number 139 (Rail Madad Helpline) for quick grievance redressal and enquiry during the journey. As the new he
Posted Date : 08-03-21
New Delhi: Hike in the price of platform ticket is a TEMPORARY measure and is a field activity undertaken by a railway administration in the interest of the safety of passengers and to prevent overcrowding at stations. Deterring more persons to visit the station, the platform ticket charges are incr
Posted Date : 05-03-21
New Delhi: The Central Railway has increased the price of platform tickets at some key stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) to avoid over-crowding during the upcoming summer season in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said on Tuesday.
A platform ticket now costs Rs 50 ins
Posted Date : 03-03-21
New Delhi: Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways today on Feb 25, 2021, shared a breathtaking image of the highest railway bridge in the world Chenab bridge, the work is still under construction.
The railway is almost ready to achieve another milestone with this bridge project. Minister of Rail
Posted Date : 25-02-21
New Delhi: Recently there have been some reports in the section of media about the higher prices being charged from those traveling in passenger trains over small distances.
Railways would like to inform that these slightly higher fares for passenger and other short-distance trains had been intro
Posted Date : 24-02-21
New Delhi: Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Government of India inaugurated and dedicated a host of infrastructure projects, projects related to passenger amenities and facilities at various railway s
Posted Date : 22-02-21
West Bengal: Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution, Government of India inaugurated 2nd Foot Over Bridge at Santragachi, Freight Terminal at Sankrail (Phase-I) & Vivekananda Meditation Centre at Howrah
Posted Date : 19-02-21
Uttrakhand: Rishikesh-Karnaprayag's new railway line project has crossed the total 5 Km tunneling mark. This includes main railway tunnels, escape tunnels, and Adits. This project is being executed by RVNL and will provide rail connectivity to the interiors of the Garhwal region of Uttrakhand, p
Posted Date : 17-02-21
New Delhi: Indian Railways has finalised the tender for Design, Development, Manufacture, Supply, Integration, Testing and Commissioning of IGBT based 3-Phase Propulsion, Control and Other Equipment for Train Sets (Vande Bharat Type Train sets) for 44 Rakes of 16 Car each on Jan 21, 2021.
The pro
Posted Date : 22-01-21
New Delhi: The Indian Railways under the leadership of Hon’ble Minister of Railways and Minister for Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Distribution Sh. Piyush Goyal has achieved a number of milestones recently in partial fulfillment of the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minis
Posted Date : 22-01-21
New Delhi: Indian Railways has announced to run Magh Special Trains keeping the view of Magh Mela in Sangamnagar Prayagraj. On the one hand, during the Magh Mela which is going to be held in the midst of the Corona epidemic, while the Mela administration is making special arrangements for the pilgri
Posted Date : 13-01-21
New Delhi: On Sunday, the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) launched the LiDAR survey for the Delhi-Varanasi route from Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, wherein a helicopter fitted with state-of-the-art aerial LiDAR and imagery sensors will capture data related to the ground su
Posted Date : 12-01-21
New Delhi: Shri Piyush Goyal Minister for Railways and Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution today reviewed the progress of various sections under completion in DFC on both East and West corridors.
Minister said that no stone should b
Posted Date : 05-01-21
New Delhi: Following the vision of ‘Digital India’ of Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, Indian Railways has revamped & upgraded its e-ticketing website (www.irctc.co.in) and IRCTC Rail Connect Mobile App, which are used for booking of Railway tickets ‘online&rsq
Posted Date : 31-12-20
Jammu and Kashmir: Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister for Railways, Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. reviewed the progress of the ongoing USBRL National Project in Jammu & Kashmir. Shri. V.K. Yadav, CEO & Chairman Railway Board, and Shri. Ashutosh
Posted Date : 30-12-20
Assam: Special Train NEW TINSUKIA- TAMBARAM EXPRESS commenced its inaugural run via Bogibeel Bridge-North Lakhimpur-Rangiya route.
Cities and towns located in the North bank of Brahmaputra are getting connected to important cities in the country through rail.
New Tinsukia is a rail
Posted Date : 30-12-20
New Delhi: Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister for Railways and Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, reviewed the upgradation being worked for the Eticketing system. The Minister sought that Eticketing web site should provide holistic convenience to the passengers
Posted Date : 25-12-20
New Delhi: Hon’ble Minister for Railways Shri Piyush Goyal conducted a review of Railways’ Parcel business which was attended by the Members of Board and other officials of Railway Board and CRIS.
During the last few months, Indian Railways has brought in several initia
Posted Date : 22-12-20
New Delhi: The Permission is given to Zonal Railways to issue unreserved tickets is meant only for suburban and limited no of local passenger trains operating in few zones.
Railways learned that there has been NO change in policy to run all express trains including festival special
Posted Date : 14-12-20
New Delhi: Minister Piyush Goyal reviewed the progress of various projects related to the modernization of Indian Railways, including rail electrification, modern signaling system & centralized traffic control.
He also discussed ways to complete them in an efficient and timebou
Posted Date : 14-12-20
New Delhi: First the Covid-19 hits to stop the services of Indian railways and now the winter season has started and the railway stops operating some trains due to fog. Due to this, a decision has been taken to cancel many trains in many parts of the country. Apart from this, the railway has also
Posted Date : 14-12-20
New Delhi: Indian Railways has launched another major IT initiative towards according priority for the well-being of its workforce. The Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) has been launched by Dr. B. P Nanda, Director General, Railway Health services, Railway Board through virtual means
Posted Date : 11-12-20
New Delhi: After 48 hours the Ministry of Railways has withdrawn its decision on issuing general tickets for the passengers. Yet the passengers will not be able to travel on general tickets right now.
Passengers with confirmed tickets can be avail the services and travel. The
Posted Date : 11-12-20
Ajmer: RVNL deployed heavy machinery for the connection of DFCCIL to NWR track at Karjoda station of Ajmer division to boost the Rail Infrastructure.
This connection involves 7 crossovers, regrading of track & shifting of Electric masts.
Posted Date : 08-12-20
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Kolkata: Kolkata Metro has decided to run additional services and extend timings of its services from today onwards in order to enhance passenger convenience for the people of Kolkata.
Metro Railway, Kolkata will run 204 daily services instead of 190 services from Monday to Saturda
Posted Date : 05-12-20
New Delhi: Shri Piyush Goyal, Hon’ble Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution, inaugurated the newly electrified Dhigawara-Bandikui section of North Western Railway and flagged off the first train on this newly electrified route at the fu
Posted Date : 30-11-20
Mumbai: National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited's 508 km-long Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project will cover 12 stations along its route, once completely executed. However, in all other stations of the bullet train, the Sabarmati Terminal in Ahmedabad, Gujarat will be the only one to h
Posted Date : 28-11-20
Bhopal: The third line railways project between Habibganj-Bhopal station is been completed and ready to run. The CRS trolley inspection and speed trial of 5.93 km long Habibganj-Bhopal 3rd line was successfully conducted on November 25, 2020. with a speed of 120 kmph. This is an unimaginable and
Posted Date : 27-11-20
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New Delhi: Indian Railway has launched a completely digitized online Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Human Resource Management System (HRMS) is a high thrust project for Indian Railways to leverage improved productivity & employee satisfaction. It is a move to improve the efficiency
Posted Date : 26-11-20
New Delhi: The Indian Railways has decided to restored its train services in Punjab from today onwards.
The railways on monday loaded the half of the dozen freight trains and resumes the operations, it was also mentioned by the Indian Railways that there will be normali
Posted Date : 24-11-20
New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC), a PSU of the Ministry of Railways restarted the operation of its fleet of Tejas Express trains (Lucknow-New Delhi & Ahmedabad-Mumbai) again wef 17.10.2020 for the service of the people as the COVID situation app
Posted Date : 23-11-20
New Delhi: Indian Railways has completed the RFQ evaluations for PPP in Passenger Train Operations Project.
Out of 120 applications, 102 applications have been found eligible to participate in the RFP stage.
Ministry of Railways (MOR) had invited Re
Posted Date : 20-11-20
New Delhi: Indian Railways showed Rs 1,670 crore of loss since the farmers have started the farm protest against the farm law passed by the parliament. And this is not the end, the farmer's organizations in Punjab are refusing to stop the agitation against this.
This whol
Posted Date : 17-11-20
New Delhi: Indian Railways showed that the heavy numbers of passengers faced an issue due to the ongoing protest by the Punjab farmers, around 1,987 passengers, 3,090 goods trains terminated due to this.
Official states that the Indian Railways has faced Rs 1,670 crore of los
Posted Date : 17-11-20
New Delhi: South Western Railway has conducted an online press conference on doubling of Railway track between Castlerock and Vasco da gama today. The conference has been conducted by Shri P.K. Mishra, Additional General Manager, South Western Railway. Shri P.K. Kshatriya, Chief Project Manager,
Posted Date : 11-11-20
New Delhi: Indian Railways with the objective of bringing hospital management on a single architecture to prevent pilferage and making operations seamless has entrusted RailTel Corporation of India Limited (“RailTel”) with the implementation of hospital management information system (
Posted Date : 10-11-20
New Delhi: The Indian Railways will run additional 23 special trains for the passengers in this festival season. looking the festive rush the Indian Railways took this decision. Chief Public Relations Officer Deepak Kumar said in a statement that in view of the upcoming festivals, the Railways wi
Posted Date : 24-10-20
New Delhi: The central government is on the big projects of constructing the rail lines alongside key highways, which is proposed to be built in the country in a bid to boost connectivity.
A meeting held between the ministries of railways and road transport and high
Posted Date : 24-10-20
New Delhi: About 11.58 lakh non-gazetted Railway employees have been granted bonus equivalent to 78 days wages for FY 2019-20. This Productivity linked bonus to railway employees has been estimated to be of Rs. 2081.68 crores.
The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 21.10.2020 acc
Posted Date : 22-10-20
New Delhi: The Indian Railways declared the changed reservation rules which will be effective from today (October 10, 2020). Now the seats will be available on the train 5 minutes before departure. The Indian Railways has decided to restore the pre-COVID system of preparing the second reservation
Posted Date : 10-10-20
New Delhi: Good news for the people who want to travel their home during this festival season, the Indian railways are ready to run eight more rain in coming Sunday for the safe journey seeing the current pandemic and giving the more facility to their passengers.
The central Railways
Posted Date : 09-10-20
On Monday Railway Minister Shri Piyush Goyal is in conversation with the top leadership of the Coal and Power Sector to ensure consolidation of the coal business of Railways and suggest ways and means to further improve the joint operational productivity of Railways, Coal and power sector concern
Posted Date : 06-10-20
New Delhi: India is expected to clock the fastest growth in digital payments transaction value between 2019-2023 with a compound annual growth of 20.2% according to a recent Assocham-PWC India study. The Indian Railways in a step further towards promoting the digital payment initiatives of the Ce
Posted Date : 03-08-19
February: Continuing with its passenger-friendly measures, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Ltd(IRCTC), which manages the online e-ticket booking portal www.irctc.co.in for Indian Railways has taken a new initiative to offer unmatched digital reading experience to its 6.6 crores plus
Posted Date : 06-02-19
New Delhi: According to a reoprt of Financial Express, Railway Board has ordered to procure new linen items like bed sheets, pillow covers and face towels for trains, according to a recent PTI report, to zonal networks in all over country. This comes days after Varanasi and Raebareli were instruc
Posted Date : 01-02-19
New Delhi: In yet another passenger friendly move, a key facility is being launched for e-ticket holder devotees visiting the temple of Shri Sai Baba at Shirdi to book Shri Sai Baba Darshan tickets online on www.irctc.co.in, the website of Indian Railway PSU, IRCTC. This facility will be launched
Posted Date : 24-01-19
New Delhi: Union Railways Minister Shri Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that Railways will hire close to 4 lakh people. The Railway Minister said that last year Railways provided employment to 1.5 lakh people.
'New job opportunities for 2.25-2.50 Lakh people have been created, the
Posted Date : 23-01-19
New Delhi: Train 18 sets to be exported: Indian Railways’ fastest engine-less self-propelled train, is generating buzz around the world. Indian Railways is hoping to export Train 18-like train sets to Middle-east, South-east Asian, South American, North American and European countries and has a
Posted Date : 21-01-19
New Delhi: Daily Himachal Express train, which at present runs between Delhi and Amb-Andaura, but will now run between Delhi and Daulatpur Chowk. 16-km broad gauge rail line section between Amb-Andaura and Daulatpur Chowk in Una district was also dedicated to the nation on 15th January 2019.
Posted Date : 21-01-19
New Delhi: Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR’s), under Railway Ministry maiden voyage vessel - SSL Mumbai was flagged off from Kandla Port to Tuticorin Port by railways minister Shri Piyush Goyal and minister of road transport and highways, shipping and water resources Nitin Gadkari th
Posted Date : 12-01-19
Varanasi: Indian Railways, creates history with the world's 1st ever conversion of a Diesel Loco into an Electric Loco of 12,000 HP using indigenous technology. In a first of its kind notable initiative, Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways has decided to convert its diesel locomotives to electr
Posted Date : 15-01-19
New Delhi: The Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Nitin Gadkari along with the Union Minister for Railways and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal flagged off the first voyage of CONCOR coastal movement - from Kandla Port t
Posted Date : 11-01-19
New Delhi: Under the guidance of Hon’ble Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal, IRCTC, the tourism wing of Ministry of Railways will run a special tourist train associated with the story of Lord Shri Ram from the famous Indian epic Ramayana in the name of 'Shri Ramayana Express'
Posted Date : 10-07-18
Noida: Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation has developed a live streaming mechanism that will allow passengers to view food preparation and packaging process at various base kitchens over Indian Railways. Chairman Railway Board Shri Ashwani Lohani has inaugurated the live streaming of b
Posted Date : 04-07-18
GUWAHATI: As many as 336 numbers of structural steel members called stringers of the iconic Saraighat Bridge over the River Brahmaputra here have been replaced in a duration of just eight and half months. Stringers are steel beams positioned along the length of the bridge on which the rails of
Posted Date : 02-01-18
HYDERABAD: Secunderabad Railway Station has become India’s first railway station to bag the coveted ‘Green Railway Station’ tag given by the Indian Green Building Council – Confederation of Industry (IGBC-CII). The IGBC-CII, with the support of Environment Directorate of the Indian Railwa
Posted Date : 17-10-17
New Delhi: In Tejas Express (train no. 22120) alleged food poisoning was reported on 15.10.17 while on run between Karmali and CSTM. Acting immediately on receiving the information, a show cause notice was served on the catering contractor. Further, Area Officer of IRCTC at Madgaon and on-board
Posted Date : 16-10-17
New Delhi: In a significant change of policy change to create more space on platforms, the Railways will soon start removing extra food stalls from platforms. Instead, it will have a single stall, creating more space for commuters.
The other part, the hungry passengers would have to do away
Posted Date : 10-10-17
NEW DELHI: Core sector growth rebounded to a five-month high in August while manufacturing activity expanded for the second month running in September, providing some cheer for an economy that saw growth touch a three-year low in the June quarter. The data would have been factored in by the monet
Posted Date : 10-10-17
New Delhi: The government will "very soon" float a global tender to procure tracks for modernising the railways, which can create a million jobs within a year through various areas across its ecosystem, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said today. He further said that safety will be priority for the
Posted Date : 10-10-17
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream ‘Make in India’ project just got a boost from Indian Railways! For the first time, Indian Railways has rolled out 100% ‘Make in India’ LHB (Linke-Hofmann-Busch) coaches, with each and every component made in the country. Manufactured at I
Posted Date : 10-10-17
NEW DELHI: Policing on Railways being a State subject, prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and order in Railway premises as well as on running trains are the statutory responsibility of the State Governments, which they discharge through Governme
Posted Date : 03-08-17
New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the construction of double line with electrification between Vanchi-Maniyachchi- Nagercoil via Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu.
The total length of the line will be 102 km. Th
Posted Date : 03-08-17
NEW DELHI: The Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation and Information & Broadcasting, Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu and the Chief Minister of Delhi, Shri Arvind Kejriwal jointly flagging off the Delhi Metro Heritage line from ITO to Kashmere Gate, in New Delhi on May 2
Posted Date : 29-05-17
NEW DELHI.The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu lighting the lamp to inaugurate a seminar “NEKI KI RAIL” for improving the Railways’ social footprint and impacting society in a positive manner, in New Delhi on March 23, 2017.
Posted Date : 24-03-17
New Delhi. Govt. of India has decided to go full throttle for pushing solar power generation in the country. As per reports coming in, massive increase in budget has been allocated to double solar power generation, even as plans for putting 7000 railway stations under 100% solar power is rapidly
Posted Date : 24-02-17
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways plans to install 770 escalators and 620 lifts at railway stations across the country and redevelop some stations, government said today but did not fix a timeline for it.Economic Times
Posted Date : 04-02-17
New Delhi. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while presenting the Union Budget 2017 on Wednesday, which included the Railway Budget for the first time, has proposed among other things, to introduce a 'coach mitra' facility that will be a single window interface to register all coach-related
Posted Date : 02-02-17
NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways will soon start leasing out its standalone passenger corridors and branch lines to private companies for operations and maintenance, marking the beginning of corporate participation in the running of the world’s fourth largest railroad network. Times of India
Posted Date : 30-01-17
MUMBAI: Estimating Rs 6.7 lakh crore business opportunities for the Railways in 5 years, Crisil today said the upcoming Union Budget could allocate funds to the tune of Rs 1.3-1.4 lakh crore in this sector for 2017-18. Economic Times
Posted Date : 25-01-17
NEW DELHI . The Indian Railways is set to go for an external audit of its passenger safety system. Sources said railway experts from Japan are likely to begin the audit soon. Japanese experts, along with those from South Korea, Italy and France are already probing the Patna- Indore express derail
Posted Date : 23-01-17
New Delhi, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) announced the launch of an all-inclusive ‘AASTHA CIRCUIT TOURIST TRAIN from Guwahati on 17.02.2017, which would take travellers to a mix of popular pilgrimage destinations across the eastern part of the country at affordable
Posted Date : 17-01-17
New Delhi. The railways ministry plans to increasingly lean towards a 90-year lease structure for developers.
“If we increase the lease period to 90 years, the benefits multiply by 1.5 times. The current approval from the Cabinet is for 45 years…once we have test
Posted Date : 14-01-17
NEW DELHI . the Indian Railways is giving a big push to renewable energy to attain cost efficiency, Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Wednesday.
"The Railway Ministry is giving a big push to use renewable energy, electrification for ensuring sustainability and cost efficien
Posted Date : 12-01-17
New Delhi. Union Minister for Railways Sh. Suresh Prabhu announces the latest offering in the field of mobile based applications in the form of NGet IRCTC Rail Connect Mobile App by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
E-ticketing through IRCTC website, ww
Posted Date : 11-01-17
NEW DELHI . The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurating the various railway projects, through video conferencing from Rail Bhawan, in New Delhi on January 10, 2017. The Minister of State for Railways, Shri Rajen Gohain, the Chairman, Railway Board, Shri A.K. Mital a
Posted Date : 11-01-17
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NEW DELHI. You may soon board a Vodafone Shatabdi Express or Thumbs Up Rajdhani Express from a branded station, if the proposed move of the railway ministry materialises.
Facing huge financial crunch, Indian Railways is planning to mop up revenues by providing advertising rig
Posted Date : 10-01-17
NEW DELHI . In a wide-ranging interview to Financial Chronicle, railway minister Suresh Prabhu talks about profits, monetisation and the fact that there will be no Rail Budget for the first time in 92 . Prabhu countered vehemently saying, “A number of non-core activities are at present
Posted Date : 07-01-17
Salem: Marking a red letter day in green energy initiatives of the Southern Railway, a coach powered by solar roof panels was operated on a trial basis in Salem on Thursday.
Southern Railway general manager Vashista Johri flagged off the solar paneled coach attached to an ins
Posted Date : 07-01-17
NEW DELHI . Equipped with latest technology, existing IRCTC Connect will now become IRCTC Rail Connect to facilitate booking of train tickets in a faster and easier way, a senior Railway Ministry official said.
IRCTC, which handles online train ticket bookings, will formally
Posted Date : 07-01-17
NEW DELHI .Divestment in railway public sector undertakings (PSUs) is not likely in the near future. According to sources, future divestments on railway subsidiaries will depend on a decision by the Union Cabinet on the plan to set up a holding company for all central public sector enterprises un
Posted Date : 06-01-17
Thiruvananthapuram: As part of its programme to upgrade facilities for rail users, Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said here today that 200 more stations and some additional trains would be providedwith Wi-Fiin 2017. PIB
Posted Date : 27-12-16
Hyderabad: The Indian Railways has initiated feasibility studies to set up new warehousing terminals in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states. The decision has been taken as demand forecasting has come of age in several places across the two Telugu states.
According to Central
Posted Date : 27-12-16
New Delhi. Under IRCTC’s e-catering services, providing meals through SHGs was conceptualized following announcement in the Railway Budget by UNion Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhu towards increasing the choice of local/regional cuisines to the passengers travelling on trains.
Posted Date : 20-12-16
NEW DELHI .Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has set up an Executive Lounge at Visakhapatnam station, a first of its kind in the Eastern Zone.
Built over an area of 2710 square feet, the swanky lounge is situated on first floor of platform number one nea
Posted Date : 19-12-16
NEW DELHI .The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu briefing the media after inspecting the rake of Humsafar Train, in New Delhi on December 09, 2016. The Chairman, Railway Board, Shri A.K. Mital is also seen.
Posted Date : 10-12-16
NEW DELHI . Indian Railways is all set to make aadhaar card mandatory to avail any kind of concession in the train fare. From April next year, it will be applicable for senior citizen concession and gradually all categories will be brought into the ambit.
The idea is to ensur
Posted Date : 07-12-16
New Delhi, Dec 5: Come April 1, 2017, reservation of rail tickets for senior citizens will be directly linked to Aadhaar or Unique Identification (UID) cards on a mandatory basis for both counter and e-tickets. However, such a requirement will be optional during January-March 2017.
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Posted Date : 06-12-16
New Delhi, Dec 5: In a sustained bid to promote tourism activities in the North-Eastern states, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and the Mizoram government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which seeks to provide a range of hospitality and tourism services to
Posted Date : 06-12-16
New Delhi. The passenger-friendly concierge service, introduced by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to provide last mile connectivity to rail travellers, can now be availed through round the clock 139 Interactive Voice Response (IVR) facility.
The conci
Posted Date : 03-12-16
NEW DELHI. The Chairman, Railway Board, Shri A.K. Mital addressing the Economic Editors’ Conference-2016, organised by the Press Information Bureau, in New Delhi on November 11, 2016. The Member Traffic, Railway Board, Shri Mohd. Jamshed and the Director General (M&C), Press Information
Posted Date : 12-11-16
NEW DELHI: Railways, the country's largest energy consumer plan to save Rs 3000 crore of its energy bill every year by procuring electricity directly from power generators of its choice.
Railways is targeting a savings of Rs 3,000 crore per year through the open access of
Posted Date : 12-11-16
NEW DELHI .Ministry of Railways allotted 761 kms of Railway Route Electrification Work to POWERGRID. Letter of Allotment was handed over to Mrs. Jyoti Arora, JS (Transmission), MoP and Ravi P Singh, Director (Personnel), POWERGRID by Hon’ble Railway Minister Shri Suresh Prabhu during the In
Posted Date : 08-11-16
New Delhi. Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a subsidiary of the government-controlled Indian Railways, has received recognition for successfully leveraging information technology initiatives that have positively transformed rail travel in the country.
Posted Date : 17-10-16
New delhi . Continuing its efforts of spreading the awareness of Cleanliness at tourist places, public places, offices etc., Northern Regional Office of the Ministry of Tourism organized a Swatch Bharat campaign at New Delhi Railway Station today. The event drew huge response from across th
Posted Date : 07-10-16
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways plans to set up 1,000 Megawatt of solar power generation capacity over the next six years in a move aimed at ramping up the share of renewables in its total energy use to 10 per cent.
Indian Railways consumes around 18.2 Billion Units of electricity annua
Posted Date : 07-10-16
NEW DELHI . Union Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inspected and flagged off the newly manufactured Guard Van of Goods (Freight) Train on 05th October 2016 at Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station. The newly manufactured Guard Van of Goods Train (8 wheeled) has been equipped for
Posted Date : 06-10-16
New delhi .The Mission Raftaar project of the Indian Railways has now picked up and started yielding results. Under this project measures are being taken to raise average speed of both passenger carrying trains and freight carrying trains. The Mission is being spearheaded by a cross disciplinary
Posted Date : 04-10-16
New delhi .Ministry of Railways has decided to grant concession only to senior citizens of Indian Nationality, permanently residing in India.
It has been clarified that Senior Citizen concession shall not be admissible to the senior citizen of foreign nationals & NRIs.
The revised rul
Posted Date : 03-10-16
New Delhi: The Oberoi Group and Energy Efficiency Private Limited (EESL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement energy efficiency initiatives. Thus the initiatives will help reduc ...
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