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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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