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In Budget 2018, finance minister Arun Jaitley announced the expansion of the Mumbai suburban train network, spread over 465 km, at a cost of Rs 11,000 crore. (Photo: PTI/File)

Railways lost over Rs 4,000 cr in 3 yrs by running Mumbai local trains

The suburban railway in Mumbai operates 2,342 local train services and carries more than 7.5 million commuters daily.

07 Mar 2018 5:46 PM

The railway ministry has asked its top officials to shun luxury and start travelling in sleeper and AC 3-tier classes to experience the problems of ordinary passengers. (Photo: File)

2017: Less accidents for railways, work privileges cut for officers

'There is no restriction of funds for safety' says Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, which seems to be the transport watchword for 2018.

24 Dec 2017 1:07 PM

The idea was to reduce the travel time by two hours with the current infrastructure and rolling stock.

Indian Railways' Diwali gift: Cheaper, faster Rajdhani on Mumbai-Delhi route

Compared to maximum flexi fare for Mumbai- Delhi Rajdhani for second AC of Rs 4,105, this train will cost Rs 3270.

14 Oct 2017 2:49 PM

Goyal calls for innovation in rail safety, says money no bar

Railways is embarking on a massive programme to ensure safety of the entire network

06 Oct 2017 5:29 PM

Rail ecosystem can create 10 lakh jobs in a year: Goyal

Government's moving aggressively on the rail track and safety maintenance programme.

05 Oct 2017 3:07 PM

Rail ministry may tweak flexi fare scheme: Piyush Goyal

Railways earned an additional revenue of Rs 540 crore from September 2016 to June 2017 through the scheme

28 Sep 2017 7:11 PM

Children stand waist-deep in flood water as they wait for rescue workers in Katihar on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Northeast to be cut off by rail link till August 28

The Railways has also made arrangements to run two special train services from Guwahati so that passengers can reach West Bengal.

20 Aug 2017 1:53 AM

SAIL has supplied 6.20 lakh tonnes of rails to the Indian Railways in 2016-17. (Representational Image)

SAIL supplies 6.20 tonnes of rails to railways in 2016-17

The cumulative expenditure incurred by SAIL till June 2017 is Rs 65,822 crore.

26 Jul 2017 4:37 PM

The proposed fully AC train will have three-tier Economy AC coaches besides AC-3, AC-2 and AC-1 classes as part of the transformation exercise.

Trains to have Economy AC coaches soon; fares less than normal 3 AC tariff

The fully AC train with more Economy AC coaches is expected to cater to more passengers.

02 Jul 2017 1:37 PM

Railways procures material worth more than Rs 50,000 crore annually to cater to the needs for production and maintenance of rolling stocks, signalling, tracks and fuel.

Railways to save Rs 1500 cr in high-value purchase

Railways has been striving hard to increase its revenues while at the same time reducing our expenses.

08 Jun 2017 1:09 PM

Digitisation of railway supply chain is designed towards achieving objectives of transparency.

Railways to launch redesigned e-tendering system

Currently scrap material worth more than Rs 2,700 crore is sold through 100 per cent e-auctions annually.

18 May 2017 11:16 AM

Now pay after delivery of train tickets at doorstep

IRCTC has offered delivery of rail tickets allowing passengers to make payment through any payment mode.

10 May 2017 9:33 AM

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. (Photo: File)

Let's address punctuality, safety issues: Prabhu to rail staff

The Railway Minister was speaking at the 62nd Annual Railway National Award Function-2017 held at Sri Sathya Sai Sowbhagyam in Naya Raipur.

23 Apr 2017 10:58 AM

Technology is solution to all problems in transport sector: Suresh Prabhu

Railways plays a key role in Make in India, referring to two locomotive factories in joint venture model with global companies.

19 Apr 2017 4:58 PM

Tickets booked across reserved ticket booking window can now also be cancelled through IRCTC website or through 139.

Indian Railways set to tackle holiday rush

The DoPT had earlier asked government employees to book railway tickets at the lowest fare available.

19 Apr 2017 3:16 AM

Mumbai: HC asks railways to compensate woman who lost legs in mishap

The Railways raised a technical issue and said the woman has an alternative remedy to approach Railways Claims Tribunal for compensation.

15 Apr 2017 1:24 PM

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu. (Photo: PTI)

Govt working on Railway policy to diversify freight revenue

Minister informed members that two-third of railways revenue is through freight and 50 per cent of that is from Coal.

31 Mar 2017 6:14 PM

Delhi: Railway employee held for raping minor girl

The incident took place on Saturday when the accused took the girl to a park on the pretext of buying her ice cream.

27 Mar 2017 7:37 AM

Railways will restore water bodies: Suresh Prabhu

In railways, there is large area of land in its jurisdiction, by virtue of it, large number of water bodies lies in its jurisdiction.

24 Mar 2017 3:21 AM

Expansion of rail network need of the hour: Prabhu

Today 17 per cent of the total rail route is handling 60 per cent of the total traffic load.

23 Mar 2017 5:04 PM

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