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The Indian Railways will increase the number of rakes to provide transportation to the automobile sector.

Rail incentives to boost industrial growth

The Railways announced changes in the round-trip charging on container traffic.

13 Sep 2019 3:04 AM

Railways is also happy over its punctuality rate which it claims has increased to 73 per cent this year till now, compared to 66 per cent last year (same period).

100 days of Railways: Punctuality major feat

The official added that 2018-19 was the best year in terms of safety performance with 59 accidents and till September 6, 2019 there were 31 accidents.

10 Sep 2019 3:51 AM

Last-minute travellers have helped railways earn a whopping Rs 25,392 crore in the last four years, an RTI has found. (Representational Image)

In last 4 yrs, Tatkal tickets of last-minute travellers earned railways Rs 25,000 crore: RTI

In 2016-2017, the revenue from such tickets touched Rs 6,672 crore, going up to Rs 6,915 crore the following year.

01 Sep 2019 4:20 PM

No injuries or loss of lives have been reported so far. (Photo: ANI)

Train coaches derailed at Kanpur Railway Station, no injuries reported

The incident took place in the morning hours and the restoration work is underway.

28 Aug 2019 1:57 PM

'The girl took her last breath just before the train reached the Ambala Cantonment station,' (Photo: Representational)

Haryana: 8-year-old dies in moving train after not receiving medical aid

As soon as the train started from Ludhiana, the girl started vomiting continuously.

13 Aug 2019 8:12 PM

The move to stop Samjhauta Express comes in the aftermath of the abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35 (A) by the BJP-led Central government that provided special rights and status to Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

India too cancels Samjhauta Express

Indian Railways is also expected to cancel Thar Express Link that operates on Jodhpur-Munabao-Zero Point route.

12 Aug 2019 2:12 AM

This was issued with the approval of the Finance Directorate of Ministry of Railways. (Photo: PTI)

Indian Railways announces free transportation of aid in flood-affected states

This provision will be in effect till Aug 31, 2019, until further orders.

11 Aug 2019 9:11 AM

In onboard shopping system you can purchase beauty products, home and kitchen appliances as well as other fitness products. (Photo: PTI)

Now you can do onboard shopping in Karnavati Express

Passengers can also make cashless payment using credit cards, debit cards, Google Pay and Paytm.

09 Aug 2019 1:33 PM

The order comes a year after the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its report had argued that a comparison with air fare for 13 sectors showed that travelling by aeroplane was cheaper than in train for a large number of routes. (Photo: Representational)

'cheaper' airfares allows rly officials to fly instead of train travel in AC1, AC2

Approving its officials' request, The General Manager, South Western Railway called it 'productive'.

04 Aug 2019 2:25 PM

Railway Minister Piyuh Goyal (Photo: ANI)

2000 railway stations equipped with free wifi

RailTel, a railway PSU, started providing free wifi services at Indian railway stations to turn them into a platform for digital inclusion.

03 Aug 2019 6:12 PM

The 72nd Ijtema, an annual religious gathering attended by a million of devotees every year in Bhopal, is slated to be held from November 22 to 25. (Photo: ANI)

Bhopal: Committee writes to Goyal seeking arrangement for clearing rush during Ijtema

It also urged the ministry to arrange a 24-hour active booking office on November 25 and 26 at the Bhopal railway station.

01 Aug 2019 1:54 PM

JSPL further said it has recently won a Rs 665 crore order from Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL), an arm of the Ministry of Railways, to supply 89,042 tonnes of UIC 60 kg IRS T-12 880 grade 13 meter rails for its upcoming projects.

JSPL supplies 1.26 lakh tonne rails to Indian Railways

In July last year, JSPL had received from railways an order of about one lakh tonne rails, which was later extended by over 26 lakh.

31 Jul 2019 11:44 AM

Overall there has been no loss of traffic by Indian Railways to other modes of transport like airlines. (Photo: @RailMinIndia)

Flexi fare applicable to only 141 trains: Piyush Goyal

Out of these 141 trains, Flexi fare is applicable in 32 trains for nine months only.

25 Jul 2019 12:15 PM

In view of India’s `Neighbourhood First’ policy, the Railways is also doing international projects funded by Ministry of External Affairs.

Rail projects to link N-E capitals put on fast track

Network will bring India closer to neighbours in Asean and Bimstec groupings.

25 Jul 2019 1:54 AM

'The Railways has curtailed services to stop people from attending the rally. We do not have enough resources to hire a rake... Several people were thwarted from coming to the city today', Mamata said. (Photo: File)

TMC rally: Mamata says rail services curtailed, Railways refutes charge

Speaking at the annual Martyrs' Day rally, she asserted that 'nothing, however, could prevent her supporters from attending the programme'.

21 Jul 2019 6:50 PM

The project would also give Railways an opportunity to earn revenue. (Photo: Representational)

Train passengers can soon watch TV shows, news debates on Railway's free app

As a pilot launch, it would be carried out at 1,600 railway station equipped with Wi-Fi.

21 Jul 2019 5:14 PM

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. (Photo: ANI)

Saga of Kargil war to be depicted by Indian Railways

The first train will be the Delhi-Varanasi Kashi Vishwanath Express to be flagged off by Ministers Harsh Vardhan and Suresh Angadi.

14 Jul 2019 5:37 PM

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. (Photo: ANI)

No question of privatisation of rlys, some units will be corporatised: Goyal

Goyal said track kilometre grew from 77,609 km to 89,919 km from 1950-2014 and rose to 1,23,236 km in the past five years.

12 Jul 2019 1:59 PM

The debate was about the Indian Railways and demands for grants for the Railway Ministry. (Photo: ANI)

'It is a record,' says Prahlad Joshi as Lok Sabha debates from afternoon to midnight

'It is for the first time in nearly 18 years that the Lower House (Lok Sabha) sat for this long,' Joshi said.

12 Jul 2019 12:02 PM

The Congress accused the NDA government on Wednesday of selling away Indian Railways’ assets and blamed it for misleading people as nothing had been done on the grounds to improve the functioning of the nation’s largest public carrier.

Congress claims govt trying to sell assets of railways

Adhir Choudhury added that the BJP-led NDA government has consistently failed to meet its targets since it came to power in 2014.

12 Jul 2019 4:20 AM

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