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The price of a 150 ml cup of tea with tea bag and 150 ml coffee using instant coffee powder in disposable cups of 170 ml have been raised from Rs 7 to Rs 10 per cup. (Photo credit: Indiamart)

Tea, coffee served on trains to cost more

Readymade standard tea will, however, continue to be sold at Rs 5 per cup.

20 Sep 2018 2:39 PM

Between September 2016 and August 2017, there were 80 train accidents and 249 fatalities.

Best rail safety figures in 5 years: Official

‘Fatalities in rail accidents stood at 40 between 2017-18’

10 Sep 2018 12:14 AM

With 40 deaths in 75 accidents between September 2017 and August 2018, the railways has registered its best safety figures in five years for the corresponding 12-month period, a ministry official has said, quoting official data. (Photo: PTI)

40 deaths in 75 accidents: Railways' records best safety figures in 5 years

The total number of collision and derailments have come down from 69 to 56 during this period.

09 Sep 2018 12:43 PM

The Indian Railways' initiative 'Plan Bee' to prevent trains from hitting elephants crossing tracks has turned out to be successful. (Photo: PTI)

'Plan Bee' a success for Indian Railways

A number of cases have been reported from several parts of the country, where elephants have collided with trains at railway crossings.

07 Sep 2018 3:48 PM

Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has said that Indian Railways has taken Wi-Fi to 710 railway stations, while claiming that it is the best in the country in terms of speed. (Photo: PTI)

Railways providing best speed WiFi at 710 stations: Piyush Goyal

Paperless Unreserved Tickets have moved up from 195 in 2014-15 to 67,000 last year.

07 Sep 2018 12:04 PM

The train left Mettupalayam at 9:10 am and reached Ooty by 2:40 pm. (Representational Image | Facebook Screengrab)

Newly married British couple books entire train for honeymoon trip to Nilgiri hills

The couple paid Rs 3 lakh to charter special train, introduced by Southern Railway, for one-way trip, becoming first people to do so.

02 Sep 2018 3:38 PM

Railways likely to miss August 2022 deadline for Bullet train project

The railways is contemplating opening a shorter 50-km section of bullet train route in August 2022.

31 Aug 2018 7:05 PM

Indian Railways can replace 844,027 cubic metres of acetylene, 2.35 million kilograms of liquefied petroleum gas and 140,991 kilograms of cut gases to save 170 million rupees ($2.4 million) a year. (Photo: PTI)

Diesel guzzler Indian Railways turns to natural gas to cut cost

Using natural gas will be about 25 per cent cheaper than the alternative fuels used by the railways at workshops.

31 Aug 2018 8:40 AM

The final shape for such a move will be announced by next week. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Railways set to come up with revised flexi-fare scheme next month

Government is also mulling options to bring in special discounts under the scheme in less busy routes.

25 Aug 2018 10:53 AM

The police started making inquiries with Dhabre, who had earlier claimed that he had unknowingly become party to Chhilotre’s scam.

Police arrest 2, bust job-for-cash scam

The police said the racket was exposed when one of the arrested accused spilled the beans on his accomplice.

25 Aug 2018 1:30 AM

To make the occasion of Raksha Bandhan special for women, the Delhi Division of the Indian Railways has decided to run ladies special trains to help women travel in a safe and secure manner.

Railways to run Ladies Special Trains on Raksha Bandhan in Delhi

The day, which is meant to be a celebration of the love between siblings, will now see a thoughtful gesture by the Indian Railways.

24 Aug 2018 12:12 PM

Trivandrum- Ernakulam section was also connected by passenger Special Trains for the flood period. (Photo: File)

Train services partially restored in flood-affected Kerala

The train services in Kayankulam-Kottayam- Ernakulam and Palakkad-Shoranur-Kozhikkode sections have been resumed.

21 Aug 2018 4:42 PM

The decision to upgrade was necessitated after repeated complaints of anomalies in test results were reported in the older version. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Railways to upgrade breath analysers for loco pilots

This will enable the national transporter to keep track of drivers who regularly fail the test.

21 Aug 2018 2:41 PM

Railway projects account for around 60 per cent of the 343 central sector projects that are facing cost overrun of Rs 1.82 lakh crore for various reasons. (Photo: PTI)

Over 200 railway projects report cost overrun of Rs 1.82 lakh crore

According to the report, up to April this year the total original cost of these 204 projects was Rs 1,29,339.96 crore.

12 Aug 2018 11:38 AM

Piyush Goyal proposes higher pay, rank for railway GMs

Pushes to make GMs equivalent to secretaries.

06 Aug 2018 12:20 AM

Supplying rails to Indian Railways is like a "dream come true", Naveen Jindal, the Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) which became the first private company to supply rails to the railways, said.

Supplying rails to Railways like a dream come true, says Naveen Jindal

JSPL bagged 20 per cent of Rs 2,500 crore global tender by Indian Railways to supply long rails.

05 Aug 2018 12:46 PM

The Indian Railways has added as many as 32,000 new posts for permanent recruitment, taking the total to 1,32,646 vacancies that are currently being filled in the national transporter. (Photo: PTI)

Over 30,000 new posts in railways for permanent recruitment

Due to the technical and hard nature of jobs in Railways lesser women apply.

03 Aug 2018 3:03 PM

JSPL is the only private company that produces rails in India.

JSPL bags 20 pc of Railways' Rs 2,500 cr global tender to supply long rails

Indian Railways is looking at 4,000 km of track renewal in each of the next two financial years, 2018-19 and 2019-20.

31 Jul 2018 12:45 PM

On Sunday, the water level touched 205.46 metres, reaching beyond the danger mark of 204.83 metres. (Photo: ANI)

27 passenger trains cancelled due to closure of Yamuna bridge

Due to less availability of shelter homes, families residing near old Yamuna Bridge are allegedly forced to stay on roads.

30 Jul 2018 12:30 PM

A goods train wagon carrying 1,316 bags of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer was booked on November 10, 2014. (Representational Image | Pixabay)

Train completes 42-hour journey from Andhra to UP in 4 years

A consignment of fertilizer took almost four years to travel a distance 1,326 km and reach its destination.

28 Jul 2018 4:44 PM

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