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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu (Photo: PTI)

Rail Ministry taps 6 global cos for high speed trains

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said these trains could travel at a speed of 600 km per hour.

04 Mar 2017 4:41 PM

Aadhaar number has been made mandatory for senior citizens to avail concessions on train tickets from April 1. A three-month trial run is going on. (Photo: PTI/File)

Aadhaar will be must for booking train tickets online

The Railways will move towards cashless ticketing by installing 6,000 point-of-sale machines.

03 Mar 2017 2:03 AM

Congress: PM ‘misleading’ on Kanpur rail tragedy

The Congress accused PM Modi and the BJP of playing a dangerous game to deceive the nation on a sensitive issues just to garner votes.

02 Mar 2017 3:05 AM

PMO, Jaitley very unhappy with Railway Ministry performance, demand focus

In this year’s Rail Budget, the railways had received an impressive Rs 1,31,000 crore from the Finance Ministry.

22 Feb 2017 9:30 AM

Railways freight earnings fall, will junk annual target

The lack of freight activity has led to a total loss of Rs 7,000 crore so far.

20 Feb 2017 1:06 AM

The ‘Science Express’ will cover 68 locations.

Climate action plan on right track

Special train to cover 19,000 km to highlight impact of climate change.

18 Feb 2017 1:42 AM

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu (Photo: PTI)

Gujarat: Cong workers garland Suresh Prabhu with black cloth, 12 detained

Twelve Congress workers were detained by police after the incident that occurred in Nanpura locality.

05 Feb 2017 6:50 PM

Elevated local trains miss deadline

The Asian Age did not receive any response from Mr Prabhu after having contacted him through calls and SMSs.

04 Feb 2017 2:23 AM

Railway officials said this meant that they did not have to wait for another year to start work on the corridors. (Representational image)

Centre allocates Rs 10 lakh to two elevated corridors

Panvel-Virar-Vasai corridor pegged at Rs 8,787 crore, where Virar was finally mentioned in the Pink Book as well.

04 Feb 2017 2:09 AM

Rlys to install lifts, escalators & develop stations: Prabhu

Railways plans to install 770 escalators and 620 lifts at railway stations across the country.

03 Feb 2017 4:55 PM

The tie-up between the two entities will also enable co-operation on certification of technologies based on SIL 4 (Safety Integrity Level 4) and staff safety training.

Railways to get safety technology from Italy

MoU comes in the backdrop of emphasis given by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on safety in railway operation.

03 Feb 2017 2:31 AM

Both ministers highlighted the fact that the Railways would benefit from the merger, and the decision will boost the overall infrastructure sector.

Joint Budget to keep Railways out of politics

Suresh Prabhu said the Budget was growth oriented for the Railways with a capital investment of Rs 1.31 lakh crore for the next fiscal year.

02 Feb 2017 3:11 AM

The piece of rail track found near Diwa.

Vigilant motorman prevents train mishap

The incident prompted rail minister Suresh Prabhu to take serious note of the same.

26 Jan 2017 4:12 AM

Old-design rail coaches may go

Railways may induct modern coaches that are equipped with technology to prevent capsizing of coaches during accidents.

23 Jan 2017 2:41 AM

Revival of the Ring Railway was a major announcement in last year’s rail budget presented by Minister Suresh Prabhu.

Delhi government attitude stalls Ring Rail

Delhi transport minister Gopal Rai had met Mr Prabhu, seeking to establish a robust rail network for the city to decongest roads.

22 Jan 2017 1:56 AM

Central Railway services were hit on Thursday due to a rail roko by residents of Titwala. (Photo: Asian Age)

Central Railway hunts for Titwala troublemakers

Railway minister Suresh Prabhu tweeted asking commuters to stop hampering rail services.

21 Jan 2017 3:34 AM

The helpline, which is run by RPF, gets an average of 10 to 15 calls, out of which most concern loss of luggage. (Photo: File)

Stop dialling 182 for lost baggage: WR to commuters

The helpline number was announced in the Railway Budget last year by Union minister Suresh Prabhu.

15 Jan 2017 3:47 AM

The policy will offer out-of-home advertising policy and allow monetisation of railway assets by means of advertising.

Railways to launch non-fare revenue policy

Policy to offer various schemes including train branding, rail radio and setting up 2400 ATMs.

08 Jan 2017 10:24 AM

Western Railway is likely to implement the plan on a railway platform at the Surat station.

Twitter divided on Western Railways’ ‘wedding lease’ proposal

After The Asian Age’s article was re-tweeted by the official account of the Railway Ministry, Twitterati put forward their opinion.

07 Jan 2017 3:50 AM

The trial seems to have taken place without any glitches up to Boisar station.

Ro-ro service trial from JNPT to Boisar successful

Railway officials said that they would be getting in touch with JNPT authorities to know how many trucks transported from port everyday.

06 Jan 2017 5:46 AM

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