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Amazon India will transport consignments via rail across the country and is leveraging the COVID-19 Parcel Special Trains introduced by the Indian Railways to ramp up its operations. (Photo | PTI)

Amazon India ramps up operations with Railways tie-up for faster...

Last year, Amazon India partnered with Indian Railways to transport its goods on 13 lanes, now it will use 55 lanes

27 April 2020 6:04 PM IST

Former Air India CMD Ashwani Lohani taking charge as Chairman of the Railway Board, at Rail Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Safety to be top priority for Railways, says Ashwani Lohani

Ashwani Lohani assumes charge at a time when the safety aspect of railways is under sharp focus.

25 Aug 2017 1:40 AM IST

A mangled coach of the Puri-Hardwar Utkal Express train being hauled off the tracks by a crane at the accident site in Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar. (Photo: PTI)

Making trains safer, and faster

Given the Indian Railways' safety record, high-speed trains shouldn't be its priority.

24 Aug 2017 12:09 AM IST

Former Air India CMD Ashwani Lohani taking charge as Chairman of the Railway Board, at Rail Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Railways at 'critical juncture', safety to be priority: Ashwani Lohani

Lohani's statement comes amid reports of the fourth derailment incident in 10 days.

29 Aug 2017 12:33 PM IST

Workers repairing the rail track after the Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express train derailed in Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar. (Photo: PTI)

Train safety: When will we get serious?

Many who had entrusted their lives to the Indian Railways paid the penalty yet again for someone else's carelessness.

21 Aug 2017 12:00 AM IST

Indian Railways may stop providing blankets in AC coaches and instead ramp up the temperature to 24 degree celsius.

Railways starts process of phasing out of blankets in AC coaches

Blankets will be carried in the trains in case these are needed by passengers.

1 Aug 2017 7:26 PM IST

Rajdhani and August Kranti currently originate from Mumbai Central, which might be changed to Dadar.

Train journey between Delhi and Mumbai to become a 'true overnighter'

Railway Ministry will make improvements on existing Rajdhani train that runs between the two cities.

7 Aug 2017 10:48 AM IST

Soon, Western line trains will have air-conditioned coaches.

Flexi fares to continue as they earn Railways additional Rs 540 crore

The scheme, launched on September 9, 2016, is applicable in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains.

6 Aug 2017 2:13 PM IST

Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, Arvind Panagariya addressing a press conference on the State of Economy and achievements under NITI Aayog over the past three years, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Talent search by NITI Aayog

It's hard to keep a whistleblower down, as the Haryana government has often discovered in its dealings with IAS officer...

6 Aug 2017 12:28 AM IST

Railway staff carried out the girders work at Thakurli. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

L&T gets Rs 1,050-crore contract for rail tracks electrification

This is first engineering, procurement and construction contract of Railways under Mission Electrification.

5 Aug 2017 11:34 AM IST

Vikas Arya with Sir Mark Tully, vice-president of the Indian Steam Railway Society

Fairy Queen chugs down memory track

The schedule was not easy and the team worked continually for seven months for the task thought impossible.

30 Nov 2016 2:55 AM IST

Cash-hit railways to sell traveller data

Cash-hit railways to sell traveller data

The many suggestions made include the generation of revenue through advertisements on websites and mobile apps.

28 Nov 2016 1:38 AM IST