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Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs Rs 40,000 crore was announced in the 2015-16 Rail Budget.

Railways sought Rs 50,000 crore GBS for 2017-18

the Finance Ministry for the current year had slashed it to Rs 28,000 crore, citing slow spending pace.

20 Jan 2017 4:29 PM IST

Rescuers work at the site after 14 coaches of an overnight passenger train rolled off the track near Pukhrayan village of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: AP)

Pak's ISI hand suspected in Kanpur train derailment, 3 held

Bihar police arrested 3 men, who 'confessed' to having worked for a Nepalese contact suspected to be linked to ISI to...

18 Jan 2017 8:08 AM IST

Indian Railways (Photo: PTI)

No service tax on online ticket bookings till Dec 31

The tickets booked through the IRCTC website will become cheaper from today.

23 Nov 2016 11:03 AM IST

The damaged coaches of the Indore-Patna Expressed are being removed after it derailed at Pukhraya. (Photo: PTI)

Derail deaths: Can we avert future tragedies?

The systemic faults of an ageing network, where trains invariably carry passengers far beyond capacity in ill-maintained...

22 Nov 2016 12:20 AM IST

UP: Restoration of train traffic by midnight, says Railways

UP: Restoration of train traffic by midnight, says Railways

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has ordered a high level inquiry into the accident.

21 Nov 2016 12:41 PM IST

The suburban ticketing system has also seen a rise in the number of first class yearly and half yearly tickets.

Railways refunds over Rs 16 crore in 10 days

Numbers indicate that the figure has jumped by almost 50 per cent in terms of money returned.

20 Nov 2016 3:30 AM IST

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu (Photo: PTI)

Central Railway, Western Railway to propose 5 ideas about improving...

The best ideas will be picked and hopefully implemented.

19 Nov 2016 6:51 AM IST

Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressing the gathering at Rail Vikas Shivir in Surajkund, Haryana, via video conferencing, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Rail Budgets were only for pleasing MPs: Modi

Modi government has decided to scrap the 92-year-old practice of presenting a separate Railway Budget from the next...

19 Nov 2016 2:14 AM IST

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How a Punjab farmer won an express train in battle against govt

Several courts in the past have unsuccessfully awarded trains to aggrieved farmers over unpaid dues.

17 March 2017 5:55 PM IST

At present, Railways is running a pilot project for senior citizens who are entitled for rail concessions.

Aadhar may be made mandatory for rail concession

The move will help the government in better targeting of benefits and check misuse of the facility.

29 Jan 2017 1:21 PM IST

Railways has installed about 37,000 bio-toilets in coaches till now.

Broad-gauge boost to put Northeast growth on fast track

The officials said it will bring down the price of essential commodities in the Northeast region, particularly food...

15 Nov 2016 4:15 AM IST

Prior to his new posting, Gupta served as an additional general manager in the South Central Railway. (Photo: PTI)

Mumbai: Anil Kumar Gupta takes over as General Manager of WR

The post was earlier held by GC Agrawal, who retired in February this year.

11 May 2017 12:06 PM IST