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The railways has started the exercise of an internal audit through which 50 mail and express trains will be upgraded to super-fast services. (Photo: File/Representational)Business
Railways saves over Rs 5,000 crore in power bills in two years

Railways consumes around 2.8 billion litres of diesel a year, costing Rs 18,000 crore, and 17.5 billion units of...

23 Nov 2017 7:59 PM IST

The railways has started the exercise of an internal audit through which 50 mail and express trains will be upgraded to super-fast services. (Photo: File/Representational)Business
Chances of confirmation of wait list tickets during holidays now high:...

Cancellation of wait list tickets was as high as 25.5 per cent during Diwali of 2015 because of non-confirmation.

20 Nov 2017 4:13 PM IST

Indian Railways is not looking at more funds in the upcoming Union Budget for 2018-19 as it is focused on monetising assets within, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said. (Photo: PTI)Business
Railways not to seek more funds from Union Budget: Piyush Goyal

The Budget that Jaitley presented on February 1 this year broke the tradition since 1924 of having a separate railway...

19 Nov 2017 12:43 PM IST

The incident occurred when the Chennai-Mumbai train arrived at Wadi junction around 3 pm on Wednesday and halted for the diesel engine to be attached to the bogies as the route from Wadi to Solapur in Maharashtra is not electrified. (Photo: Representational)India
No film but reality: Train travels 13 km without driver, rail staff...

The staffer successfully caught up with the engine in a filmy style, and got on to it and stopped it.

10 Nov 2017 11:59 AM IST

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Zinc- The Zing of India's

The International Zinc Association also advocates that Indian Railways require corrosion-free tracks in case India is...

8 Nov 2017 11:19 PM IST

Arun Jaitley informed the Parliament \Transformative measures have to be undertaken to make Indian Railways competitive,India
Free train travel for Ashok, Kirti Chakra awardees

A senior railways official said that Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra awardees will now onwards be entitled to the same...

2 Nov 2017 7:21 AM IST

The meeting was held at the Western Railways headquarters at Churchgate. (Photo: ANI)Metros
More FOBs, escalators at Mumbai stations: Piyush Goyal

To eliminate bureaucracy and delays, the minister directed General Managers of railways to spend whatever is necessary...

30 Sept 2017 4:56 PM IST

22 people were killed in the stampede on the Parel-Elphinstone Road foot-over-bridge.Metros
Indian Railways ignored tweets, letters of deadly foot overbridge'

Commuters had warned railways of overcrowding at foot overbridge via social media in 2016.

30 Sept 2017 1:37 AM IST

At present, the Central Railway runs 1,660 suburban services and the Western Railway 1,323 services. (Photo: PTI/File)Metros
Govt to double suburban train services in Mumbai in next 3 years

Of the 100 services, 32 will be introduced on the Western Railway line and 68 on the Central Railway line.

29 Sept 2017 10:53 AM IST

Arun Jaitley informed the Parliament \Transformative measures have to be undertaken to make Indian Railways competitive,Business
Work on General Electric's locomotive factory on track: Goyal

GE had won a $2.6 billion contract in 2015 to supply Indian Railways with 1,000 diesel locomotives.

28 Sept 2017 12:57 PM IST

Indian Railways may stop providing blankets in AC coaches and instead ramp up the temperature to 24 degree celsius.India
Railways to rope in Japanese experts to avoid accidents, derailments

The official said that the first meeting was held in January with Japanese Experts.

28 Sept 2017 2:29 AM IST

First bullet train in India will run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, a 516 km long route. (Photo: /Representational/AFP)Opinion
Bullet trains: Far too costly for India

The Indian Railways are the country's largest public investment, employing over a million people.

28 Sept 2017 1:49 AM IST

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