Indian Railways

Indian Army and Railways to run two special trains from Bengaluru to fulfill military needs

The Army in coordination with Indian Railways have decided to run special trains for Army personnel stranded at places due to the lockdown to meet operational requirements at Northern and Eastern borders.

Apr 16, 2020

Here's what you can expect in train travel after the lockdown extension

Pointing out towards the rules of cancellation of all passenger train tickets the ministry said, all counters for booking of rail journey tickets for reserved or unreserved travel at railway stations and outside railway station premises shall remain closed up to May 3.

Apr 14, 2020

Fact Check: Is Indian Railways resuming train services from April 15?

With hints at trains starting to function after April 14, the Indian Railways had reportedly taken steps to check the spread of coronavirus. However, these claims are false.

Apr 10, 2020

Indian Railways has a 'restoration plan' to resume services from April 15; Centre yet to approve

All the 17 zonal railways have been asked to come up with a phase-wise plan to resume their respected services post the coronavirus lockdown.

Apr 4, 2020

Touch-me-not: Indian Railways develops contactless washbasin

The newly designed hand washbasin doesn't require the travellers to touch the tap knob to turn on and off the water flow, nor the soap dispenser amid growing coronavirus fears.

Mar 30, 2020

Genius! Indian Railways coaches transformed into isolation wards for coronavirus patients [PICS]

The Indian Railways has converted train coaches into isolation wards to prepare for a fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Mar 28, 2020

RPF jawans to work round the clock to ensure passenger safety on Holi, security tightened

Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and officials in Jhansi Railway Division won't be getting a day off till March 10.

Mar 7, 2020

Indian Railways commissions first waste-to-energy plant in Bhubaneswar

The Waste to Energy Plant, a patented technology called Polycrack, is first-of-its-kind in Indian Railways and fourth in India.

Jan 28, 2020

Indian Railways organise Renewable Energy Investors' meet

The objective of the Investors' Meet was to disseminate information about the opportunities available under renewable energy in Indian Railways.

Jan 15, 2020

How much loss Railways suffered during anti-CAA, NRC protests in West Bengal

The Eastern Railway said in an affidavit that it suffered the brunt of the protests with losses amounting to Rs 72.2 crore, with the maximum being in the Sealdah division, which suffered damages worth Rs 46 crore.

Jan 11, 2020

Indian Railways is expected to get a massive outlay

Railway hikes passenger fares: Here's how much your train ride will cost you now

The passenger fares for sleeper class were raised by 2 paise per kilometre and for 3AC, 2AC and AC first class by four paise per kilometre on the New Year's eve.

Jan 1, 2020

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Railways operating ratio in 2017-18 worst in 10 years: CAG

Railways would have ended up with a negative balance of Rs 5,676.29 crore instead of a surplus of Rs 1,665.61 crore but for the advance received from NTPC and IRCON.

Dec 2, 2019

IRCTC makes bumper opening at Dalaal Street, best time to book profit?

At the close of business on Monday, the stock price of IRCTC stood at Rs 728.60 apiece, a jump of around 128 percent.

Oct 14, 2019

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Railways made Rs 35,073 crore in 10 years by just selling scrap

The Indian Railways said it earned a maximum profit of Rs 4,409 crore by selling scrap in 2011-12. The lowest income of Rs 2,718 crore was in 2016-17.

Oct 10, 2019

IRCTC IPO set for bumper debut at Dalal Street, subscribed 112 times, most successful in 20 months

As per the National Stock Exchange data, the IPO got bids for 225.6 crore shares as against the total issue size of 2.02 crore shares.

Oct 4, 2019

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African nations to sell India minerals in return for infra projects in barter deal

In the early 2000s, India imported palm oil from Malaysia in exchange for building a railway line.

Sep 11, 2019

No more Vande Bharat coaches to be manufactured this fiscal due to high energy consumption

Indian Railways' plan to manufacture 40 additional trains by March 2022 remains on track.

Sep 10, 2019

Indian Railways planning big lay off? Orders performance review

The Ministry of Railways has asked zonal managers to identify employees above the age of 55 years and those who have completed 30 years in service in the first quarter of 2020.

Jul 31, 2019

Railways plans to run Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah trains at 160 kmh

The estimated cost to upgrade the speed on the 1,525-km New Delhi-Howrah route will be Rs 6,684 cr and on the 1,483-km New Delhi-Mumbai route will be Rs 6,806 cr, and the entire project is proposed to be implemented within four years from the date of approval.

Jun 24, 2019

Rs 30 lakh crore transport infrastructure bonanza to be game changer for economy

Modi 2.0 is likely to set apart a huge outlay for infrastructure, including the national highways, railways, ports, and airports over five years; spending on dedicated freight corridors expected to see massive a spurt.

May 31, 2019

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