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SPO with ISI, LeT links held near LoC


Ahead of rail budget, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seek...
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Unmanned level crossings death trap for railways


Despite the increased number of accidents at unmanned level crossing, Railways is yet to put its ac...
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Chilarai Exp derails near Guwahati; 3 dead


Three persons were killed and over 50 injured when a passenger train derailed after hitting an earth...
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Rs 14 lakh cr needed to modernise railways: Trivedi


Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Thursday said his department has prepared a blue print envisaging...
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‘Aam admi’ to be hit by rail fare hike?


The hike could be anywhere between 10 and 12 percent or Rs 35 for every 500 km, highly placed Rail...
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High-speed trains for Delhi-Mumbai route


Railways have joined hands with Japan to begin the ground work to reduce travel time by half on th...
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Now high-speed accident relief trains for Railways


Railways is finalising a plan to procure high-speed self-propelled accident relief trains (SPART) ...
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Over 50 trains hit by dense fog


With dense fog enveloping the Northern region, services of over 50 trains were affected on Wednesday...
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Rly makes ID proof mandatory for AC passengers


Railways have made it mandatory for all passengers travelling in AC classes to carry an identity pr...
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Railways makes ID proof mandatory for AC travel


The Railway Ministry on Wednesday made it mandatory for all passengers travelling in any air-conditi...
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Railways await experts` reports on safety


Even three months after being set up in the wake of a rise in train accidents, two high level commit...
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HC issues show cause notices to Railways


HC issued notices for not complying with the court orders to provide immediate help to accident vi...
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CPI(M) blames railways for Bramhaputra Mail mishap


The CPI(M) on Thursday blamed the railway administration for train accident in Jharkhand that claim...
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Brahmaputra Mail accident: Railways suspend 6 staff


Four trains have been detained at different stations in the section owing to the accident, ER sourc...
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Security helpline to come up for train passengers


A nationwide railway helpline number - 135- to help passengers seeking security assistance during t...
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Railways offer train tickets on cell phone


Booking train ticket was never so easy as you can now get it done through your mobile phone.
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Fog affects more than 60 trains


Dense fog continued to disrupt train operation as railways have cancelled 33 trains and reschedule...
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Know your train position on Facebook

Know your train position on Facebook


Now passengers can find out their berth position or availability of seats in a particular train on t...
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MPs concerned over poor health of railways


Railways is "passing through an acute" financial shortage, he said, adding the cash surplus with the...
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Railways cancels 29 more trains till Dec 31


Anticipating dense fog in the coming days, Railways on Wednesday decided to cancel 29 more trains ...
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Railways start project to install fire alarms


Indian Railways has started a pilot project to install fire and smoke detection alarms in trains.
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Rs 1,900 crore shortfall in Railways` earnings


Railways on Thursday said it has registered a shortfall of over Rs 1,900 crore in earnings till Octo...
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6 more trains cancelled due to fog


Railways on Monday cancelled six trains from here as dense fog over parts of North India continued...
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Railway Minster for commercialisation of stations


Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Monday advocated commercial exploitation of stations instead of f...
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New Tatkal ticket rules come into effect


Indian Railways’ new ticket booking rules under the Tatkal Sewa will come into force from Monday.
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Cash crunch hits Indian Railways


The cash crunch in Railways has hit the crucial Rs 344-crore security project involving installation...
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Trivedi hints at PPP model to raise funds for rail


Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi hinted at examining the option of PPP model, saying merely raising p...
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Railways to launch 24 new trains today


Railways will launch two dozen new trains across the country on Friday in keeping with an announceme...
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Railways to launch 24 new trains on Nov 11


Railways will launch two dozen new trains across the country tomorrow in keeping with an announcem...
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`Railway stations can generate good revenue`


Railway Minister said Indian Railways is the country`s engine of growth, which is not possible witho...
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North East Railways introduces green toilets


North East Frontier Railways has inducted zero discharge bio-toilets or green toilets in 16 coache...
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New DRM for Salem division


Sujatha Jayaraj today took over as Divisional Railway Manager, Salem Division of Southern Railway....
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Chhat: NR special trains to make 74 trips


To clear extra rush of passengers travelling to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar for Chhath Pooja, the railwa...
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Rail drivers abducted by stopping train in Assam


Suspected Reang militants abducted two drivers of a train after stopping it at Ramnathpur in Haila...
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Railways curbs Tatkal tickets booked via net


The Indian railways on Thursday restricted the number of tickets per individual to two between 8.00 ...
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Like airline, railways may opt for dynamic fare


Taking a cue from airlines, railways Wednesday said it is considering introduction of "dynamic" pass...
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‘Rail roko’ cripples Telangana, hundreds detained

‘Rail roko’ cripples Telangana, hundreds detained


The Telangana JAC on Saturday began a three-day ‘rail blockade’ in the region to press for the deman...
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WR recovers Rs 3.88 cr from ticketless travelers


Western Railway has recovered Rs 3.88 crore from ticketless travelers in September this year, which...
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CBI to investigate Rs 16 cr fraud in Railways


The alleged fraud at Kharagpur Workshop under the South Easter Railway Division was first detected ...
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Ensuring safety of women commuters: Railways to HC


Indian Railways informed the Bombay High Court that it has started recruitment process to fill up 1,...
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European tracking system to prevent rail accidents


Faced with recurring train mishaps, Railways has expedited the process for installing the Train Pr...
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Militants attack goods train in Assam


Unidentified militants today attacked a goods train and injured its driver near Haflong in N C Hil...
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Delhi-Mumbai rail route blocked after derailment


Traffic on the New Delhi-Mumbai trunk rail route has come to a standstill for over 19 hours, Monday,...
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Railways seek legal opinion on Kulkarni issue


With the arrest of Sudheendra Kulkarni in the cash-for-vote case, Railways appear to be in a quanda...
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Railways to seek Rs 2000 cr loan from govt


Reflecting its financial trouble, Railways is seeking a Rs 2000-crore loan from the Finance Ministr...
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Railways employees to get 78 days` bonus


Over 12.60 lakh non-gazetted Railway employees will benefit from a decision by the Union Cabinet t...
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Railways contemplate Station Authority of India


In a bid a to shore up its finances, the Ministry of Railways is contemplating setting up Station Au...
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IR to get its most powerful diesel locomotive


Locomotive major Electro-Motive Diesel Monday said it has completed the design for a high-horsepower...
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High-speed rail gets closer to reality


Railways is finalising draft legislation for a project that envisages running trains with the speed ...
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IRCTC needs to be modernised, says Trivedi


With frequent complaints about IRCTC services, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday expres...
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