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Indian Railways

21 Feb 2023

Union Rail Minister Orders Removal of Bell Used to Call Attendants, Here's Why

No VIP Culture: Rail Minister Ashwini Vaisnaw removed the bell in his own office first. The Minister`s office said that the attempt has been intended to ensure that each employee here is given equal respect and to change the mindset of VVIP culture.

14 Jan 2022

Indian Railways redesignates post of 'guard' as ‘train manager'

The revised designation is more in consonance with their existing duties and responsibilities and will improve the motivation level of Guards now Train Managers, the railways said in a tweet.

Indian Railways

12 Feb 2021

Good News!! Railways may allow all passenger trains to resume services soon

Indian Railways may allow all passenger trains to resume normal services soon In view of the festive season, the sources said that the Rail Ministry might allow more passenger trains to resume operations to meet the growing public demand during Holi

16 Jan 2021

Indian Railways allows e-catering services at select stations

Indian Railways has finally allowed e-catering services Railrestro will soon resume food delivery at the select stations RailRestro is an IRCTC-authorized e-catering wing

Indian Railways

28 Oct 2020

Indian Railways to operate 46 special trains for Diwali and Chhat Puja

Indian Railways has announced that it will run 46 special trains in view of Diwali and the Chhat Puja The festival special trains for Diwali and Chhath Puja will be fully reserved trains, the Northern Railway said Unreserved accommodation in the train is not available, the tweet said.

23 Oct 2020

Video: Railways to now deliver your baggage to your home, check details

Indian Railways is going to introduce a new facility for passengers soon. Railways will now transport your goods from your home to your train, and from the train to your preferred destination.

Indian Railways

16 Sep 2020

Railways to run 40 ‘clone’ trains from September 21 to clear long waiting list

The Indian Railways has decided to run 40 pairs of new special trains or clone trains from September 22 for which the reservations will begin from September 10. The Railways will monitor all the trains currently in operation to determine which ones have long waiting lists. This will be the first time that the Indian Railways’ will run 40 ‘clone’ or duplicate trains on high-demand routes from September 21. The advance reservation period for such trains will be 10 days. Such trains will be in addition to the 310 special trains which are already in operation. These trains will be run one or two hours ahead of the departure of already operating special trains. However, the travel time and the stoppages will be limited to operational halts.

Indian Railways

02 Jul 2020

Indian Railways operates 'SheshNaag' - the longest train ever

The Indian Railways on Thursday broke another recordby operating 'SheshNaag', a 2.8 Km long train amalgamating 4 empty BOXN rakes, powered by 4 sets of electric locomotives.

Indian Railways

22 May 2020

Indian Railways launches drive to identify, act against touts

The Indian Railways has launched a major drive to identify and act against touts who have become active again and were making attempts to dupe gullible migrants and others.

24 Apr 2020

RailTel records 20% growth in consolidated income in FY 19-20

This is a growth of 20% over last year’s income which is a significant achievement. It is worth mentioning that growth happened despite pressure on margins due to intense competition in the Telecom market, the company said in a statement.

10 Apr 2020

COVID-19: Railways transports 6.75 lakh wagons loaded with commodities

More than 2.5 lakh wagons of commodities loaded in the past one week out of which over 1.55 lakh wagons contained essential items.

Indian Railways

24 Dec 2018

Photo Gallery: True Heroes of Indian Railways

Indian Railways

29 Aug 2018

State-of-the-art facilities: Indian Railways to roll out SMART coaches

Railways' new smart coaches will be equipped with black boxes and coach information and diagnostics systems.

Indian Railways

27 Jul 2018

Like in planes, Indian Railways staff to carry thrash bags for waste disposal

The railways is increasingly adopting the airline model -- from its food to its vacuum toilets -- to give passengers airline-like comforts.

Indian Railways

27 Feb 2018

Indian Railways to run 500 special trains to clear Holi rush

Indian Railways has decided to run 500 special trains during Holi. The move is most likely to benefit passengers from UP and Bihar.

Indian Railways

28 Sep 2017

Railways to engage with ISRO for rail safety: Piyush Goyal

Talking about technology at the event, Goyal said railways has been an early adopter of computers which could have been also expanded for various operational processes like safety.

Railways flexi fare scheme

28 Sep 2017

Railways flexi fare scheme likely to be tweaked: Piyush Goyal

The scheme, launched on September 9 last year and applicable to premium trains such as the Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto, allows 10 percent of the seats to be sold at normal fare and thereafter increasing it in phases by 10 percent with every 10 percent of berths sold, with a ceiling of a 50 percent rise.

19 Aug 2017

Yogi Adityanath assures all possible assistance to injured passengers of Utkal Express

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday called the Utkal train derailment as 'unfortunate' and issued a direction to officials to give all possible assistance to injured passengers of the Express.

Railway Ministry

25 May 2017

Railways' post growth in passenger traffic, revenue

The Railway Ministry on Thursday reported a rise in passenger traffic and revenue generation during 2016-17.

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