The Indian Railways has been running about 115 pairs of Special Trains across the nation since May 12 for helping passengers reach their homes in various states & cities. However, on Tuesday, the railway authorities […]
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What to Expect from Private Trains to be introduced by Indian Railways?
The Indian railways are on a spree to better the services provided alongside generating job opportunities for the workforce in the country. In a recent step, the national transporter invited applications & bids from private […]
Indian Railways Sets up Solar Plant to Run Trains
In a first-of-its-kind world event, the Indian Railways has set up Solar Plant in Madhya Pradesh to facilitate the running of trains from the state. The plant has been set up in Bina of Madhya […]
Cut in Halts & Trains Possible with New Indian Railways Timetable
The Indian Railways has currently suspended all the passenger train services in the nation till August 12 as a preventive measure against the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic. However, as per recent reports, it is believed […]
Indian Railways Look at Privatization of Trains; Invites Proposals
In a recent bid, the Indian Railways has asked private companies to submit proposals and offers to operate private passenger trains in the country for the first time ever. As per a statement released by […]
Indian Railways to Start 45 More pairs of Special Trains
The Indian Railways is reported to begin 45 more pairs of Special Trains in addition to the already running 115 pairs of Special Trains. The news comes as a big relief to people, and as […]
Indian Railways Run Three Loaded Trains Together; Creates History
The Indian Railways touched upon a new milestone in its journey of moving ahead as it successfully joined and ran three loaded trains together in an ‘Anaconda’ formation, carrying 1500 tonnes of material. The three-in-one […]
Railways to run 350 Local trains from Wednesday
The Indian Railways on Tuesday decided to expand its local train services in Mumbai to 350 trains from Wednesday, the Union Railways Minister, Piyush Goyal announced. Recently, the railway authorities had started local train services […]
Tatkal Bookings Now Open for Special Trains
The Indian Railways on Monday, June 29, opened Tatkal Bookings for all the Special Trains, the booking shall be applicable on journeys beginning on June 30. The Indian Railways is currently running 115 pairs of […]
Indian Railways Offer Disposable Linen in Trains
In the wake of increasing coronavirus cases in the nation & to prevent the spread of disease among passengers & staff, the Indian Railways had stopped providing linen to passengers traveling in AC trains. People […]
Indian Railways Prepares 1.91 PPE Kits, 7.33 Lakh Masks for Staff
The national transporter, Indian Railways recently announced that it had produced about 1.91 Lakh PPE kits, 7.33 Lakh masks as well as 66.4 kilos of sanitizer till June 24, 2020. The items have been prepared […]
Indian Railways to Adopt Operation-theatre like fresh air for AC Coaches
The AC coaches in Indian trains are now expected to have operation-theatre like fresh air strategy adoption. The decision comes in the wake of the current prevalence of coronavirus and looks at replacing the circulated […]
No Trains Cancelled, clarifies Indian Railways
The reports of regular trains till August 12, 2020, being canceled by Indian Railways have been doing rounds on the internet. While the reports raised various speculations, the authorities came forward to clarify the news […]
Indian Railways to Generate 8 Lakh Jobs for Migrants
The Ministry of Railways announced that it would be generating around 8-lakh man-day jobs for migrant workers and others in the next 125 days till October 31. The job opportunity will be provided to people […]
Four Major Stations to be Revamped into Airport-like hubs
After establishing dominance in maintaining punctuality records & achieving milestones like no railway fatalities, the authorities are now working towards infrastructure improvements. As per a recent announcement Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC), is all […]
Indian Railways to Give Full-refund for Tickets Booked Before Mid-April
The Indian Railways has recently announced to refund full-fare amount for regular schedule train tickets booked on or before April 14. In the announcement, the national transporter mentioned to soon begin with the refund process. […]
Indian Railways Introduce ‘Ultra Violet Sanitizer Box’ for Document Sanitization
As a part of one of the most innovative measures adopted by Indian Railways to prevent further spread of COVID-19 among the railways’ staff, RPF staff, medical staff & passengers, the authorities have introduced an […]
Railway Ministry to ease procurement norms; Adopts Single-Window System For Vendor Approvals
The Railways Ministry in a bid to ease making doing business easier for local vendors across the nation undertook a major initiative of easing procurement norms. As per the newly created norms, the railway ministry […]
5,231 non-AC coaches Converted to COVID care centres by Indian Railways
Achieving a major breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19 outbreak, the Indian Railways has turned around 5231 non-AC train coaches in COVID care centres. The transformation of railway coaches into COVID care centres is being […]
First ‘Automated Ticket Checking & Managing Access’ machine Installed at Nagpur Station
The Indian Railways has moved a step ahead in its battle against coronavirus. In order to prevent the spread of contamination of COVID-19 among the railways’ staff, the authorities have introduced the ‘Automated Ticket Checking […]