RAILWAYS NEWS

Railways to prepare detailed report on corporatisation of production units, discuss it with unions

Railway unions have vehemently opposed the national transporter's decision to turn its production units into corporate entities, raising co...

Indian railway stations revamp to bring in Rs 50,000 cr investment

The station redevelopment plan of Indian Railways will release about 20 million sq ft of real estate, attracting investment of Rs 50,000 cr...

Central Railway to resume local train services on Belapur-Kharkopar local train line

the decision has been taken to recommence eight special suburban services from November 20, four between Belapur and Kharkopar, and another...

Train services not resumed in Punjab amid agitation by farmers: Railways

"Some papers have published that train services in Punjab have been resumed. It is clarified once again that this is nothing but false news...

Regular appointments of trained apprentices without open competition is against govt rules: Railways

All eligible citizens of the country are entitled to compete and apply for the regular jobs. Direct recruitment without any open competitio...

11.5 lakh railway employees granted bonus equal to 78 days wages; total of Rs 2,081 crore

The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on Wednesday accepted the proposal of the Ministry of Railways for payment of Productivity Linked Bon...

Reports of hike in fares during festival season misleading, clarifies Indian Railways

The fares of these trains will be similar to those applicable for special trains, which means 'special charges' will be levied making the t...

SOPs have been issued to ensure the safety of passengers that will be followed by the IRCTC-operated trains.

Indian Railways plans ₹2 lakh crore capital expenditure a year till FY24

The infrastructure upgradation plan includes doubling of 11,000 kilometre of track, tripling and quadrupling of around 3,000 km route netwo...

South Eastern Railway launches 'Operation My Saheli' to enhance security of women passengers

Initiated as a pilot project, it has been introduced in three trains Howrah-Yeshvantpur Duronto Special, Howrah- Ahmedabad Special and Howr...

Indian Railways to run 40 clone trains from today. Here are the major routes & other details

These clone trains -- primarily 3-AC trains with fewer halts, higher speeds and a departure time before the parent train -- come as a boon ...

Indian Railways to operate 20 pairs of clone trains from September 21

The clone trains will be primarily 3 AC trains and run ahead of the already operational special passenger trains. These trains, which are s...

Railway Board asks zonal railways to fill up vacancies in electrification projects

In a letter sent to all Zonal Railways earlier this week, the Railway Board has asked them to comply with a previous order that vested resp...

Indian Railways to run 80 new special trains from September 12: Ticket booking starts today

"For the convenience of rail passengers, the Railways have decided to run special trains," a statement from the Northern Railways said on W...

BIAL, Railways in pact for Kempegowda international airport halt station

The Indian Railways and Bangalore International Airport (BIAL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to seal a partnership with i...

Indian Railways to run clone trains to clear long waiting lists

"Wherever there is a demand, wherever the waiting list is long, we will run a clone train ahead of the actual train, so that passengers can...

Decision on NRA will benefit Indian Railways, says Railway Board Chairman

He said every district will have an examination centre and people will be able to save money spent on travel and arranging other logistics.