'Only first AC is left': Alarming video shows overcrowding in 2nd AC train coachUsers share experiences of confirmed seat issues in premium 2nd AC coaches, criticizing government inaction and inadequate public services,...
19 Apr, 2024, 03.06 PM IST
Alarming that passengers paying for comfort are enduring such hardships: Man narrates sister's experience in 3 AC trainIndian Railways faces criticism for dire state of 3 AC coaches. Overcrowding near gates led to child left on platform. Urgent action needed...
14 Apr, 2024, 05.48 PM IST
No more stinky rides: How Railways plans to tackle smelly trains, stationsThe Railway Board is implementing various strategies to combat the long-standing problem of unpleasant odors in trains and stations. In res...
14 Apr, 2024, 06.41 AM IST
Railways downgrades AC 3-tier berths to sleeper class without intimation. Passengers fumeSharing his bad experience with Railways on twitter, Rajeen Jha, a passanger in the Mangaluru Central Express said: “Sir, have you started ...
04 Oct, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
Jammu-Delhi Duranto Express passengers looted near Delhi at knifepointAccording to the complaint, some assailants entered the B-3 and B7 coach of the train and looted the passengers by threatening them with kn...
17 Jan, 2019, 04.17 PM IST
AC travel in Railways to soon become more comfortableRailway Board in a circular has told its zonal offices to refurbish AC coaches in every sixth year along with the periodic overhauls.
24 Aug, 2018, 03.52 PM IST
From a lumbering PSU to a smart service provider: How Indian Railways changed the way it serves youThough there's still a lot to be done, railways have managed to shed the image of a state entreprise impervious to change and aloof to its ...
29 Jun, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
Railways to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation on loss of bags: CourtIn May last year, Shaileshbhai and Meenaben Bhagat, who have a shipping business, were travelling on a 2-tier AC coach of Jammu Tawi Expres...
07 Jun, 2018, 11.31 AM IST
Railways target 80,000 bio-toilets in 2018, vacuum bio-toilets next in lineRavindra Gupta, a member of the Railway Board, refused to comment on the CAG report, but said the ministry was planning to roll out the fir...
20 Dec, 2017, 10.13 PM IST
Railways plans to discontinue providing blankets in some AC trainsThe move to do away with blankets is an 'economical option', considering that it takes Rs 55 to clean the bedroll while passengers are char...
30 Jul, 2017, 10.20 AM IST
Railways launches mobile app that does more than just bookingThe Rail SAARTHI app caters to various requirements, including ticket booking, inquiry, on-board cleaning and ordering meal on a single pla...
14 Jul, 2017, 09.06 PM IST
Multi-colour bedrolls in Rajdhanis soonWhite bedsheets and pillow covers in trains are set to become a thing of the past as Railways is introducing multi-colour bedrolls designed...
03 Jan, 2016, 10.21 AM IST
Railways extends quota for senior citizens, females, pregnant womenIn a relief to senior citizens, female passengers above the age of 45 and pregnant women, the Railways today decided to increase the lower-...
07 Oct, 2015, 09.36 PM IST
CCI asks Railways to ensure competition among suppliers in tendersThe regulator's observation came while rejecting a complaint of alleged unfair business practices made by the Rail Coach Factory in Kapurth...
09 Sep, 2015, 07.10 PM IST
Rail brake manufacturers 'cartel' under CCI scannerThe complaint filed by Kapurthala Railway coach factory states the order is normally split between both suppliers to ensure uninterrupted s...
13 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Competition Commission of India may probe price-fixing in RCF tenderIndian subsidiaries of German braking system maker Knorr Bremse and French railway equipment maker Faiveley Transport have formed a cartel ...
11 Jan, 2014, 05.00 AM IST
- Misbehaviour with MLA: Five railwaymen suspended
Five employees of the East Central Railway (ECR) have been suspended for allegedly misbehaving with Bihar MLA Sivesh Kumar and his wife on ...
03 Feb, 2013, 09.07 PM IST