Draft of White Paper on railways to be ready by November 18Railways has asked its officials concerned to submit by November 18 the first draft of the White Paper on the strategic planning and presen...
14 Nov, 2014, 10.38 PM IST
Railways urged to protect century-old train track as heritageVarious organisations in Assam's Dima Hasao have urged railway authorities to protect century-old meter gauge train track as a national her...
08 Nov, 2014, 07.56 PM IST
Delhi-Agra semi-high speed train to be named Gatimaan ExpressTo be flagged off from New Delhi station next month, the train's name has been chosen because of its capability of running at 160 km per ho...
12 Oct, 2014, 09.38 AM IST
Railways to launch web portal to resolve ROB issues with NHAIRailways has adopted e-governance route by creating a web portal for sorting out differences with NHAI for execution of such projects.
28 Aug, 2014, 08.44 PM IST
India likely to get its first bullet train by 2022: Arunendra Kumar, Railway Board ChairmanWe thought about increasing the speed in the past, but the sixth pay commission’s burden had shifted our focus to freight (a dedicated frei...
13 Jul, 2014, 02.28 AM IST
Inquiry ordered into Gorakhdham train mishapRailways ordered an inquiry into the Gorakhdham train mishap in UP and announced compensation for the next of the kin of those killed and t...
26 May, 2014, 04.41 PM IST
Maruti Suzuki, Indian Railways launch higher-capacity rakesMSIL today started transporting vehicles to south India using a new rake developed in association with the Indian Railways that is faster a...
05 Mar, 2014, 08.25 PM IST
Dehradun Express fire: Railways announce ex-gratiaRailway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge expressed grief over death of passengers in fire mishap on board Mumbai-Dehradun Express & announced an...
08 Jan, 2014, 09.49 AM IST
FDI in railways to cover only select areas: Railway BoardWith govt looking to allow FDI in railways, public transporter made it clear that any such investment would be limited in scope.
31 Dec, 2013, 10.04 PM IST
Railways to take steps to prevent fall in passenger bookingWorried over decline in passenger bookings, cash-strapped railways have initiated steps like intensified checking against ticketless travel.
13 Dec, 2013, 03.28 PM IST
- Alok Johri becomes Railways Member (Mechanical)
General Manager of North Central Railway Alok Johri took over as the new Member (Mechanical) in the Railway Board.
05 Nov, 2013, 09.40 PM IST
Railways plans faster Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and DurontosWith Railways unable to fund capital-intensive bullet trains, it is working on operating semi-high speed trains with marginal improvisation...
24 Oct, 2013, 03.57 PM IST
Railway plans speed boost for premier trains, to make them "semi high-speed" servicesWith the increased speed, travel time to, say Mumbai or Chandigarh from Delhi, can be reduced by one to three hours, Kumar said.
23 Oct, 2013, 08.35 PM IST
Railways to fill up vacant posts on fast track modeNewly appointed Chairman Railway Board (CRB) Arunendra Kumar said vacant slots, including the key posts, will be filled up on a "fast track...
17 Oct, 2013, 07.19 PM IST
Arunendra Kumar becomes Chairman Railway BoardKumar, the Mechanical Member, was holding additional charge of Chairman Railway Board (CRB) after the retirement of Vinay Mittal on June 30.
16 Oct, 2013, 03.54 PM IST
Impasse over Railway Board chairman's appointment continuesAs the impasse over appointment of Railway Board chairman continues, Railway Ministry has sent a long list of officers in order of seniorit...
09 Oct, 2013, 09.51 PM IST
Rail Tariff Authority to be an advisory body: Board ChairmanThe formation of Rail Tariff Authority is to be concretised through a resolution of railways and the independent body will have advisory ro...
24 Aug, 2013, 09.38 PM IST