Counsel on-board housekeeping staff to build trust with passengers: Railway Board to zonesThe Railway Board is mandating counselling sessions for On-Board Housekeeping Service (OBHS) staff to enhance passenger trust and service q...
11 Sep, 2025, 03.21 PM IST
Railways launches RailOne Super AppIndian Railways has launched RailOne, a Super App integrating various railway services. This app combines features from over a dozen apps d...
01 Jul, 2025, 02.52 PM IST
Surprise check finds private catering firm cooking food on-board in premium train against normsRK Associates illegally cooked food on the Poorva Express train. They used LPG cylinders, violating a 2022 Railway Board order. The caterin...
25 Nov, 2024, 07.35 PM IST
One railway app soon for tracking trains, ticketingIndian Railways is developing a super app that will combine ticketing, train tracking, and other services offered through over a dozen mobi...
02 Jan, 2024, 12.54 AM IST
Travel made easy: IRCTC launches an airport-style executive lounge at New Delhi railway stationIRCTC has launched a new executive lounge at the platform number one of New Delhi Railway Station. Many amenities including a business cent...
19 Sep, 2021, 08.38 PM IST
IRCTC keeps order to terminate over 500 catering supervisors in abeyance till further noticeAround 560 supervisors (hospitality) were hired by the IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) in 2018 on contract basis fo...
30 Jun, 2020, 02.26 PM IST
Railways to convert 200 saloons into 10 tourist trainsIn a bid to regulate the use of the colonial era-style carriages and generate additional revenue, the IRCTC will convert 200 saloons into 1...
25 Oct, 2019, 04.18 PM IST
Five star hotel under Railways scanner for serving stale food on board the trainActing on the complaint of a Colonel in the Indian Army, the IRCTC is likely to penalize the hotel which supplies food for the train.
11 Jun, 2019, 05.14 PM IST
Piyush Goyal tells railways to use saloons for commercial purposeThe saloons or inspection cars can usually accommodate two families and are adequately built to facilitate stay for upto five days.
17 Oct, 2018, 06.32 PM IST
Railways to run special train on Buddhist circuitThe first rake of special coaches will be rolled out of RCF by the end of this month and put into operation by the end of December
17 Oct, 2018, 05.25 PM IST
Wondered how Railways cooks food for you? Now you can see it liveIRCTC had earlier launched an Artificial Intelligence tool that uses CCTV footage to detect anomalies in hygiene level of the food.
04 Jul, 2018, 06.04 PM IST
IRCTC asks railway zones to deploy at least 10 card payment machines in each trainIRCTC also asked zones to carry out inspections to check whether the directions were being followed and instructed them to send a report by...
08 May, 2018, 08.51 AM IST
Luxury travel on railway saloons could soon be a realityRailways is set to give non-railway personnel a taste of travelling in its saloons or inspection coaches and is exploring ways to promote i...
04 Jan, 2018, 06.41 PM IST
IRCTC delists juice brand after ex-rail minister complains of 'kachra'Trivedi, who was travelling on board the Kathgodam-Delhi Shatabdi on Dussehra on September 30, was served lemon juice of a well-known brand...
01 Oct, 2017, 09.09 PM IST
IRCTC to take over catering services in all trains by year-endIRCTC will be given responsibility of managing catering services in all trains with pantry cars be December end, Railway Board Member (Traf...
26 Jul, 2017, 07.28 PM IST
Railways get tough with food contractors violating normsInspections at various levels are conducted in trains and stations wherein feedback from passengers through surveys for enhanced satisfacti...
05 Apr, 2017, 01.29 PM IST
- Northeast Frontier Railway earnings from catering service improves in 2011-12
The Northeast Frontier Railway has achieved a nearly four-fold jump in revenue from catering services during 2011-12 owing to better manage...
27 Apr, 2012, 01.09 PM IST