After Delhi stampede, several measures taken to avoid untoward incidents in future: RailwaysA day after a stampede at New Delhi railway station claimed 18 lives and injured several others, the railway ministry announced new measure...
16 Feb, 2025, 10.04 PM IST
IRCTC Down: Users facing ticket booking problems; Here's 7 alternative ways to book train tickets onlineIRCTC Website down: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) faced a major outage on Thursday, preventing users from acc...
12 Jan, 2025, 12.35 PM IST
Viral Video: Passenger calls 139 to complain about overcharging Rs 5 for water bottle; Railways orders refund, fines caterer Rs 1 lakhIndian Railways fined a catering service Rs 1 lakh. A passenger was overcharged for a bottle of water on the Pooja SF Express. The passenge...
25 Nov, 2024, 02.50 PM IST
Railways releases online links for locating affected passengers. Here are linksThe family members/relatives/friends and well-wishers of the passengers affected in this unfortunate accident can identify using the link o...
07 Jun, 2023, 01.35 PM IST
Odisha Train Accident: Check out helpline numbers for assistance and supportIn a tragic incident in Odisha's Balasore, three trains collided, resulting in one of the deadliest train accidents in India. Approximately...
03 Jun, 2023, 03.20 PM IST
Indian Railways Destination Alert: Wake up call to prevent you from missing your stop at nightEvery day, countless individuals commute by train worldwide. The railroad goes above and beyond to ensure commuters are as comfortable as p...
04 Dec, 2022, 05.13 PM IST
Railways received over 40 lakh calls on its helpline numbers in 5 years: GovtThe Indian Railways received more than 40 lakh complaints and requests for help on its helpline numbers in the last five years, the governm...
19 Mar, 2021, 08.21 PM IST
What Indian Railways is doing to ensure passenger safetyDespite being the lifeline of the country, questions around safety have plagued the Indian Railways for decades. Train derailment, pedestri...
12 Feb, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
Railways arrested 14 Rohingya refugees from a New Delhi-bound train in New JalpaiguriAs per the railways officials, the Alipurduar Security Control received a call from a passenger on the helpline number complaining about th...
26 Nov, 2020, 09.12 PM IST
North Central Railway zone officers start helpline to help in delivery of essential itemsInspired by PM Narendra Modi's call for 'Vayam Rashtrey Jaagrayam' while announcing the extension of the nationwide lockdown on April 14, h...
16 Apr, 2020, 06.54 PM IST
Amritsar train accident: Rail Minister Goyal says immediately returning from USAt least 52 people were killed and 72 injured Friday evening after a crowd of Dussehra revellers, who had spilled onto railway tracks while...
19 Oct, 2018, 10.31 PM IST
Railways mulling to rent spaces for advertisementsWhile conducting the railway station's inspection, Puthia, instructed officials to ensure cleanliness of platforms and waiting rooms.
08 Nov, 2016, 11.11 PM IST
Railway Budget 2015: Nationwide 24*7 helpline announced by Rail Minister Suresh PrabhuPresenting his maiden Railway Budget, Prabhu said that Rs 8.5 lakh crore will be invested in Railways over 5 years.
26 Feb, 2015, 01.00 PM IST
Railway Budget 2015: Allotment for passenger amenities hiked by 67%Prabhu also said that more general class coaches will be added to benefit travelers.
26 Feb, 2015, 12.57 PM IST
Railway Budget 2015: Will increase track capacity by 10% to 1.38 lakh km, says Suresh PrabhuStating that Railways has to keep a tighter control on costs, Prabhu said, "Railways will be able to raise finances via SPVs, partnerships."
26 Feb, 2015, 12.53 PM IST
Railway Budget 2015: 17,000 toilets to be replaced by bio-toilets; stress on 'clean Railways'"We will make cleanliness a major initiative. We will engage private agencies & set up waste-to-energy conversion plants," Prabhu said.
26 Feb, 2015, 12.47 PM IST
Rail Budget 2015: Railways to raise finances via SPVs, partnerships, says Suresh Prabhu"An all India 24*7 helpline 138 will be effective from 1/3/2015; Toll free No. 182 for security complaints," Prabhu said.
26 Feb, 2015, 12.39 PM IST