A Rs 2,193 crore rail push: Govt greenlights Katra safety, Howrah-Delhi capacity and Chennai suburban boostIndian Railways has greenlit three significant infrastructure projects totaling Rs 2,193 crore. These projects will boost safety on the Jam...
19 May, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
Chennai suburban rail gets Rs 993 crore boost with Arakkonam-Chengalpattu projectIndian Railways has approved the Arakkonam-Chengalpattu Doubling Project. This Rs 993 crore initiative will boost the Chennai suburban rail...
19 May, 2026, 12.43 PM IST
'Nobody will fly': India's plane versus train battle gets a twistIndia's Railway Minister said upcoming bullet trains will dominate short-haul routes like Mumbai-Pune and Bengaluru-Chennai, mirroring glob...
12 May, 2026, 04.26 PM IST
‘Furnace’, ‘human oven’: Why people are worried about non-AC local trains with closed doors in hot and humid MumbaiMumbai is introducing India's first non-AC suburban train with automatic sliding doors, a safety upgrade following a fatal accident. The ne...
15 Apr, 2026, 02.24 PM IST
Punctuality of Indian Railways at 80 pc, better than many European nations: VaishnawIndian Railways has achieved an overall punctuality rate of 80%, surpassing several European countries, with 70 divisions exceeding 90% pun...
05 Dec, 2025, 07.21 PM IST
100 per cent punctuality of trains achieved for the first time, says Railway Ministry"For the first time ever in the history of Indian Railways, 100 per cent punctuality of trains has been achieved, with all trains being on ...
02 Jul, 2020, 03.07 PM IST
Railways improves on-time performance to 74% in OctoberKonkan railway has shown maximum improvement as 95 per cent of the trains are running on time in the zone.
29 Oct, 2018, 02.19 PM IST
Railways improves on-time performance of trains in JulyKonkan railway has shown maximum improvement as 94 per cent of the trains are running on time in the zone
16 Jul, 2018, 03.51 PM IST
Railways changes running time of trains to fix its punctuality problemThe national transporter's punctuality score, or on-time performance of trains has fallen to 65% in the past three months.
28 Jun, 2018, 11.29 AM IST
Railways punctuality slips from 80% to 65%The Railways reported punctuality of 80% and above, which railway ministry officials claimed has also been the average score for the last o...
11 Jun, 2018, 07.06 AM IST
Railway Board chairman reviews punctuality of 'worst-performing' zonesThe video conference was held with the general managers of eight zonal railways which had reported less than 70 per cent punctuality.
12 May, 2018, 08.07 PM IST
Punctuality complaints galore, Railway says maintenance top priority"Maintenance is our top priority today and there is a maintenance backlog in the network.While we are focussing on this aspect, infrastruct...
11 May, 2018, 09.44 PM IST
Rly registers worst punctuality in 3 years, with 30 pc trains running late in 2017-18Indian Railways is undergoing a phase where upgrading, modernisation and renewal of track was going on in a big way.
04 May, 2018, 01.11 PM IST
Flexi-fare in premium trains to be tweaked: Railway Board ChairmanAshwani Lohani said flexi pricing structure works well in competitive transportation like the airlines, where private operators vie with ea...
04 Mar, 2018, 09.54 PM IST
Railways fudge data to show punctualityFor instance, a train may arrive at Chennai Central station 10 minutes late, but the data entry operator may log it as the right time, show...
26 Dec, 2017, 11.06 AM IST
Check train delays or face action: Suresh Prabhu to officialsThe punctuality rate has deteriorated further to 79 per cent during April 1-16 period, as compared to 84 per cent in the corresponding peri...
18 Apr, 2017, 05.43 PM IST
Railways seeks IIT help to improve punctuality, shore up freightFacing flak over punctuality of passenger trains, Railways has started talks with IIT-B to undertake an audit on the high-density Delhi-Mug...
14 Jun, 2015, 10.34 AM IST