The move is being seen as the Modi dispensation's first major step towards reforming the top-heavy transporter which has over 14 lakh emplo...

Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said the recommendations are presently under examination by the ministry.

With the twin objectives of preventing corrosion of tracks and providing odourless toilets to passengers, railways are replacing existing o...

Eminent nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar has declined Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's offer to become a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha.

The idea is to correct the perception that the transporter suffers from an 'implementation bug' as suggested by the Kakodkar committee.

The rail mantri partly lived up to the expectations raised by his pre-budget announcements. Still, it's a case of too little, and certainly...

Indian Railways today proposed to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to eliminate all level crossings in the country in the next five y...

Asked about the possibility of fare hike in Rail budget, Dinesh Trivedi declined to comment saying, 'Tomorrow is the budget, no preview.'

Sources in the Railway Board also indicated that some more busy divisions are against introduction of new trains in their respective areas.

The cash-strapped railways is understood to have got an approval of Rs 25,000 crore as gross budgetary support (GBS) from Finance Ministry ...

Finding fault with the existing set-up, a high-level rail safety panel has suggested an exhaustive rejig of the railway organisation and di...

Trivedi said government should "prioritise" its focus while considering railways' financial condition as it adds to the GDP and directly af...

Railways have decided to double the production of new age LHB coaches keeping in mind their enhanced safety features.

Indian Railways is evaluating options to raise Rs 1,00,000 crore over the next five years to introduce new coaches and overhaul the signali...

Indian Railways has formed a committee comprising big guns from the corporate world and other experts to advise it on how can modernise its...

The government on Wednesday constituted an expert committee headed by Sam Pitroda to recommend ways and means to modernize Indian Railways.

Faced with recurring train mishaps, Government on Friday set up a high-level review committee comprising experts like former Anil Kakodkar ...