Indian Railways fast-tracks safety with ₹1,364 cr Kavach pushIndian Railways has approved projects totaling over ₹1,300 crore to enhance safety and communication systems. These initiatives include the...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
Railway Board approves first cargo train service from Delhi to Budgam in Kashmir valleyThe Railway Board has approved a cargo train service between Budgam in Kashmir and Delhi, aiming to boost local businesses. This Joint Parc...
20 Aug, 2025, 08.51 PM IST
Driverless train incident fallout: Railways launches special counselling drive for loco pilotsA written instruction, addressed to chief loco inspectors (CLIs) and lobby in-charge of various stations, detailed the recent incident of d...
28 Feb, 2024, 07.16 PM IST
Northern Railways allows sale of platform tickets at 8 major stations under Delhi divisionThe price has also been enhanced to Rs 30 per platform ticket in order to prevent unnecessary crowding at the stations.
12 Jun, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
814 hectares of rail land under encroachment across country: Railway ministerThe Supreme Court, in its order dated August 31 issued in the context of piling up of the waste/garbage beside the railway tracks in Delhi,...
16 Sep, 2020, 07.33 PM IST
Made from cloth for employees' uniforms, Northern Railways to deliver its first order of 2,000 masksWith the government making wearing of masks mandatory in public and at the workplace, these come at a cost Rs 5.94 each against the market ...
21 Apr, 2020, 03.29 PM IST
Railways cancels 76 trains as coronavirus precautionary measure, non-occupancyAccording to officials, central railways cancelled 23 trains, south central railways cancelled 29 trains, 10 trains were cancelled in weste...
18 Mar, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
Railways forms committee to study feasibility of creating rail divisions in Jammu, Gulbarga, SilcharThe committee, comprising senior railway officials, has been given the mandate to analyse and review afresh, the feasibility, financial imp...
13 Nov, 2019, 07.51 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
Nearly 50,000 deaths in 3 years after being hit by trainsData provided by the railways states, 49,790 deaths happened because people were hit by trains on tracks from 2015 to 2017.
22 Oct, 2018, 07.05 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
Over 37,000 railway bridges are 100 years old: MoS Rajen GohainHe said that during the last five years (2012-2013 to 2016-2017), a total of 3,675 railway bridges have been repaired or strengthened.
04 Apr, 2018, 03.03 PM IST
Parliament panel flags losses due to ticketless travellingThe committee are deeply concerned to note the huge number of persons detected travelling without or with improper tickets in Indian railwa...
31 Dec, 2017, 02.02 PM IST
Over 16 per cent vacancies in safety category of Railways: DataCapital investment in this category was Rs 9,925 crore in 2014-2015, it increased to Rs 11,133 crore in 2015-2016 and further rose to Rs 15...
30 Dec, 2017, 04.32 PM IST
'Over 2 lakh vacancies in Railways; Northern Railways tops with 27,000 postsIn a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said 2,22,159 posts are vacant in the rail network.
27 Dec, 2017, 10.16 PM IST
New Delhi station gets mechanised cleaning systemThe entire station has now been divided into zones and sub-zones with earmarked supervision for proper accountability, said a Northern Rail...
02 Oct, 2017, 06.59 PM IST
Water in Northern Railway zone unsafe: Report; chief engineer transferredThe chief engineer of Northern Railways has been transferred following a survey which found water available at many stations under the zone...
27 Feb, 2014, 10.29 PM IST