Over 1 lakh complaints of water shortage in toilets of Indian Railways coaches in 2022-23: CAGA CAG report reveals Indian Railways received over 100,000 complaints about water unavailability in train toilets and wash basins during 20...
21 Aug, 2025, 08.35 AM IST
Bring your own blanket: Railways withdraws curtains, blankets amid coronavirus scareCentral Railway and Western Railway have advised passengers to bring their own blankets. They are also cleaning all coach fittings such as ...
15 Mar, 2020, 05.25 PM IST
For foreign degree, Indians can go anywhereThe overseas affairs ministry, which recently shared the data on Indians studying in various corners of the world, found that the total num...
07 Dec, 2019, 11.17 AM IST
Passenger ratings to decide Central railway housekeeper’s payThe Central Railway said that it has decided to release payments to the contractor of the onboard house keeping staff based on the feedback...
18 Oct, 2018, 12.27 PM IST
Passengers to rate cleanliness on trainsAccording to the contract, 30 per cent of a contractor's monthly penalties and incentives will depend on an overall score from passengers r...
01 Apr, 2018, 12.29 PM IST
Passengers should be able to buy tickets within 5 minutes: RailwaysSimilarly, on board housekeeping service (OBHS) should attend to the complaints within 20 minutes. Besides, timelines have been suggested f...
01 Jul, 2016, 07.02 PM IST
Konkan Railway introduces 'Clean My Coach' facility in 2 trainsKR in a statement issued here appealed to passengers to avail of the services and enjoy their travel in a clean environment.
09 Apr, 2016, 03.51 PM IST
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu launches "clean my coach" serviceSuresh Prabhu launched the "Clean my Coach" service on Friday whereby a passenger can request for a dirty coach to be swept and cleaned by ...
11 Mar, 2016, 05.58 PM IST
Bio-vacuum toilets in premier trainsAll premier trains including semi-high speed trains will be equipped with bio-vacuum toilets as per the Railways' plan for cleanliness and ...
27 Feb, 2016, 07.54 PM IST
SMS-based coach cleaning system introduced in Northeast Frontier RailwayTo avail the service, a passenger of a running train would have to SMS CLEAN{space}10 digit PNR no to 58888 or enter the PNR no at www.clea...
05 Feb, 2016, 04.21 PM IST
PM Modi's 100-day report card: Major initiatives undertaken by RailwaysGowda assured, "Third party audit system of catering services will be in place shortly so that the quality is assured."
08 Sep, 2014, 05.28 PM IST
CAG raps Railways for not maintaining cleanlinessCAG has slammed Railways for not effectively implementing Railway Board's guidelines for mechanised cleaning of major stations
13 Aug, 2013, 08.24 PM IST
Railway Budget 2013: Full text of Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's speechBansal, on Tuesday, presented his maiden Railway Budget in the Lok Sabha announcing a slew of measures to improve passenger experience and ...
26 Feb, 2013, 03.04 PM IST
- Railway Budget 2009-10: Mamata focuses on passenger amenities
Mamata announced 12 new point to point, non-stop 'Duronto' trains, 57 new trains, extension of 27 trains & increase in frequency of 13 trai...
03 Jul, 2009, 01.58 PM IST