Railways clears Katra slope works, Kiul-Jhajha 3rd line project in Rs 1,200 crore safety pushThe Minister for Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has said that these works reflect the Government's commitment to ensuring safe and reliable co...
20 May, 2026, 10.06 AM IST
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
Train just 3 minutes late, 2 apology announcements, railway staff also personally said sorry to passengers: Tourist stunned by Japan's 'on time means on time' obsessionA tourist's 3-minute train delay in Tokyo revealed Japan's profound commitment to punctuality. Authorities issued a formal apology, precise...
13 May, 2026, 01.20 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
Railways clears 100 projects worth Rs 1.53 lakh crore in FY26; expansion more than doubles yoyIndian Railways is set for a major expansion in FY 2025-26. The Ministry of Railways has sanctioned 100 projects with a Rs 1.53 lakh crore ...
12 Apr, 2026, 05.48 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
Take corrective measures to improve punctuality of trains: Railway Board to North Central Zone"Board desires that NCR should take corrective measures for punctual running of trains, closely monitor punctual running of mail express tr...
17 Mar, 2023, 10.18 AM IST
Private train operators must maintain 95% punctuality; penalty for delay: Railways draft documentThe draft document released on Wednesday states that private train operators have to maintain 95 per cent punctuality through the year.
13 Aug, 2020, 02.02 PM IST
Stop fudging data to show improvement in punctuality figures: Piyush Goyal to railway zonesThe national transporter had released figures that showed 76 per cent trains were running on time, as compared to an average 60 per cent al...
03 Oct, 2018, 04.14 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
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
15000 trains affected by fog; measures to stem delay: RailwaysThe Railways' punctuality rate in the April 1-16 period was 5 per cent lower than that in the corresponding period last year, down from 84 ...
21 Apr, 2017, 04.10 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