Railways to run 12,000 special train services for Chhath and DiwaliIndian Railways will run 12,000 special trains for Chhath and Diwali in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Ashwini Vaishnaw announced 150 unreserved ...
23 Sep, 2025, 05.20 PM IST
Station Master dozes off on duty, makes Patna-Kota Express wait for half an hour near UP's EtawahThe Patna-Kota Express train waited for a green signal for about half an hour at Udi Mor Road station near Etawah in Uttar Pradesh on May 3...
04 May, 2024, 08.12 PM IST
With electrification of two key routes, Meghalaya to get electric trains for first timeElectrification will significantly improve the mobility of trains in northeast India in addition to the reduction in pollution due to the s...
17 Mar, 2023, 06.49 PM IST
500 Mail Express trains speeded up in new Railways timetableThe Indian Railways released its new All India Railway Time Table known as "Trains At A Glance (TAG)" on its official website -- indianrail...
03 Oct, 2022, 10.07 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
South Eastern Railway achieves highest-ever growth of 10.63pc in freightSER has also surpassed the Railway Boards target of 164 million tonnes of freight for 2019-20 fiscal by loading 7.33 million tonnes more, i...
01 Apr, 2020, 07.18 PM IST
Railway officials asked to travel in general class, take passengers feedbackHis suggestion follows Chairman Railway Board Vinod Kumar Yadav's instructions to officials Monday to travel by trains on official trips.
18 Jun, 2019, 10.01 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 to highlight two-year achievements of Modi govtAll stations on that day would be inspected by an officer, including GMs and DRMs who will be supervising the cleanliness drive with the he...
24 May, 2016, 10.04 PM IST
Tie-up with several countries is on to revamp rail network: Suresh PrabhuRailways have a collaboration with Japan to revamp the entire network to help address congestion as well as improve its operation.
08 Jan, 2016, 03.25 PM IST
Ratan Tata advocates better passenger amenitiesKayakalp, the Innovative Council of Railways headed by Ratan Tata today discussed safety related issues and sought to know the causes of th...
06 Nov, 2015, 08.59 PM IST
UPA highlights Railways' billion ton loadingsThe record loading of 1010 million tonnes freight and slight improvement of punctuality and safety have been listed as major achievements.
22 May, 2013, 09.54 PM IST
- 4% increase in train punctuality during 2012-13: Railways
Railways today said it has registered a four per cent increase in train punctuality during the 2012-13 fiscal.
11 Apr, 2013, 08.48 PM IST
- Mukul Roy refuses to commit himself on freight hike rollback
Mukul Roy refused to commit himself on a similar rollback of the across-the-board rail freight hike effected ahead of the budget.
26 Mar, 2012, 03.41 PM IST
- Railways' total earnings surpass target for 2010-11
Operational problems due to agitations notwithstanding, Railways' total earnings for 2010-11 have surpassed the target set by about Rs 100 ...
07 Apr, 2011, 08.47 PM IST
- Railways intend to double transportation capacity
The Railways intend to double their transportation capacity during the Eleventh Plan Period and reduce unit cost of transportation by bring...
10 Feb, 2009, 06.30 PM IST
- Always on time, ahead of rest
Honesty, punctuality and experience have helped me in overcoming even the most difficult obstacles, says Mr. E Sreedharan, MD, DMRC.
05 Jan, 2009, 12.27 AM IST