Vande Bharat suffers jammed wheels; passengers shifted to another trainThe officials said the semi-high speed train left New Delhi station at its scheduled time of 06.00 AM but it had to be withdrawn at Khurja ...
08 Oct, 2022, 06.46 PM IST
Vande Bharat takes around 5 hours in Ahmedabad-Mumbai trial run, breaks bullet train recordDuring the trail, the Vande Bharat train also broke the record of bullet train. The train reached the speed from 0-100 kmph in 52 seconds a...
15 Sep, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
Jagannath temple in Puri shut to general public until March 31Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation has identified three city hotels, Ginger Hotel, Empires and Hotel Kalinga Ashok that will offer pay for u...
19 Mar, 2020, 03.57 PM IST
India's fastest Train 18 may be launched on December 25 between New Delhi-VaranasiAccording to a report, the fare for the train journey is likely to be higher than the normal fare.
03 Dec, 2018, 10.13 AM IST
Railways may scrap flexi-fare scheme today, providing relief ahead of DiwaliThe reworked plan could also see the railways offering up to 50% discount for ‘last-minute’ bookings made for seats available up to four da...
26 Oct, 2018, 11.28 AM IST
Rail fares set to get cheaper as Railways plan to scrap flexi-fares from 40 trainsAccording to sources, the flexi-fare scheme is being scrapped for trains that have shown 50% “utilisation” — a euphemism for bookings.
14 Sep, 2018, 12.27 PM IST
Surging railway fares could increase traffic at airlinesAnalysts say that shift has already started with difference between AC fares and air fares reducing to up to Rs 800 and this increase in di...
09 Sep, 2016, 05.51 PM IST
High-speed Gatimaan Express flagged offEquipped with a 5,500 HP electric locomotive, the train has a high-power emergency braking system, automatic fire alarm, GPS-based passenge...
05 Apr, 2016, 12.37 PM IST
Roses, multimedia service awaits Gatiman Express passengersAiming at attracting tourits visiting the City of Taj, the Gatiman will run at a maximum speed of 160 km per hour covering the 200 km long ...
03 Apr, 2016, 01.41 PM IST
Railway board overhaul to be new minister’s uphill taskTackling widespread corruption and infusing transparency in the tendering process will be another major challenge before the new minister.
10 Nov, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
- Tech check on track: Now, railway TTEs on board Rajdhani Express trains to get palmtops
The ticket-checkers on board all the Rajdhani Express trains would soon be seen carrying hand-held computers, instead of the archaic reserv...
02 Apr, 2012, 10.57 AM IST
Dinesh Trivedi ready to evolve high speed trainsThe fastest trains on the Indian railway network - Rajdhani and Shatabdi express trains, run at less than half the speed of the proposed ne...
15 Mar, 2012, 05.05 PM IST
- Railway Budget: Delhi cheer for nine new trains
Besides introduction of nine new trains - either passing through NCR or originating from it - the minister also extended the run of several...
15 Mar, 2012, 08.50 AM IST
- Rail Budget 2012-13: Delhi gets three new trains
Sarai Rohilla-Udhampur AC Exp and Bandra-Sarai Rohilla Exp will depart from the Sarai Rohilla station, Ajmer-Haridwar Exp will pass through...
14 Mar, 2012, 05.06 PM IST
Rail Budget 2012-13: Two more double-decker AC trains to be introducedHowrah-N Jalpaiguri Shatabdi Exp, Chennai-B'lore AC double-decker Exp and Habibganj-Indore AC double-decker Exp trains were announced.
14 Mar, 2012, 02.52 PM IST
- Shatabdi trains go for TVs to take on Volvos, low-cost airlines
In an attempt to stave off competition from both high-end Volvo buses and low-cost airlines, the Northern Railway are all set to install te...
26 Jul, 2011, 03.10 PM IST
- Now, watch live TV on Delhi-bound Shatabdi trains
Passengers of Delhi-bound Shatabadi trains will now be able to watch their favourite programmes on live television free of cost while on th...
22 May, 2011, 11.01 AM IST