Railways to put on track image makeover planThe current logo depicts the polluting steam engine that gave out black smoke. It is not in sync with the government’s vision of promoting ...
TTEs 'forced' to flout rules to increase revenue: Staff unionIn a letter to the Railway Board on January 21, the All India Railwaymen's Federation said that this was a "blatant disobedience" to its or...
Rail ministry may tweak flexi fare scheme: MinisterScheme, applicable to premium trains, allows 10% of the seats to be sold at normal fare and thereafter increasing it in phases by 10% with ...
Designer fluorescent jackets, T-shirts for rail staffAbout five lakh railway employees comprising on-board staff, TTEs, station masters, guards, drivers and catering personnel will be in new u...
Railways registers over 700 cases in Kerala in 7 daysAt least 702 cases, including 631 for ticketless travel, were registered by the Trivandrum division of the Southern Railways during the las...
Railway employees to have new uniforms designed by Ritu BeriIn the first phase, the new uniform will be issued to five lakh of 13 lakh employees of the Indian Railway. Beri said the look of the unifo...
Railways may take cue from global companies to train Travelling Ticket ExaminerConvergys and Southwest Airlines were cited as examples where frontline performance is visually displayed and team competition is created t...
Change in ticketing policy sought in Rail Budget 2016: SurveyChanges in ticketing policy such as 50 per cent refund on Tatkal cancellations and no limit in ticket bookings for travellers are some of t...
6,141 positions of TTEs were vacant till Apr 1 this year: govtAs many as 6,141 positions of train ticket examiners were vacant as on April 1 this year. Vacancies occur after normal and voluntary retire...
Ministry puzzled as Railways loses 150 million passengers in first five months of FY16While 3,575 million passengers travelled in trains between April to August in FY15, the figure for the same period in the current year was ...
Maneka Gandhi's mantra: Tap the trains to track runaway childrenManeka Gandhi said travelling ticket examiners have to be more vigilant as these children leave homes and take trains to reach major cities.
The final act: The outgoing govt. increases railway fares by 10%The Ministry of Railways have decided to increase the passenger fares in all classes by a flat 10 % & freight rates by 5 %.
Railways revise fares of AC classes of Duronto Express trainsTravelling in AC classes of Duronto Express trains is set to be costlier from October 10.
- 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...
- Now, palmtops to give berth to waitlisted passengers
The Railways would soon make it mandatory for every TTE to carry a handheld that would be connected to the central server. In pics: Ads on ...
- Rlys to send SMS alerts
The Railway Budget provides a caring touch in the form of quotas in lower berths for the elderly and women, special coaches for the handica...
- "This is a hi-tech Railway Budget"
New Delhi: The Railway Minister has laid increased emphasis on introduction of technology by way of high speed, high capacity wagons in the...