With the introduction of this modern Tejas Sleeper type train for long distance journey, the Indian Railway is making a paradigm shift in t...

Train 18 -- the country's first engine-less semi-high speed train -- is likely to start operating by December 15, a senior railway ministry...

Train toilets earlier used to have ventilation through open commode chute which was completely blocked after fitting of the bio-toilets.

Five new trains are at the centre of Modi's ambitious project to transform Indian Railways. The project is important for Modi due to its hu...

After installing bio-toilets in almost all the train coaches, the Indian Railways is now mulling to replace them with "upgraded" vacuum bio...

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today conceded that vacuum toilets could be an alternative to bio-toilets, which he said had issues of bad od...

Ravindra Gupta, a member of the Railway Board, refused to comment on the CAG report, but said the ministry was planning to roll out the fir...

Manufactured at the Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala, Tejas coaches will have automatic entrance door, a first in non- suburban train in In...

The 20-coach Tejas Express will also have automatic doors and secured gangways for all coaches, a first for the Indian Railways.

The minister said industry should apply their business minds to develop water-less, odour-less and vacuum toilets to further the Swachch Bh...

On the issue of improving the quality of food and catering, Prabhu said "we are introducing e-catering and when anyone travels, one can now...

All premier trains including semi-high speed trains will be equipped with bio-vacuum toilets as per the Railways' plan for cleanliness and ...

Stinking toilets in trains may soon become a thing of the past. Indian Railways is gearing up to replace all conventional toilets in the tr...

Fitted in the First AC coach at an estimated cost of about Rs 3 lakh, the vucuum toilet is also equipped with the bio-digester system.

Official said that since vacuum toilet consumes one-fourth less water than existing lavatories, Railways is keen to try it in some selected...

Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today made a surprise visit to the New Delhi Railway station to inspect the fitting of bio-toilets on p...

Indian Railways today proposed to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to eliminate all level crossings in the country in the next five y...