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Are blankets in trains that you are using cleaned regularly? Railway Minister answersRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw clarified that train blankets are laundered at least monthly and bedroll kits include an extra sheet usab...
Snuggling in for a long train journey? RTI reveals Indian Railways blankets are washed only once a monthAn RTI response from Indian Railways has disclosed that while bed sheets and pillow covers in AC coaches are washed after every use, blanke...
Who is Lasse Stolley? German teenager lives on train 24x7, eats, sleeps, works there. Know in detailLasse Stolley is homeless. So, he rides a first-class Deutsche Bahn railcar and travels about 600 kilometers traversing Germany and neighbo...
Northern Railway launches disposable bedding kit, sanitizer kit for passengersThe 'disposable bedding comfort kit' will have a blanket, bedsheet and a pillow, which a passenger can purchase from a stall set by a priva...
Bring your own blanket: What Indian Railways banning dirty linen tells us about 'quilt' complexRailways must ensure that hygiene efforts are not derailed by faulty laundering.
The reason why Railways may have replaced face towels with cheap napkinsJust recently Railways has also decided to wash blankets of AC coaches twice a month instead of existing practice of once in two months.
Railways to replace face towels with cheaper, disposable napkins in AC coachesWhile the existing towels measure 52 cm x 40 cm, the new ones will be smaller at 40 cm x 30 cm. The cost of the bedroll is included in the ...
Defence ministry clears items of clothing jawans can buy on their ownAs per the pay commission recommendation, all these, including washing and maintenance allowances, were subsumed into the dress allowance w...
From a lumbering PSU to a smart service provider: How Indian Railways changed the way it serves youThough there's still a lot to be done, railways have managed to shed the image of a state entreprise impervious to change and aloof to its ...
Softer, lighter, cleaner blankets in AC coaches soon: Rail BoardUnlike the blankets provided now which are woollen, the revised specifications said that the fibre content of the blankets should be 60 per...
Bed linen washed after every use, blankets at least once in 2 months: RailwaysOver 65% linen are washed in mechanised laundries set up inside railway premises and the remaining are washed at laundries hired on contrac...
Indian Railways unveils new Swarna Rajdhani coaches: All you want to knowThe new Swarna coaches have initially been provided in the Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani. They were upgraded at a cost of about Rs 35 lakh, th...
Toilet - Ek Chain Katha: When Railways retrieved gold chain from poopA passenger's gold chain accidentally fell through the toilet vent. It weighed 50 grams, said its owner, an orthopaedic surgeon, and was wo...
Railways plans to discontinue providing blankets in some AC trainsThe move to do away with blankets is an 'economical option', considering that it takes Rs 55 to clean the bedroll while passengers are char...
4 points from CAG report that tell you why Railways isn't exactly on trackEven if you pay extra for faster travel by train, there is no guarantee you will reach your destination in time, finds out the new CAG repo...
Railways to wash blankets after every useNewly designed lightweight blankets made of soft fabric will replace the existing ones and these will be washed after every use, a first in...
Railway blankets washed once in two months, says MoS for Railways Manoj SinhaHis reply came to questions raised by various members of the Upper House regarding the quality and hygiene of laundry and linen supplied by...