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.
19 Mar, 2020, 08.26 AM IST
Railways increases platform ticket prices, cancels trains to prevent Covid-19 from spreadingThe central and western railways increased the price of platform tickets to Rs 50 from Rs 10 at a number of stations with effect from Tuesd...
17 Mar, 2020, 08.13 PM IST
Railways starts thermal screening of passengers in running trainAccording to Railway Ministry officials, the national transporter officials have started the screening of passengers inside the trains in T...
16 Mar, 2020, 03.31 PM IST
Bring your own blanket: Railways withdraws curtains, blankets amid coronavirus scareCentral Railway and Western Railway have advised passengers to bring their own blankets. They are also cleaning all coach fittings such as ...
15 Mar, 2020, 05.25 PM IST
IndiGo to curtail 30 daily flights in FebruaryIndiGo said the cancellations represent 2% of its flights and that operations would be normalised completely by March 31.
13 Feb, 2019, 11.36 PM IST
Railways plans to remove curtains in AC coachesMany passengers use these curtains as towels for wiping their dirty hands and polishing their shoes, which makes it tough for railways to m...
15 Oct, 2018, 12.01 PM IST
Railways spent Rs 13.46 cr on inaugurations via video link in 3 yrs: RTIThe expenditure was incurred on 166 events, including inauguration through video link of new trains, escalators, foot over-bridges and toil...
23 Sep, 2018, 12.14 PM IST
Humsafar Express flagged off from GorakhpurRailway Minister Suresh Prabhu said that at the time of budget the government had decided to launch four new trains -- Humsafar, Antyodaya,...
16 Dec, 2016, 10.21 PM IST
Multi-colour bedrolls in Rajdhanis soonWhite bedsheets and pillow covers in trains are set to become a thing of the past as Railways is introducing multi-colour bedrolls designed...
03 Jan, 2016, 10.21 AM IST
Railways to provide dustbins in all 60,000 coaches soon: Suresh PrabhuBarring air-conditioned and a few non-AC sleeper coaches, majority of coaches currently don't have dustbins, resulting in excessive garbage.
09 Oct, 2015, 02.33 PM IST
Bengaluru Southwestern Railway wins the 6 acre plot near cantonment stationThe JDLR court has not accepted the claim of Jain, who had said he bought the plot from Vazeer Ahmed by entering into an agreement in 2002.
26 Mar, 2015, 10.17 AM IST
'Curtain call'? Privacy to go along with aisle curtains in 3-tier AC coaches of trainsIntegral Coach Factory (ICF) started removing curtains from AC 3 tier coaches in April after a letter from the railway board.
03 Jul, 2014, 05.12 PM IST
Indian Railways tweaking design to make rail coaches vandal-proofRailways officials found, for instance, that the shutters of emergency windows were broken by passengers so they could rest their elbows.
03 Jul, 2014, 05.10 PM IST
Railways removes curtains from third AC coachesCiting safety reasons, railways has decided to remove curtains put on pathways of all air-conditioned three-tier (3 AC) coaches of trains.
31 Mar, 2014, 06.08 PM IST
- Railway to depute 'watch and ward' to check open defecation and littering near stations
As part of its green initiatives, the Indian railway will make efforts to promote use of renewable and clean energy in 26 buildings and at ...
12 Feb, 2014, 08.19 PM IST
Railways switch over to e-auction mode for scrap disposalRailways have switched over completely to e-auction system for disposal of scrap eliminating need for physical bidding by purchasers.
13 Sep, 2013, 04.51 PM IST
- Railways fleecing passengers through backdoor: BJP
The Rail Budget came under attack in Lok Sabha from the Opposition and allies alike with the BJP accusing the Railways of "fleecing passeng...
05 Mar, 2008, 10.07 PM IST