Indian Railways to repaint 30,000 Mail, Express coaches in new colourThe new colour scheme will replace the dark blue colour, which was introduced in 1990s replacing the brick red colour introduced earlier.
18 Jun, 2018, 10.13 AM IST
Railways forms committee to review flexi-fare systemAccording to a railway board letter dated December 11, the board has formed a six-member committee to review the system and submit a report...
13 Dec, 2017, 09.59 PM IST
Indian Railways to introduce new Economy AC coachesThe railways is also exploring an idea to introduce fully AC trains in select routes, aiming to provide comfort by facilitating AC travel f...
02 Jul, 2017, 12.58 PM IST
Railways introduce upgraded 'Humsafar' coachesThe coaches will also have mobile charging points and reading lights for each passenger along with easy upper berth climbing arrangement af...
14 Jun, 2017, 07.30 PM IST
Passengers to pay about 15 per cent more for Antyodaya ExpressTwo rakes of Antyodaya Express are ready now to be rolled out on the high demand long-route destinations, a senior Railway official said.
16 Feb, 2017, 11.22 PM IST
Antodaya Express for general passengers to be flagged off soonAntodaya Express will be a fully unreserved service for general class passengers and run in the high density routes, a senior Railway Minis...
28 Jan, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
Back to back train accidents huge setback for BJP in poll bound Uttar PradeshBut the railways leadership has suffered a huge setback after the two accidents near Kanpur within a short span of time — the derailment of...
30 Dec, 2016, 11.24 AM 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
Humsafar Express: Affordable luxury with no concessions, launches tomorrowFares of Humsafsr Express are likely to be 15 per cent higher than those of AC-3 tier coach in any other old train on this route.
15 Dec, 2016, 08.52 PM IST
Humsafar Express to be launched soon, will have increased fare structure"Humsafar is here now, Tejas will soon be introduced, Antodaya is ready and Uday wil also be ready," Prabhu said adding the first Humsafar ...
09 Dec, 2016, 03.57 PM IST
Dynamic fares in Humsafar Express trains likelyIndian Railways has introduced dynamic surge fares on Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains from September 9 which has resulted in addition...
27 Nov, 2016, 10.36 AM IST
Suresh Prabhu flags off Gorakhpur-Badshahnagar Express in poll bound Uttar PradeshHe said Gorakhpur is a big city which has historic importance too, this new intercity train service will help the local people to grow in s...
08 Nov, 2016, 06.48 PM IST
Poll-bound UP to get nine more trains shortlyCatering to the growing demand, Railways is also planning to extend the service of Kamayani Express between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Var...
23 Oct, 2016, 12.20 PM IST
Humsafar train to roll out next month with 20% higher faresCCTV, GPS-based system, fire and smoke detection and suppression system and mobile, laptop charging points are some of the features on Hums...
11 Sep, 2016, 04.34 PM IST
Trying to take railways out of ICU: Suresh PrabhuTo a question about the railways' strategy since loadings are falling, Prabhu said a capacity to handle 1.2 billion tons of cargo will be c...
27 May, 2016, 03.22 PM IST
Railway passengers to pay more for new proposed trainsRailways is introducing a few special services with improved amenities for which the regular fares will not be applicable.
14 Apr, 2016, 07.19 PM IST
Passengers get pride of place in Suresh Prabhu's second Railway BudgetThe customer-centric approach of the budget was underscored by initiatives such as Antyodaya Express and Deen Dayalu coaches for unreserved...
26 Feb, 2016, 03.19 AM IST