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Railways to use 60% of its converted isolation coaches lying idle to operate Shramik Special trainsOfficials said that since these coaches have been lying idle after being converted into isolation wards and were yet to be deployed, the ra...
COVID-19: Northeast Frontier Railway to convert coaches into isolation wardsIn view of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) is converting coaches at the Coach Maintenance Depot in Kamakhya and...
Railways manufactures prototype of isolation ward in non-AC coachesTo begin with, 10 coaches will be converted into isolation units for those affected by Covid-19, by each zonal railway every week. The Indi...
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.
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...
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 ...
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...
RCF to roll out coaches of Tejas express by April 20: GMThe first rake of Tejas coaches capable of running at 200 kmph was rolled out in June last year and was successfully running on the Mumbai-...
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...
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...
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.
Fire in trains: Supreme Court for lab test of materials used in coachesSC orders lab test of materials used for furnishing interiors of coaches in trains to ascertain whether they meet rescribed safety standard...
'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.
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.
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.
- 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 ...
Rail Budget 2013: 'Anubhuti' ticket to cost more than AC 1 Class in ShatabdiRailways has proposed to introduce a modern coach "Anubhuti" with good ambience in Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains phase-wise, providing highe...
Rail Budget 2013: Trains to be provided with latest fire-fighting equipmentIn an effort to check the number of fire accidents on trains, Railways will soon equip pantry and power cars with latest fire suppression s...
- Railways to equip doubledecker coaches with fire safety system
Railways has decided to equip all new doubledecker coaches with automatic smoke detector systems to prevent any fire incident.
- 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...