This Japan airport is about to get a Pokémon makeoverNoto Satoyama Airport will transform into "Noto Satoyama Pokémon With You Airport" on July 7, 2026, aiming to revitalize tourism in Ishikaw...
18 May, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
Bengaluru-Mumbai new express train: Check route, schedule, fare and key detailsRailways have introduced a second direct train service between Bengaluru and Mumbai, a much-needed connectivity boost after nearly 30 years...
18 May, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
Fire breaks out in Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express coach in MP; five railway staff injured in repair vehicle crashA fire erupted in a Rajdhani Express AC coach in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday morning. Passengers were safely evacuated. However, five...
17 May, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
IRCTC luggage rules explained: Do Railway passengers need to pay for excess luggage like at airports? Minister says thisRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced new luggage rules for train passengers. Travelers exceeding free baggage allowances will now fa...
18 Dec, 2025, 05.00 PM IST
A train passenger won Rs 1 lakh damages for bag theft at Delhi State Commission only to lose the case before NCDRC; Lessons to be learntIndian railways: A passenger travelling in AP Express (train no. 12724) from New Delhi to Nagpur in reserved 3rd AC coach experienced shock...
23 Oct, 2024, 04.49 PM IST
BookBaggage launches app-based delivery service in collaboration with Indian RailwaysBookBaggage already offers baggage delivery services for airline passengers and has now extended it to Railways passengers, the company sai...
26 Jan, 2021, 04.15 PM IST
Bags-on-wheels facility to make rail travel easierCarrying your luggage to and from railway stations is going to get easier. The city division of Indian Railways will soon be providing an a...
23 Oct, 2020, 10.50 AM IST
Northern Railways' new service to ferry passenger luggage from train coach to home, vice versaThe Northern Railways' Delhi Division on Friday announced the 'App-Based Bags on Wheels', a first of its kind service available for railway...
23 Oct, 2020, 12.11 AM IST
Ensure no fare hike in rail luggage passes: Dabbawalas to govtAhead of the presentation of the Union budget, the Mumbai Dabbawala Association on Friday said the Centre should ensure that there is no in...
31 Jan, 2020, 11.39 AM IST
Railways to construct pathways to help coolies ferry passenger luggage in trolleys, decongest stationsThe coolies were renamed 'sahayaks' in 2016 by the then railways minister Suresh Prabhu, in a move to shed the negative colonial connotatio...
07 Mar, 2019, 05.00 PM IST
Penalty collection from excess baggage not a priority, passenger comfort is: Piyush GoyalThe rule came into the spotlight when the national transporter recently launched a nationwide drive to penalise passengers for carrying exc...
11 Jun, 2018, 07.24 PM IST
Now, rail passengers to pay six-time penalty for carrying excess luggageRailways has decided to strictly enforce its over-three-decades-old baggage allowance rules, which allows railways to penalise travelers wi...
06 Jun, 2018, 02.06 PM IST
Soon, using railway cloak rooms, lockers to cost moreCurrently, Railways charges Rs 20 for the use of a locker for 24 hours and Rs 30 for every additional 24 hours or part thereof. Earlier it ...
14 Jan, 2018, 10.22 AM IST
2 MPs' luggage stolen during train trips; RS expresses concernRaising the issue separately in Rajya Sabha, the two women MPs said they lost their luggage while travelling in long-distance trains.
05 Jan, 2018, 09.16 PM IST
Western Railway to revise porterage, waiting room charges"The rates of porterage charges to licensed porters at railway stations will be revised with effect from July 1, 2016 on Western Railway," ...
15 Jun, 2016, 06.20 PM IST
Luggage van of Mumbai-bound train catches fire near AllahabadThe guard of the train, thereafter, informed the Naini Railway station nearby and the Allahabad Junction some 40 kms away.
27 Mar, 2015, 01.47 PM IST
- Railways hike parcel rates by 25 per cent
Railways have increased the parcel and luggage rates by 25 per cent on all goods with immediate effect.
05 Jun, 2012, 06.49 PM IST