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RAILWAY MINISTER ASHWINI VAISHNAW
1,000 extra trains between Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai to ease waiting lists, Railway ministry plans four parallel tracks on 7 major corridorsRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Indian Railways plans to expand seven major corridors to four parallel tracks, enabling more than 1,...
15,000 trains, 100+ special train pairs and a Vande Bharat: Indian Railways has a big Diwali & Chhath Puja gift for Bihar passengersIndian Railways will operate 15,000 trains to and from Bihar to manage the festive rush during Diwali and Chhath, compared with around 12,0...
Hydrogen-Powered Toy Train: Indian Railways plans big change on iconic Kalka-Shimla route; check what could soon be different for passengersIndian Railways is planning to introduce a hydrogen-powered toy train on the 96-km Kalka-Shimla heritage route under the Centre's Hydrogen ...
Railway platform ticket sales suspended at six stations across Delhi and Ghaziabad; check the full listRailway news: Northern Railway is implementing crowd-management measures at major railway stations in Delhi-NCR during the festive season. ...
'Come to Parliament': Ashwini Vaishnaw challanges Opposition to debate in 'appropriate forum'Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urged opposition leader Rahul Gandhi to debate on political issues in Parliament. He emphasized that discus...
Cabinet approves ₹2,814-crore scheme to promote critical mineral processingThe Union Cabinet has approved a ₹2,814-crore capital expenditure support scheme to promote critical mineral processing and strengthen Indi...
Cabinet approves ₹14,500-crore scheme to add 92 GWh energy storage capacityThe Union Cabinet has approved a significant ₹14,500-crore scheme aimed at developing new energy storage capacity. This funding will suppor...
UP woman enters Railways, operates first Vande Bharat between Varanasi-Prayagraj, receives PM Modi's swearing-in invite, now joins Varanasi to Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper teamUP woman electronics engineer Shrini Srivastava joined Indian Railways as an assistant loco pilot in April 2017. She got very famours in 20...
PM approves Southern bullet train corridor linking Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Amaravati and Chennai: VaishnawPrime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the Southern Bullet Train Corridor which will connect Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Amaravati, and Chenna...
Vaishnaw visits BEML facility building India’s first bullet train for Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridorBharat Bullet Train is being developed for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor, emphasizing indigenous technology. Railway Minist...
India to export Vande Bharat trains in 3-4 years: Ashwini VaishnawIndia will commence the export of Vande Bharat trains in three to four years. The Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper train has been rece...
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper: Check route, stoppages and timingsRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper Express on November 1. The train service will opera...
Delhi-Lucknow bullet train journey in 2 hours 12 minutes compared to 6 hours 25 minutes by Vande Bharat: What the Northern Corridor proposesDelhi and Lucknow could be connected by a bullet train in 2 hours and 12 minutes under the proposed Northern Corridor approved by Prime Min...
Bullet train to Northeast: PM Modi approves Delhi-Guwahati bullet train corridor expansion, extending proposed route to Assam via Varanasi, Patna and Siliguri; CM Himanta thanks CentreAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has welcomed the extension of the Northern bullet train corridor from Siliguri to Guwahati, saying...
'Bullet train will cut Delhi-Varanasi journey to 3.5 hrs': Ashwini Vaishnaw reveals mega plan to slash travel times to Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra and PatnaUnion Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has shared proposed travel times for the Northern Corridor of India's bullet train network, includi...
Government open to media suggestions on Digital Personal Data Protection Act, promises to uphold press freedomThe Government of India is willing to consider suggestions from news organisations about the Digital Personal Data Protection Act. Ashwini ...
Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Sleeper likely to launch on October 31, offering faster overnight travel between the two cities; check operating days, timings, stops and other detailsVaranasi-Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper news: The new Sleeper Vande Bharat Express is expected to begin overnight services between Varanasi and...
1956 proposed, 2026 realised: Train reaches Birbal’s birthplace Sidhi for the first time since IndependenceA train reached the Rampur Naikin-Churhat area of Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district, birthplace of one of Akbar's Navratnas, Bribal, for the ...
Ashwini Vaishnaw and MP CM inaugurate two rail sections spanning 118 km, connecting Sidhi district to the railway network for the first time since Independence, through 53-km Satna–Devendranagar and 65-km Rewa–Churhat linesRailway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav inaugurated two new rail sections on Saturday. These new co...
Indian Railways maintains consistent punctuality despite heavy passenger demandThe railways said that it has improved from 69.2% in 2018-19 to 77.43 in 2025-26 & 77.11% in 2026-27 (till now) if punctuality data are tak...