An RTI response from Indian Railways has disclosed that while bed sheets and pillow covers in AC coaches are washed after every use, blanke...

In an order issued to general managers of all railway zones, the Railway Board said the supply of these items would resume with immediate e...

The 'disposable bedding comfort kit' will have a blanket, bedsheet and a pillow, which a passenger can purchase from a stall set by a priva...

Railways must ensure that hygiene efforts are not derailed by faulty laundering.

Central Railway and Western Railway have advised passengers to bring their own blankets. They are also cleaning all coach fittings such as ...

Though there's still a lot to be done, railways have managed to shed the image of a state entreprise impervious to change and aloof to its ...

Unlike the blankets provided now which are woollen, the revised specifications said that the fibre content of the blankets should be 60 per...

Over 65% linen are washed in mechanised laundries set up inside railway premises and the remaining are washed at laundries hired on contrac...

Railways is using thermal control and regulating the temperature in the third AC compartment of the Delhi-Jammu train to around 24-26 degre...

The move to do away with blankets is an 'economical option', considering that it takes Rs 55 to clean the bedroll while passengers are char...

On reports of increasing the temperature of AC coaches to 24 degrees from 19 at present, he said no final decision had been taken yet.

Even if you pay extra for faster travel by train, there is no guarantee you will reach your destination in time, finds out the new CAG repo...

The country's top auditor has said the washing and sanitation of linen as well as blankets are not done as per the norms established by the...

Newly designed lightweight blankets made of soft fabric will replace the existing ones and these will be washed after every use, a first in...

Defending Sinha’s statement, the railways said blankets cannot be washed every day, which is why an extra bed sheet is provided to cover it.

His reply came to questions raised by various members of the Upper House regarding the quality and hygiene of laundry and linen supplied by...

White bedsheets and pillow covers in trains are set to become a thing of the past as Railways is introducing multi-colour bedrolls designed...