Central Railways has turned to using 100% energy efficient LED lights at its railway stations and service buildings. 3 new ‘green’ stations where solar panels have been installed are Roha, Pen and
Passengers travelling to Balaji Temple via train can rest at 'ATITHI', a premium lounge at the Tirupati railway station, which will be inaugurated soon. Devotees travelling to Balaji Temple, will be a
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has shared a video on his Twitter handle which shows that the blue light starts blinking just after the guard rings the hooter which signals that the train is about to le
Mostly trucks carrying essential supplies, were allowed to move towards Kashmir on Sunday, a day after heavy snowfall disrupted traffic on the vital 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
Indian Railways has new year gift for its passengers- refurbished swanky express train coaches. Passengers travelling in Tiruchchirappalli-Howrah SF Express (PT) will be welcomed by better quality des
The station will now boast a renovated retiring room along with waiting halls. The Haridwar railway station has also been provided with new escalators and lifts in order to facilitate passengers, espe
Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport is all set to receive a major infrastructural upgrade. A Rs 13,000 crore programme has been envisioned which will include the development of a new terminal
The position of Vice-Chancellor will be that of the Principal Executive Officer of the institution. He/she will exercise general supervision and will also have control over the affairs of the institut
The RailWire WiFi will be made available to any user who owns a smartphone with an active mobile connection for KYC considerations. Puneet Chawla, Chairman and Managing Director, RailTel said it is ve
To facilitate the ease of travel for devotees and tourists of the Kumbh Mela, Nitin Gadkari's Ministry of Shipping and Water Resources will launch an airboat service from Varanasi to Prayagraj for the
AAI has taken several steps to eliminate the use of single-use plastic items at passenger terminals and at city side. These steps include the banning of single-use plastic items like straws, plastic c
Boosters are being installed in underground metro stations, particularly on Delhi Metro's Pink Line and Magenta Line, where most of the commuters face the mobile signal problem.
The Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS), while giving a conditional safety certificate, has said that since each car of Train 18 has 8 motors and a transformer underneath together drawing powe
IRCTC has tied up with Bharti AXA General insurance company to provide free-of-cost travel insurance to those customers who book air tickets through the official air ticketing website of IRCTC, that i
Train 18, Indian Railways' fastest engine-less train, will offer passengers multiple food options in an elaborate menu. Sources in IRCTC told Financial Express Online that a Gatimaan Express-style men
Many incidents of theft of bedrolls in AC coaches of trains have been reported. Hence, Indian Railways has instructed its staff to start collecting bedrolls from passengers around 30 minutes before th
DP World-operated India Gateway Terminal (IGTPL) in Vallarpadam announced on Tuesday that it has delivered a CAGR of 13.57% in the past three years -- higher than the three year CAGR of 11.41% registe
Having gained expertise from the Polavaram irrigation project in Andhra Pradesh, Navayuga Engineering Company (NECL) is on the lookout for large engineering infrastructure projects within the country
A FASTag is a device, affixed on the windscreen of a vehicle that employs RFID (radio frequency identification) technology for making toll payments directly from the prepaid or savings account linked
WiFi services have been provided at 715 railway stations across the zonal railway networks of the country. Indian Railways proposes to provide free WiFi services at 5,734 railway stations. This is a k
IRCTC is taking multiple steps to improve the quality of meals that are being served to railway passengers on trains and at stations. IRCTC has opened as many as 8 new base kitchens at various railway
For affordable international connectivity under UDAN scheme, the state government of Assam is likely to provide a subsidy of Rs 4,400 and Rs 2,370 for a certain number of seats on flights operating on
The train which has been introduced by the Western zone of Indian Railways last month runs on the picturesque Patalpani-Kalakund section in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam district.
From better catering, to upgraded trains, public reservation charts and WiFi on railway stations, we take a look at 8 key benefits that passengers can look forward to by March 2019:
Railway Ministry plans to install solar panels on the rooftops of general coaches in the intercity trains of Northern and Southern Railways which run for two days, for conducting extended trials of th
