Railways
Indian Railways SCR zone saves crore on energy bills by introducing new HOG technology in LHB coaches; details
The South Central Railway (SCR) zone has introduced the HOG (Head-on-Generation) technology in 11 trains on its network having LHB coaches, hauled by electric traction.
Big boost for Kartarpur Corridor pilgrims! Indian Railways provides free WiFi at Dera Baba Nanak station, ICP
Indian Railways RailWire WiFi service is free of cost and can be availed by passengers at railway station premises. Apart from Dera Baba Nanak railway station, WiFi has also been provided at the Sulta
Indian Railways takes noteworthy eco-friendly steps! Electrification to plastic ban & solar power; top 5 moves
Indian Railways goes eco-friendly! In a bid to become environment-friendly, Piyush Goyal-chaired Railway Ministry has undertaken various measures over the past few years.
Ticketless passengers beware! This Indian Railways zone records 70% increase in ticket checking earnings
During the month of October 2019, as many as 4.25 lakh cases of ticketless and irregular travel including the ones of unbooked luggage were detected, as against 2.80 lakh cases in the month of October
Breathtaking train ride! Indian Railways services in Kashmir valley resume; details of train numbers, timings
Train services between Srinagar to Baramulla has begun from today. Following the season’s first snow in the valley, Indian Railways authorities conducted the track inspection as well as the trial ru
Indian Railways reforms: IRCTC Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, 1st private train, makes Rs 70 lakh profit!
The new IRCTC Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express is part of Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways bid to allow private passenger train operators to run around 150 trains on its network.
Pamban bridge will be unique! Work on Indian Railways 1st vertical lift railway sea bridge begins; details
Interestingly, the new Pamban bridge will be built parallel to the existing 104-year old bridge. The work on the new Pamban bridge will be completed in a span of two years.
Vande Bharat Express exclusive! Delhi to Katra Vaishno Devi train a hit; scores big on occupancy, punctuality
Vande Bharat Express Delhi to Katra a hit! Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways all-new engineless Vande Bharat Express train between Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra has proven to be a big hit amon
Cheer for Sikh devotees! Indian Railways Sultanpur Lodhi station redeveloped with special facilities; details
The Sultanpur Lodhi station redevelopment and special arrangements are likely to benefit and enhance the travelling experience for the Sikh devotees, coming to the city.
Meet Indian Railways’ Gappu bhaiya! New cartoon character is a must-see for all passengers
The four minute long animated film lists the various threats to passengers’ safety and officials believe that the film will be able to attract several eyeballs, through its cartoon interface.
Indian Railways’ Chenab bridge, world’s highest railway bridge, to be ready by this date; project details
Considering the terrorism-prone region, Indian Railways and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are working to make sure that the bridge can withstand any major blast.
Indian Railways’ Katra-Banihal railway line on fast-track! PM Modi wants project completed by 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently reviewed the progress of Indian Railways' Katra-Banihal railway line project and gave explicit instructions on the speedy completion of the key infrastructure pro
Kunal Kohli praises Indian Railways! Bollywood Director shares wonderful experience on Rajdhani Express
The renowned Bollywood Director Kunal Kohli, while travelling on the Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express, shared his journey experience via Twitter.
Travelling by Shatabdi Express? Indian Railways replaces 1 litre Rail Neer with 500 ml bottle; here’s why
The order issued by Railway Board also stated that the scheme of replacing 1 litre Rail Neer water bottles with 500 ml water bottles will be in effect for the next three months.
Mumbai local passengers cheer! Indian Railways introduces swanky new ‘Uttam’ rake; know features
The new Uttam rake was operated in its inaugural run in the ladies special Mumbai suburban train from Churchgate-Virar. The inaugural train departed from Churchgate at 6:13 PM and arrived at Virar at
Indian Railways cracks down against touts: RPF blocks over 2,800 tickets booked illegally
The campaign conducted by Indian Railways between October 26 and November 4, 2019, resulted in blocking of as many as 2,801 tickets, worth Rs 70 lakh which were booked through touts.
Water conservation, reuse & more! This Indian Railways zone starts project to make eco-smart stations; details
The foremost requirement to declare a station as 'eco-smart' is to make arrangements for zero discharge of untreated waste water in order to keep the railway station and its surrounding areas clean.
Coming soon! Indian Railways first world-class stations – Habibganj and Gandhinagar to be ready by March 2020
The redeveloped Habibganj station is likely to be ready by December 2019 or January 2020, while the Gandhinagar station would be ready by March 2020.
Indian Railways’ Belagavi-Bengaluru Daily Superfast Express gets upgraded; train to run with new LHB coaches
As the production of ICF-design coaches has been stopped by the Railway Ministry, Indian Railways' production units are only manufacturing LHB coaches from 2018-19.
More IRCTC luxury trains coming soon! Indian Railways to offer rail officials inspection saloons to passengers
Indian Railways has a total of 336 saloon cars across all the zones, among which many of them have already been condemned. Around 62 saloon cars are air-conditioned.
Indian Railways goes paperless! RailTel completes phase-I of e-office cloud-enabled software for railways work
Developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC), NIC e-Office is a cloud-enabled software that is being deployed or hosted from RailTel Tier III certified data centres at Gurgaon and Secundrabad.
Cleanest railway stations in India 2019: These are the top 50 cleanest stations on Indian Railways network
Recently, a survey was conducted to identify the cleanest railway stations. This was done taking into account several parameters like solid and liquid waste management, cleaning activities, energy man
This Indian Railways’ zone becomes first to install bio-toilets in all passenger trains; details here
Bio-toilets have been installed in all passenger trains originating from the three divisions of the zone namely - Bhopal, Jabalpur, and Kota.
Indian Railways passengers cheer! Punctuality of Rajdhani & Shatabdi trains improves from last year
Till the month of September of this fiscal year, Indian Railways recorded the punctuality of around 74 per cent mail/express trains and 71 percent of passenger trains respectively
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