Railways
Beautiful! Indian Railways’ Rangiya Junction station in Assam gets a ravishing makeover; see pics here
Indian Railways has given a ravishing makeover to Assam's Rangiya Junction station. Several development works have been carried out to improve the condition of the station.
This Indian Railways zone becomes the 1st to provide free high-speed WiFi at all its stations! Details here
The Mysuru division of the SWR zone was the first one to provide free WiFi service to all the 85 non suburban railway stations. This work which was targeted for completion in the first 100 days was ac
Wow! Get up to 25% discount on Shatabdi Express, Gatimaan, Tejas tickets with new Indian Railways scheme
The discounted fare up to 25% will be applicable for all trains with the above-mentioned classes including Shatabdi Express, Gatimaan Express, Double Decker trains, Intercity and Tejas Express trains.
IRCTC Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express: Schedule, fare & luxury features; top 10 facts about 2nd private train
Tejas Express Ahmedabad to Mumbai: Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways had given the approval to IRCTC to operate private Tejas Express trains on Delhi-Lucknow and Mumbai-Ahmedabad routes.
IRCTC’s 1st pod hotel to come up at Mumbai Central station; know details of affordable lodging for passengers!
Indian Railways 1st pod hotel at Mumbai Central station: The pod hotel will consist of a large number of concise and ultra-modern ‘capsules’ or rooms, which is being constructed by IRCTC
What! Indian Railways earns whopping Rs 1,377 crore from ticketless travellers in 3 years
Indian Railways earned Rs 405.30 crore as penalties from ticketless travellers in 2016-17. In 2017-18, Indian Railways recovered Rs 441.62 crore. In 2018-2019, Indian Railways earned Rs 530.06 crore.
Soon, enjoy tea in eco-friendly ‘kulhads’ at Indian Railways stations, airports, bus depots and malls
At present, caterers at two stations namely, Varanasi and Rae Bareli railway stations use terracotta-made 'kulhads', glasses and plates.
Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express by IRCTC to be unique: Partial ‘refund’ for delays, fewer toilets, more snacks!
Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express: IRCTC is mulling an option of 'payouts' in case the train is delayed by over an hour, a senior IRCTC official told Financial Express Online.
Indian Railways passengers take note! Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani gets 2 locomotives; journey time reduced by 1 hour
Indian Railways passengers travelling on train number 12951/52 Mumbai-Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express will have reason to cheer as the train will take an hour less to travel between the two major cities
Shri Ramayana Express Yatra tours to be re-launched by IRCTC! Top 10 facts about Ramayana Circuit trains
The first such train - Shri Ramayana Express Yatra is scheduled to depart from Jaipur via Delhi on 3 November 2019, while the other train - Ramayana Express would depart from Indore via Varanasi on 18
Indian Railways trains in North-east get an upgrade! No more stinking toilets; look forward to better coaches
From now on, train passengers will not have to face toilet-related problems such as stinky toilets and poor toilet conditions while travelling as the national transporter has taken numerous steps in t
Wow! Indian Railways’ Warangal station is beautiful; Kakatiya architecture gives it a world-class feel
The existing stone flooring on platform number 1 has been replaced with granite flooring and also, the seating capacity on the platforms has been increased.
India’s 1st rail university project: Gujarat govt allots land for National Rail and Transportation Institute
It is India's first such university/institute that is focussed on transport-related education, training, and multidisciplinary research. NRTI is one of the pet projects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express: Details of expected fare, schedule and route of second engineless Train 18
The Vande Bharat Express has 16 coaches with a total of 1,128 seats for passengers to sit. It has 14 coaches of normal chair car with 936 seats and 2 coaches of executive chair car with 104 seats.
Big eco-friendly step! Indian Railways to ban single use plastic material on the network from October 2
The decision has been taken following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day speech, where he mentioned the need to eliminate single use plastic in India from 2 October 2019.
Indian Railways’ Sabarmati station beautified with wall paintings depicting life of Mahatma Gandhi; see pics
Over the last few months, the national transporter is effortlessly working towards beautification as well as redevelopment of railway stations across the country.
Shri Ramayana Express: IRCTC to start tour in November; see journey date, fare and other details
The train journey will cover various pilgrimage centres that are associated with Lord Ram and after completing the journey, the train will return to Delhi.
Indian Railways takes commendable step to prevent food-wastage! New public fridge to store food for the needy
The new initiative has been well received by the public as since its launch on 15 August 2019, around 100 people have already used the public refrigerator.
IRCTC Delhi-Lucknow, Ahmedabad-Mumbai Tejas Express ‘private’ trains to have special flexible fare; details
Indian Railways takes first step towards 'private' trains! Piyush Goyal-led Indian Railways has given IRCTC the go ahead to run its trains on the Delhi-Lucknow and Ahmedabad-Mumbai routes.
Indian Railways takes leap for cleanliness and hygiene; installs 98 bio-toilets in trains in a single day
The Bio-Toilet project of Indian Railways is an innovative and indigenous development of technology, a first of its kind that is being used by any railroad in the world for onboard accelerated digesti
Vande Bharat Express gets big recognition! Stamp on India’s first indigenous semi-high speed train released
ICF in collaboration with the Department of Posts has recently released a commemorative stamp on Vande Bharat Express.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: Why officials may visit Japan for India’s first high-speed rail project
The CRS has no experience of certifying bullet trains and tracks. Due to this reason, officials are being sent to Japan, which is backing India's Bullet Train project.
Indian Railways provides WiFi in mission mode! Now, enjoy free high-speed internet at 3,000 rail stations
RailTel, the Mini Ratna under the Ministry of Railways has successfully provided high speed and free 'RailWire' WiFi service at 3,000 stations across the Indian Railways network.
Indian Railways’ 2nd double-decker UDAY Express for business travellers to run on this route; 5 key facts
Indian Railways' UDAY or Utkrisht Double Decker Air-Conditioned Yatri Express is a specially-designed air-conditioned train with chair car coaches for business travellers.
No bill for food on trains? Have it for free! IRCTC staff to sport “No Bill – The Food is Free” on uniforms
Earlier this year, it was reported that between the months of April 2018 and October 2018, there were more than 7,000 overcharging complaints.
One more upgraded rake under Indian Railways’ project Utkrisht introduced at Mangaluru Central; details here
With the introduction of the new Utkrisht rake, the trains namely, Mangaluru Central - Thiruvananthapuram Maveli Express, Mangaluru Central - Chennai Central Mail and Chennai Central - Mangaluru Centr
More Vande Bharat Express trains soon! Indian Railways readies new tender guidelines for semi-high speed train
At present, Indian Railways is gearing up for the launch of second Vande Bharat Express, meanwhile, the process to bring in the next batches of the Train 18 trainsets has gone through a shift.
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