New Delhi: Riding high on the success of the Vande Bharat Express currently plying on the New Delhi-Varanasi route, the Indian Railways is planning another set of trains between the national capital and Katra for pilgrims travelling to the Vaishno Devi shrine. According to senior railway ministry officials related to the development, the Indian Railways […]
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Railways’ 100-day plan: Cut travel time on Delhi-Howrah, Delhi-Mumbai routes
New Delhi: In a bid to reduce travel time, the Indian Railways, under its 100-day action plan, envisages reducing the travel time on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes at an investment of over Rs 13,500 crore, officials said. This is one of the 11 proposals prepared by the Railways in its 100-day plan, with instructions […]
First time in 18 years proceedings in Lok Sabha continued for 12 hours, discussion on railways held
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday set a record by continuing with its proceedings for more than 12 hours to discuss the Demands for Grants for the Railway Ministry. The discussion ended two minutes before midnight. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday said the discussion went on till midnight because every member wanted to […]
Water ‘deluge’ in coach video goes viral, railways responds speedily (Watch)
New Delhi: Passengers of the Bengaluru-Danapur Sanghmitra Express had appealed to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal for help after a stream of water started flowing in from the air conditioning vents of their coach. The problem was rectified by a Railways team within 90 minutes of the complaint, an official said on Tuesday. The video of […]
Railways speeds up 261 trains under ‘Mission Raftaar’
New Delhi: The Indian Railways on Monday said that it has speeded up 261 trains, by up to 110 minutes, over different zones as part of its Mission Raftaar to provide faster travel to passengers and this will be reflected in the new time table in effect from July 1. A senior railway ministry official […]
Railways suspends 4 for issuing tickets with Modi image
New Delhi/Lucknow: The railways on Tuesday said it has suspended four officials after a railway ticket with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s photo was issued to a passenger in Lucknow. A senior railway ministry official in New Delhi said, “Four officials have been suspended after a ticket of the Ganga Satluj Express that had the photo […]
‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ tea cups withdrawn: Railways
New Delhi: After a controversy broke out over tea on trains being served in cups on which ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar was printed, the Railways on Friday said that it was printed on the cups without its permission. It also underlined that the cups had been withdrawn and a Rs 1 lakh fine imposed on the […]
EC, Railways join hands to create voter awareness
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday joined hands with the Indian Railways to utilise four long distance trains for creating awareness among voters about the Lok Sabha elections. The four trains selected on the longest north-south and east-west routes are Kerala Express, Himsagar Express, Howrah Express and Guwahati Express, an Election Commission official said. […]
2019-20 Interim Budget allocates highest-ever capital expenditure for railways
New Delhi : The Interim Budget for 2019-20 presented by Finance MInister Piyush Goyal saw the highest ever capital expenditure allocation of Rs 1.58 lakh crore. In the Interim Budget there has been no hike in the passenger or the freight charges. The railways was allocated Rs 1.48 lakh crore as capital expenditure for railways […]
Railways approach PMO to launch Train-18 with fares 40-50% higher than Shatabdi
New Delhi : With all the safety clearances, trials and tests in place, the railways is all set to launch the indigenously-built Train-18 with fares that are likely to be around 40-50 per cent higher than the Shatabdi Express, officials said. Officials said they have approached Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) seeking time for the launch […]