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Railways mulling another Vande Bharat Express between Delhi-Katra

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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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]