Mon, Jan 29, 2024
As Indian Railways continues to set new benchmarks in Capex utilization, the nation anticipates continued progress and advancements in the railway infrastructure, contributing to the overall development of the transportation sector.
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Thu, Dec 21, 2023
The Central Railway said it will extend the periodicity of 1,106 trips of special trains to “clear the extra rush of passengers”.
Wed, Dec 20, 2023
Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd said it has secured an order worth Rs 1,374.41 crore from the Ministry of Railways for manufacture and supply of 3,400 wagons.
Tue, Jul 21, 2020
The national transporter in a formal kick-start to its plans to allow private entities to operate passenger trains on its network, this month invited proposals from companies to run 151 modern passenger trains on 109 pairs of routes across the country. The project would entail a private sector investment of about Rs 30,000 crore.
Mon, Jul 20, 2020
In a major development, Ministry of Railways has issued an important clarification regarding timeline of introduction of private trains.
Sat, Jul 18, 2020
The Railways on Friday terminated the contract of a Chinese firm for signaling and telecommunication work on the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor due to "poor progress", an official said.
Thu, Jul 16, 2020
The National Green Tribunal Thursday directed Railways to submit environmental compensation Rs 91.2 lakh for causing air pollution during loading and unloading of goods such as cement at railway siding In Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh
Wed, Jul 15, 2020
Railway Board has decided to implement 20 innovations by its employees to make train journeys safer and improve passenger comfort.
Tue, Jul 14, 2020
Indian Railways has manufactured a new type of coaches for trains that will transform the way passengers travel.
Mon, Jul 13, 2020
IRCTC has posted really good results in Q4FY20 with profits up almost 80%.
Sun, Jul 12, 2020
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that government is looking at reforms in various sectors like foreign direct investment, mining, banking and capital market to promote economic activities in the country.
The development comes as a part of its "boycott Chinese" products and services campaign in the light of growing border tensions between the two Asian giants.
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
The South Central Railway on Friday announced that for the first time in the Indian Railways, it has loaded and despatched a special parcel train beyond the country`s borders - to Bangladesh with dry chillies from Andhra Pradesh.
Thu, Jul 09, 2020
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, a Southern Railway Signal & Telecommunication engineer has developed a device to remind people to maintain at least a three metre distance from each other. The device can fit into a pocket or a small purse, can be attached with ID cards and can also be used along with a wristwatch.
In a big development, Ministry of Railways has confirmed that 151 trains to be run by private operators once the selection process is over, would be over and above the already existing trains.
Indian Railways offers various kinds of facilities and concessions to train passengers but due to lack of information, many times even travellers eligible for it don't avail the conveniences meant for them.
"Keeping in mind the poor, the railways itself will fix the tariffs for these trains. The move will improve the availability of transportation services to the poor. By 2030, we will have 13 billion passengers. So as far as jobs are concerned, they will only increase in the Railways, Yadav said.
Wed, Jul 08, 2020
Besides, the report said the move will address the long-standing demand for better quality customer services and also bridge the gap between demand and supply in the passenger segment. The report cited that private participation in train services has worked well for advanced economies like the US and the EU, the two regions with the largest railway networks.
Tue, Jul 07, 2020
IRCTC booking ticket: If you are planning to take a train journey, then this IRCTC advisory is very important for you. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has issued this important alert on its website. The advisory says that the trains with pantry cars will not serve cooked food
The amount from on board services such as ? catering, bed roll, content on demand, wi-fi (if not included in the ticket fare). Any amount accruing to the concessionaire on account of advertising, branding and naming rights pursuant to the concession agreement,? the document stated.
Mon, Jul 06, 2020
"Before the (COVID-19) lockdown we had around 40,000 workers and within 15 days of the Shramik Special trains starting, we were reduced to around 15,000 workers. We are now facilitating the return of around 20,000 more on special trains through bulk bookings or by buses. We now have around 22,000 workers at our sites, but we need to get the full workforce back," DFCCIL managing director Anurag Sachan told PTI.
Fri, Jul 03, 2020
Sarkari jobs: For all those candidates who are looking for government jobs, here is an opportunity that they must not let go. Amazing opportunity has just arisen to work with the Indian Railways! The public sector transporter has notified 140,640 vacancies for safety and non-safety category
Private train operations in the country will begin by April 2023, and the ticket fares in these trains will be competitive with airfares on similar routes, the Railways said Thursday. Addressing a press conference online, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said that private players in passenger trai
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