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The minister of state for railways made the announcement after laying the foundation stone of projects worth more than Rs 200 crore, including Rs 80 crore for the reconstruction of the railway station. (Photo: PTI)

Mandir wahi banega: Ayodhya station to change into Ram Temple replica

'The govt is concerned about connecting Ayodhya through rail to the entire country so that Ram Bhakts may visit the place,' he said.

21 Feb 2018 8:24 AM

The upgrade will mean that passengers on board such trains will experience improvement in coach interiors, toilets, cleanliness, staff behaviour, catering, linen, punctuality, on-board entertainment and security. (Photo: File)

Project Swarna: Gold-standard coaches to go to trains for 'poorest of poor'

Project Swarna was launched in 2017 to refurbish railway coaches, but covered only the premium Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains.

18 Feb 2018 2:58 PM

Rahul Sachdev caused quite a sensation striking the highest break of 125 during his 3-0 third round win against Telangana’s B.L. Dheeraj.

Sachdev sizzles with brilliant 125 break

He went on to pocket the fourth to clinch the match with the frame scores reading 68-20, 15-65, 125(125)-0 and 69-30.

15 Feb 2018 12:30 AM

Girish is second cueist to register 109 break

Girish produced a sterling performance during his 3-0 win against Pune’s Sahil Gadiya in 3rd round.

14 Feb 2018 1:05 AM

Goyal said a change in mindset is crucially required to implement large-scale projects across the country. (Photo: File)

Railway to invest Rs 73,000 Cr to solve safety issues: Piyush Goyal

Given the rising volume of rail accidents, including head-on collisions, Goyal insisted on installing a more robust signalling structure.

13 Feb 2018 5:56 PM

'As a result of the drive, more than 13,000 employees out of about 13 lakh employees were found to be on unauthorised absence for a long time,' railways said in the statement. (Photo: File)

Indian Railways to sack 13,000 employees for long, ‘unauthorised’ leave

The railways had launched a drive to improve performance of the organisation and boost the morale of sincere and diligent employees.

10 Feb 2018 1:03 PM

A railways official said the money for the project would come from the Nirbhaya fund. (Photo: @RailMinIndia)

Shatabdi, Rajdhani, Duronto trains to have 4 CCTV cameras in every coach

Twenty-three pairs of Rajdhani, 26 pairs of Shatabdi and 18 pairs of Duronto trains would have the facility.

08 Feb 2018 9:34 AM

The electrification work, under NFR jurisdiction, will mostly cover railroads in north Bengal districts of Jalpaiguri, Coochbehar and Alipurduar. (Photo: Asian Age)

WB: Proposed electrification of 881 km of rail network at Rs 771.54 Cr

7 zones of Bengal under the jurisdiction of Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway and North Frontier Railway will undertake the project.

07 Feb 2018 4:19 PM

Railways rethinking on flexi-fares: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said a committee has submitted a report on how to dynamically price the train tickets which would also help improving profits.

03 Feb 2018 9:56 AM

The total expenditure planned on safety activities, including Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) is Rs 68,725 crore and Rs 73,065 crore. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Budget 2018: Rs 73 crore allocated for railway safety this year

Finance minister Arun Jaitley announced in his budget speech that 600 stations are to be developed with world class facilities.

02 Feb 2018 5:52 AM

The state government would bear 20 per cent or Rs 349 crore of the total cost. (Photo: File/Representational)

Budget for Railways: Bengaluru, Mumbai big gainers

Bengaluru will get a corpus of Rs 17,000 crore for the local rail network. Karnataka goes to polls this year.

01 Feb 2018 2:24 PM

The itinerary covers tourist sites such as Universal Studios, Sentosa and Night Safari in Singapore and includes the Kuala Lumpur City Tour, Petronas Towers, Batu Caves and Genting Highlands in Malaysia. (Photo: AFP)

In a first, Indian Railways sends 100 employees on non-working foreign tour

In a first, 100 non-gazetted workers of South Central Railway flew to Singapore, Malaysia for a 6-day vacation on Jan 28.

30 Jan 2018 4:11 PM

Centre has been providing financial assistance to cities for improving public transport, including metro rail projects.

Railways' freight traffic declining on non-competitive tariff: Economic Survey

During the current fiscal Indian Railways carried 558.10 million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic.

29 Jan 2018 4:38 PM

India’s mammoth rail network is truly a mass transportation system, with railway track cut through some of the most densely populated cities, flanked by shanty towns, in the nation of more than 1.3 billion people. (Photo: AP)

Richard Thaler’s views on dynamic pricing are more relevant now for Indian Railways

In India, although the market economy is reasonably entrenched when private goods are offered, it is a far cry in the case of public goods.

22 Jan 2018 12:39 AM

National transporter recently formed a committee to look into the system and suggest best options keeping in mind the interest of passengers and railways. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Railways earned additional Rs 671 crore through flexi fare

Under the flexi fare formula, base fare increases from 10 per cent to 50 per cent with every 10 per cent of berths booked.

05 Jan 2018 4:28 PM

A railway official said the reason of the derailment will be ascertained after an inquiry. (Representational image)

6 coaches of Manduadih Express derail at New Delhi railway station

The incident took place at around 10. 30 pm when the train was about to depart from the New Delhi railway station.

29 Dec 2017 2:44 PM

The meteorological department has predicted a maximum temperature of 23 degree Celsius, with minimum at eight. (Representational image)

18 trains cancelled, 35 delayed as cold wave continues in Delhi

The railway services have been hampered due to low visibility as a layer of fog has engulfed the national capital.

29 Dec 2017 2:40 PM

Railways offers concession in fares in 53 categories, including for those with physical and mental disabilities, people suffering from cancer, tuberculosis, thalassemia, senior citizens, farmers, awardees.

No quota in trains for patients suffering from arthritis: Rajya Sabha reply

Railways are losing substantial revenue on account of concessions granted to more than 50 categories of passengers.

27 Dec 2017 4:59 PM

The railways have planned about eight to 10 services per day of the AC local between Churchgate and Virar stations. (Photo: Video grab | ANI)

Not just in Mumbai, AC local trains to run in others cities too

The railways is planning to roll out the 12-coach air-conditioned local on western line of the Mumbai suburban train network in few days.

23 Dec 2017 12:39 PM

The Meteorological Department has predicted a maximum temperature of 25 degree Celsius during the day, with lows of 10 degree Celsius. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi: 15 trains cancelled as cold wave intensifies

Over 30 trains have been delayed, while four have been rescheduled as per data from the Northern Railway.

23 Dec 2017 7:49 AM

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