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Railway Minister Piyush Goyal addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

2000 railway stations equipped with free wifi

RailTel, a railway PSU, started providing free wifi services at Indian railway stations to turn them into a platform for...

3 Aug 2019 6:12 PM IST

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday admitted that the government is moving towards corporatisation of its production units, including Rae Bareli Modern Coach Factory and said that the move will offer jobs, bring investments and ensure growth. (Photo: ANI)

Bhopal: Committee writes to Goyal seeking arrangement for clearing...

It also urged the ministry to arrange a 24-hour active booking office on November 25 and 26 at the Bhopal railway...

1 Aug 2019 1:54 PM IST

On Wednesday, the railways had circulated the guidelines with regard to plastic waste management. Railways has already decided to replace its plastic cutlery with more environment-friendly products.

Mahatma Gandhi images to feature on train locomotives soon

The work to paint the locomotives started about two months back and already 15 of them have been completed while work on...

27 Sept 2019 7:17 AM IST

This initiative comes as a part of the Railways drive to go green as it also aims at boosting the nations sugarcane industry.. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

India's second largest railway over bridge to be inaugurated on...

The RoB, considered to be the second largest in the country, was completed in 197 days without affecting traffic for...

24 Sept 2019 9:19 AM IST

Union minister of state for railways Suresh Channabasappa Angadi inspects the ongoing work at Bogibeel bridge in Dibrugarh on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Free film streaming service for trains on cards

Travellers can tune in on their devices sans Internet connection.

21 Sept 2019 1:31 AM IST

The Indian Railways will increase the number of rakes to provide transportation to the automobile sector.

Rail incentives to boost industrial growth

The Railways announced changes in the round-trip charging on container traffic.

13 Sept 2019 3:04 AM IST

This initiative comes as a part of the Railways drive to go green as it also aims at boosting the nations sugarcane industry.. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

100 days of Railways: Punctuality major feat

The official added that 2018-19 was the best year in terms of safety performance with 59 accidents and till September 6,...

10 Sept 2019 3:51 AM IST

The authorities are also contemplating to restart the Short Messaging Service (SMS) facility on post-paid mobile phones soon, the official sources here said. (Representational Image)

In last 4 yrs, Tatkal tickets of last-minute travellers earned...

In 2016-2017, the revenue from such tickets touched Rs 6,672 crore, going up to Rs 6,915 crore the following year.

1 Sept 2019 4:20 PM IST

Anticipating rail blockades in 16 states, the Railways has issued directives for maintaining law and order in trains and station premises, cautioning zonal railways against pro-left wing extremists participating in Tuesdays Bharat Bandh. (Representational Image: DC)

Bharat Bandh: Railways fears blockades in 16 states

Railways' two biggest unions, AIRF and NFIR too have extended their support to the bandh and are planning to hold...

8 Dec 2020 11:19 AM IST

The Great Indian Railways, by Arup K Chatterjee Bloomsbury pp.376; Rs 479.

Rail tracks, objects, memory, history

My walking point started at the outer limit of Carnoules village, at times towards Aix, and on other days towards the...

17 Jan 2020 2:23 AM IST

Japan is funding 80 per cent of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project through a soft loan of Rs 79,000 crore at an interest rate of 0.1 per cent, with a tenure stretching over 50 years and a moratorium period of 15 years. (Photo: NHSRCL website)

Indian Railways is aiming to change the way you travel

Technology is going to be the growth driver in 2020 and India looks forward to international technology platforms.

8 Jan 2020 9:43 AM IST

The railways also announced a two paise/km hike in fares of mail/express non-AC trains and four paise/km hike in the fares of AC classes. (Photo: PTI)

Indian Railways hikes basic fare, new rates effective from today

While suburban fares remain unchanged, ordinary non-AC, non-suburban fares hiked by 1 paise per km of journey.

1 Jan 2020 9:07 AM IST