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The Indian Railways has been treated as a political tool by successive governments.

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Railways to run Ladies Special Trains on Raksha Bandhan in Delhi

The day, which is meant to be a celebration of the love between siblings, will now see a thoughtful gesture by the...

24 Aug 2018 12:12 PM IST

The train left Mettupalayam at 9:10 am and reached Ooty by 2:40 pm. (Representational Image | Facebook Screengrab)

India

Newly married British couple books entire train for honeymoon trip to...

The couple paid Rs 3 lakh to charter special train, introduced by Southern Railway, for one-way trip, becoming first...

2 Sept 2018 3:38 PM IST

Business

'Plan Bee' a success for Indian Railways

A number of cases have been reported from several parts of the country, where elephants have collided with trains at...

7 Sept 2018 3:48 PM IST

Indian Railways is not looking at more funds in the upcoming Union Budget for 2018-19 as it is focused on monetising assets within, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said. (Photo: PTI)

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Railways providing best speed WiFi at 710 stations: Piyush Goyal

Paperless Unreserved Tickets have moved up from 195 in 2014-15 to 67,000 last year.

7 Sept 2018 12:04 PM IST

$Arun Jaitley informed the Parliament \Transformative measures have to be undertaken to make Indian Railways competitive,$ India

Best rail safety figures in 5 years: Official

'Fatalities in rail accidents stood at 40 between 2017-18'

10 Sept 2018 12:14 AM IST

Business

40 deaths in 75 accidents: Railways' records best safety figures in 5...

The total number of collision and derailments have come down from 69 to 56 during this period.

9 Sept 2018 12:43 PM IST

The Centre had also said that some Rohingyas are indulging in illegal and anti-national activities such as mobilisation of funds through hundi or hawala channels, procurring fake or fabricated Indian identity documents for other Rohingyas and also indulging in human trafficking. (Photo: AP/File)

India

RPF alerts Kerala over movement of Rohingyas into state

The RPF has issued a warning with a list of 14 trains on which the refugees from Myanmar are mostly moving from the...

30 Sept 2018 5:21 PM IST

The price of a 150 ml cup of tea with tea bag and 150 ml coffee using instant coffee powder in disposable cups of 170 ml have been raised from Rs 7 to Rs 10 per cup. (Photo credit: Indiamart)

Business

Tea, coffee served on trains to cost more

Readymade standard tea will, however, continue to be sold at Rs 5 per cup.

20 Sept 2018 2:39 PM IST

Amazon India will transport consignments via rail across the country and is leveraging the COVID-19 Parcel Special Trains introduced by the Indian Railways to ramp up its operations. (Photo | PTI)

Technology

Amazon India ramps up operations with Railways tie-up for faster...

Last year, Amazon India partnered with Indian Railways to transport its goods on 13 lanes, now it will use 55 lanes

27 April 2020 6:04 PM IST

India

Safety to be top priority for Railways, says Ashwani Lohani

Ashwani Lohani assumes charge at a time when the safety aspect of railways is under sharp focus.

25 Aug 2017 1:40 AM IST

A mangled coach of the Puri-Hardwar Utkal Express train being hauled off the tracks by a crane at the accident site in Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar. (Photo: PTI)

Opinion

Making trains safer, and faster

Given the Indian Railways' safety record, high-speed trains shouldn't be its priority.

24 Aug 2017 12:09 AM IST

India

Railways at 'critical juncture', safety to be priority: Ashwani Lohani

Lohani's statement comes amid reports of the fourth derailment incident in 10 days.

29 Aug 2017 12:33 PM IST