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Workers repairing the rail track after the Puri-Haridwar Utkal Express train derailed in Khatauli near Muzaffarnagar. (Photo: PTI)

Train safety: When will we get serious?

Many who had entrusted their lives to the Indian Railways paid the penalty yet again for someone else's carelessness.

21 Aug 2017 12:00 AM IST

Indian Railways may stop providing blankets in AC coaches and instead ramp up the temperature to 24 degree celsius.

Railways starts process of phasing out of blankets in AC coaches

Blankets will be carried in the trains in case these are needed by passengers.

1 Aug 2017 7:26 PM IST

Rajdhani and August Kranti currently originate from Mumbai Central, which might be changed to Dadar.

Train journey between Delhi and Mumbai to become a 'true overnighter'

Railway Ministry will make improvements on existing Rajdhani train that runs between the two cities.

7 Aug 2017 10:48 AM IST

Soon, Western line trains will have air-conditioned coaches.

Flexi fares to continue as they earn Railways additional Rs 540 crore

The scheme, launched on September 9, 2016, is applicable in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains.

6 Aug 2017 2:13 PM IST

Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, Arvind Panagariya addressing a press conference on the State of Economy and achievements under NITI Aayog over the past three years, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Dilli Ka Babu: Talent search by NITI Aayog

It's hard to keep a whistleblower down, as the Haryana government has often discovered in its dealings with IAS officer...

6 Aug 2017 12:28 AM IST

Railway staff carried out the girders work at Thakurli. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

L&T gets Rs 1,050-crore contract for rail tracks electrification

This is first engineering, procurement and construction contract of Railways under Mission Electrification.

5 Aug 2017 11:34 AM IST

Vikas Arya with Sir Mark Tully, vice-president of the Indian Steam Railway Society

Fairy Queen chugs down memory track

The schedule was not easy and the team worked continually for seven months for the task thought impossible.

30 Nov 2016 2:55 AM IST

Cash-hit railways to sell traveller data

Cash-hit railways to sell traveller data

The many suggestions made include the generation of revenue through advertisements on websites and mobile apps.

28 Nov 2016 1:38 AM IST

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Now, third gender' option in rail reservation forms

The facility will be included for reservations and cancellations, both online as well offline.

28 Nov 2016 1:31 AM IST

Indian Railways and IRCTC have included transgender as third gender in the option alongside male and female in ticket reservation and cancellation forms. (Photo: PTI/File)

Third gender option for transgenders in Railways ticket booking forms

The decision, which was taken on a representation made by a lawyer, will include the facility for reservations and...

27 Nov 2016 10:07 AM IST

Indian railway minster Suresh Prabhu

Railwaymen want income tax limit raised to Rs 6 lakh

National Federation of Indian Railwaymen also demands exemption of transport allowance from purview of I-T.

25 Jan 2017 12:57 PM IST

Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs Rs 40,000 crore was announced in the 2015-16 Rail Budget.

Railways ups capex by over 28 pc on infra projects

Rail infrastructure projects in April-Dec 2016 witnessed a significant jump touching Rs 68,059 crore mark.

24 Jan 2017 6:04 PM IST