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

Free train travel for Ashok, Kirti Chakra awardees

A senior railways official said that Ashok Chakra and Kirti Chakra awardees will now onwards be entitled to the same...

2 Nov 2017 7:21 AM IST

The meeting was held at the Western Railways headquarters at Churchgate. (Photo: ANI)

Metros

More FOBs, escalators at Mumbai stations: Piyush Goyal

To eliminate bureaucracy and delays, the minister directed General Managers of railways to spend whatever is necessary...

30 Sept 2017 4:56 PM IST

22 people were killed in the stampede on the Parel-Elphinstone Road foot-over-bridge.

Metros

Indian Railways ignored tweets, letters of deadly foot overbridge'

Commuters had warned railways of overcrowding at foot overbridge via social media in 2016.

30 Sept 2017 1:37 AM IST

At present, the Central Railway runs 1,660 suburban services and the Western Railway 1,323 services. (Photo: PTI/File)

Metros

Govt to double suburban train services in Mumbai in next 3 years

Of the 100 services, 32 will be introduced on the Western Railway line and 68 on the Central Railway line.

29 Sept 2017 10:53 AM IST

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

Work on General Electric's locomotive factory on track: Goyal

GE had won a $2.6 billion contract in 2015 to supply Indian Railways with 1,000 diesel locomotives.

28 Sept 2017 12:57 PM IST

India

Railways to rope in Japanese experts to avoid accidents, derailments

The official said that the first meeting was held in January with Japanese Experts.

28 Sept 2017 2:29 AM IST

First bullet train in India will run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, a 516 km long route. (Photo: /Representational/AFP)

Opinion

Bullet trains: Far too costly for India

The Indian Railways are the country's largest public investment, employing over a million people.

28 Sept 2017 1:49 AM IST

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav (Photo: PTI)

India

CBI issues fresh summons to Lalu Prasad Yadav in corruption case

The central probe agency rejected Mr Yadav's plea seeking 15 days' time for appearing before the investigation team.

27 Sept 2017 2:21 AM IST

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav addressing a press conference at his residence in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

India

Lalu Prasad Yadav to face intense CBI grilling

RJD chief asked to appear before agency for questioning on September 25.

24 Sept 2017 12:44 AM IST

Meerut railway station wears a deserted look on Saturday , following violence triggered by the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case. (Photo: PTI)

Business

Steel shortage stymies Railways rail tracks upgrade projects

India's mammoth state railways, hit by a spate of accidents, is trying to modernise its ageing tracks.

23 Sept 2017 5:05 PM IST

Indian Railways has changed its catering policy three times since 2005 with the last policy change announced in February 2017.

Business

Railways to give 78 days' salary to select staff as bonus

Cabinet on Wednesday cleared productivity linked bonus for 12.3 lakh non-gazetted staff.

21 Sept 2017 12:49 PM IST

The passengers in the reserved coaches can only sleep between 10 pm and 6 am to allow others to sit on the seats for the rest of the time. (Photo: PTI/File)

India

Indian Railways reduces sleeping hours for passengers by an hour

Until the circular was issued, the existing permissible time for sleeping was between 9 pm and 6 am.

17 Sept 2017 7:58 PM IST