Goyal announces vistadome coaches for Nilgiri Mountain Railway
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) In good news for the Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced that all mountain railway will …
Cabinet clears third railway line between Narayangarh, Bhadrak
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved the construction of a third railway line between Narayangarh in West …
SER surpasses Railway Board’s scrap sales target
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) The South Eastern Railway (SER) has sold scrap worth Rs 240.58 crore during financial year 2018-19 up to March 4, surpassing …
Not an inch of Odisha railway lines given to other division: Sinha
Bhubaneswar, March 4 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railway Manoj Sinha on Monday said not an inch of railway lines in Odisha has been …
We delivered what we promised: Railway Minister
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the railways have delivered …
Cabinet approves railway zone at Vishakhapatnam
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Union Cabinet here on Thursday approved setting up of a Railway Zone at Vishakhapatnam and a new division with …
New South Coast Railway division announced for Andhra, TDP still not happy
Amaravati/New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Fulfilling one of the key commitments made to Andhra Pradesh at the time of bifurcation, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on …
New South Coast Railway zone created in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati/New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Fulfilling one of the commitments made to Andhra Pradesh, the Central government on Wednesday decided to create a new railway …
New rail division for Andhra, named South Coast Railway: Goyal
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday announced a new railway division for Andhra Pradesh named South Coast Railway with its …
20 killed in Cairo railway station fire
Cairo, Feb 27 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and more than 40 injured when a fire erupted inside the main railway station in …
Now monitor railway punctuality, earnings with ‘eDrishti’
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday launched a dashboard for passengers to keep track of train punctuality as well as …
Passengers of Bengal train allege extortion by railway police
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) A few passengers of a superfast train plying from northern West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri on Sunday alleged that the police extorted …
Dharmapuri-Morappur railway line approved: Ramadoss
Chennai, Feb 5 (IANS) The Central government has approved the Dharmapuri-Morappur railway line, PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss said on Tuesday. In a statement here, Ramadoss, …
India to have world’s only completely-electrified large railway network
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) India is targeting complete electrification of its railway network over the next four-five years, which will make it the only …
Malaysia cancels China sponsored railway link project
Bangkok, Jan 26 (IANS) The government of Malaysia on Saturday announced its decision to cancel a $20-billion railway link project that was being built and …
Railway Board chief urges officers to inculcate leadership skills
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Railway Board Chairman V.K. Yadav on Friday urged railway officials to inculcate leadership skills in staff to create “future leaders”. …
Chidambaram calls announcement to fill vacant railway posts another ‘jumla’
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Calling the Centre’s announcement of employing over four lakh people in Railways “another jumla”, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on …
Railway Board Chairman reviews NR, stresses safety, punctuality
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Chairman Railway Board V.K. Yadav on Tuesday chaired a review meeting of the Northern Railway and underscored the need for …
Ruckus at New Delhi railway station
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) A major ruckus broke out at the New Delhi railway station when the chairman of the Passenger Amenities Committee Ramesh …
Odisha seeks Centre’s decision on realignment of railway line
Bhubaneswar, Jan 21 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday requested the Centre to take an early decision on the realignment of a railway …
Rajnath wants online FIR facility for railway passengers
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday urged the railways to explore the possibility of registering FIRs online to expedite …
Western Railway gets in-house blood bank in Mumbai hospital
Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) In a New Year gift to its employees, the Western Railway (WR) has launched a state-of-the-art in-house blood bank for its …
V.K. Yadav takes over as Chairman Railway Board
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Vinod K. Yadav, General Manager of South Central Railway (SCR), on Tuesday took charge of his new responsibility as Chairman, …
3 stabbed at Manchester railway station
London, Jan 1 (IANS) A police officer and two others have been stabbed by a man wielding a knife at Victoria Railway Station in Manchester …
Railway expenditure outpaces earnings, operating ratio breaches 112%
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) With expenditure continuing to far exceed earnings, Indian Railways is facing a dismal financial scenario with the operating ratio breaching …
New book takes readers on a historic adventure through railway legends
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) A new book by New Delhi-based author-poet Arup K. Chatterjee, “The Great Indian Railways” takes its readers on a historic …
IIT-D-built sensor could prevent elephant deaths on railway tracks
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Elephant deaths on railway tracks may be averted when a sensor built by a professor at the Indian Institute of …
With ‘eDrishti’, Minister can monitor railway punctuality, earnings
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The Indian Railways on Thursday unveiled a software that will help Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to keep a track of …
Hotels, railway station to be built for Sikh pilgrims in Kartarpur
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) The Pakistan government would provide land to Sikh organisations for hotels in Kartarpur, Nankana Sahib and Narowal, and a railway station …
Revised railway flexi-fares to kick-off from March 15, 2019
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The revised flexi-fares for premier trains will be applicable from March 15, 2019 — and advance bookings have commenced as …
Railway minister Piyush Goel heckled in Lucknow
Lucknow, Nov 16 (IANS) Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was heckled at an event in the state capital on Friday evening after he made some …
Fire hits Western Railway services in Maharashtra
Palghar (Maharashtra), Nov 9 (IANS) The Western Railway’s (WR) long distance services on the Ahmedabad and New Delhi sectors were severely disrupted after two wagons …
Novelty buckle sparks fear at major Spanish railway stations
Barcelona (Spain), Nov 7 (IANS) A novelty belt buckle designed in the style of a hand grenade prompted Spanish police to evacuate passengers from major …
Northern Railway gets its first high speed locomotive
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Northern Railway on Tuesday received its first aerodynamically designed passenger electric locomotive capable of running at 200 kmph, an …
Four railway gangmen mowed down by train while repairing track
Lucknow, Nov 5 (IANS) Four railway gangmen were killed on Monday in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district when a train ran over them, police said. The …
Lohani inspects crowd-control measures at New Delhi railway station
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani on Monday visited the New Delhi railway station to inspect the national transporter’s control control …
Train mows down 4 railway employees in UP
Lucknow, Nov 5 (IANS) Four railway gangmen were killed on Monday in Uttar Pradesh’s Hardoi district when a train ran over them, police said. The …
Body found at Delhi railway station
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The body of a young boy was found on a railway track on Saturday, police said. It was found at …
Sidhu urges Railway Minister to control accidents
Chandigarh, Oct 25 (IANS) While pointing out that around 50,000 lives were lost in accidents on rail tracks in north India in the last two …
Two dead, 12 injured in stampede at Bengal railway foot-overbridge (Roundup)
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) Only four days after the Amritsar train tragedy, two people were killed and a dozen others, including two children, were injured …
Mamata blames negligence for recurrent railway disasters, demands probe
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said “negligence and callousness of some people” was responsible for the stampede at …