Reliance Infra debuts in railway space, bags EPC contract
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Reliance Infrastructure Limited EPC has received the Letter of Award (LOA) from Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) for its maiden railway …
40 lakh senior citizens gave up railway concession: Modi
London, April 18 (IANS) Over 40 lakh senior citizens have voluntarily given up the concession in reservation of railway tickets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said …
Egypt jails 5 railway employees over deadly collision
Cairo, April 18 (IANS) An Egyptian court sentenced on Tuesday five railway employees up to 20 years in jail over a train collision in the …
IRCTC case: CBI charge-sheets Lalu, wife, son, top Railway Board official
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The CBI on Monday filed a charge-sheet against former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav, …
IRCTC case: Lalu, wife, son, top Railway Board official charge-sheeted
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The CBI on Monday filed a charge-sheet against former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi, son Tejashwi Yadav, …
Month-long railway safety drive across country: Rail board chief
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani on Sunday ordered a month-long joint safety drive by the operating and electrical departments at railway …
Mithila paintings adorn Madhubani railway station
Madhubani, April 7 (IANS) Once looked upon as one of the dirtiest railway stations in India, Madhubani in Bihar now sports a completely different look …
Madhubani railway station gets a makeover with Mithila paintings
Madhubani (Bihar), April 7 (IANS) Once looked upon as a dirty railway station, Madhubani station in Bihar now sports a completely different look. The rich …
Over 2.1 cr candidates apply for 1 lakh railway jobs
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Indian Railways has received over 2.12 crore applications for about one lakh jobs, an official said on Friday. “The …
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway gets new indigenously developed AC coach
Maligaon/Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has successfully conceived, developed and tested two air-conditioned narrow gauge coaches for running in the UNESCO World …
In a first, Western Railway transports Maruti cars consignment
Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) In a first such initiative, the Western Railway has joined hands with automobile giant Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) to transport …
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway to have second class coach service too
Maligaon/Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) The railways would start a second class coach service and look into the possibility of reducing fares in the internationally famed …
NF Railway nets Rs 41.82 cr from ticketless travellers
Maligaon/Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier (NF) Railway has collected Rs 41.82 crore as penalty from 6.5 lakh ticketless travellers between April 2017 and …
Job-seekers ‘surgical strike’ on Central Railway paralyses Mumbai (Roundup)
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) A few hundred railway job-seekers caught Central Railway (CR) by surprise, resulting in a virtual paralysis of Mumbai’s lifeline, the suburban …
Five killed as tractor-trolley falls from railway overbridge
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) Five persons were killed and over 50 injured when a tractor-trolley fell on to a road from a railway overbridge which …
Mumbaikars hit as job-seekers agitation paralyses Central Railway
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) A flash agitation by job-seekers over issues pertaining to railway recruitment has culminated in a rail-blockade, police caning and retaliatory stone-throwing …
Job-seekers agitation paralyses Central Railway
Mumbai, March 20 (IANS) A flash agitation by job-seekers over issues pertaining to railway recruitment has culminated in a rail-blockade, police caning and retaliatory stone-throwing …
Manduadih to become Banaras railway station
Varanasi, March 18 (IANS) The holy city of Varanasi is soon likely to get a railway station named “Banaras”. The Railway Ministry is considering renaming …
Each railway division to have advanced simulators to train loco drivers
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Train drivers will undergo advanced training on digital crew simulation systems with 3D technology to improve their alertness and enhance …
Railway contract management goes end-to-end digital
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Indian Railways will now digitise the submission of bills by vendors for payment and issue of inspection certificates by inspecting …
Modi unveils railway projects in poll-bound Karnataka
Mysuru (Karnataka), Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narenda Modi on Monday unveiled a slew of railway projects in poll-bound Karnataka and flagged off a weekly …
Protests against age limit reduction for railway recruitments continue in Bihar
Patna, Feb 19 (IANS) Hundreds of youths on Monday staged protests at Rajendra Nagar railway station here against reduction of age limit for recruitment in …
Job seekers protest at Bihar railway stations
Patna, Feb 18 (IANS) Thousands of youths on Sunday staged violent protests and indulged in arson at three railway stations in Bihar against reducing the …
Charging points for e-vehicles at railway stations soon
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The Railways will provide space for electric vehicle charging stations at the parking lots of train stations to promote the …
Protest against age limit reduction in Railway recruitment
Patna, Feb 16 (IANS) Hundreds of unemployed youths on Friday staged a protest in Bihar’s Ara train station against reducing the age limit for recruitment …
Congress to hold anti-inflation agitation at 21 Mumbai railway stations
Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) The Congress’ Mumbai unit will stage agitations at 21 suburban railway stations on Thursday to highlight the increasing prices of petrol …
Delhi Ring Railway to soon see steam-hauled service to attract tourists
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Steam locomotives will be chugging along on all hill railways across the country — besides charting out a new course …
New appraisal, incentive system for railway employees soon
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) In a bid to boost the morale of Indian Railways employees, a Committee has recommened introduction of a new appraisal …
Trinamool to move censure motion in assembly against railway budget
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress will move a censure motion in the state assembly against the railway budget on Thursday to …
6% hike in Budgetary proposals for South Western Railway
Hubballi (Karnataka), Feb 6 (IANS) The Union Budget 2018-19 has allocated Rs 3,353 crore to the South Western Railway (SWR) zone, a 6 per cent …
Odisha gets Rs 5,252 cr for railway projects
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 (IANS) The union government has allocated Rs 5,252 crore in the Union Budget 2018-19 for railway projects in the state as against …
Mumbai Central India’s first railway station with free Wi-Fi
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IANS) Mumbai Central Terminus of Western Railway on Friday earned the distinction of being the first railway station in India to offer …
SE railway to use more solar power, axe unmanned crossings
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Stressing the importance of green energy, top officials of South Eastern Railway (SER) on Tuesday said they have identified over 50 …
‘Poor infrastructure behind falling railway freight traffic’
New Delhi, Jan (IANS) Lack of development in basic infrastructure and the freight sector was the reason behind falling railway freight traffic, officials said on …
US enterprises asked to invest in Indian railway infrastructure
Washington, Jan 16 (IANS) Indian Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has asked American enterprises to take advantage of a slew of initiatives envisaging investments worth $140 …
Cold wave affects Railway, flight services in North India
New Delhi, Jan. 16 (ANI): Cold wave which was intensified by dense fog affected normal life in most parts of North India as the mercury …
Akhilesh seeks early completion of railway overbridges in UP
Lucknow, Jan 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday asked Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu for early completion of under-construction of railway overbridges …
Rs.8.5 lakh crore to be spent on railway overhaul: Minister
Agartala, Jan 13 (IANS) The government would spend Rs.8.5 lakh crore to overhaul the Indian Railways, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said here …
India-Bangladesh railway project top priority: Manoj Sinha
Tripura, Jan. 12 (ANI): Minister of State for Railways Minister Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is directly supervising the new …
Rail museum gets Eastern Railway’s first AC electric locomotive
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday handed over to the Regional Rail Museum in Howrah the first alternating current locomotive that …
Railway Budget’s 110 commitments fulfilled: Suresh Prabhu
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Harping on the railways’ commitment towards better passenger services, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday said that 110 Railway Budget commitments …