Railway zonal head writes to Goyal seeking early filling up of Board posts
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Amid the uncertainty and indecisiveness over filling up vacant posts at top level in Indian Railways, a General Manager of …
CCEA approves 205 km Budni-Indore railway line in MP
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the construction of new 205 km railway line between Budni …
All NFR routes to be electrified: Railway
Guwahati, Sep 19 (IANS) Consequent upon the approval given by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) during its meeting chaired the Prime Minister Narendra …
Modi, Hasina jointly inaugurate oil pipeline, railway projects
New Delhi/Dhaka, Sep 18 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday jointly e-inaugurated the construction work of a …
Brutal attack on railway gateman in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) A railway gateman was brutally attacked here over his refusal to open a level crossing gate as a train was …
CCEA approves 100% electrification of railway tracks
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved 100 per cent electrification …
Opposition blocks railway in Mumbai
Mumbai, Sep 10 (IANS) As petrol prices on Monday shot up to Rs 89.97 in Maharashtra’s Parbhani – the highest in India – the Opposition …
Protesting commuters block Eastern Railway’s Sealdah main line
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) Train services were disrupted on the Sealdah main line section on Saturday as a group of people obstructed train movement at …
Kolkata bridge collapse: Eastern Railway asks RITES to investigate
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) The Eastern Railway has asked the state-run RITES Ltd to probe the collapse of the Majherhat bridge here and examine the …
India, Nepal sign railway line survey agreement (Roundup)
Kathmandu, Aug 31 (IANS) In what can be seen as a major boost to regional connectivity, India and Nepal on Friday signed a memorandum of …
Suspect shot after stabbing at Netherlands railway station
Amsterdam, Aug 31 (IANS) A suspect was shot by the police at the central railway station here after a stabbing incident on Friday which left …
23 railway workshops would start using natural gas by Dec 31
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani on Thursday said that all 23 railway workshops would start using natural gas by December …
New Indore-Manmad railway line to cut distance, save Rs 15k cr
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A new railway line between Indore in Madhya Pradesh and Manmad in Maharashtra will cut the distance between two cities …
6,000 railway stations to become Wi-Fi enabled: Goyal
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Stressing the need for high-speed Internet connectivity in the remotest parts of the country, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday …
Goyal appeals railway staff to donate a day’s salary for Kerala
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday appealed to railway employees to donate one day’s salary each towards the Prime Minister’s …
Konkan Railway cancels 5 trains from flood-hit Kerala
Panaji, Aug 16 (IANS) Konkan Railway on Thursday cancelled five trains emanating from Kerala, following the flash-floods in the southern state, a spokesperson said. The …
Northeast Frontier Railway tightens security ahead of I-Day
Agartala/Guwahati, Aug 14 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has tightened security across the northeastern region and some parts of West Bengal and Bihar ahead …
Jodhpur, Marwar cleanest stations: Railway Minister
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Jodhpur and Marwar railway stations in Rajasthan were declared the cleanest in the third cleanliness survey, released on Monday. Releasing …
Highest-ever aspirants appear in railway exams
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Over 76 per cent aspirants appeared for an Indian Railways mega recruitment examination on Friday, a record, officials said. “Attendance …
MPS to sell generic low-cost medicines at railway stations: Gohain
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The government on Thursday said that the Railway Board has decided to have Multi Purpose Stalls (MPS) at stations that …
Highest ever aspirants appear in railway exams
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) About 73.8 per cent aspirants appeared for an Indian Railways mega recruitment examination on Thursday, a record, officials said. “Attendance …
Medal winning Railway players to be promoted
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In a welcome move for players representing the Railways, the ministry has announced a new policy under which the sportspersons …
Injustice being done to railway online exam aspirants: Congress MP
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan on Monday alleged that the railways are doing an injustice to the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) …
CBI arrests eight involved in fake railway recruitment drive
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The CBI has arrested eight persons allegedly involved in a fake recruitment drive in Indian Railway by using fake departmental …
Western Railway uses modern technique to scan old Mumbai bridges
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) After Railway Minister Piyush Goyal cracked the whip, the Western Railway (WR) launched a safety audit of all 445 bridges on …
1st Nepal-India broad gauge railway likely in Dec
Kathmandu, July 11 (IANS) Nepal plans to operate its first ever broad-gauge passenger railway service from Janakpur town to Indian border town Jayanagar in Bihar …
Nepal, India agree to finalize MoU on Raxual-Kathmandu railway line
Kathmandu, July 9 (IANS) Nepali and Indian officials agreed on Monday to an early finalization of an MoU for Preliminary Engineering cum Traffic Survey of …
Another road bridge on Mumbai railway line cracks up, repaired
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Adding to the ongoing monsoon woes, an important road bridge with two pedestrian walkways on Grant Road station in south Mumbai …
Mumbai bridge crash: Railway Minister orders probe
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 3 (IANS) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday ordered an inquiry soon after a portion of a foot overbridge crashed on the …
NF Railway installs technology for alerts on water level rise
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has successfully installed a system based on radar technology at Saraighat Rail-cum-Road Bridge in Assam capital …
China, Nepal sign 14 pacts, including on railway construction
Beijing, June 21 (IANS) China and Nepal on Thursday signed 14 agreements, including one on railway construction in the Himalayan nation, following a meeting between …
Indian woman gives birth in Bangladesh railway station
Dhaka, June 20 (IANS) An Indian woman gave birth to a baby inside the toilet of a railway station here, a media report said. Roksana …
Two hedgehogs found at Delhi railway station
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Two hedgehogs, being trafficked, were found in an unclaimed bag at a railway station here and are currently under care, …
Indian Railway’s Mail/Express trains to sport new look – in beige and brown
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The dark blue coaches of Indian Railways will be a thing of the past now as the public transporter would …
JSW Cement inaugurates railway siding at Bengal’s Salboni plant
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) JSW Cement, a part of the $12 billion JSW Group, on Tuesday said it has inaugurated a railway siding to cater …
Woman railway cop becomes a ‘lesson’ in Maharashtra textbook
Mumbai, June 11 (IANS) A policewoman attached to the Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Mumbai has achieved a unique distinction – her feats of child …
Google’s free Wi-fi now at 400 Indian railway stations
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Google has successfully completed its public Wi-Fi programme to provide India’s railway stations with free internet, with Dibrugarh in Assam …
Finance panel takes stock of Railway finances
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday apprised the 15th Finance Commission of measures taken by the Indian Railways to transform …
UGC nod for first railway university
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday announced signing of a Letter of Intent for the country’s first railway university. The …
Two Maharashtra railway stations adjudged ‘most beautiful’
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Decorated with paintings, murals and sculptures of tigers, local jungles and other wildlife, Chandrapur and Ballarshah stations in the Nagpur Division …
Goyal holds meet on eliminating unmanned railway crossings
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) After 13 students under 10 years were killed when a speeding train rammed into their school van at an unmanned …