Indian Railway increases train ticket cancellation charges from today
Indian Railway has increased train ticket cancellation charges from today. The newly revamped charges cite that four hours prior to train's leaving the station no refund will be given.
Nov 12, 2015, 13:10 PM IST
Railways to have independent mechanism to fix fares
"We will have an institutional mechanism which will take into account the efficiency to decide passenger fare and freight rate," Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said Wednesday.
Nov 04, 2015, 21:51 PM IST
India's first-ever double decker Shatabdi Express to ply between Mumbai and Goa
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has announced that the Railways would soon start country's first-ever double decker Shatabdi Express that would ply between Mumbai and Goa.
Oct 24, 2015, 21:34 PM IST
Railways may go into 'debt-trap, become Air India': Dinesh Trivedi
Railways, the country's largest employer, may go into a "debt-trap" and "become an Air India" due to the present Suresh Prabhu-led ministry's policy of borrowing, former rail minister Dinesh Trivedi said while sounding a strong note of caution on the issue of a dip in its revenue.
Oct 21, 2015, 18:28 PM IST
Rail Neer scam: CBI recovers Rs 4 lakh fake currency
The CBI told a court here on Monday that searches conducted as part of its probe in a case of supplying inferior-quality packaged drinking water in premium trains had led to recovery of approximately Rs 28 crore out of which around Rs 4 lakh was counterfeit.
Oct 20, 2015, 00:18 AM IST
Suresh Prabhu asks all PSUs to undertake more railway projects
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Monday asked all PSUs under the ministry to undertake more rail projects while ensuring best practices in tendering process and transparency in their functioning.
Oct 19, 2015, 22:56 PM IST
Rail Neer scam: CBI arrests two railway officers; Comesum under scanner
A major player in Railway catering service, Comesum group, has come under scanner of CBI which has arrested two senior rail officials and a businessman in connection with alleged corruption in supply of packaged drinking water in Rajdhani and other superfast trains.
Oct 18, 2015, 21:00 PM IST
Rail Neer scam: CBI arrests two railway officers Sandeep Silas and MS Chalia
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday arrested two officers of the Indian Railway, Sandeep Silas and MS Chalia, who have been facing probe in the alleged corruption case in supply of packaged drinking water in premium trains.
Oct 18, 2015, 17:50 PM IST
Alternate train accommodation scheme to meet festive rush
The allotment of berth in an alternate train would be available within 12 hours from the scheduled departure of the original train.
Oct 15, 2015, 20:15 PM IST
DNA: Analysis of world's most dangerous train system
Indian Railways is the state-owned railway company of India, which owns and operates most of the country's rail transport .
Oct 14, 2015, 12:14 PM IST
Railways extend quota for senior citizens, females, pregnant women
The increase, however, will not be applicable in the AC three tier and AC two tier coaches where the quota earmarked for them will remain at two for the lower berths.
Oct 07, 2015, 21:40 PM IST
New Railway time table: Know the new timings here!
The Indian Railway came up with a new time table effective October 1 and here is the link to find out all about the new timings.
Oct 01, 2015, 18:16 PM IST
Google to set up Wi-Fi at 400 Indian railway stations in India
Google has announced plans to make Internet accessible to one crore passengers at 100 busiest railway stations in India by the end of next year and will later expand it to 300 other stations, making it one of the largest public Wi-Fi projects in the world.
Sep 28, 2015, 14:07 PM IST
Indian Railway worried as passenger bookings fall over 4%
Altogether 3,427.84 million passengers traveled by trains during April and August as against 3,575.30 million during the corresponding period last fiscal, a difference of 147.46 million, recording a fall of 4.12 percent, according to the country's largest public transporter.
Sep 27, 2015, 10:31 AM IST
Train coaches to come alive with wildlife images
The bland and barren coaches of passenger trains may soon have exciting images of tigers, cranes, trees and other wildlife painted on them.
Sep 21, 2015, 19:12 PM IST
FDI in railways: GE, Alstom ahead in race for bagging loco projects in Bihar
GE and Alstom are believed to be ahead of other bidders in the race to bag contracts for the setting up of multi-crore diesel and electric locomotive factories in Bihar that are among the top eight infrastructure initiatives which are being monitored by the PMO.
Sep 01, 2015, 23:29 PM IST
FDI in railways: Three global cos bid for setting up loco factory
Marking first major FDI offer in the railways, three global companies have submitted financial bids for setting up of a modern electrical locomotive factory in Madhepura in Bihar at the cost of nearly Rs 1300 crore.
Aug 31, 2015, 23:02 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu invites foreign investment in manufacturing
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Saturday invited other countries to make India their base for manufacturing as the government would be investing USD 120 billion over the next five years to develop railway services.
Aug 29, 2015, 14:49 PM IST
Ratan Tata to chair second Kaya Kalp meet Tuesday
Noted industrialist and Tata Group's chairman emeritus Ratan Tata will hold the second meeting of Kaya Kalp council here Tuesday.
Aug 24, 2015, 23:00 PM IST
Ratan Tata to hold second Kaya Kalp meeting on Aug 25
Aiming at improving railway service by removing bottlenecks, noted industrialist and Tata Group's chairman emeritus Ratan Tata will hold the second meeting of Kaya Kalp council here on August 25.
Aug 18, 2015, 22:32 PM IST
