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Upcoming Vande Bharat Sleeper To Get 220 Kmph Top Speed, Indian Railways Working On New Trains

Once operational, the new sleeper Vande Bharat Express will become the fastest train in India, replacing the Delhi-Meerut RAPIDX with 180 kmph top speed.

May 31, 2023, 13:23 PM IST

Shashi Tharoor Welcomes Vande Bharat But Flags Concerns About Waitlisted Rail Tickets

An RTI reply has revealed that more than 2.7 crore passengers could not travel by train in 2022-23 despite buying tickets because of being waitlisted

May 30, 2023, 21:09 PM IST

Indian Railways Fines 3.6 crore Ticketless Passengers In 2022-23, Earns Rs 2,200 Crore: RTI

As per the data in RTI, the number of ticketless passengers caught by the Indian Railways in 2022-23 is higher than the population of many small countries.

May 27, 2023, 10:46 AM IST

Vande Bharat Express Trains Now Operational On 17 Routes in India: Check Full List

The Made-in-India Vande Bharat Express has been a hit among the rail passengers, with trains running at over 90 percent occupancy on almost all the routes. 

May 26, 2023, 12:08 PM IST

Dehradun-Delhi Vande Bharat Vs Shatabdi Express: Fare, Timings, Speed - Which Is Better?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Dehradun-Delhi Vande Bharat Express, a first for the Uttrakhand, which recently achieved 100 percent rail electrification.

May 25, 2023, 18:15 PM IST

PM Modi To Flag Off Uttarakhand's First Dehradun-Delhi Vande Bharat Express Today

Once inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, the Dehradun-Delhi Vande Bharat Express will be the 17th semi-high speed train to run in India.

May 25, 2023, 10:40 AM IST

Indian Railways Launches East India's First Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train For Jyotirlinga Yatra

The Jyotirlinga Yatra tourist train shall cover five Jyotirlingas--Omkareshwar, Mahakaleshwar, Somnath, Nageshwar, and Trimbakeshwar along with the Statue of Unity, Shirdi Sai Baba, and Shani Shingnapur.

May 22, 2023, 13:08 PM IST

Vande Bharat Express On Howrah-Puri Route Cancelled Today, Here's Why

The Indian Railways took the step in light of the damages sustained by the Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express in an accident in Odisha on Sunday, 21 May 2023.

May 22, 2023, 09:02 AM IST

Indian Railways Operating 380 Special Trains With 6,369 Trips To Deal With Summer Rush

Indian Railways will operate 380 special trains making 6369 trips, which have 25794 General Coaches and 55243 Sleeper Coaches.

May 20, 2023, 10:42 AM IST

Vande Bharat Express Now Operational On 16 Routes in India: Check Full List

After the Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express train, Indian Railways plans on launching a train on various new routes, including Goa-Mumbai, Patna-Ranchi and Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri.

May 18, 2023, 15:33 PM IST

Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express Train Successfully Completes Trial Run, Launch Soon

Trial for the Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express is successfully completed using the rake of Mumbai-Shirdi Vande Bharat Express, as the route will soon become operational for the semi-high-speed train.

May 17, 2023, 10:04 AM IST

Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express Receives Rave Response, More Coaches Added

Apart from the added passenger load, the Secunderabad - Tirupati Vande Bharat Express will reduce the travel time by 15 minutes, completing journey in 8 hours 15 minutes.

May 16, 2023, 17:09 PM IST

Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Train Axed Due To Poor Response, Replaced With Tejas Express

The Nagpur-Bilaspur Vande Bharat Express has the lowest occupancy of all the 15 routes on which the semi-high speed train operates and was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself.

May 15, 2023, 22:07 PM IST

Indian Railways: Over 2.70 Crore Waitlisted Passengers Denied Train Travel in FY2023, Reveals RTI

As per the Railway Board, in 2021-2022, a total of 1.06 crore PNR numbers, against which 1.65 crore passengers were scheduled to travel, were automatically cancelled.

May 08, 2023, 22:27 PM IST

Kerala's First Vande Bharat Express Pelted With Stones Again, Second Incident In A Week

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express train between Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram on April 25.

May 08, 2023, 21:08 PM IST

Indian Railways Passenger Gets Injured By Broken Handle On Train's Seat, IRCTC Responds

The tweet with the picture of the railway handle poking out of the train's seat was shared on social media, to which Indian Railways responded to address the problem.

May 05, 2023, 13:45 PM IST

Indian Railways Electrifies 37,011 Km Of Tracks In Past 9 Years

With a record-breaking 37,011 route kilometres of tracks being electrified in the last nine years alone, taking the total electrified routes in the Indian Railways network to 58,424 RKMs.

May 05, 2023, 09:28 AM IST

Fact Check: Did Vande Bharat Express Engine's Roof Leaked In Kerala? Truth Here

A PTI fact check found that water leakage from an AC vent in one of the Vande Bharat Express compartments was reported when the train was parked at Kannur on April 25.

May 02, 2023, 16:54 PM IST