Officials in new Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw’s office to work in two shifts
"Minister of Railways has directed that all the offices and staff of the minister's office will work in two shifts i.e 7:00 hrs16:00 hrs and 15:00 hrs -12:00 midnight with immediate effect," DJ Narain, ADG PR, Ministry of Railways said.
Jul 09, 2021, 06:47 AM IST
Indian Railways eyes pollution-free modernization: Check major steps taken towards it
Apart from this, the national transporter has planned to electrify the balanced Broad Gauge (BG) routes across the Indian Railways network by December 2023 to achieve 100 percent electrification of BG routes.
Jun 07, 2021, 19:56 PM IST
In a first, Indian Railways achieves 100% punctuality of train service
Prior to this India Railways has achieved 99.54 percent punctuality of trains on June 23 with the delay of only one train making it the second-best rate after today.
Jul 02, 2020, 14:04 PM IST
Railways sets world record by running first Double Stack Container Train in electrified territory
Railways on Thursday (June 12,2020) created a new world benchmark by successfully running first Double Stack Container Train in high rise Over Head Equipment (OHE) electrified sections.
Jun 12, 2020, 07:51 AM IST
Indian Railways increases advance reservation period of special trains from 30 days to 120 days
The changes shall be implemented from 8 am of train booking from May 31.
May 29, 2020, 12:01 PM IST
Migrants on road as Centre and states continue blame game amid COVID-19 lockdown
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that arrangement of adequate Shramik special trains has been made to facilitate these workers to return to their native state.
May 16, 2020, 00:43 AM IST
Home Ministry’s big announcement on Lockdown 2.0, approves transportation of migrants via rail
Ministry of Home Affairs approves transportation of migrants labourers via rail; asks Railway Ministry and state governments to coordinate and facilitate the return of labourers.
May 01, 2020, 17:14 PM IST
Railway Ministry goes paperless as govt ending traditional file culture
Moving towards the modernisation of Railways, the ministry has taken up the task to convert all paper files into e-files and setting up e-offices across the establishments of Indian Railways to provide reliable, efficient, and effective way to handle office files and documents.
Jan 10, 2020, 10:04 AM IST
Indian Railways to implement ban on single-use plastic items on trains from October 2
Indian Railways has decided to implement the ban on single-use plastics on trains from October 2.
Sep 25, 2019, 17:55 PM IST
Piyush Goyal raises red flag for corrupt Indian Railways officials, says need to send 'right message'
Piyush Goyal said that action is being taken against officers who had integrity issues in several departments.
Jul 15, 2019, 15:23 PM IST
Railways plans to invite private players to enter train operations, may submit detailed roadmap on Wednesday
In a bid to provide better amenities and facilities to passengers, the Railway Ministry will lay out the terms and conditions before the Board in its roadmap.
Jul 09, 2019, 10:17 AM IST
In Railways' 100-day plan, cutting down Delhi-Howrah, Delhi-Mumbai travel time by 5 hours
This is one of the 11 proposals prepared by the railways in its 100-day plan, with instructions to initiate immediate action to implement them by August 31.
Jun 19, 2019, 19:26 PM IST
Railways plans to invite private players to run trains, ensure better passenger amenities
The Ministry of Railways is planning to invite these private players through Railway ticketing arm Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), to run the trains.
Jun 19, 2019, 13:22 PM IST
Railway ministry launches Rail Heritage Digitisation Project in collaboration with Google
The project is first of its kind to showcase country’s Rail Heritage to National and International audience in an online story-telling platform.
Sep 28, 2018, 17:54 PM IST
Railways launches Digital Screens to spread awareness about Indian railways heritage
Railway ministry made operational the digital screens at 22 stations on a pilot basis.
Aug 16, 2018, 15:51 PM IST
To make up for lost time, train drivers now permitted to hit top speed permitted
The directive has been issued as it was found that locomotive drivers rarely reached the top allowed speeds due to fear of crossing the allowed limit.
Aug 12, 2018, 15:05 PM IST
Indian Railways introduce dwarf container service
The containers are shorter in size and can run on electrified tracks. They will enable the railways in a double-stack movement of cargo and have increased the ministry's revenue.
Jul 09, 2018, 19:45 PM IST
Railways has received 2.3 crore applications for 90,000 advertised jobs: Ministry
The Indian Railways has received more than 2.3 crore applications for nearly 90,000 jobs it had advertised.
Apr 24, 2018, 19:55 PM IST
Indian Railways recruitment 2018: Railway offers over 90,000 jobs vacancies, Check details
The Indian Railways in one of the biggest recruitment drive recently announced a number of job vacancies for interested and eligible aspirants across states.
Feb 12, 2018, 22:57 PM IST
Railways unveil new Rajdhani, Shatabdi coaches with upgraded features - Details inside
Under 'Project Swarna', 14 Rajdhani and 15 Shatabdi trains will be upgraded with improved passenger amenities, aesthetics and hygiene standards.
Dec 02, 2017, 10:35 AM IST
