Indian Railways
New reservation system offers berths on premium trains for wait-listed passengers
22 Mar 2017
The scheme aims to utilise vacant berths in many premier trains in all major routes — at no extra cost to passengers
Court awards Punjab farmer train in lieu of land compensation
18 Mar 2017
In a case calculated to make one sit up and wonder, a court has awarded a whole train to a Punjab farmer in lieu of compensation for his acquired land
CR launches India's first AC ambulance on rails
10 Mar 2017
India exploring trans-continental train link to Turkey
04 Mar 2017
Indian Railways is exploring the possibility of a trans-continental container train service from Dhaka to Istanbul, covering 6,000-km across Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey
Railways looks to term contacts to augment freight revenue
03 Mar 2017
Indian Railways has announced an action plan for 2017-18, in lieu of its annual budget
Kanpur train tragedy was a terror act: police
18 Jan 2017
Rlys mulls 90-year lease for station development
14 Jan 2017
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