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

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

Rail, finance ministries at odds over listing of railway PSUs

20 Feb 2017

CCI imposes penalty on 3 railway contractors for cartelisation

20 Jan 2017

Kanpur train tragedy was a terror act: police

18 Jan 2017

Rlys mulls 90-year lease for station development

14 Jan 2017

Soon, be set to board ‘Pepsi Rajdhani’ or ‘Coke Shatabdi’

09 Jan 2017

IRCTC to launch new faster rail ticket booking app

07 Jan 2017

Indian Railways to offer 10% rebate on vacant berths on all trains from 1 January

30 Dec 2016

China plans $503 bn spend on railways to boost growth

30 Dec 2016

The high-speed rail network under the proposal will span more than 30,000 kilometres, according to details released at a State Council Information Office briefing in Beijing

Gadkari launches Sagarmala Development Co to upgrade ports

26 Dec 2016

Indian Railways scrap flexi fares in some Shatabdi trains, to give discounts instead

21 Dec 2016

Railways raises RAC quota, pares Tatkal seats and offers rebate on Flexi fares to woo passengers

20 Dec 2016

Humsafar Express launch soon, fares to be higher

10 Dec 2016

Lifeline Express upgraded with two new coaches; to start tour soon

09 Dec 2016

Over 120 killed, 200 injured as Indore-Patna Express derails near Kanpur

21 Nov 2016

Railways to refund tickets booked on demonetised currency after 30 days

12 Nov 2016

Cash-starved Railways stops giving cash against cancelled tickets

10 Nov 2016

India signs guarantee for $650 mn IBRD loan for Dedicated Freight Corridor

22 Oct 2016

Plan to extend proposed Mysore-Bangalore-Chennai high-speed rail line to Vijayawada

15 Oct 2016

Central Railway plans Rs20,000-cr makeover to ease pressure on suburban system

29 Sep 2016

Railways opens new Hansdiha-Barapalasi line in Jharkhand for passenger traffic

29 Sep 2016

Railways escapes dividend burden as govt merges budgets

21 Sep 2016