Tag: Indian Railways
346 Accidents Have Occurred Since 2015 When Prabhu Took Over The Portfolio.
Railways accidents become continuing story in three years of NDA Government. Suresh Prabhu seems to be making the same mistakes as his predecessors.....
New Year Shocker: Railways Hikes Passenger Fares
In a shock to millions of passengers across the country, Indian Railways on Tuesday hiked passenger fares for sleeper class by 2 paise per kilometre and for 3AC, 2AC and AC first class by four paise per kilometre.....
Railways Extends Duration Of Cancelled Tickets Refund
To contain the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the country, the Indian Railways has asked the passengers not to come immediately to the reservation counters to cancel their tickets and relaxed the refund period of cancelled tickets up to 45 days.....
Corona: Railways Attended 1.25 Lakh Calls On Its Helplines In 10 Days
The Indian railways has attended over 1.25 lakh calls from its newly formed Railway Control Office during the first 10 days of the 21-day nationwide lockdown amid the coronavirus crisis, officials said on Monday.....
Vande Bharat Trains To Be Made At All 3 Coach Units: Chairman
Days after internal communication from the Chennai-based Integral Coach Factory (ICF) that it would complete the manufacturing of 44 Vande Bharat trains by 2027, Chairman Railway Board V.K. Yadav, here on Tuesday, said the new train sets would be manufactured at all three units -- ICF, MCF and RCF -- and in the next two-three years would start rolling out. ....
Railways Cancels 19 Trains In View Of Farmers' Protest In Punjab
The Indian Railways said on Saturday that it has cancelled 19 trains in view of the farmers' protests at several locations in Punjab.....
Mumbai Commuters Get AC Local Trains
The Indian Railways on Monday flagged off the country's first air-conditioned suburban local train for Mumbai commuters, 150 years after the first suburban local was hauled by a steam engine in 1867, officials said.....
Bullet Train Project To Be Actively Pursued: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the work on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 508-km Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed train project will be actively pursued and also said that it will set up 'Kisan Rail' through public private partnership (PPP) for transportation of perishable goods.....
Indian Railways Dedicates A Ward For Coronavirus Suspects
Amid the growing scare over coronavirus, the Indian Railways has geared up to tackle the situation as it has dedicated a ward specially for clinically suspected cases at the Northern Railway Central Hospital in the national capital. ....
Indian Railways Cancels 155 Pairs Of Trains
Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic crisis, the Indian Railways on Thursday said that it has cancelled 84 pairs of trains, taking the total number of train cancelled to 155 pairs to contain the spread of the pandemic.....
