Indian Railways

Indian Railways will become a net zero carbon emitter by 2030: Piyush Goyal

According to Indian Railways minister, the national transporter will be going green with a complete electrification plan to operate the railway system.

Jun 20, 2018

Delhi: New bridge proposed over the Yamuna to ease congestion, improve travel time

The Indian Railways is planning to introduce a third bridge along the Ghaziabad-New Delhi corridor. Meanwhile, construction for the new rail bridge replacing the old Lohe-ka-Pul over Yamuna river is expected to be completed by March 2019.

Jun 20, 2018

Railways ticketing platform IRCTC gets a complete makeover

The new Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd or IRCTC website comes with an easier UI to book tickets, view PNR and other features. The website also has links for hotels, flights and more.

Jun 15, 2018

Indian Railways to focus on 'Make in India' in ambitious Rs. 78,000 crore signalling project

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the railways to focus not on 100 percent electrification, but on cost-effective electrification with a thrust on prioritising the routes.

Jun 12, 2018

Free WiFi in 400 railway stations thanks to Google

Google Station is offered as a free utility service under the brand name "RailWire", where users can access high-speed WiFi for up to 30 minutes, followed by a slower service for a longer period of time.

Jun 8, 2018

Lashkar-e-Taiba threatens attacks in UP, state on high alert

Pakistani militant organisation sends a letter to authorities at Northern Railways. Threatens to blow up several railway stations and Temples

Jun 6, 2018

Indian Railways may soon stop serving non-vegetarian food on Gandhi Jayanti

Besides serving vegetarian food on its premises, stations and on the trains on Gandhi Jayanti, the Indian railways will also appeal all its employees to eat vegetarian food on October 2.

May 21, 2018

Passenger caught railway staff using toilet water to make 'chai', contractor penalized

The incident was also caught on camera by the passenger. It has been doing rounds on various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp for the past few days.

May 3, 2018

PM Modi unveils India's most powerful all-electric locomotive: 7 things to know

With the launch of the all-electric locomotive, India enters the group of countries, which includes Russia, China, Germany, and Sweden, that runs electric locomotives with a capacity of 12,000hp and above.

Apr 11, 2018

Indian Railways receives 25 million applications for 90,000 jobs

The number of job aspirants who have applied for the positions in the Indian Railways is more than the entire population of Australia.

Mar 30, 2018

Help improve Indian Railways: give suggestions and win Rs 10L

Indian railways has announced a public competition "How to Raise Money For Railways To Provide Better Services" and is asking people to share their ideas.

Mar 28, 2018

Made-in-India train, with 160 kmph top speed, to run from June

The self-propelled train, with state-of-the-art amenities, can run at a maximum speed of 160 km per hour, making it the fastest in the country.

Mar 16, 2018

What are high-speed train corridors? Indian Railways to announce new Rs 10 lakh-crore project soon

The Indian Railways aims to construct 10,000 kilometers long high-speed train corridors that will connect all the major cities in the country.

Mar 5, 2018

Marriage on wheels: Indian couple ties knot on the train as Sri Sri Ravi Shankar chants mantras

The Uttar Pradesh couple's marriage was solemnized by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar who happened to be traveling on a special train for a yatra.

Mar 2, 2018

Gatimaan Express: Now travel from Delhi to Gwalior in just over 3 hours on India's fastest train

Gatimaan Express operates at a maximum speed of 160 km/h and takes 195 minutes to cover the journey from Hazrat Nizamuddin to Gwalior Junction railway stations.

Feb 20, 2018

Indian Railways recruitment update: Age limit relaxed, more languages introduced

The candidates from Kerala wanted to take the Indian Railways recruitment exam in Malayalam while people in Bihar had been demanding reduction of age limit.

Feb 20, 2018

Indian Railways to fill over 1 lakh vacancies in largest recruitment drive

In a move to contribute towards the Narendra Modi government's Skill India initiative, the Indian Railways has also kept a target of training 30,000 apprentices.

Feb 15, 2018

Indian Railways cracks the whip on absentee employees, set to fire 13,000 workers

The decision to sack 13,000 employees was made on the orders of railways minister Piyush Goyal, who told officials to weed-out absentee employees.

Feb 10, 2018

Indian Railway warn against taking selfies by tracks with graphic video

The South Central Railway posted a video on their Twitter of a 25-year-old getting hit by a train whilst he was distracted taking a selfie next to the tracks.They posted the video to warn against taking these dangerous selfies and remind people it is a criminal offence.Remarkably, the selfie-taker survived survived but was severely injured.

Jan 25, 2018

Plan your train journey in advance, get cheaper fares: Railway panel

Normally airlines offer heavy discounts to passengers for booking flight tickets months before the journey. The panel suggests implementing the same mode of operation in trains also.

Jan 18, 2018