Tag: Indian Railway

Nagpur: In a freak incident, a wheel of the speeding Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur Express broke into two pieces near here on Tuesday morning but alert railway staff averted any tragedy, officials said. The incident came to light after some unusual sounds emanated from the wheels and the driver stopped the train, but by then, it had already […]

New Delhi: After students demanding jobs blocked movement of local trains in Mumbai, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the recruitment policy of the Indian Railways was “competitive and transparent” in line with Supreme Court guidelines. The protesting students who have passed the Railway Act Apprentice exam were demanding removal of 20 per cent […]

New Delhi: In yet another initiative, the Indian Railways has firmed up plans to run special ‘Pravasi Bharti’ trains between Allahabad and Delhi to ferry delegates of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas from the Kumbh Mela in time for the Republic Day event in the national capital, sources said. Railways will convert all third AC coaches […]

New Delhi: After drawing flak over plans to serve only vegetarian food on October 2, Indian Railways has decided not to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary as ‘Vegetarian Day’. In an order sent to the IRCTC, the national carrier’s catering arm, the Railway Board has instructed that the option of non-vegetarian food be made available […]

New Delhi: State-of-the-art water ATMs are now available at more than 100 railway stations across the country, supplying purified water to passengers at low cost, a railway official said today. The Indian Railway Tourism and Catering Corporation (IRCTC) had tied up with water technology venture, Swajal, last year for the installation of such water ATMs. […]

New Delhi: After a drive to catch passengers carting excess baggage, the railways has now decided to go after ticketless travellers from June 8 to June 22, the Railway Board said today. A report on the exercise will have to be submitted by the zones by June 23, a letter issued by the board to […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Rail passengers in Kerala can now have tickets printed in their local language — Malayalam — thanks to a people-friendly initiative of the Southern Railway (SR). With an aim to popularise Railways and help those who find it difficult to read ticket details in English or Hindi, Southern Railway has launched an initiative to […]

Bhubaneswar/Coimbatore: Southern Railway’s salem division has warned the public and job aspirants not to fall prey to claims of some unauthorised institutions running ‘safety training courses’, for assured railway employment. A release from the division said it had come to their notice that these institutions were enrolling students and reportedly collecting hefty sums from them […]

Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway (ECoR) has emerged as the largest freight loading railway zone of Indian Railways in 2015-16. ECoR loaded 173.49 million tonnes of freight compared to 161.91 million tonnes achieved in the corresponding period previous year and registered an increase of 7.1 per cent, its officials said. On the earnings side, ECoR earned […]

New Delhi: In what could be a special gift for the lakhs of railway passengers this New Year, the Indian Railways has decided to completely remove flexi fares from trains with less than 50 per cent occupancy. The reduction of Flexi Fares is going to benefit both the passengers that can now avail tickets at […]

New Delhi: The Indian Railways offers concessions on ticket prices to 53 different categories, ranging from 10-100 per cent. While students going to their hometown or educational tours can avail a concession of 50 per cent in second and sleeper class, students hailing from Scheduled Tribes can avail a concession of 75 per cent. Similarly, […]

Just ahead of the new year, the Railway Ministry has come up with yet another initiative for its passengers. Rail Minister Piyush Goyal stated that Railways is set to increase the combined reservation quota of lower births in trains for senior citizens and all the female passengers that are 45 years of age and above […]

Railway passengers should be aware that booking of Railway reserved tickets through Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) mobile app can be made using various payment modes enabled by Government or private banks through Multiple Payment Providers. At present, there are five Multiple Payment Providers integrated on IRCTC mobile app. The Government payment gateways […]

Good news for the rail enthusiasts as the Indian Railways is set for the tourist season with two big announcements. Now not only destinations will look good, but the journey itself would be luxurious. In such an initiative, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced that Indian Railways has decided to open their famed saloon cars to […]

The Indian Railways is planning to lure more passengers by revoking the flexi-fare scheme in some trains and offering discounts in others. The move comes just at the start of the festive season, when the airlines’ load factor is packed due to discount schemes. The railways plan to give graded discounts in fares for all […]