Tag: Indian Railways

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways has added new features to its existing parcel management system. As per official sources, the computerization of parcel management system is being extended from 84 locations to additional 143 locations in phase-II and 523 locations in phase –III. It is pertinent to mention here that the Parcel Management System (PMS) of […]

Bhubaneswar: All eyes are now on the rail bridge over the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir which is nearing its completion by the Indian Railways. As per the Indian Railways, the arch railway bridge will be the highest bridge in the world as it is 359m above sea level. The bridge will connect Kashmir […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways on Monday issued a clarification on media reports regarding the cancellation of special train services in the country. As per an official release, the Railways said, “Some news report in social media are being circulated that Railways is going to cancel its trains which are currently operational from 31st March,2021.” However, […]

New Delhi: Railways Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday asserted that Indian Railways will never be privatised but said private investment should be encouraged for more efficient functioning. Replying to a discussion on Demands for Grants for Railways, Goyal said there has been no death of any passenger due to a rail accident in two years […]

New Delhi: Keeping in view safety of the women passengers in trains, the Indian Railways on Saturday said it has issued guidelines to all zonal railways to prevent crime against women in trains and railway premises. A railway ministry spokesperson said that about 23 million passengers travel through the Indian Railways every day out of […]

New Delhi: The Railways announced on Tuesday a slew of initiatives against smoking and carrying inflammable items, which were apparently the cause behind some of the recent fires on board trains. The national transporter has instructed zonal railways to initiate intensive awareness drive of seven days to educate all the stakeholders, including railway users and […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways is organizing mega recruitment drive in three phases starting from December 15 to fill up about 1.4 lakh vacancies. Over 2.44 Crore candidates will be appearing in different cities across the country, official sources said. Meanwhile, the preparations for the conduct of exams are in full swing. First phase of the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to overcome the inadequacies of capacity constraints and improve its modal share in total freight eco system of the country, Indian Railways has come up with Draft National Rail Plan. A long term strategic plan called the National Rail Plan has been developed to plan infrastructural capacity enhancement along with strategies […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways on Saturday issued a clarification on media reports that provision of issuing waitlisted tickets will be discontinued. In a statement, the Indian Railways stated that, “Efforts are being made to increase the capacity to make berths available on demand. This would reduce the possibility of passengers getting waitlisted. There is no […]