Tag: Irctc

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Indian Railways is providing monetary award to citizens… Yes, you have heard right. Here’s a chance to win; your ideas can make you win Rs 10 lakh from the Railways. Indian Railways, which ferries over 22 million passengers every day, is facing issues in revenue growth over the past four years and to […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways has brought in some new rules to strengthen the online ticket reservation system, including the Tatkal booking. Some of the measures taken by the government are: Six tickets (maximum) in a month can be booked from one user ID and it can be extended to 12, if the ID is […]

New Delhi: Passengers booking tickets for the railways’ luxury train, Maharajas’ Express, can now avail 17 per cent discount on Air India tickets to any part of the country, a senior railway official said on Wednesday. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), the travel and tourism arm of railways and Air India, has […]

New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal would soon be able to monitor the entire rail network, including movement of trains and earnings of the national transporter, live in his office through a software. The system could also become available for the general public soon as the railways is mulling putting up such screens on its […]

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 […]

Mumbai: Over two weeks after the railway authorities requested the Maharashtra Environment Ministry to authorise them to act against the plastic ban violators and penalise them, they are still waiting for a response, officials said today. A couple of days before the state-wide ban on plastic items came into force on June 23, the Central […]

Kolkata: Passengers of Puri-Sealdah Duronto Express today complained of “undercooked” food served by the onboard caterer, following which the IRCTC decided not to renew its contract with the company responsible for supplying food in the train. Stating that strict punitive action will be taken against the caterer, IRCTC group general manager (east zone) Debasish Chanda […]

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. […]

Mumbai: The Railways today said that it would initiate action against those violating the Maharashtra government’s plastic ban which comes into effect from Saturday. “We are in touch with state government agencies to enforce the ban. After getting the nod of state authorities, we will start penalising passengers who are in possession of banned plastic […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Under fire for its proposal to enforce a three-decade-old rule to penalise passengers for carrying excess baggage, the railways has now shelved the plan, saying it was only to generate awareness among travellers. The national transporter had launched a six-day drive from June 1 to check for excess baggage but the decision to […]

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 […]

Mumbai: Western Railway’s women officials today began interactive sessions with women commuters to seek suggestions to improve safety and security, a senior Railway official said today. The first session was held at Bandra station at 10 am today. These sessions will be conducted over the next five days in major stations comprising Mumbai Central, Bandra, […]

New Delhi: Passengers on 25 trains can now choose their meals from a pre-loaded menu and pay through credit or debit cards without worrying about being overcharged or having to shell out the exact amount for their food, railway officials have said. The facility, recently put into effect, will cover all zones in a phased […]

New Delhi: With increased complaints from passengers about overcharging by vendors, the IRCTC has decided to introduce billing through Point of Sale (POS) devices on-board trains. The POS hand-held devices are being introduced in a phased manner, beginning with 100 such machines getting introduced on 26 trains, an official statement by the Indian Railway Catering […]

New Delhi: Indian Railways has increased the monthly cap on tickets booked on the ICRTC portal from six to 12 for Aadhaar-verified passengers, officials said. The move, which came into effect on October 26, is believed to be an innovative way for the railways to encourage passengers to link their Aadhaar numbers to their online […]