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Balasore: In a major breakthrough, the Crime Branch sleuths recovered a hacking software along with railway e-tickets and arrested two persons after conducting a raid on a Travel Agent Company ‘Odisha Communication’ in Jaleswar of Balasore district. The arrested duo has been identified as Nirmal Pandit of Taharapur area under Rupsa police limits and Sushant […]

In a major relief for lakhs of train passengers, the Ministry of Railways has introduced Unreserved Mobile Ticketing with a view to promote three C’s- Cashless transactions (Digital payment), Contact less ticketing (no need to physically visit the point of sale) and Customer convenience and experience. As a big leap, booking of unreserved tickets on […]

New Delhi: In what could be a special gift for the lakhs of railway passengers this festive season,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 cheaper […]

An exciting offer of the Indian Railways is on for the train passengers for this festive season as the Western Railways has decided to run Holiday Special trains on special fares till the New Year. This apart, the Central Railways will also run 24 festival special trains while bookings on special charges would be open […]

New Delhi: Ministry of Railways is always concerned over the safety of railway passengers during their journey and even at the stations. In a notice, the Ministry stated that it is providing the First Aid emergency care and medical facilities at all Railway Stations and in all passenger carrying trains for which Medical Boxes containing […]

New Delhi: In order to clear the extra rush of passengers, the Northern Railway has decided to run Special Trains for the months of October, November, December this year till February next year, i.e February 28, 2019. This apart, the Northern Railways stated that it is planning to run more festive special trains in association […]

In view of the ongoing festive season, the Central Railways and Northern Railways in association with other zonal railways will run additional festive special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers. As per sources, the Central Railway will run 38 trips of festival special trains between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus– Patna/Nagpur, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus […]

In a major boost to the tourism, Indian Railways will run a special train equipped with world class facilities on the Buddhist circuit to attract tourists from Japan, China, Thailand and Sri lanka by the end of December this year, an official said on Wednesday. Railway Board member Rajesh Agrawal, while inspecting the coaches being […]

In order to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din at Nagpur, the Central Railway will run Reserved Superfast Special Trains on Special Charges and Unreserved Special Trains to Nagpur. The details are as under:- RESERVED SPECIAL TRAINS: 1. Nasik Road – Nagpur – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Super Fast Special […]

New Delhi: The Railways has said that it would initiate stringent action against those passengers violating rules which may subject to a penalty of imprisonment up to six months or fine up to Rs 1000 or both. In a tweet posted by the Western Railways, it was mentioned that under Section 147 of Railways Act, […]

If you are one of those travellers craving for delicious food in trains, we have some good news for you. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has introduced Special Navratri Thali this festive season. The information was revealed by the Corporation in a tweet where it mentioned, “Enjoy delicious servings while staying true […]

New Delhi: Dovetailing its steadfast cleanliness campaign with ecological priorities, Indian Railway has undertaken a committed program to increase the green cover in all public utility spaces like railway stations and mass contact offices besides other working premises and railway colonies. Laudatory participation in Shramdaan by Railways officers & employees in connection with recently organized […]

Indian Railways has always been concerned for its passengers and under the ministry’s initiatives millions of travellers have benefited. Not always though… A sip of tea or coffee freshens and wakes you up, whether you are at home or travelling somewhere. Starting from youth to elderly, millions of people enjoy drinking tea or coffee during […]

In another good news ahead of the festive season, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has come up with some changes in order to help lakhs of railway commuters get train tickets at a much cheaper rate. As per sources, IRCTC is offering a discount of 10 per cent if you book tickets […]

Indian Railways has always focused on adoption of new technologies to improve train operations and provide better passenger experience to its customers. In this series, Indian Railways has introduced various IT initiatives. Following are the major initiatives taken by Indian Railways in this regard. Tracking of trains using newer technologies: Railways have experimented with tracking […]