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Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Ministry of Railways has announced that the new Zonal Railway Time Table 2018–2019 and Trains at a Glance (TAG) 2018–2019 will come into effect from August 15, 2018 instead of August 1, 2018. Scroll down for all the details related to the New Time Table. SOUTH EASTERN RAILWAY: TRAIN TIME TABLE 2018–2019 South […]

Bhubaneswar: In order to clear the extra rush of passengers for ensuing Eid al-Fitr festival, the Eastern Railways will run Special Passenger trains between Sealdah & Krishnapur for two days on June 14 and 15 and between Krishnapur & Sealdah on June 15 & 16, 2018. This apart, to clear the rush, the South Central […]

New Delhi: Here’s a good news for lakhs of train commuters as the Indian Railways has introduced a new mobile application enabling booking and cancellation of unreserved tickets. The railway ministry, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the app will also enable issue and renewal of season and platform tickets, check and load R-wallet […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has brought in a few changes in the ticket booking system wherein passengers will have to be cautious before booking normal tickets as well Tatkal and Premium Tatkal tickets. This apart, IRCTC has clarified about refund in case payment is Settled but Ticket Not Booked […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: In line with digital initiatives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian Railways has for the first time completely digitized the Complaint management system. Minister of Railways & Coal Piyush Goyal, today launched a new App “Rail Madad” – An App to expedite and streamline passenger grievance redressal. RPGRAMS (Railway Passenger Grievance Redressal […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Amid so much confusion in the minds of railway passengers already, the Indian Railways has come up with some new changes and facilities that is likely to get implemented from July 1. With many changes in the recent times, ten more features and rules have been issued that may or may not benefit […]

New Delhi: Aiming to increase earnings, Indian Railways will add a saloon to mail/express trains, if booked by passengers for exclusive travel for reaching destination in comfort by paying a little more. Known as an Inspection Car, a saloon is a specially designed rail coach with two bedrooms, a drawing/dining room, two bathrooms, an attendant’s […]

New Delhi: It has been noticed that a news item is in circulation in various social media platforms, WhatsApp Groups, and some websites which mentions that Indian Railways is introducing several changes and new facilities. This news is totally incorrect and baseless. A section of media has also published this news without verifying it from […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation has rolled out a new scheme named- VIKALP to provide confirmed berths to wait-listed passengers of all train types and classes in alternate trains. The implementation of the latest scheme is considered to be hugely advantageous for the wait-listed travelers who generally face lot of hassles. Here […]

New Delhi: Rail services on passenger reservation system (PRS), including enquiry on 139 and ticket bookings, will remain unavailable for a period of two and a half hours on Friday and Saturday, the Northern Railway said. The services will remain shut from 11.45 pm on May 18 to 2.15 am on May 19 due to […]

New Delhi: Railway passengers can now monitor the refund status of their cancelled tickets in real-time by logging on to a website launched by the Railways Ministry recently. The website ‘refund.indianrail.gov.in’ only requires the Passenger Name Record (PNR) numbers of travellers to reflect their refund status. “This facility is to promote transparency in the system […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: A guidebook, which will serve as a framework document for dealing with the children rescued by the railways, was released by Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani in New Delhi Wednesday. The “Guidebook for Creating a Child Friendly and Protective Environment for Children in Contact with Railways”, developed by the National Commission for Protection […]

Lucknow: With a view to strengthen security of women passengers in trains, the North Eastern Railway (NER) has planned to install ‘panic buttons’ in coaches as well as deploy women police personnel on trains during night hours. Since the railways is focusing on “women and child safety” this year, it plans deployment of women police […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could be a major boost for lakhs of railway commuters, the East Coast Railway today announced new provisions wherein passengers can use smart phones to buy unreserved train tickets. Key Features: ■  PASSENGERS NOW AVAIL UTS TICKETS THROUGH MOBILE FOR TRAIN JOURNEY ■  RAIL COMMUTERS CAN NOW USE A MOBILE APP TO […]

Bhubaneswar/Mumbai: With a view to clearing additional rush of passengers and also provide comfortable journey to the commuters during Summer Season, 2018, Ministry of Railways has decided to run over 400 Summer Special Trains towards different destinations of the country. Here’s the list of all the trains. Scroll down to get the details.. VISAKHAPATNAM-KIRANDUL VIA […]