Tag: Railway

Attari: Authorities in Pakistan have suspended the Samjhauta Express between India and Pakistan in view of rising tensions between the countries. The train, which was to leave Lahore for Attari in India early on Thursday, was cancelled and did not arrive here, security officials said. Passengers who were to travel to India were told they […]

The Indian Railways and its catering arm, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) have been constantly striving and coming up with new ideas for the convenience of passengers and to provide them safety and security while travelling. The Indian Railways allows passengers to reserve seats, berths, compartments, and carriages as per the rules and […]

New Delhi: Did you ever get the feeling that Indian Railways and IRCTC are looting the passengers in the name of cancellation fees? Many of the travellers complained “Why should we pay cancellation fee for no fault at all”. If you are one among them, you will now definitely change the way you look at […]

Bhubaneswar: Following a high-level meeting, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has issued an advisory to cancel or regulate trains which might get affected due to Cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ which is expected to make a landfall in Odisha. Reportedly, 103 trains have been cancelled in the first phase for Fani, while two have been diverted. According […]

Jaipur: After two years of arduous attempts, a Kota-based engineer received Rs 33 as refund from the Indian Railways which charged him the amount as service tax despite him cancelling the ticket prior to the implementation of GST. The ticket was booked in April 2017, before the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), […]

Bhubaneswar: Living up to their tagline ‘Lifeline of the Nation’, Indian Railways, the largest public transporter of the country, successfully kept the lifeline of a three year old child unbroken during his train journey on a fateful May day. The railways left no stone unturned in going an unbelievable extra mile to save the child […]

New Delhi: In a bid to reduce travel time, the Indian Railways, under its 100-day action plan, envisages increasing the speeds of trains on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes at an investment of over Rs 13,500 crore, officials said. A senior railway ministry official told IANS: “In a proposal approved by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, […]

The Indian Railways in coordination with Government Railway Police (GRP) has taken several measures to ensure security of passengers including women passengers. Policing on Railways being a State subject, prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law & order in Railway premises as well as on running trains are the statutory […]

Bhubaneswar/Puri: With an aim to provide information electronically and promote Digital India, East Coast Railway (ECoR) has launched Rath Yatra Mobile App ‘ECOR YATRA’ for the benefit of the passengers especially the devotees coming to witness the world famous car fest-2019 at Puri. The information was provided by Ajoy Behera, Chief Commercial Manager of the […]

To be extra careful in overcrowded Trains Manpower mobilisation done for smooth running of Trains & Crowd Management Use UTS Mobile App to book journey Ticket by avoiding rush at Counters Rath Yatra Mobile App ECOR Yatra to get Railway information & facilities Ahead of the world famous annual Rath Yatra in Puri, East Coast […]

New Delhi: More than 2.98 lakh positions were vacant at Railways as on June 1 this year and recruitment process is going on for over 2.94 lakh employees, according to the government. Railways Minister Piyush Goyal Wednesday told the Lok Sabha that more than 4.61 lakh people were recruited in Railways over the last decade. […]

The Indian Railways’ Central Division has released a recruitment notification for the positions of Staff Nurse. Interested and eligible candidates can walk-in for the positions on the date mentioned below. Interested candidates, with the required eligibility, can walk-in for the position on July 29, 2019. Railway Recruitment 2019 Vacancy Detail Post and Vacancies Staff Nurse […]

Kolkata: Indian Railway Traffic Service cadre officer Sanjay Kumar Mohanty has been appointed as the general manager of South Eastern Railway, an official said here on Thursday. Mohanty was earlier posted as principal executive director of Railway Board, SER spokesman Sanjay Ghosh said. The newly appointed SER general manager is an alumnus of Delhi School […]

The Indian Railways has decided to run Suvidha Special trains as well as Special Train on Special fare between Pune – Jaipur (via Vasai Road) and Pune – Hazrat Nizamuddin, for the convenience of passengers and to clear the extra rush during the festive season of Diwali. According to a press release issued by Ravinder Bhakar, […]

New Delhi: Following the sit-in staged by specially abled railway job aspirants and their supporters near Mandi House here on October 23, the Indian Railways has said that vacancies for ‘Divyangjan’ or specially abled persons will not be filled by any other categories. In a statement, the railways said it has “a clear commitment to […]