Tag: Railway

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 […]

Bhubaneswar: The Indian Railways has come up with a new and more transparent system for the convenience of those booking train tickets online. The Indian Railways has initiated a more transparent refund system for reserved e-tickets which are cancelled or which are fully waitlisted dropped tickets, the national public transporter informed through a tweet. It […]

New Delhi: The railways is in the process of “rationalising” its passengers and freight fares, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said on Thursday. He, however, refused to say if the prices will be increased. In a media briefing, Yadav said although the railways had initiated a number of measures to counter its dwindling revenues, increasing […]

One of the common problems that train passengers have is about the charges and refund rules of train ticket cancellation. As passengers often end up getting confused, we have come up with a list of the important points/changes. Here are the following points: For cancellation of unreserved, RAC and waitlisted tickets, the cancellation charges are Rs […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: In what seems to be an outcome of faulty coupling, the bogies of Bhubaneswar-bound Sampark Kranti Express got detached on Friday morning twice – first shortly after its departure from Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT) in Delhi and again at Hathras station, triggering panic among the passengers. A woman on-board, travelling to Jamshedpur said, […]

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: With the Covid-19 cases crossing the 110 mark, the Indian Railways have started screening passengers in running trains. According to an official of Railway Ministry, the national transporter officials have started the screening of passengers inside the trains in Thiruvananthapuram with the help of the Kerala government. The official said that the work […]

Bhubaneswar: Railways are the lifeline and come under essential services that keep the entire nation going. Despite suspension of passenger train services as part of nation-wide strategy to contain the spread of coronavirus, Indian Railways is operating round-the-clock to ensure that supply of essential commodities doesn’t come to a halt. However, several railway vehicles on […]

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has issued a set of guidelines for Shramik Special trains being run to ferry the migrants stranded across the country, saying the trains will ply only if they have 90 per cent occupancy and the “states should collect the ticket fare”, inviting fierce criticism for charging for their services. A […]

Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) today informed that the train services have been restored to run as per their schedule following the withdrawn of complete lockdown in the neighbouring West Bengal on September 12. The ECoR also shared details of the restoration of the cancelled, partially cancelled trains. Restoration of Fully Cancelled Trains: 02074/02073 […]

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Railways has decided to run special trains between Secunderabad-Bhubaneswar, Guwahati-Secunderabad, and the bi-weekly Sealdah-Puri Special with revised timings from this month. Train 07016/07015 Secunderabad-Bhubaneswar-Secunderabad Special Visakha Express will now leave from Secunderabad at 4:50 PM with effect from December 3, 2020 and will arrive at Bhubaneswar at 3:25 PM on the […]

The Ministry of Railways has revised the timings of many special trains at various scheduled stations with effect from December 1, 2020, keeping in view the convenience of passengers and smooth traffic operations during a peak season ahead- Christmas and New Year. In view of the revised timings, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) administration has […]