Tag: Railways

The gamechanger for the Railways will be the commissioning of the Dedicated Freight Corridor. The DFC, with its advantages of speed and higher carrying capacity, can also help reduce freight charges by as much as 50 per cent.

Boulders fall on moving train; 5 coaches of Bengaluru-bound train derail between Toppuru - Sivadi of Bengaluru division; ‘no casualties’

Railways is one of the biggest contributing organisation in the Olympic Games with approx 20 per cent of the total athletes.

The West Central Railway DRM’s Office Personnel Department, Jabalpur has released a recruitment notification for Act Apprentice positions. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions before the deadline. The last date of application submission is January 23, 2019. RRB Recruitment 2019 vacancy Detail Act Apprentice: 1273 Posts Department-Wise Vacancy for Fitter, Electrician, Welder, […]

The Southern Railway has released a recruitment notification for Apprentice positions. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions before the deadline. The last date to apply for the position is January 13, 2019. Railway Recruitment Vacancy Detail Apprentice: 824 Posts Carriage and Wagon Workshop/Perambur- FRESHERS & Ex.ITI – 384 Electrical Workshop/Perambur -FRESHERS & […]

Adding to the slew of vacancy notifications released by the largest transporter of the country, Indian Railways, a new vacancy notification has been released by the Railway Recruitment Cell (RRC). The RRC, Hubballi (South Western Railway) has invited applications for the positions of Apprentice. Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions on or […]

New Delhi: The Indian Railways is creating a buzz with its “Plan Bee” to tackle a mammoth problem at a meagre cost: It has installed devices which mimic the humming of a swarm of bees to keep elephants off the tracks to avert accidents. The Indian Railways on Friday said that its “Plan Bee”, launched […]

Bhubaneswar:Creating a new record, the East Coast Railway has launched six Limited Height Subways (LHS) in Sambalpur division after completing them in a single block of four and half hours, officials said Friday. With the launching of six LHSs yesterday, seven unmanned level crossing gates will be closed in Bhawanipatna-Lanjigarh Road Section of Kalahandi area, […]

New Delhi: Are you planning to travel on weekends? Travelling by train over the weekend may get cumbersome as the railways has decided to undertake major maintenance works across all its zones on Sundays. However, if a train gets delayed during meal times, passengers with reserved tickets will get free food and water, Railway Minister […]

Mumbai: To maintain the punctuality of trains departing from their originating stations, the Central Railway has started a procedure to swap rakes, a senior Railway official said on Saturday. He said that trains that come to Mumbai, called Up trains in railway terminology, are sometimes late and this, in turn, meant that they departed late […]

 Rourkela: A new escalator at Rourkela Railway Station was inaugurated today by Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram. Addressing media, the Union minister said,” I would like to thank the Railway authorities for installing this escalator for the differently-abled and senior citizens.” The minister said that soon a lift will also be installed at the […]

Bhubaneswar: Come Rath Jatra, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) will run Mainline Engine Multiple Unit (MEMU) trains in Odisha. ECoR General Manager Umesh Singh while adressing a press conference on Friday informed that the MEMU trains will be introduced between Berhampur and Bhadrak stations. The introduction of MEMU trains will certainly reduce travel time for […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Railways has partnered with ride-hailing company Ola to facilitate last mile connectivity in at least five key railway stations in Delhi, a statement from the national carrier said. With the move coming into effect, passengers at New Delhi, Old Delhi, Anand Vihar, Sarai Rohilla and Nizamuddin stations will now be able to […]

New Delhi: The Indian Railways has launched SRIJAN (station rejuvenation through joint action), a mega station redevelopment project to select designs for remodelling 600 major stations across the country. The Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited (IRSDC), a Railways’ joint venture company has launched the project on the mygov.com portal. Public are invited to send […]

New Delhi: The Railways has decided to refund examination fee to candidates who are set to apply for 90,000 posts. Candidates of the exempted categories will get refund of Rs 250 examination fee whereas general category candidates will be refunded Rs 400. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday, “I want to make it clear […]