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- Indian railways needs private participation: official
New Delhi, Feb 3: Indian Railways needs large investment from private players to make it more efficient, a senior official said today.
"Railways need a national policy with legall....
- Railways plan to modernise stations with SPV
New Delhi, Feb 1: In order to pursue its four year old ambitious plan to create world class stations, the Indian Railways Wednesday announced the creation of a dedicated authority to do the job....
- Railway safety, modernisation reports delayed
New Delhi, Jan 17: Reports of two high powered committees on railway safety and modernisation, headed by former Atomic Energy Commission chief Anil Kakodkar and National Innovation Council head....
- India seeks Japanese cooperation to run bullet trains
New Delhi, Jan 13: Aiming to benefit from Japanese expertise and cooperation in running bullet trains, Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi here on Thursday discussed the issue with Japanese Minist....
- Red Ribbon Express launched
New Delhi, Jan 12: The Red Ribbon Express train, which will ply across the country spreading awareness about HIV among the people, was flagged off today from here.
The launch of the t....
- Rs.19,000 crore approved for J&K rail line
New Delhi, Jan 4: Renewing its commitment to the strategic Jammu-Baramulla rail link in Jammu and Kashmir, the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure today approved additional Rs.19,000 crore towa....
- Central government unable to supervise all metro rail projects
New Delhi, Dec 7: It was impossible for the central government to supervise the construction of metro rail projects in small cities, parliament was told today.
"Neither it is poss....
- Railway safety is top priority: Minister
New Delhi, Dec 1: Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today asked general managers to accord top priority to strengthening safety and said there would be "zero tolerance" to those erring in....
- Railways to launch revamped Tatkal scheme on Monday
New Delhi, Nov 20: Aiming to make emergency travel easy for the passengers and check touts at ticket booking counters, Indian Railways will reduce the advance reservation period for Tatkal tick....
- Delhi Metro will be bigger than London underground: Kamal Nath
New Delhi, Nov 18: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has been asked to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) for Delhi Metro's fourth phase, after which its network will be bigger than Lon....
- Metro rail for 2 mn-plus cities: Kamal Nath
New Delhi, Nov 17: The environment- and commuter-friendly metro rail will soon run in Indian cities having a population of more than 2 million with the government approving the ambitious projec....
- Railway minister hints at fare hike
New Delhi, Nov 11: Hinting at a possible revision of passenger fares, Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi today said his ministry is considering hiking the "fuel component" in the ticket c....
- Railways to curb Tatkal misuse
New Delhi, Nov 11:To curb the activities of touts at Tatkal ticket booking counters, the railways today reduced the advance reservation period from 48 hours to 24 hours and said no refund will ....
- New heads for Central, Western Railways
Mumbai, Nov 10: The Central Railway and Western Railway, both headquartered here, got new heads today, officials said.
S.K. Jain took over as the new general manager of the Central Ra....
- Central Railway turns 60 Saturday
Mumbai, Nov 4: Steeped in rich history synonymous with the development of Mumbai as the country's commercial capital, the Central Railway, headquartered here but catering to a large part o....
- Railway want PPP mode for high speed trains
New Delhi, Nov 4: Stating that a high speed rail corridor can become a catalyst for India's economic growth, Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa today stressed the public-private ....
- Special train for Bhutan royal couple
New Delhi, Oct 25: The railways have extended the famed Indian hospitality to Bhutan's visiting royal couple by arranging a special luxury train for their honeymoon trip to Rajasthan.
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- Railways to further curb misuse of Tatkal facility
New Delhi, Oct 20: In order to check Tatkal tickets being cornered by touts at the booking counters, the Indian railways today restricted the number of tickets per individual to two between 8.0....
- Now you can track a moving train
New Delhi, Oct 20: If you are concerned about the safety of your family or friend travelling in a train, a GPS-based train tracking system launched by Indian Railways will make it possible at ....
- Railway amenities panel stresses on tackling blockades
Kolkata, Oct 16: Keeping in mind the increasing instances of railway blockades causing inconvenience to passengers, the Indian Railways' Passenger Amenities Committee has recommended that a....
- Indian Railways working on system to check collisions
Chennai, Sep 14: Indian Railways are working on a system to prevent train accidents like the one near Arakkonam in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday night, which killed 10 and injured 86, said Railway Mini....
- Railways mulling 78 days of bonus to workers despite revenue slump
New Delhi, Sep 13: The railway authorities are presently awaiting the nod of the Cabinet for the Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) it is planning to give to the workers in the festive season. Th....
- Railways' first quarter revenue up 12.15 percent
New Delhi, July 18: Indian Railways today reported an increase of 12.15 percent in its revenue for April-June, which stood at Rs.24,756.18 crore, compared to Rs.22,074.92 crore in the correspon....
- Indian Railways Q1 freight volumes up 7.06 percent
New Delhi, July 15: The Indian Railways today reported an increase of 7.06 percent in freight traffic volumes it carried during the first quarter of the current fiscal at 233.77 million tonnes ....
- Eastern Railway earnings rise by 3.51 percent
Kolkata, Feb 22: Eastern Railway posted a 3.51 percent increase in its total earnings to Rs.3,961.18 crore during April 2010-January 2011 as against Rs.3,826.75 crore during the corresponding p....
- Businessman proposes to operate private train between Shirdi and Mumbai
Mumbai, Feb 18: Very soon a private train may ply between Shirdi and Mumbai. A plan was recently submitted to the Indian railway ministry in this regard by a Mumbai-based business tycoon Rajesh....
- Railways sign deal for axle unit in Bengal
New Delhi, Jan 10: The railway ministry and state-owned Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) today signed an agreement for setting up a new rail axle manufacturing factory at New Jalpaiguri in ....
- India signs $416-mn deal for railway track in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Nov 26: India today signed a $416 million agreement for the construction of a railway line in Sri Lanka's northern region. The deal was clinched during a meeting between visiting I....
- Railways income goes up by 7.83%
New Delhi, Oct 6: Revenue earned by the Indian Railways for the months of April to September in the present fiscal has increased by 7.83 percent. This increase has been calculated on a year on ....
- Railways to use five-digit numbering system for trains
New Delhi, Sep 23: The Indian Railways will switch over to a five-digit numbering system for passenger trains from the present four-digit one from December, the railway ministry said today.
- Trains to use GPS to avoid accidents
New Delhi, August 20: The global positioning system (GPS) technology will be installed on trains in the next two years to avoid accidents, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.
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- Railways accept credit card with photograph as identity proof
New Delhi, Aug 16: The Indian Railways has begun accepting credit cards with laminated photographs issued by banks as identity proof of passengers travelling on e-tickets from Aug 6, an officia....
- Why doesnt railways implement the anti-collision device, asks designer
New Delhi, Aug 13: It has been eight years since a safety device like the Anti-Collision Device (ACD) was designed, tested and certified for use by the Research Designs and Standards Organisati....
- Delhi Metro pays back over Rs.567 crore to Japanese agency
New Delhi, Aug 7: One of the few metros in the world to make an operational profit, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has paid an amount of over Rs. 567 crore back to a Japanese agency, w....
- India to expand railway connectivity with Bangladesh
Agartala, Aug 5: India will extend its railway network to two more places along the India-Bangladesh border to improve connectivity between the two countries, a railway official announced today....
- East Coast Railway registers growth in freight loading
Bhubaneswar, July 28: The East Coast Railway today said it has registered a 5.87 percent increase in freight loading during the first quarter of this fiscal as compared to the growth in the cor....
- Indian Railways - a factfile
New Delhi, July 19: A factfile on Indian Railways which runs the world's second largest railroad network under a single management.
-The network comprises 64,015 route km with 6,9....
- Railway ticket booking site made more accessible to common man
New Delhi, July 14: Indian Railways today decided to make its ticket-booking website inaccessible to touts and travel agents during the opening hour of the sale of Tatkal (instant) and other ti....
- Railways' first quarter earnings grew by over 7 percent
New Delhi, July 9: Indian Railways' earnings grew by over 7 percent in the first quarter of this fiscal, the railway ministry said today.
It earned Rs.22,061.13 crore between Apri....
- Railways to take another day to restore normalcy
New Delhi, July 6: A day after a nationwide shutdown disrupted over 265 train services, Indian Railways today said it will take another 24 hours to restore full normalcy even as many diverted t....
- Railways to give free houses to squatters: Mamata
Kolkata, June 13: Union minister Mamata Banerjee said today that the Indian Railways will provide free houses to squatters who are willing to vacate its land besides tracks across the country.
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- Don't disrupt railways for political agenda: Mamata
Kolkata, June 13: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today appealed to all political outfits not to disrupt train services to fulfil their political agenda.
"The Indian Railways ser....
- Special trains for Ajmer Sharif pilgrims
New Delhi, June 13: The Indian Railways will run special trains to Ajmer from various parts of the country for devotees travelling to the the Rajasthan city for the 798th Urs of Hazrat Khwaja M....
- Railways move to cut cancer patients' quota opposed
Chandigarh, June 6: Akali Dal MP from Bathinda Harsimrat Kaur Badal today urged Railways Minister Mamta Banerjee not to reduce the quota in railways for cancer patients and their attendants.
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- Railways reviewing policy on catering services on trains
New Delhi, April 30: Concerned with the low quality of food served on trains, the government today said it is reviewing its policy on catering services.
"For bringing about overal....
- Now, behavior management counseling for railway porters
New Delhi, Apr 28: The Indian Railways have finally decided to act on the complaints lodged by passengers regarding the offensive behavior of railway station porters. For the very first time, t....
- Dial four wrong entries to talk to railway enquiry official!
New Delhi: Tired of trying to reach a call centre official in Indian Railways' passenger information system 139? Just dial the number and then make four wrong entries and your call will be ....
- Mamata lays foundation for coach factory in Bengal
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today laid the foundation for a Rs.860-crore rail coach factory at Kanchrapara which is expected to supply 500 EMU and Metro coaches annually over a pe....
- Indian railways planning to remodel its web portal
New Delhi: The Indian Railways have planned to redesign its online portal to enhance its interaction with customers and passengers. At present, the portal records around 1.5 crore user clicks d....
- Secunderabad-Nizamuddin Duronto Express flagged off
Hyderabad: The non-stop bi-weekly Duronto Express from Secunderabad to Hazrat Nizamuddin (Delhi) became operational today.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K.Rosaiah flagged off the trai....
- British delegation to meet Indian railway board officials
Kolkata: British businessmen are looking for opportunities in the Indian railway sector, members of a delegation said here today. The delegates will meet railway board officials in New Delhi on....
- Railways to focus on increasing coach manufacturing capacity
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced a slew of new projects, some in partnership with the private sector, to bolster the country's coach manufacturing capacity and pr....
- Suhel Seth to advise railways on advertising
Kolkata: The railway ministry has inducted well known advertising professional Suhel Seth as a member of the Expert Committee on Railways for providing new advertising ideas.
The comm....
- Railway connectivity, Mamata's gift to Nandigram
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today inaugurated a project for laying 17 km of railway tracks in West Bengal's Nandigram and promised jobs or houses to those whose land may be ac....
- Mamata waves as steam engine chugs through Rajpath
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee waved cheerily as a whistle blowing steam engine that has for long connected distant corners of the country rolled down the Rajpath boulevard during ....
- Monorail maker seeks site, partner for Indian plant
Chennai: Malaysian company Scomi International, the partner of Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T) for the Mumbai monorail project, is scouting for a suitable site and partner to build its Indian m....
- Are bullet trains coming to India?
New Delhi: Can Indians ever fulfill their dream of traveling in a bullet train in the nation itself that would travel at a speed of 350 Km/hour?
The government is now considering the ....
- Special Kalka-Shimla trains start for New Year
Shimla: The Northern Railway has started four special trains on the world heritage Kalka-Shimla rail line in Himachal Pradesh to cater to the tourist rush during the New Year's eve celebrat....
- Railways' revenue up 8.74 percent
New Delhi: Indian Railways' earnings jumped 8.74 percent in the first eight months this fiscal to Rs.55,586.69 crore ($12 billion) as compared with Rs.51,117.55 crore in the like period las....
- Railways to employ people helping to prevent accidents: Mamata
Nalikul (West Bengal): The Railways will give jobs to people who help prevent accidents or provide tip-off about sabotage, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday, asking people to com....
- Shakeel Ahmed is new Hindustan Copper chief
Kolkata: Public sector undertaking Hindustan Copper today said Railway Board advisor Shakeel Ahmed will be its next chairman and managing director.
Ahmed replaces Satish C. Gupta.
- Howrah-Mumbai Duronto Express flagged off
Kolkata: The Howrah-Mumbai Duronto Express, a non-stop train between the two cities, was flagged off today from Howrah railway station, officials said.
The train started its journey a....
- Chidambaram flags off non-stop Chennai-Delhi train
Chennai: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today flagged off the non-stop Duronto Express from Chennai to Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi.
The train started its 28-hour journey 6.40 a....
- Bharat Earth Movers to make multi-speed rail coaches
Bangalore: State-run Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) plans to manufacture hi-tech rail coaches for low, medium and high speed trains in technology collaboration with Alstom of France, a top comp....
- Railways' April-May revenue up 3.34 percent
New Delhi: The total earnings of Indian Railways during April-May stood at around Rs.13,709 crore, compared to Rs.13,266 crore earned during the corresponding period last year, reflecting an in....
- Railways declares war on rampaging rats
New Delhi : After digging through miles of cable lines and chewing up precious valuables, an army of rats infesting the New Delhi railway station will now be flushed out of their secure homes....
- Railways to execute three big-ticket projects
New Delhi: The cabinet on Monday gave its approval to the Indian Railways to execute on its own three big-ticket projects, including a rail coach factory at Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, due t....
- 170,000 posts vacant in Railways
New Delhi: Around 170,000 posts are vacant in the Indian Railways, the government said on Thursday.
The vacancies include some 32,600 posts reserved for scheduled castes, scheduled tribe....
- Rail link to Kashmir Valley may have to be realigned
Jammu: The proposed 70-km rail link between Katra in the Jammu region and Qazigund in Kashmir Valley may have to be realigned because of geological obstacles, pushing the project cost upwards....
- Railways to get Rs.200 bn loan from Japan
New Delhi: Indian Railways will likely get Rs.200 billion (Rs.20,000 crore/$4 billion) from Japan for their rail freight corridor project, Railways Minister Lalu Prasad said here Friday.
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- Railway police in Bihar to become people-friendly
Patna: In a move to make the Government Railway Police (GRP) more people-friendly and accessible, all its officials have been asked to wear their name badges in Hindi and Urdu as against Engl....
- Lalu, Sonia in Rae Bareli to launch rail coach factory
New Delhi: Railways Minister Lalu Prasad, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party MP Rahul Gandhi reached Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh today afternoon to launch a Rs.20 billion ($408 milli....
- Western Railway's freight earning jumps nearly 21 pc
Ahmedabad: Western Railway's freight earning went up to Rs 22.6 billion in the first seven months this fiscal, an increase of 20.58 per cent over the corresponding period in 2007. An official s....
- Railways plans CNG engine to reduce diesel costs
New Delhi: In a bid to reduce its expenditure on diesel, Indian Railways has decided to develop dual fuel engines which would also use CNG. "We have decided to use CNG in train operations with ....
- Railways may enforce Act to acquire land in Rae Bareilly
New Delhi: With an aim to go ahead with its ambitious rail coach factory, Railways is mulling over an alternative action plan to acquire land for the purpose in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareilly dis....
- High air fare, huge jump in Railway AC booking
New Delhi: The steep rise in airfares has given a major boost to Indian Railways, which has seen bookings in air-conditioned (AC) coaches rise by more than 50 per cent. The railways carried 5.9....
- Railways to enhance exports to developing countries
Varanasi: Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), an Indian Railways production unit in Varanasi, is all set to become a hub for exports to developing nations, especially in Africa and the Middle East.
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