A day after the Google announced that it is gradually winding down its free public WiFi Station programme, currently available at 415 railway stations in India, the Railways has assured the continuation of the free WiFi services at these stations.
Over 3,000 trains were cancelled last year due to maintenance works on the Indian Railways network, the highest since 2014, the national transporter said in response to an RTI query.
Indian Railways on Friday announced that a new train based on Ramayan theme will be launched by March-end. With Ramayana-themed interiors and bhajans playing on board, the Railways' next edition of the Ramayana Express, will take pilgrims to locations associated with Lord Ram, and it will give passengers the feel of being on a temple on wheels.
The Indian Railways will ferry, for a fee, Pakistani pilgrims from Atari border to Ajmer Sharif Dargah for the Urs fair-2020, official sources said on Tuesday.
The Railways will run special trains to Ajmer from Puri for the 'Urs' festival later this month.
Indian Railways has set the ball rolling for a massive restructuring of some major railway stations in India. The work for a congestion-free entry/exit at Bhopal's Habibganj and Gandhinagar (Gujarat) is already at an advanced stage, Ministery of Railways has said. Tenders for a complete overhaul of Gomtinagar, Anand Vihar, Bijwasan and Chandigarh railway station will also be floated soon.
The Indian Railways is likely to go with trains having both AC and non-AC coaches in Mumbai due to resistance from passengers towards higher ticket price. Currently, there are two fully air-conditioned (AC) trains running on local suburb network in Mumbai.
7th Pay Commission: The PM Modi-led Central government introduced the Union Budget for FY 2020-2021 in Parliament on Saturday. Lakhs of govt employees awaited for some good news for them in the new budget 2020.
In major announcements of Union Budget for the financial year 2020-19, Nirmala Sitharaman allocated ₹70,000 crores to Indian Railways and an outlay for capital expenditure amounting to ₹1.61 trillion.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that more Tejas Express-style trains will be put into service by Indian Railways on key tourism routes. Tejas Express is a more premium version of the Shatabdi-style AC Chair Car trains.
Railway Budget 2020: Indian Railways, the lifeline of the country and the common man, is expecting big announcements from the Railway Budget 2020. Will trains fare hike? Is one of the biggest questions raised ahead of Budget. Railway Budget 2020 is expected to lay out the roadmap for an investment of Rs 50 lakh crore by 2030 in the Indian Railways network.
In a first, railways will allow armed escorts provided by private agencies in goods trains to ensure the safety of commodities susceptible to pilferage and theft, according to an order issued by the national transporter.
The bullet train corridors are aimed at catering to the demand for fast travel on major routes, the Indian Railways has said. With the development, the Indian Railways is also hoping to complete 90 per cent of land acquisition work for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor in another 6 months time.
Kolkata: India's first underwater metro project is being constructed in Kolkata, a small segment of it will pass under the iconic Hoogly river on which the famous Howrah bridge exists.
Bhartiya Rail, a Hindi rap song that sheds light on the unity within diverse India, through the railways, has been launched.
RRB NTPC 2019 Important Questions: The RRB NTPC exam competition level is quite high this year due to an increased number of applicants. indiatvnews.com have listed down some important current affairs questions which may come in the upcoming RRB NTPC 2019-2020 exam.
The Indian Railways is yet again expecting the highest-ever outlay for capital expenditure of over Rs 1.70 lakh crore from Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is set to present the Budget on February 1.
Ghulam Mustafa, who has more than 563 IRCTC IDs and accounts in 2400 SBI branches plus 600 rural banks, was arrested from Bhubaneshwar, On Tuesday. Mustafa, who hails from jharkhand, is also suspected to have financial links with terrorists.
What if we told you, only two passengers board this train at a junction that sees footfall of thousands?
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has emphasized on the need for public-private partnership for bringing more investments for fast track development of the railways.
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