Indian Railway
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RRB NTPC Admit Card: Railway likely to conduct RRB NTPC exam after paramedical, know paper pattern
Education | Jul 10, 2019, 03:30 PM ISTThe Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is likely to conduct NTPC exam by July last week. However, no official announcement regarding the exam date has been made yet. Also, soon after the exam date for RRB NTPC exam will be announced, admit card for the same will be released on the official site.
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Rajdhani, Shatabdi Express to be replaced with world class modern trains by 2020
Budget | Jul 06, 2019, 10:03 AM ISTTo improve the quality of train travel and services, the Modi government will build world-class modern train sets, including more 'Train 18s' and 'Train 20'. The trains will replace Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express by 2020. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today allocated more than Rs 3,000 crore for rail passenger amenities in the 2019-2020 Budget, an around 200 per cent rise from the last fiscal.
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Economic Survey 2019: Zero train collisions in 2018-19, fire incidents rise
Business | Jul 04, 2019, 03:54 PM ISTThough the incidents of train collision have come down to zero in 2018-19, the Economic Survey Thursday said the occurrence of fire in trains has registered an increase. The incidents of derailment have come down from 78 in 2016-17 to 46 in the last financial year, the Economic Survey 2018-19 said.
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Viral video: Water deluge in AC coach, railways responds speedily
India | Jul 04, 2019, 09:54 AM ISTThe video of the incident, which occurred on June 29, was shared by a passenger named Suyagya Rai on Twitter, and soon became viral on social media as it was widely shared by Twitter users.
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Amarnath yatra:Train services on Banihal-Qazigund section to be suspended from 10 am-3pm daily
India | Jul 03, 2019, 06:43 AM ISTTrain services on Banihal-Qazigund rail section in Kashmir Valley will remain suspended from Wednesday for some duration daily till the completion of the annual Amarnath yatra, railway officials said.
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Rail coach factory in Rae Bareli gets green stamp, labelled as the most environment friendly unit
India | Jun 27, 2019, 02:59 PM ISTThe Modern Coach Factory (MCF) in Rae Bareli has reduced its energy consumption by 53 per cent per coach with the use of energy-efficient fittings and process optimization.
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Rs 4,100 crore allotted to build Road Over/Under Bridges in 2019-20: Piyush Goyal
India | Jun 26, 2019, 08:01 PM ISTThe railways has spent over Rs 3,500 crore in building Road Over Bridges and Road Under Bridges in 2018-2019 and has allocated Rs 4,100 crore for the purpose in the current financial year
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Massage on trains: Indore MP says it's 'standardless' against 'Indian culture', writes to Goyal
India | Jun 13, 2019, 05:15 PM ISTRailways was readying to begin the facility in the next couple of weeks in 39 trains departing from Indore.
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Indian Railways will now offer you massage service on trains, price starting at Rs 100
India | Jun 08, 2019, 04:05 PM ISTTo start with, Indian Railways will provide this facility in 39 trains departing from Indore Railway Station.
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Major railway stations to have security access like airports
India | Jun 05, 2019, 10:06 AM ISTThe scanning gadgets installed at the entry points would be upgraded and a team of highly trained RPF commandos will be deployed at the key points on important railway stations.
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Piyush Goyal retains railways, likely to focus on safety, non-fare revenue
India | May 31, 2019, 02:49 PM ISTPiyush Goyal, having achieved the lowest accident figures in his previous tenure, had repeatedly said that his goal was to reach the zero accident standard.
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'Your user history': Man accuses Railways of showing vulgar ads, IRCTC's reply has netizens in splits
India | May 29, 2019, 11:27 PM ISTA social media user blamed IRCTC for showing vulgar and obscene ads on its ticket booking app. IRCTC's response left the Twitterati in awe.
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Man gets Rs 33 refund for cancelled ticket after 2 years of battle with IRCTC
India | May 09, 2019, 11:18 AM ISTThe ticket was booked in April 2017, before the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), and subsequently cancelled. It was booked for a journey on July 2, 2017, a day after the new tax regime came into force.
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205 railway projects report cost overrun of Rs 2.21 lakh cr
India | Apr 21, 2019, 11:39 AM ISTTotal cost overrun of 205 delayed railway projects is whopping Rs 2.21 lakh crore, the latest flash report of the Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry (MOSPI) for December 2018 showed.
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Maharashtra: Fire breaks out in goods train wagon, 10 long-distance trains halted
India | Nov 09, 2018, 09:35 AM ISTThe overhead electric wire melted due to the heat as a result of which at least 10 long-distance trains were halted, the official said.
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GRP allegedly beat students and teacher over seat issue at Banda station in UP
News | Sep 30, 2018, 08:28 AM ISTGRP allegedly beat students and teacher over seat issue at Banda station in UP
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A new project launched by Google to preserve, digitise Indian Railways' culture
Technology | Sep 28, 2018, 08:28 PM ISTGoogle and Ministry of Railways launch a project to preserve the cultural heritage of the Indian Railways. The project is divided into four sections, which include "Journeys", "People", "Heritage" and "Engineering".
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Bizarre ! Indian Railway wagon reaches UP from Andhra Pradesh in 4 years
News | Jul 28, 2018, 08:45 AM ISTA UP based trader booked the wagon to transport fertilizers from Visakhapatnam port to Basti in 2014
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Rajdhani, Shatabdi trains ran late by over 20 per cent in last two months
India | Jul 20, 2018, 05:32 PM ISTRailway’s premium trains Shatabdi and Rajdhani ran late by around 30 per cent and 22 per cent respectively during the last two months
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Engine of 3152 Jammu Tawi Kolkata Express derails near Uttar Pradesh's Akbarpur
India | Jun 14, 2018, 11:25 AM ISTThe engine of the 3152 Jammu Tawi Kolkata Express derailed near Uttar Pradesh's Akbarpur late on Wednesday night.