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  IRFC IPO opens today. Check price band, closing date - Should you invest?

  Business | January 18, 2021 16:14 IST

  The initial public offering (IPO) of Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) worth about Rs 4,600 crore will hit the market today on January 18.

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  Increasing capacity to make trains available on demand: Railways

  India | December 19, 2020 14:50 IST

  Ministry of Railways on Saturday announced that it has been working in the direction to increase the capacity to make trains available on demand to reduce the possibility of passengers getting waitlisted.

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  IRCTC's 'South India Temple Tour' to start from Jan 2 with COVID precautions

  News | November 22, 2020 8:38 IST

  Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is operating "South India Temple Tour" Bharat Darshan Yatra for 7 nights/8 days, keeping all COVID-19 precautions during journey.

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  Railways run 3 one-way Diwali special trains from Assam to Bengaluru, Secunderabad. Check routes

  India | November 12, 2020 22:58 IST

  Indian Railways is running three one-way festival special trains for Diwali on Thursday and Friday to Bengaluru Cantonment, Hubbali, and Secunderabad, a South Central Railway (SCR) zone official said on Thursday.

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  Punjab govt 'misguiding' people on rail track blockade by protesters in state: Railways

  World | November 06, 2020 23:41 IST

  The Railways on Friday accused the Punjab govt of “misguiding” people over the extent of blockade of rail tracks by the protesting farmers, hours after the state govt issued a statement claiming that all tracks have been cleared for train movement.

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  Railways launches 'Meri Saheli' trains for women passengers' safety

  India | November 05, 2020 21:08 IST

  The South Central Railway (SCR) has launched 'Meri Saheli', an initiative for the safety of women travellers, especially those travelling alone.

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  Punjab farm protests: Railways incur losses to the tune of Rs 1200 crore

  India | November 04, 2020 12:40 IST

  According to data from the national transporter, till date more than 2225 freight rakes carrying vital commodities could not be operated due to the blockages caused by the protestors. Around 1350 have been forced to be cancelled or diverted, they said.

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  Mumbai AC local train services to resume from Oct 15

  India | October 14, 2020 17:40 IST

  Mumbai AC local train service is set to resume from October 15 (Thursday) onwards. According to the official release, the Western Railway will run additional 194 special services including the 10 AC trains, from Thursday.

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  Railways to resume New Delhi- Katra Vande Bharat express from Oct 15

  India | October 11, 2020 16:44 IST

  The Vande Bharat train from Delhi to Katra, home to Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, will resume its service from October 15, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said. 

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  South Central Railway runs special trains for UPSC candidates

  India | September 29, 2020 21:00 IST

  The South Central Railway (SCR) zone's Vijayawada division will operate two special trains between Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam to facilitate civil services examination candidates to appear for the exam. 

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  Railways generates over 10 lakh 'man days' of work under GKRA

  India | September 27, 2020 20:20 IST

  Indian Railways on Sunday said it has generated 10,66,246 man-days of work till September 25 this year under Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan (GKRA) in six states to benefit migrant labourers.

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  Clone trains will arrive at destinations 2-3 hours before parent trains: Official

  India | September 20, 2020 18:28 IST

  The Indian Railways rolling out 40 clone trains from September 21. With this, waitlisted passengers on high traffic routes can hope to reach their destinations 2-3 hours before the corresponding parent train, a senior official said on Sunday.

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  Indian Railways introduces Rail Bicycle for inspection, monitoring & tracks repairs | Watch

  India | August 25, 2020 22:07 IST

  The introduction of the railway bicyles will help track men in inspecting and monitoring the tracks specially during monsoons. These bicycles move at a maximum speed of 15 kmph and can be easily lifted as they weigh only 30 kg. They can also be dismantled and assembled by one person.

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  Watch: Security personnel miraculously save life of passenger at Kalyan Railway Station

  News | July 29, 2020 13:04 IST

  An on duty Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel and Maharashtra Security Force (MSF) personnel K Sahu and Somnath Mahajan respectively saved the life of a 52-year-old passenger.

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  Economy Revival: Indian Railways posts higher freight load in July than last year

  Business | July 29, 2020 8:49 IST

  Indian Railways - held as the lifeline of the country- for being the principal mode of transportation in the country has brought massive news that raises hopes of a revival of the pandemic-battered economy.

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  Railways BIG Ticket change: QR code scans introduced, will fight Covid and fake tickets menace

  India | July 23, 2020 15:09 IST

  Indian Railways Moradabad division under the northern railway zone has modified the way it used to check passenger tickets. The examiners have now shifted to scanning the QR codes printed on the tickets in order to reduce human contact amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Railways to complete Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla link by 2022

  India | July 17, 2020 20:07 IST

  The Indian Railways is hopeful it will complete the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link by December 2022 and the central government is closely monitoring its progress, Railway Board Chairman V.K. Yadav said on Friday.

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  IRFC IPO likely by December-end, to fetch about Rs 500-1,000 cr

  Business | July 13, 2020 17:21 IST

  The government is looking at launching initial public offering (IPO) of Indian Railway Finance Corp Ltd (IRFC) by the end of the year.

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  Indian Railways runs record breaking 2.8 km long train called 'SheshNaag'

  India | July 04, 2020 10:32 IST

  Indian Railways has broken another record by running a 2.8 km long train called the 'SheshNaag'. The train comprises of four empty BOXN rakes, powered by four sets of electric locomotives.

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  Private train operations likely to begin by April 2023: Railway Board Chairman

  India | July 02, 2020 17:20 IST

  Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav on Thursday announced that the private train operations are expected to begin by April 2023.