The Northern Railway has cancelled, short-terminated and diverted some trains in view of the farmers' agitation in Punjab against farm bills.
The two Tejas Express services are the first set of trains run by a corporate entity, IRCTC, a subsidiary of the Indian Railways. The operations resume with several guidelines including the mandatory use of masks and Aarogya Setu app for all users.
At least 22 special trains would be operated by the South Western Railway (SWR) to and from Karnataka from October 23-27 to ferry passengers for Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath puja.
The Railways Ministry has approved Zonal Railways' proposal for the operation of 196 pairs of Festival Special trains. The trains will be operated between October 20 to November 30. The fare applicable for these services will be that applicable for special trains.
Trains running on identified routes at a speed of 130 kmph or above on the railway network will have only air-conditioned coaches in the near future as part of the Railways’ plans to upgrade the network, an official said on Sunday.
In a welcome move for those seeking to travel to Jammu and Katra in Jammu and Kashmir from Delhi as country is exiting from the lockdown in phased manner, the Railways will resume service of India's semi-high speed train New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat express from an early convenient date.
Indian Railways has allowed booking and cancellation of tickets till 5 minutes before departure of the train. The new rule will come into effect from tomorrow i.e October 10. The new rule will be applicable for all special trains being run by Indian Railways, along with Tejas Express, which will start from October 17th.
The Jaipur-Delhi double-decker train will resume its operations from October 10, a North Western Railway spokesperson said on Thursday.
The Central Railway (CR) on Wednesday announced that it will run five pairs of special trains in Maharashtra starting October 9.
The Indian Railways has announced that it will further add 39 pairs (78 new trains) to existing train service. These trains will be introduced as special services from an early convenient date, the Ministry of Railways informed.
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Gandhi Jayanti unveiled the first batch of indigenously manufactured Tejas Express locomotive for 'push-pull' operations. In a tweet, Piyush Goyal said, "these are highly advanced and energy-efficient locos".
In a big relief for passengers, the Indian Railways has allowed the sale of cooked food at its catering and vending units on stations ahead of the festive season for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak.
The Indian Railways is planning to introduce 200 special trains between October 15 and November 30 to cater to passengers travelling during the festive season.
The Central Railway (CR) on Wednesday said that it would introduce eight additional services including two ladies special trains from October 1, to reduce overcrowding on special suburban train services in the city.
Ever since the Indian Railways announced its plan to roll out 12 private trains in 2023, social media has been abuzz with umpteen theories.
The Indian Railways passengers may have to shell out additional Rs 10-Rs 35 for their train ticket fares as user charges for availing redeveloped stations with state of the art amenities and to help the national transporter in raising funds for redeveloping more stations, according to sources.
A Mumbai-based start-up, Railofy, has launched India's first 'Waitlist and RAC Protection' service. The service aims towards tackling the problems faced by the passengers traveling by trains after being put on the waiting list.
The Indian Railways has invited fresh tenders for manufacturing semi-high speed Vande Bharat train sets focusing on the domestic manufacturers and promoting the government's ambitious Make in India project.
Soon, Indian Railways passengers may see General class coahes, non-AC 3 tier sleeper coaches converted into AC coaches and AC 3 tier sleeper coaches as Railways is on a redesign drive with the aim of making journey more comfortable and affordable for the common man.
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has shared the video of world's tallest pier bridge that the Indian Railways is constructing in Manipur. The Railways Minister said the world's tallest pier bridge is being constructed across river Ijai in Manipur.
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