Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana will contribute to the mission towards Atmanirbhar Bharat and is also a part of the series of initiatives in the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, it said.
According to sources, the plan is that the interested parties have to buy or lease a train with a minimum of 16 coaches.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) will start India's first indigenous cruise liner from September 18, the railway PSU said on Wednesday.
The fare of the new coaches is 2.4 times the base price of the existing sleeper class of mail and express trains, officials said, adding 50 such coaches have been given to different zonal railways.
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) will introduce Vistadome tourist special train services in two popular routes -- Guwahati-New Haflong in Assam and New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar Junction in West Bengal from Saturday.
Rajdhani Express running between Patna to New Delhi will now be known as Tejas Rajdhani.
Puri is one of the most popular tourist and religious destinations in the world and has rich cultural significance. Development of Puri station is underway and plan is there to bring Vande Bharat Express to Puri, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said during his Odisha visit last week.
Due to heavy rains, the Tejas Express was delayed by about two-and-a-half hours following a signal failure on Saturday.
The trains will also have four emergency lights in each coach which can be used in a disaster situation if the normal lights fail during that time.
The Indian Railways has introduced Digicloak service at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Passengers can avail the service at just Rs 30. Watch the full video to know how the system works.
Despite beginning life as a by-product of British colonial rule, the Indian Railways developed rapidly to define and shape the country post-Independence.
SK Saxena, CEO of Railway Energy Management Company Limited added that hydrogen fuel is the cleanest fuel.
The IRCTC has decided to modify the booking codes – capitalized abbreviations used by passengers while booking a ticket. The codes represent various coaches available in the Indian Railway Network.
Indian Railways has cancelled or short terminated some trains in Mumbai due to massive flooding on the rail tracks, hampering the daily lives of people.
Gandhinagar Capital railway station is ready to welcome the passengers with enhanced amenities, aesthetic station building & a modern look. The newly redeveloped railway station will enhance the travelling experience of the passengers to a large extent. Among new facilities that will add to the passengers' convenience includes segregated entry and exit through landscape area, divyang (differently-abled) friendly special ticket counter, ramps, lifts, dedicated parking spaces and much more.
The 5-star hotel will be run by the Leela Group of hotels, as per reports. It will be constructed on pillars, above the railway tracks in Gandhinagar railway station.
IRCTC Dividend 2021: IRCTC will pay a dividend of Rs 5 per equity share for the financial year 2020-21.
Railway Ministry officials said that the Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express Special train started its first run with LHB rake and Vistadome coach on Saturday. An official added that first trip on the Vistadome coach from Mumbai to Pune was a sellout
Oxygen relief by 421 Oxygen Expresses reached to 15 states namely Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra and others.
On June 5 and June 6, Indian Railways have announced to resume 24 passenger trains that were earlier suspended.
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