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  Museum to be built at Kumbakonam railway station in the honour of Swami Vivekananda

  India | March 12, 2017 18:37 IST

  A museum to commemorate the visit of Swami Vivekananda to this temple town on his return from Chicago World Parliament of Religions would be built at the Railway Station

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  Free Wi-Fi provided to 50 lakh people at 115 railway stations, says Suresh Prabhu

  Politics | March 10, 2017 18:30 IST

  Over 50 lakh passengers spread across 115 railway stations across India have availed of the free Wi-Fi services that have been rolled out, Railway minister Suresh Prabhu informed Rajya Sabha today. Replying to a question

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  Suresh Prabhu unveils fast speed Antyodaya Express for common man

  India | February 22, 2017 16:44 IST

  The Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu today unveiled the Antyodaya Express, a long-distance, fully unreserved, superfast train service, for the common man to be operated on dense routes. Ready to be pressed into service

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  ‘Prabhu’ to the rescue again! Passenger on train tweets to Railway minister requesting a diaper, gets trolled

  India | October 13, 2016 18:52 IST

  Using their social media presence, mostly Twitter, Railways minister Suresh Prabhu and External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj have made politicians approachable and instilled a sense of belief that their issues that were otherwise overlooked due

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  Suresh Prabhu unveils India’s first green rail corridor in Tamil Nadu

  July 24, 2016 21:29 IST

  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today launched India’s first 114-km long Rameswaram-Manamadurai Green Rail Corridor in Tamil Nadu. Trains in this section have been equipped with bio-toilets ensuring zero discharge of human waste on the

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  Mumbai-Ahmedabad in two hours at a cost less than air travel, says Suresh Prabhu

  July 20, 2016 19:28 IST

  Mumbai: Travelling on the upcoming Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor will cost less than air travel, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday, adding that the project would be completed in six years. Last year,

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  Dial 139 for cancelling train ticket

  India | April 29, 2016 18:27 IST

  New Delhi: Now railway passengers can cancel their confirmed train tickets by just dialling 139.The passenger has to dial 139 giving details of the confirmed ticket for cancelling it and the sender will get a

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  Railway Ministry plans to invest Rs 40000 crore in Mumbai: Suresh Prabhu

  April 22, 2016 18:05 IST

  Mumbai: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today said his ministry has chalked out a plan to invest Rs 40,000 crore in different projects in Mumbai, blueprint of which will be prepared before August 15.

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  Rail Budget: Sarathi Seva to help old, disabled passengers to be extended

  February 25, 2016 15:27 IST

  New Delhi: Presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament today, Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu announced that all operational halts will be converted into commercial halts, for the convenience of passengers.He also said that, Sarathi Seva was

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  Rail Budget: Time tabled freight container, parcel train from this year

  February 25, 2016 15:08 IST

  New Delhi: Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu today proposed, at the Railway Budget 2016-17, three solution sets for reversing the trend of declining modal share of freight trains – expanding the freight basket of Indian Railways,

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  Rail Budget 2016: Top 10 highlights

  February 25, 2016 15:52 IST

  New Delhi:  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presented the Railway Budget 2016-17 in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The minister announced a slew of passenger friendly and said that the core objective of Indian Railways is to

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  Make in India: Suresh Prabhu asks US firms to invest in Railways

  January 16, 2016 11:14 IST

  Washington: Indian Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu has asked American enterprises to take advantage of a slew of initiatives envisaging investments worth $140 billion in railway infrastructure to boost transportation efficiency and aid manufacturing.Addressing a group

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  Railway minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurates integrated security system in Mumbai

  India | June 30, 2015 7:32 IST

  Mumbai:  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on monday inaugurated the Integrated Security System (ISS) installed with a total cost Rs. 21.72 crore at four railway stations in the metropolis comprising CST, Dadar, Kurla and LTT.The system

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  Indian Railways starts SMS alert service for cancelled trains

  India | June 26, 2015 14:52 IST

  New Delhi: Passengers will now get text messages on their mobile phones if their scheduled trains get cancelled.Railways has introduced a pilot project to help passengers from any inconvenience, however, the service in beginning is

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  Rail minister Suresh Prabhu launches India's first air-conditioned DEMU train in Kochi

  India | June 21, 2015 17:16 IST

  Kochi:  Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today flagged off India's first diesel electric multiple unit (DEMU) train service with an air-conditioned coach here.The Angamaly-Ernakulam-Tripunithura-Piravom train service is expected to help in reducing traffic congestion in the

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  Indian Railway to privatise maintenance of 15 EMU trains

  India | June 21, 2015 11:14 IST

  In a major shift, the Indian Railway has decided to hand over maintenance of Train Sets it has proposed to buy to the private player which would supply the rakes, a responsibility hitherto shouldered by

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  Railway ministry to send team for India-Bangla rail project

  India | June 20, 2015 18:08 IST

  Agartala: To push India-Bangla rail extension project, Railways ministry would be sending a high level team to expedite the process soon.The decision of sending the Railway Ministry team to have a first-hand knowledge about the

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  Auto, taxi drivers to be trained to promote tourism

  India | February 27, 2015 23:10 IST

  New Delhi: The railway ministry will train taxi and autorickshaw drivers under the “Incredible Rail for Incredible India” programme, as announced by Railway minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu in his maiden Rail budget on Thursday. It

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  Rail Budget 2015: Railways to hike train speed to reduce travel time between metros

  February 26, 2015 15:03 IST

  New Delhi: The speed of trains connecting major metro cities would be increased up to 200 kilometres per hour (kmph) on nine select railway corridors in a bid to reduce travel time, Railway Minister Suresh

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  Delhi-Lucknow double decker to be launched soon

  India | February 19, 2015 16:52 IST

  New Delhi: The much awaited AC double-decker train between New Delhi and Lucknow will be launched shortly as the clearnce for its operation has been obtained.“We have got the clearance from Commissioner Railway Safety (CRS)