Railways
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RRB Recruitment: 1.4 lakh vacancies up for grabs. Check important instructions, other details
India | Dec 17, 2020, 06:38 PM ISTRRB Recruitment 2020: As many as 1.4 lakh vacancies are up for grabs in the Indian Railways. Through its 21 Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs), the Indian Railways has organised a mega recruitment drive in three phases.
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Policy of reserved tickets on express trains to stay for now: Railways
Business | Dec 13, 2020, 10:39 PM ISTThe Indian Railways on Sunday refuted claims about issuance of unreserved tickets, saying that there has been no change in policy to run all Express trains, including festival specials and clone specials, as fully reserved trains only, by issuing reserved tickets for second class coaches coaches and passenger portion of SLRs coach.
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RRB Recruitment Exam: Important instructions, guidelines for candidates
Career | Dec 13, 2020, 08:08 PM ISTRRB Recruitment Exam: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is going to conduct its mega recruitment drive for filling up about 1.4 lakh vacancies maintaining social distancing rules in the examination centres.
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Railways to use LiDAR technique in Delhi-Varanasi high speed rail corridor project
India | Dec 07, 2020, 10:02 PM ISTThe railways will use the LiDAR technique with laser-enabled equipment mounted on a helicopter for conducting ground survey for the Delhi-Varanasi high speed rail corridor, the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited said on Monday.
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Farmers' stir: Railways diverts, short terminates several trains in Punjab. Check full list
India | Dec 05, 2020, 09:45 AM ISTThe Western Railways has diverted and short terminated several trains amid the ongoing farmers' agitation in Punjab, against the three recently enacted farm Acts.
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PM Modi's pet project Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: Railways gets environmental clearances
India | Dec 01, 2020, 05:23 PM ISTThe Indian Railways has got all the requisite wildlife, forestry and coastal regulation zone clearances in Gujarat and Maharashtra for the 508-km Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed Rail Corridor, officials said on Tuesday.
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Environment-friendly 'kulhad' to replace plastic tea cups at railway stations
India | Nov 29, 2020, 05:58 PM ISTTea will be sold in environment-friendly 'Kulhads' (earthen cups) in place of plastic cups at all railway stations in the country, Railway minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday.
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Railways to run private trains: 13 players including GMR, L&T shortlisted | What we know
India | Nov 21, 2020, 08:49 PM ISTAs railways plan to introduce new private trains in the coming years, companies including GMR, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), L&T Infrastructure Development Projects, Bharat Heavy Electricals and Welspun Enterprises are among 13 players who have been shortlisted by the Indian Railways to run private trains.
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IRCTC cancels services of two Tejas express trains
India | Nov 17, 2020, 06:22 PM ISTThe Indian Railways has decided to cancel Lucknow-Delhi and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express trains due to the low occupancy amid the pandemic.
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Punjab CM appeals Kisan Unions to lift rail blockade to allow passenger trains
India | Nov 09, 2020, 07:48 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has appealed to Kisan Unions to completely lift their rail blockade to allow passenger trains also to ply in the State, in view of the initiative taken by Central government to discuss the issue of the Farm Laws, Punjab Chief Miniser office has informed.
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Railways fully prepared to resume train services in Punjab
India | Nov 05, 2020, 09:10 PM ISTThe Indian Railways on Thursday said that it has got the assurance from Punjab government that the rail blockade will be removed in the state by Friday morning and the national transporter is fully prepared to resume the train services.
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Railways lose Rs 1,200 crore due to farmers' stir at 32 places
India | Nov 04, 2020, 02:16 PM ISTAmid the farmers protest at 32 locations in several parts of Punjab and Haryana, the Railways has lost revenue from freight to the tune of Rs 1,200 crore, the Railway Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Railways plan to start Bengal local train services with 50 pc of passenger strength
India | Nov 03, 2020, 07:10 AM ISTRailway authorities are keen to resume local train services in West Bengal allowing 50 per cent of passenger strength and ensuring that COVID-19 safety protocols are followed strictly, officials said on Monday after a meeting with top state government officers.
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Railways creates anti-COVID coach to ensure safety of passengers: Details | Watch video
India | Oct 31, 2020, 08:53 PM ISTThe Indian Railways is making efforts towards coronavirus-free passenger journey with a number of precautionary installations inside coaches to minimise the spread of the infectious disease.
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Can carry only 25 per cent commuters in Mumbai with distancing: Railways
India | Oct 29, 2020, 11:44 PM ISTA day after the Maharashtra Government proposed that general public be allowed to travel on Mumbai locals, the railway authorities said only a littleover 25 per cent of the normal number of commuters can be carried while following social distancing.
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Railway minister allows women to travel in Mumbai local trains
India | Oct 20, 2020, 08:56 PM ISTRailway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday announced that all women passengers will be allowed to travel in local trains in Mumbai and suburbs from Wednesday.
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Western Railway to run 12 pairs of special trains during upcoming festival
India | Oct 17, 2020, 09:14 AM ISTThe Western Railway (WR) has said that 156 trips of 12 special trains would be operated on various routes during the forthcoming Dussehra and Diwali festivals to clear the extra rush of passengers.
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Mumbai AC local train services to resume from Oct 15
India | Oct 14, 2020, 05:40 PM ISTMumbai 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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Indian Railways to run 196 pairs of festival special trains. Check full list, train frequency
India | Oct 13, 2020, 08:04 PM ISTThe 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.
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Non-AC sleeper coaches to be replaced by AC coaches for trains running at 130/160 kmph: Railways
India | Oct 11, 2020, 05:24 PM ISTTrains 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.