Railways
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Railways to run 402 special train services in view of Holi
India | Mar 05, 2020, 08:16 PM ISTThe Indian railways has launched 402 special train services for passengers travelling their home for Holi. Special trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway sectors-- Delhi-Patna, Delhi-Chappra, Delhi-Pune, Chandigarh-Gorakhpur, Mumbai-Varanasi, Mumbai-Patna, Mumbai-Udupi, Mumbai-Gaya, Mumbai-Barauni, Ahmedabad-Patna, Gandhidham-Bhagalpur.
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Railways earned Rs 9000 Cr from ticket cancellation charges, non-cancellation of wait-listed tickets
Business | Feb 25, 2020, 03:43 PM ISTThe Indian Railways earned over Rs 9,000 crore from ticket cancellation charges and non-cancellation of wait-listed tickets between 2017 and 2020, the national transporter has said in response to an RTI application.
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Good news for train passengers, Railways says more Tatkal tickets on offer now
India | Feb 18, 2020, 07:52 PM ISTIRCTC Railways Tatkal Tickets: More Tatkal tickets will be available for passengers now as the railways has weeded out several illegal softwares and arrested 60 agents who would use them to block such tickets, a top official said on Tuesday.
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Budget 2020: Indian Railways again expecting highest capex outlay
Business | Jan 21, 2020, 09:20 PM ISTThe Indian Railways is yet again expecting the highest-ever outlay for capital expenditure of over Rs 1.70 lakh crore from Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is set to present the Budget on February 1.
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RRB NTPC Admit Card 2019: Attention! Railways likely to conduct NTPC exam in March, check details
Career | Jan 08, 2020, 08:09 PM ISTRRB NTPC Admit Card 2019: Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is going to release the RRB NTPC Admit Card 2019 soon. Candidates will get all the latest updates regarding RRB NTPC 2019 here.
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Train fares increased from today: Here's how it will affect your pocket
Business | Jan 01, 2020, 11:55 AM ISTThe increased fare, however, is not applicable on suburban trains while they are applicable on mail/express non-AC trains, AC trains, and Rajdhani, Shatabdis. Here's how it will affect your pocket from today.
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BEST, railways to ply late night services on New Year's Eve
India | Dec 31, 2019, 06:46 PM ISTWhile the BEST plans to operate 20 extra buses on seven routes connecting the city's sea fronts to railway stations, the Western and Central railways will ply eight and four services respectively on Tuesday night.
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Railways offer 50 % concession for youth participating in 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' programme
India | Dec 18, 2019, 07:01 PM ISTTo facilitate the travel of participants of the 'Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat' program, railways will grant 50 percent concession in basic fares of second/sleeper class to youngsters with earnings/emoluments of not more than Rs 5,000 per month, a statement from the ministry said. The concession has been granted as a special case only for normal train services and is not admissible in special trains or coaches, it said.
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Passengers vandalise station manager's office at Howrah station
Crime | Oct 26, 2019, 03:04 PM ISTFive persons were detained by Government Railway Police personnel for indulging in violent activity at the station complex. The passengers allegedly vandalised the station manager's office and VIP lounge at Howrah station.
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No vacancy for PwBD will be filled by any other category: Railways
Jobs | Oct 26, 2019, 10:40 AM ISTThe sit-in protest, which has led to massive traffic snarls in central Delhi since October 23, is over filling up of posts reserved for persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBD) in the recent level-1 recruitment exercise of the Indian Railways. The protest against "irregularities" in railway recruitment in the disabled category entered the third day on Friday, the railways assured the agitators that no vacancy for 'divyangjan' will be filled by any other category.
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Railways to convert 200 saloons into 10 trains to be run by IRCTC
India | Oct 25, 2019, 04:20 PM ISTConceived initially as inspection cars to be exclusively used by railway officials to visit far flung areas, these saloons comprise of two bedrooms, a lounge, a pantry, a toilet and a kitchen which are built to facilitate stay for up to five days. "While a designated number of saloons will be kept for use of railway officials for inspection, 200 of them will be turned over to IRCTC and will be operated as tourist trains. Upon conversion, around ten such trains can be put into service for public use," the source said.
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Railways running 2500 additional services till Christmas
India | Oct 25, 2019, 01:13 PM ISTFor the convenience of rail travellers and to clear extra rush of passengers during this festive season, railways is running 200 pairs of special trains from Durga Puja till Christmas this year.
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Railways to implement Rs 18000 crore project to run trains at 160 kmph
India | Oct 22, 2019, 06:09 PM ISTThe railways' target is to operate high speed trains in two categories -- at 160 kmph on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kolkata routes, and up to 320 kmph under the ongoing bullet train project between Mumbai-Ahmedabad.
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IRCTC train to historical Buddhist sites in India-Nepal from Oct 19
Travel | Oct 16, 2019, 04:44 PM ISTThe Buddhist Circuit Train that covers destinations like Lumbini (Nepal), where Buddha was born; Bodhgaya (Bihar) will begin this Saturday (October 19). The IRCTC-run train offers a wonderful opportunity to people who can complete the historical places in a week's time.
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Sewa Service Trains Flagged Off: 7 Things You Should Know
Travel | Oct 15, 2019, 03:59 PM ISTUnion Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has flagged off 9 Sewa Service trains through a video conference from New Delhi Railway Station. These Sewa Service Trains will ply in various states across the country. Here is all you need to know about Sewa Service Trains.
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Bio-toilets installed in 95 per cent coaches: Railway board chairman
India | Oct 02, 2019, 08:11 PM ISTThe railways has completed the installation of bio-toilets in 95 per cent of its coaches and in the next three months, the entire network will be covered, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said on Wednesday.
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Passengers no longer suffer in Railways: Piyush Goyal
India | Oct 02, 2019, 04:45 PM ISTRailway and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said that the passengers travelling in the national transporter no longer have to "suffer" as the quality of services has improved in the last five years, and India in the coming years will become the world's biggest coach manufacturing hub.
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RRB NTPC 2019: NTPC CBT 1 exam delayed; Railway board likely to release Admit Card by THIS month
Career | Sep 13, 2019, 04:18 PM ISTRRB NTPC Admit Card 2019 Latest Update: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) is yet to release the official notification of CBT-1 dates for RRB NTPC (Non-Technical Popular Categories) exam for over 3000 vacancies. Candidates who have applied for the exam will have to wait more days. The admit card for the RRB NTPC exam will be released on all the region based website simultaneously.
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Now use plastic bottle crushing machines at Railway stations and get your phones recharged for free
India | Sep 10, 2019, 11:49 PM ISTThe railways has issued directions that from October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, no single-use plastic will be used in its premises.
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Decks cleared for two rail lines in Haryana
India | Sep 10, 2019, 08:10 PM ISTWith the construction of the Karnal-Yamunanagar (61 km) and Jind-Hansi (50 km) rail lines, the long-standing demand of the people would be fulfilled, a government spokesman said.