Railways to run 5 pairs of special trains in Maharashtra. Check details
India | October 07, 2020 18:56 ISTThe Central Railway (CR) on Wednesday announced that it will run five pairs of special trains in Maharashtra starting October 9.
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.
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 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.
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.
In a massive boost to railway infrastructure in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated Kosi Rail Mahasetu along with 12-key rail infra projects including a new rail bridge at Kiul on the Delhi-Howrah Main Rail line.
The Delhi government has asked the Railways not to demolish slums along railway tracks in the city without providing alternative accommodation to the inhabitants in accordance with provisions of the Delhi Slum Rehabilitation Policy.
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.
Railway ICF Recruitment 2020: Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Ministry of Railways has released a recruitment notification for to the post of Apprentice on its website icf.indianrailways.gov.in.
The Indian Railways will operate 13 intra-state special trains in Tamil Nadu from September 7 with passengers requested to be at the station 90 minutes before the train departure time, as the country enters Unlock 4 after the government eased down lockdown restrictions amid the pandemic.
Railways will start 40 new pairs (80 special trains) services from September 12 for which reservations will begin from Sept 10. These new trains will run in addition to 230 trains that are already in operation, Rail Board Chairman said.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) sleuths from the South Western Railway (SWR) zone have busted a complex web of illegal operators and hackers who used Pakistani software to compromise the IRCTC Tatkal system to stealthily book reserved tickets, bypassing the Indian Railways as well as the banks OTP safeguards, an official said on Tuesday.
The Indian Railways is planning to run more passenger trains in addition to already running trains as the country entres Unlock 4 after the government eased down lockdown restrictions amid the pandemic.
NEET, JEE Exams 2020: The Indian Railways will allow the candidates appearing for NEET and JEE exams to travel by special suburban services along with their guardians in Mumbai on exam days, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Monday.
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi flagged off Roll on-Roll off service from Nelamangala in Karnataka to Bale in Maharashtra.
Jammu and Kashmir railway link project between Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla, a 272-km railway line being built at Rs 27,949 crore is one of the most challenging projects Indian Railways has undertaken. Though out of the total length of the railway line is 272 km, 161 km has already been completed, the newly appointed LG Manoj Sinha has asked railways to complete the remaining part between Katra and Banihal by August 15, 2022.
Railways has issued a single all India contact helpline number — RailMadad 139 — with option 6 for Freight and Parcel Queries in view of the ongoing thrust on promoting freight and parcel traffic, the Railways Ministry informed on Friday.
In what could be a welcome move for the Railway employees in the country, the Railway Ministry will provide health insurance to its 13 lakh employees. Railways said that apart from bringing employees under the health insurance cover, its employees may also receive benefits of Railways Employees Liberalised Health Scheme and Central Government Health Services.
The private operators also have to provide the time in and time out at the intermediate railway stations, which shall form part of the train operation plan.
Indian Railways Moradabad division under the northern railway zone has modified the way it used to check passenger tickets. The examiners have now shifted to scanning the QR codes printed on the tickets in order to reduce human contact amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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