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  Railways forms committee to review flexi-fare system in premium trains

  Business | December 13, 2017 21:10 IST

  According to a railway board letter dated December 11, a copy of which is with PTI, the board has formed a six-member committee to review the system and submit a report in 30 days.

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  Rajdhani, Shatabdi passengers to get SMS if train late by over an hour

  India | November 04, 2017 18:18 IST

  It is a passenger-friendly free service for which the Railways bear the cost of SMS. There was a trial run of the service on a few Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains.

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  Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto fares may come down as govt reviews flexi-fare system

  Business | September 29, 2017 9:52 IST

  The Railways has earned an additional Rs 540 crore through the system but passengers have complained of high fares.

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  Operation Swarn: Govt to spend Rs 50 lakh each on Rajadhani, Shatabdi Express for upgradation

  India | June 21, 2017 15:44 IST

  After endless complaints by the passengers, now the Railway Ministry has awaken and is set to launch "Operation Swarn" to improve the services in Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express

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  Indian Railways launches optional catering scheme in two premier trains

  India | June 09, 2016 8:42 IST

  New Delhi: In a bid to explore the possibility of making mandatory catering services optional on trains, Indian Railways on Wednesday has launched the scheme on Nizamuddin-Mumbai August Kranti Rajdhani Express and Pune-Secunderabad Shatabdi Express.

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  Rail Budget 2016: New colour scheme, semi-high speed coaches likely

  February 23, 2016 15:06 IST

  New Delhi: Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu may announce introduction of new colour scheme and gradual replacement of coaches of Shatabdi trains with those to be used in semi-high speed trains.State-of-the-art furnishing of coaches and

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  Bomb scare on Lucknow Shatabdi Express, train evacuated at Ghaziabad

  India | January 03, 2016 21:43 IST

  New Delhi:  Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express was evacuated at Ghaziabad railway station this morning after the reports of bomb scare on train.All the passengers of the train were moved out at Ghaziabad and the coaches were

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  Railway to soon run Mumbai-Goa double decker Shatabdi Express: Suresh Prabhu

  India | October 24, 2015 21:40 IST

  Panaji: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has announced that the Railways would soon start country's first-ever double decker Shatabdi Express that would ply between Mumbai and Goa."One double decker AC train between Mumbai and Goa should

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  Rail Neer case: 2 railway officials, businessman arrested

  India | October 18, 2015 18:41 IST

  New Delhi: CBI has arrested two senior railway officials and a businessman for alleged corruption in supply of packaged drinking water in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and other superfast trains.Sandeep Silas, a 1984-batch Indian Railway Traffic Service

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  Here's how Indian Railway coaches will look in future (see pics)

  India | October 06, 2015 14:14 IST

  New Delhi: Indian Railways is set to witness a major transformation in the coming years. Gone are the days of filthy coaches, unhealthy food and risky journeys.Within two years from now railway coaches will come

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  Railway introduces entertainment package in Shatabdis

  India | March 21, 2015 16:20 IST

  New Delhi: Passengers who boarded the Chandigarh-Delhi Shatabdi Express on Thursday morning were surprised after they came to know about a slick touchscreen entertainment unit provided on back of the seats.A facility like this was

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  Rail minister flags off Shatabdi service to Bhatinda

  India | December 18, 2014 17:27 IST

  New Delhi: A new Shatabdi Express service to Bhatinda was flagged off here today by Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu as part of efforts by the public transporter to enhance inter-city connectivity.“There was a long-standing demand

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  Miraculous escape for passengers as Shatabdi Express ran on broken wheel at 110 km/h for 8 Km

  India | November 11, 2014 9:42 IST

  Jaipur: In a miraculous escape for those seating in New Delhi Ajmer Shatabdi Express on Monday, the superfast train ran for approximately 8 km at 110 km per hour on a broken wheel.There were nearly