Shatabdi Express
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More than 9k complaints over food in Rajdhani, Shatabdi: Railways
India | Jan 05, 2018, 07:23 PM ISTMinister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain told the Rajya Sabha today that since 2014 till October 2017, 9,804 complaints over quality of food served in the two premium trains was received by the national transporter.
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Railways forms committee to review flexi-fare system in premium trains
Business | Dec 13, 2017, 09:10 PM ISTAccording 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 | Nov 04, 2017, 06:18 PM ISTIt 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 | Sep 29, 2017, 09:52 AM ISTThe 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 | Jun 21, 2017, 03:44 PM ISTAfter 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 | Jun 09, 2016, 08:42 AM ISTNew 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
Feb 23, 2016, 03:06 PM ISTNew 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 | Jan 03, 2016, 09:43 PM ISTNew 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 | Oct 24, 2015, 09:40 PM ISTPanaji: 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 | Oct 18, 2015, 06:41 PM ISTNew 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 | Oct 06, 2015, 02:14 PM ISTNew 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 | Mar 21, 2015, 04:20 PM ISTNew 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 | Dec 18, 2014, 05:27 PM ISTNew 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 | Nov 11, 2014, 09:42 AM ISTJaipur: 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