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  Several trains short terminated, partially cancelled as farmers' protest continues. Check full list

  India | November 29, 2020 8:21 IST

  The Northern Railways has said some trains will be short terminated, short originated or will be diverted as the farmers' protest against farm bills continues in Punjab. 

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  11 trains resume services as farmers withdraw stir in Punjab. Check full list

  India | November 24, 2020 7:25 IST

  The Railways had said on Saturday it would soon resume goods and passenger trains in Punjab after the farmers decided to allow the services and the state government communicated that the tracks were clear.

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  COVID-19: Maha eyes suspension of train, flight ops to Delhi

  India | November 21, 2020 13:38 IST

  The Maharashtra government is toying with the idea of suspending train and flight operations to and from Delhi in view of the rising coronavirus cases in the national capital, a senior official said on Saturday.

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  Delhi-Mumbai trains affected as Gujjars begin agitation demanding MBC quota reservation

  India | November 02, 2020 7:03 IST

  Gujjars on Sunday began their agitation, demanding the fulfilment of their pending demands, including reservation under MBC quota and clearing of a backlog of recruitments, among others, which affected the Delhi-Mumbai rail connectivity on Sunday.

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  Trains continue to be suspended in Punjab amid ongoing agitation by farmers: Railways

  India | October 29, 2020 9:45 IST

  Train operations in Punjab have yet not been resumed, the railways said on Thursday, adding the railway operations will continue to be suspended due to the ongoing agitation by farmers. Commenting further, spokesperson for Northern Railways today said no train services have been resumed.

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  New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express train service to resume soon

  India | October 10, 2020 17:57 IST

  In a welcome move for those seeking to travel to Jammu and Katra in Jammu and Kashmir from Delhi as country is exiting from the lockdown in phased manner, the Railways will resume service of India's semi-high speed train New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat express from an early convenient date.

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  Indian Railways to run 78 new special AC trains soon. Check full list, arrival, departure station

  India | October 07, 2020 17:49 IST

  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.

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  IRCTC's Tejas 'corporate trains' to resume services from October 17

  India | October 07, 2020 12:16 IST

  IRCTC said Wednesday it will restart the first set of "private" Tejas Express trains from October 17, seven months after the Lucknow-New Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai services were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Train services on Kolkata-Chennai route disputed as goods train damages FOB in Odisha

  India | October 06, 2020 13:52 IST

  Train services have been disputed on a section of the Kolkata-Chennai route as a goods train hit an iron angle hanging from a foot overbridge (FOB) and damaged the structure partially in Odisha's Balasore district, a Railway official said on Tuesday.

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  All passenger, suburban trains continue to remain suspended, special trains to run

  India | August 11, 2020 20:20 IST

  The Indian Railways on Tuesday announced that all regular passenger and suburban train services will continue to remain suspended till further notice. However, special trains which are currently into service will continue to run.

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  Bihar flood: Trains services stopped between Narkatiaganj-Sugauli

  India | July 25, 2020 13:55 IST

  Bihar flood and consequent suspension of rail traffic between Sugauli and Majhowalia section has hit train operations badly. At least 6 trains have been diverted after flood water touched the girder of Bridge No 248, forcing the suspension of train services between Sugauli-Narkatiaganj.

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  Railways creates history, successfully runs double stack container trains in electrified territory

  India | June 11, 2020 23:02 IST

  After conducting the successful trial run of double-decker freight trains on the newly-built Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district in December last year, the Indian Railways on Thursday created a world record by commissioning the first high rise Over Head Equipment (OHE) and successfully running double-stack containers in the electrified territory on the Western Railway.

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  Special trains to run for migrants in Noida. Check details

  Fyi | May 15, 2020 11:10 IST

  Special trains are being arranged for migrants stuck in Gautam Buddh Nagar due to temporarily closure of industries, factories amid coronavirus outbreak. As per the instructions of the state government, special trains will be run for migrant labourers. The trains will be run from Dadri railway station and Dankaur Railway station.

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  IRCTC ticket bookings: Rlys keeping record of destination address of passengers for contact tracing

  Fyi | May 14, 2020 13:17 IST

  IRCTC has started taking the destination address of all passengers who are booking tickets with effect from May 13 (Wednesday). Railways has said that this new addition of passengers information while booking tickets is being done in order to help it for contact tracing.

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  Lockdown Extended: Train services suspended till May 3, Indian Railways offer full refund

  Business | April 14, 2020 14:39 IST

  The Indian Railways on Tuesday said full refund would be provided to its online customers for trains cancelled up to May 3, while those who have booked at the counters can take refund till July 31.

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  COVID-19: Trains in Himachal's Kangra cancelled, Shimla-Kalka services on

  India | March 20, 2020 13:13 IST

  The Firozpur railway division has cancelled 14 trains in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra Valley after the state government banned entry of all tourists to the state over the coronavirus pandemic, a railways spokesperson said.

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  Delhi wakes up to moderate fog, flight operations normal, delay in train services

  India | January 01, 2020 11:54 IST

  Flight operations on January 1, 2020 remained normal. The minimum temperature remained around 5-degree Celsius on Wednesday morning.

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  Train tickets get costlier as Railways raises basic passenger fare nationwide

  India | January 01, 2020 3:40 IST

  Indian Railways has raised basic passenger fare nationwide. The prices will affect AC as well as non-AC trains. The price for non-AC mail, express trains will go up by 2 paise per kilometre while the prices for AC trains will go up by 4 paise per kilometre. This hike will be applicable to high-end passenger trains like Shatabdi and Rajdhani as well.

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  All train services to Tripura, Assam suspended; 12 companies of RPSF dispatched

  India | December 12, 2019 11:55 IST

  Amid the protests in Tripura and Assam, the Railways has suspended all passenger train services in the states and short-terminated long-distance trains on Thursday. The two states are agitating over the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament.

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  Wheelchairs, concessional tickets to Mitra Sewa: Indian Railways services that Divyangjans can avail

  Fyi | December 04, 2019 13:52 IST

  Here's how Indian Railways is making things better for differently-abled persons. Specially designed coaches, concessional tickets and reservation quota are some of the facilities offered. Railway stations made more accessible by wheelchairs, battery-operated vehicles and Yatri Mitra Sewa.