Patna: The Indian Railways on Thursday said it has no plans to shift century-old IRIMEE from Jamalpur in Munger district to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, and any such assertions are “incorrect and misleading”. The statement comes after senior Bihar minister Sanjay Kumar Jha urged Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to rescind […]
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Railways’ goods train are no longer crawling on the tracks. During the lockdown period, goods train have registered 66 per cent increase in speed, with many zones even registering double the speed from the same period last year, as the threat of coronavirus keep the passenger trains off the rail […]
Indian Railways is pulling out all stops in its effort to ensure timely and efficient transportation of essential goods, minister Piyush Goyal said in a tweet. The minister highlighted the operation involving Annapoorna trains — basically a combination of two trains loaded with foodgrains — that registered record freight movements […]
NEW DELHI: The Railways has decided to fine its freight clients for “undue delay” in loading and unloading their goods as it wants more rakes to be available for moving essential items across the country during the lockdown period. The Railways had earlier waived off the two types of charges […]
The Indian Railways is looking to monetize land parcels near New Delhi railway station amidst the COVID19 pandemic. Rail Land Development Authority, a statutory authority, under the Ministry of Railways, for development of vacant railway land for commercial use, will hold online pre bid meeting through video conferencing on April […]
New Delhi: The Indian Railways turned 167 years old on Thursday and for the first time ever, its trains did not carry any passengers on its birthday and instead stood idle in the yards waiting for the nationwide lockdown to end. On this day 167 years ago, the wheels of […]
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways will forgo around Rs 1,490 crore in revenue as it is refunding the amount towards cancellation of a whopping 94 lakh ticket bookings made by passengers prior to the imposition of the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Top Railways officials told that an […]
New Delhi: The Indian Railways on Tuesday said full refund would automatically 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. Customers will also get full refunds of their tickets if they […]
New Delhi: The Indian Railways on Tuesday extended cancellation of all its passenger train services till 3rd May, as the nationwide lockdown on account of Covid-19 also saw an extension. “In continuation of the measures taken in the wake of COVID-19 Lockdown, it has been decided that all passenger train […]
New Delhi: Railways has converted 5,000 coaches into isolation wards for those infected with coronavirus and is likely to deploy them in rural areas after consultation with the health ministry, officials said Saturday. The railways has set a target of converting 20,000 coaches to counter the pandemic, of which 5,000 […]