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Budget 2023-24: Railways

Railways Restores Fare Of AC 3-Tier Economy Class Travel In Trains

According to the order, passengers who have booked tickets online and over the counter will be given a refund of the extra amount for the pre-booked tickets.

22 March 2023

How Things Are Changing In Indian Railways

Goods, Parcel Trains To Be Soon 'Sealed' With OTP-Based Digital Locks To Guard Against Theft

An OTP-based digital locking system will soon be introduced in the Railways to guard against theft on board its freight and parcel trains, a senior official said Tuesday.

22 February 2023

Railways Set To Introduce Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train To Showcase Gujarat

Railways Set To Introduce Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train To Showcase Gujarat

On Sunday, according to an official statement, the railways are set to introduce a Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train to showcase Gujarat under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme.

05 February 2023

As per the design, the train will have three types of suites including the Presential suite

Nostalgie Orient Express Is Set To Return Istanbul Before Paris Summer Olympics 2024

The new Orient Express train, Nostalgie, will showcase 12 sleeping cars, one restaurant car, three lounges and one van

07 March 2023

A Bharat Gaurav tourist train

Railways Announces Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train Tour Covering Revered Sites Of Sikhism

The 10-night-and-11-day tour will start from Lucknow on April 5 and end on April 15. The pilgrims will visit several revered sites of Sikhism, including the five Holy Takhts. 

22 February 2023

Ashwini Vaishnaw

After Vande Bharat, Modi Asks Railways To Come Out With Vande Metro: Railway Minister

Explaining the concept of "Vande Metro", Ashwini Vaishnaw said the trains will be run with high frequency between two cities which are close to less than 100 Km each.

04 February 2023

Lalu Yadav to be questioned by the CBI soon

CBI Summons Lalu Prasad Yadav In Land-For-Jobs Scam

Earlier today, a CBI team visited the residence of former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi in connection with a further probe into the case

06 March 2023

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Ashwini Vaishnaw

Railways Plans To Upgrade Ticketing Capacity From 25,000 To 2.25 Lakh Per Minute: Vaishnaw

At a press conference here, the minister also said a target has been set to lay new railway tracks for a distance of 7,000 kilometres in financial year 2023-24.

03 February 2023

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02 February 2023
Railways To Recruit For IRMS Through Civil Services Examination, Drops Plans For Separate Exam

Railways To Recruit For IRMS Through Civil Services Examination, Drops Plans For Separate Exam

This is in contradiction to an earlier order which stated that recruitment to the service would be done through a specially designed IRMS Examination, to be...


01 February 2023
Highest-Ever Capital Outlay Of Rs 2.40 Lakh Crore For Railways In Budget

Highest-Ever Capital Outlay Of Rs 2.40 Lakh Crore For Railways In Budget

Presenting the budget in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said the outlay for the railways is nine times the amount provided in 2013-2014. She said 100 critical transport...


31 January 2023
Maharashtra Govt Reverses MVA Decision, To Bear 50% Cost Of Railway Projects In State

Maharashtra Govt Reverses MVA Decision, To Bear 50% Cost Of Railway Projects In State

Speaking with Lok Sabha MPs here, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said several projects are pending with the Central government, which are beneficial to the...


23 January 2023
Three More Vande Bharat Trains For South India Soon

Three More Vande Bharat Trains For South India Soon

The railways launched south India's first Vande Bharat Express train on the Chennai-Bengaluru-Mysure route in November this year.


23 January 2023
At The Receiving End Of Development And Evictions: Adivasis, Dalits And Muslims Search For 'Home'

At The Receiving End Of Development And Evictions: Adivasis, Dalits And Muslims Search For 'Home'

'The government shifts for development where the brahmins, upper caste, and upper class settle. And in turn, these development projects shift the Adivasis,...


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21 January 2023
BJP Chief Nadda Coins ‘HIRA' To Highlight Govt's Focus On Highways, Internet, Railways, Airways

BJP Chief Nadda Coins ‘HIRA' To Highlight Govt's Focus On Highways, Internet, Railways, Airways

He also said when the entire world is reeling under a financial crisis, India has become the world's fifth-largest economy, surpassing Britain.


20 January 2023
Railways Earns Rs 1,91,162 Crore Revenue In FY23 So Far

Railways Earns Rs 1,91,162 Crore Revenue In FY23 So Far

The Railways expects to end this fiscal with a total revenue of Rs 2,35,000 crore, officials said


20 January 2023
Budget 2023 May See 35 New Hydrogen And 500 Vande Bharat Trains: Report

Budget 2023 May See 35 New Hydrogen And 500 Vande Bharat Trains: Report

In the upcoming Union Budget 2023-24, the railways is likely to get an allocation of nearly Rs 1.9 lakh crore


14 January 2023
Railways To Run Its Tourist Train Between Ayodhya And Janakpur In Nepal

Railways To Run Its Tourist Train Between Ayodhya And Janakpur In Nepal

The Indian Railways said this initiative will strengthen the bilateral relations and promote cultural relations between the two countries.


06 January 2023
Karnataka CM Bommai Urges Union Minister Nitin Gadkari To Clear Projects Worth Rs 1 Lakh Crore

Karnataka CM Bommai Urges Union Minister Nitin Gadkari To Clear Projects Worth Rs 1 Lakh Crore

He also requested him to undertake projects related to ring roads in Raichur, Gadag, Koppal and Shivamogga as well


05 January 2023
Vande Bharat Express Pelted With Stones In Bihar, Not Bengal: Mamata

Vande Bharat Express Pelted With Stones In Bihar, Not Bengal: Mamata

The Vande Bharat Express was on Tuesday pelted with stones for the second consecutive day. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 30.


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05 January 2023
'50,000 People Cannot Be Evicted Overnight': SC Stays Uttarakhand HC Order In Haldwani Case

'50,000 People Cannot Be Evicted Overnight': SC Stays Uttarakhand HC Order In Haldwani Case

A bench comprising Justice SK Kaul and Justice Abhay S Oka emphasises that it's a human issue and a 'workable solution' must be found to not evict people...


25 December 2022
Siemens, India To Manufacture 1,200 High-Horsepower Electric Freight Locomotives For Railways

Siemens, India To Manufacture 1,200 High-Horsepower Electric Freight Locomotives For Railways

The Indian Railways has issued a letter of award (LoA) for the manufacturing and maintenance of the 9,000-HP electric freight locomotives to Siemens, India


21 December 2022
Railways Announces 51 Special Trains To Kerala To Cater To Christmas-New Year Rush

Railways Announces 51 Special Trains To Kerala To Cater To Christmas-New Year Rush

In a statement, the Southern Railway announced 17 special train services to different places in Kerala for Christmas and New Year. 


19 December 2022
Will initiate strong protests on buffer zone issue as taken up against SilverLine: Congress

Will initiate strong protests on buffer zone issue as taken up against SilverLine: Congress

Several senior Congress leaders, including Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K Sudhakaran and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D...


15 December 2022
Railways Bag Nine Awards For Energy Conservation

Railways Bag Nine Awards For Energy Conservation

Indian Railways has won nine National Energy Conservation Awards for the year 2022, with the South Central Railways bagging the first and second prize in...


14 December 2022
Subsidy, Other Expenses Of Railways Too High, Says Vaishnaw, Hints Concessions To Senior Citizens Not Now

Subsidy, Other Expenses Of Railways Too High, Says Vaishnaw, Hints Concessions To Senior Citizens Not Now

Vaishnaw said currently the Vande Bharat trains are running with sitting capacity with a maximum distance of 500 to 550 km and once the Vande Bharat trains...


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