Indian Railways on Thursday rolled back the platform tickets prices that were increased during the COVID-19 pandemic time. The platform tickets will now be available for Rs 10 as before. The prices were earlier increased with an aim of decongesting railway stations to contain the transmission of the virus. This comes a day after Central […]
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First train for free Ayodhya pilgrimage to depart on Dec 3: CM Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced that the first train for Ayodhya, under the free pilgrimage scheme, would depart from Delhi on December 3, and the registrations for the same have started. The Chief Minister added that the free pilgrimage to the Vailankanni Church in Tamil Nadu has also been included in the […]
IRCTC restores catering services in Rajdhani, Shatabdi among other trains
In a significant step towards the restoration of passenger services, the Indian Railways now decided to serve freshly cooked food in Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, Vande Bharat, Tejas, and Gatiman Express trains. In this regard, an order already has been issued to all concerned departments and stakeholders. The order said that the matter has been examined […]
Railways to reduce platform ticket in Mumbai price from Rs 50 to Rs 10
The Central Railway has decided to reduce the price of platform ticket at key stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region from Rs 50 to Rs 10 from Thursday, an official said. The platform ticket price will be reduced at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Dadar, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Thane, Kalyan and Panvel railway stations, […]
Kolkata Metro to reintroduce tokens after discontinuing it due to Covid-19
The Kolkata Metro has decided to reintroduce tokens for travel after having it discontinued last year as services shut amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said here on Tuesday. The Metro had made smart cards mandatory when it restarted services in September last year after travel restrictions were eased. “Tokens are going to be re-introduced […]
Railways seeks private participation to run tourist trains and packages
The Indian Railways has sought participation from state governments, private players, and public sector undertakings to operate around 150 tourism-focused trains. Speaking to journalists, Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that this will treated as a new revenue segment for the Indian Railways. “Traditionally, the Indian Railways eyed passenger and freight earnings. This time the focus […]
52-km-long Bengal-Sikkim rail link to be operational by Dec 2023: Railways
The 52-km-long rail line connecting Sevoke in West Bengal with Rangpo in Sikkim is now projected to be operational by December 2023, Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) General Manager Anshul Gupta said on Saturday. Construction of the rail line, which will have six stations, started in 2009 when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was the […]
4 cr elderly forced to travel on full train fare with concessions suspended
Almost four crore senior citizens have been forced to pay full fare for their travel since the railways suspended their concessions due to the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020, a RTI has revealed. In a reply to a query filed by Madhya Pradesh-based Chandra Shekhar Gaur, the railways has stated that between March 22, 2020 […]
Nepal won’t allow 3rd country nationals to travel to India via railroad
Nepal will not allow people from third countries to travel to India by rail via the Kurtha-Jayanagar railroad after Indian officials expressed security concerns, a senior official of the Department of Railways has said. Deepak Kumar Bhattarai, director general at the department,said: “This was agreed while finalising the Standard Operating Procedure (SPA) for cross-border railway […]
IRCTC announces special trains to manage rush during Christmas, New Year
IRCTC has announced to run a number of Special Trains in coordination with Central Railway to clear extra rush of passengers during Christmas and New Year 2022. According to an official release on Friday, the bookings for the trains will open from November 20, 2021, at all Passenger Reservation System (PRS) Counters and IRCTC Website. […]
Rajiv Chowk-Central Sectratriat section to be shut for few hours on Nov 21
Metro services on Yellow Line’s Rajiv Chowk-Central Secretariat section will be suspended for a few hours in the morning on November 21 due to scheduled track maintenance work, the DMRC officials said on Friday. Yellow Line connects Samaypur Badli in Delhi to HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon. “To undertake the scheduled track maintenance work at […]
Railway Board issues order to resume serving cooked meals on trains
The Railway Board has issued an order to resume serving cooked meals to passengers on trains, a service that was discontinued due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Railway Board, in a letter on Friday, asked the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to resume the service. Ready-to-eat meals will also continue to be served to […]