Institutional investors led by domestic mutual funds (MFs) and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) further reduced their stake in Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) ahead of stock split. According to shareholding pattern dated November 5, 2021, filed by IRCTC on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, MFs’ holding in the state-owned travel support services company fell […]
Category: Railways
Indian Railways gets first pod hotel at Mumbai Central station
Passengers of Indian Railways and even common people can now avail of modern resting facilities at comparatively cheaper rates thanks to the first-of-its-kind pod hotel which has come up at the Mumbai Central station. According to a senior Western Railway (WR) official, one has to pay Rs 999 for 12 hours and Rs 1,999 for […]
HCC-KEC International bags Rs 1,309 cr order from Chennai Metro Rail
A consortium of Hindustan Construction Company and KEC International has won a contract worth Rs 1,309 crore from the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. The contract is for the construction of 11.61 kilometres of elevated viaduct section and eleven elevated stations on Corridor 5 of phase II of the Chennai Metro. In a statement on Monday, […]
Man in Dubai calls railway police station in Mumbai, warns of bomb attack
Security was beefed up in Mumbai on Saturday after a telephone call was received by Bandra railway police station of a possible bomb attack, railway police commissioner Quiser Khalid tweeted. He said the caller. who is staying in Dubai with his mother and is of unsound mind, was contacted and all agencies had been alerted […]
Nearly all Delhi Metro employees vaccinated against Covid: DMRC
Nearly the entire workforce of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has received at least one dose of Covid vaccine by now, officials said on Saturday. While many of them have received both the doses of the vaccine, some are in the process of getting the second dose now. The DMRC employs about 14,500 people, sources […]
Passengers safe as 7 coaches of Bengaluru-bound train derail in Tamil Nadu
Seven coaches of a Bengaluru-bound train derailed near Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu on Friday after boulders fell on it but all the 2,000-odd passengers were safe and nobody was injured in the incident, the Southern Railway said here. The Kannur-Bengaluru Express had left from the former, in Kerala, at 6.05 PM on Thursday. “On date […]
Railways to revert to pre-Covid regular services, stop special trains
Providing a much needed relief to the commuters, the Railways has decided to discontinue special trains and revert to the pre-Covid regular services. With the decision coming into effect, trains will run with their usual names, numbers and fares. According to a circular issued by the Railway Board on Friday, trains will be operated with […]
Habibganj railway station renamed after Gond queen Rani Kamlapati: MP CM
The “most modern” Habibganj railway station in Bhopal has been renamed after Gond queen Rani Kamlapati, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Saturday and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for this decision. Chouhan hailed Rani Kamlapati as the pride of the Gond community and the last Hindu queen of Bhopal, whose kingdom […]
Railways’ reservation system to be shut down for 6 hrs from Nov 14 to 21
The Railways’ Passenger Reservation System will shut down for six hours during the lean business hours of night for the next seven days, as part of the national transporter’s efforts to normalise passenger services and revert back to pre-covid times in a phased manner. The step is to enable upgradation of system data, new train […]
Railways to be highly profitable in coming 5-6 years: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Railways will be “highly profitable” in coming 5-6 years with its ongoing transformative initiatives, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. The minister exuded confidence that the Railways will have a “superb” business proposition in coming years. “With Prime Minister (Narendra Modi)’s vision, the transformation that is taking place and those that are expected to […]
IRCTC plans Shri Ramayana Yatra train tours to promote religious tourism
To promote religious tourism, the IRCTC has planned a series of Shri Ramayana Yatra Tours, which will mark a gradual resumption of domestic tourism by trains in view of the improved COVID-19 situation. One such tour will begin from November 7, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) said on Saturday. “IRCTC has planned […]
What govt U-Turn on IRCTC means for minority shareholders in other PSUs
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, or IRCTC, charges a convenience fee of Rs 15+GST for bookings in non-AC coaches and 30+GST for reservations in AC ones when someone books the ticket online. On Thursday evening last week, the government announced it would take 50% of the total convenience fees collected. The next morning, the […]