Category: Railways

Concerned over rising working expenses, the Railway Board has asked its seven zones to review their expenditure on employee allowances for overtime, night duty and travel, and fuel and maintenance, sources have said. In a quarterly review meeting chaired by Railway Board Chairman V K Tripathi, it was found that the Ordinary Working Expenses (OWE) […]

Railway travel in China hit an eight-year trough and a pandemic low in the usually busy summer season, according to official data, as fresh virus flare-ups curbed mobility and hit tourist confidence. Some 440 million passenger trips were taken on China’s railway network between July 1 and Aug. 31, its lowest since 2014, data from […]

The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) has taken various steps to bring down operation cost. Its cost-saving measures have helped bring down energy expenditure by 20 per cent. Vinod Agarwal, director (operations), Maha-Metro, said “We have adopted the hybrid model in Metro trains. When train runs at specific speed, it generates power. We have […]

Germany has launched the world’s first-ever railway line powered entirely by hydrogen, with passenger trains commencing operations in the European nation’s Lower Saxony region. On Wednesday, a total of five units of the Coradia iLint – the world’s first train to be powered by hydrogen – were launched in the country after a 2-year test […]

The Ministry of Railways has shared a proposed design of Haryana’s Faridabad railway station, projecting how the station will look like upon completion of its redevelopment project. “Gracious Outlook: A glance at the proposed design of the Faridabad Railway Station, Haryana to-be redeveloped into a world-class establishment,” the ministry said in a tweet on Saturday […]

Cancellation of confirmed train tickets, too, will now attract GST, on cancellation charges for that particular class of travel, according to a circular issued by the Ministry of Finance on August 3. Why GST on cancellation? The circular – issued by the ministry’s Tax Research Unit (TRU), – explains that booking of tickets is a […]

The Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) on Friday started laying tracks in the underground metro tunnel. Along with laying metro tracks, Maha-Metro is simultaneously installing electric lines and a signal system, said officials. The underground stretch starts from Range Hills and ends at Swargate. Brijesh Dixit, managing director, Maha-Metro, said, “Maha-Metro has started the […]

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Friday informed a parliamentary standing committee that it will abort the tender issued for hiring a consultant to monetise its passenger and freight customer data. Amid widespread concerns over privacy, the Railways’ catering and ticketing arm apprised the standing committee on information technology headed by Congress […]

Railway Recruitment Board has released RRB Group D Exam Phase 3 CBT exam dates. The Phase 3 examination is scheduled to be conducted from September 8 to September 19, 2022. The exam city and date link will be activated on August 30, 2022. The examination will be conducted subject to the prevailing conditions and Government […]

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on information technology chaired by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has summoned top executives of social media giant Twitter and officials of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Friday on the issue of citizens’ data security and privacy. The meeting will be held a day after the Supreme Court […]

The Indian Railways is working on having toilets attached to train engines as a lack of sanitary facilities was forcing women loco pilots to opt for desk jobs. Officials aware of the matter said they are in the process of discussing the matter and seeking feedback. “We have begun taking suggestions from the loco pilots […]

The railway ministry on Monday rejected the proposed Delhi-Varanasi bullet train’s feasibility report, officials said. The officials said the multiple curves along the route between Delhi and Varanasi will not allow the high-speed train to run at its speed. “The feasibility report proposed by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) stated that the […]