Indian Railways will begin Bharat Gaurav trains – the third segment of trains of tourism after freight and passenger segments—in order to boost tourism, railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Tuesday. A set of 3,033 coaches or 190 theme-based trains are being introduced under the Bharat Gaurav segment, the railways minister said during a press […]
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Bharat Gaurav: IRCTC, pvt operators allowed to operate theme-based trains
Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday that the Bharat Gaurav trains, launched to boost tourism in the country, can be operated by private operators as well as the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). “We have allocated over 180 trains for Bharat Gaurav trains and 3,033 coaches identified. We will start taking applications […]
News updates from HT: IRCTC, pvt operators to operate Bharat Gaurav trains
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. Bharat Gaurav: IRCTC, pvt operators allowed to operate theme-based trains Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday that the Bharat Gaurav trains, launched to boost tourism in the country, can be operated by private […]
From today, Western Railway introduces 8 more AC local trains in Mumbai
From Monday, the Western Railway (WR) will introduce eight more air-conditioned local train services in Mumbai, taking the total number to 20. “Eight new AC services will be introduced for the convenience of commuters in the suburban section of the WR, taking the number of AC services to 20,” an official said. According to a […]
Delhi: DMRC unveils new driver training system, monitoring mechanism
New Delhi: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday unveiled a prototype of a new driver training and evaluation simulator — the rolling stock driver training system (RSDTS) — that officials said is a major step towards indigenising the technologies involved in operating the Metro. Union ministry of housing and urban affairs secretary Durga Shanker […]
Indian Railways cancels 10 special trains for 3 months. Check full list here
Indian Railways has said it will cancel some special trains from December until February next year. The Western Railway announced that six pairs of special trains between Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat will be cancelled during the winter season citing operational issues. The chief public relations officer (CPRO) of the Western Railways Sumit Thakur also […]
After outrage from seers, Railways withdraws Ramayan Express’ staff dress code
After seers from Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain demanded that the dress code of the staff aboard the Ramayan Express must be changed, the Indian Railways on Monday withdrew their uniform, news agency PTI reported. They threatened to stop the Ramayan Express at Delhi’s Safdarjung railway station if the staff continued to wear their saffron uniform while […]
Indian Railways to run special trains on Christmas, New Year. Details here
The Indian Railways has announced it will operate a few special trains around Christmas break and New Year in view of an increased rush around the festive season. Passengers can check the detailed schedule and train timings of the additional trains on the official website of the Indian Railways. “For detailed timings of above trains […]
Ludhiana: Railways set to resume general coaches in long-route trains soon
Railway passengers will soon be able to travel in unreserved coaches, like the pre-Covid times, as general coaches are set to resume in long-route trains. General coaches had been excluded in long-route trains this year due to fear of Covid spread. Due to this, only passengers with reserved tickets were able to board trains, which […]
Rail track blown in Jharkhand’s Latehar, Maoists-link suspected
The railway track on the Tori-Latehar section in Dhanbad division was allegedly blown in a bomb blast on Friday midnight affecting rail traffic, officials said Friday morning. The incident came hours ahead of Bharat Bandh called by the outlawed CPI (Maoists) on November 20 to protest the arrest of their top ideologue Prashant Bose and […]
Railways to resume serving cooked meals on trains
The Railways on Friday announced that they will be resuming cooked meals on trains, a service that was discontinued due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Railway Board in a letter asked the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to resume serving cooked meals to passengers on trains to restore normal train services as the […]
Construction ban extended till Nov 21, Metro projects among those exempted
The ban on construction in Delhi will now continue till November 21, after the latest directions issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Tuesday evening, but with several exemptions. The CAQM, in its directives, has exempted projects related to railway services, Metro, airports and inter-state bus terminals as well as those related […]