Category: Railways

The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has invited bids for leasing a vacant land parcel for the redevelopment of Railway Staff Colony at Rajkot, Gujarat that falls under Western Railway Zone. The area of the site spans across 32,665.47 Sqm and is just 2 km away from airport and 2.5 km from Rajkot Railway Station. […]

Railways has incurred losses to the tune of Rs 36.87 crore due to the agitations by farmers and other organisations during this year, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, he also said that the Northern Railway suffered the most losses, amounting to Rs 22.58 crore. Vaishnaw […]

NEW DELHI: Shares of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp (IRCTC NSE 0.72 %) gained 4 per cent in early trade Tuesday after online bus ticketing portal redBus announced its entry into rail ticketing in collaboration with the state-owned company. IRCTC’s share price rose to a high of Rs 808.40 on the National Stock Exchange […]

In a first-ever mid-life overhaul of its old rolling stock, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday unveiled its first refurbished train which was introduced into service 14 years ago as part of its Phase-I network. This exercise is part of a special drive undertaken by the Delhi Metro to retrofit and upgrade to […]

The Ministry of Railways needs to be more “realistic” in its estimation of demand for supplementary grants, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said in a report tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday. According to the Financial Audit of the Accounts of Union Government for the financial year ending in March 2020, the Railway […]

The Eastern Railway is geared up to introduce leasing of rakes and coaches to the travel and tourism sector under the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ scheme for showcasing India’s rich cultural heritage, its general manager Arun Arora said. Asserting that it is not a privatisation of the Railways, he said that it will facilitate a comprehensive tour […]

Two bogies of Udhampur Express train caught fire on Friday at Hetampur station between Morena and Dholpur in Madhya Pradesh, a police official said. Some eye-witnesses claimed that four bogies had caught fire, but Saraichola police station in-charge Rishikesh Sharma said only two bogies were affected. The train was on its way to Durg from […]

Flagged off In another milestone for the DMRC, driverless train operations on 59-km Pink Line of the Delhi Metro were flagged off on Thursday. Expanding network With this, the total stretch of DMRC’s network which is under driverless operations, now stands at close to 97 km, putting Delhi Metro at fourth position globally among such […]

Driverless train operations (DTO) started on Thursday on 59-km Pink Line of the Delhi Metro, putting the mass rapid transit system on fourth position globally among the networks which operate this cutting-edge technology. The top three cities in the world in terms of driverless train network are — Singapore (first), Shanghai (second) and Kuala Lumpur […]

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 […]

After freight and passenger segments, the railways is set to begin a third segment dedicated to the tourism sector and launch a set of around 190 theme-based trains called Bharat Gaurav trains, minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, the railways minister said these trains could be run both by the private […]

In another milestone for the DMRC, ‘driverless train operations’ on 57-km Pink Line of the Delhi Metro is all set to be inaugurated on November 25, officials said on Tuesday. Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri and Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot will inaugurate it via video-conferencing, slated to be held […]