There are several talks doing rounds about the Indian railways and when are there services going to start. Here are all the answers:
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Indian Railways refund Rs 33 of cancelled ticket to Kota man after two-year-long battle
Indian Railways refunded Rs 33 to a Kota-based engineer two years after a long battle over charging him the amount as service tax despite him cancelling the ticket prior to the implementation of GST. Going by the reports, Sujeet Swami, the 30-year-old engineer booked the tickets in April 2017, before the implementation of[Read More…]
Tickets of new Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express sold out in 5 hours
New Delhi, A day after the Indian Railways announced a new bi-weekly Mumbai-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express starting Saturday, all its tickets for the next maiden journey were sold out within five hours, officials said. A senior Railway Ministry official told IANS, the bookings for the train opened on Friday at[Read More…]
Railways parking, catering contracts go online to checkmate alleged mafia
New Delhi, In a major policy shift, bidding for parking, catering and parcel-leasing – worth about Rs 3,000 crore a year — will be awarded through an e-tendering process as the Indian Railways has decided to do away with paper-based traditional tendering methods. Besides, the contracts for getting space at[Read More…]
Railways to use video analytics, other tech for crowd control at stations during Kumbh
Allahabad, Indian Railways will use technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), in a big way to tackle the massive rush of passengers to this holy city during the upcoming Kumbh Mela — for which it will deploy as many as 800 special trains. IBM Intelligent Video Analytics will be pressed into[Read More…]
Goyal asks IRCTC to use rail saloons earmarked for him for commercial purpose
New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday asked the IRCTC to use the two saloons earmarked for him for the commercial purpose, railway ministry sources said. A senior railway ministry source told IANS: “As the Railway Minister has not used the two saloons earmarked for him, he in a[Read More…]
Railways unveils water reservation policy
No Aadhar for train tickets of senior citizens
Railways to lay track on Andaman Nicobar Islands
A 240-KM railway line connecting two major islands, with bridges and stations along the coast of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is to be launched soon. It will be part of rail route connecting Port Blair with Diglipur on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands — a first in the country that[Read More…]
Here’s another reason to take the train
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has extended for the second time free registration for e-wallet, which provides a cheaper, reliable and glitch-free payment option for e-ticketing at its portal, till October 30. As an alternative payment system for e-ticketing, IRCTC had launched the e-wallet in 2012 as a pilot project. In May[Read More…]