Tag: Indian Railways

Indian Railways to go Airport style, check-in 20 minutes before departure

Bilaspur-Leh proposed railway line may be declared ‘national project’

New Delhi: The railways has suggested that strategically important 465-km railway line proposed between Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur and Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh along the Indo-China border be declared a “national project”, a Northern Railway (NR) official said on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference here, NR General Manager Vishesh Chaubey said:[Read More…]

Indian Railways to manufacture 3,100 electric engines within five years

Indian Railways to manufacture 3,100 electric engines within five years

Indian Railways to manufacture 3100 more electric engines within five years. The manufacturing will be done at four major loco production centres in India including Chittaranjan, Varanasi, Dankuni and Patiala. The manufacturing includes newly installed WAG-9 three phase advanced engine production that is mostly used in goods trains. Southern Railways[Read More…]

Railways to rework flexi fare scheme in premier trains

No free travel insurance in trains from September 1: Railways

The Indian Railways will not provide free travel insurance to its passengers starting September 1, an official said on Saturday. A senior Railway Ministry official said that the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has decided to stop free travel insurance starting September 1 and “the option of free[Read More…]

Mail/Express trains to get saloons for exclusive journey

Mail/Express trains to get saloons for exclusive journey

New Delhi: Aiming to increase earnings, Indian Railways will add a saloon to mail/express trains, if booked by passengers for exclusive travel for reaching destination in comfort by paying a little more. Known as an Inspection Car, a saloon is a specially designed rail coach with two bedrooms, a drawing/dining[Read More…]

Railways opts for latest tech worth Rs 2,726 crore to enhance track safety

Railways opts for latest tech worth Rs 2,726 crore to enhance track safety

New Delhi: Stepping up its efforts to prevent train derailments, Indian Railways is opting for the latest technology to reduce its dependence on manual inspections and to improve the track maintenance system of its rail network. Automatic track geometry-cum-video inspection systems, ballast regulating machines, rail grinding machines, automated multifunction track recording[Read More…]

Indian Railways to equip all 8,500 stations with Wi-Fi

All railway stations — nearly 8,500 across the country, including those in rural and remote areas — will be equipped with Wi-Fi facilities at an estimated cost of Rs 700 crore ($110 million). As part of the government’s ambitious Digital India initiative, the national transporter has currently commissioned Wi-Fi services[Read More…]





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