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adminMay 25, 2021

By Anand Singh, New Delhi : Aiming to increase the number of berths and save travel time, the Indian Railways is probing the idea of having two locomotives to haul its Rajdhani Express trains, one in front and the other at the rear, to increase their speed and save travel time, a railway ministry official […]

adminMay 25, 2021

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Varanasi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday flagged off the world’s first diesel to electric converted locomotive here. Modi was received at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport by Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Mahendra Nath Pandey and […]

adminMay 25, 2021

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the indigenously built Train 18, called the Vande Bharat Express, on February 15 from here, a Railway Ministry official said. Train 18, the country’s first engine-less train manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, will be flagged off at 10 a.m. from the New […]

adminMay 25, 2021

New Delhi : IRCTC, the catering arm of the Indian Railways, has partnered with Magzter to provide unmatched online reading to its passengers while on the go. In a statement, the Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), which manages the online e-ticket booking portal www.irctc.co.in for the national transporter said: “Continuing with its passenger-friendly […]

adminMay 25, 2021

New Delhi : The railway ministry on Wednesday described as factually incorrect and speculative in nature a report that the indigenously built trainset, the Train-18, is stuck due to a bitter departmental fight within the Railways. A ministry spokesperson said that Train 18 is under procedural evaluation right now and to attribute the ongoing evaluation […]

adminMay 25, 2021

By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : With expenditure continuing to far exceed earnings, Indian Railways is facing a dismal financial scenario with the operating ratio breaching the 112-per cent mark. “The trend is unlikely to be reversed before March 2019 — when the National Transporter expects heavy advance ticket bookings for the upcoming summer […]

adminMay 25, 2021

By Sujit Chakraborty, Agartala : Indian Railways, besides incurring additional costs, has had to confront unique challenges in laying tracks in the mountainous northeastern region due to its topography, soil and natural challenges, a top official has said. According to Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS-NE Circle) Shailesh Kumar Pathak, the landscape, soil conditions and other […]

adminMay 25, 2021

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By Arun Kumar Das, Onboard Train-18 (Kota) : With the Train 18 speeding up to 180 kmph between Kota junction and Kurlasi station during a trial on Sunday, efforts are on to launch the first indigenously-built Trainset on December 25 between New Delhi and Varanasi. “Christmas Day also happens to be the birthday of late […]

adminMay 25, 2021

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By Arun Kumar Das, New Delhi : Indian Railways has set up a separate team to ensure speedy trials of the much-awaited Trainset, a first for the national transporter, that will roll out on October 29 from Chennai’s Integral Coach Factory (ICF). A separate directorate of six senior officials has been created in the Research […]

adminMay 25, 2021

By Vishnu Makhijani, New Delhi : Time was when many trains on the Indian Railways network featured dining cars where you could savour a leisurely meal of your choice as the landscape rolled by. Today, you are served at your berth in a plastic container containing food that is not necessarily your choice. Fear not. […]

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Railways aim at two-locomotive Rajdhanis to save time, increase berths

Modi flags off world’s first diesel to electric converted locomotive

Modi to flag off Train 18 on Feb 15

IRCTC partners with Magzter to provide unmatched online reading experience to passengers

Train-18 under procedural evaluation, says Railways

Railway expenditure outpaces earnings, operating ratio breaches 112%

Railways struggle to extend lines in mountainous Northeast

Train 18 likely to be launched on Dec 25 between New Delhi-Varanasi, with higher fare

Special team to ensure speedy trials of first indigenously-build Train-18 trainset

Chef Ranveer Brar romances railways with ‘Station Master’s Tiffin’

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