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Ashwini Vaishnaw announces Vande Metro as railway gets highest allocation

Vande Metro, a mini version of the Vande Bharat Express trains, will be developed by the Railways for people living around big cities to travel to and fro in comfort between their place of work and hometowns, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the highest-ever capital outlay for the railways in the Union Budget 2023-24 at Rs 2.40 lakh crore, Vaishnaw also said India will get its first Hydrogen train by December 2023 which will be completely indigenously manufactured. It will initially be run on heritage circuits like Kalka-Shimla. Presenting the Budget in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said the outlay for the railways is nine times the amount provided in 2013-2014. She said 100 critical transport infrastructure projects for last-and-first-mile connectivity for coal, fertiliser and food grain sectors have been identified and will be taken up on a priority basis with an investment of Rs 75,000 .

More than 720 children, women rescues by RPF of NF Railway: Official

Over 720 children and women have been rescued by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) from April to December last year, a senior official said here. Ten human traffickers have also been arrested by the RPF during the period, he said. "During the period from April to December 2022, RPF of NF Railway rescued 686 minor children and 39 women, besides arrest of 10 human traffickers," NFR chief spokesperson Sabyasachi De said. He said that the rescued victims were handed over to volunteers of Childline, NGOs and Government Railway Police or parents, as mandated by law for their safe custody and further course of action. De said four minors were rescued by the RPF from different stations in separate drives on Friday. One runaway minor girl was rescued from Kamakhya Railway Station during a routine joint check by RPF and Crime Intelligence Branch team of Guwahati. She was later handed over to Railway Childline, Guwahati, he said. In another incident, RPF

6 trains running late in northern region due to fog, low visibility

Railway officials informed on Friday that six passenger trains in Northern India were running late due to low visibility and fog

6 passenger trains running late in north India due to fog, low visibility

Half a dozen long-distance passenger trains in the northern parts of the country are running behind schedule due to fog and low visibility today, as cold conditions continue to prevail in the region

Railways earns Rs 191,162 cr revenue in FY23; Rs 41k cr more than last year

Ahead of the Union Budget, the Railways on Thursday said it has earned Rs 41,000 crore more in revenue so far in 2022-23 as compared to the same period in the previous fiscal.

Soon Delhi to Jaipur in 2 hrs, Vande Bharat Express to reduce travel time

the premium service of the Vande Bharat Express connecting New Delhi and Jaipur will start soon, which will reduce the travel time between the two cities from four hours to just two hours

Fog engulfs North India, trains delayed by 1-8 hrs due to poor visibility

Trains were running late by as much as 8 hours behind their scheduled time of arrival in the national capital and neighbouring states

26 trains late due to severe fog, visibility affected: Northern Railway

While Barauni-New Delhi Clone Special, Katihar-Amritsar Express, Visakhapatnam-New Delhi Andhra Pradesh Express, and Jabalpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Gondwana Express were running late by 3 hours

More than 500 trains, hundreds of flights impacted by dense fog

267 trains cancelled and five flights diverted as cold wave takes its toll

Law minister Rijiju reviews performance of matters on railway litigations

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and his junior minister S P Singh Baghel have reviewed the performance of matters related to railway litigations. The Ministry of Railways is considered the biggest litigant among government departments. It is a party to over 66,000 cases pending in courts across the country, according to a June, 2017 document of the ministry. The meeting with officials of the Department of Legal Affairs took place on Friday, officials said. "Union Minister of Law & Justice Kiren Rijiju ji, in the presence of Minister of State for Law & Justice Prof S P Singh Baghel held a meeting on the performance of Railway Litigation Matters along with the officials from the Dept. of Legal Affairs," Rijiju's office tweeted on Saturday.

Centre transforming railway infra by making record investment: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi after flagging off the Vande Bharat Express from Howrah to New Jalpaiguri virtually on Friday, asserted that the Union government is transforming the country's railway infrastructure by making record investments. The Prime Minister who also launched four railway projects for West Bengal and laid the foundation stone for the redevelopment of the New Jalpaiguri railway station, pointed out that railway stations, including New Jalpaiguri, are being developed on the lines of airports. In all the railway projects inaugurated by him for West Bengal are estimated to be worth more than Rs 5,000 crore. Noting that doubling of tracks and electrification is underway at a record speed, he said that the eastern and western freight corridors will bring revolutionary changes to the country's economy. "Today's Vande Bharat train was launched from the land where 'Vande Mataram' slogan was coined. The launch date of December 30 is significant as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bos

Right to Information query reveals 315,962 posts lying vacant in Railways

At present, 3,15,962 posts are vacant in the Railways, which has been revealed under the Right To Information.

Indian Railways seeks quicker land acquisition for stalled projects

Zonal Railways asked to designate more works as special projects for quicker clearance

Indian railways far from 'carbon neutral 2030' goal; lags in clean energy

The organization had installed renewable capacity of 142 megawatts of rooftop solar and 103.4 megawatts of wind energy as of August

End of the stone age: Railways to upgrade rail tracks at select stations

The current tracks have greyish ballast stones scattered around them to keep the tracks in their place and curb derailments. But these stones require regular monitoring and replacement

Train cancelled? Know IRCTC rules to check status, get ticket refund

Sometimes, your train, which has a confirmed reservation, gets cancelled by the Indian Railways for some reason

Agartala-Khongsang Jan Shatabdi Express a tribute to Indian Army Terriers

Flagging-off of the Agartala-Khongsang Jan Shatabdi Express by President Droupadi Murmu is a tribute to the 30-odd Indian Army Terriers killed in a landslide in Manipur's Tupul in June this year

1,000 underpasses, over bridges: Rail Ministry's plan to prevent mishaps

The DFC has identified 46 crossings where the rail flyovers are to be constructed to prevent rail crossing accidents

In a first, Rajasthan to get thermal coal through coastal shipping

This comes as current supply pressures and heavy monsoons have choked several busy stretches of the railways, even as states struggle to avert another power crisis

SEC fines Oracle $23 mn for bribing officials in India, Turkey, and UAE

Oracle India's employees used "an excessive discount scheme" in connection with a transaction with a transportation company, says the SEC order