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IRCTC Cancelled Train Today, 22 August: Indian Railways cancels 109 trains

Indian Railways canceled more than 100 trains on Monday. While 15 trains were partially terminated, 13 trains have been rescheduled and 3 trains have been diverted. Read this article to know more

New Vande Bharat Express train reaches Chandigarh for speed trials

A new rake of Vande Bharat Express, a semi-high-speed train manufactured at Integral Coach Factory, Chennai, arrived in Chandigarh on Thursday for a trial run

No changes in rules for booking tickets for kids, clarifies Railways

The Railways on Wednesday clarified that there has been no change in the rule concerning booking of tickets for children travelling by train after news reports claimed that those in the age group of one to four years are now being charged adult fares. A circular dated March 6, 2020 of the Ministry of Railways states that children under five years of age shall travel for free. However, it said that in that case, a separate berth or seat (in chair car) shall not be provided. Passengers can, however, purchase tickets if they require berths/seats for their children who are below the age of 5 years. In that case, the full adult fare will be charged. "There have been some recent media reports that claim that Indian Railways has changed the rule with regards to booking of tickets for children travelling in the train. These reports claim that now children between the age of one to four years will have to get a ticket for travelling on the train. "These news items and media reports are ...

World's highest railway bridge 'Golden joint' launched on Chenab in J&K

Decked with the national flag, the 'Golden Joint' of the Chenab railway bridge was launched on Saturday thereby inaugurating the World's highest railway bridge

Parl panel recommends senior citizen rebate restoration in sleeper, AC 3

A parliamentary committee has recommended that senior citizen concessions be reviewed and restored "urgently" at least for sleeper class and AC 3-tier train travel

Rail passenger mobility at 70% of pre-Covid levels still shy of target

Between April and June, the national transporter saw 1.46 billion bookings for its passenger services, which include suburban and non-suburban trains

Mumbai's CSMT facelift plan back to drawing board due to railway revamp

The project, which had received bids from Adani, Oberoi and GMR, goes back to drawing board after abrupt shutdown of nodal agency; station will now be developed under BOT mode

Travelling on a premium train? This is what you will need to pay for meals

In a notification on July 15, the Indian Railway Board issued the price chart of various meals that will be offered to the passengers travelling by the premium trains

Rlys freight grows 11% on year in June at 125 MT, gains from loading coal

There has also been an increase of 7 per cent in freight leads, or the distance travelled for transportation of goods, which is a source of higher revenue for the railways

Saving money to skilling soldiers: Agnipath's bold battle plan for military

The expected savings on salary and pension bills needs to be set against the problems of jobs for trained soldiers discharged from service and the relationship between Agniveers and regular full-time

Railways cancels 369 trains in parts of India as Agnipath protests continue

The Railways cancelled 369 trains on Saturday due to the agitation against the Centre's recently announced Agnipath scheme for recruitment of soldiers in the armed forces, officials said.

Plea in SC seeking SIT probe on violent protests over Agnipath scheme

A petition has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking directions to set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct inquiry into the violent protest that erupted against the "Agnipath" scheme

Indian Railways plans to recruit 1,48,463 people over next one year

The Railways on Tuesday said it will recruit 1,48,463 people over the next one year as compared to the 43,678 people recruited on an average annually over the last eight years. This move came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's instruction to recruit 10 lakh people in various departments and ministries in the next 18 months. According to the latest annual report of the Department of Expenditure on Pay and Allowances, the total number of regular central government civilian employees in position (including in the Union territories) as of March 1, 2020, was 31.91 lakh as against the sanctioned strength of 40.78 lakh and approximately 21.75 per cent of the posts were vacant. The report said almost 92 per cent of the total manpower is covered by five major ministries or departments -- railways, defence (civil), home affairs, posts and revenue. Of the total strength of 31.33 lakh (excluding the Union territories), the percentage share of the railways is 40.55. Government sources said .

Recovery tracker: Mobility on the rise, vehicle registrations up 8.7%

Railways showed a moderation in freight growth numbers

A power crisis on an old track and a plan that was never implemented

The Railways' decision to stick with steel wagons may have contributed to the shortage of rakes to haul coal to generating plants

Northern Railways introduces 'Baby Berth' on a trial basis in few trains

The Indian Railways introduced a separate 'Baby Berth' (seats for newly-born children) in trains on Mothers's Day on February 8 where the infants will now be able to sleep alongside their mother.

Railways spent Rs 150 cr to repair wagons, help coal movement: Data

The railways spent more than Rs 150 crore in repairing around 2,000 damaged and dilapidated wagons over the last four months to augment coal movement to power plants, according to official data. It also said that around 9,982 such wagons were listed as damaged in January, the numbers of which reduced to 7,803 by May 2, with the railways managing to repair 2,179 wagons in time for the coal demand to peak in the country. Officials said it cost the national transporter around Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh to repair each wagon. Sources indicate that damage to wagons has become a cause of concern for the ministry since private contractors used by power plants to unload coal began substituting manual unloading with JCBs. "JCBs hit the interior of the wagons and damage them severely. While earlier, this unloading was done manually, now it is being done through JCBs which have resulted in a significant increase in the number of wagons that are damaged. We are repairing them at a fast pace and usi

South Central Railways harness new-age containers for bulk cement transport

Bulk cement dispatch constitutes around 25 per cent of the total cement production of nearly 350 million tonnes

Concor, Gateway Distriparks track gains as freight shifts to rail segment

The roll-out of the dedicated freight corridor should boost volumes for container train operators

Railways registers highest ever freight loading in FY 2021-22

The national transporter loaded 1,418.1 MT of freight in 2021-22, which is 15 per cent higher compared to 1,233.24 MT in 2020-21, it said in a statement