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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

Railways: 1.78 cr ticketless passengers in first 9 months of FY'22

The data was made available by the Railway Board in response to the RTI query filed by Madhya Pradesh-based activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur

PM Modi inaugurates two additional railway lines between Thane and Diva

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated two additional railway lines connecting Thane and Diva in Maharashtra and also flagged off two suburban trains.

72-hour mega block on suburban network during weekend: Central Railway

The Central Railway will carry out a 72-hour mega block from the intervening night of Friday and Saturday for adding two new lines between Thane and Diva stations located near Mumbai on its suburban network. At least 350 suburban locals and 117 mail, express and passenger trains will be cancelled during the mega block period, Central Railway's (CR) chief public relations officer Shivaji Sutar said on Wednesday. Daily commuters and outstation train passengers are likely to face hardship due to the block, as many outstation trains along with suburban locals will be cancelled during the block period, the CR said in a release. The CR said the block on its fast corridor between Thane and Diva stations will start from February 5 midnight and will carry on till February 7 midnight. "The Central Railway will operate a special infrastructure block between Thane and Diva for cut & connection works and commissioning of the new RRI building in Diva in connection with Thane-Diva 5th and 6th ...

Eco Survey: Railways' freight service increased, passenger revenue dipped

The Railways has also given priority to passenger safety; the number of consequential train accidents came down from 59 in 2018-19 to 55 in 2019-20 (pre-Covid) and further to 22 in in 2020-21

'Don't destroy own property': Railway minister on violence by job aspirants

Vaishnaw's comments came after violent protests by job aspirants erupted in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh

Four GRP personnel suspended for violating anti-sabotage checking norms

a probe is being carried out in the matter

IRCTC plans Shri Ramayana Yatra train tours to promote religious tourism

The IRCTC has planned a series of Shri Ramayana Yatra Tours

East Coast Railway supplies record 66 rakes of coal in a single day

East Coast Railway on Monday said it has set a record in single-day coal loading

Cabinet approves bonus equal to 78 days' wage for 1.1 mn railway employees

An expenditure of nearly Rs 1,985 crore will be incurred on this.

Indian Railway Finance Corporation Ltd. Net Profit for Q1 FY2022 grows by 68.42% on QoQ basis

• IRFC posted profit growth of 68.42% at Rs.1501.95 Crore for the Q1 FY 2022 from Rs.891.81 Crore for the corresponding period in the previous year

Indian Railways mulling makeover of 90 more stations; work on 60 underway

This comes after the corporation spruced up Habibganj, Gandhinagar stations

Railways to get 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz band; project to cost Rs 25k cr

The Railways will utilise the allotted spectrum to provide long-term evolution (LTE) based Mobile Train Radio Communication on its route. The project is estimated to cost around Rs 25,000 crore.

All 86 of its Covid hospitals to soon have oxygen plants: Railways

All 86 of railways' Covid hospitals will soon have oxygen plants of their own, the national transporter said on Tuesday

Govt may bring in reverse auction system for supplying rails to Railways

The government is likely to launch a 'reverse auction process' to supply rails for railway projects, JSPL Managing Director V R Sharma said

Railways approve Maharashtra's request to transport liquid medical oxygen

Railways on Sunday approved transportation of liquid medical oxygen in cryogenic tankers under its roll-on roll-off scheme across the country, after receiving a request from Principal Secretary

Rail Land Development Authority puts seven land parcels on auction

Among the properties currently on offer is the Boulevard Road land parcel in a posh Delhi locality that has a reserve price of Rs 393 crore

Less than 10% railway stations have CCTV cameras: Railways in Parliament

The railways has installed CCTV cameras at 686 stations across the country, Goyal informed Parliament, indicating it has such coverage in less than 10 per cent of the 7,349 railway stations in India

Railways registers 70% loss in passenger earnings; sees profit in freight

The Railways suffered a loss of Rs 38,017 crore in the passenger segment in the last fiscal due to the coronavirus crisis

Mumbai CST railways' pride, not altering its structure, facade: Goyal

Goyal Friday said there is no question of altering its facade, structure or beauty after its development