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Two bogies of Shahid Express derail in Lucknow, no casualty reported
The incident took place around 8 am when the train left the platform at the Charbagh railway station and two of its bogies derailed
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LIVE: Shiv Sena decides to contest the West Bengal Assembly elections
Latest News LIVE: Kevadiya station is India's first railway station with a Green Building Certification. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news updates
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Railways ministry nod to new iron ore policy, to come into effect in Feb
Higher priority given to movement of iron-ore traffic for domestic manufacturing
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The Lifeline Express: The world's first hospital train in pictures
India's only and the World's first hospital train "The Lifeline Express" train is presently stationed at the Badarpur station in Lumding Divison of NFR in Assam and serving patients free of cost
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With revamp of IRCTC website, booking tickets to become easy for passengers
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal will be launching the revamped website of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Thursday with better features and facilities for passenger
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The surprising truths the pandemic has exposed about Railways' functioning
While better performance this year shows the enterprise could do without its passenger train service, the downside is that there is little scope for its operating ratio to drop below 90%
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LIVE: PM Modi lays foundation stone for development projects in Kutch
Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news
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Northern Railway cancels few trains due to ongoing farmers' protest
Due to agitation being conducted by farmers of Punjab over new agri laws, some trains run by Northern Railway have been cancelled
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Over 18,000 km railway line electrified in last six years: Piyush Goyal
Over 18,000 kms of the railway line was electrified under PM Modi between 2014 and 2020 making a "quantum jump" of 371 in its growth pace as compared to the six years before, Railways Minister said
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Punjab MPs urge Piyush Goyal to restart railway services in state
Punjab MPs Pratap Singh Bajwa and Shamsher Singh Dullo on Thursday met Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and requested him to restart rail services in the state
Enough capacity to meet India's rail needs, no need to import, says JSPL
The company says that it along with SAIL is equipped to meet Indian Railways entire rail demand
 "Enough capacity to meet India's rail needs, no need to import, says JSPL")
Punjab farm protest: Railways stares at loss, FCI at storage space crunch
So far, a total of 1,373 trains got cancelled and 230 rakes are held up outside Punjab.
Out of 736 special trains, 327 have waitlisted passengers, says Railway
Out of the 736 special trains currently in operation, 327 have passengers in the waiting list, the Railways said Monday
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Lift travel restrictions in Mumbai trains in non-peak hours: Maha to Rlys
The Maharashtra government has proposed to the railway authorities that general public be allowed to travel by Mumbai local trains during non-peak hours, an official said on Wednesday.
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Strong Q2 show helps railways post positive revenue in passenger segment
For the first time in the current FY, the railways' earnings in the passenger segment have come out of the red by recording a second-quarter revenue of Rs 2,325 crore, an RTI query has revealed.
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Nearly 6-7% road traffic shifts to railways in Sept 1-Oct 13 period
This rise is mainly due to a shift of at least 6-7 per cent traffic from roads to railway in these two months.
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Railway employees stage protest across India over delay in payment of bonus
Thousands of railway employees staged protests across the country against the "inordinate delay" in payment of productivity-linked bonus, defying warning of stringent action by the Railway Board
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LIVE: Nitish top choice for CM's post, says India Today pre-election survey
The three farm legislations along with proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 are clearly against interests of farmers & landless workers, said Punjab CM. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news
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392 festival special trains from Oct 20-Nov 30; fares 10-30% higher
The Railways on Tuesday announced that it will operate 392 festival special trains between October 20 and November 30 in view of the upcoming festive season.