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Letter to BS: Introducing privately run trains is a brilliant idea

Time has come for such out-of-the-box thinking if we want to modernise rail travel in India

Railways draws road map for FY20, plans to raise $1 bn in US market

IRFC has appointed arrangers in the US for the bond issue. Insurance companies and pension funds are likely to subscribe to them

Passenger rail corridors on Delhi-Mumbai leg may foster private trains

On these routes, the train speed would also be increased to above 160 kilometers per hour

Railways testing waters for locomotives to run on lithium-ion batteries

A locomotive, powered by lithium-ion batteries, has already been developed and put into operation at the Eastern Railway

Avail 25% discount on select train tickets from September 1, details here

The scheme shall be applicable for AC chair car and executive chair car accommodation like in Shatabdi, Gatimaan, Tejas, Double Decker, Intercity trains among others, the railways said

IRCTC recruitment 2019: Apply for walk-in interview today on irctc.com

IRCTC recruitment 2019: Candidates with BSc in Hospitality and Hotel Administration from a recognized university can appear for the walk-in interview

RRB JE CBT 2 travel pass, city intimation letter out: All you need to know

RRB JE CBT 2: Candidates can download RRB JE CBT 2 city intimation and travel pass from RRB website

A mascot and comic strips: Western Railway packs a new witty look

A mascot, comic strips and social media handles mark the image overhaul of Western Railway, one of the country's busiest public transport systems

Online train tickets to get costlier as IRCTC restores service charge

The service charges were withdrawn three years ago to promote digital payments

Railways to invite PE, pension funds for Rs 1-trillion station revamp plan

Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) will invite expressions of interest (EoIs) next month for partnerships to fund the redevelopment of at least 10 stations

Indian Railway recruitment 2019: Apply for 432 trade apprentice posts

Indian Railway recruitment 2019: Applications must be submitted online only on apprenticeship.gov.in website

RailYatri integrates with IRCTC

The court had in April this year ruled that the businesses and operation of the website and mobile application RailYatri were unauthorised.

New railway timetable from today: Trains, new timings, routes, and more

The Northen railways has also introduced two new Tejas Express trains on the New Delhi-Chandigarh-New Delhi and the New Delhi-Lucknow-New Delhi routes

Railways, SAIL to spar over rails quality after study flags safety issues

According to the report, the existing track structure in India, having 880 mega pascal (MPa) tensile strength, is "not adequate" for 25-tonne axle load operations

Jindal Steel bags Rs 665 cr order to supply rail to Indian Railways

This is the second big order in less than a year given by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited

IRCTC locks horns with RailYatri, TravelKhana over food delivery

The average number of meals booked by e-catering on trains daily has now increased to about 10,000, from 5,188 in FY18

Mumbai's 166-year-old Byculla railway station to be revamped by NGO

The NGO led by BJP leader Shaina NC, would embark on restoration work in association with conservation architect Abha Lambah

Goyal extols role of railways in 2018, calls it 'a year of many firsts'

While in 2017-2018 till March, there were 73 accidents, since April there were 45 such cases till December 15

Privatisation will put railways upgrade on track, says Niti Aayog's report

Other key areas where Niti Aayog wants inclusion of private players are coach and locomotive manufacturing and repairs

Railways to give TTEs with hand-held devices to check availability of seats

The availability of such systems would mean that there will be a real-time reflection of vacant berths to passengers who are boarding train from the stations on the route of the train