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Target of installing LED lights at all stations achieved, says Railways

The move would help the railways save Rs 500 million per annum in electricity bills and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 60,000 ton

Railways to use math formula to maximise loco usage, increase revenue

Hitherto, locomotive links were being manually prepared by the respective sixteen zones to operate the allocated trains

Railway lets you transfer your train ticket to someone else: Here's how

When it comes to train ticket bookings, we prefer doing it in advance to get confirmed tickets but plans don't always fall in place

Which are heritage railways?

The definition of 'heritage' is subjective. It is essentially left to the zones to decide what is heritage

Railways aim to save Rs 100 billion a year with reverse auction bidding

Currently several ministries, including the Ministry of Power, and public sector undertakings are using the reverse auction process to procure supplies at competitive prices

Soon, aircraft-style vacuum toilets can be a reality on trains: Piyush

Vacuum toilets can soon be a reality on trains; to be built in 500 coaches

Railways to build modern signalling system to mitigate safety risk: Goyal

Indian railway is planning to build modern signalling system on the line of European Train Control System

Railway finances on a shaky track after a sharp cut in budgetary support

The cut during third successive year raises serious doubts about the national transporter's ability to meet its massive modernisation and expansion plans

Railways to sack 13,521 Group C and D employees for unauthorised leaves

During the drive, it was found that 13,521 out of 1.3 million workforce were absent from service for a long time without any authorisation

Railways moves to solve winter woes, enhances fog speed limit to 75 kmph

Railway board also decided that railway zones should scrap "uneconomic stoppages" of mail or express trains

A 70-year-old vs a 30-year-old: LHB coaches perform better than ICF ones

The fatality numbers should be far better and a switch from ICF to LHB (which are safer) was inevitable

Bed linen washed after every use, blankets once in 2 months, says Railways

In case of unsatisfactory work or passenger complaint, suitable penalty is also imposed, says govt

In a first, Railways to create database of contract workers, give benefits

A contractor bidding for a project will be disqualified if they have been levied with penalty for violation of labour laws

Indian Railway replaces 'viklang' with 'divyang' in concession forms

The order will come into being from February 1

Needed: A rolling stock policy

In addition to plans for electrification, there should be a plan for disposing off diesel locomotives, over and above the path of least resistance, that of sending them to the scrap yard

Rakes shortage hits firms: Steel ministry talks with Railways to find a fix

Railway rakes are those wagons that carry various raw materials like coal and iron ore to industrial plants

Railways plans roadmap to achieve three-fold increase in production by 2022

The directive also says that the plan should be such that it facilitates decisions that lead to the best usage of time

Soon, passengers have to pay more for using railway cloak rooms, lockers

The railway board has now empowered Divisional Railway Managers to raise the usage fee for the service at stations

Indian Railways' 24-coach cap

If other countries can have passenger trains with 40 or even 50 coaches, what is the constraint for the IR here?

Railways to use drones for monitoring, maintenance of tracks, rail infra

The drone cameras will also be deployed to undertake monitoring activities of relief and rescue operation and inspection-related activities