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Lizard found in food served on Poorva Express, passenger tweets to Prabhu
The passenger has filed a complaint with the Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu through Twitter
Lizard found in food served on Poorva Express, passenger tweets to Prabhu
The passenger has filed a complaint with the Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu through Twitter
 "Lizard found in food served on Poorva Express, passenger tweets to Prabhu")
Railways goes to people for ideas to generate revenue
The idea generator might also get some earnings if the project is successful, say officials
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Tata Steel inks long-term tariff pact with Indian Railways
LTTC has been introduced by Indian Railways to establish long-term contracts with customers
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Railways rolls out cashless health care scheme for retired employees
CTSE beneficiaries include retired employees and their dependent family members
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Late trains, dirty stations throw Indian Railways off track
Indian Railways is notorious for delay in train services. According to a survey by travel search application Ixigo, the Manduadih-Rameswaram Weekly Express tops the list of latecomer trains, with the highest average delay time of 11.5 hours. Manduadih is in Uttar Pradesh and the train travels a little more than 2,000 km to Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. The survey was conducted among the 20-odd million customers of Ixigo. The other worst performing trains include Himgiri Superfast Express from Howrah to Jammu Tawi, with 9.3 hours average delay time, and the Jan Nayak Express between Amritsar in Punjab and Darbhanga in Bihar, with a delay time of 8.9 hours. The survey also looked at the favourite railway stations for passengers. Vadodara topped the list, followed by Nagpur and Howrah stations. Among the lowest rated stations were New Delhi, Pune and Kanpur.In terms of favourite trains, the top three were the Bikaner-Delhi SF Express, Mumbai-Jaisalmer SF Express and the New Delhi Duronto ..
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Railways fixes quota on lower berth for differently-abled in 3AC coaches
Currently, there is a provision for lower berth quota in sleeper class only
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Rajdhani, Shatabdi makeover: Passengers will now get on-board entertainment
Trolley service for catering, polite uniformed staff are some of the changes slated to be introduced
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Indian Railways introduce upgraded 'Humsafar Express' coaches
The coaches have facilities like GPS-based passenger information system, fire and smoke detectors
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Railways to replace conventional coaches with new ones for better safety
These special coaches have been fitted to improve passenger safety
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A lot on the plate, now time for execution
Indian Railways has several projects either in the pipeline or in various stages of finalisation
Railways to offer 20 stations in Tier II cities to Malaysia for development
Faridabad, Cuttack, Amritsar, Jamshedpur, Kochi, Jammu, and Bikaner are considered Tier-II cities.
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How to reduce fares? Food ordering on trains to be made optional
Optional food-order facility will start on an experimental basis on 10 trains within a month
 "How to reduce fares? Food ordering on trains to be made optional")
Railways to launch overnight double-decker train for business travellers
Public transporter is looking to connect metropolitan centres through new service, Uday Express
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Railways aiming at one-third reduction in emission by 2030
It will use 5% bio diesel, CNG/LNG for traction, renewables up to 10% of its energy needs
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Railways asked to pay Rs 75K to passenger whose seat was occupied by others
The commission, however, refused to enhance the compensation awarded to Delhi resident, V Vijay
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Railways to raise Rs 35,000 crore from World Bank to boost infrastructure
Railways has to raise Rs 5,000 crore every year to strengthen safety infrastructure
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Indian Railways carried 95 million tonnes goods in May
There were disruptions in goods movement in Dhanbad division due to Maoist activities
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Indian Railways to introduce 'buy tickets from IRCTC, pay later' service
Soon passengers would be able to buy tickets from the IRCTC website and pay later
Railways to set up Rs 35,000-cr fund to finance infra projects
Proposal for India Development Fund will be sent for Cabinet clearance within a month
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