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Indian Railways ends flexi fare experiment on two stretches

The rollback would result in reduction of fares of the trains on the said sections by an average of nine to 24%

Cabinet to take call on Indian Railways pricing regulator in two weeks

The Rail ministry has sought views from a few ministries and the NITI Aayog regarding this, say Sources

Railways to replace coach couplings in 4 years: Official

The design for new wagons with radio-frequency identification (RFID) devices are ready, says Yatish Kumar

Platform modernisation gets underway

400 stations are to be redeveloped. Top construction companies join the fray

Get ready to pay more for train travel as Indian Railways mulls safety cess

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu had written a letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley seeking Rs 1,19,183 cr to create the special Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh for undertaking various safety works

Indian Railways, IRCTC include transgender as third gender

The decision which was taken on a representation made by a lawyer will include the facility for reservations and cancellations

Finance Ministry, Railways working on ways to cut logistics cost for exports

Indian exporters have time and again demanded drastic cuts in freight rates to enhance price competitiveness in the global markets

Kanpur train accident: 12-member GRP team to probe derailment

The train's passengers are being interrogated but as the incident occurred around 3 AM most of them were asleep

Indian Railways to provide free Wi-Fi service at Ghaziabad station

Indian Railways: Officials are also planning to extend the facility to Old Ghaziabad station.

Indian Railways: Delhi-Howrah, Delhi-Mumbai trains to run at 160kmph

The 1400-km-long Delhi-Howrah and the 1500-km-long Delhi- Mumbai rail corridors are among the two major busy routes

Sulabh founder Bindeshwar Pathak is the brand ambassador for Swachh Rail Mission

As a pilot project, Sulabh has started cleaning and maintenance of five important railway stations from September.

Coffee machines, CCTV cameras and more: New AC-III coaches get a makeover

The new coaches will be deployed from mid-November in Hamsafar service

Texmaco posts over 90% surge in Q2 net profit

Company net revenues rose by 81.53% at Rs 236. 57 crore during the July-September period this year

Ramakrishnan T S: Flexi-fare could ease Railways' revenue burden

It is a step in the right direction to eventually end cross-subsidy for passenger travel and reduce the loss to the exchequer

Indian Railways to ink deal with Germany for high-speed trains

MoU will be signed between Indian Railways and DB Engineering and Consulting GmbH

Ramakrishnan T S: Will flexi-fare for 'elite' trains work?

In the first of a two-part series, the writer analyses if introducing the flexi-fare system for 'elite' trains would make a difference to the Indian Railway's fortunes, considering that experiments with the same system for 'premium' and 'Suvidha' trains weren't a success

Railways to import crude oil directly

This is an initial step towards the aim of saving Rs 35,000 cr on Railways' fuel bill over the next decade

Bibek Debroy: The Indian Railway heritage

Indian Railways doesn't possess resources, perhaps even inclination, to preserve this heritage, despite the National Rail Museum

After passenger cover, railways plans baggage insurance

The scheme would cover incidents like robbery and dacoity

Some assurance: Rail insurance scheme sees 3.5 million sign up in 10 days

IRCTC to also develop Rail Museum as entertainment park