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Railways seeks FinMin nod to raise $500 mn via Masala bonds

If this happens, the railways will join the bandwagon of three other Indian companies, HDFC, state-run NTPC and Adani Transmission

Railways raises short distance coal freight

Power, steel and cement to see minor rise in prices, while railways may benefit

Indian Railways to partner with Google for showcasing its heritage

Google Cultural Institute is a non-profit organisation that partners with cultural organisations to bring world's cultural heritage online

Pay 92 paise for Rs 10-lakh train travel insurance

Indian Railways (IR) has selected three insurance companies - Shri Ram General Insurance, ICICI Lombard General Insurance and Royal Sundaram General Insurance - for insuring its passengers.

Ramakrishnan T S: Rationalise passenger transport to gain freight traffic

The capacity released thus would help the Indian Railways move freight traffic at an average speed of 50 km per hour. This would enable it to make inroads into transportation of non-bulk items

Ramakrishnan T S: A load too heavy for Indian Railways

Instead of analysing what was wrong with its freight service model, Indian Railways went for the knee-jerk measure of reducing freight rates. Result: loss in revenue. In such a situation it will be difficult for the Railways to retain its existing freight transport volume

Suresh Prabhu, CM Vijay Rupani to ink MoU between Railways, Gujarat govt

Under which, NAIR and MSU have developed new educational modules for railways staff

Indian Railways to run magnetic trains soon

The Suresh Prabhu-led ministry of railways has floated a tender on August 4 to explore opportunities of maglev trains in India, which can hit 500 kmph

Railways committed to boost small and medium enterprises: Suresh Prabhu

Prabhu said that there is a need for working on many fronts to make the Prime Minister's Make in India programme successful

Indian Railways to run magnetic trains soon

Rail ministry has floated a tender to explore possibility of Maglev trains in India, which can hit 500 kmph

Indian Railways to plug into National Power Grid

Will source power directly from the latter to cut costs, improve operations

Railways suffers loss of over Rs 1,602 cr for concessional fares

Railways provides concession in passenger fare in 24 categories

New line to bring Kohima on railway map by 2020

Suresh Prabhu lays foundation stone of 88-km rail line that will provide Nagaland's capital with direct rail connectivity

Railway Board Chairman Mital gets 2-year extension

Mital was appointed to the top post in Railways Ministry in place of Arunendra Kumar, who had superannuated on December 31, 2014

Suresh Prabhu to launch first discharge free rail corridor on Sunday

Prabhu will inaugurate 114-km long Rameswaram-Manmadurai route as country's first green rail corridor with zero toilet discharge section

PM Modi to flag off Delhi-Agartala BG train service on July 31

The new direct train would be named as 'Tripureswari Super Fast express

Railway safety: What are Suresh Prabhu's solutions for disaster management?

A quick review of major safety measures proposed by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu in his budget for FY2016, and how it compares with his predecessor's

Indian Railways to install solar panels in all railway buildings

Suresh Prabhu made the announcement on Sunday when he laid foundation stone of solar power plant at the Amritsar Railway Station

Bibek Debroy: The possible, plausible and pliable

IR needs to be much more transparent, accountable and consistent. Otherwise, even if 2,828 km is possible, there is an impression of it not being plausible and being pliable

Bibek Debroy: Not quite up to speed

There are multiple reasons why we can't have those speeds - high capacity utilisation on major routes, too many stops, mixed traffic on same track and signalling problems