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Travelling on a premium train? This is what you will need to pay for meals

In a notification on July 15, the Indian Railway Board issued the price chart of various meals that will be offered to the passengers travelling by the premium trains

In a first, Railways takes the DFC route to transport four-wheelers

Western dedicated freight corridor to transport 25 wagons of four-wheelers for the first time

Recovery tracker: Drop in mobility, air traffic seen in previous week

The Indian Railways recorded 4.91 per cent growth in the quantity of goods carried in the latest week, a decline when compared to 8.28 per cent in the previous week

Ministry of Railways to monetise redeveloped stations through REITs

The decision assumes significance as MoR has been lagging behind in achieving its targets under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) of the Centre, during the last fiscal year

Recovery tracker: Mobility up, power generation dips as Covid cases rise

Number of flights declined; Indian Railways carried more goods, traffic on Delhi roads eased

Northeast Frontier Railway records 28% growth in freight in Q1 FY23

NFR loaded 0.910 MT during the month of June, 2022. This is an increase of 7.9 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of last year, a spokesperson said on Monday

Railway asset monetisation through Rs 18,000 cr InvIT unlikely in FY23

Both the finance ministry and Union cabinet have recently come down heavily on railways and asked it to expedite its monetisation efforts

Revving up in low gear: The paradoxes in India's transport sector

No Indian airline makes money, railways' passenger traffic is stagnant, and roads have a revenue imbalance problem, but investments in all three are like never before, notes T N Ninan

Railways stakes claim for coal transport planning, fix 'big mismatch'

Coal freight is railways' biggest source of revenue, earning it Rs 67,000 crore in 2021-22

Rlys freight grows 11% on year in June at 125 MT, gains from loading coal

There has also been an increase of 7 per cent in freight leads, or the distance travelled for transportation of goods, which is a source of higher revenue for the railways

Ashwini Vaishnaw to inaugurate new train services in Odisha today

The Railway Minister will announce new train towards Puri and stoppage of Sewa Express at Bolagarh PH

Railway officials to be rated on freight volumes, train movement efficiency

The Railways' overall freight growth against the ministry's internal target was 0.94 per cent in FY22

Agnipath hiring: Armed forces must avoid the track Indian Railways took

The Railways' experience with its half-century-old apprenticeship programme offers a view of the problems that could occur with the armed forces' new recruitment scheme

Top headlines: Parameswaran is new NITI CEO, Toyota to deepen ties in India

India's central bank is on course to bring down prices but the retail inflation rate is likely to remain above the top end of its mandated target band until December, Governor Shaktikanta Das said

Railways gets $245-mn World Bank loan to cut logistics project's emissions

Bid to help India reduce emissions through logistics project

G Kishan Reddy praises Bharat Gaurav trains connecting India and Nepal

G Kishan Reddy said that the Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train will provide an opportunity to people from all parts of the country to explore the architectural, cultural and historical marvels of country

Agnipath protests: 602 trains cancelled; around 350 in eastern railway zone

Of the 612 trains affected, 602 trains were cancelled, including 223 mail and express trains and 379 passengers trains, the Railways said in a statement

491 train services affected across country amid protests against Agnipath

A total of 491 train services have been affected throughout the country, due to the ongoing agitation in various parts of the country against the new recruitment scheme in the Armed Forces

483 train services cancelled Sunday due to protests against Agnipath scheme

According to officials, the railways cancelled 229 mail/express trains and 254 passenger trains due to the agitations

Eastern Railway cancels, reschedules several trains over Agnipath protests

A number of express trains, including the Howrah-Kalka Netaji Express, Kolkata-Amritsar Express, Yog Nagari Rishikesh Doon Express were cancelled