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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

Agnipath protests: East Central Railway cancels 8 trains, reschedules 6

Due to ongoing students' agitation against the Centre's Agnipath scheme across the nation, eight trains were cancelled and six trains have been rescheduled in the east zone, said East Central Railway

Indian Railways restores linen, bed roll services in Northern zone trains

After receipt of instructions from the Ministry of Railways to restore the linen service, Northern Railway commenced the supply of linen in AC coaches in a phased manner

Northern Railway crosses Rs 100-crore mark in parcel revenue earnings

Northern Railway earned Rs 100 crores parcel revenue during the current Financial Year, informed the officials

Vaishnaw asks agitators not to damage railway properties amid protests

"Railway is our national property and it is our responsibility to make sure that no harm or damage should be made to it

North East Frontier Railway cancels trains after Bihar's Agnipath protests

North East Frontier Railway (NFR) on Friday cancelled some trains due to violent protests in Bihar against Agnipath army recruitment scheme, and floods in Assam

Bharat Gaurav train: India's first private rail service begins journey

South Star Rail is the registered service provider that will operate the train between Coimbatore and Shirdi

Will finish 90% of work on dedicated freight corridors by Jun 2023: RK Jain

DFCCI Managing Director R K Jain says that despite the disruptions from two Covid waves, the Easter dedicated freight corridors (DFC) will be completed soon

Railways to invest Rs 50 cr a year in startups; innovators to retain IPR

Indian Railways will invest more than Rs 50 crore annually to fund startups, Ashwini Vaishnaw said, adding that unlike other such collaborations, IPR for innovations will remain with the innovator.

CCI penalises 7 entities for bid-rigging in Indian Railways tenders

Besides slapping penalties on certain entities, the watchdog has directed them to cease and desist from anti-competitive practices.

Rlys electrification: More power on rail network to run Vande Bharat trains

The railways will infuse more power on its network to make it ready for the high speed and more energy consuming 'Vande Bharat' trains, according to an order issued by the Railway Board

Officers of 1983, 1984 batches eligible for Level-16 IRMS posts: Railways

The railways said 1983- and 1984-batch officers of its eight organised services are eligible to apply for Level-16 posts under the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS)

Hope to achieve target of operating 1st bullet train in 2026: Vaishnaw

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said they are confident of achieving the target of running the country's first bullet train between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat in 2026

Now, book up to 24 train tickets a month if IRCTC user ID linked to Aadhaar

So far, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation allowed people to book six tickets a month

9,000 trains cancelled this year, 1,900 to make way for coal: RTI applicant

The Railways cancelled almost 9,000 train services this year, out of which over 1,900 were due to coal movement in the last three months, an RTI query has found. In a reply to a query under the Right To Information (RTI) filed by Chandra Shekhar Gaur, the Railways has said that it cancelled 6,995 train services for maintenance work or for construction purposes, while 1,934 services were cancelled from March to May due to coal movement. Officials said due to severe shortage of power, the Railways has been forced to prioritise the movement of coal rakes over passenger services. They also said that the national transporter is on its way to deliver 58 super critical and 68 critical projects worth more than Rs 1,15,000 crore in the next few years, and hence, maintenance as well as construction work is also being carried out as a priority across its network. However, this has critically affected the movement of passengers across the country, especially during the peak summer ...

Railways to invest over Rs 95,261 cr to link northeastern state capitals

Railways would invest over Rs 95,261 crore to execute 21 projects including connecting the state capitals of Manipur, Mizoram and Meghalaya by 2023, and Nagaland capital by 2026

Fuelled by coal demand, Railways earns Rs 14,000 crore from freight in May

This is the 21st consecutive month of the national transporter topping its own freight loading record

A power crisis on an old track and a plan that was never implemented

The Railways' decision to stick with steel wagons may have contributed to the shortage of rakes to haul coal to generating plants

Man's fight to get Rs 35 refund on cancelled railway ticket benefits 300k

The Railways has approved Rs 2.43 crore in refunds to 2.98 lakh IRCTC users -- many of whom might have brought multiple tickets, according to an RTI reply received by Kota-based engineer Sujeet Swami.

Dedicated freight corridors to be delayed again, deadline extended by 2 yrs

DFCC has so far commissioned 1,010 kilometres (km) of the proposed 2,843 km, pertaining to stretches undertaken by the government for both the corridors