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Railways to revert to pre-Covid regular services, stop special trains

Indian Railways has decided to discontinue special trains and revert to the pre-Covid regular services

Passengers safe as 7 coaches of Bengaluru-bound train derail in Tamil Nadu

Seven coaches of a Bengaluru-bound train derailed near Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu after boulders fell on it but all the 2,000-odd passengers were safe

Railways to be highly profitable in coming 5-6 years: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Railways will be "highly profitable" in coming 5-6 years with its ongoing transformative initiatives, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.

From PPP to organisational changes, a tight rope walk for Ashwini Vaishnaw

Electrification of 68,155 route kilometre (RKM) broad-gauge railway routes by December 2023 is nearing completion

Indian Railways' 'net-zero' goals hinge on electrification, solar, storage

Hydrogen and Carbon capture technologies are other avenues to achieve goal, which will lead to a reduction of 60 million tonnes of emission a year

CBI files FIR against SW Railways engineer for receiving Rs 1.29 cr bribe

The CBI has filed an FIR against an executive engineer of the South Western Railways posted in Bengaluru for allegedly receiving over Rs 1.29 crore bribe from contractors over eight years

Eastern Railways resume local train services with 50 pc seating capacity

The train services will be brought back on track after nearly six months as per the normal timetable while maintaining Covid-19 restrictions.

Facing backlash, Ministry of Railways scraps IRCTC fee sharing order

Stock tanked 30% intraday before it recovered from losses

Railway ministry asks IRCTC to share 50% of revenue from convenience fee

Sharing started in 2014 in the ratio of 80:20 between IRCTC and the Indian Railways

IRCTC to share 50% revenue from convenience fee with Indian Railways

The revenue-sharing arrangement would be enforced from November 1, IRCTC said in a regulatory filing on October 28, along with other details.

PSUs to compete with pvt firms for rail contracts following new order

The Railway Board has issued an order that will now make public sector companies compete with the private sector

IRCTC plummets 32% from record high after rallying nearly 300% in 6 months

After touching Rs 1 trillion intraday on Tuesday, the firm's m-cap ended around Rs 71,000 crore on Wednesday

Railway board shuts down RLDA-RITES-Ircon JV on Sanjeev Sanyal's advice

Station modernisation and redevelopment goes back to Zonal Railways

Rail roko agitation: Train services disrupted at 30 locations

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), which is an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions, has called a six-hour nationwide 'rail roko agitation' from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday.

Gati Shakti master plan may help cut logistics cost to 8% of GDP

Railways looking at Rs 50K cr of investments under the project

Railways to set up 500 multi-modal cargo terminals under Gati-Shakti scheme

Indian Railways will establish around 500 multi-modal cargo terminals under the PM Gati-Shakti programme in a time period of 4-5 years

500 multimodal hubs at Rs 50k-cr investment under Gati Shakti: Vaishnaw

As many as 500 multimodal hubs are expected be developed under Gati Shakti Mission at an extra investment of Rs 50,000 crore in the next five years, says Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

IRCTC hits new high, zooms 141% since August on announcing stock split plan

IRCTC has fixed October 29, 2021, as the record date, to ascertain the name of shareholders entitled for subdivision/split of equity shares from Rs 10 to Rs 2

Indian Railways earns nearly Rs 1,000 cr more by ferrying imported coal

Cumulative freight earnings from imported coal stood at Rs 4,598.88 crore during the period

Railway ministry not keen on sharing spectrum with NCR transit system

Railways says this could lead to safety, security risks