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Railways registers highest ever freight loading for month of July

The railways has registered its highest ever freight loading for the month of July, the national transporter said in a statement on Monday.

Railways lost 2,903 employees due to coronavirus: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Railways has lost 2,903 employees due to Covid-19, minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Parliament on Friday.

Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani gets Tejas-type Smart coaches: Check out features

In a bid to enhance the travel experience of passengers, the Indian Railways on Monday said that it will start operating the Rajdhani Express trains with feature-loaded, upgraded Tejas smart coaches.

Heavy rains lashes Mumbai again; waterlogging disrupts local train services

A day after heavy showers pounded Mumbai, the rain intensity reduced briefly on Monday morning but picked up momentum again during the day

PM Modi to inaugurate redeveloped Gandhinagar Railway Station on Friday

The station is future ready, and the concourse will be used for departing passengers when the footfalls increase at the station, an official statement said

PM Modi to inaugurate several rail projects in Gujarat on Friday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate several key railway projects in Gujarat via video-conferencing on Friday

Re-nationalising British Rail

Vinayak Chatterjee looks at the stresses in public-private partnerships

Rail Min Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, as part of his efforts over last few days to get acquainted with high priority works of Railways.

New railway minister takes charge, directs officials to work in 2 shifts

Bureaucrat-entrepreneur-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw took charge as the country's new railway minister on Thursday

Private participation, few passengers: Host of tests for new rail minister

Completing freight corridors, negotiating land for the bullet train, and speeding up monetisation plans would be some of the major focus areas for Ashwini Vaishnaw

In pictures: Indian Railways' first movable freshwater tunnel aquarium

India's first movable freshwater tunnel aquarium opened at the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station for the general public. See in pictures for more

Tokyo Olympics: Railways sets up selfie points to show support to athletes

Indian Railways is organising a 'Cheer4India' campaign for the Olympic-bound athletes across the country and has urged people to come out in support of the sportspersons

Record disbursal, cheaper fund cost buoy IRFC net by 126% to Rs 1,482 cr

IRFC has reported a 126 per cent jump in net income to record Rs 1,482.55 crore in the March quarter, mainly due to higher interest income from record disbursals and cheaper funds.

IRFC posts 126% jump in fourth quarter net profit at Rs 1,483 crore

This compares to Rs 655 crore reported in the same period of previous fiscal.

A train with a view: Mumbai-Pune journey gets more scenic, memorable

The Indian Railways on June 26 launched a Vistadome coach service on the Mumbai-Pune Deccan Express Special train, which ran full house. At present, the Vistadome coach service is operational in the Mumbai-Madgaon Jan Shadabdi Special train. The Railways had launched the newly-designed Vistadome coaches last year. So, what makes this train and the Mumbai-Pune journey special? Watch the video.

Railways improves operating ratio to 97.45% in pandemic-hit FY21

Limited train services for most of year with no subsidies or concessions, severely tightening of expenses have led to Railways better its operating ratio to 97.45% in FY 21 from 98.36% previous fiscal

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits rise to April-end levels as curbs ease

Retail & recreation visits at nearly 60% of normal times

Railways ferries over 3 mn passengers, including migrant workers, in 1 week

Average occupancy was high

Coal drives Railways' freight biz as demand from power plants perks up

As power plants rush to hoard coal ahead of peak summer demand, coal production and its movement has also increased

Railways' earnings from platform ticket sales take a severe hit, dip by 94%

The railways' earnings from platform tickets took a severe hit in FY 21 with revenue from sale dipping by about 94 per cent as compared to the previous year due to coronavirus crisis, a RTI has found