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Piyush Goyal asks W Bengal govt to cooperate in completing metro projects

"I hope that that the state government will allow us to implement the Central schemes benefitting people here", Goyal said

Bengal: Passengers held up as 50 local trains cancelled by Eastern Railway

Overcrowded buses and choc-a-block ferries along and across the Hooghly river added to the pain of the daily commuters

Indian Railways to rework freight loading plan as coal transportation falls

Banks on business from auto companies for transporting, mainly two-wheelers via railways

Railways Budget: Engineers need to recognise tech advantage, says expert

Stagnation in technology is reflected in dependence on manpower-intensive maintenance practices and poor quality

Budget 2020: Railways left high and dry with very little investment push

Gross budgetary support shows funds will rise by just Rs 2,163 cr in FY21 despite emphasis on infra

IRCTC's third private train to run on Indore-Varanasi route as Hamsafar Exp

The overnight train would have the same rakes as those of the Humsafar Express, he added

Consequential train accidents decreased to 59 in 2018-19: Economic Survey

The Indian Railways with over 68,000 route-kilometres is the third-largest network in the world under single management

Railway allows armed escorts in cargo trains to secure goods prone to theft

Armed escorts have been initially approved in the Eastern Railway zone and will be reviewed after a period of six months

Rlys eyes pension bail-out; plans PPP push in freight, high-speed corridors

The Indian Railways has about 1.5 million pensioners

Railways identifies six routes for high-speed, semi high-speed corridors

In a briefing ahead of the Union Budget, Yadav said the six corridors include the Delhi-Noida-Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi (865 km)and the Delhi-Jaipur-Udaipur-Ahmedabad (886km) sections

14 trains run late in Northern region as low visibility, rains hit Delhi

For the past several days, rail operations have been hit by inclement weather conditions, primarily dense fog.

Will SAIL-BSP be able to complete the Indian Railways order this fiscal?

Company racing towards fulfilling railways' requirement of 1.35 million tonne

A lowdown on India's controversial private train concept

The Railway Board has made it clear that none of the physical operations and infrastructure - including safety-related operations - will be handled by private players

Railways' existential dilemma: Fare hike, rejig proposal spark fresh debate

A fare hike and restructuring proposal have raised afresh the debate over whether this state-owned transport utility is a service or a business

Piyush Goyal wants to put Railways on fast track with private sector help

He dismissed speculations of privatisation of the railway network, but highlighted the need for a public-private partnership funding model for the sector

Budget 2020: Railway capex may rise 18% to all-time high of Rs 1.9 trn

A major concern for the finance department of the railways is the decline in internal resources

NITI Aayog pitches for bringing in private players for train operations

The paper, prepared for discussions with stakeholders, has split the 100 routes into 10-12 clusters

After a passenger fare hike, Railways plans occupancy-based discount

Occupancy-based discount is an effort to augment revenue by increasing number of passengers during lean periods

Best of BS Opinion: Railway finances, company boardroom, and more

From Indian Railways' inefficiency costs, infrastructure deficiencies to corporate India's need for boardroom wisdom are some issues our opinion writers tackle

Reforming Railways

Passenger fare hike does not go far enough