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No proposal to withdraw flexi fare policy, says Railway Minister Vaishnaw

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Wednesday said that no changes will be made in the flexi fare policy in the coming times. The flexi fare system was introduced in Rajdhani, Duronto, etc

Monsoon Session: Agnipath protests cost govt nearly Rs 259.44 crore

Amid the protests in several parts of the country against the recently launched Agnipath, railway properties were vandalised, torched or attacked from Bihar to Telangana

Mumbai's CSMT facelift plan back to drawing board due to railway revamp

The project, which had received bids from Adani, Oberoi and GMR, goes back to drawing board after abrupt shutdown of nodal agency; station will now be developed under BOT mode

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

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

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

Bid to help India reduce emissions through logistics project

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

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

India confident of running first bullet train by 2026, but only in Gujarat

The first phase of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, a 61-km stretch between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat, is likely to be operational only in 2026

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.

Rameswaram-Dhanushkodi railway line destroyed in 1964, to be restored

The railways plan to redevelop this station and connect it with the new broad gauge and electric line

Railway Minister Vaishnaw announces flagging off 4 Vande Bharat trains

This is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement on Independence Day last year that 75 new Vande Bharat trains would come up to mark the country's 75 years of independence

Steel, railways and coal ministries in talks for fuel supply: Minister

Speaking to reporters at Assocham's Indian Metals Industry conference, minister of state for steel Kulaste said his ministry is taking all measures to maintain supply of coal for steel makers

Parl panel holds meeting for discussing railway connectivity to ports

Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture is scheduled to convene a meeting on the subject of 'Railway Safety and Rail Connectivity to Ports'.

Got in-principle approval for Mathura mass transit project: Hema Malini

The mass transit system project, the BJP leader said, will help reduce traffic congestion between the two cities, and also pave the way for proper utilisation of railway land

Railways eyes 1,700 mn tonnes freight in FY23, 15% beyond Budget estimates

Sharp uptick in freight demand seen mainly from core basket of commodities. Railways to acquire 90,000 wagons over the next three years, will push for track development with respect to DFCs

2 years on, Railways passenger bookings still far from pre-Covid levels

In 2021-22, up to February, the national transporter received 3,204 million bookings at an average of 291 million

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train a vanity project of govt: Derek O'Brien

O'Brien also sought transparency in the matter regarding the private trains, Tejas, while also criticising the government for lack of "big ideas" to further enhance the national transporter

298,428 vacant posts in Indian railways: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

The total number of vacant posts in the Indian Railways is 2,98,428, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.