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Railways subsidising train travel by 55%, spent Rs 62k cr last yr: Minister

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday said that the Railways gives a concession of 55 per cent to its passengers and last year spent Rs 62,000 crore on the subsidy. The minister, who arrived here on Tuesday on a two-day visit, said: "If the expenditure of the Railways is Rs 100, then only Rs 45 is charged from the passengers." Last year, Railways gave a total subsidy of Rs 62,000 crore to different categories of passengers, he said. Asked about any plans for new trains, Vaishnaw said there are under construction EMU trains, which are being built on the lines of the metro, which do not have an engine, but are powered from the second or the third coach. The same arrangement will be made in main line EMU trains also, he said. Vaishnaw, who is also the Minister for Communications, said that the 5G service of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will start in October. The service is targeted to be launched in five major cities of the country in the next 500 days, he said. Vaish

IRCTC Cancelled Train Today, 23 Aug: 123 trains cancelled on Tuesday

Indian railways cancelled more than 120 trains, rescheduled 19 trains, diverted 10 trains and partially cancelled more than 40 trains on Tuesday. Read this article to know more

IRCTC Cancelled Train Today, 22 August: Indian Railways cancels 109 trains

Indian Railways canceled more than 100 trains on Monday. While 15 trains were partially terminated, 13 trains have been rescheduled and 3 trains have been diverted. Read this article to know more

IRCTC cancelled train today, 18 Aug: Over 130 trains cancelled in India

IRCTC cancelled 132 trains and partially cancelled 20 trains today. Read this article to know everything about cancelled, rescheduled, diverted, or source-changed trains on August 18, Thursday

World's highest Chenab railway bridge inaugurated in Jammu & Kashmir today

For the first time ever since independence, Srinagar will be linked to the rest of India after the overarch deck on the world's highest single-arch railway bridge over Chenab River will be launched.

Trains Cancelled Today, 11 Aug: Indian Railways cancels 149 trains

Indian Railways deems to cancel up to 170 trains on August 11. Currently, 149 trains have been cancelled, 15 rescheduled and 8 diverted. Read this article to know if your train is running late or not

Amazon expands partnership with Railways for deliveries in festive season

National transporter enables company to meet delivery promises to customers in the hinterlands

Railways freight transport up 8% in July as it carries coal nationwide

The transporter has recorded 11 per cent increase in cumulative freight loading this financial year

Recovery tracker: Higher workplace attendance, railway freight numbers

Vehicle registrations, aviation numbers are worse than before

189 people rescued between April-June: Northeast Frontier Railway

The Northeast Frontier Railway has said a total of 189 people, including children and women, have been rescued during routine checking at different trains and stations under its jurisdiction

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

Cost of granting concessions to passengers weighs on railways: Vaishnaw

Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Indian Railways is already bearing more than 50 per cent of the cost of travel, on an average, for all passengers

Delhi Metro's Blue Line section hit by tech snag once again, DMRC tweets

Services on a section of the Delhi Metro's Blue Line were delayed on Tuesday due to some technical issues, officials said

In a first, Railways takes the DFC route to transport four-wheelers

Western dedicated freight corridor to transport 25 wagons of four-wheelers for the first time

RailRestro expands services to 100 new rly stations, takes total to 450

The food tech startup, which provides meals on trains via online orders 24x7, will now offer regional cuisines to passengers

Ministry of Railways to monetise redeveloped stations through REITs

The decision assumes significance as MoR has been lagging behind in achieving its targets under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) of the Centre, during the last fiscal year

Several trains services cancelled in Vadodara division after water-logging

Due to the washout of tracks between the Dabhoi and Ekta Nagar stations of Gujarat's Vadodara division, several western railways trains scheduled for Tuesday have been cancelled

Railway asset monetisation through Rs 18,000 cr InvIT unlikely in FY23

Both the finance ministry and Union cabinet have recently come down heavily on railways and asked it to expedite its monetisation efforts

China's once profitable railways records $900bn debt over push for growth

What was once China's profitable high-speed railways is now heading towards a trillion-dollar disaster after reports of debt nearing a whopping $900 billion

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