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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

Rlys freight grows 11% on year in June at 125 MT, gains from loading coal

There has also been an increase of 7 per cent in freight leads, or the distance travelled for transportation of goods, which is a source of higher revenue for the railways

Assam Cabinet approves JV company with Railways to boost network

The Assam Cabinet approved formation of a joint venture company between the state government and the railway ministry to increase the railway network in the state, a minister said

Railway brings assets online, to hold e-auction for commercial earning, NFR

These assets will be mapped location-wise on the portal once and the system will remember forever if it is covered for earning or not.

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

Bid to help India reduce emissions through logistics project

Biggest rail strike in 30 years over pay and jobs brings UK to standstill

Picket lines appeared at dawn and will be lined by some of the more than 40,000 rail workers who are due to strike on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, bringing the network to a standstill

Agnipath protests: Passengers stranded as trains cancelled; airfares soar

The Railways on Monday said it has cancelled 587 trains due to the agitations.

Indian Railways restores linen, bed roll services in Northern zone trains

After receipt of instructions from the Ministry of Railways to restore the linen service, Northern Railway commenced the supply of linen in AC coaches in a phased manner

Maruti Suzuki dispatches record 233K units through Railways in FY22

Maruti Suzuki India has shipped 2.33 lakh units through Railways last fiscal, its highest ever dispatch in a financial year so far, since commencing the initiative eight years ago

IRCTC to connect India, Nepal through tourist train under Bharat Gaurav

IRCTC will be India's first agency to connect two countries through tourist train under the Bharat Gaurav Scheme of Indian Railways as the train will depart on the Shri Ramayana Yatra Circuit

Hope to achieve target of operating 1st bullet train in 2026: Vaishnaw

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said they are confident of achieving the target of running the country's first bullet train between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat in 2026

How delays in public projects could impact govt's fundraise plans via NMP

Time and cost overruns could impact private sector participation in the ambitious National Monetisation Pipeline programme

Bengal: Railways says not informed of bridge inauguration it majorly funded

A railway official said that the Eastern Railway has provided Rs 26.7 crore of the total Rs 44.86 crore cost of the project, while the West Bengal government's share was Rs 18.16 crore.

A power crisis on an old track and a plan that was never implemented

The Railways' decision to stick with steel wagons may have contributed to the shortage of rakes to haul coal to generating plants