Page 44 - Railways

Self-subservience, not self-reliance: CPI(M) on private players in Railways

It said that contrary to the claim that the move will boost job generation, past experiences in other countries have shown that such privatisation results in huge job losses

Rail-related stocks rally; RITES, Rail Vikas Nigam surge over 10%

Indian Railways has started the process to invite private players in passenger train operations.

Railways to ply 700 more Mumbai local trains but not for general passengers

The trains will, however, only carry essential services personnel identified by the Maharashtra government

RITES Q4 profit down 4% at Rs 143.93 cr; revenue falls to Rs 614.24 cr

The railways consultancy firm had posted a consolidated profit of Rs 150.38 crore in the corresponding quarter of previous fiscal

Kolkata Metro can restart services from July 1 if it gets nod from Railways

The possibility of resumption of Kolkata Metro Railway services from July 1 to alleviate the travel woes of commuters is unlikely till the Railway Ministry gives its nod for doing so

Freeze on new posts, stationary cuts among railways' austerity measures

The financial commissioner also recommended that all file work be moved to the digital sphere and advised that all correspondence must be done through secure e-mails

317 isolation coaches in Delhi to be ready by Wednesday night: Railways

The isolation coaches here are among the 960 converted coaches deployed in five different states in an effort to augment medical care facilities for Covid-19 patients

Semi-high speed rail corridor Silver Line gets Kerala cabinet nod

The DPR will now go for the approval of Railway Board, NITI Aayog and the Union Cabinet

States can't charge fare from migrant workers, must provide food, says SC

The bench, also comprising Justices S K Kaul and M R Shah, directed that states oversee the registration of migrant workers and ensure that they are made to board the train or bus at the earliest

No other pass needed for those with valid flight/rail tickets: GB Nagar DGP

Meanwhile five in Gautam Buddha Nagar district tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, taking district count to 307

Railways to restart counter ticket bookings, run more trains soon

500,000 tickets booked in three hours for 200 trains starting on June 1

Railways to operate AC, non-AC trains from June 1, booking from tomorrow

It said the general (GS) coaches shall also have reserved seats for sitting, meaning there will be no unreserved coach in these trains

200 non-AC passenger trains to run daily from June 1; online bookings soon

These trains will have non-air conditioned second class coaches and will run daily

No consent needed from destination states to run Shramik Specials: Railways

Earlier, a political storm had broken out when Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh were being laggard in approving these trains

UP govt use Disaster Relief Fund to pay for migrants' rail tickets

The state is arranging for trains to evacuate workers from Delhi, will make advance payment to facilitate speedy homecoming

Adani, GMR among firms keen on revamping Nellore, Tirupati railway stations

Both stations will be redeveloped in PPP mode and based on the design, build, finance, operate transfer (DBFOT) model

Railways to introduce waiting lists for special trains from May 22

The railways has capped the waiting list on these trains -- up to 100 for AC 3 tier, 50 for AC 2 tier, 200 for Sleeper Class, 100 for chair cars, and 20 each for First AC and Executive Class

Don't resume air, train services to Chennai: Tamil Nadu CM tells Modi

Palaniswami urges centre give his state a credit and refinancing package for micro, small and medium enterprises

Train from Aluva to Bhubaneswar to take first set of 1,200 migrants home

6,000 litres of water, food for Day One of the journey arranged; Most of 360,000 'guest workers' staying in 20,826 camps at present want to head back home

Amazon strengthens tie-up with Railways for faster delivery of essentials

The e-commerce giant is leveraging 'Covid-19 Parcel Special Trains' launched by Indian Railways to ramp up its operations to 55 lanes during lockdown period