Page 51 - Railways

Railways readies deep discounts to woo passengers

Railways to offer last-minute discounts and reduced fares in major trains, including the Shatabdis

Railways to install metro-like barcoded flap gates at stations

Besides, there will be thermal printers at ticket counters for barcoded tickets

GE partners MSDE to train locals for new locomotive facility in Bihar

The US-based firm is setting up a factory at Marhaura (Bihar) to build 900 diesel locomotives

Indian Railways' smart initiatives can raise GDP by 2%: Suresh Prabhu

Initiatives helping railways to come out with new products to serve diverse range of travellers

Railways to track wagons, coaches with radio-frequency tags

Currently, such data is maintained manually, which leaves scope for errors

Pay Rs 5,000 for failing to wake up passenger: Redress forum to Railways

The railways contended that their customer care does not guarantee that passengers would be woken up

Railways working to ensure confirmed berths on demand by 2021

Railways is planning to introduce more passenger trains on high-density routes

Booking a train ticket? This govt app will answer all your railway queries

The app, likely to be named HindRail will operate from June

Railways gets serious about making money

Includes online and offline content on demand to train advertisements and installation of ATMs

Railways posts 5% increase in passenger revenue; non-fare revenue up by 72%

Earned an incremental Rs 1,996 crore during the tenure due to increase in passenger revenue

Now, flexi fares in Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto trains acceptable under LTA

Base fares will increase by 10% with every 10% of berths sold subject to a prescribed ceiling limit

Railways spends more for every rupee earned as operating ratio reaches 95%

In the railways, an operating ratio of 80% or lower is considered desirable

Are private trains on right track with independent regulator in the offing?

From pit head to project site, private participation was earlier only in infrastructure creations

Brands to get a ticket to ride on Indian Railways

National carrier to float bids for vinyl-wrapped ads on trains; eyes Rs 2,000-crore revenue

Railways supply chain to go digital for transparency, business improvement

Includes bill submission, inspection, dispatches, receipt, bill passing, warranty monitoring

Railways to compensate employee for rejecting medical claim

NCDRC ordered on grounds that it was not an emergency situation

Railways on path to modernise 1,253 stations, says Rajen Gohain

Upgradation of stations was being undertaken under 'Adarsh Station Scheme'

Railways to rope in self-help groups to provide local cuisine on trains

Passengers of all trains originating can avail the facility of SHG cooked food through e-catering

Railways flexi fares may be given a wide berth

National carrier now plans a 'user-friendly' makeover for dynamic pricing

Railways to extend sops for digital transactions till June 30

Govt had waived off service charge on Nov 23 as an effort to encourage cashless transactions