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Railways suffered Rs 55.92 cr loss due to Jat agitation: Suresh Prabhu

Around 2,314 trains and tickets were cancelled during the agitation

Railways launches ready-to-eat meals for passengers

North Western Railway has empanelled four firms to provide the pre-cooked meals

Railways to conduct audit of train operations to improve timing

Particularly on the crucial Mughalsarai-Allahabad-Kanpur-Ghaziabad section, to address the problem of late running of passenger services.

Railways, insurance companies in talks to provide cover to passengers

Officials of the Railways are holding talks with seven insurance companies

Rail passenger numbers declined due to better highways: Govt

Union Minister Manoj Sinha on Friday said introduction of high speed trains was the way forward

Rail-related stocks hit 52-week low

Titagarh Wagons, Texmaco Rail, Kalindee Rail and Kernex Microsystems were down 14%-29% in past three trading days.

How the Railways tweaked reserve funds

An analysis shows the ministry had cut its appropriation to PF by Rs 400 cr and that to Depreciation Reserve Fund by a sharp 30% or Rs 2,400 cr

Railways state minister oppose rail privatisation under NDA rule

He said despite financial constraints, Rs 4,200 crore has been sanctioned for Madhya Pradesh to strengthen and develop the rail network

Railway blankets washed once in two months

Members of RS raised questions regarding the quality and hygiene of laundry and linen supplied by the Indian Railways

Will the railways tilt the Talgo way?

Locally manufactured coaches can achieve similar speeds as Talgo trains

IRCTC-OYO partnership to offer 45,000 hotel rooms across 170 cities

The vision behind this partnership is to become the most preferred and trusted hotel brand and to create reliable and affordable Hotel network for Railways Passengers

Indian Railways should be made accessible for the differently abled: NGO

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu is set to announce the annual Railway budget today

Rail related stocks in focus; Titagarh, Kalindee Rail, Texmaco up over 5%

Texmaco Rail & Engineering, Titagarh Wagons, Kalindee Rail Nirman, BEML and Stone India rallied up to 9% on the BSE.

Rail Budget expected to unveil massive capacity enhancement

An increased outlay of about Rs 1.25 lakh crore has been earmarked to focus on massive capacity creation

Rail Tatkal Ticket booking timings revised; 50 percent refund on cancellation

Indian Railways has changed the timing for the booking of Tatkal tickets, and said that customers can get a refund of upto 50 percent on cancellation for the same.As per the new schedule, the Tatkal booking for AC classes will commence at 10 a.m. and close at 11 a.m., while for the non-AC classes, the Tatkal booking will commence at 11 a.m and close at noon.Railways will soon launch its 'Tatkal Special' train service, travelling on which will be dearer than on normal trains.The cash-strapped public transporter will make special trains on tatkal fares operational for certain busy routes.While 'Premium' trains - tickets for which are priced as per a dynamic fare structure - are already operational, the Tatkal Special trains will be an additional service to cater to the rush.The Railways has also relaxed the advance reservation period for Tatkal Special trains. The advance reservation period is of a minimum 10 days and a maximum of 60 days.

Railway stocks dip post Rail Budget

Railway stocks dip post Rail Budget