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IRCTC website guarantees automatic refunds to passengers for cancelled tickets

Besides cattle run-overs, fencing and track quality reasons for trains moving at an average 83 kmph

Sources in the ministry say policy not successful so far; extension period kept low as the board may soon have to decide whether to modify the policy further or discontinue it altogether

Moreover, the charge for booking an entire rake, or goods train, has been revised to Rs 1,00,000 from the earlier Rs 50,000

Major destinations throughout the country would be connected by 179 pairs of special trains on rail routes including Delhi-Patna, Delhi-Bhagalpur, Delhi-Muzaffarpur, and Delhi-Saharsa

Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation announced the list of cancelled, rescheduled, diverted, source-changed trains and shortly-terminated trains on Saturday, September 3. Read this article

Indian railways cancelled 165, rescheduled 12, source-changed 18, and diverted 35 trains today, August 31. Read more

IRCTC cancels 115, reschedules 17, diverts 11 and partially cancels 29 trains on Saturday, 20 August. Read this article to know everything about IRCTC trains cancelled today

Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd says 'no purpose' in building Kedarnath leg of Char Dham rail

In a major relief to passengers, the railways on Thursday issued orders to resume providing linen, blankets and curtains inside trains, a provision that was suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The order also said that this would come into immediate effect for a period of six months till further instructions are issued in this regard

Asymptomatic passengers should be permitted to travel after being asked to self-monitor for 14 days, the ministry said

Trains used to run late, and the toilets were dirty. Yet, every moment was a moment of thrill and adventure