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Speeding up of trains on Indian Railways an ongoing exercise: Vaishnaw

To contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Railways discontinued all regular passenger carrying trains from March 23, 2020

RITES bags 'highest ever' Rs 4,027-cr order from Ministry of Railways

RITES is currently executing doubling project at Gooty-Dharmavaram and 3rd line project at Annupur-Pendra Road of approximately 140 km, which are near completion.

Railways operating 846 passenger trains in view of Covid: Govt

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha that to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, the Railways had discontinued all passenger carrying trains in March 2020.

No proposal yet to restore concessions in ticket fares: Railways minister

Teachers, war widows, awardees, artists, sportspersons, farmers, medical professionals and youths are among the different classes who enjoy concessional travel.

IRCTC's payment gateway gains traction, handles 125,000 transactions daily

IRCTC introduces Autopay feature to ensure more reliable ticket booking

Top headlines: Tesla's India plan dealt blow, Tata Motors gets debt problem

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Tuesday

IRCTC and BHEL in talks for a partnership to run private trains

Bids for public private partnerships (PPPs) in passenger train operations were opened last month

Railways registers highest ever freight loading for month of July

The railways has registered its highest ever freight loading for the month of July, the national transporter said in a statement on Monday.

Railways lost 2,903 employees due to coronavirus: Ashwini Vaishnaw

The Railways has lost 2,903 employees due to Covid-19, minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Parliament on Friday.

Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani gets Tejas-type Smart coaches: Check out features

In a bid to enhance the travel experience of passengers, the Indian Railways on Monday said that it will start operating the Rajdhani Express trains with feature-loaded, upgraded Tejas smart coaches.

Heavy rains lashes Mumbai again; waterlogging disrupts local train services

A day after heavy showers pounded Mumbai, the rain intensity reduced briefly on Monday morning but picked up momentum again during the day

PM Modi to inaugurate redeveloped Gandhinagar Railway Station on Friday

The station is future ready, and the concourse will be used for departing passengers when the footfalls increase at the station, an official statement said

PM Modi to inaugurate several rail projects in Gujarat on Friday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate several key railway projects in Gujarat via video-conferencing on Friday

Re-nationalising British Rail

Vinayak Chatterjee looks at the stresses in public-private partnerships

Rail Min Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, as part of his efforts over last few days to get acquainted with high priority works of Railways.

New railway minister takes charge, directs officials to work in 2 shifts

Bureaucrat-entrepreneur-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw took charge as the country's new railway minister on Thursday

Private participation, few passengers: Host of tests for new rail minister

Completing freight corridors, negotiating land for the bullet train, and speeding up monetisation plans would be some of the major focus areas for Ashwini Vaishnaw

In pictures: Indian Railways' first movable freshwater tunnel aquarium

India's first movable freshwater tunnel aquarium opened at the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station for the general public. See in pictures for more

Tokyo Olympics: Railways sets up selfie points to show support to athletes

Indian Railways is organising a 'Cheer4India' campaign for the Olympic-bound athletes across the country and has urged people to come out in support of the sportspersons

Record disbursal, cheaper fund cost buoy IRFC net by 126% to Rs 1,482 cr

IRFC has reported a 126 per cent jump in net income to record Rs 1,482.55 crore in the March quarter, mainly due to higher interest income from record disbursals and cheaper funds.