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RITES to pick 24% stake in Railway's station redevelopment entity

According to sources, a shareholder agreement was signed on May 21 and the proposal will be taken up for approval of the shareholders

AC trains to have operation theatre-like fresh air pumped into coaches

The experiment, started with 15 pairs of air conditioned trains being run by the Railways on the Rajdhani routes since May 12, will be replicated in all AC trains

32 firms show interest in redevelopment of four railway stations

Nagpur, Gwalior, Amritsar, Sabarmati may see Rs 1,300-crore investment

Railways spending Rs 200,000 per isolation coach; govt sanctions Rs 620 cr

"It is heartening to see that the occupancy in trains from UP, Bihar, West Bengal to big cities is increasing day by day, indicating an improving economic situation," Yadav said

RailTel to provide video surveillance at 6,049 stations across country

The scope of work also includes integration of the existing standalone CCTV network of the railways into the VSS system for centralised monitoring

Unlock 1.0: Essential shopping rebounds fastest to pre-lockdown levels

The latest weekly figures show power generation is close to 2019 levels as industries gradually reopen.

Railway freight shows signs of revival; cement traffic up 18% in June

In April and May, the Railways saw a subdued freight loading at about 70% of what it was in 2019

'Take actions on trade with China on selective basis'

India imports about $70 billion worth of goods from China, mostly manufactured goods.

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

Efforts on to use only made-in-India components: Rly Board Chairman

For the past two-three years, the Railways has taken many steps to reduce the import content, the CRB said

Indian Railways converts 5,231 non-AC coaches into Covid-19 care centres

The Ministry said that it was mutually agreed by NITI Ayog and MoHFW that AC coaches would not be suitable in view of the potential transmission risk of Covid-19 through AC ducting

Railways cancels Rs 471 cr contract with Chinese firm over 'poor progress'

They were supposed to complete the work by 2019, but only 20 per cent of the work has been completed so far

India coronavirus dispatch: Railway coaches redesigned for Covid patients

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Generated Rs 360 cr revenue from Shramik trains; avg fare Rs 600: Railways

Indian Railways has run 4,450 Shramik trains so far and carried 6 million migrant workers home, said the Railway Board chairman

Western, Central Railways to resume selected services for essential staff

Western Railway will run 73 pairs of suburban services including eight pairs between Virar and Dahanu Road

Anand Vihar to be used for isolation coaches; trains diverted to Old Delhi

According to a Railways official, all five trains running from Anand Vihar station in east Delhi will now operate from Old Delhi railway station

Robot 'Captain Arjun' to screen passengers while boarding trains: Railways

Captain Arjun is equipped with a motion sensor, one PTZ camera (Pan, Tilt, Zoom Camera), and one Dome Camera

Railways receive requests for 63 Shramik Special trains from 7 states

Of the total, a maximum of 32 trains will depart from Kerala while the destinations of most trains will be West Bengal (23), followed by Bihar (10), Assam (5)

Railways runs Double Stack Container Train in electric zone, creates record

This achievement is a first of its kind in the entire world and will also boost the ambitious mission of Green India as a latest green initiative over Indian Railways

Not going to import locomotives now, will Make In India: GE Transportation

According to the contract signed in November 2015, we were expected to deliver 100 locomotives year-on-year for 10 years, said Sandeep Selot