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Railways approved 500 extra train stoppages this fiscal on MPs' request

Senior officials say that MPs are still writing to the railway minister to approve stoppages in their constituencies, as they become a rallying point during election campaigns

25 trains cancelled, 7 diverted as protesting Punjab farmers block tracks

Two trains the New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express and the New Delhi-Amritsar Shan-E-Punjab Express were short-terminated in Jalandhar City and Beas town respectively

Railways starts displaying reservation charts, vacant seats online

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said Wednesday that the reservation charts will now be available for public viewing on the internet

Railways gives land at Re 1 per acre on lease to Bengaluru suburban project

Of the total land requirement of 800 acres for the project, about 617 acres will be railway land

Welcome, Train 18

The Railways should also focus on its structural weaknesses

PM Modi unveils India's first diesel-turned-electric locomotive in Varanasi

The work on the project began on December 22, 2017 and from concept to execution of the conversion of the diesel locomotive to electric was carried out in just 69 days, railway officials said

DoT to seek Trai view on allocating spectrum to Railways without auction

The 700 MHz band is earmarked for mobile services and allocating it to Indian Railways for non-commercial use may adversely impact levies

400,000 railway jobs in 2 years: Piyush Goyal reveals mega hiring plans

This announcement comes despite over 150,000 aspirants still waiting to join railway ranks, after appearing for tests conducted last year

Railways to eliminate last unmanned level crossing ahead of 2020 target

The move gathered steam in April 2018, after 13 children were killed in Kushinagar when a train hit a school van

Railways to fill 13,487 posts of engineers, depot superintendents

The scale of the posts is Rs 35,400-Rs 1,12,400 (Level 6) as per 7th Central Pay Commission

Catering on trains: 'No tips please; if no bill, your meal is free'

Goyal also issued directions that a single helpline number for all non-security complaints be developed for the convenience of passengers by the end of January 2019

Tax ghost of Rs 6,390 crore returns to trouble listing-ready IRFC

Railways has sought waiver from MCA, saying it may improve valuation of the company

Indian Railways plans to share revenue with private freight terminals

The national transporter has introduced a terminal charge of Rs 20 per tonne for both inward and outward traffic from these terminals

Railways plan to offer job openings for over 14,000 junior engineers soon

The recruitment test for JEs is expected to commence from March next year after the scrutiny of applications is completed

Railways increases lower berth quota for senior citizens, women passengers

In Rajdhani, Duronto and other fully air-conditioned express trains, the quota of reserved seats is seven

Railways faces Rs 78.4-bn shortfall in earnings; operating ratio above 112%

The ordinary working expenditure of the national transporter was Rs 1.03 trillion as against the budget projection of Rs 984.41 billion by November-end this fiscal

Miscreants pelt stones at Train 18, damage India's first engineless train

Earlier in November, the first trial run of Train 18 was successfully conducted on tracks at Moradabad-Rampur section of Northern Indian Railways

Rationalise fares, monetise assets to boost revenues: NITI to Railways

NITI Aayog also said the railways should enhance service delivery, achieving 95 per cent on-time arrivals by 2022-23

Railways' new-generation mini Train 18 rolled out, can hit 130 kmph speed

These new trains will cater to short-distance intercity day-travel

7,500 food quality complaints till Oct, Rs 15-mn fines imposed: Railways

It imposed Rs 15.5 million fines on vendors, warned 2,322 of them, terminated the contract of one and found 555 complaints unsubstantiated