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Railways to convert diesel locomotives to electric, says Piyush Goyal

He added the Railways is looking for conversion of existing diesel locomotives to electric ones at a cheaper cost, compared to refurbishment

After stations, Indian Railways to rank top 200 trains on cleanliness

Apart from the passenger feedback, audit team will also look into cleanliness conditions of the entire train, including toilets

Railways to replace AC II-tier coaches in premium trains with AC-III

If such a replacement is done, for example, in the 50 Rajdhani trains, it will create around 14,400 additional berths for AC-III passengers

India-made semi-high speed 'Train 18' to be rolled out for testing in Sept

Built by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, the train will promote "Make in India", and is capable of running at a speed of 160 km per hour

To boost passenger safety, railways to induct 4410 LHB coaches in 2018-19

LHB design coaches are lighter in weight, have higher carrying capacity, speed potential and better safety features as compared to ICF coaches

Railway union says loco pilots over-worked, demands shorter duty hours

NFIR has said that the running staff in the railways was under a lot of stress due to 'unlimited working hours'

For every Rs 100 earned, Indian Railways spent Rs 111 in April-July 2018

A higher ratio in railways indicates less ability to generate surplus funds that could be used for capital investments such as laying new lines and deploying more coaches

Railways getting ready for a freight corridor from Kharagpur to Vijaywada

The Railways is likely to incorporate the project in its wish list to the finance ministry for the upcoming Budget

Railways to introduce 1 Antyodaya, 2 Uday, 2 Tejas Express trains in a year

Two new Uday Express trains - the AC chair car double decker trains - have also been included in the time table.

RPF arrests nearly 1,400 male passengers for travelling in ladies coaches

Nearly 1400 male passengers were arrested by the Railway Police Force (RPF) this year for travelling in ladies compartments across Northern Railway, a statement from the national transporter said today. The RPF presently escorts 220 trains in the Northern Railway section. This year so far, 61211 people were arrested under different sections of the Railway Act and Rs 1.5 crore of fine realised from them. "In the year 2018 (up to July), RPF apprehended 250 IPC criminals involved in passenger-related crime and handed them to GRP (government railway police)," the statement said. "The Railway Minister has declared year 2018 as the year of Women & Child Security. In this regard, Bhairavi and Virangna teams have been formed containing lady RPF staff. 1,384 male passengers travelling in ladies coach were arrested in the current year," it said. Railway property worth Rs 25,52,101 was recovered with the arrest of 484 people under Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act. This year, up to

8 people died every day on Mumbai locals last year, toll 18,000 in 5 years

As many as 49,790 people died on railway tracks after being hit by trains nationwide between 2015 and 2017

Rlys to launch digital museums at 22 stations on Aug 15 to showcase history

These digital screens will be 5.1 metres long and have a width ranging from 2.1 metres to 3.2 metres

Railways' multipurpose stalls to sell generic low-cost medicine at stations

Three chemist stalls are operational - all of them in Mumbai - one each at Churchgate, Mumbai Central and Andheri Railway stations

Focus on timely running of trains: CAG on rlys' station redevelopment plans

It said that while over a period of time there has been a significant increase in the number of trains handled per day in the 15 selected stations, the infrastructure were not augmented

Passengers will have to pay for Railways' losses if this proposal is okayed

The panel has also asked the railways to make a segregated assessment of the actual revenue benefits accrued through the introduction of the flexi-fare system

In a first, Railway Board to have a member exclusively for safety issues

Sources in the ministry said that Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has already approved the creation of the Member (Safety) post

66% increase in digital booking of reserved train tickets: Rajen Gohain

This year (till June), approximately 68% of total reserved tickets were booked through digital means, the government was told

Railways increases vacancies for asst loco pilots, technicians to 60,000

Around 4.756 million candidates have applied for the posts

JSPL bags 20% of Railways' Rs 25-bn global tender to supply long rails

This is the first time in three decades that rail procurement has been opened for the private sector

Guess how much time this railway wagon took to cover 1,326 km? Four years

The distance is otherwise covered in 42 hours and 13 minutes