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CAG finds major goof ups in Indian Railways' train timings, distances

The blunders revealed by CAG were human errors, said railway official

Confused about Railways ticket refund rules? Here's your one-stop guide

Wondering how will you get a refund if your train is three hours late? Here is your cheat sheet

Railways' massive archival journey to chug along 2.5 bn pages of history

The century-old railways archives include documents, orders, time tables, photographs, technical diagrams among others

Ayodhya to Colombo via Rameshwaram: Ride IRCTC's new Shri Ramayana Express

IRCTC will run 800-seater from Delhi Safdarjung station; journey ends at Rameshwaram, but you can fly down to Colombo at an extra cost

How to make sure trains aren't running late? Railways finds a shortcut

Indian Railways has changed the run time of the train in order to maintain the punctuality

CAG questions need for GE's diesel locomotive manufacturing unit in Bihar

The diesel locomotives procured under this agreement would have no scope for productive utilisation in the Indian Railway network in future, CAG said in its report

Free Wi-Fi at railway stations soon! Here's how to access the service

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to access free Wi-Fi at the railway stations

Nagpur to Mumbai in 5 hours! Indian Railways plans high-speed service

The government says the high-speed rail tracks will run parallel to an expressway and benefit thousands of passengers, farmers and traders in both directions

These two freight corridors will change the way India transports goods

Indian Railways is building two world-class freight corridors that will transform the way goods are being transported on Indian tracks

Railways to install plastic bottle crushing machines at 2,000 stations

According a report in 2009 by the Comptroller and Auditor General, approximately 6,289 tonnes of plastic waste is discarded onto India's railway tracks

350 vacancies in North Eastern Railway, 30 July last day of applications

The vacancies are for the posts of Technician-III, ALP, JE, Clerk, Station Master, Staff Nurse, Pharmacist and Health Inspector. The application process has begun on 1 July.

Railways to replace face towels in AC coaches with disposable napkins

The cost of the bedroll is included in the ticket fare for those travelling in AC coaches

Waiting for Maha govt's reply to penalise plastic ban violators: Railways

The CR and the WR said they have already installed plastic bottle crushing machines at some stations on a pilot basis

Looking for a job in railways? Contractual hiring is on for some categories

Zonal heads have been authorised finalise the recruitments in consultation with concerned departments

Railways to have disposal towels in AC class; no reuse to help save costs

The instructions say towels will have a minimum 50% of cotton and be of 'spunlace non-woven material, with a size of 40 cm x 30 cm

Train travel with your own bedroom in these luxury Indian saloon coaches

Each coach comes with two AC bedroom, a dining-cum-hall and a kitchen; but the ride is expensive, at 18 times the first-class fare

Travelling on Uday Express? Check out its new snack vending machines

While only cash payment option is available at present, cashless transactions will be allowed in the days to come

Frustrated by long train delays? Railways has a plan to cheer you up

The Railways will provide free meals and refreshments to the passengers travelling on reserved tickets if the train gets delayed on Sunday

Railways to procure 100,000 wagons for Rs 200-250 billion in 5 yrs

With 100% electrification, poised to become a net zero carbon emitter by 2030

Railways to become 'net zero carbon emitter' by 2030: Piyush Goyal

Speaking at an event, Goyal said that the national transporter was going green in a big way