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Indian Railways' woes: Robbers stole even mugs, fans; 1.1 mn jailed in 2016

People have been caught stealing tube lights, mugs, metal water taps, fan, towels and blankets from coaches

Tired of dirty, delayed trains? Railways to rank best & worst zones, trains

To improve service standards by encouraging competition within the organisation, trains and zones will be ranked

Railways give record rakes for coal

Power demand in the winter peaks due to heating and the use of irrigation pumps

Passenger safety in mind, TCs connected to common rail network

Board said that a ticket-checking staff is the "frontline staff" and the first to be contacted in by passengers in case of any problem and unforeseen situations like accidents, thefts, or fires

Railways sees 12% rise in e-ticketing; passengers can now book via BHIM app

Before demonetisation, around 58 per cent of reserved tickets were booked online

Govt panel says domestic steel capacity enough for Railways' needs

The committee on domestically manufactured iron and steel products for government projects

India Inc may add steam to save railway heritage assets

Currently, the railways spend about Rs 250-300 cr annually to maintain and manage its heritage assets

Indian railway equipment merits rational GST rate: Tilak Raj Seth

Executive vice-president of Siemens in India talks about the effect of GST on the industry and about the company's plans for India

Taller than Eiffel Tower, Railways launches main arch on the Chenab bridge

The iconic bridge will soar 359 metres above the bed of the River Chenab and will be 30 metres higher than the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Counting wagons

Despite an electronic system of tracking wagons, their number cannot be declared with certainty by Indian Railways

Indian Railways: New timings for 500 trains from Nov 1; know the details

Trains such as the Bhopal-Jodhpur Express will reach 95 minutes early: Indian Railways

Railways will invest Rs 3,500 crore in Jharkhand in FY18: Piyush Goyal

Says Jharkhand govt is on the path of development and has responded to the Maoist menace positively

When scrap is not actually scrap

Some of the old, disused coaches auctioned by Indian Railways have heritage value; others provide shelter for the homeless

Piyush Goyal launches Railways' first set of solar plants in Delhi

The project is part of the government's National Solar Mission in which Indian Railways plans to commission 1,000 MWp solar plants across its network

Under Piyush Goyal, Indian Railways set to get safety stimulus

In what can be called a stimulus for safety-related works in railways, the Rs 1-lakh crore dedicated safety fund, which was expected to be used over five years may now be used in the next two years ."For safety-related initiatives, we are never short of funds for safety. The dedicated safety fund that was expected to be used over a time period of five years may well be spend in two years now, if required," railways minister Piyush Goyal said today. He added that the government is also planning to restructure railways board by downsizing staff strength in Rail Bhawan to improve efficiency, while departments like One-ICT and Transformation cell are being merged with operating team and mobility respectively. Addressing a press conference on the key measures taken so far under his tenure, Goyal said that in order to attract more players to the station re-development programme, developers will also get the option to mortgage the land allotted to them and raise capital. Apart from this, ...

Prabhu's revenue ideas to be tweaked by Goyal

Revised policy could increase contract tenure to 20 years

NGT to penalise Indian Railways over station waste management in Delhi-NCR

This comes after the green body imposed fine of Rs 2-3 lakh on major hotels in the national capital region

Come November, 500 long-distance trains to run quicker

This is part of an overhaul of the rail system of increasing the average speed of existing trains

Railway stations in 15 cities may soon offer residential apartments

The Indian Railways under Piyush Goyal has chalked out a new plan for station redevelopment

Railways' Diwali gift: A cheaper, faster Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express

The special train, to be introduced to the sector on October 16 from Hazrat Nizamuddin station in Delhi to the Bandra Terminus in Mumbai