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Railway ministry resumes consultation on private train operations

The consultations gained relevance after the Railway Board had to scrap the first bid round due to lacklustre participation

52-km-long Bengal-Sikkim rail link to be operational by Dec 2023: Railways

Construction of the rail line, which will have six stations, started in 2009 when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was the railway minister.

Railway Board issues order to resume serving cooked meals on trains

The Railway Board has issued an order to resume serving cooked meals to passengers on trains, a service that was discontinued due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Railway Board, in a letter on Friday, asked the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to resume the service. Ready-to-eat meals will also continue to be served to passengers, the Railway board also said. "In view of the restoration of normal train services, requirements of travelling passengers and easing of Covid lockdown restrictions in eateries, restaurants, hotels and such other places across the country, it has been decided by the Ministry of Railways to resume the services of cooked food in trains. Service of ready-to-eat meals will also continue," the letter stated. Earlier this month, the Railways had announced the running of normal trains, withdrawing the special tag which had been in place for the pandemic.

Railway board shuts down RLDA-RITES-Ircon JV on Sanjeev Sanyal's advice

Station modernisation and redevelopment goes back to Zonal Railways

No state has asked to stop train services: Railway Board chairman

No state has asked the railways to stop any train service yet, Railway Board Chairman Suneet Sharma said on Friday

We're running more trains to meet rush on some routes: Railway Board chief

Odisha and Uttarakhand propose Covid-19 negative certificates from inbound train passengers

No plan to stop or curtail train services: Railway board chairman

"There is no cause for alarm. We can run trains immediately on demand if there is any rush," Suneet Sharma said

Current fiscal 'most challenging' for Indian Railways: Piyush Goyal

During the lockdown, all services of the railways had come to a grinding halt and even now, only special trains are plying

Railway Board lauds Rs 1.10 trn Budget allocation, calls it 'path-breaking'

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that the central government is allocating Rs 1,10,055 crores for Railways

A beaten track: Plan for Railways has vision but lacks clarity on execution

The national transport utility's long-awaited draft national plan merely reiterates a direction that has already been set

As recession hits nation, dedicated freight corridor may get operational

Augmenting freight operations through better marketing, cheaper tariff and discount packages has been on the railway agenda

In new roles for restructured Railway Board, CEO to retain key portfolios

The Cabinet had earlier approved the restructuring of the Railway Board, whose strength has been cut from eight to five, as part of large scale reforms initiated by the national transporter

Bullet train project risks delay due to land acquisition, Covid: Railways

63 per cent of the land need for project has been acquired yet, says official

Railway Board restructuring gets green flag: Vinod Yadav to be first CEO

The current restructuring will be a zero-cost exercise and money will be saved by surrendering posts in the board and stopping duplication of work

ACC approves appointment of V K Yadav as Railway Board's first ever CEO

The Cabinet had earlier approved the restructuring of the Railway Board, whose strength has been cut from eight to five, as part of large scale reforms initiated by the national transporter

Bengal writes to Railways, says metro, local train services can be resumed

The government also requested the board to put in place the required logistics for smooth operations of the services

Railways defends 'zero fatality' claim after NITI Aayog questions data

Kant had said in a letter to the Railway Board Chairman that over 2,000 people lost their lives in the Mumbai suburban network every year and that too must be considered while reporting fatalities

Railways mulls inflation-linked user charges at redeveloped stations

The Railway Board will soon come out with norms to make it part of bid conditions

Railways to end colonial-era khalasi system, says no to fresh appointments

In an order issued on August 6, the Railway Board has said the issue regarding telephone attendant-cum-dak khalasis (TADKs) is under review

N-E state capitals to be connected via rail network by 2023: Railway Board

Attempts to connect every part of Jammu and Kashmir to the railway are also underway at full speed