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Railways ferries 124-mt freight in Nov, clocks 5% rise since last year

Officials peg FY23 freight between 1500-1550 mt

300-400 new Vande Bharat trains to be announced in upcoming Union Budget

According to a railway ministry official, there will be an announcement for provision of 300-400 new Vande Bharat trains in the Union Budget 2023-24 which will be the highest ever allocation

Railways eyes Rs 94k cr coal connecting projects as part of Energy Corridor

National transporter targets FY24 to close critical project pipeline

Indian railways far from 'carbon neutral 2030' goal; lags in clean energy

The organization had installed renewable capacity of 142 megawatts of rooftop solar and 103.4 megawatts of wind energy as of August

Vivek Express: Country's longest train to operate twice a week from Nov 22

The services of the country's longest train, Vivek Express, that connects Assam with the southernmost tip of Tamil Nadu will be available twice a week beginning November 22, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said on Saturday. The Dibrugarh- Kanyakumari Vivek Express, which was flagged off on November 19, 2011, covers a distance of 4,189 km and traverses through nine states in over 80 hours. Train no. 15906 (Dibrugarh Kanyakumari) Vivek Express which previously used to run on Saturdays, will now operate additionally every Tuesday from November 22, a press release issued by NFR said. Train no. 15905 (Kanyakumari Dibrugarh) Vivek Express which currently runs only on Thursdays, will now be available even on Sundays from November 27, the release said.

Not so fast: Infrastructure woes slow down Vande Bharat trains

Besides cattle run-overs, fencing and track quality reasons for trains moving at an average 83 kmph

Railways to build walls on worst-impacted routes to contain cattle hits

Plans are to build 1,000 km of walls across sections, no change on Vande Bharat nose panel, damage to which brought the issue of cattle hits to the fore

IRCTC Q2 PAT up 43% YoY to Rs 226 crore, revenue from operation rises 99%

Total income of IRCTC grew 97.55% to Rs 831.79 crore from Rs 421.05 crore YoY

End of the stone age: Railways to upgrade rail tracks at select stations

The current tracks have greyish ballast stones scattered around them to keep the tracks in their place and curb derailments. But these stones require regular monitoring and replacement

768 start-ups register to participate in railway infrastructure: Govt

The offers have come from 123 startups, 80 individual innovators, 81 micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and 18 research and development organisations and institutes

Railways extends round-trip freight discounts for six months, say officials

Sources in the ministry say policy not successful so far; extension period kept low as the board may soon have to decide whether to modify the policy further or discontinue it altogether

Railways to shut down COFMOW on Dec 1, seeks to trim undertakings

Unit for railway workshops being closed as part of finance ministry recommendation on 'rationalization of government bodies'

Railways plans to launch Vande Bharat trains for freight operations

The Centre, in this fiscal year's Union budget, had laid out a target to roll out 400 Vande Bharat trains by the end of 2024-25

Southern Railway division introduces QR-based booking system at 61 stations

The Palakkad division of Southern Railway has introduced QR code-enabled unreserved ticket booking system through the Railway UTS App at all its 61 stations, including Mangaluru central and Mangaluru junction. An option for QR code booking has been enabled in the app under the book ticket' menu. The feature will not be available for the halt stations managed by private agents in the Southern Railway routes, a railway release here said. By scanning the QR code at the station, passengers may enter the ticketing system and select their destination to proceed to payment, which may be made through railway wallet, UPI, debit or credit card or net banking. Platform ticket and renewal of season ticket, too, is possible through the QR code system, the release said.

Indian Railways may blacklist Oracle Corp if bribery claim proved

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in a September 27 order, slapped Oracle with a fine of $23 million for breaking the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that Indian Railway is investigating

Railways ministry launches probe into Oracle India corruption case

Oracle was fined $23 million by US SEC for paying bribes to officials of railway-owned PSU

Railways set out special trains to manage extra rush till Chhath Puja

Major destinations throughout the country would be connected by 179 pairs of special trains on rail routes including Delhi-Patna, Delhi-Bhagalpur, Delhi-Muzaffarpur, and Delhi-Saharsa

16 railway stations to soon be revamped under PPP model, 3 in Delhi

The decision has been taken following the plan to revamp the New Delhi and CST stations under the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model

Indian Railways to resume levying surcharge during busy season from Oct 1

The surcharge will be levied on transportation of all commodities barring coal and coke, containers and automobiles moved in certain wagons

SEC fines Oracle $23 mn for bribing officials in India, Turkey, and UAE

Oracle India's employees used "an excessive discount scheme" in connection with a transaction with a transportation company, says the SEC order