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Kansas City Southern mulls $27-bn Canadian Pacific rail bid after ruling

This comes after a recent regulatory ruling jeopardized a rival bid that the US railroad had already accepted

Railways floats tender for 58 Vande Bharat trains after PM's announcement

The railways has floated a tender for 58 Vande Bharat train sets after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in his Independence Day speech that 75 such trains will be launched in 75 weeks

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Railways entrusts RLDA to redevelop 49 additional railways stations

The Indian Railways has entrusted the Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) to redevelop additional 49 railway stations across the country, an official statement said on Tuesday.

PM Modi to inaugurate multiple key railway projects in Gujarat today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate to the nation several key projects of the Railways in Gujarat on Friday via video conferencing

PM to inaugurate 5-star hotel atop Gandhinagar train station on July 16

PM Modi will virtually inaugurate a newly-built five-star hotel atop the redeveloped Gandhinagar railway station and a host of other big-ticket projects on July 16, said the Gujarat government

Re-nationalising British Rail

Vinayak Chatterjee looks at the stresses in public-private partnerships

Man for all reasons: Ashwini Vaishnaw, minister of Railways, Comms & IT

From trusted bureaucrat, to Wharton, MNC executive to businessman, and now politician, the man in charge of two weighty ministries is a unique all-rounder with specialist knowledge

Over 17,239 MT oxygen delivered by Oxygen Express trains during pandemic

Over 17,239 metric tonnes of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in over 1,042 tankers has been delivered across the country by the Indian Railways' Oxygen Express during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic

Eastern Railway suspends 25 trains between May 24-29 due to cyclone Yaas

The Eastern Railway on Sunday said it has cancelled 25 trains between May 24 and May 29 due to Cyclone Yaas

All 86 of its Covid hospitals to soon have oxygen plants: Railways

All 86 of railways' Covid hospitals will soon have oxygen plants of their own, the national transporter said on Tuesday

Negative RT-PCR report mandatory for people arriving in WB, says Railways

Those arriving in West Bengal by train must carry a negative RT-PCR report for a test conducted within 72 hours of train departure, the Railways have said

Govt may bring in reverse auction system for supplying rails to Railways

The government is likely to launch a 'reverse auction process' to supply rails for railway projects, JSPL Managing Director V R Sharma said

India completes arch of world's highest railway bridge in Jammu and Kashmir

The 5.6-metre steel arch is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project (USBRL) and a key segment of the 111-km-long stretch from Katra to Banihal in Jammu and Kashmir

Rail Land Development Authority puts seven land parcels on auction

Among the properties currently on offer is the Boulevard Road land parcel in a posh Delhi locality that has a reserve price of Rs 393 crore

No charging of electronic devices on board trains at night: Railways

The Railways has decided to disallowed passengers from using mobile charging stations onboard trains between 11 pm and 5 am as a precautionary measure against the spread of fire

Bharat Bandh had 'almost zero impact' on rail services, says Railways

Samkyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) called for the bandh from 6 am to 6 pm to mark four months of the farmers' agitation at Delhi's three borders

Less than 10% railway stations have CCTV cameras: Railways in Parliament

The railways has installed CCTV cameras at 686 stations across the country, Goyal informed Parliament, indicating it has such coverage in less than 10 per cent of the 7,349 railway stations in India

Shatabdi fire probe: Railways mulls severe penalty for smoking in trains

The railways is set to get cracking against those found smoking in trains and is mulling severe penalties, even arrest, for damaging public property

Hike in platform ticket prices a 'temporary' measure to curb Covid: Govt

The price hike is being done at limited number of stations, which see heavy rush, clarifies Ministry of Railways