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Railways defers 15% freight surcharge, ups number of rakes for auto sector

For the beleaguered auto sector, which is looking to cut costs, the railways has decided to offer more rakes for the transportation of automobiles

Last-minute travellers help railways earn Rs 25,000 cr in last 4 years: RTI

The national transporter earned Rs 21,530 crore from Tatkal quota tickets and an additional Rs 3,862 crore from Tatkal Premium tickets between 2016 and 2019

All railway units to enforce ban on single-use plastic material from Oct 2

All vendors and staff across Indian Railways are to be encouraged to use reusable bags to reduce plastic footprint

Railway project to link Kashmir with rest of India put on fast track

The project is now being directly monitored by the Prime Minister's Office for its faster completion

A mascot and comic strips: Western Railway packs a new witty look

A mascot, comic strips and social media handles mark the image overhaul of Western Railway, one of the country's busiest public transport systems

Centre sets up three-member panel to resolve dispute between SAIL, Railways

During the last financial year, SAIL supplied around 985,000 tonnes of rail worth Rs 5,900 crore

Govt approves hike in train speeds on Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah routes

The decisions were taken in the Cabinet meeting held on Monday, but were made public on Wednesday

Kerala Cabinet gives nod to Rs 66,079-cr semi-high-speed railway project

The project will be executed by Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL), a joint venture of the Government of Kerala and Ministry of Railways

RRB JE Result 2019 to be announced today on rrbcdg.gov.in, check steps

The RRB has already declared the date for RRB JE Stage 2 Exam 2019 either during the last week of August

Railways, DoT on different bandwidth over 700 Mhz spectrum allotment

The transporter wants premium spectrum for free; govt reluctant to lose revenue

As Steel Min delays supply, govt push to transform Railways goes off track

Railway Ministry wants Sail to make higher grade track for its 'Mission 25 Tonne' initiative which the steel major has been delaying

Railways to invite PE, pension funds for Rs 1-trillion station revamp plan

Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) will invite expressions of interest (EoIs) next month for partnerships to fund the redevelopment of at least 10 stations

Railways introduces new tender process for Train 18 on favouritism charges

Officials said the new tendering process gives vendors three months to apply for bids instead of the present three weeks

Railways can't be privatised, govt will corporatise some arms: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said track kilometre grew from 77,609 km to 89,919 km from 1950-2014 and rose to 1,23,236 km in the past five years

Railways directs ICF to scrap all ongoing tenders for making Train 18 rakes

The primary reason behind this move is to provide a level-playing field to all suppliers in the making of the flagship train

Sitharaman's maiden Budget gives a massive boost to rail infrastructure

Railway ministry will have to prepare a blueprint to match the envisaged modernisation and investment programme

Wherever we spot opportunities, we will try to invite PPPs: Piyush Goyal

A big thrust has been given to the ease of living for the middle and lower-middle classes, said Goyal

RITES, RVNL: Rail-related stocks gather steam. Analysts remain cautious

The interim Budget presented in February 2019 did not disappoint rail-related companies. Railways saw an allocation of Rs 64,587 crore and capital expenditure outlay of Rs 1.58 trillion for FY20

Total cost overrun of 205 delayed railway projects is Rs 2.21 trillion

National transporter Indian Railways account for nearly three-fifths of 344 central sector projects that are facing huge cost overrun due to delay in implementation for various reasons.

Railways Not To Surrender Dm 185 Million Loan

Railways Not To Surrender Dm 185 Million Loan