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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

One year of PM-GatiShakti: National masterplan drives infra projects

It is helping identify high-congestion stretches along national highways and railway tracks, offering time-bound solutions and even ensuring more schools in unserved villages.

Land lease continuity for Rail landholders, more clarity for Concor sale

Latest Railways circular also offers details on various terms of the new 'land lease policy' approved by Cabinet last month; existing landholders can extend their lease for up to another 35 years

Railways plans to set up EV charging points at major stations in 3 years

Over the next three years, the Indian Railways will install EV charging points at all major stations across the country under a new policy

Vande Bharat takes a hit with frequent mishaps, Railways keeps its chin up

Beyond the pit-stop measures of spare cones, the Indian Railways is also planning to put fences along the railway tracks on VB routes to avoid recent incidents

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

Recovery tracker: Vehicle registrations in latest week up 15% over 2019

Better aviation traffic in seven days to Oct 2, freight numbers improve

The hurdles delaying India's high-speed trains from running on fast track

The speed of Vande Bharat trains has been restricted to 160 kmph for now as the Railways has to upgrade the tracks and also build fences on both sides of the tracks to prevent trespassing

RITES hits all-time high on healthy outlook; stock climbs 15% in 3 days

The stock of state-owned engineering, designing & construction company traded higher for the third straight day, surging 15 per cent, during the period

Over 370 passengers travel by Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat train today

More than 370 passengers travelled on board the new upgraded Vande Bharat 2.0 train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai during its inaugural journey on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the semi-high speed train from Gandhinagar Capital railway station around 10.30 am. Among its first passengers were railway enthusiasts and YouTubers besides railway officials, security personnel and media persons. More than 370 persons travelled on the train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, railway officials said. The booking had opened only a day before. The passengers were excited to be part of the train's inaugural run and clicked photos as well as shot videos on mobile phones during the journey. As the train streaked by, passengers at various stations along the route, railway employees working on the adjoining tracks and passers-by on the roads and people in the buildings along the tracks were also seen clicking pictures or shooting videos. Vacuum toilets like those seen at airports, ..

Rs 9,494 cr spent on railway projects in Telangana in 8 years: Kishan Reddy

: The NDA government at the Centre has spent nearly Rs 9,494 crore during the past eight years on 12 new major railway projects in Telangana, Union Minister of Tourism G Kishan Reddy said on Friday. Speaking at a function marking the dedication of a new railway line between Medak- Akanapet railway stations to the nation at Medak, Reddy said the Indian Railways has been taking several measures on the safety front resulting in a lesser number of accidents year on year. He said the Centre is proposing to set up a railway coach overhauling unit at Warangal with an investment of Rs 400 crore. The facility is expected to provide employment to 3,000 people. "During the past eight years, 12 new (major) projects have been taken up in Telangana...Rs 9,494 crore was spent during the past eight years for development in Telangana. As many as 43 railway stations in the state were modernised under Kavach (A state-of-the-art electronic system which was designed to help the Indian Railways achieve .

Recovery tracker: Lower mobility, power generation in week ended Sept 14

Railway freight traffic numbers were higher than before

US railroads reach tentative deal with workers, averting a strike

US President Joe Biden announced the deal in a statement early Thursday morning, calling it 'a win for tens of thousands of rail workers who worked tirelessly through the pandemic'

France's railway giant SNCF to pay additional 1.7 bn euros for electricity

French national railway company SNCF has said that the electricity bill for passenger trains will rise by nearly 1.7 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in 2023 due to the rise of electricity price

IRCTC cancels 214 trains today: Check your train status for Sept 13 here

Indian Railways cancelled 214 trains on Tueday, September 13. Read this report to learn how to check your train's cancellation or rescheduling and the list of affected trains today

Govt refuses to pay excess Kisan Rail subsidy, Rlys 'writes off' Rs 71 cr

The Railways had to write off Rs 71.86 crore it spent as excess subsidy on Kisan Rail Services last fiscal, after the Ministry of Food Processing Industries refused to bear the additional cost citing a Rs 50-crore ceiling for the initiative, documents show. According to official data, the Railways spent Rs 121.86 crore as subsidy under the scheme which is more than double the amount of Rs 50 crore sanctioned in 2021-22 by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) for the pro-farmer initiative. The national transporter was forced to "write off" the excess expenditure of Rs 71.86 crore after the MoFPI -- the nodal ministry for implementing the 'Operation Greens - TOP to total' scheme under which Kisan Rails operate -- deciding not to reimburse the outstanding amount. Under the scheme, a 50 per cent subsidy is offered directly to farmers and traders on railway transportation charges for fruits and vegetables. A ceiling of Rs 50 crore was set by the MoFPI as subsidy for the las

IRCTC cancels 202 trains today: Check your train status for Sept 9 here

Indian Railways cancelled over 200 trains on Friday, September 9. Read this report to know how to check your train's cancellation or rescheduling, and the list of affected trains

Railways eyes Rs 30,000-crore revenue with new land licensing fee policy

Sources also indicated that the current policy was causing a lot of leasable Railways land to go idle, notwithstanding the potential for terminal operations

IRCTC cancels 193 trains today: Check your train status for Sept 8 here

Indian Railways cancelled over 190 trains on Thursday, September 8. Read this detailed report to know how to check your train's cancellation or rescheduling status and the list of affected trains

IRCTC cancels 194 trains today: Check your train status for Sept 7 here

Indian Railways cancelled 194 trains today September 7, Wednesday. Over 300 trains have been affected. Read this article to know more