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Vande Bharat Express: This route to have less travel time, more available seats

Indian Railways has reduced the travelling time of Vande Bharat express functional between Secunderabad and Tirupati by 15 minutes. Moreover, the 8 extra coaches will be added in the train for higher passenger capacity

1 min read16 May 2023
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World's highest railway bridge in J-K to be operational soon

Jammu and Kashmir: The world's highest railway bridge has passed all mandatory tests, however, two more will take place today.

2 min read26 Mar 2023
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RJD chief Lalu Yadav, wife, and others granted bail in land-for-job-scam case

The bail was given on a personal bond of ₹50,000 and one surety of the like amount each.

2 min read15 Mar 2023
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Indian Railways recorded a 71% jump in revenue earnings for passenger segment

Indian Railways said on Monday that its estimated total earnings in the passenger category on an originating basis for the period of the first nine months of the fiscal year 2022-23

1 min read2 Jan 2023
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Govt approves Alstom’s locomotives to run at 120 kmph for goods transportation

These electric locomotives will allow faster and safer movement of heavier freight trains capable to carry around 6,000 tonnes at speed of 120 kmph

1 min read14 Oct 2020
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Kolkata East-West Metro Corridor gets cabinet nod

It approved the railway ministry’s proposal for a revised cost estimate for the project

2 min read8 Oct 2020
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814 hectares of rail land under encroachment across country: Piyush Goyal

Replying to a query in Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal in a written reply said most of the encroachments are near railway stations

1 min read16 Sep 2020
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Railways studying profiles of officials under anti-corruption drive: Goyal

'Action has been taken on several officials who have had integrity issues in several departments,' says Piyush GoyalPiyush Goyal will address the India-UK Joint Economic and Trade Committee today

2 min read15 Jul 2019
Politics

Govt seeks Trai’s view on Railway demand for spectrum

The ministry has approached the department of telecommunications, seeking 10MHz of the efficient and expensive 700MHz airwavesRailways has requested an ‘administrative allocation’ of the spectrum, outside the auction route

2 min read5 Feb 2019
Companies

Train seat reservation status will soon be public. Railways to follow airlines’ model

Railway minister issued the instructions after complaints from railway passengers about getting wait-listed tickets on certain routes, leaving them with no other option but to approach the TTEs.

1 min read4 Jan 2019
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