New Delhi, October 25, 2022: Indian Railways has registered remarkable scrap sale in first six months of this Financial Year 2022-22. Through this sale, Indian Railways has earned total Rs 2582 Crore till September 2022 compared to Rs 2003 Cr. during the same period of last FY 2021-22 which is 28.91% higher. The target for […]
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500 Mail Express trains speeded up, 130 services converted to Superfast category
New Delhi, October 15, 2022: The Ministry of Railways released its new All India Railway Time Table known as “TRAINS AT A GLANCE (TAG)” effective from 1st October, 2022. The new Trains at a Glance is also available w.e.f. 1st October, 2022 on Indian Railways’ official website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in. In new time table, about 500 […]
Indian Railways records best ever July Monthly freight loading of 122.14 MT in July’22
New Delhi, August 15, 2022: Indian Railways (IR) has recorded best ever July Monthly freight loading of 122.14 MT in July’22. The incremental loading in the month of July has been 9.3 MT i.e. a growth of 8.25 % over the previous best July figures achieved in 2021. With this, Indian Railways has had 23 […]
Oxygen Express to deliver a record 250 MT of LMO to Delhi, Telangana, UP
New Delhi, May 2, 2021: Accelerating its pace of delivering liquid medical oxygen to various states across the country, Indian Railways’ Oxygen Express has delivered 813 MT of LMO in 56 tankers to various states across the country. 14 Oxygen Expresses have already completed their journey and 5 more loaded Oxygen Expresses are on the […]
Indian Railways rolls out first AC Three Tier Economy Class Coach
New Delhi, March 21, 2021: Indian Railways Production Unit, Railway Coach Factory, Kapurthala has recently rolled out the first prototype Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) AC three tier economy class coach of Indian Railways (IR). Trial has been successfully completed. This is a new variant of LHB AC three tier coach with features enumerated as below:- Electrical […]
Railway Parcel Management System undergoes overhaul
New Delhi, March 19, 2021: Indian Railways’ parcel services are geared towards providing transportation for small consignments, over a vast network of stations. Small businesses and traders (especially in smaller cities and towns) have been using these services for transportation of their merchandise, etc, from bigger cities and production centres to the place of their business […]
Shramik Special Trains to move stranded migrant workers
Ministry of Railways has decided to run “Shramik Special” trains from “Labour Day” today, to move migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places due to lockdown. These special trains will be run from point to point on the request of both the concerned State Governments as per the standard protocols […]
Indian Railways to run Special Parcel Trains for carriage of essential items in small parcel sizes
To ensure an uninterrupted and seamless supply chain of goods and essential commodities in the wake of COVID-19, Indian Railways is offering its unhindered services of Parcel Trains for nationwide transportation of essential commodities and other goods required to meet the needs of citizens of the nation. Transportation of essential items like medical supplies, medical […]
COVID-19 impact: Railways extends Cancellation of Passenger Train Services till 14th April
In continuation of the measures taken in the wake of COVID-19, Ministry of Railways has decided to extend the cancellation of passenger train services on Indian Railways, i.e. all Mail/Express trains (including premium trains), passenger trains, suburban trains and trains of Metro Railway, Kolkata shall be extended till 2400 hrs of 14th April, 2020. However, […]
Santhali language novelist wins Sahitya Akademi Award
Shyam Sundar Besra, Chief Inspector of Ticket working in Asansol Division of Eastern Railway has been conferred the coveted Sahitya Akademi Award. He has been awarded for his novel “Marom” in Santhali language which is primarily based upon natural, social, economic and political conditions of Santhal Pargana. The novel highlights the situation emerged after the […]