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 […]
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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 […]
First Aid emergency care and medical facilities by Indian Railways available at all Railway Stations and in all passenger trains
Ministry of Railways is providing the First Aid emergency care & medical facilities at all Railway Stations and in all passenger carrying trains for which Medical Boxes containing wide range of medicines, dressing materials, consumables, oxygen cylinder and delivery kit. The above mentioned items are available with the Train Superintendent/Guard and Station Master/Station Superintendents as […]
Artificial Intelligence to monitor the food production in base kitchens
An artificial intelligence module has been developed by IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) to find anomalies in standard operating procedure using CCTV footage. With this module base kitchens will be monitored pan India. The Artificial Intelligence module realises the value of their videos and photos with vision computing. It can detect an unexpected change […]
भारतीय रेलवे में 13 हजार से भी अधिक कर्मचारी अनुपस्थित हैं!
केन्द्रीय रेल एवं कोयला मंत्री पीयूष गोयल के निर्देश पर रेल मंत्रालय ने संगठन का प्रदर्शन बेहतर करने और निष्ठावान एवं मेहनती कर्मचारियों का मनोबल बढ़ाने के लिए एक अभियान शुरू किया है। रेलवे के विभिन्न प्रतिष्ठानों में लंबे समय से अनुपस्थित कर्मचारियों की पहचान करने के लिए एक व्यापक अभियान शुरू किया गया है। […]
Summer travel with Indian Railways to become smooth!
In an endeavor to provide smooth travel experience to the railway travelers, Indian Railways have taken various initiatives for improved passenger experience. Considering the peak season during summers, Indian Railways is poised to offer convenient travel to the passengers without upsetting their plans. To ensure optimal utilization of available accommodation, following initiatives have been undertaken […]