Railways

The Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) has developed a mobile app ” Utsonmobile” (Unreserved Ticketing System on Mobile) through which one can purchase a platform e-ticket and second seating class tickets. Currently available at only New Delhi and Nizamuddin, the facility will soon be extended to other stations, said ...

Internet major Google and state-run RailTel Corp. of India have joined hands to equip 400 railways station in the country with high speed Wi-Fi networks, making it one of the largest public Wi-Fi projects in the world, said Google CEO Sunder Pichai. A Seshagiri Rao, Director, Network Planning and Marketing ...

A consortium of Chinese and Indian companies will conduct a feasibility study for the 1,200 km high-speed rail link between New Delhi and Mumbai. The Third Railway Survey and Design Institute Group Corporation, a subsidiary of the China Railway Corporation (CRC), will work with Indian firms, dispatching rail experts to ...

Continuing its support to improve the railway infrastructure in the megapolis, the World Bank, has said that it will invest not only in improving the frequencies but also give priority to enhancing security and safety apart from sanitation facilities. World Bank is in a long tradition of partnering with the Railways ...

The bland and barren coaches of passenger trains may soon have exciting images of tigers, cranes, trees and other wildlife painted on them. Indian Railway is actively considering a proposal of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to paint coaches and stations with the images of wildlife to spread awareness about conservation and ...

Rattled by a spate of train accidents in which several lives were lost, Railways today said “enough is enough” and any “laxity on safety front is not acceptable” as it decided to seek Rs 1 lakh crore funds from the Finance ministry for safety upgrade. Railway minister has shown serious concern ...

Stinking washrooms on trains may become a thing of the past with the railways launching the trial run of vacuum toilet on Dibrugarh Rajdhani. Fitted in the First AC coach at an estimated cost of about Rs 3 lakh, the vucuum toilet is also equipped with the bio-digester system. Railways ...

Railway minister, Suresh Prabhu was given direction to have rain water harvesting system in all new buildings and sheds. Rail water harvesting system is provided at 1864 location. Source: MinistryofRailways

To improve cleanliness on-board trains and stations, the Indian Railways announced the creation of an exclusive wing and has been named as “Environment and Housekeeping Management Directorate”, for integrated management of all housekeeping activities. Source: ET

News:  Indian Railways will join hands with ISRO to get online satellite images for improving safety and increasing efficacy. Geospatial services will be available from satellite-assisted navigational support through the GPS aided geo-augmented navigation (GAGAN) system of ISRO. The MoU will facilitate getting images and communications through the satellite system. While ...