Railways

News: Indian Railways has modified rules on identity proof of passengers travelling on tickets issued under its Tatkal Scheme. As per modified rules, there won’t be any need to mention or furnish photocopy of proof of identity, while booking a Tatkal ticket or indicate the same while booking tickets through ...

News: Railway has undertaken feasibility study for high-speed rail corridors between Delhi and Mumbai, Mumbai and Chennai, and New Delhi and Kolkata, which are part of the Diamond Quadrilateral project. China is undertaking feasibility study of the Delhi-Chennai route, also a part of the Diamond Quadrilateral project. Spain is likely ...

News: Railways today assured the industry that the ambitious Rs 81,459 cr worth ‘Dedicated Freight Corridor’ (DFC) project, meant for faster goods movement, will be completed by 2019. Currently goods trains are moving at 25/26 km per hour speed. The speed will go up to 100 km per hour on ...

News: The largest transport network in the world has just decided to buy insurance cover for its passengers against possible baggage loss, and death. State-run New India Assurance is the frontrunner for a tie-up with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a unit of the Indian Railways which ...

News: E-catering service is a joint effort from KFC and IRCTC to provide fresh food to the passengers on trains A passenger can order KFC meals while booking tickets through IRCTC from July 20 onwards. The service is currently available on 12 trains passing through New Delhi and is set ...

News: Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between Ministry of Railways (MOR) and Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on mutual cooperation on Skill Development as part of The National Skill Development Mission. The principal focus areas of the Union Government is the National ...

News: “There are about 8,000 stations on the railways network along with a good number of workshops, some of which are not fully utilised and will be used for skill training programmes,” Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said. With the signing of the MoU, National Skill Development Corporation will be able to ...

News: The Indian Railway has witnessed a negative growth of over 8 per cent in the passenger segment for June this year as compared to the corresponding period last year due to improved condition of roads. Barring coal, the loading of iron ore, cement and foodgrains was negative as compared ...

News: IRCTC soon will be giving drinking water “Rail Neer” for Rs 5 per litre. The price will remain the same on the platform as well as on the trains. 1,200 railway stations across the country, plans to set up 5,000 water vending machines so that passengers can get water ...

News: Railways Minister has said if anyone witnesses any case of corruption over India Railways, they can click a picture of the scene and post it on the Indian railways portal COMS. Immediate action will be taken by Indian Railways against the complaint. Link to the app is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cris.org Source:  ET