Railways

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

News: Railway ministry is working on creating an IT vision for the railways and identifying areas to leverage newer technologies to improve the efficiency of its vast and complex network. The focus is to bring in more efficiency, build in more safety and integrate various operations of railways through technology. ...

News: Paperless mobile ticket app will be available on the Western Railway’s suburban system between Churchgate and Dahanu Road, a railway official said. The users have to first download the latest version of UTS (Unreserved Ticketing System) mobile ticket app from ‘Playstore’. The users will not have to stand in the ...

News: Railways has arrested over 10,000 unauthorized people, including hawkers and vendors,  undertaken as part of its efforts to keep rail premises clear of anti-social elements. 7,000 stations all over the country were inspected during the drive in the period Besides, 4,000 persons were caught travelling in women’s compartments and ...