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New railway timetable from today: Trains, new timings, routes, and more

The Northen railways has also introduced two new Tejas Express trains on the New Delhi-Chandigarh-New Delhi and the New Delhi-Lucknow-New Delhi routes

Railways, SAIL to spar over rails quality after study flags safety issues

According to the report, the existing track structure in India, having 880 mega pascal (MPa) tensile strength, is "not adequate" for 25-tonne axle load operations

Jindal Steel bags Rs 665 cr order to supply rail to Indian Railways

This is the second big order in less than a year given by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited

IRCTC locks horns with RailYatri, TravelKhana over food delivery

The average number of meals booked by e-catering on trains daily has now increased to about 10,000, from 5,188 in FY18

Mumbai's 166-year-old Byculla railway station to be revamped by NGO

The NGO led by BJP leader Shaina NC, would embark on restoration work in association with conservation architect Abha Lambah

Goyal extols role of railways in 2018, calls it 'a year of many firsts'

While in 2017-2018 till March, there were 73 accidents, since April there were 45 such cases till December 15

Privatisation will put railways upgrade on track, says Niti Aayog's report

Other key areas where Niti Aayog wants inclusion of private players are coach and locomotive manufacturing and repairs

Railways to give TTEs with hand-held devices to check availability of seats

The availability of such systems would mean that there will be a real-time reflection of vacant berths to passengers who are boarding train from the stations on the route of the train

In a first, Railways to build metro coaches in Rae Bareilly using robots

They will be 40% cheaper than those procured from China and other countries and will be equipped with wi-fi, CCTV cameras, mobile charging outlets

Govt in favour, railways won't roll back dynamic pricing for premium trains

A parliamentary panel report had also criticised the government for charging more than the aviation sector in premium trains, without improving service

CAG trashes flexi-fares: Premium trains lost as people opted for airlines

When compared to the cost and time taken for travel by premium trains, air fare became a cheaper and preferable mode of travel, the auditor said

Railways to have 100% bio-toilets by 2019 to eliminate defecation on tracks

Defecation on rail lines affects rail safety because the uric acid damages them

Railways to get first dedicated corridor for freight trains on August 15

The 190-km railway line will be between Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and Phulera in Rajasthan, which fall under the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC).

Worried, what railway serves you? Now see food preparation in IRCTC kitchen

The kitchen serves 10,000 meals a day for 17 Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains departing from New Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar Railway Stations

Coaches and numbers

A new report about gangs stealing coaches from Ranchi is simply inaccurate. However, with multiple marshalling yards in Delhi, coaches could have got misplaced

Indian Railways does an airline, will offer free food to passengers

Re-arranging train timings will be done giving a window of two-three hours every day, expanding the window to even five hours on Sundays

Indian Railways to recruit retired staff to preserve heritage stocks

The board also plans to open a logbook of all major events related to the Indian Railways, both at zonal railways as well as at the National Rail Museum

Accrual accounting & the landing of a pilot

The Indian Railways' recent decision to switch from cash-based to accrual-based accounting brings to fruition a vision that found mention in the Railway Minister's Budget Speech for 2003-04

Rail Ministry entity to raise Rs 40 billion for station redevelopment

In the new plan, Indian Railways will offer 20 per cent of the overall area redeveloped for residential purposes; the remaining 80 per cent area will be utilised commercially

Naming trains after individuals? It happens in Britain or Pakistan

More than controversies, the intention is probably not to make trains distinctive through names, after individuals or otherwise