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PM Modi to inaugurate several rail projects in Gujarat on Friday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate several key railway projects in Gujarat via video-conferencing on Friday

Re-nationalising British Rail

Vinayak Chatterjee looks at the stresses in public-private partnerships

Rail Min Ashwini Vaishnaw reviews Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, as part of his efforts over last few days to get acquainted with high priority works of Railways.

New railway minister takes charge, directs officials to work in 2 shifts

Bureaucrat-entrepreneur-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw took charge as the country's new railway minister on Thursday

Private participation, few passengers: Host of tests for new rail minister

Completing freight corridors, negotiating land for the bullet train, and speeding up monetisation plans would be some of the major focus areas for Ashwini Vaishnaw

In pictures: Indian Railways' first movable freshwater tunnel aquarium

India's first movable freshwater tunnel aquarium opened at the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station for the general public. See in pictures for more

Tokyo Olympics: Railways sets up selfie points to show support to athletes

Indian Railways is organising a 'Cheer4India' campaign for the Olympic-bound athletes across the country and has urged people to come out in support of the sportspersons

Record disbursal, cheaper fund cost buoy IRFC net by 126% to Rs 1,482 cr

IRFC has reported a 126 per cent jump in net income to record Rs 1,482.55 crore in the March quarter, mainly due to higher interest income from record disbursals and cheaper funds.

IRFC posts 126% jump in fourth quarter net profit at Rs 1,483 crore

This compares to Rs 655 crore reported in the same period of previous fiscal.

A train with a view: Mumbai-Pune journey gets more scenic, memorable

Railways improves operating ratio to 97.45% in pandemic-hit FY21

Limited train services for most of year with no subsidies or concessions, severely tightening of expenses have led to Railways better its operating ratio to 97.45% in FY 21 from 98.36% previous fiscal

Recovery tracker: Workplace visits rise to April-end levels as curbs ease

Retail & recreation visits at nearly 60% of normal times

Railways ferries over 3 mn passengers, including migrant workers, in 1 week

Average occupancy was high

Coal drives Railways' freight biz as demand from power plants perks up

As power plants rush to hoard coal ahead of peak summer demand, coal production and its movement has also increased

Railways' earnings from platform ticket sales take a severe hit, dip by 94%

The railways' earnings from platform tickets took a severe hit in FY 21 with revenue from sale dipping by about 94 per cent as compared to the previous year due to coronavirus crisis, a RTI has found

Railways allows sale of platform tickets at 8 stations under Delhi division

The sale of platform tickets was suspended to avoid overcrowding at railway stations in view of the Covid-19 crisis.

Cabinet okays allotment of 5 MHz spectrum in 700 MHz band to Railways

The project will require over Rs 25,000 crore investment and be completed in 5 years

Could government-run GeM be a candidate for listing on Indian bourses?

If the listing does happen, the scale could be comparable to what the LIC public issue will be in the insurance sector

12 stations to go green in Varanasi division of North Eastern Railways

Twelve railway stations in the Varanasi division of the North Eastern Railways (NER) will soon turn into 'green zones'

Passenger footfalls have doubled from a month ago: Railway Board chief

Spike in demand over two months likely to sustain for next two months; Railways trying to meet surge with clone trains