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Private train operations likely by 2023, fares to be competitive: Railways

Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said that private players in passenger train operations will mean a quantum jump in technology and coaches that run at higher speeds

Indian Railways to upgrade speed of trains at 130 km/hr on two long routes

It is worth noting that the speed of Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains has been increased on many routes

Top headlines: Modi quits Chinese social media, GVK chairman booked & more

From Chinese tech firms moving writ petitions, GST collection improving in June to PM Modi quitting Chinese social media, here are the top headlines of the day

Railways fast-tracks proposal to let private players operate 151 trains

Move to see investment of around Rs 30,000 crore

Railways starts process to let private players operate passenger trains

This is the first initiative for private investment for running passenger trains on the Indian Railways network

IRCTC keeps order to terminate over 500 supervisors till further notice

Days after issuing an order asking its zonal offices to terminate services of over 500 contractual hospitality supervisors, IRCTC has now decided to keep the order in abeyance till further notice.

Unlock 2: Schools to remain shut; domestic flights, trains to be expanded

More domestic flights and passenger trains will be allowed in a calibrated manner, as the government issued guidelines for the month-long 'Unlock 2' beginning July 1

Railway to add 40 additional services on Mumbai Suburban section from today

A total of 202 services will now be running on WR's suburban section

RITES to pick 24% stake in Railway's station redevelopment entity

According to sources, a shareholder agreement was signed on May 21 and the proposal will be taken up for approval of the shareholders

AC trains to have operation theatre-like fresh air pumped into coaches

The experiment, started with 15 pairs of air conditioned trains being run by the Railways on the Rajdhani routes since May 12, will be replicated in all AC trains

32 firms show interest in redevelopment of four railway stations

Nagpur, Gwalior, Amritsar, Sabarmati may see Rs 1,300-crore investment

Railways spending Rs 200,000 per isolation coach; govt sanctions Rs 620 cr

"It is heartening to see that the occupancy in trains from UP, Bihar, West Bengal to big cities is increasing day by day, indicating an improving economic situation," Yadav said

RailTel to provide video surveillance at 6,049 stations across country

The scope of work also includes integration of the existing standalone CCTV network of the railways into the VSS system for centralised monitoring

Unlock 1.0: Essential shopping rebounds fastest to pre-lockdown levels

The latest weekly figures show power generation is close to 2019 levels as industries gradually reopen.

Railway freight shows signs of revival; cement traffic up 18% in June

In April and May, the Railways saw a subdued freight loading at about 70% of what it was in 2019

'Take actions on trade with China on selective basis'

India imports about $70 billion worth of goods from China, mostly manufactured goods.

Freeze on new posts, stationary cuts among railways' austerity measures

The financial commissioner also recommended that all file work be moved to the digital sphere and advised that all correspondence must be done through secure e-mails

Efforts on to use only made-in-India components: Rly Board Chairman

For the past two-three years, the Railways has taken many steps to reduce the import content, the CRB said

Indian Railways converts 5,231 non-AC coaches into Covid-19 care centres

The Ministry said that it was mutually agreed by NITI Ayog and MoHFW that AC coaches would not be suitable in view of the potential transmission risk of Covid-19 through AC ducting

Railways cancels Rs 471 cr contract with Chinese firm over 'poor progress'

They were supposed to complete the work by 2019, but only 20 per cent of the work has been completed so far