Armed escorts have been initially approved in the Eastern Railway zone and will be reviewed after a period of six months
The Indian Railways has about 1.5 million pensioners
In a briefing ahead of the Union Budget, Yadav said the six corridors include the Delhi-Noida-Agra-Lucknow-Varanasi (865 km)and the Delhi-Jaipur-Udaipur-Ahmedabad (886km) sections
For the past several days, rail operations have been hit by inclement weather conditions, primarily dense fog.
Company racing towards fulfilling railways' requirement of 1.35 million tonne
The Railway Board has made it clear that none of the physical operations and infrastructure - including safety-related operations - will be handled by private players
A fare hike and restructuring proposal have raised afresh the debate over whether this state-owned transport utility is a service or a business
He dismissed speculations of privatisation of the railway network, but highlighted the need for a public-private partnership funding model for the sector
A major concern for the finance department of the railways is the decline in internal resources
The paper, prepared for discussions with stakeholders, has split the 100 routes into 10-12 clusters
Occupancy-based discount is an effort to augment revenue by increasing number of passengers during lean periods
From Indian Railways' inefficiency costs, infrastructure deficiencies to corporate India's need for boardroom wisdom are some issues our opinion writers tackle
Passenger fare hike does not go far enough
Put simply, the Railways spent Rs 98.44 for every Rs 100 it earned. This was the highest level in 10 years.
Railways have increased passenger fares by 1 to 4 paisa across various classes. But is that enough for the cash-strapped national transporter ? Listen to this podcast to know more
Premium trains like Shatabdi, Rajdhani and Duronto trains are included in the fare hike.
Rs 24.54 trillion investment will flow in the energy sector, and of that Rs 11.7 trillion would be in just the power sector
Operating ratio has already crossed 100% in FY20, while share of internal resources in capex is down to 3.5%
'A game-changer for parcel industry'; move expected to slash parcel delivery times drastically
The Tejas train is already functional on the Delhi-Lucknow route