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Country's first private train, Tejas Express to pay you if there is a delay

Many countries and cities over the globe compensate passengers for delays - some do so as monetary compensation and some in kind

High speed, auto doors: 10 things that make Vande Bharat India's top train

The Vande Bharat Express, also known as Train 18, boasts a host of features, including plastic-bottle crusher machines, a spacious pantry with a deep freezer, revolving seats and cattle guard

IRCTC IPO fully subscribed; sees strong demand from retail investors

The issue was subscribed about 81 per cent on the opening day of bidding on Monday. The price range for the initial public offering (IPO) has been fixed at Rs 315-320 per share.

Railways launches pilot project to promote production with AI, big data

A pilot project for ushering in Industry 4.0 in the country has been launched at the Modern Coach Factory in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli district, the railways said on Saturday. Industry 4.0, commonly referred to as the fourth industrial revolution, is a name given to the current trend of automation, inter-connectivity and data exchange in manufacturing technologies to increase productivity. Industry 4.0 is a complex cyber-physical system which synergies production with digital technologies, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Analytics, Machine Learning and Cloud Computing. The Ministry of Railways and the Department of Science and Technology have joined hands in partnership with IIT Kanpur for taking up a unique project on 'Industry 4.0'. They launched the pilot project on Friday for implementation at the Modern Coach Factory, an official statement said. Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Department of Science & Technology Ashutosh Sharma said that his department has recently ...

IRCTC looks to raise Rs 645 cr via IPO, at price band of Rs 315-320 a share

The issue comprises an offer for sale of 2.01 crore shares of the face value of Rs 10

The private train mirage

No short-cut to reform in the Indian Railways

Best of BS Opinion: Changing thinking at Railways, competition regulator

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Letter to BS: Indian Railways to adopt HOG system to save power cost

This is an initiative taken by the national transporter to become more eco- and passenger-friendly

Govt may invite foreign firms to set up rail-making units in India

The government is likely to ask for an Expression of Interest from global companies

In biggest recruitment drive, Railways hires over 10,500 personnel in RPF

Out of the 1,120 sub-inspectors recruited, 819 are men and 301 women

Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express to begin operations before festival season

The high speed train, which currently offers only chair car service, will bring down the travel time between Delhi and Katra

Rail coach making gets a hand from robots; MCF beats expectations

MCF and its design consultant Ircon have drawn a roadmap to transform the Raebareli unit into the world's largest coach factory

No tatkal, free insurance of Rs 25 lakh: IRCTC's many firsts for Tejas

The Delhi-Lucknow and Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express trains will be the first trains to be run by the IRCTC

Soon, use Railways' plastic bottle crushers and get free mobile recharge

Railways have issued directions that from October 2 this year, single-use plastic will not be used on its premises

Passenger rail corridors on Delhi-Mumbai leg may foster private trains

On these routes, the train speed would also be increased to above 160 kilometers per hour

Rs 1,377 cr: Amount Railways earned fining ticketless travellers in 3 years

As many as 8.9 million passengers were caught without tickets in the first 10 month of the current financial year

IRCTC to bring back service charge on online ticket booking from Sep 1

Passengers may have to pay Rs 15 and Rs 30 for non AC classes and AC classes as service charge from September 1

Indian Railways plans to float a new tender for content-on-demand

This time, the Railways has scaled down its revenue target to Rs 1,000 crore, sources in the know of the developments said

Railway project to link Kashmir with rest of India put on fast track

The project is now being directly monitored by the Prime Minister's Office for its faster completion

Centre sets up three-member panel to resolve dispute between SAIL, Railways

During the last financial year, SAIL supplied around 985,000 tonnes of rail worth Rs 5,900 crore