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Govt likely to share burden of further Indian Railways borrowing

A final call on this would be taken soon as the national transporter wants the extra money to be allotted to it in the form of Gross Budgetary Support (GBS)

Railways takes in first GE locos as part of a $2.5-billion contract

The locomotives are part of a $2.5 billion agreement signed in 2015 in support of the Government of India's Public Private Partnership 'Make in India' program

Railways to try out new signalling system on Mathura-Vadodara stretch

This comes after the plan to revamp the entire signaling system for Rs 780 billion was red flagged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a review meeting on March 26

Soon, CCTV cameras, Wifi connections at Railway hospitals, says Goyal

There are a total of 125 railway hospitals in the country

Beware scamsters! Railways to fine Rs 2,00,000 for online ticket fraud soon

Railways proposed amendment has suggested a fine of more than Rs 2,00,000 for the offence, the sources said

To lure back riders, Railways set to scrap dynamic pricing on 40 trains

The flexi-fare scheme is reportedly being scrapped for trains that have reported 50 per cent bookings

Cabinet approves 100% electrification of railways at a cost of Rs 121.34 bn

This comes at a time when General Electric is set to come up with a diesel locomotive manufacturing unit at Marhowra in Bihar

Railways' Plan Bee: Right on track to save elephants

Railways to convert diesel locomotives to electric, says Piyush Goyal

He added the Railways is looking for conversion of existing diesel locomotives to electric ones at a cheaper cost, compared to refurbishment

After stations, Indian Railways to rank top 200 trains on cleanliness

Apart from the passenger feedback, audit team will also look into cleanliness conditions of the entire train, including toilets

Railways to replace AC II-tier coaches in premium trains with AC-III

If such a replacement is done, for example, in the 50 Rajdhani trains, it will create around 14,400 additional berths for AC-III passengers

India-made semi-high speed 'Train 18' to be rolled out for testing in Sept

Built by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, the train will promote "Make in India", and is capable of running at a speed of 160 km per hour

To boost passenger safety, railways to induct 4410 LHB coaches in 2018-19

LHB design coaches are lighter in weight, have higher carrying capacity, speed potential and better safety features as compared to ICF coaches

Railway union says loco pilots over-worked, demands shorter duty hours

NFIR has said that the running staff in the railways was under a lot of stress due to 'unlimited working hours'

For every Rs 100 earned, Indian Railways spent Rs 111 in April-July 2018

A higher ratio in railways indicates less ability to generate surplus funds that could be used for capital investments such as laying new lines and deploying more coaches

Railways getting ready for a freight corridor from Kharagpur to Vijaywada

The Railways is likely to incorporate the project in its wish list to the finance ministry for the upcoming Budget

Railways to introduce 1 Antyodaya, 2 Uday, 2 Tejas Express trains in a year

Two new Uday Express trains - the AC chair car double decker trains - have also been included in the time table.

RPF arrests nearly 1,400 male passengers for travelling in ladies coaches

Nearly 1400 male passengers were arrested by the Railway Police Force (RPF) this year for travelling in ladies compartments across Northern Railway, a statement from the national transporter said today. The RPF presently escorts 220 trains in the Northern Railway section. This year so far, 61211 people were arrested under different sections of the Railway Act and Rs 1.5 crore of fine realised from them. "In the year 2018 (up to July), RPF apprehended 250 IPC criminals involved in passenger-related crime and handed them to GRP (government railway police)," the statement said. "The Railway Minister has declared year 2018 as the year of Women & Child Security. In this regard, Bhairavi and Virangna teams have been formed containing lady RPF staff. 1,384 male passengers travelling in ladies coach were arrested in the current year," it said. Railway property worth Rs 25,52,101 was recovered with the arrest of 484 people under Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act. This year, up to

8 people died every day on Mumbai locals last year, toll 18,000 in 5 years

As many as 49,790 people died on railway tracks after being hit by trains nationwide between 2015 and 2017

Rlys to launch digital museums at 22 stations on Aug 15 to showcase history

These digital screens will be 5.1 metres long and have a width ranging from 2.1 metres to 3.2 metres