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Railways' multipurpose stalls to sell generic low-cost medicine at stations

Three chemist stalls are operational - all of them in Mumbai - one each at Churchgate, Mumbai Central and Andheri Railway stations

Focus on timely running of trains: CAG on rlys' station redevelopment plans

It said that while over a period of time there has been a significant increase in the number of trains handled per day in the 15 selected stations, the infrastructure were not augmented

Passengers will have to pay for Railways' losses if this proposal is okayed

The panel has also asked the railways to make a segregated assessment of the actual revenue benefits accrued through the introduction of the flexi-fare system

In a first, Railway Board to have a member exclusively for safety issues

Sources in the ministry said that Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has already approved the creation of the Member (Safety) post

66% increase in digital booking of reserved train tickets: Rajen Gohain

This year (till June), approximately 68% of total reserved tickets were booked through digital means, the government was told

Railways increases vacancies for asst loco pilots, technicians to 60,000

Around 4.756 million candidates have applied for the posts

JSPL bags 20% of Railways' Rs 25-bn global tender to supply long rails

This is the first time in three decades that rail procurement has been opened for the private sector

Guess how much time this railway wagon took to cover 1,326 km? Four years

The distance is otherwise covered in 42 hours and 13 minutes

CAG finds major goof ups in Indian Railways' train timings, distances

The blunders revealed by CAG were human errors, said railway official

Confused about Railways ticket refund rules? Here's your one-stop guide

Wondering how will you get a refund if your train is three hours late? Here is your cheat sheet

Railways' massive archival journey to chug along 2.5 bn pages of history

The century-old railways archives include documents, orders, time tables, photographs, technical diagrams among others

Ayodhya to Colombo via Rameshwaram: Ride IRCTC's new Shri Ramayana Express

IRCTC will run 800-seater from Delhi Safdarjung station; journey ends at Rameshwaram, but you can fly down to Colombo at an extra cost

How to make sure trains aren't running late? Railways finds a shortcut

Indian Railways has changed the run time of the train in order to maintain the punctuality

CAG questions need for GE's diesel locomotive manufacturing unit in Bihar

The diesel locomotives procured under this agreement would have no scope for productive utilisation in the Indian Railway network in future, CAG said in its report

Free Wi-Fi at railway stations soon! Here's how to access the service

Here is a step-by-step guide on how to access free Wi-Fi at the railway stations

Nagpur to Mumbai in 5 hours! Indian Railways plans high-speed service

The government says the high-speed rail tracks will run parallel to an expressway and benefit thousands of passengers, farmers and traders in both directions

These two freight corridors will change the way India transports goods

Indian Railways is building two world-class freight corridors that will transform the way goods are being transported on Indian tracks

Railways to install plastic bottle crushing machines at 2,000 stations

According a report in 2009 by the Comptroller and Auditor General, approximately 6,289 tonnes of plastic waste is discarded onto India's railway tracks

350 vacancies in North Eastern Railway, 30 July last day of applications

The vacancies are for the posts of Technician-III, ALP, JE, Clerk, Station Master, Staff Nurse, Pharmacist and Health Inspector. The application process has begun on 1 July.

Railways to replace face towels in AC coaches with disposable napkins

The cost of the bedroll is included in the ticket fare for those travelling in AC coaches