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When scrap is not actually scrap

Some of the old, disused coaches auctioned by Indian Railways have heritage value; others provide shelter for the homeless

Piyush Goyal launches Railways' first set of solar plants in Delhi

The project is part of the government's National Solar Mission in which Indian Railways plans to commission 1,000 MWp solar plants across its network

Under Piyush Goyal, Indian Railways set to get safety stimulus

In what can be called a stimulus for safety-related works in railways, the Rs 1-lakh crore dedicated safety fund, which was expected to be used over five years may now be used in the next two years ."For safety-related initiatives, we are never short of funds for safety. The dedicated safety fund that was expected to be used over a time period of five years may well be spend in two years now, if required," railways minister Piyush Goyal said today. He added that the government is also planning to restructure railways board by downsizing staff strength in Rail Bhawan to improve efficiency, while departments like One-ICT and Transformation cell are being merged with operating team and mobility respectively. Addressing a press conference on the key measures taken so far under his tenure, Goyal said that in order to attract more players to the station re-development programme, developers will also get the option to mortgage the land allotted to them and raise capital. Apart from this, ...

Prabhu's revenue ideas to be tweaked by Goyal

Revised policy could increase contract tenure to 20 years

NGT to penalise Indian Railways over station waste management in Delhi-NCR

This comes after the green body imposed fine of Rs 2-3 lakh on major hotels in the national capital region

Come November, 500 long-distance trains to run quicker

This is part of an overhaul of the rail system of increasing the average speed of existing trains

Railway stations in 15 cities may soon offer residential apartments

The Indian Railways under Piyush Goyal has chalked out a new plan for station redevelopment

Railways' Diwali gift: A cheaper, faster Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express

The special train, to be introduced to the sector on October 16 from Hazrat Nizamuddin station in Delhi to the Bandra Terminus in Mumbai

Piyush Goyal to overhaul Prabhu's Rs 1-lakh-cr station development plan

To form SPVs for 15 stations before offering stake to private firms

Angry Mumbai commuters block local trains at Naigaon over poor connectivity

Commuters demanded that new local service Vasai Road-Andheri (in Mumbai) be started

Reality check

The foot over-bridge built during the British era could not stand population pressure

Flexi-fare system to be reviewed soon, Railways may slash ticket prices too

Railways earned around Rs 540 crore in less than a year after introducing the flexi-fare system.

Isro to help improve railway safety

I have asked railtel to look at a programme to connect thousands of railway stations with wi-fi, Piyush Goyal said

The wrong track

Reneging on GE's contract would send the wrong signals

Reforms in last 3 years boosted railway loading, earnings: Mohammed Jamshed

Infusion of capital to the tune of Rs 8.56 lakh cr has already been tied up for the Railways during 2015-19

Railway freight loading rises 5% during Apr-Aug

The increase in freight volume was mainly due to double-digit growth rates in originating loading for steel, iron ore, cement, container

Railway employees to get 78 days productivity-linked bonus

This does not include the Railway Protection Force and the Railway Protection Special Force personnel

4,000 special trains to deal with rush during festive season: Manoj Sinha

Last year, the railways had run 3,800 special trains during the festival season

Railways just cut down your sleep time during train journey by 1 hour

According to railway board circular, passengers in reserved coaches can sleep between 10 pm and 6 am

Soon, tablets for passengers to record feedback on meals on trains

Passengers can record their feedback through an online form on the tablets to be provided by the Railways