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Rajdhani, Shatabdi makeover: Passengers will now get on-board entertainment

Trolley service for catering, polite uniformed staff are some of the changes slated to be introduced

Indian Railways introduce upgraded 'Humsafar Express' coaches

The coaches have facilities like GPS-based passenger information system, fire and smoke detectors

Railways to replace conventional coaches with new ones for better safety

These special coaches have been fitted to improve passenger safety

A lot on the plate, now time for execution

Indian Railways has several projects either in the pipeline or in various stages of finalisation

Railways to offer 20 stations in Tier II cities to Malaysia for development

Faridabad, Cuttack, Amritsar, Jamshedpur, Kochi, Jammu, and Bikaner are considered Tier-II cities.

How to reduce fares? Food ordering on trains to be made optional

Optional food-order facility will start on an experimental basis on 10 trains within a month

Railways to launch overnight double-decker train for business travellers

Public transporter is looking to connect metropolitan centres through new service, Uday Express

Railways aiming at one-third reduction in emission by 2030

It will use 5% bio diesel, CNG/LNG for traction, renewables up to 10% of its energy needs

Railways asked to pay Rs 75K to passenger whose seat was occupied by others

The commission, however, refused to enhance the compensation awarded to Delhi resident, V Vijay

Railways to raise Rs 35,000 crore from World Bank to boost infrastructure

Railways has to raise Rs 5,000 crore every year to strengthen safety infrastructure

Indian Railways carried 95 million tonnes goods in May

There were disruptions in goods movement in Dhanbad division due to Maoist activities

Indian Railways to introduce 'buy tickets from IRCTC, pay later' service

Soon passengers would be able to buy tickets from the IRCTC website and pay later

Railways to set up Rs 35,000-cr fund to finance infra projects

Proposal for India Development Fund will be sent for Cabinet clearance within a month

558 vacancies in Indian Railways: How to apply

The applicant must be 15 years old and should not be more than 24 years of age as on June 17

Free Wi-Fi service to be launched at 28 stations along Konkan network

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will inaugurate the facility on May 21

Indian Railways: Darbhanga, New Delhi among dirtiest, busiest stations

The survey was carried out by Quality Council of India. Similar survey will be done for 200 trains

Railways to launch redesigned e-tendering system, targets 60k vendors

Will facilitate auto-alerts, processes relating to acceptance of supplied material and its payments

Railways goes corporate, seeks to end Rs 30,000-cr social subsidy

The PSU behemoth is in talks with two financial institutions to conduct a third party study on this

Railways work to use data for improvements, monetisation: Suresh Prabhu

Data creation to carry out commercial and operational opportunity

Indian Railways to add extra AC-3 coaches to clear summer rush

The national carrier will add coaches to some express trains