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Fancy a unique wedding destination? You can now opt for a railway platform

Indian Railways will allow the public to hold wedding receptions on its platforms soon

68% cashless transactions: Digitisation on express mode in Indian Railways

The percentage of cashless transactions on reserved tickets zoomed from 58% to 67.8%

A year of safety lapses with introduction of new services in Railways

As the national carrier grapple with a string of accidents that cast a shadow on safety measures

Indian Railways announce 10% rebate in vacant train berths

However, the discount will be applicable on the surged fare base and not on the original base fare

Railways' roundtable in January to improve functioning

Better energy management, proliferation of solar and wind power are also in the roundtable agenda

Indian Railways ends flexi fare experiment on two stretches

The rollback would result in reduction of fares of the trains on the said sections by an average of nine to 24%

Cabinet to take call on Indian Railways pricing regulator in two weeks

The Rail ministry has sought views from a few ministries and the NITI Aayog regarding this, say Sources

Railways to replace coach couplings in 4 years: Official

The design for new wagons with radio-frequency identification (RFID) devices are ready, says Yatish Kumar

Platform modernisation gets underway

400 stations are to be redeveloped. Top construction companies join the fray

Get ready to pay more for train travel as Indian Railways mulls safety cess

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu had written a letter to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley seeking Rs 1,19,183 cr to create the special Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh for undertaking various safety works

Indian Railways, IRCTC include transgender as third gender

The decision which was taken on a representation made by a lawyer will include the facility for reservations and cancellations

Finance Ministry, Railways working on ways to cut logistics cost for exports

Indian exporters have time and again demanded drastic cuts in freight rates to enhance price competitiveness in the global markets

Kanpur train accident: 12-member GRP team to probe derailment

The train's passengers are being interrogated but as the incident occurred around 3 AM most of them were asleep

Indian Railways to provide free Wi-Fi service at Ghaziabad station

Indian Railways: Officials are also planning to extend the facility to Old Ghaziabad station.

Indian Railways: Delhi-Howrah, Delhi-Mumbai trains to run at 160kmph

The 1400-km-long Delhi-Howrah and the 1500-km-long Delhi- Mumbai rail corridors are among the two major busy routes

Sulabh founder Bindeshwar Pathak is the brand ambassador for Swachh Rail Mission

As a pilot project, Sulabh has started cleaning and maintenance of five important railway stations from September.

Coffee machines, CCTV cameras and more: New AC-III coaches get a makeover

The new coaches will be deployed from mid-November in Hamsafar service

Texmaco posts over 90% surge in Q2 net profit

Company net revenues rose by 81.53% at Rs 236. 57 crore during the July-September period this year

Ramakrishnan T S: Flexi-fare could ease Railways' revenue burden

It is a step in the right direction to eventually end cross-subsidy for passenger travel and reduce the loss to the exchequer

Indian Railways to ink deal with Germany for high-speed trains

MoU will be signed between Indian Railways and DB Engineering and Consulting GmbH