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Indian Railways to run magnetic trains soon

The Suresh Prabhu-led ministry of railways has floated a tender on August 4 to explore opportunities of maglev trains in India, which can hit 500 kmph

Railways committed to boost small and medium enterprises: Suresh Prabhu

Prabhu said that there is a need for working on many fronts to make the Prime Minister's Make in India programme successful

Indian Railways to run magnetic trains soon

Rail ministry has floated a tender to explore possibility of Maglev trains in India, which can hit 500 kmph

Indian Railways to plug into National Power Grid

Will source power directly from the latter to cut costs, improve operations

Railways suffers loss of over Rs 1,602 cr for concessional fares

Railways provides concession in passenger fare in 24 categories

New line to bring Kohima on railway map by 2020

Suresh Prabhu lays foundation stone of 88-km rail line that will provide Nagaland's capital with direct rail connectivity

Railway Board Chairman Mital gets 2-year extension

Mital was appointed to the top post in Railways Ministry in place of Arunendra Kumar, who had superannuated on December 31, 2014

Suresh Prabhu to launch first discharge free rail corridor on Sunday

Prabhu will inaugurate 114-km long Rameswaram-Manmadurai route as country's first green rail corridor with zero toilet discharge section

PM Modi to flag off Delhi-Agartala BG train service on July 31

The new direct train would be named as 'Tripureswari Super Fast express

Railway safety: What are Suresh Prabhu's solutions for disaster management?

A quick review of major safety measures proposed by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu in his budget for FY2016, and how it compares with his predecessor's

Indian Railways to install solar panels in all railway buildings

Suresh Prabhu made the announcement on Sunday when he laid foundation stone of solar power plant at the Amritsar Railway Station

Bibek Debroy: The possible, plausible and pliable

IR needs to be much more transparent, accountable and consistent. Otherwise, even if 2,828 km is possible, there is an impression of it not being plausible and being pliable

Bibek Debroy: Not quite up to speed

There are multiple reasons why we can't have those speeds - high capacity utilisation on major routes, too many stops, mixed traffic on same track and signalling problems

Railways to allow card payments at ticket counters

Scheme to cover freight transactions, too

Railways to issue fresh tender for train sets

In a setback to the Railways' plans, none of the five shortlisted bidders for the Rs 2,500 crore project submitted financial bids last month

Railways on fast track to increase train speeds, says Prabhu

The railways is collaborating with various companies from Germany, South Korea, Japan and China to work out the fine prints

Is Modi expecting too much from Prabhu?

Reports say PM is upset over tardy progress in marquee rail projects

ConfirmTkt to solve Railway waitlist issues with 'Alternates'

Available on Android and iOS, app takes into consideration delay in train arrivals and departures while suggesting alternates

Southern Rly eyes Rs 500 cr from auto sector in 10 years

Signs MoUs with ports to bring down cost for export of cars

PM asks railways to speed up station redevelopment

Wants rural rail infra to be used for skill development, leading to increase in non-fare revenue; Railways currently working on revamping 400 stations