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Indian Railways introduces 'Ideal Train Profile' to maximise the capacity
Updated : 4 days, 9 hours ago IST
According to a ministry of railways official, the pattern of demand for accommodation is not always on end-to-end basis, but rather varies in all trains depending on various factors such as its origin-destination pairs, timings, class of accommodation, availability of alternate trains or mea
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RailTel bags Rs 170.11cr contract from Puducherry Government for Smart Cit
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
RailTel Corporation of India Ltd, a Mini Ratna Public Sector Unit (PSU) under the Ministry of Railways has received a work order from the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Puducherry for design, develop, supply, install, test, commission and Operations and Maintena
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267 trains cancelled, 170 lost punctuality as dense fog engulfs many parts
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
According to the Ministry of Railways, 267 trains have been cancelled on Monday, of which 128 are cancelled due to bad weather.
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335 trains lost punctuality, 88 cancelled as dense fog engulfs Northern In
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Hundreds of trains on Sunday have either been reportedly cancelled or running late as severe fog engulfed many states of Northern India and reduced visibility, said the Ministry of Railways.
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Over 5,100 persons arrested for travelling in coaches reserved for ladies
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
As per the official statement, more than 6,300 persons were arrested for occupying or entering coaches reserved for persons with disabilities and legal action under the relevant provisions of the Railway Act was taken against such offenders during which Rs. 6.71 Lakh and Rs. 8.68 Lakh respec
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RailTel bags SECL order for MPLS-VPN connectivity
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
RailTel Corporation of India Limited, a CPSU under the Ministry of Railways, has bagged an order from South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a Coal India Subsidiary, for the work of MPLS-VPN (Multi-Protocol Label Switching-Virtual Private Network) Connectivity for 529 locations under SECL
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Indian Railway to introduce Hydrogen Power Trains on its heritage routes
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
At the start of the New Year 2023, Indian Railways has set a goal to transform its heritage lines with modern technology and for this, the Ministry of Railways has set a plan to introduce Hydrogen Power Trains on its heritage lines in the second half of this year.
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Railways earned Rs 120,478 cr from freight loading in 2022-23
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
Freight loading and subsequent earnings for the first three quarters of the financial year 2022-23 by Indian Railways crossed figures of that of the same period last year.
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Amrit Bharat Station scheme envisages development of railway stations with
Updated : 1 month ago IST
The Railway Ministry has formulated a new policy for the modernization of stations named the "Amrit Bharat Station" scheme that envisages the development of stations on a continuous basis with a long-term vision, said an official statement.
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Siemens India bags Rs 26,000 cr contract to manufacture, maintain electric
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Indian Railways has issued the Letter of Award (LoA) for the manufacturing and maintenance of 9000 HP Electric Freight Locomotives to Siemens India.
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Railway Minister announces new train Kashi Tamil Sangamam Express
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister of Railways and Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced a new train service Kashi Tamil Sangamam Express between Kashi and Tamil Nadu to commemorate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav event. He said the service will commence soon. He interacted with the de
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IRMS recruitment to be done through specially designed examination by UPSC
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Ministry of Railways has decided that recruitment to Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS) will be done through a specially designed examination (IRMS Examination) to be conducted by the UPSC from the year 2023 onwards.
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