Indian Railways

Rajdhani Express will be replaced On March 3rd, 1969, that is 50 years back, Rajdhani Express was introduced in India for the first time. Since then, it has been India’s most premier, fastest train, and at one time, it was rumored that…

Indian Railways has decided to abolish 11,000 posts, which will mean lesser recruitment. These posts will be abolished because the work has become redundant

As per some insiders sources, Indian Railways drew criticism from all quarters, because of this decision to impose a penalty on extra luggage.

Indian Railways has decided to strictly execute a 30-year old law regarding luggage. Any excess luggage will invite a severe penalty.

During a recent internal meeting, Railways Minister Piyush Goel has issued a stern warning against all Railway officials and has said that train delays will mean no promotions. This is for the first time that any Railway Minister has linked…

Indian Railways has been the one which has adopted and encouraged digital transactions the most. They introduced the IRCTC’s online ticket bookings. But still, Railways officials have found that cash transactions over the counter for…

In a first, Indian Railways has decided to install black boxes across all trains. But here is a twist to the story: Black boxes in Indian trains will also help to stop train accidents. Recently, the first batch of futuristic smart coaches…

Indian Rail will recruit 90,000 employees under their current recruitment drive. Around 2.3 crore people applied for these 90,000 jobs. Railways will now ask the applicants to appear online, and hence, will replace bulky question paper with…

India’s fastest electric locomotive will now run on the tracks, which elevates India’s position in the global railways' map, and makes us as one of the few countries with such high-speed electric loco. An electric loco of 12,000 HP has been…

This special scheme of Rs 10,000 rewards you, if you link IRCTC account with Aadhaar. It was actually announced in December last year. But now, because of a possible low response, IRCTC has once again pushed its promotion. The offer is…

Effective 2018, Indian Railways had introduced a series of new tatkal ticket rules, which had been redesigned to provide maximum convenience and ease for travellers. Now, as the holiday season starts across India with summer vacations, it…

In order to increase their profits, and reduce their losses, Indian Railways has invited ideas from Indian citizens, and if the ideas are accepted, the sender stands to win prizes worth Rs 10 lakh.

Starting June, Indian Railways will launch engineless trains, which will be self-propelled on electric traction, something like Metro trains. These would be Made in India, and each train will cost approximately Rs 100 crore each: There…

Indian Railways has decided to upgrade existing railway stations across India, and within the roadmap, is a proposal to create specially designated selfie points in railway stations. These selfie points can be used by passengers and locals…

Indian Railways has finally allocated a budget of Rs 75,000 crore, which will be used for upgrading the current signalling system, across India. This means that 20,000 km of rail track would be now covered under the modern signalling…

A top railway official has revealed that very soon, Indian Railways will announce a massive allocation of funds for building high-speed rail corridor, connecting all major cities of India. Rs 10 lakh crore is expected to be the budget, for…

IRCTC has decided to waive off MDR charges for all debit card transactions on their platform, for booking eTickets. Transactions till Rs 1 lakh would be covered, which translates to more than 99% of all tickets booked. Cheers, because rail…

In one of the biggest push for going paperless, Indian Railways have decided to phase out the concept of reservation charts and rely only on digital information boards, and SMS information for informing the passengers about their coach and…

The niche of Intercity travel has its own importance, as passengers normally look travel between office and home, and look forward to completing such trips faster, and smoother. Indian Rail has decided to make intercity travel faster, and…

Railways will use now use technology, and AI to set up the dynamic pricing of rail tickets, which will replace the existing ‘flexi-fare’, which is applicable for few premium trains. Besides, in a revolutionary move, Indian Railways will…