Indian Railways

As per latest report coming in, Indian Rail will soon launch new Made In India trains, which will be faster than existing Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains. In fact, these new trains would be able to reduce travel time by up to 20% and would be…

A high level ‘Fare Review Committee’ under Railway Board has recommended a slew of measures, aimed at increasing revenues for the Indian Railways. Prominent among them is the recommendation to charge extra money for the lower berth in…

Within 2 weeks of 2018, Indian Railways has already announced two new, big initiatives: We had earlier reported that all trains will now have cutting-edge GPS trackers for more safety and a new debit card would be launched by Indian rail…

In order to induce more safety, especially during the winters when fog can be dangerous, Indian Railways ordered GPS devices, which would be installed in 2700 trains, pan-India. These GPS devices would be made and provided by ISRO.

Indian Railways has decided to go full throttle for a cashless economy by launching its own branded debit cards which will have some special features for booking train tickets. Indian Railways has decided to subtly push for Aadhaar linking…

Despite having credit & debit card swipe machines at counters, passengers often forget their cards & make cash payments. The BHIM UPI app will change that.

If Indian Railways achieves 100% electrification by 2020, they will save approximately Rs. 16,000 Crore annually & be rid of the diesel pollution too!