Indian Railways Making India's 1st Dedicated Track For Testing At Rs 820 Crore Expense

The Railways plans to introduce tilting trains, like the ones that run in some European countries. Joining the likes of Europe With this the Indian railways is now paying more attention to the hurdles of physics that arise out of higher velocities. Reports suggest that 100 Vande Bharat trains may be the first ones to […]

The Railways has sacked one “non-performer or corrupt official” every three days in the past 16 months. Caught with bribes 139 officers have been forced to take voluntary retirement while 38 were removed from service. Two senior-grade officers were sacked on Wednesday, with one of them caught by the CBI with a bribe of ? […]

In a first, Railway passengers will now be able to choose their food while traveling by train. This is especially suitable for diabetics, infants and fitness enthusiasts who can opt for items including millet-based local products and regional dishes. Culinary delights The Railway Board gave the IRCTC the flexibility to customize its menu with the […]

Radha Mohan Singh, chairman of the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Railways said to the parliament that the concessions abolished in various categories of senior citizens during the pandemic should be reinstated. How it usually is The railways had stopped providing concessions to senior citizens in various categories when the pandemic was raging on. As part […]

Indian Railways is providing several facilities for its passengers.  Today, we will discuss such a facility, through which you can board the train without a ticket. Boarding Train Without Ticket Yes! You heard right. Often,  passengers are unable to get a confirmed ticket. In this case, if a passenger does not get a ticket to […]

The Indian Railways have been directed to pay a compensation fee of Rs 50,000 to a commuter in a case related to June 2017 by a consumer commission. The Railways have been ordered to make the payment to the commuter Shivshankar Ramshringar Shukla, who as a senior citizen had to undergo a first-class AC journey […]

The Indian Railways has begun operations of 2,561 trips on 211 special trains (in pairs) till Chhath Puja or October 30, in view of extra rush during the festive season. Routes The Special trains will connect major destinations throughout the country via railway routes such as Darbhanga, Azamgarh, Saharsa, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Firozpur, Patna, Katihar, and […]

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greenlit the payment of productivity linked bonus (PLB) to railway employees for the financial year 2021-22. How it works The payment made to railway employees each year is made before the dussehra/puja holidays. This year too, PLB amount equivalent to 78 days wages has been […]

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Indian Railways’ Rs 10,000 crore proposal for redevelopment of three major stations — New Delhi, Ahmedabad and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). CSMT building to be untouched Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said CSMT’s heritage building won’t be touched but buildings nearby will be re-developed. The redevelopment […]

A new feature provided by Mumbai-based start-up- Railofy will let Indian Railways passengers track PNR status and real-time train journey details on WhatsApp. This helps get rid of the hassle of downloading different apps for tracking train status or other journey details. How WhatsApp helps The app allows the WhatsApp chatbot to provide PNR status, […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Vande Bharat train and traveled in it for about half an hour from Gandhinagar to Kalupur in Gujarat. He had inaugurated the Vande Bharat when it was first launched in Delhi in 2019 but had not traveled in it. Questions may be asked as to why the train […]

Indian Railways employees will receive their bonus for 2022 before the Dussehra holidays begin. Beneficiaries The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Cabinet had on 1 October, approved a bonus -equivalent of 78 days of wages for the Railway employees. The Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) equivalent to 78 days of wages will be paid to non-gazetted […]

In order to support the government’s Digital India project, Indian Railways is facilitating digital methods of transactions for buying food via digital methods of transactions. Digital means of transactions for buying food at the catering units at railway stations is being encouraged. 8,878 static catering units have the facility of digital payment. Transaction details In […]

Indian Railways has installed Real Time Train Information System (RTIS) on trains which will help automatic acquisition of train movement timing at the stations, including that of arrival and departure or run-through”, the Ministry of Railways said in a statement on Friday. Use of GSAT satellites The technology was developed in collaboration with the Indian […]

India’s Char Dham Railway project is well underway in Uttarakhand. In brief The ambitious project is the Indian Railways’ proposed route to improve connectivity to the Char Dham shrines of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath. It is considered to be of national strategic importance and is tracked on the Central Government’s PRAGATI (Pro-active Governance and […]

Indian Railways has brought in new luggage rules wherein passengers will now have to either limit their luggage, or have to pay more for carrying extra baggage while travelling. The extra fee comes into effect if passengers want to carry goods weighing more than the standard fixed by the railway. The Ministry of Railways wrote […]

Marking the beginning of Amrit Kaal, Indian Railways ran five loaded train long haul also known as Super Vasuki, on 15th Aug 2022 under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Celebration.  How Did This Happen? In this initiative, South East Central Railway took efforts in running the massive 3.5-km-long train with 295 wagons carrying 27,000 tonnes. As […]

Indian Railways is expected to roll out the third Vande Bharat Express train before August 15. This is after three years since the first rake began service between Delhi and Varanasi. The latest and upgraded Vande Bharat Express is a prototype rake with several new improvements. It will be thoroughly tested by RDSO before it […]

A man traveling on a train was charged Rs 70 for a single cup of tea.  What did the receipt say? This happened when the individual was traveling on the Bhopal Shatabdi train running between Delhi and Bhopal on June 28. The receipt noted that Rs 20 was the actual cost of the beverage and […]

The Indian Railways will start adding mandatory ‘emotional intelligence’ (EQ) tests for officers applying for the top 36 posts such as chairman or general manager. Only for the top brass  The 15-20 minute online EQ test will be used to determine personality and role fitness of the candidate. This is the first time such an […]