Indian Railways to start private train services by 2023, all 151 by 2027
NEW DELHI: The first set of 12 private trains will be introduced in 2023, followed by 45 more in the next fiscal, according to an initial timeline drawn by the railways which plans to roll out all 151 such train services by 2027, officials said. In a formal kick-start to its plans to allow private […]
Indian Railways runs its most powerful Made in India locomotive
NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways’ most powerful 12000 HP Made in India locomotive made its maiden commercial run between Deen Dayal Upadhaya and Shivpur stations in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, the national transporter said. Built by French company Alstom under the government’s Make in India programme at the Railways’ Madhepura factory in Bihar, these engines […]
Guidelines for train services beginning on 1st June 2020
NEW DELHI: Ministry of Railways (MoR) in consultation with Ministry of Health & Family welfare (MoHFW) and Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has decided that train services on Indian Railways shall be further partially restored w.e.f. from 01st June 2020. Indian Railways will start operations of 200 passenger services as listed in the annexure (attached below). […]
Indian Railways to restart passenger train operations from tomorrow
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways plans to gradually restart passenger train operations from 12th May, 2020, initially with 15 pairs of trains (30 return journeys). These trains will be run as special trains from New Delhi Station connecting Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Madgaon, Mumbai Central, Ahmedabad and Jammu Tawi. […]
No plans to shift IRIMEE from Jamalpur
NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways on Thursday said it has no plans to shift century-old IRIMEE from Jamalpur in Munger district to Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, and any such assertions are “incorrect and misleading”. The statement comes after senior Bihar minister Sanjay Kumar Jha urged Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to rescind the “outrageous order” of […]
State units will work out modalities with railways,chief secretaries to pay train fare of migrants: Congress
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday termed historic party president Sonia Gandhi’s decision asking PCCs to bear the cost of the train fare of migrant workers returning home, and said its state units will work out the modalities of paying the Railways after coordinating with chief secretaries. Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said […]
Indian Railways start Shramik Special Trains to move migrant workers, other persons stranded at different places due to lockdown
NEW DELHI: As per the guideline issued by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Indian Railways has been decided to run “Shramik Special” trains from “Labour Day” today, to move migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places due to lock down. The first migrant labourers special train from Lingampalli to Hatia […]
First time in 167 years, Indian railways not ferrying passengers on its birthday
NEW DELHI: The Indian Railways turned 167 years old on Thursday and for the first time ever, its trains did not carry any passengers on its birthday and instead stood idle in the yards waiting for the nationwide lockdown to end. On this day 167 years ago, the wheels of the first passenger train in […]
Indian Railways to deploy more than 2500 Doctors,35000 paramedic staff to meet COVID 19 challenge
NEW DELHI: Sustaining the fight against COVID-19,Indian Railways is making an all out effort to supplement the health care efforts of Government of India. The spectrum of steps include equipping the existing Railway Hospitals to meet the needs for COVID-19, earmarking of hospital beds to meet the contingencies, recruitment of additional doctors & paramedics, modification of […]
No final decision on resumption of services: Indian Railways on restoration plans
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways on Saturday said no final decision has been taken yet on the restoration of train services and that a call on it would be taken in a few days. The statement comes amidst railway zones preparing action plans to resume services from April 15 after passenger trains remained suspended for 21 […]
Coronavirus impact: Indian Railways cancels all passenger trains till March 31
NEW DELHI: All railway operations will be suspended till March 31 in wake of the coronavirus outbreak in India. No passenger train will be allowed to operate till March 31, and trains finishing their journeys will be terminated at the point. Only goods trains will run from March 22 midnight till March 31 midnight, says […]
Indian Railways to source about 1000 MW Solar Power by 2021-22
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has planned to source about 1000 Mega Watt (MW) Solar Power and about 200 MW of wind power progressively by 2021-22 across Zonal Railways & Production Units. Of this, 500 Mega Watt (MW) solar plants are to be installed on the roof top of Railway buildings which will be used to […]
Railways signs MoU with Odisha for joint redevelopment of Bhubaneswar Station
NEW DELHI: East Coast Railway under the aegis of Ministry of Railways signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Government of Odisha for development of Bhubaneswar station as Multi-Model Transport Hub in New Delhi. Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal and the Minister of Petroleum and […]
Indian Railways waive freight charges for relief materials to 3
BENGALURU: The Indian Railways has announced waiver of freight charges for transportation of relief materials to Karnataka, Maharashtra and Kerala, which have been badly hit by floods. Relief materials for these states can be booked on goods train and parcel vans by all government organisations across the country free of cost, Deputy Director (Traffic Commercial) […]
Train 18 is will soon start its journey on Delhi-Varanasi route: Piyush Goyal
NEW DELHI: Train 18 is will soon start its journey on the Delhi-Varanasi route, confirmed Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday, according to a PTI report. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the country’s fastest train. Train 18 will cover the 750-km route at a maximum speed of 160 kmph. The estimated run-time would […]
Adani Ports delivers 50 US-made GE locomotives to railways
NEW DELHI: Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone on Wednesday said it has concluded import and delivery of 50 US-made GE locomotives to Indian Railways. All 50 locomotives were manufactured by GE Electromotive Division in the US and imported to Mundra port. “Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) successfully concluded the import and […]